The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-10-16

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Tommy could not eondcsccnd TO grin
but be observed.
''Sit down and smoke - many pipes n
you like. 30 long sysu leave me alone
Mr., Mussrsve.
\ Musgavs knew bis man. and answered
snilingly.
''Bu. / am net going TO sit down u
smsks and be quiet l want 10 have .
Bit Of talk 10 you; aad as soon - an
done am going to take ysu with me.
What do you think Of that. Thonass'
And thereupon the old man lighted hs
pipe and sat smiling for little and NOV.
log his long fingers daintily. When the
two queer compasisss had taken puff ty
pnG together for sometime, Musgraw
said.
] "Thomss, my Lad. you are very unhap-
py. ! AN happy. and think maa has
ne more right 70 keep hsppinesa 70 him-
self than be hes 10 ksep nsssy 10 himself
l am going to share with you. Now, I'm
an old fellow that's got near done With the
world. ssd you are slashisg young chap
and the girls run after you. Bat still,
though am parting with the world, and
you have got long time to stay in ii, !
am better off than you. The sight Of
these flowers makes me joyful, but it only
seems to make you sour and bad tenn,
pered. Now, shall tell you how it is
that Am SO happy"
II don't want to be happy. What's
that got to do with the thing? II you tell
me that there's 80 scvsrsigns buried at tho
bottom Of Lyme Hill there. will go and
try to dig the hill away and get at them,
because the troubles worth takin; but
don't sec the fun Of seeking for what you
call happiness.
"Well, then, Thomas, how much do you
expect to make by trouting tonight"
"Well, if there's any luck, Jim and me
will divide 10 shllings between us"
Very good; then will give you seven.
and-siIpence now. Here are ysur three
half crowns. Will yOu come with me?"
The sulky giant smiled sourly and said,
II don't see why should not. Where
are you for?"
"Well, l am going to preach at the
chapel, Thomas, and would like you to
hear me and walk home with me, and
think that when have landed you at your
house you won't be sorry for missing the
trouting."
Tommy rose heavily up, shook the frag
ments Of dry grass from his patched gar.
nents, and signified that he was ready.
kusgrsve took his arm and at snce rs.
sumed an attitude Of companionship and
equality. He talked with his dull churl
about sll manner Of trivialitiss, Aattersd
him, appealed T. bis sense Of shrewdnsss,
made little jokes suitable to his Wit. and
finally succeeded in making him feel him
self to be rather clever aud entertaining
fellow. The afternoon sun sloped lower
and lower as the two strelled over the
moor. Musgrave's thoughts were high,
although his words ran upon childish
things. He had no particular artistic sense
bnt the Joy of color, the blaze OF the sky,
| the warm aud exhilaraing air, made him
feel ~ though he must utter praises. Al.
ter passing some miles Of strange moor
land covered with the blaze of gorss and
the multitudinous flash OF marshy pools,
the two arrived at curious square build
ing which stood little outside the fishing
village.
Musgrsve said, "Now, Thomas, come
in and Ill find you pow and they en-
tered . low room. The congregation was
already collected. There were fierce faces,
trsszed by wind and sun. There were
qu let faces that bore the marks Of thought
anal the memories Of tell. The men were
all .rudsly dressed, and the women wore
the primitive clothing which fer 800 years
past had served for the simple wants Of
the will ,gers. After . pause OF few min
utes, Wa tier Musgrave's tall figure loomed
in the sh. sdowy corner where the pulpit
stood. A simple hymn was dictated and
sung in stre ug nasal tones.
A.tsr the h. vmn came shsrt prayer, de-
l.vered as til ,ugh the speaker really be-
lieved that his God was at hand and would
instantly listen to any petition humbly
profiered by iral creatures. At the end
Of short pause Musgrave stood up to
speak. He brol dened his chest and
Strengthened himse II, unconscioasly hint
ing at his ysical power. He then read
his text in q low vote e, why is life given
to man whose way IA hid and whom God
hath hedged IMP Nj sgravo was an un-
educated man, with strong logical ia
stincts. Perhaps, had he been educated
thoroughly. the poetic ysil' which gave the
chief charm 70 his mind AMI conversation.
would have been destroyed. As u vas be
invariably confined himself to logic 20
long as his emotions remained Untouched
but there were nom en.s when his blood
seemed to catch Gre, and he broke away
frem the calm and sub We reasoning which
serves fer placid men. He then spoke
with rude poetry and with an accent
which strangely affected hs nerves ei sii
who heard him.
The this frame Of the sp ,aksr quiversd
as be spoke, and his long In &c" vnsnea
with strange motion that q vs smP0Asis
to his ringing tones. Hobs I o1ny haa
never heard anything like Il ~ before.
He sat stupifed. and felt as thou gh some
muaic not heard Of hitherto we're pa wing
around and giving him giadnsss. he
congregation broks mp. ssa old lVillisl %
Dent said to one OF his cronies, "'Watty