The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-02-21


Nsy nsrnisg some three yssrs ago, ssd
|. essy.hsirsd old gsntlsman. With bent
shoulders and kiaaly. but rather mslan-
,holy DARK eyes. walked nearly The whole
,englh Of the care before coming 10 DIS
seat beside ysung lady With
bsby. the latter kicking and growing With
an susrgy somewhat embarrassing 70 iAs
smiling young mother
The bALy wu ~ objection. surely, pu'
| bers - 30 other tSet u b - so|
Doctor LAWS. Nth a pblils rdeA anln
,sg. took the sacsat plaeA T@ 90
nen. tho baby vas stili. stArias = hs|
nev conner With sober. childish curiosity
then there Was . sudden crow aad leap
and both the child's chubby hsts we're
busisa is Deaer Lewis beard. while On
scseNta pi triumph aud delight
slno4 ssn1psdd in drousing the rum
blss Il & ssr.is.
sAcn, Hss4y, Marry" cried the mother.
ia horror and consternstisn. yainly doing
her best to force the child TO let 80 bis
hold. II beg ten thousand psrdons, sir;
must have been very careless.
aDon't make yourself uneasy. madam.
replied Doctor Lewis, smiling. IL am
fond Of children aud really feel quite nat
tered at this fac little fellows notice.
Perhaps he may find ny umbrella - a.
tractivs as ny Beard w "a
Ache spoke, the ssntlsnaa offered ior
the childs ipspectiona an snbfslla sdorned
with . shining silver handle, to which the
child Immediately transferred bis a'ten-
tiou. striving for several minutes. with an
energy worthy Of better cause 70 s~ai-
low his new plaything. The lady tried
in vain to tempt the child to leave his new
aeauaintancs but such shrill screams at
tended any attempt with this object In
visw, that ybs gave il w indsspnf, Tam
to bSlievs D6stor Le Sis' kiadE ssprnce
that tho baby was not troubling him in
tho least. This, by the way, was not the
polite fiction usually rsssrtsd to in such .
case. for the cid gentleman was strangely
attracted towards the rosy, laughing boy
gazing up into his face with big. confid.
| ing dark eyes, ia whose depths lay some
uns sccoun tabls fascination for him,
''You evidently have plenty OF children
or grandchildren at home" smiled the
mother. 1T is easy to see that you are
accustomed TO children; Harry dossn'
often take so readily to stranger"
"No, madam, /" replied the gentleman
little sadly. II know, unhappily, very
little Of children. ! lost my only child
sixteen years ago, when lived 10 New
Orleans. His name was Harry. too, and
he had eyes very much like your little
ones. "a. IN ~ vn
Yes. .Asl. wa. the shsFn'ina aBsby Hr
w. sysb stiol Dscsof Lewis realised a
only Is he spoke 81 his long lost child
and for few moments the old man wal
lost in painful retrospsction Of the grsa
sorrow and rsmorse OF his lifs-ths stern
nsss, which he now magnifsd ntocrnsl
ity, which had driven bis higalspir'sed
motherlsss boy OF sixteen to leave his fa
I thss's Lousa ens night whsn. too heayll.
MN ishsd for some boyish sseapade' nevs
to,returp.. It was mfposed he had gon'
toi II ;fbst, .s nctHisg had ever besl
ksnni 4 him. 1js isahst had long sine
given him up as dead; in oil the ion'
! years which bad passed, however. no hs
never forgiven himself for being whss b
porbidly called the destroyer OF his ow
child.
t4sDo youskye in Philadelphia. madam
Doctor Lewis asked. whom Harry had
las. bsan Induced by the bribs of 2
orange to return tc'his mothers arms.
"Oh, nb, Grr' W. the reply. "or
home is in California. We are visitin
" in Nsv. York, and Harry l'nd ] .
n. 70 my cousins Wedding ,ip, Phil
going ' husband. went yesterday, -
dslphia; n Il the station
FT51T! u; ';..,rS:''ea, ~ s..;': J 49, "a
| 'pte..y young sotl " -Trn.y 4
;os !. her chAa, .nG |. a.' y. NA6'
morning was a much 'lsasA''''
than he usually found such .np. na'
rvs father was not at the stat. -; so III
Lewis sstablishei the mother, WIN no
baby and . small valise, il ca 'nass
and, after expressing sincere wishes 10
another meeting. rather regrstfully q"
the carnage drive away, while be was lsf
standing alone on the pavement.
The day was still young, and, after tax
ing an early di4nsf st Assshurant, Doc
| tar sIewis- volisa in hesd forthwith
w.s1 his way on ~ businsS which ha'
brought him TO Philsdslphia--a weskl.
nesting u . society Of ssologisis au'
uaturalists, these branches Of science be
ing Doctor Lewis hobbies. For week
he had been bnsily engaged preparing
papsr ssn fossils phish - - 70 lsy ~
iers sk.A society. aOd atbA, 9TH sspsrs
and other papers Of interest to the society
Of which he was secretary. tornsd th
costcuts Of tho small leather travelln
bag Ls hsd brought with him. The meet
ling tha. afterpoon was preliminary 70 10
Official onA ir the svssing. ssd.shsns "
Lewis was to read the paper which hs
1 c.swa hin sssh PRO und asnay tos t.
1kindrsd spirits bsfcre b bsste~sng the pr
cious gifs upos the public. ~assA
About dozen elderly gentlemen ue'
present whsg he entered The areem' %
lvSry 500 n AgiA~ss~pilse upon
lssntribss. 1ysGAn = ~ svsniss's pr
gs.mms.A A loss j - sdssms nssurs
ist had jos. bssn giving his ids. on worm
a1l Dorasr Ls~fs. b. V 10 hand, advance