The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-07-25

paper, but after one long. steady lcos ,
Us. be go, up aud went Indoors
We bad gone too far 10 retreat, an
Q 40 we slighted and walked up 10 th
f. hou.e.
Z Tell them not to bring that thing foo
neafsr came Unele Mel's voice from ~
sitting room. If,hey've a mind TO CON
10 here like decent girls, they're welcome
: bnt wob't hsve ary Crazy Jones ridinl
bicycles up 10 nv door. Just .ben Mrs
simmons appeared in the entry. She wa
. evidently slud we had heard the message
and that she need not repeat II,
You Jest roll il back mite. sh,
> whispered Yoa know your uncle's leetl,
: sot.
Sn We mcekly trundied poor Peggy be
hind the syrinea bush. aud then walket
lnto the house with AS much eomposnra a,
we could summon. Uncle Mel was ait.
ting IN his great chair. drumming with
bis fingers on the table. That WAS sig
nal We knew we'll, il meant Danger
\ Whist do you mean by comm hers on
that thingY he inquired
We we're riding near here. end So
so we thought we'd call. said Daphne.
family.
] I've heard all abont IL, went on Uncle
Mel. Deacon TolmAn says you're the
talk Of the town. ridin' round on that now
tangled steam engine. II you blow up with
It. it's all You deserve.
1t dosen't 30 by steam, uncle, ven
/ tured
Don't tell me what it goes by / don't
want to know anything about it, The
least expect is, you'll break your moth.
er's heart aud go to ruin, circus-ridin,
round the country.
Just then dear, comforting Mrs. Sim.
mons reappeared. There's some bread
and milk on the kitchen table, she said, in
her mldest tone, and strove to draw us
out of the room without attracting his at.
tention. That was impossible.
You're welcome 10 the bread and milk,
he said, but You amt welcome to make
my house rendyvoo for such COINS on.
Now you hear to me, once for all; don't
you bring that thing within mile of me
again while you have it.
No, sir, said /, meekly, and We FASTENED
out after Mrs Simmons
Even she had word of disspproval.
Seems il you might have known how he'd
take It, she remarked. w we began to
drown care in the flowing bowl of milk.
Don't you get lonesome here? inquired
1t had become desirable to change the sub.
ject Of conversation.
Lonesome | guess do Your uncle
seems possessed to get away from folks.
Now, We amt got no neighbors except
them shiiless Burrages. mile away, and
they amt no use to us. We're both on us
too old to walk mile, il twas to see the
President.
Why don't uncle keep horse? said
Daphne
'Taint likely he conld do that 'thout q
hired man to harness up. said Mrs. Sim
mons. Even the cows too much for him
sometimes. II beats me to think what he'd
10 il one or both on us should be sick at I
hight, with no boss, an no man, and the
loctor eight miles away. t
At that moment we started and looked
It one another. Apparently we had all
leard the same thing, faint "Hallo! hal a
o" Again it was repeated, and then Mrs Q
simmons started to her feet. You mark
ny words, poor uncle's tlim the NOW for y
ggs and fell she cried. as she hurried to il
he door. Run. girls. run to the barn il
you're spryer'n bo.
We gathered up our long skirts and v
an. As We neared the barn the cries h
rev more distinct, and when We entered n
be great door. there lay Uncle Mel on d
is back, trying in vain to raise himself
rom pile OF rubbish on which be had r,
allen.
Are you all desf9 he asked. as we hur. *
led up to bin. I've hollered myself b
oarse. Now, don't go to actin like O n
en- with her head cnt Off he added, as
Irs Simmons appeared on the scene. "
We broke every bone in my body, and il
on women go to dragin me round, you'll y,
reak the rest. Girls, you jest run down
, Burrage's, an tell Eph sn Sam to come
D lift me up. Tell 'em to send somebody tu
Sc for the doctor3 I've got to lay here. Ii
Come, Madgel said Daphne. taking me a,
7 the arm. know where the BurraRes
We. Hurry She ran into the house for W
If bats and gloves. and by the time !
ached her was wheeling Peggy out from on
e syringa bush. Jump on! she cried. th
ever mind your gloves, Put your best Sc
OF foremost Iii
We rolled out OF the yard and down The
isty road. Hitherto we had tried to ride be
style that might be generally consider. 70
consistent with good department.; We VI
d sat straight. and even composed our lib
ces to an expression suggesting prunes
q pfisms. Now, however. when / saw
lphue bending to her work in true pro
,sional style, also tried to tnrn all my