West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-02

all over. o, please come and see what
is h matter with my husbandi'
Lord, preserve u.s." cried the good
Old lady; lis that child crazyY Come,
Peter. let's see what she means"
And the two good people followed
Jane to the damp spot where Tom,
suddenly smitten with ague, lay delir-
ious, half i'm and half out of his leafy
u He could say nothing. and Jane.
mindful of the warning he had given
her over and over again, would tell
nothing of the poor-house. and only
said they had no parents" and that
she was his ''wife."
wherever they come from we must
take EN- home tonight" said Mrs.
Morton. Poor babicsl You carry the
boy. Peter; III fetch the little gall
Jane looked up thankfully into the
old lady's face, aud said: wait,
please. till / get the Child"
THE childp" cried Mrs. Morton.
"Land sakesl'
Then Jane Owed into the hut and
brought forth herdoll, with its scratched
features and yellow robe; ut sight of
which the old lady laughed so heartily
that she had much ado to get into the
gig again.
The children were comfortably
housed that day, and the whole trutI,
was coaXed from them at last; but nD
n had the heart to return them TO the
poor-housc. Jane staid with Mrs. Nor
ton to be brought up as IA "help," and
Tom was ~apprenticcd TO n carpenter.
The innocent little family was broken
up; and 1.-The Child" carefully treas
ured in James trunk-for soon She had
a trunk of her own and clothes 10 fill
1t was only a memento of the past.
So the years glided on. Jane grew a
tall, slim girl; Ton n big, brown young
man. There was no sign of being
town poor" about either of them.
They were wholesome, well-fed, bright
young people rs you would wish to see.
But n Saturday afternoon Jane, wash
ing the dishes beside the kitchen win
dow, looking up saw Tom gazing at
her, and blushed n rosy rcd-which Ger
tainly was odd in n Wife of SO many
years standing.
"Comc TO ask YOU TO walk n little. il
you will" said Tom.
Jane promised to come as soon as
1.-The chores were done; and this i'm
portant act being duly ACCOMPLISHED.
lNN nv AChAo aAttt anu u Citstu MllIt
apron, joined Tom, and the two. say
ing very little. sauntered down into he
woods and along the wagon-path to the
edge of the little brook that with all
the changes hat had come to them
sobbed and gurgled just as it did long
ago.
Remember this placer"
Yes" said Jane, shyly.
"And how, when we were town
poor we ran away and thought we
were married and had our house and
farm, JaneP'
Eyes" More shyly than before.
ITS n long while ago" said Tom.
But this place doesn't alter much;
seems just the same. You haven't
altered either, Jane. You were very,
very sweet then"
No answer.
Jane" said Tom, "Pm going to
have another little house, some bigger
than we built then-not much-and n
little garden where our beans will row
WIZ you run away with me again,
Jane, and call me husband for goodP
III try to make you more comfortable
than / did then, my dear"
There was IA hand laid softly on the
young girls shoulder, and Tom looked
down into the blushing face. Suddenly
the tender eyes were lifted and their
lips met.
LAND sakesI" exclaimed good Mrs.
Morton, wiping her eyes as She kissed
the girl, who had become as a daughter
TO her old age. Land sakes! Going
to be n real man and wife after ALL
James M. HutcheSOn, IN Chicago Tri6-
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