Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06

L.'l;e it u'i.;. Goa,
l"rtthi; Tor the cool autumn days. ly
rlprinS up those garments AMI wishing
and pressing tic bctt.:r parts OF them
could !ct quite respectable jacket
out oi them, and who would ever know
from whtncc | obtained it? l knew
Tom would not care, for, although,
there WAL Still fright smart of wear in
them as Mrs. Hobbs would have said
thy conld DC worn but little more
without patching, and Tom ubhorrcd
patches
i carried the garments to my mother
TO consult licr. She, poor dear, having
practical making over until she had
re luccd the work to science, dumped
ut the idca," to use another of Mrs.
Hobbs expressions. 1;y the close OF
the next day our united efforts had
produced a,jackct which. with the ad-
dtlon of some pretty button, rnd a
neat binding of breid, was really quits
stylish locking. The next evening 1
drove &c the station to meet Tom and
liii friend, feeling quito dressed UP"
and cor,riaccnt in my new old dress
and jacket. But alas for my compla-
cency! was soon to know the bitter
est modification OF my life.
The nr:;t morning Tom came tn me
in the diniug-roon and said: bah.
what hccatae ol that blue flannel suit
that Wal hanging i'll my cloact?"
do you want it?" asked
Mercy wants 1t, it's his. Wore go
ing fishing, and rs it's little rainy H..
wants To Wear it. Hes u careful fcl-
low of his clothes"
think the power to faint is not in
me, Or IL would have asserted itself at
that moment. If the earth had sui
denly opened Mt my feet, gladly would
have sunk into The yawnin:s chasm.
oh! Toni" / gasped. II thought
those things were yours, and cut them
up and made them into that jacket |
wore TO the station yesterday"
Cut then up. excla med Tom, in
CONSERVATION, which soon gave way to
unconLroilablI laughter.
While he was laughing, I was 6es-
pcrat.ly considering. l had alwuys
been considered truthful; had always
been truthful whether from inherent
goodness or lack of temptation. can
not SLY, but have u humili;ltinr sns-
picion that it may have boon the latter,
rs, now that temptation prcscntc it.
self, was willing To falsify, or rather,
to have some one else do so for me.
When Tom hid subs.,lc,l sufficiently to
near me, | said: "Tcn him IL tr;.,np
stole the clothes"
"A Likely story" replied Tom, "that
tramp should find his way up into
my closet and select that particular suit
of old clothes as booty"
We'll, tell him wo thought the
clothes were yours and gave them
away" urged.
~ shall tell him tho truth" said
Tom, in tone OF moral severity quite
unusual with him.
He went MP TO his room, where Mr..
hiorcy WAS waiting. A few moments
later | followed him up the steps and
siippe'l into my own room, which ad-
joined his, that might sec, or, rather,
bear. how he performed the delicate
task in hand. Other emotions were too
strong within nc to permit me to feel
any scraplcs lii playing cavcsdruppcr.
When reached my room 1 heart Tom
assuring hir. Morcy, in n grave tone,
the frequent trcrnors of which gave
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had deliberately appropriated the miss
inG articles to my own use.
Tom. you are trying to sell me-"
said Mr.. Alorcy.
NO. She cut them u-u-p," replied
Tom. tbs crcsccndo on the word ..up''
being caused by burst of laughter,
''antl made"
determined to go in and explain the
matter myself. 1t would bc easier
than meeting Mr. Morcy alter he had
received Toms explanation. don't
know what said, but made him I'M
dcrsiand the situation, and he assured
me the matter was of no consequence.
II should have had but little further
use for the Clothes" said he. II in
tended to take them home for my
mother to make over for my little
brothers; and l doubt not the boys
would give you o vote OF thanks, if
they knew. for they don't like wearin q
madc-ovcr garments"
My heart went out, ut once, to the
little brothers
MIR. Morcy managed somehow, will,
a delicacy OF which am sure no other
man could have been capable, to con.
vcy to me compliment on the feminine
ingenuity which could produce SO
pretty n garment from such poor
materials, and even expressed the hone
that would continue to wear it. But
that 1 nverred 1 never could do again.
when Tom put in:
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