Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-18

IL child, beside him. Stopping for lit
tic chat casually inquired if it were onc
| OF his grandchildren. NO" he an
swcrcd, in his slow, soft drawl. "Da.id
an Luke an Sary an Lie an Mary Jane
an Carlmc all hcv children more or less,
but this is none o theirs. You see ours
arc all grown UP now and gone but Just
Reuben an Elias an Nathaniel an Jim.
an they're only off an on rs it happens
An mother an me we'd had little sllavcrs
around the house SO long that il seemed
real lonesome without any, il just did ,
/ and little jamie here, her mas dead, an
her pa-wcll, he's sort o ons. i,ldy like"
! with an expressive wink TO me, $50 she's
come TO live with us, she just hes, an
we like her, an, well, guess she likes
us" And with Il smile tina; softcncd and
illumincd his Srizzlcd old face he looked
down IL meet an answering smile of CON
! tiding affection in the blue child eyes
raised to his.
When ut last had started on | heard
Uncle Jed say: Come, jamie, the sun is
almost down; you and must be going
on Tor the cows" At IL little distance /
paused and looked back through the
green wood vista at the two figures The
old man with the chiid's little hand
claspcd iii his, his fraycd hat brim bent
toward her, and her dininutivc pink
calico sunbonnct turned and lifted aslant
us to him. So with the shaggy do. close
beside them and the sound of their voices
floating back in gentle murm,r they
went their way along the quiet country
road between the ripcniny meadows toward
the sunset.
''That child never should have been
allowed To there" was the comment of
Mrs. Enatian Sharp, before whom |
Glanced to refer to The little crc,uln-
stance ii few days later. They amt fiji
to bring up Il child"
''rhcy certainly nave had experience
in that line, = | Observed
''ENpo,icncc, Should think So" in a
ioac Of the scycrcst scorn; "thcir own
came up absolutely lap-hazard and with
out any kind of discipline, and this child
will come up i'll the same way and never
he taught The irs; principle of order or
ncatncsS or regular habits Of industry.
did ihink o; taking her myself, bat be
fore hal fully decided they had her and
suppose are letting her run wild rs they
did 'nclr own.
glanced around Mrs Sllrps fault!css
room anl could hut comiris; her i'm
n'r'inte housekeeping with that which
mac hcld sway IN Uncle Icd'S domicilc
AMI mentally confess the prospect of
JAMES Icarnn. ausht Of orucr or system
there was scani, indeed. hope do no;
,hdcTTl'r the worth "i systematic irain-
inS' li,' lifelong value "f carly formed
N@h' hahitS; stu as | looNcd Il. Mrs.
Sharp cold face and caught the faint
acidity oi her toHr there came IL my
mind memory nI the smile ilat had
flashed like 81 ripple of heart sunshine
hetwiNt Uncle Jed and his little charge;
and with q vision of .lanic'~ delicate face,
i'rr soft blue eyes ani sweet, sensitive
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h'' mere came gay when little jamie
TT! S'r,cNch win ihc same fever, and
Nnc" 'he H"c'or ici' the swift but weak
purse 'hFoopins IN the small white wrist
~ moo" MS hca,. again. IL may hs that
'hc sanitary condition "i the old house
/ WIS oiu, tnougn IL haI never before nj