The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-06-27

X 9uid htfu thcih UPS but DE sltttt soid
bin that was more fhan twenty miles
away, ash that ted would not iet il hurt
tbcm.
wish he would come q little nearer j
he wouldn'l hnrl me, said Jobuuy, 50
could warm myself, I'm 20 cold
On beating this Jenny took oil hog apron
sud wrapped il around him This i al
sister has 10 make You warm, darlingr
she said bot she'll hug You close in her
arms and We win cay our prayers, and
yon shall 80 10 sleep
Why, how can Isay my prayers before
haye my supper asked little Johnny.
Sister hasen't any supper for YOU, Or
for herself but we must pray all the
harder, was Jenny's reply.
johnny then did as he was told The
two clasped their hands, repeated Our
Father and theeyeuing hymn they were
accustomed TO usei
Wow lay n,s, dogn 10 sleep,
pray the Lord my soul 70 keeE
M should die before / wakt,
Tprsy the Lord my soul TO take.
There, God heard that easy; for we are
close up to to him here, said Johnny,
when be had ended
Jenny then told him TO sit down at the
bottom Of the ear and lean his head
against her knee. lie did so and in few
minutes was almost as comfortably asleep
as though be were lying IN his own little
bed at bis home.
Through the long silent hours Of the
night Jenny watched patiently while the
car iloated o1warls on the still air,
Sometimes falling star shot quickly
past and startled her little. do not
know what her thoughts were AT The time.
IL may be that God revealed to her some
OF those mysteries he sometimes deigns TO
disclose TO babes and sucklings. Very
likely she continued to pray from time TO
time for his assistance.
Aud he answered at last, as he always
does each feiyent prayer, though he does
not always assist his children In the exact
way that they expect. He put it into lit
Tie Jenny's mind now to examine more
closely than she had yet done. She no.
ticed a cord hanging down which she had
not before seen, Should she pull in gent
~, very gently and see what erect 1t
had? SO soon as she touched ii the ball
loon began to sink quietly, as though let
down by tender hands.
Yet, oh where will it alight2 That is
now the the danger. An angel guided
its course, doubtless, to place where
succor was at hand.
The morning twilight had just arrived
when the little girl, looking over the side
of the car saw, as she expressed it, the
dear earth rising towards them A
strange spot indeed was 1t on which the
balloon alIghted. Where DO you thinkg
On the topmost branches of large pear
tree. where 81 fortunately stuck fast.
Jenny at first felt little disappointed
that il had not descended on the earth,
so that they could have got out directly,
but when they discovered that the pear
tree was situated but about twenty yards
distant from house, she prepared to
wait patiently until the inmates awoke.
She reused Johnny TO tell him the joyful
tidings, and they hugged one another
closely to keep as warm as they could.
They were not required to wait as long
as they expected. Somewhere about
this time Farmer Barton, the master Of
the house near the pear tree, became com
plctely aroused from sleep, through some
unaceountabe reason. He was usually
an excellent sleeper, bnt now, try all he
might, he could not rest FIRST he turned
on one side, then on the other, bnt il was
OF no use. His restlessness awoke his
wife, but she could not help him any
At last lac said
It's no use; III get up aud dress, and
have a look at the comet.
Ills toilet completed, he let himself
ont Of the door, hoping the cool airmight
have a beneficial effect
But why docs be pause on the thresh-
old, and stare so dXediy before him
What has happened to that poor pear tree
Is il new strange animal which has set
tied on the top, or can it be (bere novel
idea shot through the farmers mindD the
comet Itself, which has fallen to the earth
It's light extinguished? lie felt by no
means inclined 10 encounter. 50 uucanny
an object alone, so hastily summoned biz
wife to bis side. Somewhat fortified by
hor presence, they advanced together to-
wards the monster.
When they came within carshot, very
geatlc voice greeted them.
Please take us down. We are very
cold.
4 second, stiil more babyish. chimed
In And hungry, too. Please take us
down
Why, who are YOU. aud where are you
exclaimed the farmer aud bis wife, IN Q
breath
The first voice answered, We arc Mr
Harwood's little boy and girl. and We ar,
lost in a balloon.
III. u- aud we have RUINED away witi
q balloon, said the second voice.
Ar Barton guessed a little nov hoW
matters stood Looking about be saw
rope dangling, which iie took hoid Of,
aud succeeded At las, ia pulling down tl,
balloon.
The children dien appeared inside
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