Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06

"".' THU IL. 1t was brief and to the
point. 1t accepted an offer of marriairo
and was signed: "Yours ever. Lctty
Linnct.' And was she to be his oycr2
Knowing the trick fate had played the
man, could not speak of him as | other.
wise have done. He might be broken.
hearted Tor all knew. l felt as though
l were rascal to keep tho truth from
Lefty. As sat at my window thinkiup
all this over, tho diligence, full of pas,
scnScrs, stopped at the door below, Tho
usual number of Americans were nmon,
the now arrivals, and l particularly no.
.'ceo lat gentleman with case of fish.
ing rods who exhibited perfectly bald
head when hc took of his broad strnv
hat TO wipe his forehead. met the man
ut dinner aud liked his looks. After sun.
per, on the vcranla, we spoke. lie in.
quircd OF me if there was good tishino
thorcabout, and | volunteered To show
him II stream said to bc full of sprcimens
OF the iinny tribe beloved by anglers. II
was MS we stood beside this stream thnt
he produced his card case and offered nr
his cnrd. gave him mine in RETURN.
But the moment | glanced mt his uttered
cry of "Good hcavcn!" and started rs
Ito the guilty people in novels. Indeed.
telt guilty. | fnncicd, rs he stared nj
me III nstonishmcnt, that he could see hi.
,e'tcr through the cloth of my coat as il
iay IN my pocket. The intcrpositon of
providence seemed too evident to with,
stand. ncrvcd myself and spoke.
"Mr. Whitmorc," snid, al believe
have carried letter addressed TO you
about with mo for long willie"
Letter of introluction2" asked he.
''Tve been abroad"
ga letter to you from latly," said I.
Then explained how came by it. and
he laughed.
81 remember the mirror" said he.
"l)car me, do you know this is quite n
romnntic affair, believe"
hal tnken the letter from tho booI,
and given it to him by this time.
think he did not notice thnt il Ind
been cut open, as he toro il across, and
when he had put on his eye glasses und
read it, he burst into Il jolly roar of
laughter.
ut is too good 10 keep to myself"
said he. "That mirror came from 80.
Hotel. One summer, six years ago,
met girl there and fancicd myself in
love with hcr-a sentimental creature
with blue eyes, was old enough, not to
be bashful, but l was. proposed to
her by letter; said silence would be re.
ccivcd ns rejection to my suit, and
waited ior an answer. l never got one.
was pretty mad, pretty mad, and went
oil. Here she hns accepted me. Been
thinking I've Tilted her NIL this whilu.
What n position"
"}ut you can go to her md explain
said !.
"Wcll," hc answered with another
Jolly laugh, "I ought to explain thu.
I'm not the cad she must think me. But.
really, / had quite forgotten all about her.
didn't take it hard, and then I'vcn wife
and three children, two OF them twins:
they're coming down Tomorrow wife
ten times better suited to me than whnl'a
her name guess I'll let it TO-"
saw him looking at nae curio,isly
again. No doubt, my face cxprcsse1
great relief, and the next day had the
pleasure of pointing out TO Lefty T.innet,
MIR. Whitcmorc, wife and family; all fish
ing together on The river bank.
'rhcy'rc registered ut my hotel"
said /.
"a load is lifted from my heart, "said
Lefty. She put her hand in mine and !
kissed little Ledaer.