The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-06-24

i0f qQlte ittle WAY uu sbe came 70 one
OF those narrow, aiihy courts crowded
Wlih narrow ,snsmsn, houses Aad steam.
Ing With horrible OdoFs ID he wATn Nay
sassbins. She entered enc of he sss-
nsnl houses and ran Lightly ~ he Steps
10 hsf espeeial domain, HllIs room
where, besides herself, esly biddy Ma.
earky with her husband aud baby lived.
Biddy was sitting ussr the wisdow rock
! Ing the badly lA hsr srms whsa 1bs ehIld
catered
whist, Megl The baby's Avtnl sick |
Don't be se, Auy better, BIddy7 afkea
Meg, creeping aoftiY 70 hsr aids.
1 No. be dos't oh. al ssly hsa Alm
hsms 10 the Ersss aslds Of GAIA isslAsa
bed be weii sntirsfy; but Aow eau hs
brssths Ia lhis sAllaing To0ni
Lack here Biddy. See what I've got.
1 Add Meg took on her hat and showed
ths prsciou. spray ef apple blossoms, Do
ye think that came fron The greece helds
ys spoke sbout1
Biddy eszsd At II In wsnder and de-
light. Oh, the perly tblOg she sKelsim.
ed It's Just the picture OF those I've
seen mAny's tho Lime growing In the or.
ehArd In tho old country. Ia' ms take u (.
Meg.
She held Il close 10 be face and drank
10 the fresh, swes, perfume eagerly
Then she put 1, down 10 tbs baby, aud ha
feebly smiled.
sssi cried Biddy. Ne knows Tho sw ate
thiuasi He'll get bsttsr uow. Take Il
away aud put IL in water. Meg. and sst
Il where he can soc IL, s Gar
Meg ran sfi aud soos rsiarnsd with as
old blscking bottle full et watsE. late
which abe stuck the prscioas twig.
Thea shs sat down 10 look st u and hs-
ten TO Biddyh tales Of the enid eouhlry,
ill night came, and shs had 10 20 to bed
but she slept with ons hand on che bottle
in which her treasure was.
About midnight she wss reused from
strange dreams Of great forests OF besuti-
ful posiss Ike hers by shrIli Org of ter
ror and sgony.
She started up calling Biddyl Biddyl
what IL IN aud WAS answered bya cry,
Oh, my baby, my babyi My baby's dead
and tho low moan Of anguish from the
stricken mother. She lid the most she
could TO comfort her, but what could .
child do tor a broken hearth
The next day the body wss ready for
the funsral. The mother set on tbs aoor
beside lhe little pine eOfiu la steRy dIa-
paiF when Meg crept sofsly sp and laid
her cherished brsnch, SOW reduced to
two faded blossoms and one just bursting
pink bud, In the baby's hand. Biddy
looked up and burst into tears. God
bless you Meg, she sobbed. Shsrs there's
lots OF blossoms who're he 10 How, the
darlint, bat ips that's glad 10 see the
purity posies In his little hand. Oh, my
baby my baby
Mr.. Edsou, for bic part, went down TO
bis brothers. Office and entered with lit
tie hesitation. The brother, man older
than Edison, with one ofthoss stern. self
repressed faces which cay as plainly as
words could, I've had hard life, and |
don't care cent about you. III llhave
what can get, whether ysu suffer or net,
started as Edson came 10. His eyes rest.
ed an instant longingly on the apple blos.
SONS; but the Hsxt nomsnt be drew
back, asking, soldly, Die ysu wish to zee
me'
Yes. George, answered Hdsou, 6Hger-
Ing the howcrs awkws sraly. I cane to sec
about that mattsr--thst st-that property
you knew. Itsa pity we should quarrel
about 1t aud -And-well, don't care
Yes are the oldest and had the hardest
row to hoe always, and guess likely
ihsrs wss fully my share spsnt upon me
when was In college; and see here old
fellow, Pii do whatever you ssy ifyou
will speak 10 him to cems 10 my Office.
The was q moments slleacs, and the
younger Edison. looking dawn, saw bis
brother put hls hsad 70 bio throat as II he
were choking. The usxt moment the
elder speke sImost - awkwardly as hIs
brother had done.
II want lbe nsnsy cared far, but
bu, ! wanted tho old plsee. I--well, /
had s0ms Assoeiatloss With H..
TIE younger brother stsFtsd. Atsccia-
tionsi What associations Of pleasure
could George have with The old place
There were none, there eoDldba none az
cspt thosa with Lucy Baird, Who had
been for enc short year hls eva wife, aow
laid away In rOsnwood He sprang
forward, George did you care for her?
You could have wen Der II yoa bad tried /.
and you knew Il. Shs cared for me Hrst
becAuse was your brOihsr, DId-do
you msas Ia say you gave mp iha chance
OF winning her for meE For . minute or
two the EdIsons might as well have Been
couple OF Frenchmen meeting after a
long separations. The elder was the Arst
10 recover himself.
There, tb4rs, jobs, he said 10 exsetly
the same way be used 10 speak when
they were bays togs1hsE, les hssn bard,
but ron see never hsd wife 70 soften
me, and iR.suded TO pay you Tor your
share Of DE property Il aFsi, but well,
ii's no uss taking Il ovsr. OF coarse you
don't know, bus kept thinking you
might have knowA u yeu wasted 20 .
Bat lhers, nsver mind lbas nov, Did
you know that Midland BoBds are selng
upi I'll make good thing cut OF them
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