South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-10-20

Oncie JOlin, enc SAID very calmly,
but III tone that told that her mind
was fully made up, Il am going to
marry Mark Anderson next Sunday
just as you please answered her
uncle. 1t does't concern me any.
But must say you're fool in taking
up with that fellow when you could
have Squire Askam or Lawyer Good.
ell if you'd only say the word
i wouldn't marry either of them If
they were the last men ON EARTH de.
clared Kittie bravely. I'm going to
marry Mark, and l know we'll be hap
py and do wish, Uncle John, that
you'd look ut it as We do, and come
and visit us after we're settled
Don't go to asking people to visit
you on nothing q year. responded
her uncle.
And he walked out of the room.
Mark and Kittie were married in
very simple, quiet fashion, and went
to house keeping in a pleasant little
place few miles from Hartley Cor
ners. Uncle John sent over oil her
things by his hired man. but did
not go near her, himself, or send
her any word that told her he had
concluded to accept, and make the
best of the inevitable.
well, if lie chooses to cherish O
grudge for what we have done, so be
it, said Kittie. I'm satisfied
'And hope you'll never have cause
to be sorry forit,' supplemented Mark,
kissing his wife's rosy cheeks.
j am sure never shall, with her
head upon her husbands shoulder, in
an attitude of perfect content with her
life aud its outlook.
Il heard some bad news today an
nounced Mark one evening. The
bank in Gloverstown has failed, and
your uncle must have lost every cent
he had there
Poor Uncle John said Kittie lie
always kept his money there, so he
must have lost everything. Isn't
there any prospect of his saving any
thing?'
None at all, answered Mark. Pm
sorry for him. 1t must be hard to
be reduced to poverty il old age, es-
peciaily through the dishonesty of
men you have trusted
I'll tell you what I'm going to do,
If you're wiling said Kittie. I'm
going TO write to him, and ask him to
come aud stay while with us. I'll
tell him that we hardly felt like do
ing this before, for fear he'd think we
wanted to effect reconciliation on
account of his money. Now he can't
think that OF u.s.
I'm willing of course assured
Mark. I'm too happy to feel sore o.
yer what he said to me when asked
him to consent to our marriage. Tell
him I'd like TO have him come.
So Kittie sent her letter.
About week after. the stage stou-
ped at the gate, and who should Kit
tie see clambering out of il but I'm
Gle John.
'Oh, I'm so glad you've come she
cried, running to meet him. Il was
afraid you wouldn't. And Marx will
be glad, too. We don't think diff
ference of opinion ought to prevent
our being friends
No, of course not, since you had
your own way replied Uncle John
grufHy.
But Kittie knew his way we'll G.
nough to feel satisfied that he was
really glad to visit them, and conse-
quently she felt very much elated.
We'll, | must say you look tolera-
bly, comfortable here, he said after he
bad looked the premises over.
'Of conrse we haven't been able to
Tx things up yet just as we'd like to-
answered Kittie. but the crops are
looking well, and Mark feels sure
there'll be enough to turn off to make
a payment on the place this fall
Before Marx came in 10 supper,
Uncle Iotn was quite at home, and
be greeted his nephew cordially.
Thought I'd come over and stay a
few days he said. Since that bank
smaslIup I've been thinking Of quar-,
tering myself on my friends, you
| know
And Uncle John chuckled in a way
that man would hardly be supposed
TO, who had lost all he had at one fell
swoop OF misfortune.
Uncle John staid a week before he
said anything about going home
Then, one morning.
Il am going to the Corners when
the stage goes, he informed them.
iii he back Monday, | guess
You are welcome to come aud stay
as long as you like assured Mark.
On Monday, back came Uncle
John.
There's something for you, he
said. tossing a folded paper into Kit
ties lap.
why, Uncle john cried Kttie,
with flushed checks and surprised eyes,
its deed for this farm to Mark and