The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-10-28

MING, OCTOBER 28,
aad--is % fsishssnsd. snd isIl ovsr VI
| bridee.
For moment. n sssnsd much ioaee
" Stsar n his aecsy Of ssspensa ths Ok
esaslsnsa Stared d him 10 utter silence
hh Aes faisly purple With raes.
xes-yos yoase rspsobatsi - szeis1n.
~ = IasA you ought v b. shcA
Ya. cir. know IL ssswersd 0suafl
- ssvss - cory fcs anything h ny lif'
- I ~ for Mia But W only wanted v
hsss iistls fun. aud never thought cl
hurting shs horos.
You wsss not alons. thsni said NJ. Pief
~.
No, on.
Whs wsss ~ ee1sess
1hsrch 10 uss Ia telling tAsA III, ans
vsssd Stasst, tFSs v ths proniss Of score.
y ~ Aad usds I've On ths horss When
- islI ovss W bsidsa "a n vss ~ my
lsslk IossAt scs so have tried % srosa
~ bsidea InieAt hsvs known b. would
- ltigAtsnsd q ~ old trss.
~ sSesy As1A lsn ~ PisAsss fsps.
and very peculiar look came iato his
kssu gray syss.
HsvsrAhslsp. goa Asd bsslsr lsll mo
ths Names q tAso1hss boss Vsv we're with
yos. hs ~. Avin Be- wiss for you to
do %.
Dul ths sossri shrsas contained in these
last words did net cause Stuart 70 waver
an instant H vs. very generous - we'll
- brave.
I told tho boys I wsuldst sis. he ans
wsrsd respectfully.
They did not Offer to,coms with you, ]
supposef.
There Wa no need Of IL, sis.
Well. am to look only 10 you 70 pay
ne for my horssi
Pay himl ,6tnast stared d the old gsn-
Ilsman aghast Tho thought Of paying for
The horse had nsver entered his mind.
Hc know payment wAs ont Of the Quss-
tion. He he'd NOT dollar Of his own 10
the world. and il WAS only BY the strictest
economy that his mother managed to make
her small income cover their necessary OK
penses -thsy did not indulge in luxuries
OF any sort
That horse was thoroush- oon-
tinued Mr.. Pieffsr, bis keen eyes still fixed
on the boys white, distressed face. paid
six hundred dollars for him the day before
you broke bis mock.
Six hundred dollarsl gasped poor Stuart,
bis face growing whiter still. Oh, Mr..
Pieffsr.
I can show you the receipt for the mon
sy il you want to sec H. I have il here,
tapping his brsAstpookst. Costly fun Jon
had, eh?
Stuart tried to speak, but his tongue
,Iove to the roof Of his month.
You havsn't any money, l Isuppossf said
Hr. Pisifs.
No. sir; NOT dollar.
You 70 uss work 1t ont then. Are yon
vitiius to do thstf
Oh. yss. Sir. cried Stuart the color con.
NJ back 70 his fsos I'd b glad % do
'nythins 70 pay Jon.
vsry wefl; report 70 ne tomorrow morn
NJ 81 my fsssor7. III zee what ! can do
Or zoe.
Mr.. Piehss turned away. ssA without
mother word wsnt hto the houss and
losed the door.
With feeling u profound ssiisi Stu
IT wsnt homo and told his mother al
bout thal pisoe Of costly fun, IL Tragic
ndine and Me bargain hs hid madA
, Mr.. Pisfsf 10 man to 81 The worth
( The horse oat Of you before be leh you
%; wAs Mrs. Willard's frat comment, but
on did only what was right in going
lraighl 10 hin With he whole story, my
on. Il mast have required great deal
courasA nd en- proud Of you.
SsusFs ~ dsspay tusshsd by bis noah.
70 pfsisA sa& ~ consciousness that hs
essrvsd u nsds hin slmoss Aappy again,
, spils Of ths losd On his hesrt. |,
II W. loaA shss srsv less With svsSy
y, for hs soon became very ussful IL the
'otory. and = 10 wfots good hand snd
~ quick u AsuPes. As ~ puN into the
moo end ~ taught hov 70 kesp ths
coks sad invoice goods In this Wy hs
armed every dsssil Of lhs business.
II wss very hard a Arss. Of eourss. Sor
tuart's grssl fanlt stood in shs ssy Of
10 progress. Bat - oss could b. lasy
ny iose. whore hr PsifSss ~. hs ~ ,
lch On en~Gstic. isdussrious man him
IL, snd b seemed 70 tshs . peculiar ,
sssurs 10 psshing Stusrt sloss.
Stuart sseribsd this d Arst 70 nalies, ,
ID adssis ios rsvssss. Bat be thought /
ferspsly whsn - knew Mr.. fsiRer 10
'und ont thsl hind heart beat under /
1T rough exterior, and tbst The old ssp- :
sman appreciated = their fall valne
i vissuss oftsutb. sisesrisy and msnli-
~.
Il ~ two yssss bsiOrs The subject Of I
10 deN Stuart oxsd his employer wss 9
enliopsd between them. Then one day ,
+. Pis6er called the young msu into biz
N private once. I,
I've bsen expecting for sons sims that