South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-04-27

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i am sorry to say that I cannot
answered Saidee.
And she vanished behind the lilac
hedge, rather amused at the mistake
which the old lady had made.
Belle was full of news that eve.
ming.
oh, Saidee,' she cried, such a nice
family is moving into the Locust
House!
Yes said Saidee; 4 saw the FUR
niture carts at the door as came
back from the village this afternoon.
/ oh, the village = cried Belle, toss
ing her blonde head IT'S strange,
Saidee, Low much time you get to run
about and enjoy yourself, while | am
drndgiug at home But there's n
young gentleman there-rhe han d.
soonest man, Alice Akin says, that
1she ever saw-and Mr. Pyle knows
him, and he is to be at the picnic to-,
morrow, to get acquainted with the
young people OF the neighborhood. =
Won't it be delightfal?'
Very said Saidee, indifferently.
But while Belle was talking she had
made up her mind what TODD on the
day OF the May picnic.
Early i'll the morning, while the
tlush of sunrise was still crimsoning
the sky, and Blonde Rellc lay asleep
with her yellow hair in crlmping pins,
Saddle aroae, dressed herself quietly,
and slipped ont of tic back door like
u little gray shadow.
At eight O'Clock, Aunt Leah rap.
ped with her cane on The ceiling Of
her room, occupied by her nieces.
Belle made her appearance present.
/ y, in q faded calico wrapper, rubbing
her eyes in drowsy fashion.
Where's breakfast said Aunt
Leah
Where's Saidce?' counter question.
ed Belle sOh, | know the selfish
thing She has got up early and gone
down INTO the woods 20 get some pink
azaleas for her hair before the other
girls think Of it. She wants to aston
ISL rs NIL at the picnic. But | think
she might have told me.
I'm afraid Sailee thinks more of
herself than she does OF as said Aunt
/ Leah s0urly.
{ Aud Belle, in voryiIl-iumor, be.
gan 10 prepare the brcakfast---a task
generally assumed by her eldest sis,
! Ter.
While Saideo hurryiug down the
( path by the swamp, TOOK the short
cut across the clover.meadow, and
was presently knocking at the door
of the brick house where the loaded
furniture i0d stood the day before
The old lady with the crooked cap &
cherry cheeks camo to the door.
lave you engaged any one to help
you get settled?' said s5aidee, blush
ing very prettily.
'We cant hear OF a soul 2 said the
OLD lady. Every one is engaged just
now, and ,
If you thought l could be Of use,'
family began Saidec
Bless mo, child!' said the old lady,
! you are too slight and small. Besides
looking closer 1T her, 'yon are a lady
/ 'Bnt know how to clean house
| for all that,' said Saidee valiantly.-
I've done it every year at lone
| We are ladies', bat we are not people
Of means. And think YOU will be
s1itcd with my work. 1t is necessary
that I should earn a little money,
and
Come in, my dear!' said the old
lady-'come IN and have u cup Of
coffee with rs. ] am Mrs. uartwicl<
and this is nay daughter Kate
'Saidee Lynn exclaimed the soft
voice Of pretty young girl, lying
with q sprained ankle on the sofa.
To her amazemcnt, our heroine re-.
cognized one OF her scboomates,
Catherine ILartwjclS, who bad been
in tho same class with Lcr, at board
( ing-school, two years ago.
But you surely never have come
here to-wOrk?' said Kate in amaze
ment.
Yes, ! Eavcp said brave Slidec.
why IS it any less creditabie 90 clean
paint and wash windows than 20 play
l ~ O'tNtCN ~ w ANriloiits. ll'fA FN4ihlIiH4
Aud my Aunt Leah has lost all her
/ little property, and we are very, very
poor! So now you know All about it.
] And when / have eaten my breakfast,
/ if Mrs Hartwicll will give me a clean
ing cloth and plenty Oh soap, I'll show
her what / can do
/ So that Miss Lynn was mounted on
n step-Iadder, polishing ofra antique
mirror, when Rates soft voice was
heard SAYING
'Oh, Harry is that Won? Wo sup
posed, OF course, you we're at the pio-
MIC Mss Lynn. this Is my brother
Harry. Harry, let me present YOU
to Saideo Lynn, NY dear old school
mate, who has come here to help rs
clean huuse.'
Miss Lynn made rs graceful bow
as she could und ar the circumstances.
MIR. Harry HartwiciC inclined bis
head.
AT the picnic, indeed = he rctortcd