Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-16
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nah. "Why didn't / think iiASba he'A
Gomez Well. here's for itl"i't e" i.ists
She made a hasty toilet and went ittB
the parlor with her flushed face held ih
erect dignity unconscious that o vagt
rant feather poised saucily on enc Of
her eyebrows, coquettlug with nuother
aloft on her hair, while two or lhree
others, more adventurous still, asae
sawed on her collar aud danced before
her nose. FN 3
She held out her hand, gravely polite.
"How do you =" she begani but the
rest WINS lost In sudden, violent sneeysss
Outside the window on echo os sneeseh
sounded Observation-Disclosures speezea
hnnah snld afterwhiI she could heaf
the lisp In them.
II WIS not a long call. Mt. Harry
Mclntyr hdgetcd with hia cane sstid
looked uneaslly conscious OF Ahnah't
feathers. The conversation fl1gped.
Yes, 1t wns an early spring-yeryea carly
spring. No. there hnd not been as muck
snow rs usunl all winter-not nearlyi
Ms much snow as usual. Wns iteyery
lively at college? Oh, rather--fhe fell
lows kept some kind Of 4 row eoinr
usually, you know. Wnst,'t ii; Com
foundedly stupid In the country 2G.ant
so 1t dragged along. interpreted witR
poor Annnh's sneezcs, md unenliyeiied
by my redeeming sympathy or fun! z,
When II ended. AnnHh went back
slowly to her majesty''s fenther bed. 40
the kitchen door she stopped in umqze-.
ment. Doniram scuttled pnst her,
trailing after him q gleeflf snceze..
There was some ono else In the kitchen.
too.
"Philip Bumpi" exclaimed Anpah. \,
liking rhilip,t said he. +" In war pnina
and feathers VIII you come Into tho
wigwam?"a .5.,s
The tnll young man advanced 70 meet
her with q solemn show OF hospitaiity.
He was In his shirt sleeves, and HID
homcly, honest young face WIS inoiss
md flushed Feathers rioted over him
and adhered to hls face unbecomiugly.
but he wns bubyant with triumph, ma
waved his hGnd toward tho plump
feather bed. '"r ~ -
"It's done, at your service, tna'nm-e
done! a stitch OF tWo. md 10, tho
worst Ia over-you poor little gIrii" be
added. with swift change IN his tone
y
"Isut ! don't see how you knew ~
Bnid Annnh, In bewilderment.
"Donirnm Cobb1TIltte ippi-thnte
how. Ho hailed me going by with my
plow, and told me the atrplts, you were
In. I thrashed him flrst, nfd then 1,
o,,me TO help you out bit. ,.Yoji 5ee.
I've been there myself--fillc5l one OF
mothers beds for her once when ahoe
Vas sick. tia hblg contrnctp
"oh!"' cried Annah. you're Just Ga
gopd ns you can be, but5-but--i'm
afraid I'm going to, lpugb In q minute,
oh, dear, whut shall do?" .r,s.
Taught why not9" Philip said. en-
conragingly. "I'll help YOU" . 'f' /,
SITS feather over y6ur nose chat
waves every time you open, yoar
mouth" = ~ q
s"n's relief o. the departed brobnn
that ndoIns your classic profile, mu'arp I"
They both lnuFhed with boys md
girls foolishness, but 1t did not hurt
them. How much handsomcr PhilIp
Bump looked when he laughed IIis
homeliness melted away In the big flash
of sunshine. - '"l fr''rp -, ,Nm u
In little while the Kitchen ,Saa 10 ita
NATURAL prInnesA again, Philip Insulting
upon helping 10 clear II up. They
laughed and sneezed ind chattered to-
gether In great socIabliity. -;
Aunt Ursula caine home by and by
md benmed upon them approvIpgly
through her spectaclea -. j
"Philip's the right kind of boy" she
conflded to Uncle Miles. .name or no
name. Names aren't everything. I'm
going to- keep him 10 supper, and open
some bafberryland-sweet.gpple pre-
serves. Sammy oh. he's great deal
| bettsr. .u'f', o., vi'i'9i.-fSA : .AS'fs'
"phiiip's, ,sgch n pretty name" unused
AnDaf TINT night, beside her little up.
stdlfs window, ut doesn't matter II
there Ia Bump on it"--Youth's Com.
panion. w.