Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1884-04-15
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There was a party across the river
the other night. Toward the close
she slipped to his side and sweetly
asked:
"Going home by yourself, char>
"Guess so," he replied. ~
" Would youlike some one to seq
Iyouhome?'S
Depends on who it is.'' His an.
swers were very short and crusty.
Many one would have dishearted,,
but Lucy was not of that kinds She
still perseYered:9 3 s'aN
" Some young lady, I mean. - .s.'i
| " Depends on who the young lady
Iis,'' said the brute. - '9s''9
| Some one about my size,' per-
sisted the angel. --es---e---.-----e--,-.e-.z.
size."
size" III
"scc here, Lucy, said Charlie,
if you want to.take me home you
may,
ticular desire to. take you home, but
as Twas going your way thought-='' -
He interrupted her with an t All
right!" and together they left.
lie was leaning on her arm, and 81.
lently. theymeandered over the frozen
streets. They stopped at his door,
He invited her in.
{" No, Charlie, 1 won't go in but I
want to tell you something ~
By the light of the street lamp on
the corner Charities face was seen to
grow pale as she continued:
'' am abundantly able to support
a husband. have abnnk account of
good size. Hove you, Charlie, and
can give you good home. NYinyod
be mine, dearest?" - i.strt
"Lucy, gasped the brute, you've
no idea what it takes to support q
husband" 1r.s aF,. -a-s
She Interrupted him, s4
Darling, fftt should bo.necessaryl
I would work from morning ttntif
night, and even. take in washing and
sewing; you shuH want for nothing;
only say you will be mine
" No Lucy, it cannot be, shall
always love you US II brother, watch
over your pathway through life, and
should you stand in need of advice or
assistance, you can rely on my will
ltngless to assist you; but l can
never marry you" /"
Then you refuse me?"
(" Yes. :"
"Base wretch!" she exclaimed,
you will live to repent your hasty
decision, for tomorrow my dead body
will be found in the cold waters Of
the river" And, clasping him in
her arms in one cOnvulsive embrace,
she fed into the outer darkness.
on City Derrick.
The Baltimore market Journal, res
ferring to the leasing of large ware4
house, No. 80 North street, Balti-
more, by Mr.. A. w. Hawks, Nam
ager of the Southern Branch of r. b.,
Briggs & Co.'S Carriage Factory, to
be used in addition to the present
stand SO West Fayette-incrcasing
business demanding increasing facil-
tiles says:
"dr. Hawks, the Manager, is a gem
tlemun of long experience in this bugs
mess, and his integrity and enterprise
must continue TO assure him n most
liberal patronage. In other words.
we know of no place in this coun-
try where those in need Of carriages,
phmtons, buggies, orioIe, dayton and
h1cCaul wagons, or anything in tho
vehicle line, can purchase them so
cheap or to better advantage than
from this old, reliable and enterprise
ing house."
An AvARIc1oUs AGE.-A great
many people call the present age an
aYaricious one. The American, us n
rule. thinks of the almighty dollar in
all of his transactions, whether in the
pursuit of wealth, health or pleasure!
The general tendency of our race is
toward excess, and this should be,
carefully guarded against. The love
of money is generally credited with
being the root of all evil, but all peo-
pie seem to be after plenty of the root.
1t can not be told from pllraseoIegy
of the following whether the writer
intended a wholesale cure or whether,
he wished to go into little specula-
tton:
JAuEs1owS, PA.-Dr. s. B. Hart
man & Co. /: At what price will you
furnish PERuNA by the gallon? / am
afflicted with neuralgia and. catarrh.-
l have taken three bottles of PEnUSA
and it is helping me. L. b. 3IoArs.
What tie Whitehall Reviev, an
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