The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-01-20

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Then remembered that fsv days he
fore had found this boy annoying Katie.
su had given him . cut with switch I
had in my hand. lie had slunk away With
cut word at the time, but II seems be
remembered the blow. and took this way
Of being revenged. VI
Well. at frst was scarcely frightened.
expecting somchow that once the people
below knew Of the fix was In, they a find
some way or other Of getting me out Of IT,
But when came 10 think Of it. deuce .
bit Of way could hit on myself, an sure
knew more about chimneys than anyone
else in the place. Twas getting late. too;
there wouldn't lie much more than another.
half hour OF daylight, and the Wind y
rising Il could hear II whistle through
trees.
by this time people knew what 4 a hap
pened. an crowd was collecting: could
See them coming from all parts, for Of
course had view al about saw boy
60 up to the door Of the counting house,
an'ipresently young Squire Philip came
running out ss il for his lie. When he
came. be took the command like. an be-
gan giving directions. an the people, who
had only stared At first now ran here an
there as he sent them First they brought
out long ladder. an fixed it on the roof
below the chimney. could have told
them that twas too short, knowing As /
did the length oievery ladder in the place;
but somehow, though heard their shouts
plainly, could not mako them hear mine;
it seemed as IL the voices went up. like
some.
Then there WAS great delay while they
went for longer ladder, so that plan had
TO be given up.
All this time the wind was rising. and I
was getting numb with the cold and stiff
and cramped from being so long in the po-
sition. There was big clock over the
gateway just opposite. an l saw that it
only wanted twenty minutes to Ave; it
would be nearly dark at five an once the
darkness set in what little hopes had
would be gone,
The young squire seemed to have gone
Lsway by this time, but there was my father
among the crowd, an who should SOC
standing mkt to him and holding on by
his arm, but Katisl They had forgotten
everything but the fright about me, an
he seemed to be talking to her an COM
forting her.
Artery bit Isaw the young squire again;
he had big thing 10 his hand looking
like pocket handkerchiefs stretched over
frame, an saw that it was kite, and
that they meant TO send q string up to me
in that way. But you never in all your
life saw such an unmanaseabls kite. First
twas too heavy. then twas too light, and
then the time they seemed TO lose making
4 tail to steady 1t.
/ heard after that part OF that same tail
was made of bank notes Square Philip
took ont Of his pocket when heycould get
nothing else quick enough. He got them
all back later, for not a man, woman or
child 10 tho place would have touched ono
OF them when they saw him using them in
that way.
When the kite did 60 up at last the
wind was SO high that they could not man
age it properly. 1t came very near me
once, an l made snatch at the string,
nearly over.reaching myself in doing SO;
but l missed, an just then there came
terrific gust Of wind, the string broke, and
the kite was carried away behindths pro-
prietor's house. looked over 1t the clock
TO see how much time was left me, an l
found that could not 500 the hands any
longer; the darkness had come on in tho
last few minutes. Then gave up all
hope, for knew / could not hold on till
morning
tried TO think Of death, an 70 make
myself ready for it, but IIcouldn't-not
prayer nor word could call to mind,
only going over an over again in my head
the way 'twould all happen--how the peo-
pie would 60 away one by one, how I'd be
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wind. and how at last I'd not be able 70
holi on longer, an fall. andi be found in
the morning al crushed ont Of shape
The people below seemed to have givsn
up all thought Of helping me now. and
we're standing quiet.
Twas 80 dark by this time that could
not distinguish the faces at all; could
just make out Square Philip in his dark
suit among the white mill mon. an poor
Katie. She WAS crouching down on the
ground now, her apron over her head. q
All Of a sudden saw her leap mp with
great cry, and clap her hands. an call out
There wAs . confused sort OF
shout, as il every one in the crowd was
saying the same thing at the same time,
an then Squire Phillip, making = sign TO
silence them. put his two hands up TO his
mouth, an sang out in voice that came
up TO me above the noise OF the wind: Il
TAKE og your aocking and rarei Il, 0ae
thread uil reach tie ground"
At first I didn't understand him. being
dAzed like, but then the meaning came on
me like message from Heaven. got Oh
one Of my socks with some tronble--nics
new ones they we're, too. Of KAtis's own
knitting, that shs had given me for .
Christmas boI-An' With the help OF my