The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-10-05

wood.
A pitcher d bot wsicr, a cherry asssi
; brace of lemons aud silver bow =
81. A. lie between them, Is ctuntouchtd
and unuisturbed
Ffederiek. cfisd one, tel O., bsse ,ou
found say trace Of hlm, say sigu, any
suspicioas
No, - much as orumb; not whis-
PER
And neither have /, added another. I
fesr we have lest bin, snd tie supeiin
tepdenl viii be giving Us our discharges,
{ I am afraid.
And youl pursued the first speaker.
7 turning 10 the last Of Of The four
/ No trace, was the reply. Gone, e.osp
ed, ded; tracked him this way five
mite. and lost Tim Tor ihe lss, five miles
{ II be is crazy, be Is also sharp. Let "
have punch.
TIE facts Of tie case were these; A
/ iine.iooking, powerful Young fellow hsd
the misfortune to fail from rick Of bay
aud njure bis head he bccAms Graz
llo was sent 70 an asylum io b. cured
His paroxssnis grew les aud less, bat he
sctiled into moody, dangerous state,
aud was strictly guarded he bad fls OF
apparent sanity, lie would be cool, ra
tional and reasonable, but The doctors
still kept him close.
One bright day be escaped-fad ike a
deer, pIuneed into the woods, aud was
instantly missed, aud these four men who
now sit around The inn.tabie were sent
TO lid him.
They had agreed TO meet at this place
aud report to each other. They did 80,
aud you have heard the result The mpn
was free, aud no person knew his where.
abouts.
Instead OF bemoanng their fortune,
they wisely called Tor nutmeg aud
crater aud quart OF milk, brewed a
liquor Il for the gods, aud made he bes
OF their misery.
lney sang, as il 40 living crazy man
ed them, aud laughed aud 1ked
like ordinary good fellows. Two hour-
~ere passed i0jillity; the fun was rising
aud another flask was loudly called FOR.
M ne songs, more choru more 81 out
o laughter, more pounding Of tables,
more uproar. When the good tine
Iaft "a,
paAeI.
A pretty bar-maid thrust her head,
covered with cherry ribbons, in at the
door, and called out tie leader Of Ih,
party.
Ghe rest made jokes at his expense a.
be went. The girl caught him by thr
hpcf % his coat aud whispered IN his
ear. lie started violently, aud looked a
about him,
Then She went and called out another
and whispered TO him, and put fugei
upon her lips. The men looked at each
otner In astonishnent, while the two
roysterers left behind gszed at each 9th
er, and finished the punch in silence.
Presently they were also called out
my slerionsly, aud also told the secret b,
the pretty girl, who bushed and cried,
and was terribly agilated.
They stared at one another, and cried
together, Herel
For heavens sake, hold your stupid
tongues! whispered the girl. Don't you
suppose he has ears? lie came here
few hours ago, aud is somewhere up
airs. | can't tell you where, for don'
know.
Then we can 20 and take him, said tht
header.
No, you can't, replied the girl, for you
don't know the house. Eyery # ior has
one entry, into which all the rooms open,
and al Tie end Of each eutry there j.
closet for storage. There are four fl ,ors
Now, viii give you each close, d
W ich you eau hide until you rec him
sup out OF the room where lie is, whel
y,u can follow him aud cry ior help.
Otberwise, be will dodge you, leap lrou,
the windows aud escape agaiu.
Bravo. whispered tie eadcr. You
are an angel YOU have the pluck ana
energy Of a lion, aye, Of leu thousand
lions. lutry and -how as our places, ,toi
We must set back TO our warm bed somc
{ me to-uight, aud also get thi. trouble
some wretch where he belongs, Ia d
straight jacket
TIE house was made OF wood, was
oid, lofty, aud foil oi odd closets aud cor.
ners
The business Of The place dld not re-
qnue third Of is accommodations, aud
20 ai bni few rooms were cold, and
lighiless, bare and dreary to lhe last *
cent.
The pretty baT-maid shiyered from head /
TO foot, as If cold blast u wind had
aruck her, and bad chilled her through
and through.
Camel she cried. Step softly. d.
not speak. or even sigh aloud.
They followed her up 4 ght Of stairs
holding each Others hguds, aud going
Without light. They gained the FIRST
landing The moonlight was streaming
iu At three windows, aud IL was lolerabls 1
Il b.. The girl looked about, with her
finger Oh her fps. Nothing was seen by /
her. AL was bare, cold sud silent, ex.
cept the murmnr Of the Wind, as il ha.
tened oyer the snow outside.
We will pul one man here, she said.
One stepped apar ,snd she showed BIN T.
closet, With grating II ths Top 81 the 4