The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-12-05

was found My minister promised The
whole himself, bot he did better ikan pay
Il. lie msdc every lrithmau pay ss
much a. be could, aud then be wen, 10
the geutry, who gave freely, they were 90
proud OF their rector
So Il happened ,hst afser the drag and
funeral were paid, there wsss good bl,
lett in my ministers hands Tor the needs
ot The old isther aud mother when winter
came.
The next thing that happened had 10 DO
with the railway, which some OF thes,
men bad built /, was an innocent,
sleepy little road, but still a convenience
TO the country side. A great number Of
the church people we're connected with H.
and one day the rumor spread that II had
been booght up by great London road
that wonld put 10 is own men, aud inrn
our people out, II would have been .
bad thiag for the cove. The rector heard
OF il first from bright little maid, who
bad the telegraph office, aud feared to
lose tho place which kept poor old
mother 10 comfort Then came a note
from John Thorpe, who knew all about
both roads, and before noon the rector
was on bis way 10 London. The next
day be was back. Sure enough the road
was sold, but never change have we
seen In men or wages, though a few stiff
looking officers Ia tho compsuy's livery
were sent down from town TO look our
men up. They found H. the Stargate
men 40 honest set.
An this time the dissenters had held out
against the rector, but the chapel was not
open. Some Of them would never speak
to me after thought best TO 20 to church
but there came day TO change all that.
One dreadful night IN March terrible
storm swept all The coast. The fishing
smaeks, just making for the coast, were
beaten back and wrecked. Not single
house but lost at least one man or boy,
and, harder Siill, the means TO earn its
bread The fishing folks were mostly
dissenters, and before the wall had died
of the hill the old chapel was opened, aud
made ready for the bodies that might
come ashore. by aud by there was no
tice of funeral service there, aud the
poor fish wives found II all dressed with
greens aud cypress, and what the collins
held was hidden out OF sight with flowers.
To eyerybody's wondor the bishop him
self came over, After the service was
read my minister prayed out OF his own
heart for the people every bit as ienderly
as my father could have done; aud then
the bishop told them that bis steward,
who had come with him, would stay
over TO see what each house needed, aud
what should be done about the boats.
Nobody found fault with me that day
What did my minister do for me, do
you ask You know had my house and
a little money, but | soon found not
enough to keep Janet
We should have grieved sore TO part.
As soon as my minister heard of it be
came over. lie had long wished me to
rent him low stone out-building, where
my great-grandfatber bad been used to
keep corn. Ii was to be for the village
school, but he thought might not like IT,
Would II be better than to part with Ja-
metz be asked that day. There were to be
schools at Flopping and Galloway be.
sides, and lady would be wanted to 20
from one to the other looking after both
teachers and children In a way. Could
not do this, he asked, II be bought back
my fathers pony, and gave me small
salary besides? could not answer for
the happy tears which fitted my eyes, aud
| am sure 1t would be hard to tell who
loves the rector best to-day, the rough
men at The Tbrong, or tbe Squire at
Golden BAe, Janet ia her kitchen, OF
myself upon the pony, feeling my way
along the cliil, with my heart full OF The
bairnies and their needs.
The reclois wife goes with me gresl
deal. bad come 10 know that all their
sorrows bad grown out Of love for her.
Wishing 10 stand by her Ia some great
strait, ne had neglected some church duty
in the parish where he was, and 80 Of
leDed powerful person who bad II IN
his way TO put bin forward in The church.
lie came TO Siargale that be might not
be burden to his mother, even for
single month aud don't lbiok, he said,
when he told me This, that |
could be happier were ! dean Of West
Still be and his wife always had the look
Of people who had lost something, but
we only loved them the better the more
we saw of il, ii that e0nld be. After =
while little Harold, who was so like a
sunbeam, had sister Bessie. Such
laughing little rolickers, the two Of them
could not bur wonder how they should
ever belong 10 50 sober man as my
minister.
have heard my father tell how the old
Hiudoos used to say, A thought is drop
OF light. Certainly these two children
are drops Of light, born, perhaps, Of the
thought the sorrow brought Bessie is a
greater fayorite than Harold She has a
little pony, and has tfolted evetywhere
at her fathers side since she was three
years old No, man At The Throng but
would shield Bessie at the rick Of bis own
lie, aud she i q great pet with the gent
ry. sometimes think that The Squire
AZ The ball knows more about my minis
icr iban do, aud there are ramofs Ialely
Of change 10 come.
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