South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-01-15

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rs haven't q = hssr. OF . woman
Mary, to keep TIE poor craythe- Cut
there. when is'ssk,lt with the cowld
be 10. said tel baxom cook; adding
Ia mothsrly tone Come In wid yes
my maa. aud ole bv the ere, for it'a
bitthsr. weather The day.
Fstx an Il 10. ma am, thantin> ~
kindly, ] answered. 9TH . dae
hrogus; for. ss lad. I hal p ~ d
the Istshmsn Wish succeas
The good soul warmed TO rne as
once aud. nlling mus with oofFse.
gave Il to me With . hearty A bot
cup will do you Nd harrum. my by.
an sure Ia theb!esssd Chr stun ~ tim :
thst's jus. forsninst ~ tho master
woa't ba2rudge We Q breakfast; 90
take biscuit an sssssse, for is's
likely 70 haven't had . mosshful be.
twixt your lips the dsy.
Thst I will. sid 4; and ne good
iuct ani = long lie to 70 I'm dhrink-
Ing 10 this ill,gsnt 9 Tee.
Bless the b'yl but its gr ,teful
heart be has. aud blus eye a. like
my Pats ~ two psYs cried the cook.
regarding me With increasing favor 90
Iboited tue breakfast which sh ,uli
have been too proud 10 sc.ert from
any hand ls .. humble.
Here | asked . question concern.
ing Pat, and instantly the mrthsr
gushed into praise of her hoy, to ling.
in fsw picturesque words, az only
an lrish woman could do it, how Pat
had come to Amefiky 6rst when
things went hard with them ia the
Old country. and how good he vas 10
sending hoEe his wages till she could
join him.
Mary appeared with Q collar. Tor
master said IL was tough job, aud
we'll done.
: May bis head he aisy above, dar-
liu' aud many thanks, and the coms
plimsats OF the saison to 70 ladies.
With which grateful farewell I
uudged away. we'll pleased with the
success Of my drss attempt. BY the
time the first bell rang for church, I
had three dollars IN my poeket. My
blood danced in my veins, and oil
my despair seemed shoveled away
With the snow I had cleared from
other peoples paths.
Christmas gsri.nds hung upon the
walls. Christmas music rolled through
the church. and Christmas prayer aud
psalm cheered the heart of all. but
the shabby young man In the back
seat found such c,nfort 10 the srrvics
that day that he never forgot il. for
it was tho turning point In his lie.
Nv friend fell silent for minute,
and | Ga, contrasting the past Of his
with the happy present; for he was
. prosperous man now. with al hod-
ored nsme, comfort able fortune and,
best OF all, q noble wife aud some
lads to follow In his footsteps.
Presently could not resist ask.
ing, Did you go on shnveling. Dick ?
Not long; for there was no need Of
IL, thanks TO Pat mother, he answer
ed. sml'ingly.
Come, must have all tho story
Tor know It has seqnel.
A very happy one. Yes. / owe TO
that kind soul and her little story
the turn that fortune gave her wheel
nay. rather say, the touch OF nature
makes the whole world kin; for
when vent home that day / sat down
and made . simple tale from the hint
she gave, anil something Of her own
humor and pathos must have got into
IL, for IL was accepted and more sto-
ries solicited, TO my great surprise.
Snow Was gone, but coal remained.
and I put IN tons Of il with o will
for this sctive labor was the toLic my
nerves needed and my
spirits rose wonderfully and muscles
earned the dsiiy bread that brains
had failed to via.
The very day | got the letter ac-
cep,ing the little story vas xayly
putting In my last ton Of coal, for |
felt now that / might take up the pen
sgAin, since 10 . Kitchen I had die
covered the msg'c that wins lis
teners.
Blcse my heirsi how I worked aud
bow I Whistled I was so happy, and
felt so lifted above all doubt and fear
by the knowledge that roy talent was
not failure and the fact that my
o"u strong arms could keep the wolf
from the door
] was ~ busy that I bad not Oh
served q woman watching me from
the window. She had opened il TO
feed the hungry spanews and my
whistle caugbs her ear. for IL Wss an
ale she knew. and bad heard csrtsiu
young man sing before she dropped
out OF Der circle and left her wond r
Ing Whist bad bsfallsn him.
All this l learned afterWard. Then
Unconsciously piped swsy It'll my
JOB was done. wiped my hot facs and
vent IN TO get my money. To my
surprise. I vas told 70 90 into the
dining room aud the mi3sus would
attend 70 IL.
I went and found myself face 10
fsoe, not With 'mlssus, but the WOmsn
bad loved hopelessl7 bat faithfully
all that hard year since I had gone
sway 10 fight my battle alone. For
. momeut I believed she did not
know me, IN myi shabby suIt ADD he
smirchsd face. Bot chs did. with a
world Of feeling in her owa sweet
face, she offered me not money, bat
her hand, saying. 10 a voice that made
nv beart leap ops