The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-04-11


bad her write |, down.
Miss Nswbury seAied herself With
troubled heart. She cast ber eyes sbou
her living. room, neat. silent. uosdorn'
ed.
Miss Holcomb had two cbromos Of lsuel
. log babies above her high man,el; Asleep
> and 'AwAke, cut into the frames. describ
J ed their condition. Such things had never
fallen 10 the 10, Of Miss Ne~bury; ye, she
! admired them moro than Miss Holcomt
ever could. She thought Of Agrippins
} seated nov. perbsps. under those very
pictures. may be licking Mics Holcomb''
hand
Tears fell into The pan Of green peas
that Miss Newbury was shelins.
For be that hath. TO bin shalt be given
and be that 6sth DOT, from him shall be
taken even that s1ich be hath. II was q
hard saying. AID the first TO which Miss
Ne~bury would haze called the Masters
attention had he stood beside her.
Yes. she reflected. with kind OF pa
iieni bitterness, ! suppose. even II she had
let me have Aarippina. somebody would
have pizeped her the next day. Things
seem to 20 that way with me always. l
wonder why ii is? She'sA dreadful mean
woman, that Rebecca Holcomb. I'd say it
il | Was to die the next minute. Shed
come aud laugh At me il was in my cof-
fin, Jest because l was unfortunate. Yet
she gifts everything good that's goin'. II
other folks's trees don't bear SO much as q
nest Of worms. she allus has peaches and
plums. When folks have parties she's al.
lus bid. They cant bear her, no more
than eau. but they sak her to come, and
they leave me out. They call me clever
creetur. too.
Here Miss Newbury's repinings were
broken by the click of the gate. She saw
something bright fitting up the walk
thought at once OF 3 peddler's pack. I'm
ages and vases sprang with derisiye clear
ness before her mind's eye. wish I'd
ever mad her write it down. she groaned.
How she will laughl
The bright fitting object continued to
move leisurely among the bushes.
He amt very tall, Miss Newbury obser
we'd. Maybe be is one OF them poor
hbacks. and she'll laugh oil the hard.
or. He AIT got vates. neither -for the
object drew nearer. Oh, dear Lord! its a
little baby with gold hair! ! wish -oh, l
wish l could have herl A world OF yearn.
ing found expression 10 these words OF
Miss Newbury's.
The child advanced; put its foot on the
sill; raised its eyes 10 hers.
You dear little creetur! murmured Miss
Newbnry. whsredid you come from9
But the baby could not tell. II sat
down on the sill and counted its fingers
leisurely.. A-ssloo goo : goo, ii said.
Miss Holcomb was laboriously working
herself through the stats Of the fence. and
pushing Agrippina. brave in red ribbons,
before her.
Miss Newbury seized the child, and
wound both arms around it savagely.
You've got it down in black and white,
she cried; and / made you sign your
name N
But Miss Holcomb did not hear She
was leading Agrippina by . string up the
walk, and had stopped to adjust her scar
let bow, She's just the loveliest dog, Miss
Newbury, she was saying when she rose.
aud looked at her neigbbor for the first
time.
Miss Newbury stood watching her, hold
ing the child. don't begredge you your
dog, she said with the nearest approach
to victory that she had ever known. She's
q nice dog. but don't begredge her. The
first thing that set foot in my yard-mind
she came in my gate, too-wss this child
and il there's God OF justice, He's going
to let me keep her.
out owners, like dogrl sneered Miss Hol-
comb, endesvoring to conceal her envy
and alarm. You'll have ysrdful OF re
la,iops CON ing to bnut for her 10 half an
hour.
But Miss Newbury's heart told her no.
It's Mis- Bascom's baby. and heard as
how MIS- Bnscom died this morning.
Who'll take care OF the baby now, I'D
like to know? Most probably she was
lonesome and ruu ont without the neigh
bors KNOWN it. But who's to say she
shan't stay with me? No; ] believe in
God; and believe for poor Miss New
bury, like the rest Of us.forgot her recent
doubts in the face Of present mercies
believe be sent this child to bes comfort
TO me.
She Amt got her teeth yet. has she?
Miss Holcomb suggested, dsrkly not her
eye teeth and her stomach teelh9
don't know whether she has or not,
Miss Nesbury with grand in
difference.
Well, wish You Joy, Miss Newbury.
,sid her foe. Agrippina sleeps nights
and don't wear out shoes, which is more
than you can say Of your baby. Where
npon Miss Holconb crswled back through
he fence with fierce gnswing at ber
heart.
Agrippina yelped socially at her heels;
but A-gsioo -eoc goo. came iaintiy
.weet ov.r the fence. You Agrippina
shut upl cried Miss Holcolnb, ss Que 10
pain.
Lexington. Ga, can boast OF the most
nuiqu, clob house 10 the world. The
souDg men OF that town built log but.
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