The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-11-27

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!. We gained the rosk His checks :
{ rosy With exercise. - ~ blue syrs Oh
/! With pleasure. Bet - had not iorgo.
Mfs Lincoln's plata
II wss good 10 soalsss. wasn't il, f,
% teri
= Yes. Harold.
. I'm glad conissssd. Must everybc
si~sys tell when they bsssk things.
Yes, slwsys Yos'il remember III
dear. won't you,
;. Yes. I'll remember. We don't sec Al
; Deborah any ywhsrs. AZ vel
No; but shes d ho1ne. We can Sea |,
smoke from her ohinnsy. How sould >
like to 60 snd call % hss. HsroIdf
The sord go vs. Ai~sys On attract /
one to my hs.le ssosAsr. He started ,
81 once.
| Miss Flanders vss tail. gsunt voma
about siaty yssss Of ass She lived aion
10 . little red honss. 10 sort Of hollo,
90 shut 10 from the rest Of the world th,
oos had to climb the friendly rocks 10 Z,
elimpss Of her dooryard. Her only rs
istivs. . nephew. had bseu sailor "a
yesrs; and the various curiosities vhic
be bad brought her from time 10 time b.,
always seemed msrvellously Attractive /,
my young eyes.
Though Miss Flanders never made calls
she always expected them. Heretofore
however. our visits bad always been mad,
with mised emotions. The African parro
delighted Us, the Persian cat wo held il
high esteem; but the old lsdy's voice wa,
loud and rssping. aud her first greeting
was usually reprimsnd for not coming
oftener. Dear mel" she exclaimed. "A
she opened the door; "what strsnpersi
| might be dead and buried for sll nv
neisbbors,know Of me. What brought me
10 your minds to-day"
was o. q loss for reply: bat Harold
,ame TO to rescue.
We saw your smoke.
l gave his hand . warning pressure. bu,
was not needed.
She looked down iuto bis innocent face
nd her own rrlsxed.
Saw my smoke. you little rogue! But
o~'d you know il vas my smoke. pravp
might a. been Tom Dick or Hsrry's
noke by this time. for al you know about
[. She spoke the three names together.
II they had but one. 1t was Harold's
'rn to hesitate now; bat ] hsstened 10 in.
rm Miss Flanders Of mothers departure
ID the anxiety which ve 6ad felt on her
count. This softeued her Ut once
Mother sicki Well. that 10 . pity-sll
ettul pity. Poor little thingsl Come 10.
me 10!
Five minutes afterward ~ were seated
her small parlor, and close besides us
s the little stand which held some OF
Z most precious treasure; the brsss '
p from Damascus; the queer scissors /
IN ConstAntinople; the ivory elephant
m India; and, what interested Us quite Z
much, the baskets and boxes 10 nests,
. fitting so closely within tho other .
t each one taken of revealed . fresh q
prise.
srold was especially delighted. He had K
'er been allowed 10 touch these things o.
ore; and even now he veceived many p
Irges, both from Miss Flanders and my. b
)ne set Of delicate boxes. the largest Of N
lch looked very much like good. sized
ol Of thread, l held carefully out VI bis Of
,b. Ia
Tut, sister. he begged.
10. no, Harold. You'd certainly break sd
dun know what I should do IL thai got 40
Re. put IN Miss Flanders. Twas The
last thing my George brought homo. b,
there's no known whether III ever -,
pyes on bis face sg.in. poor fellow. ] ri
X everything Of thstS
on musn't touch II. Harry. said l, do. 40
IDLY. Let sister take out the boxes for ~ !
TheI ! whispered 10 bis ear. Re. TT
aber Mrs. Lincolu's plate. My last
ds had the desired effect. He drew ma
1t ouce. doDt want TO peel il. h,
peel It. sister. We laughed st his
~ wsy ofpntt'ng II; aud. indeed. each or
ring fitted its neisbbor 90 closely that ro,
AZ not unlike an outer skin. There an
, sixteen iu oil. aud the last three had tee
taken of with pin 90 very small
fragile we're they. 10 spite Of my six a.,
yesrs. was - childisbIy interested on
DO process - Harold himself; aud 4
o. ss last. the sixteen sspsrsts boxes rer
spread ont upon the table. I drew : ,
breath OF sstisfsctiop, w.
en's ih.y curious. Hsrsyis Just thiok Of
sking those tiny. tiDy boxssl How the
gently they must be bsndledI 70,
8. answered Harold. Theo, - b. sav T,
l Was going to put them back. Lot I a
AMI them to you, very gently. won't toi,
si.tef2 mo
I for the worldi DJnt touch them int,
" sccounti Jass think how Miss
1ers would feel II any thing happened s
eml pro
ut the little fragile things together, j
dei,ly. ! thougbt How marvellous out
~ 6,t.d! Harold saicbed me With Y
,st. Miss Flanders had gone into wsr
Itcben ., that IN ,mrn, to oil Der tea. She
~ coLnting ~ vent along. Two. tho
four. i've. six. seven. eight. nine that
.nt smoothly. I took up the tenth vor
Perhap. my previous succsss he'd I dc
me careless. perhaps the bpx resist. l.
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