The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-05-15

plishmeDts 10 ssrlnns dltrAipns sud pick
81 up good many dollar. Most oi sbese
weni into ibe Marpby iressary. ha. one
day 10 rnmmssins sbout his bed Mrs.
Murphy found 40 old handketchief. sad
tied ap "a u we're several dollar. 10 small
silver.
Lord love the boy. tt's s.vin' up for
sotnsthin be Is. .sii good na,ured Mis.
Mnrphy. Add she tied up the money aud
placed Il where she found H. She sad
noihiog to Jim about il. but sfteruard
came to the conclusion that bit by bit jim
was adding TO bis hoard.
oae day jim, who seemed 10 have some
thing on bis miod. surprised the good wo-
man b, .brupily asking.
Where do the psopIe ia the Patch be
buried When they diei
Arfah. Jim, what's the msiieff VITA,
questions sre W ssken'2 said the astouish
el woman
asked you where people that dies
around here are buriedf repeated Jim
.,urdly.
v here. sure. but in the cimitery, res
ponded Mrs Murphy.
And il ] die. where would be buried.
said the persistent jim.
The Lord forbid ye sbould die. jim.
but II ye did the ould man 40 mesilf has
wan lot In the cimitery where our weeny
vans is buried. and ye should lay there,
jim.
Jim looked both relieved aud thought
fol. aud left the house without asking any
more questions. Mrs. Murphy, in her
perpleIiiy. told her husband OF her con
yershlion
l dunno. Mary. said the big long shore
man though,fuliy; they say children can
look abe ID, an the bye is too knowi4' to
live. That cough sv bis. too. is bad Bat
don't borrow trouble,
Ii was certain when the winter opened
that Jim was getting thioner. aud that be
udl phiuiui toutot Nuicu "no kto"ibB
worse. The people of the Patch have
enough to do to live and yet there was not
house 10 il where jim was not welcome
to whatever there was. HIS conversation
With Mrs Murphy about burisl bad been
quietly circulated, and among these sim
pie. supersliious people it invested him
with new interest Another thing about
Jim that caused much comment was the
manner in which Jim hung about the shop
of the good uatured lrishmau who bur
led most OF the persous who died iu the
Patch.
One day the latter was astooished on en-.
Ell ing the shop to find jim following at
his heels, aud making mysterious signc to
him. Drawing him TO the other end
OF the counter jim produced u
small bundle from bis coat. Untying it, he
dumped outa pile Of silver.
How much is funeral? he demanded
Why. JIM what do you mean asked the
astonished undertaken
How much Is funeraI2 jim again de
mspded.
Well, that depends on who it is for, said
the undertaken. hoping to draw the boy
out.
WE'LL responded JIM it may be for me
an II may be for some one else. There is
$l6. When have more I'll give il to
you. When want this funeral I'll want it
bad. want it to be the real thing Black
horses an them things on top Of the hearse
an all that. You'll tend to all that, will
ye?
Yes, Jim. OF course, said the still bewil.
dered undertsker
Alright, then, aaid Jim, marching out,
leaving the money on the counter.
Well, il that don't bate ell, muttered
the undertaken to himself when the boy
bad gone ont. That gossoon is bargain
10 for bis own funeral II bates the
fairies.
The qneer bargsin that Jim had made
was soon talked about. and be became
greater object OF interest 1t was plain
now to all who knew Jim that his days
were nun bered II seemed strange that
The forlorn, neglected child should have
his heart se, upon having splendid fu
ncrsl, but bs had. aud the undertaken
with whom he had made bis agreement
bad let it be known that the boy should
have funeral equal to any that ever left
The Patch
A couple OF weeks ago it was plain that
Ihe end WAS near. jim WAS forced to lie
IN bed very quiet, and thin and pale be
vas, too. Up to this time be had said
,othng further about burial TO Mrs. Muir
ply. Finally be called her to him.
It's all right. wot you said about the
grave. sin't IL? he asked.
Yer, Jim, was the fearful answer; bot
re may get we'll yet
won't said J.m. with touch Of his
I'D obstinacy. au when I'm dead want
very body to come and see me. Here Jim
ielsed under bis pillow very painfully
nd brought out two or three silver pieces.
Here, ma'sm. You kin get some pipes
nd iobskker an snuff They always has
hen. don't they. st real funerals? be ask
a somewhst anIiously. snd seemed re
ieved when be was assured that the sr,i.
les named would be procured.
You needu't worry sbout the funeral,
ns'sm. conrinned yim. saved up money
nd bonshi hat mescif. I've been thiak
% for good while tba, Ia need IT. I'd
Ike 10 see toe cusp wot bought it from.
hOugh. il
Hail al hour later the undertaken WAS
. Jiu,'s bedside Jim looked up with Z
van smile oi recognition. fnsn he reach.
. nDd-r his piIlo~ asai1 snd found few
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