The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-08-07


.FinSsu minuies before the train 60, I
plenty OF time TO take cup Of tea" ant
Miss Samantha Marble walked briskly in
70 the railway restaurant OF the Fitchburl
station in Boston and took immediate pos
session OF two chairs. She was . very lii
tie body, wrinkled and pucksred about th'
nsuth, and wriuklsd and grey about tb'
forehead; for she hated anything false
aad carried her "visws' TO the point o.
despisirg artificial teeth and hair. On one
chair size put her little self and on the
other she piled her little bag. her littls
busdles. her little boxes asd umbrella
Thsu she took sff her gloves and her far
away" glasses, and putting on her near
by" spectscles teok up the bill Of fare and
Looked ii ever.
She had had a hard days work. Up il
the early MOI ming riding into Fitchbure
from Hilltown on a neigbbors milkwagou
in order to catch the first train;-All day
among the shops buying supplies for hel
little millinery store. She tucked in many
a neighborly nrrsnd between times, sucl
as matching Mrs. Browns best black silk,
and buying frock for feeble Mrs. Hall's
last baby --snd . lot Of what shs called
4. Fourth o. July fixins' for Widow Warn
or, whose boy was coming up from clerk
ship in Boston to pass tho holidays. Alto
gstber she bad earsed her cup Of tea. and
wonla have enjoyed it. but that her salts.
faction was isssrruptsd by the voices oi
two ysuns men. who had the table before
her. One sat with his back toward her,
sad his companion was saying:
"Now. Fred. what sonesenss! It's
Fourth Of July, and tbs tins When FOL-
low should be free. il he is ever going to
be msn. And there you have stosd over
that desk without holiday siles cArist'
mssl And now TO go and speAd the Feartl
ia that sleepy old town. I IIsci1~ Ats ~
badp
"Bnt promised tha folks VT annle.,
Tom, and they will lie so .lisappoi nteS. I
confess should like to take ruN with
you on to New York and see tie sights;
for bavsnt been there since before my
father died. He took ise snce but was
such little chap that have forgotten
everything about it"
20 come along We will take night
train. and have Ill Day Sunday Tor Consy
Island, and Monday the Fourth. fer lots
OF fun.
Cant de it, Tom; cant spens' the
meusy. Better come up in the cor utry
with me and We will see New York Aome
other time"
"But you have got the money. Fn.i:
and confound the old desk where We saAnd
auj drudge to earn it, There are ss~ier
ways TO get it than that, boy. aud II ysO
would 90 with me csnld show you Git-
tie game or two that would deuslo gear
wages"
4 III you mean gambling. Tom. none u
that for me.
"Well, dost mean gambling. Every
little sane Of chance don't deserve y hard
name. Draughts and backgammon and
cards, same things wo played at l,oms.'
@Well. Tom. I'll have to 90 to the conn-
TN. Better change youl mind and come
long
Nosi. snd gete church oil Sunday"
= adealy, IS they rose 70 go, he add.
ut, sl you What. Fred. you stay over
4. TELL theatre or have game Of
I'D 60 to t. - tonight. and III 90 up
illiards with ,nday train and spend
iih you on the 5. ~. that's fair"
'e Fourth. Come q. - 70 The door sad
Al they walked avs. ralss together.
scsasblsd her bu. shs go the
ID hurried forth TO the train, 'csgnizsd
ces Of The young men, and n 70 go
at Fred, the Fred who wsuld like his
New York, but would 60 home to
ether 10 Hilltows, was Fred Warner.
idow Warmers only boy The boy for J..
scm oil these "Feurth o. July hxins" y
a bean bought. Her Hst impulse vAs b.
run alter him, aud tell him how his u
pthsr was "lotting" upon his coming y
'me; and his sister determined to make 81
> old house bright saa gay. and bo~ Vi
Q herself had run around Boston after Il
'isess lAnterps. 10 be hung On tho trees. NJ
Widsv Warner meant to have little st
rsy and gather all Fred's old sriends on III
, Lawn eu tue evening Of the Fourth. ns
. recsllsd also thst ths vidsw had OF
ousht sround her old bonnet TO have it lii
'shsosd op, because bsys we're spt 10 pa
- hack from fhs sity aiiitis be psstic- be
u sbsut drss~. In ber anrry she Actu. iii
, started TO run after The tall ysusg tc
-. striding down the platform. wLirliug 20
cane In bm hand. but bar bag dropped hs
is eontsnts-spooIs, samples. pencil. 10
lebcsk. purse. nsw hiiher and yen. In Tn
Ter thess she lost her busdIes. ha
getting those bsr bsndle vent TO the ju
,uxd. snd vhes. ~ last. she sool er~ss vi
the door Of the station, With her ,ari N,
J pssssssioas ssll IN hssd,- the tall, 10
xnsr lsi dtsaua~~s<x No. ~. -.