South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-05-30

phans ! said Mrs. Torrance. That's
Cousin Shadrach all over
He had n right to do as he pleased
with his money! said Emily, a faint
glow arising to her cheeks.
well, its all over and gone. There
is no use talking about it now
AT the end ofthe month, Mrs. Tor
rance was forced TO acknowledge that
Emily had well earned her six dollars
a month and board. The girl had a
bout her wonderful magnetic power
which philosophers snub executive a.
bility and New England housekeepers
call faculty. She was natural cook
she did things without seemingly to
take any trouble at all.
Il don't understand it, said Mrs.
Torrance. "a little dark, slim thing
that was always brought up to sit with
her hands folded
And one sultry Gay in July, when
Job and Emily came in from straw.
berrying, with crmsoned fingers,
laughing faces and baskets heaped
high with the fragrant fruit, Mrs.
Torrance started in the solitude of her
dairy, where she was making cottage
cheese ~
4 DECLARE she cried, 1 wonder I
never thought of that before. Oh,
dear, oh dear Inever can consent to
it in the living world
Job came TO her that same eve-
ming. U
Mother said he. emily has prom
ised to be my wife
Mrs. Torrance burst into fears.
You're only 26 years Old job she
faltered.
Just two years older than when
my father married you, mother. Now,
don't you turn your face away, but
tell me plainly, have you any fault to
find with my choice?'
'No--No,' confessed Mrs. Tor
rance.
DO you think l could possibly
win sweeter girl than Emily Ar.
den?'
mo, 1 don't suppose you could
answered the mother-in-law elect :;
but its natural, job, to feel a little
jealous when you see come one else
taking the first place in your child's
heart
But when JOB brought Emily into
receive her kiss OF greeting, Mrs.
Torrance had sufficiently conquered
herself to bid her new daughter wei.
come.
Though I s'posed Emily che said
bitterly, that you looked higher than
a farmer once
= never looked higher than one of
natures noblemen, said Emily
Job, said she, would you like to be
rich.'
well, yes said Job. I'd like mo.
ney enough to Keep my wife in lux
ury.'
Would you, Aunt Dorcasl = said
Emily turning to Mrs. Torrance.
'Of course should said the ma
iron, vigorously plying her knitting
needles but l don't ever expect it.
But you are rich, said Emily, a lit.
lie tremor in her voice, Job is rich,
we are all rich together-with cousin
Shadrach Seely's money
But cried Mrs. Torrance, Il thought
he left it all to the Baptist widows
and orphans
Not all, said Emily. Its a secret
but [ may tell you now. IIaf was
left to the rcfuge-the other $4,000
is mine, to be paid over to me on the
day on which marry man
who, ignorant of Cousin Shadrach's
bequest, has loved me Loyalty and
well. 1t was the old mans within and
/ have respected IT, Oh! Aunt Dor
cas-, | came to you because in my be.
wilderment | knew not where else to
go, but / little dreamed that / was
entering directly into the kingdom of
a noble heart
1t was true Shadrach Seely, eccen-
trio in life, had been equally eccen.
trio in his death, and when Mr.. Mus
tyblIl, the lawyer, paid over the lega.
cy, te eaid chuckling:
It's all right It's exactly "a my
poor client would have il! Icongrat-
ulate you, Mrs. JOB Torrance
And Mrs. Torrance, the elder, has
higher opinion OF her daughter-in-
laws attractions, now they are IN a
back ground of gold