South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-01-06

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herself to thinking,
Another substitute muet befound
for the pulpit, and here was 1S o.
clock on Saturday. Ss72
! She sat. down and wrote q little
note consulting the dictionary more
than once to make sure Of errors.
and carefully copying the whole
beceu use of spsttering blot which
fell IA if Of smxffce nforethought, ,
directly acrose the second line.
DEAR Ma. HERvEY-Will you
grant us..the great favor 6 preach.
in papa's place to.morrow !? Tie
is' very III OF neuralgia. audi una
BILE even to prepare: 2 sermon. We
shali be greatly obliged if, yon will
dine with ne tomorrow after Church
THEoDoRA REED
And after satisfying herself that
it was all right, she carried it her.
self to the Star Hotel.
Mr.. Hervey was not in; hadn't
been in since morning.
But they would give him the
note directly on his 5'arrival; so
Theodore hurried home again. and
in the course of the afternoon CO.
Iored boy from the Eotel brought a
card, on one side OF which was en-
q aved Henry Hervey.' while up
on the other was written, 'With.the
greatest pleasure
And the minister's daughter. 'on
hospitable thought intent roasted
a pair of chickens, collected the in.
gradients of salad made a peach
pie, and baked IA loaf of bread,
which was'light and white as sea
foam.
1'll show, HIM thatsthe country
girls understand good housekecp
ing said Theo to herself.'
M. Reed was..not able to leave
his sofa the next morning, ESQ Theo
put on her pretty blue andSwhite
muslin dress and the gypsy hat..with
the rose s that became her delicate
complexion so perfectly, and went
to church after first seeing that the
table was all spread for the cold
dinner, ard the coffee pot simmer
ing on the etove.
The church was full.
Mr.. 1Iervey'..w was rising lumi
nary in the theological horizon, and
almost every one in Winfield had
heard Of him, so there was no lack
of an audience.
But to Theodora's- ineffable dis
may, the tail young man who walk
ell so composed'y out on the plat.
form was no other than the frank.
faced person who had stood on hel
kitchen threshold, only the day be-
fore, and overheard her diatribe on
the subject of undesirable guests.
Under the shadow CT the roses
che turned redder still.
'Oh, my tongue--my ,unlucky
tongue! she said frantically TO her
self. 4 always knew it would leaC
NE irto trouble! What must HI
have thought p
And, az it may be inferred, Theo
dora's devotions-albeit she was If
reality a sweet sincere little Chris
tian-did not do her much gooC
that morning.
J Mr.. Hervey came across to th'
, parsonage when the sermon wa
, over; and held out his hand t
blushing Theodore.
: I'VE meet again he said,,u iih
smile.
, i can't help it, burst out Thee
} dora, in desperation. Il meant ev
cry word | said Mr.. Hervey, it wa
all true. But-but it did not up
! ply to your
, Il understand, he said quietly. 9
, was a Little nettled at the mon ent
for l merely wished for a tempo
J rary shelter while they were return
! ishing my room at the Star hotel
& But can easy see. now that / hav,
, thought the matter over in neV
: light, that q minister's family mus
be sadly pestered with voluntee
3 guests. Pray think no more Of j
: Miss Reed
2 And he sToke so frankly an
= pleasantly that Theo became quit
] at ease, while he carved the chick
en-, and she prepared tie crisp let
5 tuce and the limpid oil for the sal
ad.
2 lie was taken up to Mfr. Reed
, sick room after dinner, and had
Z pleasant chat with hIm before tht
l afternoon service.
e 'You have done me n great ia
vor, SIR said the elder clergyman
when at length he parted from hir
J guest. 'AndIwo should tsteem il
{ q privilege my little gill and
If you would make your home al
. the parsonage during your stay IN
; town Should we not, TbeoP'
Theodore hung down Der head
l and turned pink to tie very roots
! of her hair.
Yes. she said almost inaudiblv.
'Only | am ashamed to'say sc. I
have behaved so badly! | nev,r
should have taken IT for granted
/ that Mir. Hervey was like the rest