The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-06-17
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% 80 Tie shady street sud iAeu up ai the
tossing elms where ihs iba.y birds we're
chatltrinE. Aud std 10 reIsle ifown Of
ii.aoaiebt stsps over Barbsra's low.
white brow
No, lbete were no letters ior the Leigh
lons. sald Ebsu, % rather savage mood
! made especial Inquiries for you. and
Ebeus ower lip lrsmblsd Iitlle, aad bis
voice soilsBed wonderfully for Thin. /
suppose you are GBIioa' TO get out Of the
Old place Miss Barbara
Yes, | aD, said Miss Leighton, sharply
witt an imperial air. Sm sick of u all.
! should be glad 10 90 anywhere away
from here
Ebta made no reply. lie looked down
on the tangled curls. The soft wislful
brown eyes, and dimpled hands clssped
over the mesh ofhontysuekles then away
over the tops OF the snowy balsam. to-
ward the great world where Batbara's
heart was Tie was thinking with one
cruel papg which gripped his heart at
that moment Of what life would be ., The
farm without Barbara. He has tried Of
late to live without connecting her in any
way With bic days and nights, bis duties,
his bardships aud bis joys, but he bad
msde sorry work OF II. Il gave Ebcn
fright to know how much everything de-
pended Oh this proud, spoiled beauty,
whose dream was 10 get away from sueh
as he--,he common folks around Larbor.
borough.
Barbara at eighteen had a great longing
Tor that gay world of which she bsd read
10 summer evenings when sltiNg under
the wu.ky vines OF the farmhouse porch,
or when laying amid the cowslip, 10 the
meadow where, under a growing weight
Of care, Eben toied with great brown
bands In the capacity OF help to the Wild.
ow Leighton. Ebeu was as much part
aud parcel OF the place as the crnnbling
beadstones in the little graveyard on the
bill, where all the dead Leightous were
laying. No one ever dreamed OF bis 20.
ing away, although bis merits were ac-
knowledged, aud II was checrfully ad.
mitled that the boy had grown into a
strong, handsome man, with shrewd ca
pacilies asa dnsncler, and turn for
machinery. A great msny al the village
had dropped into The habit OF addressing
him lately ss Mr. Hextord, and Ebeu's
muscles commanded respect. He had
little sbuggery 10 the barn be called bis
work shop, where At odd hours and on
rainy days he linkered with lathes aud
pulleys and edged tools.
When his farm work had been tldied
up and the cows had been MIXED and
turned into the green woodlands again,
Eben snnt himself cp in bis workshop and
puttered over his numerous inventions
and thought Of what great possibilities
might have been bis II be had been born
something better than Mr.. Leighton's
farm hand. lie realized sensibly thai
there were still possibilities for him out
yonder beyond the dark line OF elms and
FIRE which be could see from his study
window. But his benOfsctor had died
and LEFT all The tangled threads OF bis sf.
fairs for young Hexiord TO unravel, and
he could not have deserted Mrs. Leigh
ton and the girls barbara and Theo. II
would not have been right or manly
Things were going straight now however;
The farm was In q prosperous condition :.
aud even an indifferent man could have
kept the wheels moving which Eben had
fixed in their places. But Eben remsined
on at the farm while The seasons wa1ed
and waned, and the girls were growing
into ,al., fine onng women, with restless
yearnings for buster lie than was to be
had.at Larborough.
lie bad expected that a girl so pretty
as Barbara would be sometime leaving so
dull place, bat he nevertheless felt 5
wild, savage pain st bis heart, when he
learned tha, letter had been sent to
distant aunt to sec IL she would not look
after Bafbara while she enjoyed the sd.
yanisses Of q Flushing school for young
ladies. The long summer days would
fade into the short summer nights, and
by. snd.bye, when the first yellow leaves
would be dropping into pools and bol.
lows, Barbara would 20 away perhaps
for uveF.
Ebeh was too much OF man 10 Sigh
aud too muscular to do without bis sup
per, bat be fell into the habit OF taking
long wake alone, or OF sitting under the
honeysuckles on the porch where be
could see the moon rise and where be
could hear the young ladies singing plain
tive songs, accompanied by The cracked
strains Of the old harpschord IN the best
room.
lie had just placked the first round,
iull ro.e Of May, and, twirlihg Il thought-
fully 10 his fingers az be slrolled down
The garden path 10 his work shop, when
be beard the breezy fuiier Of a muslin
robe aud light footlau behiud him on
the gravel wsik. iIetufned With a blaze
OF fire ia his blsck eyes aud the rose tx
tended. Ills baud dropped 20 bic side.
II vas Theo vito came rapidly siter bin
swinging q whiie sunbouues by ons string.
Tire. wss sAuey, rstaiaut, provok
Ing isahg pvrsos OF sixteen, whose
pranks aud whims bad ofeu tried Eben's
temper soreiy = having hin stop the bar.
Vesling 10 saddle lsoluf her pony, OF
meddc with hi. tools and upset lis nsw-
eel iuvchiipn, Bat Thsv's eyes we're