The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-09-05

20 without any. but one and all 10 zee hs
10 she took il,
as Poor Annie barred her door against b
70 iormeutors that night, with q grim feelir
OF delight, the. now they could no, get
81 When abe bad seated herself in her lit
y rocker with her oroebetiog in her hand
q she looked down st Toms vacant corr,
. and sheok her head sadly. o. Tom. Ton
! she thought, how could you run Of ju,
nov when need company Well, Ami
Diamond, ! do believe you're getting 4
your dotsge | know you're not foo
! enough to pine after another xoman's hus
band. but something's wrong. You nee,
TO 80 10 James. and you can bring bacl
one Of the children With you. Not one o
the girls this time. for they will try on
every bonnet 10 the shop twice day a
least. but great. noisy boy.
Aud then she arose 10 answer knock sl
her back door. and there stood her neigh
Dor Wilkins With the Prodiesl Tom in his
arms Tom, once so sleek. and now 80 rag
ged. with one eye closed and in q general.
ly disreputable state. His mistress. utter
ed her fayorite little cry OF dismay At this
spectacle, whereat Mr.. wilkins, putting
him gently down, said.
Yes Miss Annie, here be is; knew he'd
run away, cause | heard you csllin' him
several times to day, so when | went TO
carry old Mr.. Smiths boots home to night
who should come rubin up az in me in
the street but old Tom? I'd never know.
ed him il l hadn't knowed be was lost
Gan ! come in few minutes, Miss Annie?
added Mr.. wilkins. blushing oil over his
cherubic face, partly from embarrassment
and partly from q iearfully tight collar
which WAS doing its best to choke him.
Why yes, Mr.. Wilkins, please excuse
me for not asking you before, please come
10; was so hustered seeing Tom looking
10, Iquite forgot every thing else, and af-
er all your kindness bringing him home
90, dear mel and Miss Annie flew around
o get her easiest chair for her visitor.
Mr.. wilkins came in and sat down a
rifle gingerly. as though he feared some
hing might break; put his hat exactly un.
er the middle Of his chair, and then sat !,
p and noted The little bright room with
s rosy mistress flying around to get her !,
ounded pet some supper and calm :,
nile Of approval broke over his face. u
I'll do it. be thought I'll do it il / .
nst this confounded collar. and l hope l '
i'll. for its choking the life out Of me. 81
Il ask Miss Annie Diamond, town Of Mary
lie. state Of lillinoy; and now Mr.. Wilk.
s knew why be had liked the sound of
ese words, they sounded like license fr
him-to he my welded wife. to
To think was to act with Mr.. wilkins, m
ID be thereupon laid his honest heart at ey
3 little millners feet, when without q VII
'rd and to his great dismsy she burst in.
q food Of tears, gr
Bless my heart, Miss Annie. Diamond, th,
Vn OF Msryville. state Of Illinoy, he was ssi
ng to add, but thought better OF it) dom fin
eg, cryl wouldn't a-grieved you not
nothin' nor nobody, he continued with ch,
lorm OF negatives. mi
'ut she kept on crying for few min ne,
s, until observing the concern on her wal
nd's purple countenance, she stopped tel
ing and said as we'll ss she could, O, c
wilkins. don't mind me. am feel Pre-
kind OF hysteriky this evening, and ! per
couldn't help it. You've been 90 kind Bu,
! hope you won't think me migrate you
but really I cant think OF marrying COW
or anybody else. IL was going to cles
ry some one once. You know, but OF q
gs went wrong. and l never must are
k Of such thing again. but III jus. T
alone all my life. At which cheering frie,
pect her tears gushed forth again. this
Nv, that, said Mr.. wilkins, with 40 that
earnestpess that it is a marvel that thou
olar button did not fly, is utter non kno,
!. don't say bat we both had our adul
n'u' rolnances' put thats no earthly fonn
n why we should each perish With blacI
mess now. tell you now, If you ed W
see my forlorn room inst separated Yo
all this ceziness by one wall you'd peer
y me in purely missionary spirit -
Miss Annie began TO look interested, and
you. went on the sturdy vooer, this ity.
Dom with its womanly fxin's locks Ca
bit OF heaven TO me. Come now. tipatt
J. don't be foolish. I'll try and make don't
appy. and I'll take care that frost least
look l saw on your face this morn Iw
ont get there ag'in through any fault them
,e. amt goin to say no more to mind,
but am goin' home, and leave a boa,
, thiuk about oil I've said. And Mr.. one
ns, quite ont Of breath from his elo- John,
Q and collar, took his leave. foe a,
lie was surprised TO fnd the tension GERS
her heart had melted away and had Pan
lied her, but left her on the whole let,e,
more comfortable. b;s a.,
ntime things went on about as us ter.te,
ON licked himself respectable again. B,rnn
ng after morning went by. until II meas
~ near Thanksgiving. Every mora. vthd,
!. Wilkins banged his door open at not inn
''ens". momen' 70 sing ou'' Aud grount
0 you find yourself this morning Tb,,
nnie2 and the answer came as us snswe,
Wy. Mr.. wilkins, how do you do bumbl
The wood In both yards was chop. sed IN,
The feet and beads OF MsryviIle eve, 1.
,propria,ely covered for cold wes ~, m,
sud one evening Mr.. wilkins sp merry
10 his neigbbors cozy room. fnlIy q,
time be yas not AZ near sfraponl. a,