Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-11-16

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with her morn 40 years."
t'Why no, not as | know Of" S le
tapped her foot upon the grOrnI,
as she might have 40 years before.
There was a soft flush upon her old
New England cheek. DIuiel kiss
ed the pinkestpIlce, and she reacL.
O up to his o n r cheek aad gave
it quick Int lie peck. "Therr! go
long with you" she said. "Bless
God for my us6aud!' was what it
meant.
Later OH there came a stretch of
beautiful days, cold indeed, but
not with the deadenlng cold of De
cember. "We!l, who'd you see
up to townl' was NancS's question
as Daniel came IN df dusk. She
shut her book over her sp ctacl,
in anticipation OF The gossip Which,
DLueI h Id gro WI in the b Ibit Of
bringing home, but as he only ans
wered, Goa, nobo Is In pariiculIr,'
she 10 'krd for her place again,
little disappointed.
Daniel set his boots upon the
fOOtstOOl to dry, and thrust his
feet into tue slippers Nancy had
warmed for him "Lsls see
when'd we hear from John last!"
he asked, presently, IN It f1ectlve
tone.
"Two weeks ago, Come S,IAay,'
was NIncN's reply.
"Ive been thinking g-whA|s to
hinder about lhlt visit they was
talking of You know they wanted
You to come for Christmas, but
twA'nt soft you could.
Nancy put on her spectacles and
then took them Oft again, bewil-
dered.
"l'm fixed to spare the money
now" he went on; little trip will
likely do you good. That name
sake of yDurs''I be wanting to see
how her grdndmothcr looks"
Nanry's heart gave a great Bound
at the thought of the grandchild
she had never seen. little Nan,
whom she longed to have upon her
knee; but she said, hesltatlnGIy-
"B 1t, Dah'l'-
"You're fxrd to go, Amt youi
Never heard of a woman that was
ready to start off anywhe'e!"
Yes, Pm so l cou Id go-though
there's things | ought to have If /
was gOing-bnt 1 can't leave you,
DAn'l. We're getting old folks.
You wouldn't get along"
III gneSs can get NJ nindy Pet
ers to come an cook Tor ne, sug.
gested d lniel, with a jOcose twin
kle in his eye, as though all had
not been told yet.
"Well, III be dreadful hard pnt
to it before I'd let YOU eat Marlndy
Peters cOokiu," SAID his wife with
decision; shit'less, meachln' cretur
enough. Besides, how'd L ever
get there?7
"IPs easy getting to B lffdlo.
Pat you right on board a sleeper
eyes, an shOnIdn't sleep en-
ongh to ply tor my ticket. [
should bo so afraid they'd put a
man over my head. No, DAu'l ipS
real kind IN sou to think OF it, but
I cau't 60 of so far an leave you
can't nowaNw
She h I'd risen, and was agifated-
ly brushing the top of the stove
with turkey wing, though there
were no ashes on it.
Daniel drew "A ponderous breath
bis liltle surprise was even more
enjoyable than he had anticipated.
"I haven't sud was goin' to be
left yet,"he remark ID. sIoAly.
"Why, OIh'.I you don't meanT
81 don't propose to let you get
lost alone in that sleeper--thapd
never do any way IN the world, L
guess we Can manage to get there
together, ebi What you spose the
boy'll say to zee us come lni Twill
be sort o'brIdal trip, won't ltP
The old man was looking at her
with deep wells of tenderness iD
bis eyes.
Nancy made a step toward him,
aud put her hand up to his coat,
as If to brush away invisible dnst.
Suddenly his arms closed ar
ound her, AID held her. He kissed
her bent head and cleared his
throat, patting her worn back
gently. II got good SIfe when
l got ye, Nlncy," was what he
said at last.
His wife did not answer. She
leaned against him aud slowly
stroked his shoulder up aud down