The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-09-30
DROWNED.

presume 10 ask for better terms Ny
Two pupils, N. kabut assured me, were
very Tell.lCha Cd Children: the girl
was ust 10, already a young lady; and
tho l0-year old boy was u,d y ait at
study. After all ! was only 70 iuifed to
give i've hourS u day to tea hing; tho
rest Of my time was altogether my own,
10 DO devoted either to work or sleep. as
TlUased. "And. remember, he said
''your pavilion Is at 81 b q dissanre
from tho family roIidonse that yol can
feel perfo tly AZ homo there and per.
fcctly guiCi. " course everybody will
treat you with the consideration duo to
your position in the household. OIL
will obs rvo thatmy poor old mothers
h1ad is little ", ak; but she Is the
RlndeSt Of s0nlS"
rcrpl the situation
mtreVillp Ia situated on tho heights
Of Mokn. The mule itself walk ID quite
cautiously up the accents, and as was
careful to keen the animal at u walk on
the dcscents also, ! camO TO the con ;lu-
sion that | might Just rs well walk |
got down. Without troubling himself
further about my wishes, the black who
guided the vehicle soon began TO urge
lis animal rapidly along tho road,
which made sharp turn at tho bottom
. long, steep slope. When Preached
tie turn both vehicle and negro had
isanpoarel | was all alone. 70 X.
Oned that there was 8 arcely another
lragic to travel and il was n quito
o'clock, ! would DO able to be In tImo
for breakfast.
II wns in April. A threatening storm
Ind been gnwing all the day DO orc on
tho other side Of TO ouco summit: on
other side Of the road tho trees,
drGnehel in torrCntial rain, shook down
showers Of watrr from the llaycs with
every breath of wind. tie water Of tho
bitches to right aud left ran with q load
murmur under tho shadow Of the high
grass the air was fresh and MI iinprOg.
mated with sweet S ellis tho sun still
hung at tho elge Of the forest curtain
II was u delight to walk. From tho
bottom Of my heart ! thanked t.o in.
trlligcnt black who b d imposed thi3
pleasure upon nc, End continued on
my way.
IS | walked on began to dream.
What future did this new land hold in
reserve for moi Ind not come TO IL
with any idea Of making a fortune
taltbough young man Of n, had &C.
CURED enough common sense to save
me from such illusions but only toearn
n good living, and to lay by enough to
enable me, when mn old man, to return
to trance and sleep Mt last under the
shadow Of my own village pire.
Meanwhile, after hall an honr walk,
had reached \ point ut which three
different roads fOrkGl of rom the main
one. 0rcnf them, knew, n ust lead
to Ombre lille, hut which invoked
the Triple lIGcate, sat down uion a
rock, and waited.
4 negro, passing on tho run, pointed
QUITO me which road 10 take. Soon /
caught sight Of the lofty chimney Of the
sugar mill then tho house itself,
buried in thick grove Of mango. trees
and rs ! feared Icing late, ! QuickenOd
my step. Under tho vOrand b, already
crowded, saw people rushing back and
forward running and no ono noticed
mo as ascOnd,d the front steps except
q big fNt nCgroSS crOuuhing at tito en-.
franco, who sobbed and cried with re.
newed despair at my coming. There,
on a sofa, Mt full length, lay young
girl, almost n child Her long bright
lair, all streaming with water, fell over
tho back Of the sofa, and hid drppCd
upon the yernndRh until n little pool had
formed u on the flags She was
whittier than piece Of marble; the VIC.
lEts Of death wero on her compressed
lips her liiClcss arms lay rigidy straight
by her SiiO and N. RRbut, on his knees
leslie her, was kissing one Of her
hands.
Drowned, my dear sir, she got
drowned, said u good Old lady of nj out
& years Of pge, who came to me, hold.
ing out her hand in the fr ondlirsl man,
n"r imaginable. "Bt you must have
wal ed here; size continued you must
he tired Of curse you will take some.
tniug' syrtil!"
"NHmma oh mammal OK laimGd NJ.
RNtut, raising his head. Oh see. he
sud 10 ne with u sob. yoa SEQ she was
lathing; the river suddenly rose, and.
lis head fell forward again over the
l:ttie white hand, to which his lips
chung.
"Myrtil' Nyrtil" againcricd the COOL
lrdy. "Lring u glass Of Madeira to tie
gentleman. Crperhaps you would pre-
Ter something else "
questioned the family. The girl had
not leCn twenty minutes under water.
ind yet they had done nothing--had
not even tried to do an thing.
gave NY orders Uric they were
obeycd.
They had laid her on her ba,k |
lifted her head so that it leaned side.
Ways on the left. Her teeth were
,iuncECd. How cold her lips seemed
when | pressed my own upon them.
Tho cor father, SGpScleSS with grief,
allowed MS TO do us We thought best,
Hnd tho grRnllother walked hurrirdly
to anu fro, buSy, fuSSy. always Ealing
dyrtil, and declaring "the breakfast
viii ncECr 10 ready, aud here arc all
tho PEOPLE oIing ~
And 4 carriage in fact suddenly drow
up 5Cloro the front steps Two You g
girls dc,ccnded with a happy hurst OF
laughter tan them even now as
thOy stopped, looked, turned pale, and
s'ool there with arms twincd about
"oh Others waists, aud eyes Jig with
Iorror-Silrnt and mOtiOnlcSs.
llnlf m hour had passed.. What wa
not that a flush We saw, mounting to
lie to!orlesS cheeks. Oh how rorvcnt
;prayer ! uttered that moment to tho
good cd! And it seemed 10 inc tho
urin | hid became less rigid.
At that momClt horsUnau can't up
o. full gallop.
"MyrHl Nyrtjl'-ta#o the doctors
horse to tho Nahlc,' cried the good
ldy descending tic steps 10 meet the
physician, An, doctor, knew it,
yonr powder could not do me any good.
The whole night, doctor, was in pain.
III how badly Slgt.'
The 10 tor came directly to us.
Good young man very god, in.
decd that is uSt what Shoald have been
done But You forgot about the titjlla.
ons IN the pit Of the stomach.