West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-06-11
A MAY-DAY FLIRTING.
The Trials of Poor Widow Who
Moved Alone"

moved Alone"
~ % There Is no day in the whole year
which brings such anguish to the
@ hearts of the citizens of New York CITY
who contemplate change of residence
as the first day of May. Mrs Light
lace is citizen of the great metropo-
lis, and Mrs Lightlacc is Obliged to
move, consequently that lady is the vic
tim of care and anxiety 1t is true that
she has moved before; but. unhappilv.
familiarity with the operation does
not engender love for it, and in all her
other moves she has had the assistance
OF Mr. Lightlace, and nc has made his
last move with the assistance of the
undertaken, and his sorroying partner
has TO "go il alone or with the
meager assistance afforded by her iit-
tie daughter Alice. Ii was very pro-
Noklng that her landlord sold the
house over her head, and to man who
was so unreasonable aS 10 wish to live
In 1T himself, and gave her notice to
eNacuate the premises by the LIST of
May. Now Mrs Lightlacc is both an
ambitious and energetic woman She
says To Alice what other women have
done | can do, and ! am determined
that your aunt GrimShaw and your
cousin Jemima Strong and your uncle
James and his wife shall not have il to
say, As | know they will if they ret the
chance, that poor Mary is so little fit
ted to fight the battle of life alone.
am going TO show them that / am
equal 60 any emergency. And on the
emphatic "any' Mrs. Lightlacc threw
up her head like a ''war-horse scentinr
the battle afar of, and Alice looked
the awe she felt over the astounding
spirit of her heroic parent
SO 1t happened that when Uncle
James came. As in duty bound. to his
brother widow, and offered his scrvi
ces to assist her. she said. with praise
worthy unscliishncSs, as she laid her
hand on his arm in true ,sterlv fash
ION; You are most kind. my dear
brother, but | must decline with
thanks. made up my mind when nv
dear husband left me- thcrc Mrs.
Lightlace wiped away from her eve, "A
tribute to the dear dcparted) "that
would never burden any one with my
troubles. Each one has his own 10
bear, and | must learn TO take care of
myself and little Alice here shall do
very well -
30 brother James went away with
an easy mind, greatly relieved that me-
might devote himself 10 his own NOV
ing with AN easy conscience: and Mrs
Llghtlace would have been pleased had
she overheard him telling sister Grim
shaw and Jemma Strong and hi, wife
that Poor Mary Is very sensible
woman; has very good ideas of taking
care of herself 80
After many Disappointment "a house
was secured, and then the all-import-
ant matter Of an express with his
wagon was IT, be considered. .Hc must
be reliable and he must be reasonable"
S1ald the woman of judgment II Mrs
Ilghtiacc had been as wise us She fam
cied herself -he wouidhavc consulted
brother james ON this all-muortant
question, as amy one experienced I'm
the cuisines, Of May moving knows the.
demOralizing influence of that fa,cfi
DAY ON the most trustworthy New York
city furniture cNpre-s-man The ONLY
question which agiHtc- him r hot,
large q harvest DE cam reap from the
hec'-sito- of Dis fpIlow-mau. and he
VIII compass SOFA and land t9 wrIy fl,
last cent possible But Mr. Li0ltraca
was 700 anxious to establish her rcuufl-
uon a- am cutorprisiug aud MANAGING
woman 10 consult anF one Sine f.If
sure Iu her heart chat these matf.r.
were very easily managed when flr.
persons were 'reeIy rlnci.ut." -l .bn
started pu her search Boo yroI .rirlt.
Ter ir surprise was aI thDa. fDuu.Ii...-
prices with which they confronted n.r.
eight. nine tcu and up f0 fw.Hf. dol
af. load they asked. wIfh tho moot