South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-03-13
AMI this was IN nth syo, has no
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me been h-r1f Did you sdvertis.r
NO. replied tue tad,. 1T Gas report
~ in tho police news. 1 believe. ~ NV
i'usbaad hal tn pay a large 6ne Tor his
care Ca ness; hut I never though, OF
ADVERT s.nx for your friends. I aup.
p,sei they would 70 TO The station. an,
then he iii. cted here. IL you bal any
IN tie cry.
Il have none said bi,tssiy. Il va.
only foun ting. living upon charity all
nv hfe.' f ss7lg so m &.
1 VAS reckless. I Cid not think how
unnecessary e Was To speak OF my own
histrrv TO . stranger. e
A VIII, lie moula hsd lain there. an
no one bA, called.
AID nv pale, thin hsnds showed how
near To dea, be ,ioor ] had hen. A
lay 10 king at my wastea hogsrs, l no
liced that my ring WAS gone. -eL
: l1ssssly ! 'sqaivese -~&ese 10 -~ss. Nv
new foa nd acquaintance biushed, AMI
then said:
'Wili ypu allow my husband To talk
with YOU u feS nomeItsf He has your
Cameo
L. few moments n tall, handsome
gentleman accompanied her into tn.
room.
Years ago. he began, after apollo.
g'zlog Tor bring the Cause ~ nv illness.
= al c"nsra'ulatiny me upon my recover,
Il had u rar Of cameos carved IN thu,
city hey were unlike anything ever
seen here. had hem set In IA pair o.
CA, rings i,r my wife. Gao niEht on.
house was robbed br u trusted servant
III canoes were taken along with ct h.
er valuahlcs,
WAS anything else tskenY' I asked
sitting upri2at, ant forgetting for ,
lomea NV weak state.
Yes; cur emily child he replied
brnkeaiv. Now. will YOU tell me ho v
you came by TIN. camen. for IL IL ths
samep l to.day took it to tho person
who carved u for me 20 long ago, AID
he rec 'gn q I'd 1t at once, although it, ha.
been reset
your child was = olent' | asked esyeriy
yes What do you knowp ne ques
toned iioarsety.
Il k.oS t at I am your child. thon.
After had told the story SO ofter
repeated 20 tn, nv mrOtn-r RaynOr,
they were p rfec,l, sati>f, i that I De.
onseh to item, and their Joy beggare
description.
The story was that my father ha
given his ~.fe neck nee of tamouds
and seeing how pea-ed b by wa witt
II, she had suaken the stones h for. IT,
"y's, aud at last Ia q spirit Of fu"
ci'Si'.d A. about The cubs neck. Bu
she iid not u ,de rslnni the fastening
AN a. her husband WAS a~ay tron
hone, and she coul.. not get the siior
ci.a'n over tn, chi DIS head, she Va.
oniiged To let the nurse put b, ,nfan
To s'rep with the giuering Ornament
about rs ntck Bu the tcmD.a ion
proved too great for the nui se's cupid
~, - she had taken tue baby que /,
out 20 neigh''ofing Jeweies. aud la,
the neck ace un a,teued.
Tue 'heory we, my new-found par cns.
snd ], formal was, taat becoming fright.
enad a. tier own exploits, and no. d ar
ing u ", /" rsps ace the BABY never
Can al'ze that that baby vas mvsrlf--
!e t she ne discoye red, size CONCLUDED
10 sbando? It entirely.
N ", where 10 these people live VIII,
have Cared SD kindly Tor you? mast
See them, Hald my mn,ier.
Rrluc antIy j gave he ,ddress. Jack
came straight to me after NV .noLber
:" her errand. aud he lo,ked so old
and worn AMI baggard, that for q mo-
inent | was lost in pity FOR him.
Then | rememb-rnd The ind-l cate re.
marks he hat male to M,le, Gnffi b,
and 10 ir, ing To he fngtdiy cool, onIy
succeeded IN weak CRYING:
%, Jack Jack J 1 sObned, unable to
be yihing tut my own imp. tuou4 self,
why did you teach me 10 love YOU
only ~ tire ot me so soonI'
lire Hos? VIVA, do Won mean.
desfE he rskct, taking my han. $ anx-
iously. a. IT be feared was not quite
ration ]. And then, 80 I grew calm r,
! hai to- c"nies- how had dtscende,i
20 he con etDptlb'e business of caves
dropping, and what l had besrd.
1T wa my birthday. Jack. Don't you
RENE inter. you had Griffith MP IN the
s'udiU1 And YOU told bun you had
male a great mistake, engaging your.
self To me, ami ans he adyi~e you To-
give q NJ. and you said you'd follow
his advice
FOR three minutes Jack stared ct
me-, aud then he. with dnticuity sun.
pressing an inclination 10 laugh. SAID :
~ darling. no" C uld you believe
u!-ND~. listen. As you know; mS
forte ~ Ian 'scapes. Well, thought
Ia make one IN re trial at portraits 80.
lately, ~LiIe have baen entertaining
you ahd IN itner so politely ia the studio.
was siyly taking 'sittiug~!' You
know your birthday or tbe day ~e cele.
b'ate as yours, and mo, hers fall on the
same dsy So, as she often ex reese .
"isn to have your portrait painted, and
thinkIHg you wound like hers. ! painted
your cpunterfrIts "a best I couli. n, d
ten. before | showed them, 1 sent Tor
Grim b, the isiiesi critic in tn club
He told IN caniidly that rs a portrait
painter vas dead isilure, and ad-
v'se' me nsyer To- allow The psbl @ 20 see
my attempts. The criticisms 20 beard