Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-06-12

end Of 'em all It's just scandalous I.
the way railroad folks leave cars stand /
ing on this siding most every day till |
they want them for the suburban folks 7.
evenings and mornings.
The sun glinted through tho chinks
in Selina's battered hat-a mans hat
bought at the store for ten cents in the
having season-and Leafy was near
sighted at the best. She listened No
locomotive was in hearing The short
cut was across a car platform. When
she climbed up 20 1t, she said 20 her
self. Il feel mite dizzy guess III
SIT right here ON top of the steps and
rest little. -
Penelope had gone with a heavy
heart. as has been said. 10 little Persis
Dowd's music lesson Penelope was q
responsible person as well as "a deeply
alectionate one. and since her father
death she had felt herself 80 be in an
especial sense her mothers keeper.
Old Doctor Bemie. little puzzled
. by nervous prostitution. which was less
common i'm North Goshen than in
/ places where people have more leisure
4 fo- il, had said very gravely that his
patient must not bee crossed: and Penc-
lopo felt guilty tina, She had even been
tempted to cross her. The temptation
had been duntuily resisted; letter 81
many pages 70 Sam NUto now lay
heavily in her pocket and still more
heavily upon her heart.
IL had required many pages 20 tel
Sam that what he had asked her could
never be, because her duty 20 her
mother forbade IT, She had set forth
fully and pathctically her mothers sad
and dangerous condition. the more Sd
/ that she suspected Aunt Selma of hay
ing made light Of IL 20 Sam.
Penelope had 10 go a little ont Of her
way 10 reach the postofice. and ~ the
. turning Of the road she halted. Eei
resolution weakened hy the tugSing al
, her heart-stringr Little Persis Dow,
. really ought not 20 be obliged To- wal
/ ten minutes FOR her lesson; and TO
I morrow would he soon enough 10 sen,
7 that letter. OH Captain Dowd. Persisi
. grandfather. drove Penelope homo
{ around by the river-roai. Sc the lette
was still in her pocket when she reache,
E home and found Aunt Selma franticali,
footing tine horn and ringing the din
/ ncr-bel 10 raise IN alarm.
+. 30 calm. Penelope. be calmr i'm
. plored Aunt Selma, hystericaliy; "bn
V little Aaron Scattergood says he sa'
h ker going across the field n the mildl
4 of the afternoon, aud my big lat an
e the short handled dipper amt any
e where, nor she aintl l thought sh
!. was taking nap IN her room, and
.e didn't ring the supper-bel, waitin
lr for her and you-O Penelope, don
look like that It's most likely sh
a has just gone to one of the neighbors-
k The two women stood looking
n each other. Penelope's white-iippe'
T. dry-eyed silence in strong contra
n with Aunt Selma feverish excitemen
e. They both knew that Leafy neve1 wei
{. to the neighbors.
te Penelope had heard that nervoV
ld prOstration sometimes developed into
er The thought was too dreadful 10 e
as dure in silencel The pondi Aui
n Selma, the pond" she gasped.
Is. Now don't you go TO thinking
Is that, childl haint let myself thil
no of thatr sobbed Aunt Selma. 80
poor old Leafyl don't know as h
ed feeling enough for her sufferings
IN. though l did know they want
Ter vain imaginations.
Ise Penelope felt the letter in her pock'
nix an awful witness 10 her guilt. ;
" thought that her mother had prObat
IN discovered that Sam had written
I'll. her, and anxiety for the result h
yes driven her TO some dreadful deed.
nly "Oh, my poor suffering moth
the Could you think / would be so hea
her less "a to leave you?" she cried aloI
She her self-restraint giving away sudd
ps. ly. Then she aroused herself
ack action, on seeing little Aaron Scatt
hat good standing. highly entertained {
she curling his bare toes with exciteme
in the gateway.
oss ''Run, Aaron, to every house in
,crs neighborhood and ask if my mot
led has been there or been seem" o
sun Penelope, imperatively.
I've been, and she haint, answe
her little Aaron, concisely. Nobody
ade her go berryia' but just me. Mebi
/ bear eat her." he said, cheerful
,ara ssoniv In ara amt none " Little Aar(