The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-03-11

10 bis wife aud his children, who
weteleft almost penniless
But Susan, knowing the wayir
which hewas regaFdedSby hers sis
tsrin-law,did not dream Of calling
oponsM Miss Sarah for help.
Thtodghlbe influence Of a friend
4 the poor young widow secured The
position Of teacher 10 d district
school, aad for two years, ON a very
slender salary, had managed Il
kerp the wolf from her door.
Then the moftgageon her home
was ioreclused, iaod a long illness
which followed her removal from
the farm to a small room ia they vii
lase Of Milford made ii necessary
for thetrastees otthe school 10 ap
,poiat another teacherin her place,
The sale Of The furniture Of the
farmhouse provided Susan with
moaesto dsfray her expenses dur.
ling her Illness; but she found her.
self when conyalescent uLterly.pen.
niless, and with three children
looking to herfor support
/! was lhen, that, with a heavy
hearI, she wrote TO her sister.in
Law, and il was letter which ought
to have called forth onlysympathy
aud pity from its recipient, but
which gave Miss Sarah only a
strange sort Of pleasure 10 being
able al least to say, "rtold you so.''
AS she sat at her kitchen window
that warm July afternoon, the
quiet broken only by the ticking
of The large eight day clock, and
The purring ofthe cat bv the stove,
sbe was thinking what she should
writein reply; in what words she
would remind Susan Of Toms de.
claration that "neither he nor his
should ever ask for a favor at his
sisters hands"
The clock struck four with a loud,
wbirriNg noise, which reused Miss
Jenkins with a start from her rev.
cry, and she sprang up, surprised
and shocked to find how long she
had been idle.
I'lllet her wait a while for an
answer she thought. "It'll do her
good lobe in suspense bit. And
| reckon it amt loo late to go after
them blackberries in the middle lot,
Firstthing /. know them pesky
town.boys will be after 'em and
won'tget none for jam"
She put on her sunbonnet, and
takiusa large tin pail from the
panty, went out. She paused on
the path that led to the meadow To
LOOK buck TO The house, thinking il
was very likely Susan had calcu.
lated on being asked to take her
abode there,
1t was a large, old.fashioned
house, with roomy chambers, wide
tireplaces and plenty Of windows.
The grounds surrounding it we're
all shaded: and an abundance ol
flowers bloomed in Che front gar
den. II would have been a grand
place for children TO play, but none
had ever played there since Tom
had been grown. The place had
been left to Miss Sarah by an
punt, and Tom had had no share in
il. Miss Sarah, however, had cared
for and supported her brother who
was very much her junior, until he
was able 10 strike out for himself;
and she had made HIM a present Of
Eve bundled dollars when be at
tainel his majority. She thought
she had done more than her duty
by him, and she desired that be
should pay her some consideration
in the matter Of his marriage, She
had never felt the same toward
him siace, though she tried to heed
The old motto, "Ds alori,Ss NIL mis-,
OOnam," whenever she spoke ohm
The blackberries in the meadow
were vety ripe and large, and sc
pleuleous that Miss Sarah had nc
difficulty in filling her pail 10 a
very short time.
Itocourred to her as she walked
homesard that perhaps the minis
tsr's wife might want to make Jam,
too, and would appreciate the gift
Of a few quarts of berries, such as
these. So, on reaching home Miss
Sarah filed a smaller pail with
the fruit, and, starting out again
turned her steps toward the vii
village.
"Ilook such a sight in ibis sun
bonnet, l reckon I'd best go iu the
back way" she thought, as she ap
nrnnnhed the nant frnma dRnllinr