The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-05-01
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agoiu' - tell you - there now When
/ ! wSsa gal went over to Uucle Adoui-
rams 10 pay visit. q was la lone
some sor, Of place, aud hsdu't been
there long before. isr They bad jasi
bought Il, aud wasnl great hand 20
fnd my WAY about alone Bat, Que day,
aunt was sick and could't 10 down TO the
village TO DO TIE trading, aud she iust
said 20 me
Prue, you take Blackberry, he's easy
riding, and 10 down TO the store and or
der these things that I've made list OF,
aud ask EN- 10 send em over tomorrow,
Tor your uncle has taken the wagon, and
4 I can't bring em home yseli, aud we're
out OF ban, and cheese, aud molasses,
and sugsr, and tea, aud soft sosp, aud
we haint got much pepper, nor thyme
uo mustard in the house, neither
Yes aunGe, ass J, l'lgo And while
I'm there can, stop and take tea With
Camilla smyth? I've promised a long
ltme.
says aunt:
W4.i yes. you may, Prudence, but for
mercy's sake, don't get bclated. You
mightn't be able to fnd your way after
dark.
Wen, promised. | went out to the
stable aud Cousin Job fxed snRtie's side
saddle on Blackberry tor me, and mount
ed me up. ! don't say be didn't kiss me,
for job thought heaps OF me and thought
heaps OF job, and uncle wasn't against
cousins marrying, though pa was.
Anyhow we had little talk, aud job
said he never saw girl look sopretty on
horseback, and rode away Just as happy
as a queen. did my errsnd, and stop
| ped at Mrs. Roberts to ask after her sick
baby, aud then | went on TO Camilla's.
| We had n great deal 10 say 10 each other,
aud alter we had had lea we walked
about the garden, and abe made me lit
tie boquei. So il was getting dusk when
jumped on BIsckberry's back. All
along the open road ii was very pleasant
aud | was not in the least frightened.
But the road ended IN y piece of woods,
aud as | entered that the shadows grew
thick all about me, aud could see =
great light, like fire, through the trunks
of the trees to the westward, and knew
that the sun was setting.
Then did begin to be nervous, but !
rode on, trusting to old Blackberry, until
suddenly found The trees growing
smaller and farther apart than they were
IN the woods, aud saw the ky overhead
cloudy aud with no moon, aud felt that
had lost my way altogether. There was
no such spot as that in the woods had
crossed in going to the village, aud they
ended in road that passed by my un-
cie's door. | remembered now pulling
the left bride by accident al cross path,
and feeling that Black berry obeyed the
movement. had said thon this happens
TO be the right way, but now ! felt sure
that II was not And now Blackberry
seemed quite at a loss. He had slowly
gone on until he had come to an obstacle
OF some kind, aud then he stopped.
The few stars that had been in the sky
were fading out. The night was grow.
ing as dark as pitch. What should DOT
At least could discover what had
stopped Blackberry.
slipped from the saddle as the thought
entered my mind, aud found that he was
standing against stone WALL This only
deepened my perplexity. felt about
me with my hands, and came TO what
seemed to be rough bench On 1t was
something lying. spread ont my fin
gers and TOUCHED II; it was cold and stiff
and strange. Al first drove the thought
that came into ms mind away from noe,
buI itiliced Itself back touched the
thing again 70 convince my sell that | was
mistaken but ! was certain this time-it
was corpse, The naked body Of a hu-
man being
Someawlul deed bad becu enacted on
the spot ant here yes, here came The
mnrderers, for | beard step. aud saw the
light Of a lantern prproaching. could
climb tree nv well ~ boy Near me
was low tree of some sort ! siezcd the
dropping branch and swung myself into
it, There hid. looking down into the
darkness The lantern came nearer, and
| saw two men, who stopped where the
light fell straight across the horrible OBJ
iect on the bench, showing the CLEAN oi
its white flesh, aud began TO speak to each
. other.
lie was killed this morning, said one
aud there's no telling who may come
along before daylight. We'd better carry
him away now.
Shant we wait for jim? said another
voice. Hes heavy load.
! almost fel out OF the tree 80 thes'
words were uttered, for ! knew Cousin
! jobs voice; and now, peeping intently
:. | saw bis face. II was job. job WHOM
| cared 20 much shout; aud be was eithel
!. a murderer or the sccomplice Of murder
ers.
:, No, Jim will take bic time, as he al
!, ways does, said the speaker. You aud
can do IL. You take his head and III
take bis legs, and wen cnt bin mp ant
!, put him In barrel tonight. beIieV'
In getting things dooe up.
All right, said job. Wsiiunlil strinI
: this lantern up somewhere.
Aud 10 my horror be advanced TO lh'
very tree In which was concealed. Au'
!, hung his lantern upon one OF the lowe
branches. | shook with horror IS be di'