South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-10-16

FRIDAY. o;loBEa lS. 1881.
a CANE AND a WORK BOX.

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this wear. but mus, renain ~ hsm<
ho''iue f6e . brighter day, sdd ths
fair hrow OF Lrnna r, ,berts vss sliaht.
ly c'oaded. True enough. Lenna. ~,
piled Mis Roberta. bt:, while I. too,
lament cur circumstances and would
Gil ingly undergo much that you
night no, hsve deprivs,ions, yss
really think The d'seiplins and seif.
deuisl wi!l do you xor1 You have
s'wavs. berstofcre. had mucA TO grat>
ify Won. Now that you arc forced
to forego some Of your former p,ess-
ufc. learn to appreciate more thas
ever tue blessings within voor reach.
But I'm quite sure my daughter will
cheerfullv mike any sacrifice 10
though her dear father were here 20
speak bic approval. snd 90 the little
woman paused for q reply, she gently
brushed atesrsway and sadly ,hought
of the lonely gr svs in Oak Hill Gem.
terry where her beloved husband wss
laid 10 rest scarcely fur mon; hs
ag-.
Oh, mamms. dear. you are always
right. d"n't mesh to be complain.
iay, hu' I do ~ish 1 had Cindereiia's
fatty god. mother to wave her wand
and cause me to have efficient for.
tune 20 enable me 70 nnish my cousse
at llege; bat 40 tha, can't be, fiji
not spend time idly Wishing for I'm.
possible things bat try to Be oil that
poor pspa would have wished, anG
the young girl turned away and be-
gan come trivial task with . willing.
ness that betok-ne'i how earnest SHE
vas. Presently she cred Bee. there
goes Old Felix homo. He mus, have
been slime dis, ance IS he .ecms ut.
terly worn out, and "a Lsnns spoke
her mother glanced cut the windo~
and behs'd . spare shrtveled old man
entering the yard opposite. An un.
usual puff Of wind lifted the heavy.
wide.brimmeh hat from his head snd
deposited IL upon the sidew.lk ab..ut
three feet from him. With slo~ steps
be sdvsn Ell toward il. Az his long
bony fingers were about to grasp IL
The wind capriciously lifted it the
second time, and carried it further
down the streets. Then, determining
TO kill Two birds with ths same stone,
managed 70 throw the old mas caus
upon The ground. The hs, rems;ned
IN position Tor he space OF half .
mi, ute and then impslisd by come
sudden motive gave..a jump ani roll :
ed swiftly over and over little dis
sancr, stopped again -cousider d the
natLer-Gnd once moro p oceeded
swiftly In its race.
Felix Harley or old Felix a. he
was commonly called by everyone,
Was not no:.cd 70. his angelic d,spo.
sit'On even In early youth, snd now j.,
soured after years kOf suharing and
battling with a diseased Constitution,
az be stood with bare head exposed
TO the suns rays. and felt the strong
breeze blow through his few scattered
iocss, lie mu,ter:d under his breath.
PIague take this internal wind
Wait q moment, cir. exclaimed .
CHEEKY voice and tu,nius towsrd the
sound Old Fe ixesA~. the sylph-like
form Of Lcnna K 'be-ts z pidly Cross
i,g the street toward him.
Tue pervsrse hat MAS 6rst stopped
ia its rolling. tumbiing career snd
firmly held In strong white hand
Tben, STOPPING for the cane, she re-.
turned both articles TO their irate
owner. Old Felix replaced his ha.
With q curt Thank you and vouch
safed her . not uukind look from uu.
der his shaggy bro.s. Lenns knew
the old mans ways BY reputation,
though few could he said 70 have
even q limited scqua NANCE with
him socially. As she VAS not look
ing for courtesies In that direction
she was surprised TO hear him ESSAY
to thank her.
Tue wind blows With terrific force
she vsntared smiiinRly. fear you
found little pleasure IN your walk.
M, Was the grim response, my car
rage was under iepsirs and | weo'
on business. sni turuing away ht
slowly entered the houss.
A few days after this little adven
tore, Q message came TO Lenna. re
guessing her presence a. Felix Hs.'
ley's residence. lie was ill With 70
We. AMI though aot dangerous II vas
deemed best TO humor his whims
Lenna hastily laid aside her ironing
and vas soon for the fret time In bel
life ringing admission to the house
opposite.
A servant usheIed her INFO dark
ened room where Felix vas cJn6oed
10 bis oed. She ie,t O little timid
as MOST any elrl OF IL would, as she
saw his homsly features more drawn
and sunkcn than usual. As LIMOS
advanced toward him shs noticed the
little weazen faced sister wi.h con
p'exion q shade lighter than bic sit
ting near tue bedside. These LwC
were the only living descendants oI
an oil aud wealthy family. jean
Harley bad never married. bat had
cared only for Der brother since bel
mother With dying breath hsd cou'
signed him 10 her care. She was
then but little child Of ~ ADD the
little Felix, a chubby, rosy lad OF 8
had already learned 10 thiRk tbeFS
was no enc like slsses. SO thsse tSC
bad grown up-the tendrils OF thei
love reaching and overlapping eact
other firmly until there was little at
fiction for Others. AZ disease ssrlI