The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-12-10
ALUcKY LEGACY.

- Ag&lA = NAGOAN4a
Young Tom Collins, a law Stud
ent, has just come into a strange
inheritance. He sat solitary ii
his lite eboarding-house room try,
ling 70 realize.
eIftbe poor child hadn't me-
he said 70 himself, eit could 60 and
apply for admission to some insti,
tuition. i'll hadn't IL / could
| pshawl that is not the idea.
must decide what / am to do.s
Tom bad solemnly promised Il
care for the newborn babe Of hi.
only sister, who had just died.
Tom was interrupted bya knock
on the door II was followed bya
cry Of mingled entreaty and com.
mand, such as silly hungry babes
know. how toEemit,
@Tvefetched the poor little dear
around, sir" said the nurse, brand.
ishing her charge. "Therel therel
therel It's got the wind this min.
ute, mixin' milk. Have you found
a nurse, sir2 And baby wants
clothes"
She dropped her shrieking charge
upon Toms bed and started toward
the door.
OH ohI' gpsped Tom. +Do not
gol In the name Of mercy, do noil
Why do you say l want a nurse2
Are you not one2"
81 am, SIR she said turning
confdentially toTom, "a monthly
| am willing to stay with you
while l can. But, sir, my sum
mons may come ary day or hour.
1t is impossible to calculate. I'll
work for you while can, sir, but
when my call comes no earthly
thing can keep me-"
"Cun yOu," said Tom, looking
gloomily at his now silent prize on
the bed, "can you give me any ad-
vice2"
Mrs. Pimmins placed her arms
akimbo.
Tom feryently prayed for light
on the meditations.
81 have it, cried Mrs. Primmins.
"Malviny's got to take i'll"
"Bless your dear soul" respond,
ed Tom. "Malviny's the very onel
What talent you have for manag.
ing, auntie dear"
There was Tom, his very self
he had hit on exactly the right
compliment to pay the old nurse.
He was actually floating through
life on this instinct he had for say.
ing the most pleasant thing to
everybody. Mrs. Primmins of all
things desired the reputation of a
manpaverer, as it was, of course,
the one of all others she did not
deserve,
"Yes," she cried, chuckliug, 81
can manage. Let me alonel And
the first thing in the morning Ill
go there with you. Now" said she,
soizing her charge, who was begin.
ming 10 squirm, snow I'll see
what's to be got out of your land.
lady,"
Winking VIOLENTLY with first one
eye and then the other, she started
to 60; then, with a sudden solem.
nifty, she re inserted her head in the
doorway.
"If I'm summoned" she said, it's
above all else. If I'm called, l
must go, day or night"
Certainly" said Tom, much
puzzled, "but you won't be, aunIieI"
AS the young man walked abroad
to get his dinner he felt impressed
with an almost mysterious awe Of
the old nurse.
ITO think ofliving always with
death grinning one in the face like
LhalI" he muttered.
In the night Toms dream Of
peace was again dispelled.
Another knock at the door.
"Am l under u ban2' growled
Tom; what's the matter nowH"
"pm called" said the voice Of
Mrs. Primmins. MY summons
has comel''
"oh, the deucel" cried Tom, lost
to all sense of the Importance Of
conciliuting the nurse. "Go to bedl
Hold on till morningl"
In the morning Tom, who, hap.
py fellow, always slept soundest
under a sense of depression,
did not make his appearance
until 8 o'clock. He found that
Mrs. Primmins had actually disap.
peard for parts unknown. In the