South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-03-20

W "pener whitening hair
they are old beyond their wears
CAD ~. They have been worked I,
death because they loved as SO vel
as TO bear Il patiently, we never saw /,
!. Mates voice was all of q trambl,
AZ d she burst into tears.
NJ 9th er is an intellectual woma,
she went on 10 moment, with min,
capable OF rare develop nen'. Blu
how much time do y N suppose sb,
has had for reading AMI reflection be
yond. tue wants and necessities of be,
large familyP And don't you know
Cad, how often We have excus I'D
ourselves from re aiding aloud to her
letting her sit digging away into thi.
very basket, solitary AMI alone
through the long weary hoursp I
fairly hate myself when think OF Il,
dill, too. by this time, and said
go. But Katie, I added, isn't thero =
bright eide to it some whereof
We can make one. che answered.
dec:sively. l have been thinking of
that; how would it do to work and
get the house cleaning all done be.
fore she gets home? It will he vaca.
ton and Ross and Nellie will be
here to help us.
TO this plan I gladly consented,
aid then we went to bed. Wher
we rose next morning, it was with
very different views of life and il,
stern realities from what we had
never cherished before. But we
were determined to enter into tho
conflict armed with a strength a.
Dove our own and through that to
conquer-And we did. Two weeks
more and the house wore q new
aspect from garrett to cellar; eve-
rythlng was as fresh and clean "a
could be and well repaid we felt for
all our toll. One spot in the house
was an especial attraction, and that
was mothers and fathers room |;
hitherto bare, sparsely turni.hed
apartment, with the same stampG.
self-denlal upon it there had always
been upon every thing that was in
divldually their own; but now the
most CHEEKY tastefully arranged of
anyroom in the hoase. We girls
hac planned the renovation, and
John, dear good. honest fellow,
had lovingly paid the bills. And
now with all in readiness for her
coming, with a we'll cooked meal
upon the table, with an air Of thrift
g neatnesc upon everything, which
gave us the utmost sati faction, we
looked for our mother home. But
when che when we saw the
dear face looking eagerly out Of the
back window to catch a glimpse of
rome aud its treasured inmates -
the revluaion OF feeling was too
much for Us, and we ran behind
the door to hide our tears. Such a
foolish thing, bet we did not stay
there. She called US ss she came
IN and we came out of our hiding
place, all tear stained az we were,
and greeted her. And such o time
as we had taking her over the house
and witnessing her delight aud sur
prise, aud mingled with little soft
hearted rebukes for our working so
hard while she was gone. But when
she came upon her own room, and
her eyes fell upon the bright new
carpet and the bed with it's snowy
spread and rufffed pillows, the easy
chair and dressing table with all its
little appointments, it was really
refreshing to hear her exclaim over
the extravaganza we had been gull
tP Of and for tie sake Of a woman
who was fast growing old. But,
oh, when we told her we had done
it all that she might dwell in per-
petual youth; when we whispered
in her ear the Lesson we had learn.
ed by putting ourselves in her place
when VIC told her what we pfopos
cd to do in the future, that che
might live, not as d slave, but as
queen among her children, how hei
heart melted into tears, and witt
what manifest love che cluug to as
And as the years still come anc
90 we are reaping a blessed rec
ompense. The rich reward Of on
struggle with idleness and indul
gence we see before us ia the face
Of our loved AMI loving parents
where sits sweet content am
beams a look OF youth once NOR,
They share with Us our pleasur
and our entertainments we shar
with them the otherwise solitar
hours in the interchange of though
and feeling find wisdom we coul,
ave gained from no other sourc,
Rejoicing in the knowledge this
we are smoothing for them TIA
rugged pathway OF mortality, "
feel our recompe1se To be incol
ruptible, being assured that it is q
Gold laid up in the treasure hous
or God and bringing forth a hua
dred fold.
A woman whose ruling passion
not vanity is superior 30 any man {
equal capacity.