The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-04-06
rowER o. MEMORY.

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South Londonderry sad Manchester, pas.
ag thrpuFh i4s tavn q Ninhall "a
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saa sy tarouEh 4 dense and almost AN
traksn forrest frou ~ Bsifenkiil riFer 10
I,0n3QnderrY its course has been changed
ia HasnY places and the Old route has be-
cone almost entirely obllteFHteA. The
crossing fooi-pr5ntS Of the wolf. The bear,
and The mountain cal. hare become less
and les freqaeui a. the ak q The settlers
has done i.f WORK aud BOW very rarely
NAY a wandering bear be tracked across
Gle stage route over the mountain.
iu the Summer Of 1901 Miss Fanny ".
q daughter q Capt, Noah W, Of London
derry Chen in Der 10th year. while on s
Wait - Der uncle David Glaciers 10 East
Manchester was engaged to "spin up the
wool' for Mrs philo sperry efMauches-
ter, she was induced to stay and work q
few wceks, by The liberal offer Of four
shilling. per week, which 81 that time
WAS ono shilling per week more than she
could get oH The cast side Of the Noun
tain. After carling aud spinning Mrs.
speru's wool she went to Mr.. Jabez
Hawley's, and here She spun the first
machine rolis that she had ever seen, and
by tie middle Of October Size had done
up the spinning for both families and was
ready aud anxious TO go home, II de-
VOWED upon Mr.. IIawley 70 furnish the
conveyance for her journey, aud calling
hi. son Major, q young man OF eleven
years Of age, be directed him TO prepare
horse for Fanny, and TO mount one
himself and 20 go with Fanny TO her
uncle olaziers and II she wanted to 90
farther, 20 go on with her 10 Derry, and
bring back her horse, The journey over
the steep rugged mountain was performed
without accident. The house ofCapt. w.
was reached little after II O'Clock, re-
freshments were provided and after
short rest for the horse, this eleven year old
lad with resolution as stern aud un-
yielding as the "cold grey rocks" and
gnarled birches Of this lonely mountain
pass, mounted his horse and leading the
other started alone on his journey of -
miles tby that route) through a rough,
wild, dreary wilderness. Full of courage,
and confident in his own ability to meet
every emergency, inspired to this conf
dence in himself, by the confidence Of his
father. The journey was mere pass
time and only once was his Judgment
tried: crossing to the road that turns to-
wards New Ireland, near Manchester
line he was in doubt about which was the
right one to take; night was closing
down upon him rapidly and he had no
time to lose. Turning his horses about he
rode back fifteen or twenty rods then
giving his horses the rein he allowed
them TO choose ald the horses were not
mistaken, he arrived home safely, and
those who know him to-day will not
wonder that his life has been a success.
This little incident will interest those
who are acquainted with the persons and
localities mentioned; and there is more
in connection which is deeply interesting
to all.
The writer of this article was present
at recent meeting of this boy and girl
of 1901. Fanny, being the oldest, remem-
bered and alluded to the circumstance.
Then both were silent for moment,
seemingly intensely busy in turning back
the pages of Memory. Then the tablet
was found, plain and legible, every cir
cumstance was inscribed, old familiar
faces appeared, their names were there.
Sixty nine years had covered them with
volumes of pages Of life's deep vicissi-
tudes, pages of mirth, revelries, and joy,
pages of sickness, pain and death; and
still unsoiled by intemperance or excess
they are ready for examination and give
account ofevents and changes of the past
three score and ten years. Who can ex-
plain the mysteries of memory or who
compute the value of strict temperance
and healthful industry to the monarch OF
all mems faculties, memory. h.