South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1889-11-01
THEINTKLLlcENCER
FRIDAY. NovEMBER /. 1859.
ONLY ONE LOVE AFFAIR.

No never had but ONE love affair,
and that came middlin' late in life.
I never was in the way Of such things.
l wasn't what you'd cali q beauty
when ] was girl. and what be'wsen
Uncle Rcoben's paraly sic and fathers
o. mellow didn't seem to
be in the track of 1t. I've heard o.
them that death has forgotten and
psescd by. guess Cupid has skip
ped me in much the same way.
I'D been visiting Cousin Melirdy
Maine up in London. I'D been lay
in up my cLurniDg money. and the !
egg money, and all ] saved this ever
go long. and I'd got me q cinnamon.
colored merino. and fine new silk
bonnet, with bunch of red cocks
combs on the side, aud pair OF mo.
rocky b. OTIS (,hough calf.skin Is nv
ordinary wear aud Ia concluded
TO accept the invite that Cousin No
Iindy'd give me- ever so many times
to come down and say spell with
her.
Miss Squire Sedges had given me
ONE tao 9 TO distribute Rachel Bir-
ney had knit pair o s,aned blue
init ems for Rev. Mr.. Sturgeon she's
a dreadful sdpirer o. hisn'n; and the
minister he gives me q copy o. his
sermon 90 The Mutual Duties of
Rich and Poor End told me to give
it to Baron Roth1child il ever me,
him at Cous n Melindy's.
1T nigh. put new idea or two in
to their he-ds,' says the minister,
says he.
But I diln't happen to come across
none o them folks, so gave the tracts
to car driver that l heard swearing
awful at his horses, aud a hand.organ
man, with dreadful blue-lookin' hands,
got the scanned mittensy and l gave
the ministers sermon to nice-look-
in elderly man, with white tie, who
was around collecting money for the
blacks.
Well, when I got there 1 didn't stay
near so long as calculated. Melin.
dy didn't seem so awful glad to see
me, after all, and it was dreadful tire,
come work setting up in The parlor
4 WIN IVY hu'ttcH MOEf oil
l offered to go down stairs and belr
wi b the ousework, but Melinda she
said it wasn't city ways, ard / was
very glad when the ten days vas up.
l had calculated to go TO one oil
them register Offices and get a servan,
to come down with me, for Uncle
Reuben lowed that. now my nephew
Paul was coming to spend the win.
ter, ia need handy woman about.
Eut Cousin Melindy she said she
knowed OF q nice girl as had sewed
there, that would be glad to get 9
place in the country.
! I'll fnd out her address and eenG
it to you.' said Cousin Melindy.
Twas kind o. sorry, for ] heard 6
deal abou, them register offices, and
, I sort O. wanted TO see what they Wei
like; but melindy Maine alleys was
masterful woman for havin' her
own way, I didn't say nothin'.
My nephew Paul he come TO see me
two or three times, and was quite pc.
lie and civil. He took me TO the
, park, and TO see the Abbey and the
Tower and all their curiosities. and !
took a powerful shine to him.
'Meiindy.' says / TO Miss Maine,
why don't you get one o. you, gals "a
set their caps at Paul Parsons ? He's
very likely young feller.'
Cousin Mellndy laughed.
I've got TO look out for rich sons.
n-law Fraxinella.' says sbe. Gwen.
doline is engaged TO the Count de
Fon, aine, who Will be very rich when
the law courts decide his claim in the
} forest of Normandy; and Susette /:
to be married to a young man who is
peti.ioning Parliament for charter
to put an underground line across the
British Channel
oh, says l. sort of frustated like
Well, the day went home, Nelin-
dy gave me nice green brochay
shawl, and with real bright border
round it, for present
But, for all that, / couldn't help
feeling relieved wben l got away. and
unbeknown TO Melinda, instead of go
ing straight TO the train, I went "a
visit John Salter's widow that keeps O
diapers store. and stayed there day
or two before l left.
And Miss Salter she was desl
glddder 10 see me than Meiody,
slough there wasn't no relationship
beswixt rs. Ard We bad fried oys-
To 8 and coffee fer supper. aud Miss
Sitter she tod me a real good rec eipi
for tomato pickles, and we had o very
satisfactory visit together.
And Miss Sslter she went with
me to the train. TO see me to a COM
Portable seat handy TO the door in
case of col ision.
The train hsdn't started, aud was
setting with my green veil over my
face, thinking that I'd begin pretty
soon TO eat The buns that Mise Saltor
had put MP Ia paper, for fear that
L would get hungry, when all Of a
sudden.like some one sat down in the
seat close TO me, and sure as you live
it was Paul.
Dstlingl' be says, before l could
speak, i've found you at last. Would
you have gone away without even
telling me good by2'
won't DEM / wss sort o frustra-
ted just at first for hadn't supposed
i