Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1885-02-26


the house.
4 don't know how to do anythin
more, said little Mrs. Rose till the doc
tor comes. The poor man, and his fam
lily utterly ignorant of where he is. an
wondering and looking out for him al
night! Not letter or anything ahou
him to tell his name, did you say, Stout
Well. all we can do is to wait
4 must say. Rose said her sister May
1 think you were most unwise not to lie
William get into the wagon and driv
him to the tavern. Here you have hin
ssddled on the house fer an indefinit
Illness
Nonsense, said Rose, rocking hersel
in all the contentment of duty done; :
should have felt his blood on my head i
had done differently
And Sickness resumed May, 'tha
may last for months before he can b
moved, and perhaps death and buria
here, after all, and the house full Of
gloom. and the carpets spoiled, and
And said Sarah. all for an addividu
al nobobody knows anything about
He may be an angel in disguise sale
Rose, looking up earnestly.
And then everybody laughed enough
to wake the sleeper, if anything could
have walked him.
I'm sure l don't see what you're
laughing at, she said, Indignantly. Sup.
pose he can't be moved for months, that
would be pretty scrapc for him, then,i
he were in tavern, with such care as he
would be likely to have, and all the ex'
pense.'
And nobody knows if he has cent to
bless himself with, said May, who seem,
ed decidedly of an agnostic tendency in
relation to the stranger.
What an absurdity, May! And that
superb Abdallah horse and really fan
cy team to speak for him. He may be
rolling in money"
He'd have been rolling in mud by this
time, if the Abdallah hadn't stopped +,
said Sarah.
Il should think you and Tom were
rolling in money, ,'interjected grandmoth-
er
But, mother, with no children to leave
anything to, why shouldn't we enjoy as
We goY
There's Louisa's children was the
severe response.
Il can see exactly what is passing in
your mind, Rose said Sarah, as if
h.au
ured this Abdallah and the fancy team,
and you think here is millionaire who
is going to be overcome with gratitude,
and give you diamond necklace, and d
little bank stock, and government
bond or two, and leave you fortune in
the end.'
.As if millionaires were ever taken
that wayp said Belle. For my part,
bad rather had our Dances
And thereuPOn Rose burst into tears
and ran out of the room.
She ran into Toms arms, Tom just
opening the door; and of course the hys-
terical tears had 10 be explained. And
don't you think did just right, Tom 2
Mrs. Rose ended.
Exactly right
'Therer cried Rose, the tears and smiles
and bushes sparkling together.
Only, perhaps, you had best take the
silver upstairs continued Tom, with
gracious condescensiOn.
Precisely what l saw cried grand
mother. And l shau't sleep a wink to
night with person like that in the
house. Who can tell but what he is
counterfelting.'
'Counterfeilingr replied Rose, indig-
nantly.
Yes, counterfeiting apoplexy now, to
rise in the middle of the night and cut
our tbroats in our bedsr
why should he do that?' said Rose,
seriously. Il will let all the silver stay
and let him make off with it
and leave US safe
All the silver downstairs cried the
elderly lady. The silver that l inherit
ed from my great-grandmother, heir
looms in my family for almost two. hun
dred yearsl 1t was good enough for me
to use all my life, but l suppose you
want some new. Not spoon of it do
YOU leave downstairs. ROre, you take
the silver to your own room and take
the consequences of it sfterward.'
Mother, mother said Tom.
AS for my part, continued his mother,
his voice, Il am going over
to Leuise's, where they don't give tramps
the best room in the house. And you
may wait upon me. Tenn. Driven out
of ones own house by the whims and
vagaries of my daughter-in law? And
hustled about for shawl
and hood, and actually set out for Lou
ise's.
.Ohr cried Rose, sitting down again.
the better to enjoy her tears. Was ey>
er anybody so unlucky? Here, just do
ing commonly Christian act makes a
row in the family. l should like to be
mistress of my own house for one day
and night just to see how it would feell
But my sisters and my sisters-in-law, my
mother and my mother-in-law, my hus
band
And your husband-in-law, said Tom,
STOPPING and picking her up.
Its all the husband have, sobbed
Mrs. Rose. And if he's going to run
against me because I've taken in a poor
wayfaring- -,
IA poor wavfaring man of God,
sang Sarah. full of mischief. Come,
now, Rose, if you don't put on the com>
press you'll have hysteric, and be car
risd off to bed. and never have the pleas
ure of seeing your wayfarer revive. And
soothed by Tom, and vexed by the girls,
Rose pat ON the compress, and went to
see if her charge could swallow little
beef extract. while Tom sauntered into
the reception room to lift the mans eye
lid, and observe whether its pupil con-
tracted before light, concerning which,
if he came to any conclusion he did not
announce 1t, as he sauntered out again.
I'm afraid its of no use, poor fellow
said his sister Sarah, as the half tea
spoonful of beef extract occasinned no
action. Now, Rose, you're all tired out
with your efforts, and excitement, and
nerves and things. aed you go to bed,
and I'll sit up here and call you Tiff
YOU know-if anything happens
Well, guess l shall leave you alone
down here all night with dying man!