South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-05-23
DAISY 8 FARM.

| DAISY was engaged. ana her ne
trothed was receiving the merry con
era. ulatiors o. the family. consisting
| of her unc'e, her aunt, anl nearly
round dozen OF cousins.
Wharton Hill. young lawyer,
slowly win niny name and fame In his
profession, wss being vigorously hand.
shaken and noisily welcomed by tie
Trueu ans, when Ned cried:
Perhaps you didn't know Daisy
wss an heiress, Wharton
Ned = don't said Daisy. rcproach-
fully.
a lanied proprie.ress. cried Tom.
L do not re er to the raliry Elk hum
! dred year she draws from her faith
er's estate, bu, to her own property.
Her farm. in fact ! said Sue
Yes, her farm echoed Ned, COM
ing TO the front once more. When
you are tired Of law you can start
gentleman farming upon your coun-
Try seat'
After they were all gone. having
sted a long time OF this sutjeciy
Wharton MAS surprised TO see tears
III OaI-S o IL W. WI fNcS.
What is t. darlins?' he asked.
They Cont rresh TO burt my feel.
ngs,' Daisy said, gently, but they
wall jest about my farm, and and
! DOM like H..
But do ycu really own farm?'
IL is no, a valuable possession. as
you will zee when | tell you all about
it. Wien / was a baby, soon aite-
mamma died. l was very i'll. and the
doc ors ADVISED my father to sen NE
10 The country for chang, OF air.
There IS an oil servant Of fathers
family, who had married farmer
and was ]. f. widow with a email
farm. Such a farm, Wharton Tue
house has only tree rooms. AMI looks
as If high wind would utterly de-
clish IL; the land ia 81 poor that it
was slow sisrva ion TO cultivate IT,.
But |, wss all til home Margaret hal
YOU may judge TIA, size wss very glad
tn receive the liberal price father pa d
for NE, and my own mother could n vt
have given me more loving care. l.,
very year father came to take me O
way. and every year was persuaded
TO l9ave me, until was eight years
old. and a marvel Of rugged health
and perfect ignorance. Then / was
put in boardiug-scboo', but spent
my summs r VACATIONS with old Mar
garet, and Iny trunk was always half
q led with comforts fr h,r. Having
no one In the world Who Gained kin /.
drei vi b her, 20 one else but me 10
love, Margaret loved me wirh her
whole heart. Six years ago, after
father died. and | came TO live wi h
u Gle Tom. Margaret died and left
me her farm. II has been q joke in
the family ever since. The place is
80 utterly yslueIess that we can nei-
ther sell IL nor rent IT, aud il repre-.
sens only the love Of an old woman
for her pursling.
some time We will visi. u. You
ave NOT told me it's loca'i,y.'
1T Is In Pennsylvania. nine rifles
from any where. father used TO say.
because IL is nine mites Of the rail
road. hut you can always hire q wa
gon or carrisge at G. TO 90 over
10 Corn's Mill; and ny farm is very
near Gums Mill.
After this explanation, Wharton
bore the jesting about D1isy's real
estate ~ b perfect good. nature, and
declared bis Intention of erecting o
palstisi cUuBtry-seat upon the place.
wb be became a millionaire and
JUICE # the Supreme Court.
Being people Of modes, desires.
aud having al income Of ab. " SIX
hundred do lars apiece, Wharton and
Daisy saw no reason to DELAY their
wedding, aud we're married. with q
ls'ge sssemblags Of true friands A.
rCuId them. HEY went 10 house.
Keeping ID little house, modestly
furnished, and we're fair specimens Of
love IN cottage
But Wharton Hill was ambitions
Having studied his profession under
7 great difficulties, often going hungry
% bus needful books, often losing bis
. nights rest TO pore over knotty points,
be was DO b fond AMI proud Of bis
lIts work, snd stTove TO win a good
position therein. His love for Dai-
~ true, bones, love, Was never al.
lo"ed TO interfere With bis pursuit Of
fame IN bis profession. snd after be
vas married he attacked his duties
with fresh ardor, spending his time In
bis ON e. when not actually engaged
IN the court room.
Little Dsisy, whose life was ahec-
uou, found time often bspging heav-
iy upon ber hands, as Wbsrton be.