South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-11-15

FRIDAY. NovEMBEa Is. 1889.
WINDING HER BUSINESS.

FRIDAY. NOVEMBER Is, 1889.
WINDING HER BUSINESS.
me and Squirs Bagshos. we'rs go
in INTO psrtsership together said
Misc Naomi NutsinR.
'Eh Whatf' cried the Widow
Scarsby. hastily adjusting her ear
trumpet. You :alkiu' o. gsttia mar
ried at this time o day 2
Miss Naomi gave sniff Of exceed.
ing greet decision.
who's talkin' o. gestin' married ?
said she. Not ]. Nor. 1 gusss, the
squire. We're outen our fret child
hood a1d NJ ain't got to our second.
calculate. Not yet.'
The widow Ssarsby looked disap-
pointed.
'Thsp.' she said. what do yoa
meant
Why; !sxpIaiHs.l Nis6 Nsoui. che
sqslss hs's.lsassd IL old fam. 'rd
got 70 kt Il 70 sooebody. WHAT be-
tween the taxoe, and the interest, and
the fepairsy and al, Il wss TOO much
for woman 70 look srter. Bot the
cows and the pouitry and al IL to
remain, and I'm. 20 .run the dairy and
the egg business. Ten per cent. com.
mission I'm 20 have, and the use of
the old house. And I've sot out .
lot Of new strawberry roots, and some
OF tho offshoots of Hester Brine.s
sweet smellin' English v'olets, and
I'm goiu' to earn my livsn'. If be .
womsnr
| 'vrle,sr repeated Mr. scarsby.
and strawberries John hain't no
faith in that sort Of thing.
1T don't matter 70 me whether he
has or not, CURLY observed Mise
Nutting.
"A woman never yet made farmiu'
pay
'Anyhow.' said Miss Nutting. Il
mean to have try At 1t. Ny expen.
ses Won be much, that's one com
for'.'
You're runpin' great risk !>sigb
ed Mrs. Scarsby. 10 genuine Jobs
comforter accents.
There's always the poorhouse left,
II don't succeed, sarcastically re-
marked Naomi.
And Mrs. Scarsby went away TO
tell her news throughout the whole
neiRhborhood.
Upon my word. said Mrs. Dr..
Plumb, the woman has pluck But
OF course she won't succeed, women
never do
.Incver was DO fat in all my life,
said Mrs. Scarsby, 'ss Was when /
heerd Naomi say she was goin' 10
partnership with Squire Bagshot. l
s'posed, Of course, she Was goin' to
marry him
+ We'll, don't see Why she shou Id
n't.' said Mrs. Plumb. Tue squire
amt young, but he's a likely man
epough.'
'He marry Naomi Nuttingr said
Mrs. Scarsby. "A poverty stricken
old maid, with one foot in the poor.
houser
Folks usei to say that your John
was partial to her. sh,ewdly observ.
ed Mrs. Plumb.
That's all mistake, said Mrs.
Scarsby.
And che took herself and her ear.
trumpet off TO another house, while
little Ella Price, Mrs. Plumb's bound
girl. who had been listening through
the dumb waiter, breathlessly scam
perei to the grocery for the ounce of
powdered cinnamon, which she had
been told half an hour ago to bring,
and there Informed Mrs. Pepper.
sauce, as a profound secret, that Miss
Naomi Nutting and Squire Bsgshot
We're about to be married.
Il don't believe IT, said Mrs. PEP
persauce.
Il heari it with my own ears + sail
Ella, glowing all over with the i'm
portance Of her news.
AN old maid like that y said Mrs.
Peppersauce, scornfully.
She ain't 80 yet,' said Ella. u
heard misses tell Mrs. Scarsby So
The morsel OF gossip spread like
wildflrs through Cherry village.
Me engaged 30 Naomi Nut,ing.
said the squire. WELL It's the first
I've heard OF t.
Naomi Mating going to marry
Chat old widowetr said John Sears
by. 'Whst nonsense You told me
yourself, mother, that che denied II
up and down!
Yes said Mrs. Scarsby, . little
doubtfuIiy, but that's what thoy al.
ways do. Il would be great thing
for Naomi Nutting.'
I'll never believe it, said John.
The old love affair between him
and Naomi Nutting was dead and
gone long ago, but something In the
prevalent atmosphere seemed to fan
tho faint spark OF It's ashes into new
life. John Scarsby remembered how
black and bright her eyes once were,
and what trim little 6gufe she had.
While the squire, mediGatipg on the
perfect dazzling cleanliness Of Mao
mPs dairy and the efficiency with
which she bad set out the violet roots
and strawberry creepers. said TO him
self:
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