The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-12-26

and's got to back on the next train, so
we'll have to hurry. You take him |
into the dining room, while | go aud |
get it. We have to be very careful of !
it, you see, because we think so much !
of it," she explained to the stranger,
as she departed towards the attic.
Amelia led the way silently to the
dining room. The parlor was cold.
Elmira had evidently reasoned that
out, and then, too, the dining room
was the best place to show china, of
course. But just what was the china?
Thus she ruminated as she passed
through the long hall and ushered the
man into the old-fashioned dining
room.
you are very fortunate in having
so Smuch beautiful old furniture -
their guest remarked. 'In so many
families it gets scattered, but you
seem to have mine of it here, and
the china, if it is the china
He stopped. Elmira was fumbling
at the door knob. She entered proudly
and walked across to the table, where
she deposited her burden. There
were pitcher, some cups and n plat
ter, with n dull-red pat4arn running
over them. LountSs
at isl he cried, e.
"Of counsel" Fire seat which Craw
lessly ~ kpSfT It ia as nc; Soon as 'G the
f fnI I'D about it and wanting TO
nnu The other pieces. There ore
80 ny ~ stairs, but this is all 1 couId
bring "'once." 00"iu
u iei was some more conversation
anu aarch in the family Bible and
'hg AZ IN departed.
s'n Mira saw him to the door. then
I - slammed it hard and fairly ran
back to where her sister was waitin@
and dropped into the old rocker and
began to rock violently to and fro.
We are somebody" she announced
trlnmphantly. eve are big some.
BODIES, Amelia. We can be Dauob-
ters OF the Revolution, and Colonial
Danes, and Descendants of the Nav
flower, and" she was fairly
out of breath
I'D cool Off little if I were Won "
her sister suggested. "Kind Of slow
up, cant you, EImira, and tell me all
about 1t. You know couldn't gop'
"Of course not, you poor dear "
Elmlra leaned forward and kissed her
tendcrly. "But you're a Josslvn mot
tne same Amelia, and you've the
LOOKS more n any one there. [ always
said you had, you know.
There was lot there, and Mt first
felt kind o queer And Won had to
tell all you knew about your ancestors
TO man, and he had lot of papers
ana seemed to know everybody. and
ne said ] was very straight descended
-th@t means yOu, of course, too. ONLY
You weren't there-and he was toIi,ipS, |
about me, and he introduced mo to n /
woman, and said something that 81 /
didn't hear, but it made her ovtro /
nice to me, and she took me around |
and introduced me 10 most every |
Dody, and they was as fine a looking |
set oil folks ms / ever see, even if do /
say 1T, and they're relations.
'Ihey' We been having dreadinl
time strengthening out some rccords
and trying to trace some pattern that
vas on some china that came over i'm
the May Hover and was used in Eng
iohd before that A lot Of the sons
mad mad whole sets made like it. and
10 mad got all scattered round. aud
when They came TO describe H. II
came across me all Of u sudden o. Chat
box OF crockery mp in the attic. thaf
grandfather gave MS and we didn't
over use cause twas so old and
So 7 up and told en- abont
Right ont aforc everybody,
Amelia gaspcd.
"Of counsel Wasn't r MS much
'p8slyn az any of EN-, even If nv last
name isn't Josslyn? Ny middlcname
Us anyway, and persons middle
name rs just as much their own as
their last.
Well, they were drendfuuy inter
estcd, and I told 'cm lots of fbipgs
they didn't seem to know, and gnese
they was glad J came.
THAT man didn't seem 10 moron
hall believe we had the china. go
Just brought him ont 20 sec for him.
self Iguess tho Josslyns ain'f inn.
posters. lie could sec for himself.
She turned her head proudly.
and that man is worth go 600
)OO,' she confded TO her slater inn
oressively. Three million dollars.
'nd he's big swell, and he hasn't ,