The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-07-24


81 as By a waierspout
Withsl ibc little mother was quite pa.
tent and almost every day could her
voice bo beard, even down 10 the lower
Geld aud thg school house, singing; a
charge 10 keep have; or, God moves m
a mysterious way.
But before another year a change came.
The strong, band man, her has
band, was stricken down With typhoid
fever, aud for long, weary weeks be lay
balancing between life aud death. His
recovery was very slow, aud his confne-
ment irksome; 40 prison walls conld be
gloomier than were the home walls that
held him a prisoner Day after day the
eeaseiess patter Of his wiie's patient little
feet fell upon his ear; be could hear them
upstairs and down, now here, now there
her voice always Kind and tender, her
hand ever ready TO minister to her dear
ones, her words foll Of consolation, and
love and cheer.
John Jones was not wholly nnimpress.
ible; slowly the scales fell from his eyes,
the light came, aud he was as one born
into a higher aud better life lie drew
his bony hand across bis ewes, often the
sobs made him catch his breath suspicious
ly, aud lac marycled much that lac had
walked beside this little woman for years
and not known that he was mated with
sn angel nnawares. Hi. voice grew soft
or, tenderer, his great, ialony hands
touched her forehead and her hair loving
iy, as would woman's-touched her as
though he was afraid She would fade
away into a white mist.
Weeks afterwarj. when hc was able to
ride out, the old whimsical buggy that
had done good service in the days of his
ehurch.g going parents, was made comfort
able by soft wooden blanket and an
armful OF sweet-smeling oat straw. John
didn't tell where be was going, but he
looked wise, and his mouth bad perky
look about the corners that seemed to
say: Just le' me alone; know what
Fm about
1t was evening when lie came home.
He was still wise as when be went away.
His cup of hot tea was waiting, and his
toast, aud the tender little pullet fried
nice and brown. lie seemed really hap
py-jolly. He trotted the baby on his
foot that night, and he called his wife
Jenny, as in the days when he won her,
and he let Johnny play horse with his
boots, aud the re was snch contented,
rich man expression on his face that his
wife could not help wondering what had
made such change in him.
The next morning the crazy old rig
was called out again, and the soft blanket
spread in IT, and John Jones took the
lines in his emaucipated hands aaA drove
off in the same direction as he did the
day before.
When he returned, he was accompa-
MED by broad-shouldered, good-looking
German girl, whom he introduced to his
wife as our girl.
She looked with amazement upon our
girl, and then started at John. lie soon
explained things to her satisfaction.
The upshot o. the matteris, Jane, that
I've 'bused you long enough; the Lord
helpin' me III never see you make a
drudge o. yourself ag'in. It's burnin'
shame for any great lout like me to see a
frail little body like you to be a man, an
Il boy, an dog, an wife, an mother,
an Niger, an me a sayin' an hoardin'
up money and means TO leave TO the Lord
only knows who. beg your parden,
Jane; and now you'll tell this girl, Bar
barry Groetz, how you want things done,
am let her toke your place an work in
your s,id, an you'll live hereafter like q
human mans wife ort 10.
By the time his speech was mad9, the
poor weak fellow was blubbcring like a
whale.
poor li,,e .pr,,,sed wif.l She few 10
h,s noel, and laid hsr hoad on hi. basom
aud cried like baby, ss she said: John
Joucsi yon old d,,lingi
Ma mot. h;tofo dsr,iu,. inst on o,J
hoo. ,oo,l.r ola boa,ho. =, sac,if,cn
n,o h.., ,;,lo ,,o,,an rnaer Tho snr inch
nv inch mi. way that, been a goin, ON
for ,..rs nm, rears s,ptHod he a. be
f,ublcd oyer her face IN an ajmIess. low.
ing wav
Thou onr urI barbara. went into
lana I,oo. bsrnoss and !, ,uoJ her IA
frac,ion
No,y ye,ye ,nrnea over g. newLaf oo
aud dross ma Jsn,y. blass ya,r said ,be
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