The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-12-04

knspssck q eAsc I nesg 500 Agtih tefore
go Look here. 1Oyoa knew what this
aAst s,.As.s / ~ ilsla pIdaso
isssSes ksh sst Nc. ga tssh he gave
ssTssu q s1rprise,
WAY, rs ms And iatbsrl
Aaa 20 /, was, aud even though Eus.
lace sasoalaa i've u - anDld nan. be
~jll psyrr succeed 10 making anything
roFe lrns 10 nAlsTs lhAe lAal lallesketeh.
tie bad jast esagbt the Tired, wisliul
lesss ca ths ebild's face, and u was AL the
more striking "a II w2s broogh, into
such contrast With tho vacant conntcuance
Of tle fipty.slarpes. via loaled poi aeor-
onghly out Of place beside the child and
tbe pkAAAbl green bAnkgfSand oflhe
haage, where The oouyqlvulus tlQssou.
ainaled with iLe Will FVses aDd black
a&fn llswefs
Wait a minute, said EAlaiaca, aud then
Us sras X irG DuttOtH Of the sketch three
live sfrom a poen Of Bsifass
Oh, waa safit powerthe gftic gie US.
10 rs oursels Es ithers zee us,
Il uSd frae mony hlunder Tree us.
There, be continued, putting the picture
ii tte cbild's bsnds, you shall have that,
aud II YOU like 10 show Il 10 your father
one Of these days, do SO; itmsy teach him
Lesson, and before the child could ans-
wer, Euslsee was up aad away, strAmp-
ing along the highway.
Five years had passed before the youug
artist had the lime and chance 10 return
to the quiet village again, 10 those five
wears be had doae good work had
tgoughl, aud worked, aud paiuied, nniii
people bad begun TO believe in him aud
talked OF him as one OF the most promis-
Ing painters OF the day.
Still, 10 the midst OF II all, he often
tLought OF bis little. sketch and wondered
without much hope IN the wonder though
whether bis idea that II might do good
lAd come TO psss and on the day b.
travelled down TO Marstou, the memor,
OF the scene came clearly before bin with
The thought OF the grand old woFds-Css
thy bread upon the waters. ier ihou shAi
fnd il after many daya
i Such poor little crumb ofgood though
it vas, said Euslace 70 himself, still
wc1dcr wonder -and IN try TO bn'
oul. ..teo.
And ALT happened, Eustace did find !
ont more aaiekly than he expected, 10
that very evening, as he was returning
from walk istte course OF which b
had visited some Of bis old. hannts, . MAJ
and . boy oI aboat thirteen.
My little friend snd his father, sudden
~ thought Eustace, whose quick artls
eye seldom forgot a face or figure, an
he quickened his pace in order 10 kee
. within short distance Of the boy.
SO the three went on, past the corne
of the field in which tho little sketch sa
, taken, down the road and across the nal
row bridge, iill lhe inan and boy rcache
little cottsge, The small garden of whic
was full of gay, old.fashioned flowers.
: That looks promising, thought Eusiac
J no drunkstd ever bad garden like that
and, determined to learn the facts OF III
, case, he went up to the door with the II
tention OF asking the way to the neare
village.
, Through the open door he caught
! ,,limpsc OF anestly kept cottage kitche
ss Charlie esme sotward q answer Il
stror yers summons but before haIf th
riobt IN rms had been described, brig
smile bro.< over the boys face aud, hs
tursing rou nd, he exclaimed:
Father, It's my painterl and, TO b
surprise, Eusta ace fonnd that in th
household, at least, be was a hero al
J the artist never felt more reverence Il
his art than he did w.Nen be listened
the account of the good Sls picture h'
done.
For someaimg Ch9iiel 'ad kept 4
sketch add bad Been afraidto show y
This father, but ihe man fouad II ~ cnan
one day, and
j II was more than could stand, S'f'
said, addressing Eustace, ! did not he'
0 any one to tell me what II meant, olu
though wondered where il came lro.p
J was ashamed to ask. Some how ! cou
E not get the picture out OF my bead.
even used TO dream Of 1t at night until
! fairly sorrisd me, 20 that gave np q
t drink and i bad the picturs hung
! there, that might not have chance
E forgetting wha, dragged myself dow
to once.
;. So the story ended, aud In his hea
: Eustace Carroll is prouder OF that Ill
D sketch, hanging in common black frat
Q over the msntlsplece Of the count
g cottage, than be would be II be shou
n paint picture that would make hisna'
famous through bis life.
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