The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-11-08

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ing ia sort oi iormIcs way Il her ha'
binds rigorous ppholdios oi her eide
the quarrel had not changed 4 from 40 u
i.ir o. triHiug momsnt 70 this family ma,
Ter involvins 70 mneh bitter i@elins. 81
hardly knew how oiisa she had been stun
70 received indiSratica against her sisss
BY The ANAL pin thrnsss Of Adtinss III
humored allusions. He had no specie
dislike for LiEs Ann. bat preferred !
keep his wife to himself - far ~ possible
He fancied himself an unbiased observe
Of the affair. aud always spoke to his siS,e
with studied politsness
AZ the winter wors on. things In th,
Loves family began 10 show adreary com
Adkins had not bsen well 10
some time; his habit Of regarding himsel
as the coptinual victim Of this or thst dis
orders perhsps aggravated bis condition
but there was really some physical bssi'
for the airy ssruciurs Of forebodiug which
he wss nov rssriag. When them naples
in the side yard si.s green ssin ! won't b
hyere 10 see EN-. be seld one day In Feb
rusry. the strain Of vs'ly seasimsas iu
bis withsred old form giving him kind Of
in The thought I'll be sleepin
calm On still ~ the time robins gifts here
may er we'll 80; ! Amt shersly ever sble
i iii 10 work no more, an sence you've
been taking ia SEWN I've noticed ysh
levent treated me like yeh uster do,
Ellen.
He looked TO see how his wife was touch
,d by this remark, but she went out Of
he room so hastily that he was unable TO
udge OF her feelings. She hurried into
he back yard. and sat down on wash
,ench behind the wood shed. her apron
brown over he head, her whole bony
rame shaking with emotion.
He's gnin' TO die--oh, l know he's fiSin'
o aiel she groaned. Au' yit tlar's moth
n tho matter itb him. 'cept Jest low sper.
ia an tech Of sgyer. lie needs strength
min things to eat, somethin' tasty. an we
re most oul Of ev'ything in the way OF
attn. Adkins wouldn't hyesr TO me Dor
OWN nothin'. ah' can't seem TO git no
more SEWN. Oh. wish I'd never ben
,orn, ef 'twuz ony TO lose Adkins! An
ne bad friens 18th oil the kin ! got in the
world
She lowered her apron after while, and
tared unseeingly into tbs clear sky, against
, hich the stark trees lifted their empty
,auds; a fat fir tree near by her blotted up
n the shadows Of the landscape, and GRO
,,bed close to the ground as il soggy with
tloom. Ellen regarded II with shiver Of
,orror. Them evergreens alwuz did put
ne in mind Of grave yards an fun'ruls an
ech like. hate 'em on the face o the
inst then q movement 10 the lower bran
,hes caught her eye; white hen was com.
ue out from the dim region below the
rec, the cackle Of triumph that strained
Ter neck seeming to project her along by
heer force Of elasticity.
Thet's one O. Liza AIMS hens, thought
ellen; / shouldn't wonder Of thar WIZ sn
,qg onder the tree. She gazed At the dus-
~ pyramid as II fascinated, It's 10 my
,ard. she thought again. Eggs are awful
,ieh yit. II nd do Adkins heap o good
of billed,
She gasped in choking way at the gull
y purpose that was forming in her mind |;
hen she remembered her husbands refer
nee to his grave, aud was decided. She
topped forward, and went down on her
,nees beside the tree. A thick mass Of
,iny needles covered the ground under
,eath, and there in dark hollow lay an
ee. II was some little time before she
cached in and took IL forth. Once light
caused q sharp branch to smite her
lsrshly on the cheek, as II with an accus
ng finger; again some OF the resinous
wigs dragged At her sleeve like bands
tretched up from the lower world TO pluck
Ter down. She started back, but finally
rev firmer, and laid hold Of the egg.
Then she Auttered toward the house with
nervous. uncertain motion. ss II blown
" the conflict Of her thoughts.
Adkins ate the egg with something Ike
relish. kind o enjoyed my dinner TO :
lay, he admitted. IN rather 3 surprised
one. Mebby Of ych'dtry to 81. me up
omethin' sortcr tasty little oftener II
sould't do me % hurt. reckon it's bet
er fer all hanir. though, for me TO les'
ade away 'iih the winter, kind o like
NOV fake mel,in' in the sun; its best
'hud go.
Ellen did not reply, bat there was cur
ous sternness on her purplish lips. I'm
ylad / stole It. she thought,with distinc'
notion that her soul vas nov irrevocAbIy
,isoed over to predition. Ef he enjoyed
4 one smiich, Tn glad I'm thief; sm =
AMI
The mex day she stole out 10 look under
he tree; the egg she saw shining vhitsly
ID the sweet smelling shadow looked Il
her as mama mast have looked 10 The
Israeli,es. She took i With les'
lrepiia,iou this time, SO easy are descsnss
The gates TO the Bad Place hev mighty
smoof hinges. she thought grimly' Oh
Hoof n Horns keeps 'em lied slick.
Adkins never asked whore his wife gol
he fresh eggs be ate daily. II there wal
Any remote idea OF their unholy procure
"a l,l uat 49, t.lu ~. a.