Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-02

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bows hunted all day for great
lunches ofwild flowers, with which
they burned her, tor The sweet
ness of everything seemed gone to
poor Lady Delight. Ben, next old
er, who had hate d to work In the
garden. faithfully hoed her pinKs
aud tied up her vines. e nd Dan
op, nly resented Roxl'sinterference
IN his sisters affairs.
Mighty takiu.' she thinks she IS
With her hair kindled up, an her
tongue always a.waggln! Hand
som, {! She amt no more b tndsp ne
than horned poUI,' and Dan
spike sincerely; in his preJndiced
e,es Roxy was no way attractive.
'Sbe won't never cut NE no
bread an butter, an If she slAps
BUNNY again when mother amt
-T0ETn, III tear her old ruffied
gownv put in Tom, one of the
twins, and Lady Delight was too
weary to reprove the Child for bad
mauners. She only smiled a faint
response as Din's brown hand
stroked her golden hair, and Tom
hung around her waist heavy aud
loving.
Bat one night Roxy went down
to the boat mOOrlU z, and 6ouuced
back about 8 o'clock, evidently
ont of sorts. 1t Gransplred the next
morning that Rick Revere had not
met her, for word CHANGED to come
that he was sick.
They do say 's small pOx, but
may he it amt said the boatman
who lounged IN the doorway and
chatted with Skipper Doyle.
Bat It was that dreadful disease
which Rick Revere had somehow
in his intercourse with seatarlng
men conlrac ed. The town author
itIes inter tered and Obligated him
20 be removed from his home to
! little stone house, far remote trO I'd
any other haUitatiOn, which stood
| far down the shore, whether his
proud, adoring oil grandmother
ven 10 attend him, She had the
disease in her youth, and she
would not have Rick left to stran
gers.
sIhe small poxV shrIeked Roxy.
-.It's catching! Aud he was hold
ing my hand and was sitting on
his knee only one night before
last. Ill haven't taken It, l hopr
| never shall set eyes on him again
thaPs alln
'Vell, you amt one of the falth
fdl klrd, such as we read about,
be y,7 remarked Skipper Doyle
diyly.
i wouldn't have my complexion
spoiled by the small pOx for all the
fellows in Chrlstendom! returned
Roxy, tartIy.
We'll, you'd better be little
useful as well as ornamental,
since Delight has walked herself
on her feet with that teething bady
responded the Skipper, who had
no secret of not liking his wite'e
young relative.
For Lady Delight was laying
now postrate in her little white
chamber above. The last 1eIcc ex
citement had utterly sapped hel
waning strength. 1t WAS not the
trething baby, 1t was an achlug
heart which had so worn on her.
She was weeping now, in a 81
= lent, breathless way, among hel
70 pillows.
G LONELY, suffering--and he viii
4 die, and never know that l love-
q him better than shep
And now her labOrs redOuble'
by Delights illness, and disatlsf
I'd with Roxy, since affairs had no
4 turned out as she wished. Mrs
I Doyle fell out with her sister.
q You've inst PLAYED the mischie
+ an' done no good atal since Won
Y We been here, Roxy Reed. Yon'
f, better Just pack up au' 60 homev
. 4 will that pou'ed Roxy an'
forthwith was a good as her wor'
II Roxy was soon gone, but fC
t three long weeks Rick Revere la
r, terribly i'll in the little store hous
y far away
0 s .cre.Iy, for Lldy De!ight'
= sake. Skipper DOSle exerted hlu
y self to obtain daily news OF tn
n sick man. Only his grandmother
W Intelligence and faithful care sa'
n ed his life and prevented seriou
Ie dlslgurement-They heard at las
ID hat the red flag had been take
TO down from the door of the stoI
to cottage. Rick was better-had r
IN covered aud come home.