The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-04-12

els father I've saved a little money
and you'll end il there. I've often
thought Of you by night and day and
I've fancied you'd come back again.
You're the right sort, remarked
the senior, With an expletiye. Bot
what kind Q place ave you got Will
this blackgusrd
Hash, hush father; he's very
good TO me, whatever he may have
been o you in times past
Curse i'm! rejoined tie latter
Is e a, 'ome now
No, rejoined The junior; he.
gone to Sneshingham TO receive bis
rents, and I'm 10 join him at Alliug.
ham to.morrr W.
Whatl Aliingham down in the
fen, you mean about alt way be
tween ere and Sneshinghan I
Yes.
Where does Z pat up
At Joe Shows.
What, the Five miles from any.
where, as we used to call il /!
Yes. DO you know IL
Il know every inch o 'ouse and
land. Ard 50 old Joe's alive still
Its dreary place for travellers.
So il is observed J. j., thought
fully but | sleep in a little room
leading out Of his'
And old Joe is an honest chap,
broke in the senior, cheerily You'll
be there, | suppose, by this time To-
morrow.
Yes I'm 10 be there certainly BY
seven O'Clock
'It seems rum start for a gen'l'-
man for to collect is own rents and
then you'd think ed surely put EN-
in The bank AZ Sneshingam,
Mr.. Noman has some strange
ways Besides, how did you know
he didn't bank al Sneshingbam n
/ didn't know il till you told me
his minule, laughed the senior bat
lor', II don't matter to the likes o. ne
were e banks. Giye US a paw, lad
goodnight
He nodded, and slouched off, leav I
lug bis son to ponder seriously oven
lie events Of the evening.
How ought he act with respect to
Mr.. Aomau? He had promised his
father HAT he would tell no one Of his
return; bat he had spoken hurriedly
= without thinking. Perhaps Mr.
Noman might hear Of it from some
Other source; for the returned con
ricl might possibly have been recog
nized by some in his native village
NJ. Noman was stern man, and
would undoubtedly give information
to the Authorities aud then G.. j., il
caught, would be hanged-Ior death
was at that time the penalty for his
escape. Poor j. j. was in dilemma
he was determined not TO have bis
fathers blood upon his hands, and, al
the same time, il was evident from
lis fathers manner that he harbored
i'll feelings against Dir. Noman, and
probably meant to be avenged upon
him some way Ought he not to put
Mr.. Noman on his guardI lie would
think what course he should pursue
rs be rode the next day over to Alling
ham.
What couse he determined on was
never known.
He arrived at Allingham at the APP
pointed time, performed the duties re-
quired Of bin, supped with old Joe
Snow in the where, Joe reeol
lected afterwards, he seemed restless
and uneasy-smoked his pipe; and,
when the bell rung, went up 10 his
little room leading into Mr.. Noman's.
Old Snow remained smoking his pipe
in the bar, and was little alarmed
though not at all astonished (ior lie
knew Mr.. Numan's lempel,) to hear,
about an hour after j. j. had retired.
voices in loud dispute. lie listened,
and heard Mr.. Noman distinctly say
: You'll leave my service tomorrow,
then.
Very well, was the sulen answer.
You'll be sorry for it, though
Joe laughed 10 himself as lie heard
two doors slammed, and pictured to
himself the recurrence next morHin1
Of scene lie had once or twice viii.
messed before. j. j. would c1ne
down early for Mr.. Noman's hot wa
ter, knock al AIr. Noman'a door, enter
holding lis jug Ike hcral,Is wand
before Inn, and say Hot water, SIR
Beg .pardon, sir; hope no offence.
And then a CHEEKY voice would reply,
Oh! good morning, j. Offence, man
mo Get my razors out.
But the next morning can't and
there was 10 appearance q J. J. Al
lali-past siX--none at scyen-none 81
eight--none at nine and. more won
derful still, Mr. Aoman's bell DIDN'T
ring. 50 OH Joe mounted 10 j. j.
door, and knocked once II twice --
thrice then he tried the hapdle. TIE
door opened but the room was empty.
The bed was runpled outside; but
that was ail-it had evidently nut
slept IN. The window was thrown
up az high as il would 20; and there,
on the moist gravel beneaih--ior i
bad rained during The smal-hours--
were visible marks of nailed boots
J. J had erileuiiy made oa thai way.
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