The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-01-28
KITTYs FARM.


Judge Butlermade to q timidknocl
at his office door in New Ieking
ton, The struggling capital d tbs
now famous smining county Of Per
nv.
The door softly opened and q
timid bitof q girl entered. She
might have been fifteen and she
might have been twenty. As q
matletoffact Kitty Fanshawe was
just eighteen and her own mistress
in the eyesofthe law.
swell, Miss Kitty began the
Judge in hisbrusque business way,
TuIsecureda decree in court this
morning which entities you lothe
possession Of your fam in saillick
township.n
Oh, amsso happy, Mt, Butlefl
lam 90 happy that ! got my old
home back, and that papss will
has not been broken.p
4Tut, tut, little girl You ought
to be sorry. You couldn't sell the
entire eighty acres Of land for
enough money to pay the costs Of
the court.a
@oh, dearl you frigh.en me-
What do the costs amount 70, Mr..
ButlerS"
"Your proportion Of The court
costs is sle5 and my fee is s5O-to-
tai s2l5.
"Then | can never pay it, and
will have to give up after all, ]
have been able to save but $50 out
fofmy wages during the whole year
and 1 had hoped that that would
pay all expenses"
And Kitty Fanshawe INDUCED
in a violent ft Of weeping,
"Dry your tears, little one, y and
Judge Buffers voice grew tremu.
lous; don't cry any more. | won't
make any charge for my services
SO there's $50 Of it paid of at oncel'
sand l will pay the costs Of
court, and the yobng lady can re-
imburse me when she is able,'
spike up a young man who had
been an interested listener.
"Miss Fanshawe, this is Fenton
Barclay, a student Of mine.
thought you we're acquainted
The young people bowed to each
other.
@will Mr.. Rolfe, your guardian
advance you the money 10 discharge
the clerk costs and have the de-
cree regularly fecordedr asked
Judge Butler.
N do not think he will"
"Then accep! Mr.. Barclays offer
He is not wealthy, but he has The
money and can spare it for a yeal
or two until you are able to repay
him"
"But I doubt the proprie!y ol
taking it."
Nonsense, nonsense, little one
1t is simply a business tranSac'
ton"
Miss Kitty tried in vain topro
test further, but the grnf judge
would have none of it, and in hal
an hour he had her signature to ar
agreement to pay Mr.. Fenton Bar
clay s165 in four semi.annual pay
ments ofs41.25 each with interest
at 8 per cent.
After Miss Fanshawe had agair
and again thanked her young ben
efactor, with smiles and blusheI
contending for the mastery, sh'
Withdrew.
ofcourse the story Of Fenton Bar
clay's generosity toward the friend
less girl got out in the village, and
it didn't take the gpssipS long Il
decide that lie and Kitty we're Il
be married. sooth to say, the de.
cisiOp reached by the gossips wa
not very disPleasing to either o.
them, and almost before they knew
it Fenton Barclay aud Kitty Fan
shave we're engaged. Almost sim
ultaneous with Mr.. Barclays ad
mission to the bar they were mar
ried. When the young barristel
visited the farm be saw how value
less his real estate security was
and laughingly said that be oughv
to have accepted the semi annual
payments, which he had refused Il
do. He made what be regarded al
a good bargain when he found Z
man who would pay the taxes or
the farm for the privilege Of occu
Ipying it. Fenton Barclay had
young lawyers experience for sew
eral years at trying to make a liv
ling in a country town, and a hart
struggle IL was very frequently
But In the meantime some won