The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-29

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Fa.HHHs# .iff tH. 5a..NrIaaf A#Ha.'t
rtpsla, a ESQ, a.mss. uiskusiea express
. ioa oa her sweet, you0E face.
What dli yap ssk ne ior Z Won didD'
want ne Go tell your / couldn't IS lied
I tae boy weat 90 ia s slola sogt Of 8 wsy
aH3 g,t wua g I.nc Of ie5aag 10 BE yoios
Ao, Egg 70adat, Jesany, the ,sachg
aHfweFsa wiIa suHe, because yor
promised, you remember, tbal you woak
always geIi ibs truth 60 ne.
/ Well, ti1a'l 70 back ca i,, did II
10, Johnny. Have yoa aus objection
10 tgtiue me bow often yon haye taket
things That dian't belong 10 youy
/ Asbbis couldn't remember Them al
Z tie boy feplies, bat never Hfed any
thing psrhselrr Once when tho Oh
woman where hung out cot sick, anl
cried = blue streak Tor oranges, and DO
body had The money to germ, | asked tht
Old cove that kept the grocery store 10
trust ms for couple tilI the next day
He wouldn't do II, and that night stole
Elk from him,
Why, Johuuyl
Why didn't be let me have 'em, then
the boy went on doggedly. I'd "a paid
cause I said would Anyhow the old
woman got well OF them oranges.
Then you Sre not sorry you took them
the teacher inquired
Well, the Old woman bad to have them
oranges, aud somebody bad to get EN- for
her.
The teachers face was very grave, aud
ss ber companion looked mp be saw the
tears in her eyes, sight which had Gu
rious effect upon him.
Don't make me tell You any more,
please, ma'am, he said, dropping his eyes
while his face flashed scarlet. sin't
nothing but a ofIseouring anyhow, and it
ain't no good TO fret about what do. /
was kinder dragged into this place, else
I'd never bothered you.
What name did you call yourself? the
teacher inquired. didn't understand
you.
Granny Leeds slways said | was OF.
securing, and so am.
What ia an oifscoufing, John2
Obi the leavin's OF something that amt
no good
Granny Leeds, IS You call her, was
very much mistaken about yourself,
JOHNNY, the teacher replied. You are not
an o1scouriDg but Gods own child, and
ha is giving you chance to make some.
thing Of yourself How much do you
think the things are worth that you have
taken, in all, Johnny?
Them oranges was worth four cents
apiece when took 'em; that's twenty
four; and then two loaves OF bread lift
ed for two iellers that froze their feet last
winter, and a mackere to make the bread
go down. It's awful tough TO eat bread
wtthoul nothing with Il; and then a base
ball that was worth ffty cents, and all
them things would make near hand to .
dollar. don't remember anything else.
Wei, John, shall give you dollar,
and wan, You to 90 to those places and
pay for al thoee things.
Then III have to own mp the boy inter-
rupted, in bis bcwildermeut relapsing
1T once into slang.
Wouldn't you feel better TO confess,
Johnny the young lady inquired, not a
little troubled at the effect of her words.
For moment the boy seemed lost in
hought, and then lifting q frank face to
lis companion said: | ain't never felt
,srtiklcr bad about any OF them things |
cept the base ball, and that | could "a |
lone without, but if you say Sd, Miss Lee, |
II give The whole thing away; only as |
INIT lifted anything lately, q nd don't |
ever mean TO again, they won d always |
uspicIon me, and make me out thief
Vhen amt no such thipg. Don't you
hink IL would do, ma'am, i'll d -opped
be money in them places so they'd be
ure 10 ipd III Il you don't think 80 !
'ill blow The whole thing, II Il takos me
0 the island.
What wiilyou do, Johnny, ifsome oody
eeds bread aud oranges and you hsyeu't
OF any money 10 buy them with?
That's d stcker, ma'am. dunno.
And 1t wouldn't be strange II some.
hiug OF that kind were to happen auy
Ay.
No ma'am. There's something putty
en'raIly to pay with the folks know.
Wei, Johnny will tell you what to
0, the teacher replied. Here is my card
nd when any OF your scqasintances are
] trouble wish you would come direct.
: TO me and II anything i, smiss with
ou al anytime be sure and send a mes ,
snger. You hAd better come mp to.mor.
1w. anyway, Johuuy, for want TO give ,
ou some warm clothes, and thea Il will
E easy for you to 6nd the place next
me.
Johnny hung bis bead. This kindness
Ad overpowered him. not word could
e spesk. /,
! didn't mean 10 hurt you, Johnny, the
'nder hearted teacher hurried 10 say.
ON are willing ! should help you, are
la no.t
! gness you bad better let me gel row,
lies Lee, The boy replied, huskiiy You
laid knock me down with "a eycwink. ,
r. You ueeda't worry about my femem.
ering All you've said; Tut just now pn /
y broke np
And eau trust you, John uyl the lady
lqalrcd. Ia
lrs so, ma'am, he 10Y answered,
imply, II
Misc Lee tucked a dollar biH Iu l,Is