The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-04-04
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my good D H forinuo 60 enter shewa
terg mal. very thin and bad what 8
generally designated iH New England
h4tchei face. Her words were spoken
with crisp shouness and decided etn-
pha.is that msde the most iunoeenl .5u
tenle sound ,iSenish Ter homo wa,
cottage in the village of MosselilI, aut
here & was my fate 10 be bauished 70 re
cover entirely from au attack Of lcyor
was fourteen years OLD ai the time. an ae
live rc.iie-. boy, and never sball forget
the fortunes u The visit
Quart. Of grucl were forced down u,y
throat poaliice, and plasiers greeted tbt
ieast complaint Of pain OF fatigue wa'
hir'y cooked If dampcncd my feet aud
wrapped up IKE an Esquimauy i There
was o breath OF ea-l wind ! was sic-
Tim % Kindness, and made miserable by
tbe most lender care, being entirely loo
ungpteiui little cnb at the time to ap.
pfeeinlo the motives Of ny anxious aunt,
Bui The climax Of mr woes was reached
when travelling clrcus stopped for one
dag and evening al MossyIlc, and Aumt
Bessie positively refused 10 allow me 70
see is wonders
Circu, she ID, in her saarp, quick
way | don't know what you are thinks
uH about panl milford 20 lou want
TO 90 straight to perjinon:
No, don't ouy want to see litle
MuN lhc uapeze wonder There j, pie
ture of him in the air, and lie does every
thing Oh. Aust Bessie do let me 90!
30, Once tor an, no. 50 doubt dis
Max /, low bad boy; he must be, OF he
would not be ii i travelling circus. lou
need not tease me any more. NJ nephew
oi mine goc, to circus with ms consent.
wandered about tie enchanted ground
near the great white tent, longing for a
peep al The interior, when DR.. Gray, our
Kind physician, with bis four children,
came IN ,iglt
lIeiloa Paul, Goiug 20 The circus;
No, sir. Aunt Bessie
P,hlw haven't time to hear Tell
her prescribed dose Of circus this af
tcnoou, and made you take H. Ia like
10 sec you dare 70 refuse my medicine,
sir. Here, in with you
Aud before could even say thank you,
tbc doctor had pissed us all in, and was
gone.
There was nothing very wonderful
about The performance, excepting the
tcats Of Max, a tiny spite, who'seemed to
my amazed eyes a perfect bird. know,
even now, that the performances Of the
fearless child were marvellous for their
difficulty, and the strength dwelling in
the slight frame.
1 On the trapeze, tho sulingbOard and
7 horseback the child was equally at home,
+ eaping over bars, through hoops, swing
Ing from rope to rope atpcrilous heights;
/ the delicate little lace smiling brayely,
the slight arm waving gracefully in an
swer 10 the admiring but half.shuddering
shouts that greeted each feat.
Aunt Bessie's grim face could not re-
strain my descriptions Of the child, and
/ the day after the circus left, Hannah Ann,
+ the servant, was willing listener in the
! kitchen TO the wonders | was forbidden
1 TO mention in the parlor.
/ The second day came, cold aud rainy,
and by nightfal the weather was more
+ like November than early September
! Aunt Bessie would have frozen stiff be-
+ fore lighting fire in the sitting room at
/ this time Of the year, so we gathered
round the kitchen stove for comfort after
/ tea.
Hannah Ann was knitting socks, my
aunt reading the Mossvilc GaGette, and
! ! wa. uodding IN my chair. when timid
knock upon the door startled Us all.
Hannah Aun opened H. Upon the
stone step stood Tiny figure ,hivering
aud .obbiug Never were three pairs Of
e,c, opened wider in amazement than
oars, ~ we gazed upon the little appari-
liau. The lre,. consisted ot white lights
pink satin slippers, pink silk lnuic COW
cred with silver stars, and bunch Of
pink ribbons on each shouidcr The face,
pinched. white and wan. was lighted by
large black eyes, aud surrounded by Il
CROP Of short curIs
Please, said faint, timid voice, may |
have a piece Of bread
Nobody spoke, but Hannah Aun drew
tbc shiycrlng child to the fire pltiiully
stroking the dripping iinery
4 Who are y0ut cried Aunt Bessie.
on, please, can'ltel Let me 90! Oh,
don't give me mp! l'u not trouble You.
wanted a piece Of bread amt ate
nothing since "Wednesday
know who YOU are, said You're
tbe circus boy. You've lun away
The Ilule waif tried TO repeat The ot-
fence by struggling IN Hannah Auu'.
grasp
Dant be ltraid child said Aunt Bessie
grimly
You'll give me Nack
Not la give no child back 10 thai
lite
Hannah Aup Is this iimc haA heated
large shaw iu which DE wrapped til'
stranger, and now proceeded 60 warm
.oue mf.k, and hresk iato i geulroa.
.A,e ~ br-u
Eat. ahiid. .he said No food .inc'
Wednesday Heaven sayeu us I wonder
son src alive
Oh. ur often dan' get bui 1850 ounee,