The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-09-22

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o. Aosssy bsds of -.
while others fought 70 vim ~ prise.
And saiisd shscsgA bloody ssasf"
Ia fAss q ~ ~ only poslsy b vhis
b svsr isdulgsd. Oas LOOK, however.
the stern. solemn fscs o. she socd, sincere
earnest old uaa would have eoavisss
~ oss present. thss MOI With bis lips oul
dil - utsss thsss words. bet With I'll =
slyeeth u tis heast, ~gA
pk ena1ast ~ ~ yilisGp stora .
Is G1hs kad do6s &sosss Nh bat thing
vsrs dissrsst nov ison thsa. TAsrs vs
No nssd Ios him 70 measure out suga
and nolassss. y his parent bad done
There we're busy clerks 10 do il sov. 10
lt3s - haexs&Ss IN - vlliass. sat
VIII ~ szosptios ofstAs sqsirs there "
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D. neeatsv H igrtsss hAd bsse -
| e6lly hodA 10 q ssths smallest Aili
Sssld ASsilAy ssss1sd 10 buying Mi
store. Yss With u Ill. : hsrdeg.l stsrnsl
naa eoald MOI - found. With him II
thing Va not right Il ~ vroog. Thsr,
vsrs no hallway measures. = every mar
employed ia his establishment distinctly
undsrslood.
Psrhsps II his fair. gentle wife had lived
Y piGbkr have been different She w
Ne Snly one who ever understood his rug'
gsd nature But early one March mora
isg. vbsa the ssew lvss melting on ths
hills and The birds beginning 70 chirp Z
'iissfs. -snsfsfd her my gisf I'd his arms
and said. OIL 20 tsndsrly. and 10 such
low. faint tones: "Zadock. dear. take care
Of my little blossom. Keep her for me.
unspostsd from the world" She died that
night
"Unspotted from the world" he new
OF forgot those words. Over and over he
said them 10 himself How was ho 10
keep his little girl in the world and yet
not Of the world?
Everybody thought the deacon would
marry again. That he would marry some
opod sensble woman. perhaps. Who would
tske care 81 his little mother-lesa child
and thsss vas soms Of the good sisters o.
The church that would gladly have oon-
sented 70 console him end q the same Gms
take charge Of the haadsons 1850 oppo-
b 81 1.sss~ nn.ss nor dreamed
Of such thing. How could hs think u
another wife when before his eyes Al
ways WAS that lonely little grave on the
hillside. covered in springtims with vio-
lsts y blue - hsr eyesi No one ever
gtesssd that bennth Mat hard, stern,
exterior he carried heart that was we'll
pish brqlen when tha great slods Of
Iasth w5t& thrown on shs co&h Of bis
loved one. y
He s1At Tor his sister, Miss Priscilla
Basss1A who certainly carried ont his
viswsi 70 regard 70 raising children. She
dearly loved the little Prudence. but, like
bel, brother, abe nessr allowed her snec-
lion 70 show itself. Strict and stern bad
been the religious training Of both The
beacon md hsnsif. Thsie wss no com
promise with Satan in regard 70 either
iress Or department Anything that ~
'orsd Of worldly dssires d Aeshly vsbitiss
~ stricken ont Of theirslives. 20
"Isvily ia manners lsads 70 Iaxity iaI
principles" w part OF her creed. 80 |
'he sternly gloversd at ths bad little boys |
Iho sat il The bsek benches. THE possi- |
'ility that there might be soms good ones !
'mong them never|sstsrsd hsr, bod. OF
'ourse they were al bad. How could
boy help Il With such raising y they |
lad. VI
Ye.-s6epiths fever ragged in the village.
nd laH. we're ionpd wiling 10 enter tho
pisctA lis3 Ffisd ls came to The
bnt- s. hJAae k6A. htass shs vest
nth nourishing food and medicine. and
suderly bsthsd the flushed. bnrning brows |
nth her cool steady hand.
Pridsnos BA{ass srsv u fwouaohood.
'urs and sweet, like . fair lonely little
'srsbell. clinging with ell IL gentle might
0 the great stony rocks. A dainty little
ady. with her eyes . blue and soit = tbrl
lead mothers. She never bad conpn.
On except tho squire's young daughter,
cd she died when she wss Is. So from
bat tims Prudence had gone on her way,
onely and quiet. for the deacon wss very
sreful Of bis dsughtsr's friends.
DsA. Bassats hsd one great desire. Un-
! th.t yaa- -grejihed, -. could nos, be
hought devote his time TO anything slss.
lssrs before hs had made up his nisd
ast v: hex =. many q thQalsada. .Kaxa asessAsy
D make Prudence . rich woman beless
% would vasts ons momest in plsasssa
p IL b:s energies vers directed 70 that
nd.
II cafs 70 pass one bright morning.
bet zsdock Bassstt ~ss surprissd BY :
isit from bis cousin. Harriet Went
rorth.
I'm esiss 70 take your listIs girl home
Iith ~ Cousin zadock. she said en-
Prodsncs dos bot look vssy !
lfsos. ~ certainly nesdss change iron
= hrpdrua life shs has bssn IsadiaG
ere.
Hundrun lie! DeA Bssats started 10
aAaansak \ y ~ ths sssS Lie tAss hs
"a aluays lived. and his ittksr had lived
stoss lin. I'D therefore il vas food1
aoaeh ios ~. NJ
Ghs y Just ths ass Of ny Alies. oostia.
- Ma Wsatvorsh. and l Am sure they
i'll both enjoy ths visit