Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26

80 49, 'VSNAhs- iui NOM "Niif
brother Tom would hardly recognize his
old sweetheart il he could see you now.
You need rest, my dear; do take somc;n
then she passed out.
Good advicc-cXcellent. said Susie
IN n hard voice, and | was glad she had
not noticed what Mrs. Grcathousc said
about her brother
81 wish you had charged her SIS in,
stead of -, Mary. The dress WAS worth
it,
eyes. know" | answered drearily;
''bn' even that would not have paid MI
the bills. and for the irs: time in Susie's
presence broke down and cried.
Even us wcpt softly and Susie tried 10
comfort Inc, ''thc lady entered the little
SHOP and bending above Susie and me
dropped letter i'll my lap-a great, big,
funny looking affair.
"a letter! Oh, Mary! who would send
you a lclter9 said Susie.
Tho lady paused II moment in tina
shadows of the room and | tore oil the
envelope, and there fell in my lap Il great
lo of bank bills.
Money" cried Susie; 'moncy! who
= what does il mean. Oh. hcrc'sa note.
Listen:
psAH MAnY-Accept a little present from
.pNE.g FRIEND.
That was all Wclookcd ut each othc,
stupidity.
"Who could have sent ii? OH SUSIE,
its mistakcr' | gaSpcd.
''No, il is not; the letter is sent 10
You and is for you. find it is Just 500.
I'm so glad"
kept the money. | needed ii so
so:ciy. and they all said il really was
mine; but felt uneasy all the time, and
wondered and wondered, for we hadn't
rich relation in the world But even
that hundred dollars would not last for.
ever. and by and by SAW Susie looking
over her old things and trying to make
up her mind that the time had come
when she could tell her bctrothcd hus-
band She was ready. Poor, poor little
Susie
Give Sc! the day nj last" she said.
Ills 10 he next Tuesday" then she be-
ran to sob
Once irort 1.-the lady" entered and
dropped in my lap another letter and Il
book.
This letter WAS moi so bulky, but wien
opened ii found tina, il contained two
bills of 800 each.
''N hat-who:" began vaguely rs he.
fore. when once more ''Ihc lady" bent
over Susie and me. and, winding her
white arms around Our ncclis, fell into Il
vioien; lit OF weeping
son, my sisters she sobbcl, when
she could speak. "Do You think NE
blind MS well rs hcaricsS? DO You think
you arc 10 10 all the worl; and me none.
Dear patient fingers and to orr aston
ishmc:i she kissed frs. my needle
priclic,i hand, and then Susic's, chapncd
and !ni!-marl,cd
"Tnera's the book" she continued:
''rc;id Ii when you can. began it when
my husband MES iirs; taken ILL., fanricd
could -. it done in lime 10 help him,
bus couldn't. l-ei he lnows-hc mus.
knOw-how @'aL am 10 be able to helm
those 80 dear to him"
FLORENCE" said iii wonder, ''wla;
are you talking ahnut:'
why, my book; il is there in your
lap. us well rs the money for it, por-
lion OF il. | always scrubbed more or
eSS, but i'll a careless manner, until saw
the great need, and tEcn found could
write even better than | dared hope.
never told because ! wanted to surprise
YOU. Susie, little sister, don't dream Of
Tim, distastcful marriage was so afraid
1t wouldn't come in time to save YOU.
And Mary. gentle one. I've something FOR
YOU even better than gold. I-forgivc
me! found ont all about your sad love
story, OF the quarrel long ago, and the
lover in the West, and sent little
bird with message of Your faithfuincss,
your noble life, and the answer came
t0h, the West is not very far away:
I'm coming"
wondered why Susie. with such Il
face of peace and joy as had not seen
her wear for years. should look startled
and step back, while ''thc lady"-al,
snch Il lady-stood between me and the
door.
Suddenly she bert and kissed my hot
cheek, and deftly snatching the comb that
held my cnis so very primly-as deemed
most becoming staid old maid-she fled
with Susie into the next room and closed
the door
knew then why she had held herself
so perSsicntly before me, for standing OH
The threshold oil the outside door stood Il
ia11 man, tanned and bcarcd.
could not speak. 1 would have fled,
too, but could not move
The tall man smiled and approached
me, took me i'll his arms and whispered:
Is it my own little Nary"
And somehow in his shcltcring arms |
found my tongue and answered boldly:
"Yes, Tom
We call her "the lady" still, sometimes,
for she is famous now, and rich, and
Susie and her childre live with her The
old folks have found better home with
Fred, and cannot help but think they
told him how We love his wife and of all
the happiness she brought us Tic Old
!iomedend.