West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-03-06

wrists, and the back of his neck. and
that done, running 10 dispatch William
Tor the doctor five miles oil During
thewhole operation the man remained
llte!ess as log. but for the heavy
breathing. which had n frghtiul sound
as II ratified through the house.
II don't know how to do ANYTHING
more said little Mrs. Rose, It'll the
doctor comes. Too poor man. and his
family utterly ignorant of where he is,
aud wondering and looking out for him
all night Not a letter or ANYTHING
about him TO tell his name. did YOU say.
stout? Well, all we can do now Is 10
watt
Il must say, Rose" said her sister
May. 81 think YOU were most unwise
not to let William get into the wagon,
and drive this person TO the first tavern.
Here you havo him saddled on the
house for an indefinite Illness
Non ensc" said Rose, rocking her
self In al the Coltentment OF duty
done; III should have felt his blood on
my head II had done any differently"
And sickness, resumed May, chat
may last for months fore he can be
moved. and perhaps death and burial
here, after all, and the house full of
gloom, and the carpets spoiled. and"
And, said Sarah, "all for an indi-
Vidual nobody knows anything about"
HE may be an angel in disguise"
said Rose, looking up earnestly.
And then everybody laughed enough
TO wake the sleeper, if anything could
have walked him.
81 m sure don't see what you're
laughing at" she said Indignantly.
suppose he can't be moved for months.
that would be a pretty scrape for him.
then, II he were in tavern, with such
care as he would be likely TO have, and
all the expense
And nobody knows if he has a cent
to bless himself with" said Nav. VINO
seemed decidedly of an agnostic ten
dency in relation to the stranger.
"What an absurd w, MAY! And that
superb Abdallah horse and really fancy
team to. speak for him. He may be
rolling in money"
''He'd have been rolling in mud bv
this time, if the Abdallah hadn't
stopped, said Sarah.
al should think you and Tom were
rolling in money" interjected grand
mother.
But, mother, with no children to
leave any thing to, why shouldn't we
enjoy as we go?'
There's Louisa's children" was the
severe response
81 can see rs exactly what is passing
in your mind, Rose" said Sarah, las #
l were trance medium. You have
measured this Abdalah and the fancy
team, and you think here is a million.
aire who is going TO be overcome with
gratitude, and give you a diamond
necklace, and little bank stock, and a
Government bond or two, and leave YOU
fortune in the end"
LAS if millionares were ever taken
that way" said Belle. For my part.
l had rather havs our dances"
And thereupon Rose burst into tears
and ran out of the room.
She ran into Toms arms, Tom inst
opening the door; and of course the
hysterical tears had to be explained
And don't you think / did Just right
Iom?" Mrs. Rose ended.
Exactly right"
"Thercm 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 / sayr' cried grand
mother. And | shan't sleep wink
tonight with person like that i'm the
house. Who can tell but what he il
counterfeiting"
"Counterfeitingr' replied Rose, indig-
nantly.
Yes, counterfeidng apoplexy now.
to rise in the middle of the night and
cut our thrOatS i'm our helsin
why should he do that?" said Rose
seriously. Il will let all the silver STAY
down stairs and let him make off with
it and leave Us safe"
"All the silver down-stairs!n cried tbe
elder lady 1.-The silver that inherited
from my great-grandmother, hcirlooms
IN my family for almost two hundred
years. 1t was good enough for me To
use all my life, but / suppose you want
some new. Not spoon of it do YOU
leave downstairs. Rose, you take the
silver TO your own room and take the
consequences Of il afterward."
Mother, mother, said Tom.
As Tor my part, continued his
mother disrcgarding his voice, al am
gong over 90 LOuise's, where they
don give iramps the best room in the
mouse. And You may wait upon me
Tom Driven ont of my own SON.
house by the whims and vap,rics of NV
daughter-in-lawr' And grandmother
hustled about for "a shawl and hood
and actually set out for Louise s.
OH cried Rose. sitting down AGAIN
the better TO enjoy her tears. was
ever anybody so unlucky? Here. lust
doing q commonly Christian act makes
row in the family ! should like To- bo
mistress oil my own house for one dav
and night Just to see how IL would feai'
But my sisters and my sisfers-jn-law
my mother and my mOther-in-law. INV
hu-bind-n
And your husbaud-in-law." said
Tom, stopping and picking her up.
Its al The husband have" sobbed
Mrs Rose. and If he's going 10 turn
against me because I've taken in a poor
wayfaring 81"
"A poor wayfaring man of God 'n
sang Sarah, full OF mischief Come
now Rose, If You don put on the com
pre- you ID lave n hystoric, and be-
carried oil 10 bed. and never have the
pleasure Of seeing your wavfarer re-
yiyc. And sOOthcd by Tom. and vexed
by the girls, Rose put on the compress
and went To- see If her charge could
swallow ltlc beef extract. while Tom
-auntered into the rcccptiOn-room to
ltt the man cyeiid. and observe
whether IL pupil contracted befo.e
light, concerning which. if be came 10
any conclusion hc did not announce H.
~ hc -luniercd out again.
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