The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-16


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as ! ranous
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faifly illumia|l her dear sla iacl
a' she comp, ,hended lhe llaning
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lsn whispeled Kissing me solllis
feadyttdf Other birsbd gill.
70 borrow slis called IL l6e.
ON happy bitihaa VI Il
efFd when to.motroN iliswheili and
fgaking, femembs a ni prom.
ise o Jack 'sWhat bseer hi
eould havelaskea than the gift d
ldear lack's logeS
Several lialletDkens were ut my
Fbseskfsst plate some very espen,
iie faf since JacI pictures
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Ibeiile extragagant.
hadgratiAsdan of expressed
wisg mine BY having a cameo
ear found in the basket in
VII they 6sst found me, set in
a Iipg for me for one ofmy birth.
day presents. 1t was an exquisite
cletfly!c6t cameo, and it had a
decidedlysunique settipgiso | had
always itdulged in the hope that
some time, perhaps, | might learn
through itwho my parents we're.
II had evidently dropped into
The basket by mistake, for there
was nothing else about me to iden.
Iify mo. There was none Of the
prcyerbial strawberry marks or
nioles so often found ou lost child.
ron in stbries, so l had only the
cameo to connect me with the un-
known past.
So / slipped ii on my finger, and
when Jack told me to keep it for
an engagement ring until be could
procure anolher, it became doubly
dear to ne.
By.ana.bye, as soon as breakfast
was finished, much to my surprise
and disappointment, my love went
up to hh studio and remained in.
visible For two hours,
"lIe night have spent my birth
day win me, anyway" l pou,ed,
as ! plIddod upstairs feeling "bluo"
enough. Iknocked at the door Of
his st9lio. "Not just now, dear,
I'm bYsy,i came in Jacks voice
from beyond the door. Angry aud
Ind f9rhe had allesel .:l....l.:
u spend my mornings there for
twdmonths past, silently went
to ny own room.
And | was angrior still when
not|t minutes later when his
door opened to admit Miles Griffith,
! fellow from the Artists club.
| And then I was ready tocry with
Fexation. They had always pet,
led and spoiled me, mother and
Jack, 0ndletine have my own way,
I4o that I could not bear even this
little neglect gracefully.
And beside we were just ongag.
led, and Jack, it seemed to me,
Wasn't acting just as ho ought un,
der The circumstances,
| AT last l was determined to be
mean enough TO listen, and hear,
if | could, what they were talking
pbout so earnestly in the studio.
No, | found out at once, for Jack
had Just spoken my name as /
Iguiltily put my ear to the keyhulo.
ia diygracetul thing to do, l admit,
but as l mean this to be a faithful
account Of my birthday, and as l
really did listen at the keyhole, |
record it).
81 have made great mistake"
said Jack, signing heavily.
Icould distinguish Mr.. Grifiths'
reply, but |, hushing my breath,
heard Jack say again:
at has always been my mothers
$ish. | did itmore to please her, I
suppose. She loves Bird dearly,
and"
With a dry sob / fell forward on
therag. ! could not have stirred
then had they opened the door and
saw mo there.
%He has found out this early