The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-05-24

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ssld stout the business. cried Mrs. Nor
tor.
And she bestisrsd herself 20 easctnAlly
10 gss aim of st once. thst st tsn o'cioci
the nsxt morning be vs1 ringing u tbs
door Of the beautiful mApsioa In which
The nsv made governor bad taken up hi'
residence.
He vs admitted By . ssrvsnt. vhs
vAs rushing out on N srrand In ho
haste.
The housshold stat vas not yet organ
ised. There vas no ons In the hall 70 re-
eeivs him. He wandered on. wondering
ct tho tall. marble pillars and the floor Of
tessellated marble. I'LL hs came 10 The
gothic library where ths governor va'
sitting. in company with hi. beautiful sil
months' bride.
The old man glanced 4 The rish carpet
the velvet and rosewood ehsira the tall
vsses. tho gildsd pictures upoa the walls.
through the hall open dcsr. Than hia
eyes fell upon portrait that hung 10
place Of bonor above the nrsplaos. and hs
stood still.
A sweet pale. spirituelle face. with
wsvy. silvery hair brushed back from The
forehead. and look Of peaceful benedic'
tion beaming from her eyes.
Il ought to knew her well," mused the
old man. and know II now--it Is The
poor old lady who came to our house one
evening, with the pretty little child. II
looks as il their troubles might be over. il
.they live 10 . house like this"
Inthe library, at the same moment. .
pair Of ,beautiful blue eyes we're lifted 70
that po'trsit. and tears dimmed their
light -tsars that the lips u . lover hus-
band soon kissed away.
III the picture makes you sad, Lucy
Il must bs moved 10 one Of the upper
xooms." said the Governor. Il never
wish TO see . cloud upon your face
agsin:"
"No. oloud JEill ever come there through
you. Geosse;" yspliad his young wife. Il
am not unhappy when 4 look Il her. and
like TO have the ,pictpre there. because
Il is 10 this room that We shall be ottsaest
together. l was only thinking how sad
II was chat she could not have LIVED to
share with us GAis beautiful home.'
"Your mother did not care to live long
ar, Lucy" said ~the 4Goverpor. after .
psxsa. 'sShe,told me SO hansAk, after shs
had found your Uncle Eustecs. and per.
suaded him to do Justice to you hatqreihe
died She remained until she saw GOV
my wife, and knew how tenderly ! would
care for you. Then I think she was
really glad to 60. Her heart was in your
fathers grave"
"Yes; and then she suffered 80, in that
dreadful time after his death, when we
had no money aud no home" replied his
wife, with tears in her voice. though none
fell from her eyes. "You can never i'm.
agine how she was humilsted aud beaten
down in the very dust. Que nieht-oh.
how well remember it--she would Ger.
tainly have died II it had not been for .
kind old farmer. who took us TO his
house. although his cross wife objected.
aud actually called mother q pauper in
beg anger. Some day. George, when you
are, not very busy, I wish you would go
with ,sas TO see this kind old man, and
.hAnxIam in my mathas...s name"
."vsy wall, any dear Now will you
20 with re TO give your orders about the
furnishing Of the npper rooms9"
They went out into the hall. There
stood the farmer, turning his hat about
's lhssds, and looking like man
= ,,sds NV ,.; Har's
sed. Wy iend' my motL.
why. b.. q Ms Governor wife.
,ndl" exclaim, 's ftH7, and run.
'pping her husbal w 16& hands
g up to the old man. v. 10 yAa not
stretched to greet him. :. = etlA
,ember me. sir? I sm the lit... vi
sheltered in your pleasant home.
bad not been so good to us. I might y.
Q lost my mother then"
! remember, miss ma am stammered 80.
farmer. turning crimson Ill over bis
est face.
And did you come TO see me, or my up
band?' asked Lucy. with a proud. sg'
] look ar the governor. th'
II was him, ms'am the gentleman III
holds the note and the mortgage on sal
e 1t has been iforclosed, and must lor
it now to pay this debt l would
have dared 10 come here. ma'am, on sgt
! an errand, only II is life and death
'e and TO my wife. We are getting
now, and / have not saved anything. dn
] don't know where We will hnd cor
her homo. II more time was given tra'
! could pay of the note and the AK
gage by degrees. But I cannot do cou
~. II ! am pressed to it. the home son
CO.. "
low came you 10 sign q note for inte
her man when your own property :"
encumbered?' sskcd the governor, as III
rife drew the papers from the hands ="
. farmer and placed them in his own. ! a
suppose I ought not to have done II. ame
) fact. sir. But you see. sir. neigh. ="
sussel ssd / were boys st school TO. that
v. and he was . poor. struggling :"
with lot Of little childrsn. There will
'nly Sarah and me st the old home 1t.
and l thought W could risk Il "a
! than be could. II bs hsd lived be sbor
have paid me back. hopest. evsvv vhel