The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-03-20

squire and Iosi or stolen Il really wnl
/ bad looksd IL every plsos where h wss
likely o. uuiikely 20 b. found, lhrougb b
ibe whole house, eren ~ tie attic sud
cellar-for bad been 20 toe one for corn
aud 10 the other for milk lar the pigs
and over The barn. srd, where J bad
done Tie milking. ! bad run all The way
back 10 the pAstafo whence bad brought
the cove, aud long distaBee down The
lane, where toe pony bad slrsyedi in
short, had relraeed ever slep bad
taken sisce The school hours we're over
but my composition wss nowhere % be
+ found.
No, there wa. one place had not been
70, and thsl was Judge Woods had
10, dropped Il At The po,t Office, who're ]
hsd called Tor my unele's aud The judges
I newspapers for | remembered taking il
from my pocket on ny way bsck, snd
/ gisBcing Al my handwriting, which | was
very proud OF
1 Lost or stoleul How handsome il
looked 10 ME Ia those large letters, on The
outside OF my neatly folded sheell ! bad
many misgiying that my essay wonld
not read as we'll as II looked, though |
had labored so hard on II sud though SO
much was pending on my success.
Ny uDclel had been entirely depend.
enl ON him Tor my living since ! was i've
years old, aud now was sixteen-was a
I farmer Ia very moderate circumstances,
aud both be aud my aunt were obliged to
work hard; but though | was the only
boy Ia the family, aud older than either
OF bis six girls, / bad been allowed, cx.
cepl for few weeks st time, at the
very busiest season OF lbe year, to attend
school ever since ! had been with him.
Aud now my uncle thought, and very
Justly, that ought 10 work for hin. Bat
was very anxious 10 continue my
studies. Ny teachers thought the already
prepared TO enter the Academy al NJ
two ears IN advance; then wanted TO
20 through college, aud after graduating,
to study law. This was all in my mind,
and consequently when began to speak
to Uncle John, intending only 20 ask
permission 10 finish my academic course,
could not keep anything back but made
clean breast OF it,
Al first my uncle was very angry, then
he looked grave, and finally he laughed
outright. Laughing was the worst. He
knew, he very kindly said, that was not
ungraleful nor indoleDt, that dispelled
his anger. He could furnish me with the
means for deirsying my expenses, for
( AUa Martha always called me economi-
cal lie would only have 10 do with one
hand less on the farm, and pinch little
in the house q tried TO Interrupt him
here, bat he would not let mel; but the
idea that when | had become a famous
lawyer, wond educate my six cousins
Hal ha 0less your little soul, Sammy
and ny uncle leaned back in his chair
anS laughed ill the tears ran down his
iace.
| was ready to cry from vexatiou, bat
his laugh was soon over, and he looked at
me very sobery.
My son, Che often called me SOY your
teachers tell me you have doue pretty
well; bat am going TO your school Oh
your examination day, and see for my.
self. ! know nothing about your Latin
or Algebra, or such stuff; but let me see
II you can think, and can put your
thoughts on paper. will give you
something to write about. Let me see,
and be cast bis eyes on the wall, where
little Mollie was pasling up handbil
which had just been thrown in at the
door.
Lost or Stoen that will do as well as
anything aud dare say you will not be
guilty Of plagiarism with a. Aud now,
sam, do your best II what you write
does n0t suit ne, you must not mention
this subject 10 me again; il ii does picsse
me, why then wen see.
HeR see always meant ges with Uncle
John, and was so happyl There was a
whole week before me, and dufing hat
week my good Aunt Martha bad but
very few chores for me TO do. Every
night the cows game home before il was
time for me to 90 for them - Aunt Mar
lha expected some careless creature had
I let down The bars-aud Laura aud Jane
did the milking. They were great girls
now, their mother said, aud ii was high
time they should learn to milk. Every
spare moment was given TO that compo.
sitIon; aud at length, when completed,
! il did not suit me; bul il was the best
could do.
I And now Il was lost or stolen. II /
could not find it, my uncle would never
know Il bad been prepared, for careless.
ness was fault be would never forgive.
Possibly il bad dropped out OF my
pocket when ] called at Judge lWoods'
door TO leave his newspapers. Bu, how
could inquire OF Miss Fanny If she had
seen. my compOsitionl bad never asked
her question IN my life, though ! had
carried her fathers papers to bis house
twice week for more than year, aud
though Miss Fanny had always come TO
tie door 10 take them; IN fact, never
look ed al Der, thuoKh we passed each
Other many times every day, for the
young ladies' school 10 Pelham was 10
the same building with that Of The boys.
Look al her! Why my blood tiuglcd TO
my hugefs ends obIy 10 know that she
was near me. Whist IL had lefs II there,