The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-12-15

iinuei. addressing Mr.. Pelion, whom be
had Summoned, to give this lady a cup o !
lea, piece Of toast, some chicken and all
that Tben pausiag momeni, as II pro
prie,y and philanthropy were smuggling
for mastery in his mind: No, no, George,
tell Henderson 10 send the dinner up into
my room here; that's better
The young man leaves the room. Then
Mr.. Tawpan enters the Office again and
eonsulis the telegraph operator.
Send this message at once, Mr.. Lindlsy,
il you please.
He wrote something and the operator
ticks il of at once. Itsa long message,
very long message indeed; bit the piesi-
dents message itself is not so important,
so interesting TO those whom II concerns.
1'hen by the time tho message is sent the
dinner is ready in Mr. Tawman's private
Office, when Mrs Setter partakes Of 1t, but
does not think proper to waken the weary
child, that she may eat also.
Then Tawman says.
Now, you had better go. I'll see to the
child. I'll bring the little girl up with
me tonight,
No, mol exclaims the mother. must
have my Ellie with me always, sir. You
are good. though. sir; so very good. And
there is no news Of the Good LaekS
Not word, am sorry to say.
1t caut be possible. The brig must
come in to-day.
am sure hope so, with oil my heart
and soul, Mrs. Setter.
know you do, she responds with sigh.
Now. go. / am sorry you hove to waken
the child, but suppose you can't help it.
Come, Ellie. said the mother, touching
her lightly on the shoulder.
The child, with start, awakes and cries:
Is it my papa? Dear, dear papa
Then, seeing her disappointment, burst
into tears.
Don't cry. dear, don't cry. The brig
will come in. Don't cry?
The good old man speaks soothiglylto
the sobbing child; and the mother, catch
ing her hand, walks slowly aud sadly away
followed by Mr.. Tawman, who helps both
her and her mother into car.
The next morning the woman is again
lettering about the wharves with the same
agonized inquiry She again puts the
question to the wharfman, and again re-
ceives the same answer. Then, as before,
she seeks the Office Of the brig owners, still
accompanied by her little girl, aud asks;
Has the brig Good l., cL come in yet?
Not yet ma'am
She sighs aud looks out Of the window
at the shipping She says she will wait
for Mr. Tawman, and sits down.
When Mr.. Towmaa comes il, as usual,
he greets her very kindly and kisses the
little girl, and says:
Tm forry the brig isn't in yet
1t will surely come to-day won't it?
hope so. And he goes behind his desk
and looks over his letters. He has not
long been engaged in correspondence
when II scream from the woman startles
him. She has risen and is exctedly point
ing out OF the window.
Here is ship coming in; look. look?
That's not it, says clerk, that's a
schooner.
Oh, mol adds Mr.. Tawman, that's not
the Good Luck.
II is! It is!
She da-.s from the Office dragging the
child after her, iuns across the crowded
q. 'aet, across the bustling wharf out TO the
vnrv dge Of the water.
Mr. ''wman rdshes to the window
onens i, and calls to her. To 40 purpose,
-. an he clerks cluster about the
window to watch ~" 9, ;,
The woman is MAJ. y says QUE She's
going to drown herself :,
Tawman says quietly to "e '''ee''VA
operator;
It's the Mary.
The schooner is being towed up' the
river by a tug. She is making prepi r.
tions to anchor in the stream opposite IL .
wharf. All this time Mrs. Setter is stand
ing in the midst OF crowd Of excited peo-
pie, waving her handkerchief, and the lit.
tie girl IS waving hers
Look! look there There's man over
board cries one OF his clerks. A cry OF
alarm goes up from the wharf.
Thunder e:claims Mr.. Tawman,
thoroughly reused. What does that
mean.
He has landed. Hsrk at the cheers!
God Of mercy! lookl shouted the opera
tor, She is hugging him; so is the little
girl It's Captain Selterl
Thank God exclaimed Tawman, and
dray heaven she may sand under the
shock. Poor woman. How she ciings to
the drenched man. Dearl dear.
Then he puts on his hat and runs down
the stairs like boy, and darts over TO
where the husband and wife and child are
united and happy.
The Good LucL's come in! yells Taw.
man, Justify.
Ali he exclaimed, shaking the captain
by the hand, ami NOT caring for the gaping
and wondering crowd all around him, this
is good luck. isn't it, eh? Did you get
my telegram
When the man eau speak he answers;
Yes
planned it ALL chatters old Tswman.
You see got . despatch yesterday,
from the Bref .kwater, saying that Captain
Setter bad been picked up on raft by
,ha unbann.S Na.. t,aOuI 10 and won