The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-11-13

th. closely printed colnmns Of the dali
psper.
And II your Uncle Zadoc inquiries .
Ter IN ssid be. B~cAnss II viii hardly d
70 offend he old genslepsu.
Oh. vsIl tell him Il al feli to piece.
said Mrs. Minden. calmly. Ten 10 on'
he'll never think OF II again.
And Mrs. Minden replaced ,ha old tes
WOOL cabinet ~i,h modern Chi II ,nier. 10
laid with China tiles aud glitte,ing will
brass ornaments. and congratulated her
self on getting rid OF Uncle Zadoc John
sons .old trash
oh. b.mamms. cried Beatrice Field. comint
in one day from carrying home roll o
embroidered satin 10 the shop for whict
she worked, l saw such lovely old In
dian cabinet 10 Leckwood's second hand
store ss l passed byl II was marked Fiji
teen dollars. Mamma, it would brighten
up our dim little psrlor like . bit OF The
Orient.
Mrs. Field. . thin little woman sigh
cd IS she cav the sparkle 10 Bestrice's
eyes.
But Bee. ssid she, fifteen dollsrsl How
are We. with our narrow means. ever TO
compass fifteen dollars
All. but you don't understand. man ma |
cried triumphant Bee. Mary lockwood
says may have 1t for ten il will help
her make her dress for the military BALL
So II you don't think il Too eItravagsnt.
mamma. dear
Have your own way, my child. said the
little widow. with q sigh, You are the
support OF the family; it would be hard.
indeed, to deny you little indulgence
now at then.
So the teak wood cabinent was sci up in
Mrs. Fields humble little psrlor, " here it
became the delight OF Bees heart.
l could fancy ell sorts Of delightful mys
teries out Of the Arabian Nights, when I
I sit here aud look st its carved corners
and odd. twisted doors, said she. I'm
sure there's . secret drawer 10 it some
where, although never bave been able 10
Hnd it, II shall be our household idol,
msmms. and I'm quite. quite sure that /,
will bring US good luck
fear that nothing ever will do that,
said poor little Mrs. Field. tisbing.
And although the remark sounded *
treme, yet there had been concstenatiou
OF circumstances in Mrs. Fields life to
justify il. When Beatrice was yet 40 10
fsnt. her husband, sea captain, sailing be
tween the ports Of Bombay and New York
by way OF the London docks. was lost st
sea. The guardian OF her little fortune
proved unworthy Of the trust. and decswp
cd, leaving her pennilsss, and since then
existence had been one continual struggle,
until Beatrice. growing up, bad develop
ID an unusual tssts tor the 8ne artistic
needle work which was just then coming
into fashion, and had virtually taken the
support OF the family into her own
hands.
And 10 her delight ct this new acquisi,
lion. Beatrice told its history to old Cap
ain Burton. . sick lodser on the floor
Ibove. TO whom she sometimes carried
ced ceffee. white grapes, little odds and
.nds OF luxury
For be ia 20 poor. reasoned generous
title Bee And he hss no friends.
One day. however. when Bee tripped
ichtly mp with plste Of cream puff.
. .hich she herself had manufactured. sh.
Iav . brown skinned, wrinkled little old
nan sitting at Captain Burton's bed
Iide.
Eh' said be. Ahl SO yon. are the little
guardian angel. are you?
I sm Bestrice Field. said our heroine.
,oloring up. And l did not know that
captain Burton had company, or
Oh. I'm not company. chucklsd the III
10 brown man. l'm only Z.doc Johnson.
IN Ben Bnrtons second cousin, aud I've
,epn looking for him these six months.
Inv. by the mereat chance in the ~orld
We found him. And have 10 thank you
Miss Beatrice for the disinteresfad kind
ICES ron have shown him.
II wasn't l. said Bee. Al least II wasn't /
u me -msmms-
Take me down TO v,ur mamms a. once, /
aid Mr.. johnson. rvea heavy debt OF 4
ra,i, nde TO pay her. I've only one cou.
10, Ben Burton. and he might have died /
il hsdnt been for yon two hind 10 {
Iies. 4
He pulled ont his purse on the vsy down
tsirs
II there's any OF this debt that money I
On psy - he ssid: but r a'rice made . /
sprecatorv mnvemen'. Z
Please don't talk OF roney. ssia che.
here IL nothing We have done which Cap
an Barton sonId not hsve d me FIR ~
81 our positions been reversed. And I
Hsiloi rjscuisied Mr.. Zsdoc johnson. /
. Beatrice opened the door Of the little
.mily sitting rom at that moment Hal