The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-06-03
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Il ranf George. Duat ak me
lmps aud bcfe he stopped short
iih lla esis q rope IL ID. hapd. and
azea sF wtsh iis ryr Ssd ts loos
s- e ale--"Ws mu. ~, let Path
N I. s. Il K YOU dare
-aad ,Hre 4 LORD "a
heayeu. Ill gt Cas- raae
lie besUsiel, ia hr saw vas res.
ouiet and ! uo,ld, | declare l would
have done it. Tor, do you know. Al
thr moment hated Tie little dead
thing 10 thr bottom Of the boat there.
just then there cane q streak 81
sunshine through ite e'oam where
We had been piunciug beineeu wind
and water, and then patch ol blue
sky. and the great cloud went blowing
down river. Dan threw away the rope
and took out the oars again.
"Giye me one, Dan" said bui
be slook III. head. "Oh, Dan. be-
canse I'm 50 ,orryi'
See 10 hef. ihen,--tetch Faith 70.
hc replied, not looking al me, and max
ing up wiih great sturdy pulls.
so busted myself, though could
not DO a single bt Of good. The IN
simi we touched bottom, Dan snatch
ed her, sprang through the water and
, up the landing. stayed behind; as
the boat reciled, pushed in little,
fastened the anchor aud threw ii over.
aud then followed.
Our house was next die landing,
and there Dan had carried Failh a d
when reached il, a great FIRE Wis
roaring up tue chimney, and the tea
kettle hung over it, and he was rub
bing Faiths feet hard enough TO strike
sparks. j couldn't understand exact.
ly what made Dan so fiercely earnest,
for | thought | knew just how he felt
about Faith; but suddenly, when moth
ing seemed 10 answer, and lie stood up
aud our eyes met. ! saw such hag
gard, conscitnce-siricken face that il
all rushed ever me. But now we had
done that we could, aud then lclt all
at once as If every moment that | ef-
ftcted nothing VA, drawing out mur.
der. Something flashed by the win-
dow, ! tore ont Of tie house and threw
up NY arms, ! don. know whether !
screamed or not, but ! caughtlhe doc
tors eye, aad he jumped from his gig
and oloaed me in. We had siege
Of il. Bul 81 lfn9th, with hot blan
kets ara hat wafer ard bot brandy
debblcd down he tbrott, 4 ii.e pulsr
began iu alay npou IA iIi's temple ana
a lIil pms 90 beat Up and down her
check and che opened her pretty
dark eyes aud lifted herself and wrung
the waer out OF her braids then she
sans back.
Faith Faith speak to me t.
said Dan close in her ear. "Don't
you know me?'
"Go away she said hoarsely. push
ing his face with her fiat wet palm
You let the sail take me over and
drown ne, willie you kissed Georges
hand"
flung my hand before her eyes.
"is there kiss on those fingers n
| eli q, in a blaze. ale never Eissed
my hands or my lips. Dan is your
husband, Faith r
For all answer Faith hid her head
and gave u little moan. Somehow |
couldn't stand that; so ran and put
my arms round her neck and lifted her
face and kissed IT, and then we cried
together. And Dan, walking the floor
took up lis hat and went out, while
she never cast look after him. To
think oi such great strong nature
aud such powerful depth Of feeling
being wasted on such little limp rag
! cried as much for that as anything.
rlen he,pe1 La,l, a.,,.li, into my bedroom.
rnd RAINING home, ! got her sone dry
c!o;he',-aiter rummaging enough,
dear knows! for you'd be more like to
find her nightcap in the tea-caddy than
elscwhere,--aud made her a corner
settle. for she wa, afraid to stay IN the
bedroom, and when she was comforia-
bly, covered there she fell asleep
Dan came in soon and sat down beside
her, bis eyes on the Aoor, never CLAN
eing aside nor smiling, but gloomier
than the grave. As tor me, felt at
ease now, so went and laid my hand
ON the back OF his chair and made him
look up. | wanted he should know
the same rest that | had, and perhaps
lie did.-ior, still looking up, the quiet
smile came floating round his lips, and
his eyes grew steady aud sweet as
they used to before be married Faith,
Then | went busiling lightly about the
kitchen again.
"Dan,' ] said. .if you'd 81 briug
me in a couple Of those e.ick, MS stab
king out there like Two gentlemen
from spain."
Willie he was gone ! fcw round
and eol a cake into the bake kettle,
AMI a pan ol biscuit down before the
fire. and set The tea to steep on the
coals, hecause father always likes his
ia s.rag enough 70 bear up an egg,
AFTER a Dard DAY work, and he'd had
that % day and ] put on tie coffee
10 b8ii. t0r haw Dau never lad il
al hoHr becaase aGh liked il AID il
didu'i agree with uer. a d tben hr