The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-10

asd loved thrifl; ~ psslsr ssrvant u
there n al ~ rreioa thsa Eliza Whit
Who lavsd for yAn IN Jsdss Stiiss
The village. She nani6d ovsossr, ID
loved his vays till. dispisissd. she seAns
content 10 live and die 10 want %
nlah.
Liza. said Hweexsr. Whoss yoics Vi
IN II fell upon Eliza's ~. Who ~ q
for wood. carrying her hssk straishtvs
over Ill ths I'D. vrsachsd ysAzs y v
young days, whsn. liviag y Ne jsdes
6seeEsr used 70 ell her - She eaoe
bringing The wood. dropped Il ssocd d
lent. amazed. II vas not That - aaee
had como Ia npon her; what ~ NOR
wonderful had happened. Liss. hsrs q
$3.50 for you. Is'sa long whils sines ~
givsn you any moneys long vhils sinc
I've had any 70 give. NJ. Hopswsll pait
mo tonight. paid me ios six fall days; sai
I - behind twfcs.os noes. ~. ~hsl
! took - lpIny haad. ~ ~ enssI 1 hai
easss4 \. ApoA ) Sasadn aaas 80 wsms
Didn't onoe. long go, hear ) prsschsI
say something about ! new hearth Wsll
Lize. felt ~ II new heart. grew all q
once in the old one and broke ont from IL
You don't know how the blood rushed oil
through me; ! didn't know who was,
but felt wAsn't "old Sweezer" any long
or. just then. when ! was in : kind ol
maze. Mr.. Hopewell asked me. what waa
going 70 do with my money. He told me
to let him keep "a for me, TO keep hvs
myself and give you half; and thero, Liza.
il y; and do believe 70 shall - better
times before We die. #
Sweezsr kept at his work. Every day
be found better things 10 eat at home; ev-
cry day the house became nester and moro
orderly, the children cleaner. Eliza
seemed to have found the cunning thst
had made her Tor years the valued servant
1t the mansion in the village.
Friday night. when days work WAS done
Sweezer vas putting away the tools and
just started for home when called by Mr..
Hopewell.
Tomorrow. said he, ends the second
week of your work, and there will be due
vou 80 again. How have you spent the
;wo dollars and half you had Of last
weeks wages?
Sweezsr had hard work to tell. He
,ever knew how his money vent. By
lint Of effort, aided BY hints, he gave Il
Isl satisfactory account Of his expendi-
ures.
Well donel said Hopewell. Tomorrow
'ou'll have "a more for me to keep for
'ou. In the morning quit work at II.
~ the S8. 60 to the village, and put IL
a the savings bank. The suggestion
made Sweezer laugh. he. living for years
rom hand 70 mouth, helped ont By char
ly--hA 70 put money in The barkl
Vhat would Mr.. Fairfield. the treasurer,
hinki Swsessrs mind never moved
. quickly before. He began to
elieve he had mind. Al supper be told
Iize what be Was going to DO She, poor
roman. both laughed and cried. II was
0 new thing for old Sweezer to walk
rom his house to the village He had
s in bis pocket, all his own earnings;
nd what was better. be had sense Of
imself as Of worth, independent. not an
bject Of charity. II you had seen him
y this memorable walk you would have
nown something had hsppsnhd % him. |
lii gait Was different. BE passed the |
orners where be had loaied solid hours,
assed saloons, walked straight 10 the
INK. Mr. Fairfield looked up from his
'dger, saw old Sweeser 1saw, too, that
. was changed.
Not at all abashed, Sweezer stepped to
10 counter and said: Mr.. Fairchild, II
I'VE little money want to put in the
INK. 1t is my own earnings. You don't
now, none OF the townsfolks know. what
Iat city man has done for me. Hes
ade = new man Of me. LII tell you.
me day. how it was done and il seems
me it might have been done before
Ut never mind. here's the money. / must
] back TO work.
The change ia Sweexer and his wife
ade change in his miserable homo.
tier the days work was done Sweezer
ould work - long a. there was light IN
. own garden and yard. Mr.. Hopewell
'lpsd; made repairs Mrs. Hopewsll
ho bad bean QUE ID her hnsbsnd's ! exper-
tent. helped Lie. Before winter set 10
Q old house was changed into comfort
10 cottage, and the inmates we're we'll
lrted 10 new ana better way Of life.
,t that old habits we're entirely removed
Ill their effects counteracted. A
miy had been saved from beggary,
d expense spared the town, the schools
d nsv pupils. the church nov attend-
II. %&4
The townspeople use TO say II was
'od thing for old Sweezer that Mr.. Hope.
III came. In fact il sas good thing
{ oil Of rs.
A summer evening, three yean after
+. Hopewsll bought his farm. be and
! wife were riding together. They pass-
old Sweexer's home Clara, ssid Mr..
opewell Isn't there change heres Do
u remember what this spot was when
y first saw IN
Indeed do! And. John. do you know
needed only good ssnse, genuine kind
ess and some patience 70 make the
Ange? /,
Yes, Clara, that is Ill. And do yoa ;
ov ttAt W bavs done nothing bore