The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-05-22


ly With one another Tor long time. On
!. dAy the man wss iormented with curiosi
iy. Was II possible. be thought that
: woman CONES and goes through key hole
lie dres the wsddius on, Of The key boil
aud What hsppenedf The woman grew
smaller aod smaller and finally fioaied lib,
feather 10 the sir. The msn tried Il
catch tho feather, bat she escaped him
aud like cloud Of smoke slipped through
the keyhole. Then he bad to sit down
and quietly swallow his disappo,nt
meut
This vas the old lourneyman's story.
Bni / followed bis advice aud stopped up
the keybole, and from tha, time had 10
more trouble
/ And is that the whole siory2 ! ask
ed.
No. this is only the beginning.
Listen aud will tell you the rest.
O,e Sundry afternocn was alone in
the workshop
When the master aud the journey men
vent for their beer aud 10 the bowling
alley preferred to stay at home and stretch
my self on the stove bench, while read
story OF some robbery or else an instruc.
tive book. aud this was what was doing
that afternoon. But while reading fell
asleep. and really the nightmare came 10
me again, aud she looked like pretty
buIom Isssie. l aroused myself aud rub
bed my eyes. but the nightmare did not
disappear, but began to speak Will you
not be so kind as to put patch on my
shoe?
With pleasure. l answered To be sure
i is Sunday. but it shall be done.
And then looked at the maiden
Oh, bat she Was as pretty IS = picture.
about twenty years old. and when she
looked at me with her great black eyes
but you cant understand shout that,
neighbor
She took Il her shoe, and | went to
Wofh. iheu -uo 'oiu 1e tutt sue udu
come from the metropolis and worked in
linen establishment, that she did not
know any body in the city, and so forth,
and so forth.
The hole IN the shoe was soon mended, |
and when she found | would take no pay,
she ,miled like May sunshine. pressed my
hand and away she went
The sffair turned my head, aud the next
week did not miss single dance. for
hoped to meet the strange young woman
again. but did not see her anywhere.
An Extraordinary thought came into
my mind What il after all she vas the
nightmare. l thought.
Soon after little property fell to ne.
so th At WAS able to become IN aster shoe
maker. established . work shop in the
street, and when had every.
thing in order | invited the master OF the
art to . dinner. We had high time
We had beer soup aud roast pig with veg
e,abes in abundance. Besides we had
Bavarisn beer to drink, and at last when
we were all right merry placed before
guests there were eleven OF them, and |
made tue twelfth two bottles Of wine.
Then their eyes grew rs big as ssucers.
Here Mr.. Zapf stopped in his account
md took swallow Of brandy.
Go on, l urged, go on.
When the shoemskers had gone, contin
led the narrator, I sat down in my easy
,hsir, TO rest from the excitement and fell
sleep.
Aba exclaimed excitedly know, now
zones the nightmare
Quite right, tfiirmed Zapf. Suddenly
before me, as il she had grown
Up out OF the floor, the one Of whom had
thought in my waking and my
leepy moments.
She carried bundle 10 her hand and
aid:
Don't take i, amiss. master. that give !
ou a call.
But miss. l asked. my heart was beat, Z
ng like tire bell, how did you get in9 G
The door WAS locked o
Oh. she answered With laugh. through ,
he keybule, aud Ut the same time she
bowed her white pesrly teeth. till my y
cad was completely turned. The she Q
ontiuued; l have lett my situation and .
N going back where came from, and rs u
WAS passing by your. bouse, saw you p
tiing here, and came Ia.
You sie 10: offended, are you? only "
4me to bid you farewell y
TO bid me farewell? cried, graspiDg T.
et hand. That shall lever be You are
Iiue, and niue you shall always be. And o
wall take care that you do not escape Iae e'
trough the keyhole. Having SPOKEN
,us, 4 sPr4ug toward the door aud push. u
! ,isUtly rolled wsd Of newspaper into
,e ktybole--- :
Then she Was i'm mprisoued, W