The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-05-22

''whas shall tell Ton when he eomei
bach Ne. | win says her, or We wilt die 10.
I gr,hcr
/ She cav q root of the sapibg vas above the
ground This Wa- little thing iudcci, bat i
gave her some hope still keeping holi ol hit
y's wrist, she raised herself On her knees. and
working herself slouly anl carefully along that
troaeberous bank. she hEel her knees afmiy
against H. lheu taking ea her shawl she l0werc
Ii to Kiuy's hand. KITTY olu,choi II with 50
strong aud Departing hold that Minnie shoos
I and tottcred. She recovered herself, and closing
her eyes Tor an ins,alt 10 summon all her eoar'
/ age, and commend hersolflo God, she cacrtei Al
her strength. and swinging Katy round. landed
her In safety on The ltlle rocky lclgc And
nov. some Of Kitty's sense renrniug TO her. she
managed With the help Of Minnie aud the shawl,
to scramble upon the hill, whore the two girls
had brief struggle yet to keep from sliding of,
until with banched checks aud bloodshol ewes
they stood srm upon the ground, aud looked at
each other.
| AZ ths point Minnie should have fainted,
but. instead Of that, Sho gave Kitty good shAk-
ing
"YOu silly baby" she exclaimed "You came
near putting an end to 10th Of US. Why didut
you do as told you to '''
And then sat down the ground aud cried.
Kitty cried, too, and between her sohs she said
"oh. Minnie. you've saved my life and you are
SO good--and I've bees so naughty I've tried
I've tred-to steal your beau. y
"I know it," said Minnie shortly choking back
the tears. "And that isn't the worst Of il, Kit
y"
"Thcre can't be any worse. " said Kitty.
"Yes there can :" said Minnie Aud then they
both fell to crying again. and KITTY put her arms
round Minnie's neck, and kept sobbing %
what shall do 20 Ts which question che got DO
answer.
And thus the amazed Tom found them. md
Kitty told the story, aud Tom trcmbled TO think
how near death Kitty bad been, and he knew he
ought to have thought first Of Minnie, and that
he ought TO say something, but he only stood
twiring the ends Of bis silk handkerchief, and
wishing he WAS girl 50 he could cry, too.
But Minnie dried her eyes, using for lhatpur-
pose pink kid glove instead pfher handkerchief,
for she was in sore trouble.
"Tom," she said in thick and husky tone,
"you love Kitty. and she will love you, some
time, If she don't now. Aud | won't stand IN
your way. Aud so il's all over between us, aud
you mustn't feel sorry for me. | know that you
wouldn have broken With me, and that you
meant to stand by your PROMISE; bnt il wouldn't
be right you know, to marry me With love for
another woman in your healt And new | will
60 home BY myself | would rather, and you
had better wait till Kiuy feels better.
Here rom should have delivered speech
clothel in that tender and SIMPLE language, and
with that beautiful pnthos and refinement ofiecl-
ing for which We all know poor young working
men are so remarkable. But he was an exeep-
ton to his class and so he only rwiflcd his hand
kerclef the bnrder, aud looked foolish, and was
terribly afraid lie would cry, aud only managed
to say, bout, Minnie. don't break with me this
way. We will talk it over
mo. Tom, said Minnie "thcre's no use in
talking it over know it all. Don't feel sorry
for me You coulln help il, nud | couldn't
help doing what have to-daJ, AMI Nhat | am
doing now, aui Kitty couldn't help being prel-
ty. Aud now don't you be feeling sorry for
me-"
And 80 she left them and the two stood watch
ing her in silence, aud shame, aud pity, while
she went her way across the field until she seem
cd TO them to melt into the crimson glories Of the
west.
And now it would seem as Il Minnie had estab-
lshed quite claim to be considered a heroine;
but then, you see, she did nothing in the o.tho-
dox way.
Aud, moreover, after these events she dill not
pine into "beautful and luminous shadow.
and die placidy and sereuely at sunset or sunrise
(neVsr by any possible chance in the middle Of the
day; shadowy heroines, and especially "lunlin-
Gus" ones. being governed by diGerent laws from
other shsdows) after giving Tom her blessing, g,and
Kitty her Sunday clothes. No, indeed, am not
sorry to say she sdll persists in keeping alive
and we'll And, worse than this (if anything
can be vorse,) she bought COW with the money
she had put aside for wedding 6nery; and now,
hAv ing plenty Of buttermilk to drink, is getting
rather stout,
And now Am sure the public win take pity
on me and solve the puzzle cannot, and which
has robbed me Of rest and pleasure. and answer
the question Is she heroine