The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-06

other-not but what tuppence isn't
much to turn thief for-my graclousl"
You wouldn't have wondered at her
exclamation II YOU had seen the way In
which Mrs. Wlcks set down her teRcup
with such violence as would most like
ly have cracked It then and there II II
hadn't been cracked already, upset her
chair, and scurried out OF the room
like" rs her daughter put 1t, Shed
been bit by something"
Indeed had she been favored with
the sight of her parent runnlng-actual-
~ running at top speed down the pas
sage, falling over Mrs Fllnders's cat,
picking herself up again, and continu-
ing her headlong career up a couple
OF flights OF stairs and down the next
passage, Il Is more than probable that
she would have considered the excla-
nation just recorded wholly inade-
quate method of ehronlcllng her
amazement. Notwithstanding, this was
the precise remark uttered by Mrs.
Midgetts when burst IN upon by Mrs.
Wicks In high state OF furry and re-
morse
"My gracious, Mrs Wlcks! Why,
whatever's the matter?"
~ aln't 1T to llve-that's what's the
matter. / bin an done thing as I'd
never ave believed ia put my and 10
You know what Seripter says bout
robbing the wilder an the orphan? Me,
what's q wilder myself, an a orphan
this many year, What dye think I've
got 'ere?"
"Dirtv bit OF paper, I should say by
the looks.
paper It may be, and dirty It may
be, but for all that it's twenty-pun
note"
my starsl" giving way to very nat
ural astonishment. "Why, you are in
luck! How dye come bV TT"
"Taln't mine"
"Then who's II belong to?"
"You."
"Me" In a sforzando of amazement.
TITS the money yer Aunt Martha left
You. found 1t In Daniel-in the den
o. lions-and stead o. coming-an' CIV
ing II to you then an there, KEEP II all
night an were trying to make up my
mind to keep It altogether. Thought
it'd jes' come in andy to buy that lit
tie business were telling you bout,
an you'd never a-bin the wiser. But
there bin in den o. lions myself ever
since, an pretty well tore to bits by
being pulled first one way an then an
other. an not q mlnnlts peace since
first laid eyes on II. Ere" seeing the
other still hesltated. lncredulous of her
good fortune. take It, it's yourn sure
'nough, and" bursting into tears, "call
mccall me all the names you've
mind 10, for there ain't none so bad as
amt deserved 'em."
This was too much for Mrs. NUGGETS,
who Immediately began to give way
herself
"Why-why-you dear good, 'onest
soul-yes; do mean 1t. for don't be-
lleve there's a 'onester going. The hIdea
o. you maxim such to-dol Talking
bout robblng folks, an SIGH nonsense.
As II I didn't know better. should like
to know who wouldn't BIO took a'back at
coming upon SIGH q cap O. money all
unexpected. And as for your keeping It
all night, it's jes' as well you did, for
know | shouldn't ave 'ad wink o.
sleep II you'd took an brought It to me
straight off. Now then, don't you take
on, an tell you what wen do. I'll buy
that business with the lease an fixters
you was speaking OF, and you'n me
we'll go down there an manage It be-
tween us. Lor', shouldn't wonder but
what wen be putting money by in no
time. Any'ow, shan't be sorry to turn
my back on Bankers Buildings, Meth
err"
And" as Mrs. wlcks subsequently,
observed, II should jes' like to ear any
one run down the Bible after thatl"-
Ada L. Harris in Cornhill Magazine.