Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-01

IRE III the xfste ~ feI}nws dem I
believe he likes doing Il after All
Townsend had lifted the kettle from
the Ere and was making tea in a brown
teapot with broken Sront While il
was steeriny he n @ei up the pieces 81
the shattered tase from the hearth
where the II woman had tossed II
when she bad finished her omelet
Here's your tea. came distinctly
through thc open window few min.
utes later What will yon stir il with
today r
He turned to motley collection -
articles on shelf at the old woman :
side she selected toothbrush lit
which Townsend was seen hy his watch
full friends to make a grimace
s'I'm ready 70 on. they heard her
say. and Townsend seated on the ia.
hle's edge. iii proximity to his cooking
appurtenances, swung his legs idly and
began % sing The SunShineo of Para
disc Alley.
"Well. I'll be hanged said
Chadwick,
The tea and the music seemed to
have composing influence upon the
old woman. The incessant swaying Of
her body ceased. Only the nervous
hands beat continual time with the
toothbrush against the teacup
81 went through pork establish
ment the other day said Townsend,
resting his elbow on his knee and his
chin on his hand. ''and there I learned
the intimate connection between the
rendering Of pig products. and the rem
dering of song | stored the informa.
tion in my memory to tell You.
The old woman showed some interest.
.'In rendering pork. you know. You
try the fat. and in rendering "a song
you try the audience, Seeg | will now
illustrate the rendering of song. he
went ON hastily. seeing that his patient
was growing restless in her effort TO
understand his nonsense.
He was singing Ben Bolt in a
highly sentimental manner and tears
were running down his hearers with
cred cheeks when step in the entry
cansed an instant change in her de-
meanor Springing to her feet. she flung
her teaeup straight 1T the door. Town
send sprang from the table and caught
it neatly on the fly.
.t0usl' cried Grinston under his
breath
sIIow has she been the newcomer
asked with no trace of surprise at the
warmth Of her reception She was 4
woman Of 40. tail and angular and her
features showed her kinship to the In.
sane woman her mother
AboHt " usual returned Town
send 'Isaved the cup today. yon see
but was too late for the plate. indi-
eating the fragments on the table.
The listeners beneath the window
now thought It wise 10 make good their
escape all except Allen. He walked
along slowly after his friends, who were
running ia pursuit Of an electric car
that had flashed by the end Of the alley,
He let Townsend come mp with him.
Hello old man, What are You do.
ing here2'
Spying on you. returned Allen
frankly. and then made his confession.
ending with, And ! beg your pardon
with all my heart.
..Oh. that's all right, said Town
send, much embarrassed. "They re just
two old women found out about The
daughter makes neckties. and she has
to deliver them at shop in the square
every day at 8 o'clock. so if can stay
with the mother while she's ont she can
keep her job you see. Then it saves
her some trouble if the old woman has
her supper while she's gone. 1t amuses
me, too he added rather shamefacedly.
Allen never told Townsend who had
been his companions in the reconnoiter-
ing expedition. but it was not hard to
guess at some of them. Chadwick came
to Townsend the next day with
Il say! I've got some money here
that ] got the other night-no matter
how-and don't like to keep it. Do
you know any poor people that it would
help?'
And Morton. who had cut several
recitations for the purpose of going into
Boston to make some purchases brought
him ii big bundle of silks. saying
'.Old man. Allen tells me that You
know woman who makes neckties.
Win you get her to make me up some
out of theseg Pretty. aren't they he
added sheepishly
And Grimston. who was fond of an
Equities. irnplored him whenever they
met to render song TO try men .
souls. Mabel Shipper Clarke in Ma
tional Magazine
How byron Proposed.