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

strange wooing, laughing in his
sleeve at his uncle's sentiment?
The girl continued rapidly, ssHe
wanted to speak to you first and tell
You NIL. Ho knew that you would dis.
prove of OUR match, but told him
MOTTO tell you. would first win
your friendship and then your love.
would meet you every day, and if I
could make you like mo by autumn,
then he could tell you. Ididn't know
MS could marry him il you didn't give
your consent, but when 1 found how
nice and good you were 1 felt that it
was all right"
a shadow seemed to settle over tho
landscape. Everything appeared derk.
Night must DO approaching, and u
mans eyes ut fifty aro not quite as
good MS Mt twenty-five.
Brother Cox heard the voice of tho
girl, but it all seemed 30 strange. Ho
had not thought of Jack.
care you going now? Oh, yes, it
is getting dark didn't realize that
it was 30 late, must go baok to tho
house, too. Tho dew is on tho grass
Good night. Jack and will always
love you-always.
He felt tho pressure of the warm
lips on his hand again, but they did
not send n thrill through him MS before
1t certainly was dark walking across
the field, and, several times Brother
Cox stopped to find his way. 1t was
strange that he should get lost i'll the
folds which lo had tillod and Guilt
waited for forty years. When ho
reached the house he folt tired, and he
rested on the front pazza before en-.
tering tho large dining-room. The
painters and carpenters Ind loft their
tools around, reminding him of the
improvements no was having made i'm
his homo. They seemed u mockory
now.
Ho entered tho house md walked
across tho strong floors Then lie
strollcd toward tho dining-room.
"Jnck, jack, whore nro yc? | want
to SEQ thee. Como horo know all
everything. Sho hns told me, aud
yo have my approval. I'm getting
tho house fixed up, and yo must come
hero and live"
'Is it really true, uncle? You aro
ms good MS you arc handsome, uncle
Ella always said you wese."
ego must 1.-Two leTa l6sery sumnaer.
and como aud SEES III 9 asSs of Gus IA s :gs.
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jq6t /, siob M y eptDi sSlfl,ii man who
Mas about EtriGt a tnsrtinot M ever
enm.s ITO inpIste a on Everything being
done Just NJ lie add, and thcre were
times Whom life WINS vorIly burden,
sbait sknuS to him for six months, then
Sc had b difference. II was this way:
Ont lorning he called mo up and
kahdGd smo n bill oil man know and
sail to mo to take il around and col.
lect il.
"Its ono of our stnndbyp, no said,
'and every collector ever sent TO him
reported him absent or not iindablo or
something. Now you go and don't
come back here till you SEQ him.
DO you mean Tint, j asked, ~ two
or three clerks looked up.
"You know me- WIS all .ho said in
roply md went out after my nun.
He wasn't ut home, the people
said, and wouldn't DO for six weeks.
So stuck tho bill in MY pocket and
won't OF up the country on visit.
Tho old man sent after mo half dozen
times, but my folks could only toll
was out of town, and / never pail any
attention to letter got from tho
boss, but went on enjoying myself.
Then l came back and Ind II visit with
some other friends and mt the end of
six weeks 1 called on my man again
with tho bill J. found him Mt homo
and told him whnt Ind done, and ho
paralyzed mo by paying the bill with
interest. Two hours later / stepped
into the boss's office.
There" said, before no had timo
to gather his wits, is tho amount of
your bill and interest. Ho was out OF
town for six weeks and couldn't SEQ
him before. You told mo not TO como
bnck till / did SEQ him, and was obey
ing your instructions. had u rat
thing good time and the house owes INC
six weeks salary.
"The old man gaspcd, got blue in
tho face and thought ho was going
to explode, but he didn't; he gulped
it NIL down and stuck out his hand.
Young man. he said, you ought
to have been n soldier; I'm going to
put you i'll charge of the collection de-
pnrtment and double your salary
And" concluded the merchant, "when
l was twenty-five 1 was partner"
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