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


II yos bed visitsd The tsvs Of Change
more spos he siss day Of last sspssnbsr
Il i've uisutss pAst four s'e'osh 10 me
sisrsoos. you might have ssss small
boy q sir ysss walking brisily doss oss
q the priscipsl strssss. Leading . AL.
pleasant looking lady by The Laad- u
- Johssy IAmson. and sbs lady sss
his mother. She vss not blind. = ycu
might have supposed; but JeAusy ~
taxing hss 70 tAs Grasa Square, where sss
street ran 70 meet several others - iUpos-
su<.wsi.alf.ts euAne hss for another
|yasX hkI &AO 4A
For you must kaov that y has long
bssn the privilege Of the little girls and
boys oi Changsmers. upoa the weak which
comes between the aoth day Of September
ana The let Of .Ostebsr. at tho hos b.
kvAa ieas - ~ iS&As 1tAoeoA 70
|ssk thdr npt( " NJ they Sdsim for
|o,ISyS nsfs u thsfr Asasds AAd many
disanssssd little ones Asvs availsd them
selves cl the privilege. sftsntinss, \ must
b, confessed, 70 THAR discontinue,
Uppn the vssk IN question. the large
re- u ~ Squass bss11lly quite full Of
~ - moi Inrsa ~ kinds. Weak
dx dSd. fudulgss k.nSsAsrs. Arm. decided
no.hsrs, Indifferent mothers. and nsv and
then downright cruel mother, whom ths
clerk would not allow any little boy or
sirl 70 take. II he oan help il.
Johsny's mother had pleasant facs' -
\ hays, said; ;-hat " aFPssssion ~ sad
| dsasd Sov BY ~ ASuSht Nat hs little
boy tsshy wisasd6 change her fcr snoth.
or. Sad ~ she vas. however, she walked
quietly slosg bsside him, aud ID not
attempt TO pail her hand sway. Just -
they reached the Grand Square. she bent
down and said 10 . low tone:
"Your best stockings are 10 the right
hand corner Of the second drawer. John
vie.
"Yss'm," answered Jsbnny. His con
science gave little tings: for the new
stockings had not been necessity. but
lh.d been bought for bis especial srstinca'
ton.
"And the candies fer your birthday
cake. are upon the store closet she'll.
"Yes'm." Johnny wondered II hs
should have any birthday cake, but hs
kept his wonderings to himself.
Arrived at the large room. the CLERK
handed the lady ticket with printed
number upon it: and she took her seal
with some others upon long settss which
stood against the wall. She was mol
allowed TO remain there long, however
bat was speedily taken in hand BY achub
by.faced girl, little older than Johnny
whose own mother had not given sstisfac
! ton in the matter OF bangs and gate
boots.
This was something that the little DO.
4 lhsa sasstssYsstsas Hs.hsa counted spo'
selling Of triumphaatly with his nev
mamma, and had fancisd the other look
ing on disconselatsly an d wondering whsr
she should find another boy. To see he
90 quickly spoken for, and by roun'
faced dit ei = gill tee, ~ more than y
could tesi. Ill
"MyrsstssSSe sliks tirlesAs sal
coutemptuously. Shed rather ha'
I boys"
ut makes no difference, said his mott
sr, 'sincs my swn boy does not ie'
!, line" li'
II do"--Johnny stopped; and the ole'
bshind the csuntsg guag ont, take q
Al door "a ths bft AS qnisk - you CO
Ri pk0."s And yshnnys mother vent o.
i With her new daughter, having first kiss
the tip Of bis little nose. which was
she had tins to do.
Jshnny walked up and down. looki'
ouriously 1t the waiting mothers. One
them had kind pleasant eyes, bat y
mouth vas too large. Another. With
j. small, delicate mouth, had pointed chi
4 Which. made him think too much o.
Whitfield stick. third had soar on
! cheek; aud fourth vas dressed in purp
o. which he didn't like. Many others th'
we're Lus he sAw nons he felt like TAXI
home. One by one he saw them disa
srIppas. lea avsy ~ slildren more fortun
I \ y ~ hstilisus tlss himself. Still
fingered
= .Tims's most up. No mothers cxchA'
" "a after fivs o'clock cried tue Gle
= .What kind of mother did you W.
- yoSss 1MarsT KEN a8
., II waited s-a good one stsmms
80 Johnny.
:, .what was The matter with the one
haa?"
" .,sLs vsaldst by ne pair q shs
She said ! was too small.
" I'm bsy you ! pair of statSs,' 81
h, voice fron The corssr.
Johsny turnsd bis hsad, and ~
checked young locking wcnsa With %
Ily brown curls. She vas number ninst'
"W,ll yen let me 60 skating On y
I slQssAi" ts sskea.
~ .Yss, indeed Every day, i you ~
- like"
.lll take yeu said Johnny he
eat his hand. and the rosy checked 20
woman took Il. which concluded the
80 gsiu.
}. Johnny had ssrsaisly found vSs'
wished. .Tha. thought Of his Bsv ?
on, llsss auehs " have oAls Lin psris
FN hpEt ~. ers.gsly ssSash y -
n kHxhAsrA vhy : - ~ - !
vas 20 heavy as he escorted hn iadul