South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-12-12
F9ElNTELLlGENCER
FRIDAY. DEcENBsR i. 1890.
OUR STONE. !"


hem as c r.less and merry as ual,
W OF item quiet and houghtlul.
Among these were tSo gisis who
pre-. en- ~ tuned iato site street n /
went on alone toge her.
/ wish we hsdn't promised le-
ciared he brown eyed one. after .eu
,ninu'es Of troubled silence.
Il dol, know what mad nae say
woul ;, I'm sure l cent. Tb, res no
one to talk t. tui papa,a and be dossn't
believe any of teese things Y4u
know Miss Chsn.b,rs told us 10 begin
ny &c ling ibis story about how the
great store WIS rolled away from the
''oor o. the cave, without any body
ouching it, ami Jesus. who had been
dead 50 ma y hours, Just walked out
and he, un living asaiu! But tcan't
shy any hiag about it to papa. If I
,huu d he w,uii just laugh with ell
bis might, ard cay II wa surprising
h t girl so in elll2ent as cauli
heiieve such mems n e. l tell you
a. &c, i. is dread al 10 have papa
nho doesn't bel eve in tho Bib'e.'
A grea. sigh seemed to he the only
answer Alice had her fr ED
a, LIST che said, 1T must be very
bar To be l-ugbrd az, but ai'er all.
d nj you believe il would be worse
II you we're really afraid to say any
thing q
What Il yor had father who was
oss almost all the time, and who
,.oh's he TO tssr you talk at all P
oh, my said Jenni., TN, stopped
She iii rot like tn be lau shed a.,
but she certainly was MT afraid of
Der father.
After little silence Alice spoke
again in n toIa Of almost hopeless
Eraviiy.
IL is Ihe brady, you know, Jed-
mic. Everybody knows that my fsth-
er drinks, So may as we'll cay II
tight GU. can remember when be
used 20 take ne or his lap ard ask
me about where had hear, and what
had bUi peUe,!; tie uaed to like TO
have ms tell him. every thing. But
ha. 40 before ne bad any saloo 8
r should Try 20 tell him OF our Sat.
Grday Meetings, AMI he fcnnd we
talked stout Ai.ch l., ard bad =
pledge. doI'; believe he would let
INC 60 any more. Dlh't ycu think
viii have 10 tell Miss Climbers that
/ cant tell tho story to papa 2
Il dot knor,' sad Jennie, her
Toen etes looking troubled. We
promised, you SCI. md we haven't
any bydy elsa to tell. Maybe'--
Sc dill not flush Ihe sentence, for
just as hey turned MO tie lane to go
home by The short road, they met ST.
al West With Ler hands full OF
bright coiore1 fl ,wers. Her suu-hon,
net was push. back fco.n pleasant
ftcck!cd fec.f
Aren't they prouy2' she said, hold
ing up Tie q we ;. Miss Palmer
gave them 10 me. I'm going TO take
tbeC1 nome, mo Der Ikea q ,Sets 81
wuch.'
Both girls looked at her visLfully
Sarah lived in dlngy little hrowr
nous just tue other eide OF the lane
aad Lad hbmelY freckled face. aud
was poor, and wore homely ,mmDr
dresses, hut she had a mother To tsks
lJwers to, AID the homes Of both ties,
other girls y ere mosherlsss.
'You didn't C me 10 the class ?
Jennie said presently ir an ifquiript
Ione. /; " her ay OF asking WDJ
not 2
No said Sarah, 'mo,hcr ad The
scroGbing to do and couldn't s[ar,
me. j .bupy is 80 miechievous wher
che sefubs. WHAT old Jou do 2
Then begsn The story of The hour
I'D hy botn gitls, cecil furnishing il
turn an i',m. FROM It Sarah Learned
that the i bic lesson had been tlC
Rpris go tell aud the scholars a
pledged themselves 10 Fl d the person
nearest home who did not know Js
Gus Chris, and talk abou; lis poWei
and love.
we rr missed with Tie o'hars,
Jennie said hot nov we almost Wisl
We badnt. We dou't know bow TO q,
| u, nor bat good il Tiil d.. We ihinl
there is g. eat big stone in our way
too
= W fEhlNutE NtV1NtA WIN liLAii
laugb. tut Sarah had an answer really
She kne0 the story Of the re direction
very we'll indeed, If she had not beer
to The Saturday class.
They found tic ooe rolled ava,
when uey gus there, sic said quick,
| ly. Tuey worried about IL you know
bot when they leactcd the spot 1t Wa
| g ne
} unie and Alice boxed at on,
another. Ours won't be- sail Jen-
ME grifcantly.
Il know whas I'll do, said Sarah
Pu tel Jimmy about it. lie i
moving tic 1t rigbt next TO th,
house, and I'm gong over to th,
meado6 just below 30 pick strawber
rel I've often wanted TO say some.
Thing TO Jimmy, nov I know how q
beg'n. / think Miss Chambers has
splendid way Of shown, folks low 1,
begin things.
But you didn't PROMISE said boil
girls at once.
Sarah seemed surprised
No. she SAID slowly bat that /
because ! wasn't there. Aud il is
way 10 help along, you know.
Tie two listeners lookei ~ escI