The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-06-28
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"And slavery will supportonaAny where
thought Lefty. a. with trembling hand
she locked aud strapped her ,runk an'
fastened few l.ncs 10 George upon ih
lid.
Il Al the porch door abe paused Tor on
last look around the house that nigh
have been 20 happy.
j She did not intend 10 glance toward shs
hay field.
! Yet. in spite Of her resolution her eye
turped that way 10 single out the tall fs
ure that guided the rsttling moving ma
chine.
II wonder IL he will miss me little =
Just at first" she mused. He can got |
divorce. 1 suppose. i'll desert him.t aud
then he will marry again. hope he vii
be kinder to his next wife than he be,
been 10 me"
With tears that rose 1t the thought o
her successor binding her eyes. Lefty
failed to zee the figure that she sought.
II am foolish 10 look Il him again.
have never bssn more than . houssksepei
10 him from the ii1t" she thought stum'
bling blindly on toward the gate and op'
ening il, TO Hnd herself in the midst Of an
excited group.
There. don't ye take on like that, said
Solomon wyse, who came first aud saw
the tears upon her cheeks before she could
wipe them away.
"Were you coming ont TO meet US? We
were in hopes you didn't see anything OF
it. Is bad accident. but George is so
strong and hearty that he will be up and
around again almost before you know it.
We've sent Ben Hill of on one Of the colts
for the doctor, and II you will only tell us
where 10 carry him"
"Carry hims" repeated Lefty.
Solomon stepped aside. She saw be-
hind him litter roughly made OF hay
rakes aud covered over with coats, and on
that litter George was lying pale and bleed
ing with his eyes closed.
"Oh, Mr.. Wyse. is he dead?" she asked,
turning even paler than George
mot bit Of it. Worth twelve dozen
dead men yeti Only bit Of break in one
arm and one leg, and little knock on the
head when he fell. The horse didn't kick
and he'll be all right as soon as the doctor
sees him. Shall we take him up stairs, or
where?"
"Bring him ia here. said Lefty recover
ing herself
She led the way TO the bedroom on the
ground floor and helped to shift the main.
ed figure from the litter to the bed.
Her soul seemed dying within her for
fear, yet not word passed her lips.
When the doctor came he found capa'
BILE nurse. dressed in dark print who list.
ened intelligently to his directions and
promised to carly them out fully.
And so it happened that as George
Brewster returned 10 life the first words
that fell upon his ear were uttered by the
doctor outside no window as he mounted
his gig.
YES, he will do, Mr.. Wyse He will
pull through nicely il his wife nurses him.
And she can do it nicely II some OF you
will send some one to look after the house.
She is woman in thousand. ] hope he
knows how to value her."
Lefty bending over the bed absorbed in
the invalid had not heard him.
"What Is il. dear?"
"The doctor is right You are woman
in . thousand! always knew II, Lefty,
II never saidit So now ! tell you Of it
before die" he added. going of into
another faint.
II was all that Letty's sore heart need.
ed. Beside that sick bed she spent two
OF the hsppiest months OF her life. The
first act Of George Brewster on his recov-
cry was to secure help for his wife. SO that
she now has plenty Of time to get back her
lost color and plumpness. They are one
in heart, as one in name and home now.
And Solomon Wyse has never seen occas-
ion to administer the "talking-to.
"Somehow or other" drawls Solomon,
'.getting run over by that moving ma
chine was the making OF George Brews.
ter"
And Lefty and George think SO, too. =
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