The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-02-19

snd be Of no good. Bat could not rs
ny tbst wanted tL~m lot Fred. aud
knsv be would never put them on II
knsw vhsre they cane from. said. Tbs,
yoa. aud when | got through I ws
sirsisb, home Imnst be u home VII,
the bandle csme, and shrr Fred told q
be bad got tao ezra hous' work At II
bank ,ba, sveDiug vss really glad. for
~oaId mol zee that turdle and ask lbo'
H. II came just sfter be weDt, and ] p,
IL toto the spsre room clossi. and sat dos
TO think. Al last seemed 20 zee . VI
out OF part Of my honbls ] locked my
myself into my room after breskiast ne,
day. when all my other work was don,
and. getting out my water color boz. 8,
down to renovsie those clothes. l too
out the cake Of Indian iuk. and with N
finest brush ! began TO make that scsrls
stripe black Il Was most upen dIu
peice Of ~o,k. ! began - think ,h
clothes were bot worth IL; bot had be
gun. must daish. worked three day
.y,r them. carefully blsckening even tn
vide seams inside. least . thread Of ths
scarlet might show, aud really no on
would have known them for the ssm
clothes. Then ! thought about the whit
stripe II would soil 20 soon. and Free
must wear them every day. Gould l g
over oil that lsborP But I did and ther,
! had handsome dark suit. soft gray
with hair line plaid Of black. But. oh
how mean aud untrue l felt about i'll
| told Fred the n,1. day that was 60
ing into town to the dentists. That wa,
true on the face Of il l meant TO go some
time soon. but not so soon. had another
erraDd, Nothing gets one iuto tangle SC
I st az q lie,you have 10 act or tell 30 man
more to keep it NJ. NIX. day. before Fred
got mp, said
Fred, ,ou know / went down 10 the city
yesterday. and gong by second hand
shop, saw sucb handsome suit hanging
ia the window (rhis was sil true; did
know you will turn mp your nose at the
des. but really the suit | brought home
was so good aud so clean and 40 cheap,
md yours is so shabby, that =
You can just send II back, Nan. rosred
he indigpsnt fellow. The ideal Do you
want me TO wear other mems clothes, even
I would?
| stood by the glass brushing my hair,
nd could not help the tears In my eyes,
mt | was glad be conld not see them.
}ut Just look Vt them. dear Fred, l said
quiver in my voice. snd pat the suit
u the bed before bin. 1t was Just the
lyle he liked quiet. aud yet not oil one
srk color
Fred eyed them donbtiuliy
1t does look clean, that's y fact, allowed
red And. George. there's Jscobss label
u it, sud his buttons : the bee, tailor 10
lew York. Nsn.it must have been stolen.
NJ. l don't think 90. | think it was
'is6t, perhaps, or the man didn't wsnt to
ear anything but black.
Nonsensel Whoever that suit was made
" could afford TO have dem. Why. l
II you it is JacJbs's work. Aud what
othl II does tempt me, must say. And
,ming from New York, nobody here
ould know it. How much Was II. Nan?
] sha'n't tell you, sir. You go and scorn
y poor trio ks to make you look nice.
10 send the suit back tomorrow.
Oh. how my heart bounded st that idea
here would be no more lying to do IL
'uld take II back TO Mrs. Arkwright's.
No, you sha'n't young woman. I'll sink
y pride, considering how low my pocket
and | do need sone do clothes, !
low. Tel ne. Nan. what did they cost?
M more than have laid up out Of the
use mouey, my lord. ! ,aid with . look
oil the mischief l could put or.
Flu ieti Will you sell thrm 10 me?
Yes. for tep dollars
Whrw! hs whislled then reached for his
70 clothes and tltract.d therefrom
v bill Iher.l | meant to make dc
ait Of that III your savings bank on the
elf, but that must wait little.
The, he got mp. dressed. aud put on the
v ,uii. !, bttrd him fairly we'll. He
g y bit thiDLer ihsn Colonel Arkwright;
. they we're sdmewhst loose, but he
ed an easy tit. aud he did look 80 nice
theml Poor fellow be did not like 10
shabby. aud he bad been so patient.
do feel mora respectable now, he I'd
tied. ~ he pu. on bis last peckiie. and !
.veyed himself in the glass
But this was not the end Of my STAIR.
andma Brooks used to say, The ain't q
hing bes's such full crops ss lIa tree.
hi so too. About : fortnight after.
ID came home looking very vretched.
bad said notLiue, but sitter tss sat
WI Cd bis knee aud cosxsd It ont OF .
..
Veil, Nan. II You must know. 1t 10 oil q
) plsguy spr. You remember that
Iib our tell r,h.d splendid offsr TO go u
to bslk 10 Mouisua Is = cashier. He b
De up his mind yesterday to accept il,
!. Of coure. IS am n.x under him. L
place vould naturally TALL to me. A
80 pleased. fDs then. dear. you could
9 . girl. and cot work yourself TO . o
Teton sny more
IN not .k.ision. l s.ii fsrceiy. just y
my srm,!
IL smiled sncb dresry little smile.
II. you wont hsve tie eirI Nan. not yet.
psre yours,li al you can. Tnis morn,
| wss ia the vault sorting some papers. i.
CoioDel Afkvrigbi G .me In / not out :.