West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-01-30

had an ofer--a farmer who remembered
me when was here before, and knew
the place in the days Of the old Squire.
80 be 1t but, do you know-Siuco Thavo
told you SO much may as we'll tell YOU
ALL hate to let it go. Still l must sell
It now or never, for trado In land is not
very brisk in this retired spot, and |
might 60 forever without another oppor.
tunity.
''F. whites mic every day like the dear.
est man in the world, ms he is Aud to
think that when was here a year ago
bad not an idea OF marrying himl
should think | might have known, for
no one else ever seemed So good aud
stfong and bright. 1 shall never Toe as
blind TO the symptoms in the case of any
one else as was in my own. wonder
If he would have liked this for a summer
place. l wonder il have done wrong
in not consulting hml Taking Tho
whole thing together, / am worried worry
nearly to death Uneasy lies the head
that wears AN ancestral inahsicuw
And again, week later:
dearest M-Such doings! Mamma
and Frank arrived safely, and the cousins
fourteen times removed have removed
themselves still further, and empty.
handed, followed by the retainer, who
had cried herself almost blind poor
thing offered hcr d humd, butt shd
doesn't like me, aud would have none of
my offer. She has saved money, and
goes to live with convenient sister
somewhere But / must tell yod Tho
! great, the astounding news.
Mamma and Frank and Mr.. Daniels
| conspired against me, aud let mo sell the
| place, which did with an iuconsistenty
heavy heart, and then, when had been
miserable enough, Frank told me that he
had bought it back llc showed me the
deed last night, aud il is TO be my wed
ding present Since then we have done
| nothing but plan repairs and improve
mentsi and it * so delightful TO see f.
sd happy, and mamma enjoying her own
that l am quito beside myself with JOY
and rs grateful rs if had been saved
from drowning. told Frank how diff
fcrent everything had begun to seem TO
me already and nc said that lac was not
surprised, for all that the house wanted
was sunshine and fresh air, and
that mamma was the sunshine,
and he the fresh air. 1id iarl(
seemed to love the old furniture
and pictures, books and silver. and
touches them us rcvcrcnUy as if they
were sacred. We shall do nothing IN the
improvements 60 take from the character
OF the place, but everything TO add TO its
comfort. The trees are TO he thinncd
aud elippedi so that the magnificent view
Will not be lost, aud there may be- Gych
more sunshine and air We are TO have
/ lawns next summer, and tcnnis-court.
/ The barns are to be put i'm complete re-
| pair and tho farm stocked once morei
and we are To institute an army of retain
ers OF our own TO take care Of il ALL
For the house we shall have two fur
naces, 60 keep the mir Of equal tempera-
tuft and dry throughout. The windows
are TO he cut large, and hung so that Il
feeble descendant OF stalwnrt On race
can open them. The library is To have
deep square ont (window, not descend
anti built ont, making a recess with di.
vans and big pillows, where ono may lie
and read or enjoy the finest Of All our
views Oh those hills with the dap
pied Shadows Of the afternoon drifting
, across them! You shall see!
"Of course have not told YOU half
that | should like to; but you shall see,
as ] said before You may miss the
catafalquc nature Of the beds. rs springs
are 10 be made for them. and the cur
tains gently banishcd 90 tho cedar Ghosts,
If you cannot open the doors we shall bd
sorry We mean 10 try 10 have IL hr-
ranged, but we cannot spare the escut-
chcJns nor mar them with knobs.
There are trunks and trunks Of costumes
and letters to be looked over, aud many
viii BE- burned not thrown into the fire.
bl, carefully crematcd, having lived their
lives
land now / oui going % tell yod my
pet plan, We mean TO have regular
OLD fashioned house party here very carly
next year. J suppose YOU think me very
bctlmes, bat we shall hardly be ready
for twelvomonth, We shall spend our
holidays at Uncle Roberts. Uc is so
like mamma, so Jolly AMI youngl lie
and his big family arc TO receive their in-
vltation to ms for next year, And Franks
family nnd his sister and her children and
you Wherever you are, md whoever
You may be by that tirlc, YOU must come.
We will ride horseback enough 10 satisfy
even yon, and drive the rest Of the tirac.
You cannot plead previous engagement,
and no other excuse will be accepted.
"Good-by now. ] must 20 and see
what else has been thought Of since
have Jccu writing. ! can hear Frank I'm
the library singing in his splendid great
voice. beIivc tine very first arrange
ment hc decided upon was Tor a music
room
''A' Che time / think, sOi, poor Aunt
Augusta Oh, poor blle bloodcl fragile
ancestors! how much happier you would
have been If you had only known us9"
-Layyer's Blegr.