South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-05-15

Not in the least, 1T you don't mind
Deacon Perkins returning your let
ters unopened
Gle 10 An ill-fempercd old crab,
sa'd John, with IA heart, laugh.
Aud sue, meiiily retorted Meta.
'is venomous old gossip
" bile the public opinion Of yellow
Plains tanimousIy condemned MIR.
aud Mrs. Perkins 10 the poor, houss
IN the course of brief time.
lie hasn't u cent of capital said
one neigbbor.
And she, Amt nc. manne en-. ent
and never had said another.
Buys bakers bread. aud makes her
pie crus, With butter instead o. drip.
pins said Mrs- Briggs. Dill any
one ever hear OF such shif.lessness p
]. for one, wash my hands OF them
'Until, one day. Deacon Perkins
died sitting ia hls chair, with his
spectaclee on his sose. -
Well 60 to the funeral. Meta, said
John to his wife. OF course he has
lett all his money to the Gattawooc bee
Indian Nissiou. as he always said he
would. But lie Vas my uncle. after all. ;
Very WELL said Meta, Well 90
Al! the neighborhood was there oil
course. The richest man in Yellow
Plains did not dep ri this life every
day. But every one locked col,lly
upon the young couple ss they enter
Cd, and Mrs. Briggs studiously evaied
them.
When the burial ceremonies wsr.
over. ,r, Briggs sided up to tho law
yer. big TIT man, with shihiny
bald head aud white moustache.
Its about the mortgage, Slnire
coyte, said he. THAT one that Dea
con 1 erkins bad on our farm. l dc
hope that the Gsttawoochee indiana
Won't be particular about takiu' it up
jest yet because times il hard, und /
ulh't noway prepared. Tie lutte. est
IL little behind. to be su e, but
What have the Gattawooches In.
disus got TO do with itg' SAID the
sqnire crisl ly.
Why, they're tue heirs, folks tell
me- said Mr. Briggs, unsa.ily twirl
ing his thumbs
Not Ut ALL said Mr.. Coyte. .The
Gat,aw0ochee Indian will was de
stroysd long ago, aud Mr.. Perkins
never made another. The heir TO all
the property is next Of kin, hl. nsph.
en- John Perkins'
iublic opinion changed as quickly
as only public opinion can do. whenihis
piece OF VOWS became bruited abroad.
Every body discovered i II Of y sud
den that they had always sympa,hix.
ed with the dear young couple that
john Perkins Was y noble fellow, and
his wife, Nstg, ole OF the salt O. tue
earth
Aud Mrs. Briggs came humbly to
The redb:ick mansion on the hill TO
SEE Meta, aud beg her to intercede
with her husband in their behalf.
About the mortgage, .aId ,hs.
that Deacon Perkins had on our
farm Its o er-due, aud Briggs
hasn' been az regular with the inter
est q, could buvs lshsd but do
hops, Msia, he won't be lard With
us
1t was bitter pill for Mrs. Briggs
10 swallow, but Meta did net exult
over her fallen Toe.
'Of course hs will not DO hard with
you, Cousin Bryce said she kindly
Are We not relations. Aud now GU
must sit down aud have u cup OF tea
with us, aud john will send tbs box
wagon down for your husband to come
aud spend the evening"
The tears came into Mrs. BriRys'
eye.
Il do feel sort o. faint said shs. Il
never slept none last night, thmkin'
What would become OF Us ii the old
home was took away. But I'm all
rlght now, Meta, thanks 10 your
Aud she said, when she got home
to her hreside
IF ever Goals Of fire VA, heaped on
hLman hend. Meta Perkins heaped
EN- on mine this day
She's a good gall said farmer
Briggs--'a good galr-HELEs Fog-
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