Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-12-21

She is not yet lost to wickedness. She
wants tolearn. I'll teach her. :,
After that tho old hedge proved q
regular trysting,placo for tho two.
Ella found plenty of excuses for going
out to the fields, and Brother Cox Quilt.
yated the field near that fence oftener
thau elsewhere. Tho weeds persisted
in cropping up on tho west side of the
field, and he felt bound to keep them
under control.
One day Ella brought some lomon-
ado out to him, carrying it in small
silver pitcher. 1t was some OF her
own manufacture, and the day was SO
warm TINT it was very refreshing.
ooh, Mr.. Cox, have some lemon
ade for yon." she saiiI, as she hurried
over tho field. s'I hopo you like
lemonade. I made it myself, and you
looked 60 hot and tired out here in
the cum that l had TO bring you a
drink"
Brother Cox did drink, and smacked
his lips. 1t was so kind of her to
think of him, and while no talked he
admired her bright face and maun ers.
Could any man look upon such n
vision of beauty and not feel his pulse
beat faster? Cold and lutiful MS tho
Quaker was, there WIS still much Vi
tality of youth in his strong franc.
After all, ho was only man, and
tho rights of nature soon broke
through all barriers of steel. Ho loved
the beautiful girl who helped him TO
lemonade.
Was he too old for srch bright
girl to look upon with favor? He had
been called tho handsomest man of
tho community before ho courted his
dead wife, and he was sure ho still DOS
scssed some of tho requisites of n
lover.
He could teach her tho ways of his
sect, and give her fino home. Ho
would gradually draw her nway from
tho ways of evil, and ccntro her mind
upon thoughts of love, charity md re-
ligion.
"Sho may DO frail now, but tho
sturdy oak was once but sapling, y
he said. ''Sho can learn and grow. "
Ho trod the floor of his old home with
a lighter and firmcr step. Tho bare
moss of tho old-fnshioned rooms i'm.
pressed him with sense of dissatis-
faction. They would have to DO re-
furnished and frightened. The flowers
and vines around tho house needed
outside or'tLn hue ,.e,,l', ~. ~ q. 'no
cont of paint.
'yo thouOhi IF 1,;nrr il,;, l,or, ",
Hrothor o. n,,tt.uod 81 ., o =, s.
ho dnno ,,o,,, - "A" ~ my
r,,
nneI ~, wore IMPROVEMENTS s'Qttt tlsc
- 1no enruc'is anu Eng pltfiiiist 4;
lngs which wcro readilysue gestea to
ms. u,s o'l ti oye,ile 4. iilae
sue'o IiinS als, 20 naRo u
mp, .e'9 ~, 81,
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4 K ss5.,ssn barvos+ of tho ,,t
Inn a5pronchinc Tho crons nn,ldn,i
'nI,sisancc to The rcnnors on p,,on 1877 a;1a
Tho autumn colorl snr~sst ..1y ,' aa"e,
and Quictness in tho Quaker com
munitv after tbo to;lsomc Javs If tho
summer.
Brother Cox stood Inv tho bc1oo CON.
oroting his fields from tho nor,len s sur
rounding tho tcnani,s cotto1o ~"
rho davis work Ind been Gn,sbod
and tho faint shadows suoncstod tLo
approoch of TWILIGHT Ella Strottom
with n meek. demuro fnce wos stand,
ing before him. '
"I feel TINT I have become 60 much
better this summer !" sbe enid ..yom
know whv: Won have beon go oooJ to
mo and taught mo 30 much"
"You should not saw thot for Il
might mako me vain. Such n ain
should not come 60 mo Mt NV ooe
"Why, you are not old, Mr.. Cox"
There WAS thrill of pleasure in tho
sturdy frame, and it seemed to straight
en- more ercctly than ever.