The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-02-05

the flavor of NE kiee un1en -
hin Il psrsiss. asa b rssese - np'
vsry hard with he little piak eeAd Ter
cAi.i . ssoa . be ~ fairly ~ = s'eAi
She AsA told his pei V hum aoas.
but 70 ssay = ioas = Be litss "sas
could be sst Tor norsf NstAisss @ssa'e'y'
n. hsd often Drossssssd his - nstAsf
..f.n, +" bsessss q ssssAia rssas fsss is
,.ssrs % tins; bat sov y, - hardly
bs.,sr plsassl :. ~ tAsushA tnae sAsl
vAols dsy ~ M. II ~ ehsse = Ne =.
Verify sAs vsys = ssildrsa - 80 md
isg eut. =
the psv skates 1ttsd y ehsra.f ~ tor
70. III his .sosblss = hs skia~A over
The shiaing ioA Had hs 49, 80 oaly
boy on shs pond. All nishs hsvs pns veil
All did 70 vsll for awhile; buk ! lsnssh'
H. li,.ls 1T becoming stif - shill~l,
rei.s,d % 40 Ais bidding. Teby would
rot 70 out Of sAs vay y ~ hses boy
vho cane screaming scross ~ rpad. and
80 rsp assinss Jchnpy. thpsyiss hin
down hard, asl thsa skaas4 60 Nth :
.,ook vhsss yss'ss esia'ts. shnle yess"|
which, cold = Il ~, ms1s u little boys
blood boil with indignstioa.
.Look whore yss'rs going ysu'sll' 70
shouted, bot The large boy Va TO- isr On
te hear. Johssy tried 70 gss uP. o.
kept slippiag back. He tried 70 taIs On
his statss, but his hsssrs vsrs ssid and
aehips with The cold; and, wsrss than al''
he had somehow torn > large hole u css
on bis nsv stockipgs. He vastsd % cry,
bat be didn't At last. kind gentleman
spisd him and hsstensd to HE assissancs'
taking % his skates. and bidding h'm %
run home q fast a he could.
i Johnny's tears fell fast ~ he told NJ
now mother OF his tribulAtion. There's
: biz hole in that said be. pointing 70
the stocking. "Ani there isntany fun
in skating anyhow
.what do you vsnt 70 do9" she asked
locking up from the book she vss reading. .
II don't kaow." He wished she would
help him TO think, but she didnt. Hs
vi,hed she would shut up her book and
.ev up thst dreadful hole; but she did
nothing Of the kind. :.
"wsll, do whatever yen like. but don't
bother me.
Johnny looked at her in astonishment
Noyer. in all his life before. had be beer
,poksn to in thai way. What are mother
for, be wondered, and be remembered
! with . sharp psil 10 his little heart. hov
many times he had bothered his owl
| mamma. and thought nothing sf 1t.
He ate his dinner alone. His asw moth
or, having finished her book vent out =
do some shopping, telling him not TO Wal
!. for her, y shs might lunch down town
He looked after her rusiully. His hsat
.obsd asd his back Vas lame; but ther
v.s no one 10 say. Tn sorry" no one t
! make him forget his troubles by cheer
, words or pleasant story.
i Clearly, "Numbsr Niuetesn' was = is''
ur. Que or two salt drops mingled viii
Johuuy's d,nner that day, an,l. ssthe afts'
! noou weut, the sense Of Loneliness bscsm
uubesrsble. III shs only gets home
time. I'll take her back he though
A .perh apps but he didn't finish bis sen
). tsucc. even to himself.
shs came home At half past four ~
vss met II the door by Johnny with .
). coat and hat on, who hurried her on J
: the Grand Squire. There was ne time
X spare. 80,
!. "What is the matter With this one
asked the clerk. "Didn't shs let y
nj skater"
"A "Yes"
mi "was she erosa?'
"No."
40 whist then?'
~ II don't know. Sha-"
~ "Well. speak ont.
:. "Sbs wou udnt mend my stocking.
IN "was thst all?"
Z. she did'dt-uau't-to be bothered
Y, f.ltersd Johnny. 1t which there vas g
i. srsI laugh. in which 'Nsmber Ninesss
re jsinei. !.
- .weli," ,aid the clerk, ''you can y
4 your pick Of what there Is here; but you
4. rather late. There isn't great ssso
he mont left.
Johnny scanned them eagerly; put
10. own dear mother go very dear to him
X now) was not among them lie ssl'
4, back and forth irrssoluic, ~ hs had q
the day before.
r.al Come, come" sail the clerk,
brisk, or you'll bs left with NO metbe'
80 all Where can this boy fnd pr
Who isn't afraid 70 be bothered9 he 81
!. turning 10 the half doxss women
we're before bin.
a.. I'm The one Tor hins." spoke up
Thirty Two. She vss avery this Won
~, with swapping black eyes. I'm
q. afraid oi being bothered by him Or
,eu. body else. !"
NJ. The last words vsrs too Low for the q
bat not too low Tor Jshnny. "idcntv
MIA lyou, I don't like you." BE- cried aIuos
terror, - be looked at the hard set iss
nat .You'rs potionsl. said No. Thirty
uus srimly. I'D take littis Of that cu
bar. you, il had you.
The clerk gave her kssn glance.
ns vas asking himself vhsther she did
mn properly belong 10 The corasr viii
'c'.y cruel mothers
- = II Vas hard for Johnny 70 make
'es' lection, but Le did q last Hs
- No. Forty Three. short. delicate 20
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