The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-06-05


done sosAis' With him. ! rssAsd cut .
The ksuidss vhss ssss Master c!srsaes
usder the horsss hssls, ssd s'psssd some
one sl.s bad hin. W poor, precious
DEAR
And w. altar Ga saia Margaret
looking up from her oestpssion Of apply
isg rsstorstivsa 10 be- sistsr
M. Hoskiss rsshsl wildly from the
rosn. sayins. !,
He must have bssa Islt II that sosehr
Aud be made . dive br The slsvsssr.
wList. bsips dowa a thss moment, =
kicked fsriously u The ssis. apparently
With the iassstiss Of ruahiss dova the
yawning abyss. Failisg 70 acsompiish
this, hs rscsllscsd thss thss vas bell.
which be uruss fsrisusly, asd thsu turasd
ana wss half vay dovs the stain. two
stsps Il ! time. ii he nensat the slsvassr
appeared Il the fourth hsdisg,
He ras isto the siIss uPssttiag svo y
three psrtsrs and enqsirsd u asyoas hsa
sssu baby. Nobody had. he vs ID
vissd % g asa nsd The carriage. Which hs
attempted 10 do. II nszt occurred = hin
70 coasult The psiiss. Be 10 asksd ~
nuubsr d thesssriasA ~ didak ksov;
he nsver looked at Ne ssntss Ths ON.
Ger shook his had. and ssnsidsrsd the
ease dubious. but advissi ~ toep 70 the
station, lay the ease before the authorities
and have il worked up Immediately.
This advise Was followed Sy Mr. Hos
kins, whs, coming bAsktc tho hotel found
his wife in dreadful state Of seriousness
and suspense. and MsrRrst pale and bag
ard, dsing her best to sceths her sorrowful
sister.
| Meanwhile. what hsd becoms Of Samuel
the baby9
About r. NJ, that sams evening, the
night express came in frm the south end
MI. Richard Ksnns stsos. being Or that par
ticular train, alightsd sisrsirem. sisnalsd
q hack, threw in his ultsr. and, ensconc'
ing himself within. CAV directions to be
driven Ia . hstsI. he had nj been in
side moro than three mhstss when an I'M
mistaksable wail arose Ron TIE opposite
seat, directly under thsnlster.
"Angels and minister u graesl exclaimed
Mr.. Richard Ksnnstsgn, and not being
timorous or superstitDus, he imnedistsly
began to examine the ntsrisr. twas quita
q dark night, but ssne lifted the ulster
they flashed past . a. light. whsreupon
Mr.. Kennetson sjacuhtsd: "A tsby"
His frat impulse ~ flight. But 10.
that was hardly iuiicious. The baby
would soon be discovered. and suspicion
woula be fastened On him. He signslsd
the driver to stop.
Look hsrs,' he demanded, did you
knew there was baby n hero''
Cabby appeared thuSdsrstruck for an
instant, then grew incrsiuIous, and SEEM
Cd to regard the matter = : drive PIT ny
sS@Snss him. -,
"A baby! o co.rss not, unless you put
it in there yourelf.
"I-have baby with mel What in
tLuaasr dsyou mtap2"
.Ob, n,thiu' sir; but Two seen gentlmsn
bsfor, 4 would have their little joke. you
kno~e And cabby assumed the knowing
air 81 one who is not to be stuffed. pre-.
,Ared TO drive on.
Look Lere, sir.' said Mr.. Ksnnetson,
in peremptory tone: get down from
thst seat and como here, and tell me what
mat means"
1 Cabby dismounted and locked in.
"Ge- Whitaker was the exclamation.
1T is baby, and no mistaksr'
WELT and Mr.. Ksnnstson regarded the
driver WITH, ! puzslsdI bst stony gaze.
4 don't know nothiA' about IT.. was
the response. 3 gar
''Somebody has got 10, suppose"
"You must know the most about it,
said be iu q significant tone.
| Mr.. Ksppstson saw that the man locked
upon him with suspicion; he evidently
thought him the proprietor Of the baby.
he also concluded that parley with that
sort ola creature Was time wasted: the
best plan was to get somewhere Is speed.
lily as possible, so be said:
"WelI. drive onl"
well, what are you going to do sbsut
ii? asked Mr.. Kesnetson Of the driver. as
that fusctionsry opened the door Of the
carriage, when the hotel was reached.
'.Do? why. l ain't a-goin' TO do anythin'
about it, What do you take me for?
"For the most Internal idiot that I've
seen 10 10 years." was tie response And
I'll be blessed il know what's that you
arc driving at!'
"Mebbe not But / Amt the kind Of o
goat 10 have that sized trick put up on me
aud don't you forget it. I've sssn that
played before. and you dent saddle no
kid on me, il know IT," The mass voice
was loud ana defiant.
Several people were around the hotel
entrance, aad they sszsd cnriously toward
the carriage. beisg attracted w the load
talking. Richard Kssnetson thoroughly
hated being the center OF crowd; and b.
ing withsll tender hsarted. he gathered up
his small charge. snd dismsunssd from the
vehicle. taking note y the number, and
saying;
"But can't lsavs The child With such .
beast. even II / have o adopt il myself"
he strobe into the hdd followed by in.
inquiring gIancss.
II is safe TO say ths the elegant, srists-
cratis Mr. Ksnsetsa had Ssvsr before
found himssl in quitsso tryiag situatisn.
Once within the rom. The Distracted