Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-04-25

othorrat Easter, and in tho %'i lurg uv nn
s makors and mi i!ly long. Tho servants,
%ard rpSor az az tswcllcd by the cast of
4 g,r,,,,,.o to condition of absolute
nle.,ora, for Mrs. Ingalls, also was going
Cdbroad directly after the wedding, aud
\ Jenny was told that shc- must look for II
4 new place. Her mistress gave her Il
"character" in her tall. flowing hand,
setting forth that the girl was honest,
neat, willing and industrious. 1t never
occurred to Mrs. Ingalls, in writing these
words to:ask herself whether. they would
recommends girl.to any other position
than that Of II housc-maid, or whether
her own younger daughters, or Miss
Marie herself. could have obtained any.
where IL like testimonial.
Great were the preparations. say, in
which Jenny bore her part with heavy
heart, for Alcch had no relatives in that
part Of the world, and there was no sac
riiice of pride she could make which
would bring her news Of his whereabouts.
Only in secret she lived in her grief, and
could feel no interest in anything al
though two strange women had been
S.hiiNV VI DstNtr stii'i IL NtllcT ulTCu
from the village. She was fayoritc with
them all. for she was both artlcss and
capablc-onc of those priceless giris-;lt
the same time timid and helpful. At last
the great day dawncd and the people as
scmblcd. The church was near at hind,
and she crcpt in ut the last moment. and
stood nj the end of the aisle with the
other house servants. She had forgotten
to take oil her apron, which sliamcd her
ut first, the poor child! but soon she was
glad to hold the hem tight TO her eyes
and cry to herself through the service in
innocent wrctchcdncss. The bridegroom
saw her when the bridal party came out,
and stopped to slipa bright silver piece
into her hand, for which. she dropped
him courtesy but could not stop cry
ing. Tine girls image was pleasantly
joined in his mind with the pastics or
swcctmcats she had often served to him
so noiselcssly. and he thought to himself
that she snowrd II good heart, and was
sorry TO part with his Marie
Come away Jenny. the walls arc dis
manticd now, the windows nailed up, the
guests and the mistress are gone; half
sacks of flour. and joints of meat scarcely
cut, and mountains Of pudding and cake.
have been sc.zcd an'l wranglcd over
among the scrub-womcn, aud nov the
rooms arc deserted the house door is
locked. and you must he moving with
the others. Down the road she goes in
her nctt poor frock, her hat with its
modest feather, and her shawl-poor
Jenny thinking still OF Alcck Ross the
black haired carpenter and her false
lover. DOES she rcproach him ms she
forces back the tears. Not sine; for is
not the great world full of prctticr and
more deserving maidcns' A year! Why,
that is Il long, long time; and it had not
been serious courtship to him. but only |
such words MS II man may use to IL girl,
and kiss her, and go away after. All her |
maiden belongings. alas and the little
store ri earnings she had saved against !
her need, are strapped up now i'll her |
sct-loathcr trunk, and taken to the |
station by the milkman. She will 30 to |
Norrisyillc, where her old aunt lives, II
long, long way from here, fully sixty |
miles if one should walk it. and there
She will get work and he II servant all
her life, for she Loves hard labor aud the |
kitchen.