West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-06-25

Siau see YOU, Nah' Hope YOU 'joycd
0urup, Sah,"
All Henry, YOU rascal. said Frod.
IL thought Aou had been hung long
ago for your impudcncc."
NO. sah,' laughed Henry. "Jc>
the same ole Henry, .sah, no bctta. NO
wu>s.
"How's the family. Henry? Wife
all wcll,and the children three. Uonry?"
"Fou now, sab! an all fuSt rate,
sah, fu>t rate. DE madam's dom'
oV nuSsin. of an OF Wor in tendance
ON your aunt, sab, ih hcr last illness.
She WASP cried Fred with "A start
- Perhaps, perhaps. pShaw What ;
the u>c?''
What has hit YOU nowP" | venturcd
to inquire
An idea replied Fred. Brilliant
or otherwise, remains To bc seen I'm
my present situation | can not afford
to let any clue drop. why not see Mrs.
HenryP''
"Why not indeed" / assentcd.
blankly But why?'
About the YOU know what, cried
Fred, checking himself as he caught
Henry inquiring eve. Would it be
out Of place, Henry if | were 10 make
No. sah, replied Henry; proud
ov dc honah, sab. If you'll wait till
>iN, gem nm, I'll sort You"
Agreed. - said Fred, as he dropped
dollar into Hcnry's nimble palm, and
we arose from the table and sought the
smoking room.
SlN Fifteen p m. found Us ushcrcd
into the neat sitting-room of Hcnry's
home, confronted with Eliza and four
coffee culored children. We both knew
Eliza, 80 no Introduction was ncccS-
sary
Lawd bless YOU, sahr' she eN-
claimed, in response to the first qucs-
ton, - deed, an wor wild her. an
mus say, sab, but she wor VERY tryin'
very much tryin' onter pussun $
nurvcs! Sich complaints and fault
iindin' :. Well, sab, urncd my mon
ey, deed did "
"I don't doubt it, said Fred. sym
pathctiCally. " But, tell me. did YOU
notice anywhere in the room before or
after my aunts death necklace of
rubicsP'
" No, sab, answered Eliza. de
cidcdly. Never seed no sich thing. ."
" You know what rubics arc?''
Law! yes decd sir / do, replied
! Eliza, with some haughtincsS of man
ncr Oar mighty few things don't
know. | wor i'm lie best ov sassciety
aforc | wor married wild Henry And
that individual, in the corner of the
room. grinned approval of the speech,
which might have been construed un-
favorably to him
'' It's no USE ! whispered to Fred !,
Its "a blind trail
" So il is, said Fred, dcspairingly.
" Let us go
But we were detained by Henry.
who always had an eye 10 the main
chance.
Don't either of YOU gentlemen
want to buy dOg?' he asked, sud
denly.
The question was so unexpected and
50 ludicrOus under the circumstances
that we fairly roarcd. Fred was the
first to recover himself. and, wiping
his eyes, said: Yes, ] suppose so.
Ifot him out, Henry
Henry disappeared into an adjoining
room, and returned. leading little
bull pup, the nastiest creature imagin-
able. He held it out TO Fred, and to
my surprise, it was eagerly snatchcd.
How much?" demanded Fred.
hoarsely.
civ seven dollars, said Henry.
noting his cagerncss
In ten seconds Fred had the money
in Henry hands. Then, with AN ap-
parent effort TO bc calm, and at the
same time covering the animal with
his top coat, he asked. Where did
you buy the collar?'
Dat wor mine, put i'm Eliza. grin
ming. II foun' il on de nur ov yer
aunts room purity beads. sab. but
dey haint no count We don't charge
muffin fur dc collar. does we. Hcnry?"
Not cent, sab, said Henry, loft
lily.
Once in the open air. Fred graspcd
me by the arm, and, holding up the
bull pup to my view, said in an awe
struck voice.
Look at this collar IT is the ruby
necklace
$50 YOU are to be married next
month";
Yes YOU will come to the wedding,
old chap
"Of course. Your present to the
bride will be. ! suppose, a ruby neck
lace?"
"Not exactly: can't afford TO carry
round 80 much idle capital, and I've
converted the rubies into cash Violet
will wear diamonds rubics are un-
lucky. that is. they nearly proved 80 to
me old fellow. ''-B BoSfou Giobc