The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-08-13

VIC tlHc tuaJ IS accomplished,
the young men begin to drop in, and
so continue to do until dark, when
the fiddler arrives, and the grand
iun OF the occasion commences.
The morning of the quilting, while
Miss Tillie Redwood was embellishing
her charms as BETTE the occasion.
her brother Rob sought the privacy
OF the smoke-house, there TO address
himself to the business of writing a
note to Charity.
After an hours hard work he wiped
his perspiring brow, and surveyed the
following:
DEAR CuAWrY: / want everything to he
settled tonight for good and ALL If YOU
care Tor mo moro than for Jak" Hargood
and will drop him and set our Wedding dav.
soma word 10y Jimmy Iibbs before night. and
II come 10 your dance too happy To- live
Tor you don't know how good | love YOU
II you're oulerided-liko aud want to stick
10 Jake, don't send no word nor look for
me. I'LL go To- the Indies. and I don't koer
u Scorrh and all S'rlvcl up and die.
"Your loving Ron.
"P. S.-Pleasc send Jimmy quiet, If ia.
yes. I'm awful naryous-like.
'Look-a-here, Title" said Rob.
waylaying his sister at the gate MS she
was setting out for the festal gather
ing, ''you give this here note to Char
lty, but not till you find her alone.
You hear?'
81 Lear, said TIllie, securing the
note in her e-bordcred haudker-
chief, which she tucked through her
belt, "and all right
Charity, in morning costume OF
pink gingham, and several other
young ladies were ON their knees ON
the sitting-room carpet, spreading
layers of white cotton upon the lining
of the quilt when Title arrived.
cts a scandal didn't have it all
ready, apologizel Charity. "There's
been such piles to do. We're all
ready now for the top. Tillie, wen
get you to help us spread it on. o."
cts awful not, said Title, pulling
out her handkerchief, forgetful for
the moment Of its contents, and wip
ing her round face, which her walk
had heated.
Charity brought forth the gorgeous
hued patchwork of her quilt.
GLOW pretty that basket pattern
is !" said TiIlic. 'Tm a-mnkins the
mousechase pattern"
And then the top was spread on, AMI
no one saw anything in the cotton that
did not belong there.
But an hour after, when Tillie
found Charity alone, and prepared TO
fulfill her brothers behcst, she found
no note in her handkerchief, and no
ideas In her head as to what could have
become of it. Hunting for it was in
win.
ooh, dear - sobbed Tillie, "Rob'n
be 50 mad. duren't tell him l lost
it.
Title Redwood was one of that
numerous class of feminine towards
who will stoop to deceit, subterfuge,
or even lies, rather than encounter the
just wrath of any dark proved lord of
creation for any sin or blunder com
mitted against him.
''Anyhow,' she quoted her con
science with, eff it was so awful i'm
portant he can come over and tell her
himself And if he finds out she didn't
get it, I'll go home with jimmy Hicks
and stay till they've fixed it all right,
and by that time he won't care.
And SO Rob waited in vain for
Jimmy Tibbs Farmer Meadows's
chorc boy-whose tow head and
frecklos he would have hailed as n wei
come vision that day. He cherished a
feeble hope until after dark.
ats just possible" he said, 10th to
resign himself to his doom, "that Til
lie forgot to give her the note, or
something. I'll step in there for n
minute, and I'll know mighty quick
10y the looks how things mir.
So Rob stepped in, and ran against
Iillic in the passage way, on her way
to the kitchen.
He clutchcd her by the arm.
"Iillie, said he, cid You give it
to her?'
And Title laid up future worry for
herself by telling a fiat fb, as the only
way OF dodgiugau immediate scolding.
'Did She shy auything?" queried
Rob, ouxIouly.
''Noi Let go, Rob- said Tnlic,
twisting her arm away and darting of.
The doOrot the dancing room swung
open, and Rob could see i'm. A quad
rifle was i'm progress, in which Charity
having concluded that he was not
coming was dancing -pritedly with
Juko Hor GOOD
a couple OF young fellows arriving
at thut moment swept Rob into the
room, and theswingiug door concealed
him.