Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-04-17
poor Mrs. Startling.

And when the book was fang
wrathfnlly on the table, aud when
Mr.. McElrey had dismissed his
nephew's wife, he sat thinking.
H'll DO itp ne said, alOnd. 'PVe
had it in my MUD tor some time
III send these Starlings about their
business. I'll put an enl to these
everlasting lmpOsitionS Of theirs.
They only care for me just the
length OF NY purse. They hate me
every one of EN-. | caa see through
'em. dDll as they thlnk mel
AS h sat there, a lad came TO
the door, with a yellow envelope
in his hand.
a telegram for you,' said he.
Twenty-Five cents, please
Mechanically, Mr. McElroy paid
the money, aud put OF his round
siIver.mounted sDectacleS, as the
lad sped away.
Il wonder who 1t can be FROM
said he
1t was very brief. 1t said:
"Sto,ks have fallen. Your money i,
al gone. Sorry, but could not stand
against market
III. Raven & Co."
II. Raven x c.. Yes, that was
the name of the Nashua Street
firm 10 whose care his diligently
boarded fortune hal been cOnslgn.
ell. He read the brief dispatch
over and over aglln, az if 1t were
Impossible to comprehend its full
meaning.
II don't understand he repeat
cd to himsell-'I Northumberland.
[ thought those stocks were safe
enough. | only believed what
hose scoundrels t,ld M them.
selves. Stccks fallen My none,
all gonrl What will become OF me
nowP
Hls head fell forward on his
folded dr. ns on the window-sill; he
uttered groan winch seemed to
comc from the very dtpths Of his
heart.
i am a poor man. he taltered.
'As poor as old jim Watson, the
clocllmen Ter; IS poor aS Mathew
Stating himself The savings OF
>elrs have all gone at once; aud |
am Il poor mar"
Uncle McElroy don't mind it,
SAID the cheerful voice Of Matthew
/ Starring, wlel at last he had
mustered courage TO tell his trou
bic. and sat with his head sup
ported on his hand at tie table
vith a faor drawn and pinched az
il he had iust recovered from
long sickness. 'Tn doing we'll "a
my trade in>t now. Herbert Long
has pro used to take NE nlt
partnership at his new shoe store
a. b oodyiile Corners, and yoI
should never feel the loss of Soul
money while can handle AZ ax'
or draw a thread
'Never feel the loss OF my
moue,r vaguely repeated Nc
L roy The man talks like
fool.
But nevertheless there was
grain of comfort in his word.
And, alter all, Uncle J'hn,' con
sollngIy whispered Mrs. Starllni
'mone} isn't everything Io"I
see how nicely we shall contrlv
. to live. I'll toke a boalder, 100,
YOU don't olj,cl, Your cobtor
shall not be interfrred with in tn
Z least degree; and we may eve
!. manage to save little at the year
, end
Tears came inte Mr.. McElroy
I dim, blue eyes.
you always did have a goo
!, hralt Sarah said he; bat l woI
der how you Can have any patlrnc
left with me, after the times "
y scolded you for half pound extr
r OF coffee, or a nutmegp
e 'And l am gong to take i
dressmakiug' declared Delind'
i 'Ob, you'll see, Uncle JOhn-y'
O viii 1--we Ike a gentleman. V
needn't think that we have lly'
: on your generosity all these year
q not to try and repay it now
) IL Generosity said Uncle JOhl
hardly certain whether the wore
Y we're in serious earnest.
2 But no, there was no cove
d light OF sarcasm IN belinda
> bright, brown eyes as she bel
care,singIy over him. 1t was re-
?. loye, real gratitude that sparkle
o there.
d It's just as they all say decla
c ed James, the stalwart your
~, f,,.,..r W. oKa eVerVl hing