The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-12-27
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Harry Was a little boy who bad very
hard TING, bot be never seemed 10 know
Il himseii. He was only nipc years old,
ADd shea be was irudging along wilh
snew shovel IN water, booking ont for .
JOB Of Sidewalk cleaning, and feeling AZ
cheerful 50 lark, be never could ibiuk
why people booked 81 him With 30 much
pity 10 their faces, and said, Poor little
Harry 10 eaeh other when they met him.
He was such mite Of boy be might
almost have been exhibited Ss dwarf.
lie never seemed 20 grow much after be
WAS dve wears old, and people said i was
because be worked so bard aud had go
little 20 eat. Poor little scrap, bis moth
er died when be was three years old, aud
be Supposed bic father did too, for be
could not remember him. Ills grand
father was the only relative be had la the
world that he knew Of, aud with hin be
had lived ever since his mother died. lie
was hard, cruel old man, who was al
ways known ia the town as Old Grab,
that be almost starved himself aud little
Harry TO death. He grumbied dreadful
~ when the boy was left TO his care, aud
constantly reproaebed him for being such
a dreadful expense, although Il was hard
10 see how the poor child cost him any
thug, for be made him carry newspapers
to sell every morning, aud kept him out
shoyeling snow aud sweeping sidewalks
aud doing all sorts of things for any Que
who would give him job; and every
penny he earned be had to take home TO
his grandfather, who never seemed satis-
fed, but always scolded because the sums
were no larger.
| Sometimes the little fellow was detaiu-
ed, by running on au errand for some
body, lil after dinner time; then, when
! be went home, he always found that Old
Grab had eaten bis own miserable dinner
aud put everything away. II Harry was
very hungry be used to ask for bit, but
bis grandfather always shook his head /,
aud said: No, no, lad
People that's late
Must learn 10 wait.
| fTt.a.gs a xa,so ,,o, ca,, ha,,a Ia ,.tano "a
dinner, and then he would laugh and
chuckle over his wit and ask Harry why
be didn't laugh, too.
Rut Harry didn't think ii was much of
joke, for they never had any supper in
that house, SO that waiting was rather
hard on fellow and lasted little too
long. Still he never grumbled, and
when The old man told him, as he did at
least once every day, that he ought to
feel very thankful TO be kept out Of the
poor house, be used to think he was a
lucky boy TO have grandfather who
wouldn't send him there. One day he
missed his breakfast aud his dinner, too,
aud he felt as If be should starve, for he
had Jared very poorly the day before.
lie bad just brought in twenty-five cents
which he had earned, so when his grand
father told him there was nothing to eat
Ia the house, and he was too poor to keep
fire enough to cook 1t If there had been,
hunger made him bold, aud he asked
leave to take few pennies aud buy him
self some stale bread at the bakers.
Old Grab flew into dreadful fury al
the bear idea Of spending money for such
a wasteful, worthless boy, and declared
that his wickedness would drive them
both into the poor-house TO end their
days; and then whined and groaned, and
wished there was some way be could get
rid OF having to support an idle boy with
such tremendous appetite
Poor little Harry felt very guilty, aud
wished that be wasn't such an aiilicliou
to bis grandfather, and he felt so asham
ed Of bis awful appetite that be didn'i
know what TO do; but sll the same hc
felt just as hungry as il be had not been
scolded for wanting TODD. lio took two
long drinks Of water, so ss to tiIl himself
with something, and went out again to
see if be could pick up anything to do
bat il was growing dark, and a colo
sieety rain was beginning to fall, SO be
turned dreaIiy homeward again, looking
10, as he walked. At the shop windows
which were lighted mp early to display
all the pretty lhings that were prepared
lor Christmas.
wonder what it would be like - gel
up in the morning and have christina
present, said Harry to himself right on
aloud, as he stood ia from. Of fame!
store and looked at the splendid window
where there hung an enormous stocking
large enough for the giant, Jack climbed
up the bean stalk to Kill. II was stuiIet
full OF sll kinds OF toys, aud was such al
alirsclive sight that everybody stOppet
to look al Il, even in the rain, for there
: was broad awning over the window OF
purpose 10 make il nice stopping place
And what would you like for Christ
mas present. said pleasant lookiuI
man who had stopped jus, ia time Il
bear Harry express himself
Ii was As hnngry as sm now, sal
, Harry, Ia like to get stockisg fall q
sicluals Of some kind. Buns, you know
aud them little pies that's got oysters 10
. snd an tart, II il wouldn't make to
much for one fellow. Anyhow, ! CUES
ia CHOOSE bread cause the same moae
4 Ronle Get lol ol Il, and ! could ave