South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-02-20
New Series Vol. IS.-No. 4s.

Wills watchtuf care, especially "a
they decided 10 raise the calf, fine
heifer, for future use.
Guess what I have got cried
Charlie. rs he entered the kitchen one
night after helping neighbor NJ day.
i want just such a nimble chore
boy rs you are Mr.. Wood had told
him, aud 90 he went. prond To earn
the smal est sum to help along.
No, | can not gness, xlswere6
Nellie. IA she looked at I @ bag he
still held upon his shoulder. .Irs
something alive. Tor see il move,
'Ot course it is.' shouted Charlie.
unable to keep his secret ano her
moment 'Il'sihe liveiiest kind of a
pig. Isn't he beauty and h eau.
tiously opened that bag u bit. that
they might see. i bought him and
I'm going to buy some Limbs too this
tall. Mr.. Wooa wants me all sum.
mer and he will pay me dollar q
week; isn't il nicer
| Or course It was nice. Neliie's
eyes beanied br ghtly US she wered:
Indeed 1t lie, Charley. Will and
| can DO all there is to be done here.
with Annies help. and YOU can be at
home With US every right. Yes, it is
very nice
Sir just wonderful low them chill
dren manage, said Tom Rawlins tn
his wife 'I've bin in there time and
agin when they WAS eatin'. aud they
allus seem to have plenty. Nellie
sells Tote Cf butter; nice butter 'tis
too, aud Annie hunts the hens eggs.
| never see hens lay 90. They've
got bout hundred chickens and AS
many's fifty turkeys Already. Charities
bought pig from old man Wood,
md is goin' to work there all sum.
mer, aud Nell and Will have got the
neatest garden in town. 1t bea.s all
natur. | never zee the old place
look so trim aiore'
eThat's becacse they hev ter make
everything count returned his wife
'rhe parson he'd lis salary to depend
on. and he didn't hev time ter farm
much
30 like bees they worked through
the long summer. Each one Tad
something to do, and when berry
time came thew all picked what they
could oi the lucious fruit for the near
eat market. Ouce Mrs. Churchill
drove by III her carriage, but she
never entered the house, or spoke an
encouraging word To the busy work
ers. Aunt Selma ADD A. mt Sabrina
sent lots Of advice but-lhat was all.
sSho, now, you don't tell mep said
Uncle Silas, a, he paused before the
gate one day to see if Nellie had
changed her mind. Help was scarce
and wages high. and har ves.ing COM
ing on. Plenty ter eat vet. ehP
Why. the apple crop il splendid in
yer orchard. NV trees is more'n
half killed by the blamed ca,erpillers
How did yon manage now?'
'Wlll can tell you more abont that
than can, answered Nellie. with
secret pride. i burnt their meets, said
Will. ut isn't very big Job
'Sho! | didn't think of that What
We q dom of here2 What's this?
Garden sa.s9 That ere i. nice
piece Oh Deans.
Yes answered Nellie, will and
have sup. 'o-ied tie ,-mily from this lit
tie piece OF ground 80 far. Father left
US hundred and ten dollars. but we
haven't touched dollar OF il vet.
10 he sure we eat oatmeal porridge
for breakfast, and mush aud milk for
supper every day OF our lives, but
we are all well aud healthy vet
laughed Nellie.
Then you won't go?' persisted
Uncle Silas.
'No.' answered the girl. 4 don't
zee how can. Harvesting is com.
ing on, and there arc lots of apples
TO pick. And 80 the man logged on
There was perllexity and vexation in
III heart instead OF rejoicing, aud lac
had no thought of offering any Aid
TO his sisters children.
At last the harvesting was over
aud one evening, us they sat by the
fire IN the cosy kitchen. Nellie brought
out the account book.
Wei. bows, We will see how se stand.
Guess how much money We have ON
hand
Two hundred dollars said Will.
y hundred and seyenty.Gye, said
Charlie.
Guess sgaiJ or may az we'll tell
said Nellie, gleefully. Here /. tho &C
count. You ksou we paid our way by
tne sale ot The butter snd eggs.snd gar.
des sAss' ss Uncle Silas calls II. We
have apples AMI beans and turksV.ana
chickens enough TO last VA through lie
Nin'er. There are three buadred bu.
els OF potatoes in the cellar snd quite
niov of nats 10 be thrssbed. No~ lis.
ten, children, snd soc if | have il risbt:
ss,ner ien ~ $40
We b4ve soia eighty chickens 40
forty tutkeJs "a
." 40 bushels Of apples $50
." s be1as 10
berries ca
mskinZ to- al o! three hundred and six.