The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-10-02

and J found myself a bis mercy, ! ics
pinied lhe pistol a, bin aud pulled th
trigger Thinks I, 10 give him a litta
start fer bis pains. Aud bless us! 80
did. There was noise Ike ten thousand
earthquakes, seemed 70 me, little spur
of flame, and thinbleful Of smoke, an,
Elisha Ferris dropped Ike a log. Com
stock hedut fired OF the last charge
bu, he'd
The girls all screamed Ike so many
catamounls aud though, ia killed bin
for ssrtin ! leaned against the cupboard
shelf a minute ter get myself IN hand
but seemed to be growing all numl
\ Ike, and the voices sounded As II they
come through speaking tube, and The
folks an 'pearcd TO be moving behind q
+ fog; and then didn't sense nothing
more tit most OF 'em bad gone home and
/ the doctor was looking after the wound
aud heard Aunt Sophy saying, Twas
/ drelul careless IN yon, Jack, ter leave
\ firearms handy; and Jack, says he, IT.
dretul foolish fur women folks to handle
/ EN-. Hanna Liz has done a putty days
work Aud then Elisha Ferris mp and
takes my part, as poorly as be was feel
ing. She'd no thought Of hurting me-
SAYS he; and it served me right for pes.
tering the poor child. And got on my
feet at that, and went inter the room
and says |, Dr. Molherwori, if you'lI be
so good AS ter hire me fur nurse, ! won't
ask no wages You see I've made him
sick, and it's my right ter help cure
him.
Pm most cured already, said Elisha
opening his eyes ut the sound Of my
voice, and smiling jest little.
jest so, said the doctor; only keep him
quiet
Well, DR.. Motherwort said it wouldn't
do ter move him, and Jack aud we
nursed him together. You see, the ball
had gone through his right shoulder, and
ii took time and while Jack was at his
work, he'd Elisha on my hands; and
cooked his meals--no great shakes at fust
---and fixed his pillers twenty times a
day, and bathed his head, and brought
him the news, and read the Arabian
Nights ter him and the Weekly Tacit,and
treated him as tenderly AS ! would hev
treated Jack If il he'd been him. And
when he was on the mending hand
played backgammon with him, and wrote
letters to his folks he hednt nobody but
a married sister--and laughed at the
stories of his school days till the tears run
down my checks.
He's grown quite pale and interesting,
said Ann jenkins, catching sight of him
through the open door, while she was
making me call, but he amt no hand
somer than ever; and you see, it jest
took me all by surprise, but | felt the
blood tingling in my face, and my temper
a Citing up; and says |, Handsome is as
handsome does, smart as you please, be-
fore remembered that I'd used ter agree
with Ann on that subject.
dighty-tghty, says she, every eye
makes it's own beauty! If you're satisfied
| shan't cry. But thought you didn't
fancy skim-milk-looking men!
But, upon honor, | couldn't hey told
when his looks iust begun ter please me
whether It was when he pitied me fur
hurting of him instead of plying himself
for being hurt; or whether it came about
when blamed myself and he comforted
me; or when be spoke of his mother,an
theitears filled his eyes; or whether it
was when he got talking earnest like, and
his eyes grew sort o. blue-black, and as if
they'd strike sparks, and smile was like
sunshine on raiu-drops; but there was
the truth, however ! come by it, that |
shouldn't never hev knowed him for the
same man met nine months before with
Ann Jenkins
Wen, when he got able Ter be about
the house, before he could go out, he used
to help me at the churniug, and he did a
sight Of tiukeriDg about the house for my
sake; lie made me reel fur my yarn and
a new bobbn and shuttle for my loom,
Lor! said Aunt Sophy one day while
lac was cardug the rolls for me, aud
was spinning EN-, how handy you are
about tie house Elisha. don't see how
Hannah EIizabeth's going ter git along
without you when you go home.
She hasn't no need to get along with
out me, said Elisha, speaking low, and
looking hard at me, unless she's tired of
the sight Of me. At least, said be, after
a pause, when Aunt Sopby had lost ber-
self in her chair, | can't go home without
paying my forfeit, you know.
You've paid dear enough for ii, said,
already.
Aud so, of course, you won't hev the
heart ter refuse ii, said | wouldn't 90
home till ia paid it aud | won't uules
you will 90 with me.
Aud so thought il best ter go,--Har
per's Bdzar.
REV. WILLIAM JACKSON, ID. ID.