The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-12-25

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bat II thick ia like to- NJ - - I
BE- together again. always ~ = " ass'
10 be. Hes bseo goss nsslse vhils
Sometimes I wonder boz Oh hsIl b
vhso I 80 bin sssia.
The prisoses sishsd - deeply = y sssi
draw hss attention.
You're very por.ly. W yos'd osl,
sst-
Milly -Milly Jane. esl)sd hsv Aas
Nsrsy from the Kitchen. What's gon'
With the childi
must 90. she said; bet = ~ pes 90
her hands TO return. be uossd suddsuly
then restrained himself.
Milly jane. be sbispsss1. don't yoa iol
yet your brother Ned. Dcat - ssop Iocl
To- for himi Ooe Of thsss days he'll CONF
back he may used you ssss's yos d
him.
The constable ard Ussls :3oloa bsssisd
into The piazza nd Miiiy. vllh thsss
words ringing 10 her esrs. vent isso ths
house.
Fst.ss s.sy I'll night. said The gate
keeper.
No. must keep on TO Danville. tonight.
I always iesl safer when I've got . man
under lock an key.
TIE buggy rolled away. The blind girl
wondered st herself; that she had spoken
70 freely Of her brother 10 stranger.
But somehow that pore boy made me
think OF Ned. she reflected. God sin't
hard hearted. He'll fetch my brother back
some time.
II.
Al the little town OF Scooby. in North
. young man Icy 10 jail waiting
for bis trial BE denied his guilt. though
be on ned be had led Wild. unsettled life.
He told straight story about the horse
be Was charged with taking, but wAs. not
believed. 10 the animal itself could not be
Iound.
One day = stranger rode mp TO The
,ourt house. went 10 and asked for the
'heriff. Taking that officer sride. be
aid:
This boy you have in Jail here is not
yuilty. lie hired that horse for me; but
'ou haven't got the nag back yet. i
yuess?
No, we haven't; but
Look ont side aud see il that I. not the
nimsl.
That certainly 10 jim Forster's horse or
10 shsddsr. said the sheriff. somewhat
'erplexsd. The lad told . straight tale.
'ut We didn't kuos how true il was.
just so; bnt he is clesr. II any one is
0 blame. i.'s !. I'm ready to pay oil costs
oil charges.
Well : but who are your
Here sre papers that will prove Who
nd Whist am. You sec there has been
ome oil boring gong on down 10 these
ills. aud wss ssnt down from The North
, . rival company TO wstch things.
.yed around quiet for . month, when
hey made q strike. was thirty miles
'om rail or telegraph, and had TO get
,ere at once to send the news. So I got
lis lad, whom none OF you know. TO hire
,s best hcIse to be had for love OF money
hen l took the horse. paid him Of and
Q parted. When I got to Knock Ridge. ,
,e nearest station. found ! would have
keep on to Richmond. left the horse.
rote back to Forster aud went on BY rail.
ext read in the papers that the horse ,
~ missing and the poor boy 10 jail IN
,r charge Of taking it; 20 back ! came
Koock Ridge. found the horse and here
am. l guess my letter must have gone
rong, o. no one bad been 10 get the
Il.
rhere facts being proved, and oil charges
i'd. the youth Va d oncs released. Then
Q stranger. whose name vas Derrick. a
Ok the boy asi 10 apd said:
My lad. I'm sorry I vas the means Of !
tting yon into this scraps. Tor you did !
. favor. II you care TO 60 North with
. and buckle down 10 steady work. III
It you 10 the way Of making . man Of 4
I
Ill 60, ssii the lad. on one coodi 3
10. VI
l hope tits . good one
So do !. sir. I've been goia' down bill !
. I know il; but the other day ! met !.
me one Who bss slwsys believed 10 me !
rough thick nd thin. iiIgo With yon Z I
is only to come back by.'an'by. whes !
'e done something 10 show bsr-God !,
sss herl that she vss right :,
The shrewd Northern man looked pus- 4
ID, bat soon smiled asd held out bic .
nd.
SEQ no harm 10 thst. Only stick to " !,
i resolve. and you'll come out I'll solid :
III. ~
Il wss ,sinier II tho toll gate. With
4 weather and worse roads. tbs tolh Dc n
'ssed sod things grew harder Aunt .,
rsy. A-sby and quite helpless. did little /,
. but worry Uncle Soloo's view Of !,
ngs VAS pow more gloomy than ever b,
Miily did not despond, il wss becsuss /.
. hope iiue failed 10 Danish. end faith Ia
son could not destroy. Had che been n
The wise are. she might have learned 70 :
'psir; but being 10 nsny tbicgs like N
be, she sorksd and waited. and vss not
happy. "a
But IL chsncsd that. one blustsry night. p
,sher buggy dres mp st the gsts. End n
Miliy J.pe came out. veil dressed II,
10 nped down sod olaspsd hss 10 his -
%. Al the 6r.t sound Of bis voios she