The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-02-04

What did yer sey yer name wAss
We stood outside tbe wire fence, George
and /. and looked at the old man who
leaned on bis piow. Surveying US. while
the shaggy horses attached TO il lsnguid.
~ hung their beads rs il intending fur
two nap.
I'm cbarline Boyd this is Georges my
little brother. We've come all the way
from Kansas City. We're your own
grandchildren. Mothers dead. Father
sent us here; he's gone 10 Arizona 10 work
an mine.
He looked dazcd. M
Clsrissy dead. ~ you her children!
Wal. II do best slls An you sich . big
gal aud him her livin' pictur. an l not
knowing she was gonel Come in, dears;
the gates beyond, but ye can crawl under
the wires There. Now lemme look at
yer. Law, shild. don't try TO kiss ne;
|my nee siet nonstoe elsa.
HswssA pleasant laced. h6;sya "a
man with long, curling white hair. His
teeth were gone, but otherwise hc seemed
unlike old men. for be was strsight and
tall. bis arms brawny and strong. His
clothing was neat. but neglected -lookins.
tho buttons hanging, with &te tears
widening into large rents. ] was only
fourteen. but mother had taught me to
do grown womsn's work; beside Geor-
gle was five, and such baby made me
feel older.
Where's grandma? ! asked.
For answer be pointed his thumb 1t .
mound away st the end Of the level
field. where rude wooden cross was
planted.
She's thax. She went year ago. I've
lived alone sence, an it's the blessin' Of
providence you children is come. Often
times I've feared l might grow desprat
outer sheer lonesomeness and sorrer.
Maybe you don't know, but Ciarfissy snd
mother quarreled in years gone and nsver
got frenzy, which was because yer ma mar
ried ger pa. which seemed to me . good
man nsig; but wimmin is queer, and moth
er looked high for Clarissy.
I'm so huagryl cried poor little George,
bis lips quivsping and his round eyes fll-
ing with tears.
Bless his little heart? said grandfather,
recovering himself and patting my cheek
softly. Here you be, jest .of long jour
ney and me keeping yer in the cold and
mesndering on as il thar wau2.no to-day,
but al yesterdays. How did yar come?
he asked embarrassing his horses.
BY rail to D, then q gentleman
gave us ride here in his fine carriage.
We came in the train with his daughter,
Miss Bessie Little. He owns big ranch
near here.
A dne young lady, broke inigrandfather.
She was like darter to grandms and
though she lives miles away she was over
night and day gallopins cross the plains
on black horse as is thorough bred. and
. fns specimen OF horsefcsh Is is seen
in these parts. She kin ride, too. aud
amt afraid Of nuthiu. Mother set
sight by her.
We we're sow at the house. neat little
one story cottage. containing four rooms.
a comfortable barn and yard for the cat.
lie were near. and q we'll close by the door.
Mere was cozy kitchen. sitting room
mo two bedrooms; one the "spare room.
said proudly. It looked neat
md precise but u cold and damp y the
tomb. The. lonely old man had faith
'ully swept and busted, and kept every |
q where his wife had placed, even her
hil, Nket, with needle sticking in the
~ :. 4 giugham sleeve.
=. 'iih'Sne I took the spare room and
feorse and sired the bedding. In
competent TO take
few days ! grew things where she
large OF the house, put r the simple |
I'd placed them, and CO, for grand |
eals--these we're very simple, ses. two
ther was poor. Two old her
'ws and calf comprised the stock. n. |
| don't hev no luck with poultry. Ch
=, he said. He called me Charley. for
iarline was too new tangled. and Char
! was the name Of the dead son. Moth :"
used to raise . sight, but srter she went
ey began dyin' an what didn't die was ~
by cayotes. 'e
rne last day OF my first week on the
,ch Miss Bessie Little rode up 10 the =
bin on her coal black horse. She was
weet-fsced girl, blue-eyed and yellow -
ired and rode beautifully. She made se
rself at home, petted George, and /.
y as ! was. found myself confding TO
: all my troubles and hopes. She sym- :.
lhized with me and helped me, cutting -
rock for George and basque for me.
! when she rode of, she promised to VI
no often.
The next day wagon came from her ~ ~
me and in il Was . fne rooster and six -
,s, snds big bundle Of clothing that :"
} had outgrown and that fitted inc.
low dreary the howls Of the cayotes - !.
re at night, especially when one Of :. -
ir number was killed. They would
m to unite in chorus Of maledic- 90
D.. De
iiss Bessie rode up one day, and st ~
heels was an oversrown shepherd pup 81
with big paws asd jolly little black
.. @
iere's = csyote extsrminstor, grand. y
Der Byer's. =. said - abe jumped %
N the saddle. sn4a the black horse fell
erly 10 eating she short. crisp bufslo 40
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