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

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exact pound Of flesh without sheddin.
some drops Of blood. lie reaeCie,
that old is was a ease III point ii j
true be was an iniolerable poarhin,
old rutlian; but an infant can't posch
and J. j. was an infant when old J
was transported. lie knew the Hon
and Rev. Sir. Fitz Rex. and hat
I heard from him the dreadful story o.
]. Us misconduct. lie didn't ZEE
that j. j. had any claim on him bat
still be pilied ]. j. Besides Ne wa,
Of a quick temper himself, ;ud found
himself halt sympathizins with the
boys outbursis. lie couldn't help
coniessing to himself that he had had
finger in the pie which j.. j. had to
swollow: and be determined to make
/ II little more palatable for him. j.
j. was accordingly admitted to No,
ware Hall IN the capacity OF all sorts
that is, one who helped the groom
and the valet, md everybody, indeed
who wanted help which he could give,
1 And il was astonishing how he i'm
proved under civil influences. There
were few ebulilions even against
Mr.. Noman himself. who was more
than necessarily imperious sometimes
but by the time }. j. WAS twenty (and
be had entered Mr.. Noman's service
al fifieen,) mixture OF forbearance
encouragement, and restfaninl on the
part of Mr. Noman and his household
had rendered Miss Melia's young
murderer quite reasonable and do.
ellie being. J. J. mo cover had been
| gradually promoted TO tie post Of
confidential attendant upon Mr.. No.
man (who had dismissed his valet for
peculation) - always rode out with
him, always went on his errand, and,
when he was not required Tor any
thing Of the kind, usually worked IN
the garden. 1t is not supposed be
had lived in a world so obligingly
communicative OF unpleasant ntclii-
gence as our own without receiving a
full account OF his fathers career
but all the different talsehouds lad SET
in the middle oI them. like white
camelia in The middle OF bouquet.
the one pure truth, that his father had
been transported for life on the evil
dence OF Mr.. Noman and his keepers,
He had obtained a copy Of a newSpa.
per which corroborated this part Of
the story--though as for the resi- lhat
was told him, ii was SO contradictory
that he hardly knew whal 10 believe.
j. j. was working one day in the
garden al that part where he wall
was low and looked into the high
road, when he became aware of a
weather-beaten face, shaded by a rot
ten looking straw hat, from under
which peeped locks Of grizzled grey
hair. The chm that belonged to the
face rested on the wrist OF one OF two
hands which had evidently worn few
gloves, and had been freckled by the
rays Of many powerful sun; and lie
hands very aptly fuished of Two
brawny arms which were folded upon
the top of The wall.
He paused with his right foot upon
the right shoulder of the spale-share,
and looked up at the weaiher-bealcn
face, and opened his mouth aud stared
agape. He had never seen ihe face
before, to the best Of his recollection ;
but somehow it seemed to him familiar
-he fancied that the >lace was his
own, only aged, barberized. The eyes
which were in his face twiuklcd, and
the mouth which made rent in the
face widened and said:
! say, young man
Well ! rejoined the young man.
You didn't 'appen 10 know yonng
man name o j. D., did yer?' contin-
ued the face ''e works ere I'm told.
That's me- said }. j.
Take paw, rejolned the stran-
ger, and one Of the freckled hands was
EXTENDED.
j. j. hesitated momeut but event
ually took paw, and inquired:
Who might you be, sir 4
I'm G. D. said the face and il
SO be as our father we're blacksmith
in this place, AID met with a misfor-
tune as sent i'm away-I'm i'm
j. j. irembled exceedingly; but he
knew it was really bis father, from
the likeness he saw.
were lifer,' continued the
elder; but escaped, aud ere | am.
and il you're 'alf a plucbed un, IS d
son mine should be, you'll Ind Us
aud towards sittin' on What's
become o the OLD oman
She d ed said j. j., soon after
you--l on-leit.'
Where did she die, them: as "a
the elder, very carelessiy; III tie
work'us. ! suppose"
j j. nodded assent, and was treated
by his father to a volley Of unintelIi-
gible expieiives, the name Of Noman
alone being di>Iiuguishable
At last The senior growled Gercely
You wont tell aay one you've
seen ne, any 'ow you wouldn't be
such cur as that, even ii you won't
do any thing towards seein' Us on.
% no. no. But wha, oaa | doY
asked poor J. J.
Why, you've got better pair d
boots than them, dessay, feloined
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