The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-06-20
Run away fromwhere
From our fIk house
Who il your felks

Here the dialogue terminated suddenly
Eunice Higgins becoming suddenly cou
scious that a nira.gown and a night-cap
were not the proper raiment in which
TO entertain even 80 small man. Oct
IN the pleasant sitting room beneath the
warm light Of kerosene cleaning through
rose-geraninms aud the keencr light Of
Eunice Higgins eyes, the inquisition was
continued. From which these facts were
CLEANED that iae boy, Johnny Dale, had
been 50 tired with his father, because he
wouldn't let hin 20 70 circus, that he
had run away
II was early IN the morning, he said,
aud he had got ride with teamster,
aud had rode With him until afternoon.
Alter the teamsttr stopped be had walked .
on, and, coming to her door in the twi- I
light, be thought he would ask for some
supper; but there was no one in; Miss I
Higgins had gone piece with her yisi- (
tors But the table stood there, laden
with good things; he had helped himself
generously, and then as he heard her step
suddenly outside, guilt, which makes
towards ofus all, drove him into the bed
room, and as the step came nearer and
nearer, under the bed. His usual fatigue
had overpowered him, and he had fallen
asleep and was awakened only by her
scream as she discovered MIN.
Miss Higgins bad found the man she
had been looking for for thirty years, but
now the question arose what was she TO
do with him? As he had no designs on
her property or life, she could not lecture
him therefor. And as his courage arose,
he displayed a pretty--a very pretty
face, surmounted by mass Of bright
curls, in which shone two hens feathers.
Miss Higgins was very neat, but where
! Is the feather bed that will not OCCASION
ally shed few feathers-dry tears haply
falling over memories of former fights?
Miss Higgins good sense, backed by
her good heart, taught her that what her
man needed now was good supper and
bed But in the morning the question
again vexed her. What was she to do
with her man---should she advertise him2 Z
Again she questioned him in the sunlight
ed dinner room as he ate his excellent
breakfast.
Whereabouts do your folks live--in
what place?
He looked up mildly at her, with a
large piece of peach pie midway between
his plate and mouth, and answered, obe-
diently:
Our folks house.
Who is your folks?
Father.
The allies were called in; the stitily
starched inqneet sat on Miss Higgins
man; the additional result of their over
questioning being, that there was every
evidence that the father Of Miss Higgins
man belonged to that corrupt sect-wid-
: owers
Miss Higgins trembled
Had she not better dispose of her man
at once? Was it not in way encourag-
ing to widowers in their nefarious doings
: to harbor these small men?
: She asked these questions with some
: relenting Of heart, for already had the
childish charms Of her man won upon heT
! and it was with great relief that she heard
decision Of Aurelia, the most radical
the 'lies.
OF the a.. rim here. Such a chance wa:
No! keep. N to the allies to teach
seldom vouchsaiC ~idowers-a lesson
one Of these men--N. -
they would not soon forge, raj wild
Punish that wretch, that unatL lid.
over, by saying nothing about the ca.
Let him think he Is lost; let him hunt
him up the best way he can.
The youngest Miss Jones-she was only
forty, and naturally timid and apprehen-
sive-suggested that it would be just like
one of these men to come right to Miss
Higgins after him. There wasn't any
thing they hadn't the face to do. II would
be just like one Of 'em TO walk intq.her sit
tim room.
Here Miss Higgins remarked;
She would like to see him walk into
her house. He wouldn't stir foot be-
yond the ball, and as for that stair carpet
she was going to take it up and cleanse
ii any way.
This remark which was warmly APP
plauded, terminated the conference
johnny did not seem ayerse to the ar
rangement lie was at the age when
bodily comfort oYershadows the mental.
He appeared to have a great deal Of ailcc-
ton for bis father, but there was Bridget
at the very mention Of whose name he
almost gnashed his teeth. She was awful
-she had shaken him, pinched him,
pulled bis hair.
Euuice Higgins warm heart almost
melted within her at The recital of his suf-
lerin2s. Higgins man gained upon her
a .fections. She was the youngest child Of
her parents, aud had never known the de- I.
lights If childish society. She had dwelt .
40 long slone, that TO have that bright,
manly little face opposite hers at the
breakfast table, looking ont OF the win. .
dow hailing her return from her short ab-
sence, his merry, innocent prattle aud
ringing laugh, were al the more agree
able 10 her than She would be willing 10
She grew leuient to the boyish ways Of
her man, Tor the best Of boys have uureg-
ulated moments; looked bcniguly upon