The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-02-08
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did I esme auy earlier. replird The
strange Nunsn lH lse luusg ofacn'Hr tone
a guess l'i.,,'l, apd Naues removed ihe
,gh le woiaed hood sad warm .lriped
.haNl spd then iih sim. sAimbo, ,ur-
yeyrd lie leid Wei, nov, = hal 10 sou
want Dose aru-ihsm ironi chambers ~
trndrd to. or them pies Ut tageihrrf Il
don't make 40 kiud " difference 70 ms
what Liar, at
I think you bad better take hold " the
f, pies hr.t Bui Nancy, y hat DO you mean
hy saying that ,au guess il (. as well for
~ that son didn' come any eariivft iou
have worried me dtradinlly. Aud the
I line. came Into Mrs. Gilbert'- face, plain
I Is showing what an easy matter 4 wond
/ be to iurrow the sliil Young looking c, uu.
'enanee were aGic,iou 10 walk iuio the
family.
( Law replied Nancy, don't mind me.
/ The fat j. halut been miuding NY own
business obi. morning, by no mesns II
/ / had been, should got here by eight
O'Clock certain. Where's MoIil
/ she's in the keeI,ihg-room, sewing on
! her drcss. haven't laid eyes ou her
since breakfast. shes lp iug to get ,Ae
/ dress done for tomorrow.
Nancy opened the door aud walked
I -..at..t., In, tIa ,sat.araI stttfutr pn.ui
where Mrs. Gilbert assumed That her
daughter was,
dou'l see nothing Of her, said Nancy
with strange click IA her voice, which
the ioud mother noticed in au instant.
Then she must be up stairs What do
you want oi her, Nancy.
Call her now, aid see II she answers
sou, persisted the spooky looking We
man.
But, Nancy, II yor know where she IS,
Why don't you tell me, and not irighten
lne to death Ia this wa,.
/ Wal, II YOU nu,t know, You musti but
ail5r I've told you, don't blame me. Your
daughter has Leeu down ia the deacon.
/ shed, on the sall mai-h, all the morning,
with strange Irllel!
! Strange frllerl repeated Mrs. G lberl,
I Ia tones of the deepest distress
Strange lellel? roared tie deacon, who
I had come upon them nuawmes.
Great guns! Dracon Gilbert, how you
scared me said Name, jumping half wa!
across the room.
What does ail This mean? inquired the
pa ernal parent, IL the greatest m,xieiy.
The Lord knows! answered mafer.
| ftmitius trembling from hhd to foot.
Nancy, how did you know that IL was our
/ Molly on the marsh?
/ How do come 10 know that ] am
,.ls ins ~ IAsa..s.. Gnbert amd iis wiief
answered Nancy, with true philosophy.
/ Principall, because I've knowed you ior
some time, aud couldn't very well be
| mistaken. luu see was STRENGTHENING
things up to home, previous TO leaving
Tor my days work, when who shou
see hut Molly, with her red hood and
| black aud white shawl !, running across the
meadow as last os She could ley ii. just
uiure That | heard lie car whistle, AID b!
George! il Ielier--a tall, straight, black
lmired, strange feller--iitln't hop over
/ squire Pearce's fence for all the world
iust as il he was acquainted, aud Ia h
minute III be lriltered II they didn't Iun
4 together aud Kiss each other. You need
at shake Your heads nuw; tell You
seed ii with these eyes, aud they never
4 lied TO me yet But the wort is ~ COME.
On, Name, eroancd Mrs. Gilbert
Oh, Naucy echoed the deacon.
After they had stood minute and
looked AT each other, hat teller just grab.
bed Molly IN his arms, Tor All The world
ms il rhe had been u bag Of feathers, and
lun with her into the shed. There, now
,on have gol as Iuu as | know.
Just then the front door, at the exlrem'
It's Of tlie long country ball, softly up
ENID, and Young girl, apparently abouI
eighteen, uoisel,ssly entered.
There, what did tell youl said Nanc,
IN septlcbral whisper.
Golo your work, both Of youl said the
deacon; aud don't either Of you opci
your mouths To MOLLY On this subject tii
give the signal. | shall manage thu
business Ia my own way.
Doul be hard with the child, john
whispered u c fond mother, her unusua'
Is bright face suddsrd with tears.
Dry your eles, and 90 about sonr WORK
a. usuAL We cat't expect to always ge
along without trouble, any more than oui
ueighburs.
Pout dear Mrs. Gilbert! IIerheart wai
~ heavy ~ lead. What could be mon,
hUnible ( an the bought Of her darling
little Molly Ia The arms uf q strange fel
rrl There was no wsy that her loving
molherly heart could account for the clr
cum.tances, save 10y the admission q
great deceit aud great wickc iues- on %,
part Of her daughter.
Been out nrigbboiiugf inquired th'
deacon, III tones that be unsuccessful.
tried 10 make commonplace, as the bean
iiu girl entered. ross aud happy viii
the brisk muruIng walk
Not e1acil, neighboTiHg, replied MOLLY
with b., ,uu-, ripping lAugh. H. mo,
,Ou earIy in lbe morning 10 mHke cnliS.
am interested, Molly Ia every bOds !
! going pretty nixi, stfaighi, sa!d the dsA
con, I,altlug the tois selssly clieek. Vi
to THE liule have never had any ifoubl
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