Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-10-25
NEW VOL. 35.---NO. 81.

defeu picturesque of Ptoluse SAO"'H
of ivy that covered the front porch
and much of the exterior walls, she
felt more comfortable as she thought
over her prospects. In imagination
she had her mother quite recOnciled
to all her plans, her school life assured,
and all things going on swimmingly.
For who knew but Brown Bess might
bring her 500, she was so spirited
aud handsome?
Work and home seemed brighter
The grocer's boy came for the horse,
and though it was hard parting with
the pretty creature, Susy, in expecta-
tion of results, bore the separation
bravely,
Cant We take little Of the money
you get to shingle the roof" her
mother asked as the horse was led
away.
q hope so, Susy replied, bitterly.
And you still think of going to
school. Amt you too old d?'
I'm not eighteen yet, was Susy's
answer. Many girls go to school till
they are twenty"
And there's clothes to think Of
dresses and bonnets and shoes"
"Oh, they'll be provided" Susy
said, with a little laugh.
"An winters comin'-an' it's two
or three miles to the cademy," her
mother went on, each time throwing a
more plaintive cadence into her voice.
Toms clothes are terrible patched,
an mother needs fianuels ain so
young as l was once, but | amt sayin'
anything about myself, only it's kind
o hard to spare you, and the lines IN
her mothers weak face deepened
Mother, wish you could see it as
do. must go to the academy,
Susy made reply. Its the opPortun-
ity of my life But l tell you what |
will do. If get a hundred dollars
for Brown Bess I'll divide even. Fifty
dollars would go a long way, wouldn't
it?"
"Well, yes, fifty dollars would get
everything we need, was the reply.
"But you're never goin to get hun
dred dollars. You'll be more than
lucky if you get fifty
"Well, mother, said Susy, desper-
ately, "if only get fifty I'll divide
even. 1t will be thirty dollars coming
in every month if only get the
school,
81 don't see there's any chance of
that, said her mother, with woe-be-
gone face.
Day after day Susy waited, but no
word came about Brown Bess. Tom
declared that he believed there was
no prospect of selling her, but one day
Charlie Grant drove up to the house,
his face fairly beaming
81 thought I'd bring you the news"
he said as he came in the bright liv-
ing-room.
"Have they sold Brown Bess p
Susy asked, her voice trembling in her
excitement to hear.
"Well, yes-that Is, if you'll take
the price they Offer" Charlie made
answer. -
ooh, hope its a hundred, said
Susy.
az hundred !" laughed Charlie. us
that what you value her st2 Lucky
for you that | was in at the bargain.
That horse will be worth thousands Of
dollars before long. The man who
bought her trains horses for the trot-
ting course. He has discovered re-
markable qualities in Brown Bess as
a trotter, and is willing to give you
thousand dollars for her. -
a thousand dollars Susy stood for
a moment like statue then she few
into the kitchen, where her mother
was making the daily batch of bread,
exclaiming
"a thousand dollars, mother we're
rich Brown Bess is sold for a thou
sand dollars. You won't have TO work
hard this winter. Iom can get Two
suits Of clothes if he wants them, and
buy the fye-acre lot. Grandma can
have all the FIRE she needs the roof
shall be shingled, the mortgage paid
off and-and-"
what am / to havel" Charlie
asked, as she stopped cut Of breath, be
having followed her into the kitchen.
She turned round, and, blushing
beautifully, held out her hands. BE
clasped them both and drew her 10
bis bosom.
What do you think Of this, moth
er ?" he asked Of the glad-bearted