The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-08-21
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But she isa dandy little horse, yet
toow. be ssii. lestins HIS ssr, wander u
we're Huldsh's Uucle Rober, stood sirok.
log spd ps,,ins Topsy. Look ., her .b.p'
just -
knov, sid HuIjsh I've heard upcl,
Rober, rave about her enough Little head
srched neck. slender leas-
Joe brought hi. hand down on his sseet
hearts with smother laugh.
Bu, Huldsb's brown eyes we're lifted
isriousy 10 bis laughing blns ones.
What's the mstieri be said gsyly.
Well. I'm not adsmant eisc,Iy. Joe,
said Huldsh slowly. I'm not fossil. sod
It's hard TO have 90 uncle Who cares u
n ucb for horse ~ be does for you. and
10 hear nothing but horse talk from morn.
iog till night and to get 80 lonesome
sometimes you Just don't know what 10
dol
Oh. Joe. Huldsh murmured meekiy.
ought not TO say i'll don't know what's
1
And Joe Brockwsy heard a siiAsi sob,
saw . swishing skirt aud found himself
alone on the front steps,
Hnldahl be cried, aud gave chase
Through the bail he ran, aud into the
sitting room aud the kitchen, and then out
into the back yard and around the house.
sending two doing cats wildly fleeing,
and going thrcugh Huldsbs petupis
bed
Hang III be cried. coming to b. He'd
stop. With Redeemed face and disi eyeled
hair
His good looking countenance showed q
little wrath. considerable distress and some
indscision.
believe I'll tell her this minute. he
muitered. Whst'll she say about Topsy
ihen' Little simpleton dear little simple
toni
But after moments r, fection he walk.
ell toward the bsrn. where Huldsh's In.
Gle Robert ~ss still engaged with Topsy
Huldah had Asd up stairs to he's bed
room. There she sat. with her face hid.
den n fold OF her dress and her tears
soaking the starch out OF it,
Oh. desri oh, dearl What was she cry
ing about? Everythinp'
IL was her Uncle Robert. for one thing.
He was kind OF course. Bot il be we're not
quite so wrapped up 10 that new trotter. il
he ever would talk to be about anything
else-about her own poor little affairs, for
instance and stay 10 the house sometimes
instead OF the barnl What did he want
Of Topsy. anyhow! Huldsh wished be
had never seen ber.
For since Joe had taken partnership
in a hardware store 10 Wskely it was doub
ly lonesome for her here in Cheever
Ahl she had not been quito fair in let
ting Joe think her tears we're all for her
Uncle Robert.
Since Joe bad gone to Wakelyl Wskely
was such lively place, with possessions
OF which Cheever had never dreamed --sn
opera house and > park with Hne band
pavilion. And pretty girls Wskely was
noted for ils pretty girlsl
What was the matter with herr Was
be not her own true lover? Had be not
devoted many half day to coming home
TO see her? Wasn't be home for that pur
pose now?
And still Huldah sobbed on.
She was tired and nervous. she reflected
Doing oil the housework and
canning strawberries st the same time had
been too much for her. she supposed. and
she had not felt we'll lately besides.
Aud she gathered up . fresh corner Of
her gown and cried harder.
She did not know how long she stayed
there, bat when she went down stairs ut
last there was nobody 10 sight or hear
Jog
She Lad expected TO find that Joe had
gone, but where was her Uncle Robert?
The table showed a masculine litter OF
cold greens and lemon pie. Obi and here
y rs = note pinned to The table cloth:
Am going o w.kely. Be back early.
Wskely y--whst for2 Oh. yesl Huidsh
livined 10 On instant There wass man |
% Wskely giving an exhibition OF horse
.raining. Joe bad told her. aud Of course :
Joe hsd gone back With him.
Wss be angry with herr Huldsh won.
iered. And was her Uncle Robert dis
pleased becsuse she had peelscted his
upper' II they were she deserved il
She vas poor lacbrymose. dissgreesble
hing : she. Hnljsh Spencer, who had
lad srepu'stion for brightness and pret-
ines.
She went aud sat down on the back
,orch She did not want any supper How ]
ouij she eat with that lump 10 her throat
'he sal l.okine.ou, into the pleasant June /
veniug desolately. .
But sspsik OF interest came into her =
yes suddenly. The square bole 10 the
ide OF the barn which marked the posi- :
in Of Topsy I. stall. and from which her '
rim little bead Vas usually poting itself d
II, vss empty
Waiting for time 10 The expectation OF
r.ins the bead HuId.h vent into The i
iichen and TO the psil where hung the
,.rn key. aud then out to the barn. .
Yes. Topsy's STILL wss empty snd so ~ss a
} an = D4n being the old sorrel her Uncle I
sobert slssys drove.
Where ~ss Topsyf Her Uoele Robert J
ever drove Topsy. BesidssD.n vss gone. b
nd be never ient Ler. What bad becou I
her
Hald.h ~ss IN irepbls. Torsy = II 1t q
Isd been snyiLing but TeTsyl Had sLe o
cen s,slsuf Had shs got ioose and run y