The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-05-22

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row to believe but that religion L
confined to the poor and obscure
to such as herself, in other words
A handsome book of Common
Prayer lay on the child's bed,
had been reading. The book was
presented by our Governor
Gooch, who was my fathers
friend, and is handsomely claspt
about with golden clasps She
sneered, saying "The thought OF
Governor Gooch's. giving a pres.
ent ola Prayer book" This be-
cause he lives in what seems to her
much gayety and splendor, the
which many who condemn, like
her, would do ifthey could, but as
they have to practice self denial OF
compulsion, they think it is &C
corded to them iorpiety.
For my part, Ihesitate not in
affirming | have seen as much
sheer vanity go along with Il
grogram suit as ever with
ermine and velvet, and more
indeed of that spirit which says
"Stand aside for / am holier
than thou"
Like worm in the bud, so
doth human nature early de-
velop it's mlovely aspects. To-
day l bethought to go to our
chamber west window and shut
in the shutter, for the sun was
putting the fire out. l heard
our two boys, Charles and his
brother Thomas little son, Ed
ward, discoursing beyond
"I gave you my possum for
your pile of plums"-(this fruit
to the soil and grows abundant
ly since first planted, "and
now you should give me Job
SO they call him back again. "
"Why SOP" Charles asked,
who is always responsible, and
I am glad to find, conscientious
about taking any undue advan-
tages.
"Because now | have moth
ing the little rogue remarks,
"neither possum nor plums. )"
"Nor will | have" rojoins
Charles, elf you take Job back
you had my plums,
eyes, " Edward follows up,
"then you had my possum, but
now that l have nothing of
yours, you must have nothing
of mine, that is fair" he added
Charles could not we'll see
through the experimentation, but
he will not contend with the lit
tie one, and so gave up Job.
| had two minds, then, one to
inhict a grievous correction on
the baby he should not soon for
get, but l Thought next, Satan
comes to him by rightful heri-
tage from his grandmother, and
I let it pass, then resolved to
watch my opportunity and
bring the matter before them
some day, telling his mothor OF
the same.
There have been distractions
to draw me yet awhile there.
from. The father of Omayall
has sought the father of White
Dove, as he calls our sweet
Alice, for his sons wife. Hc
says that the Tiger-I<ing's old
est-born pines to hear her voice
cooling among the wild pines
about his cabin. 1t made me
tremble to hear him speak, al
most as though ! had thought
John Lewis could be persuaded
thereto, and give away my ten
derby reared lamb, He wishec
to treat it as a joke, though
and seated Alice at the spinnette
whereon / have taught her tC
play with some skill. "That,
said he, "is all white womer
are good for, you don't wan
them bah ~
"cFingers fast ! fingers jumI
quick, F." said Tiger-King-"gut
fish |"
My husband still joked viii
him, which was, perhaps, the
better policy, but Oroonah re
tired discomfited, / could see.
Thomas is n man of books
albeit his sight is defective anc
he makes out but poorly Al
hunting. His brothers are stall
wart hands, though, in all mat
ters of strength, as indeed he is
too, but they have sleight Of
hunting, fishing, and all en-
ployments common to the coun
try, which he, for his infrmity
hath not
Last Monday was an holiday
and many of the young folk!
and their elders did take a re
past along in their baskets ant
90 up to sec the Tower Rocks
as we call them, few miles off