Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-06-30
DAISY'S FOURTH.

1T the railway station Of "A certain
insignificant settlement beyond the
Rockies Il number of men were wait
iug the distribution OF the mail one
bright day in April. There was no
special reason for excitement, but the
newly established fact Of II daily halt
of the train and a postOttice Of tLeir
own was enough to attract the eX-
pectant IL well a. those 10 whom the
receipt Of letter would be a sur
prise.
Among the scauty supply of letters
brought by the eastern mail was "A
dainty square envelope addressed to
Mr.. j. Lucas, which the postmaster
held up for admiration. with the re-
mark that it would have to 20 To its
own funeral in the dead letter Office,
for there vas no one OF that name in
that part Of the country.
Reckon its for me. said an elder
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" ell nv - ,''T,'',r'' I., ~ I. o,'. ''iI
the postmaster, handing him the
package, but | spose you know
best.
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to,,1u, pn+ ,,ood ord wbot.hoII
I5a ,ri,h . ,,or,op baro whore there
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,....., 'oiI rnai, Din.noro r,thar
t,.';ta,i.,.I,. ..Som.,i,n.. csn get
o,nitaon id., of - na,s,p Inv q letter
,,,j u,o,.I.. ,nuld .uc,,,a.t somathiuo
- HIN Won ont
Tbay ware oU olIicious in sugres-
tiops but incl. .gerry waited paticut-
Iv ,or Jack's opipion. believing, as
,n,.t If tha community did that
,,.a+.r.r ..u.s mud wisdom n. did
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tn,, u,nor.1.1 b,cl, t,,a letter sav
i,,,. .Don.t worry obout her. Ipcle
Ior,.v but let her come. She doesn't
write like n woman that's bound TO
sIoan ON rose Iaavas and remember"
softly "if there's money wanted to
mall, h.r co,urortoI,la I'va useless
,,iIo Of + MI r.odv for Won 70 din
into~
~ ,.ua.. waY b,va anongb of II
y,,,.,[..i,. Doi.,.. COW. .ba,s coII.ct.d
O Iif. i,,.rroncaa wont be q bur-
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d.;n,. ,n.+t,. rou vitb tb,t st,ne
,,.+ iurontfon mt some money in
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- I'm ta,,.,. NV anIJaJ h,.aonrta.,.
,L, - hot"I for ther.e Of the expected
.n..ts Tbar. ven. mnch excitement
e,nar, rho residents when the an
,oiutod dov cora and the nrettv.
a,roc.frl woman ybo stenned from
-. ,,i,.h. ,v.II bova hcen terri.
faao+ +ba .racto,,a of q nlatform
orowdad with men who eagerly
y,-ched her ev4rv motion. But She
radno +hon,bt for onvtbing but the
slaenirg child beneath whose weight
barown slender frame seemed almost
hordiny Sucb men a. those who
watched her were too chivalrous to
yoit for Uncle .Jerry's slow approach.
Half a dozen sprang forward with an
eutreatv to be allowed to help her,
and in a moment the lovely 3-year-
old baby's blond curly head was rest
ing ON Jack Dinsmore's shoulder.
The sleepy blue eyes opened for Il
look at him, then closed again con
tentedlv, aud the little mother, with
q grateful, conhding Siance, 'urueu
70 look for her uncle.
1T, geuvwine treat to see a first
class lady out here and real live ba-
hv ev,nif it's kinder weak aud sick