The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-12-15


lsgsiDe feet they went about their evepinl
work. Cropping as they we're 10 the hssvl
dsrkpess about them, like tso lost It'll
children 10 the Rrtst woods st night. the,
clune 70 each With touching love and hely
lsssuess No wonder their backs wer'
bent ~ith the load. II meant so much Il
them. nearing the suts Of life. PAyius
the note meant btrrosed money aud !
mortgage TO back IT. and mortgage abou
as good as meant no home, aud 20 home
Why, then nothing but the poorhouss or :
life ss town pauper remsined. They
were told to start out aud make another
boms. ADD 10 child bat Laura, poorer than
we are tney said to offer shelter.
! Is it any woud.r that the intervening
days were spent 10 nit Discouraged
and the nights pattern OF the days?
But for oil he suffered 80 much. wbt q
the note became due. he brsvely met the
demands aud 4 aid every farlhipg OF the
debt made by another man and although
it meant deprivation and suffering, his
proud head carried alJft asked DO man 8
aid. The acres he bad earned by the swes,
OF his brow, we're just held by tiny silken
thread, as 1t were, which would snap III
an Instant If the money was not ready
when tue mortgage became due, All the
way houe the farmer thought aud CLAIMED
aud prayed for help.
Ii couli only have good crops smother
year, or If | could g,t some start ib some
thin. els, or else II, -yes, II all hinged
on il, and its such tiny word thut it don
give me bit OF courage, and tle old mans
chin rested on his bosom, while his Lofses
logged along SO happy, unconscious OF tho
bst lie raging in his heart of the silent
figure, which held the tlack reins
As be reached tho door, dear oil Jane
came out with smile: Tbst was her way
even il her besrt was bowed down witu
griei, but the look on lis face surprised
her, ind ed.
Wby. Caleb, has anything good happen
cd? You look so contented and Rested.
Yes. Jane, there has in one way, for ]
have lain my burlen upon stronger shoul'
ders. See here, its a shame fer us to trow
clean tuckered out bearing s,burder when
the Il RI has asked us t. let him carry it.
Says | to myself coming homr, says l
you we're born into the world helpless
Great ire aud God gave you life AMI care,
and nov AS long as you amt fooli-hly aud
squandering his gifts OF course
he continue that care. Seep The spar,
rows and lilies. tic. you know, Jane, so
that's why | am contsLtsd.
And OF course il she was he couldn't
help but be, aud for the irst he saw clear,
ly where they stood. Instead + an awful
chasm, waiting for their reluctant bodies,
lying directly 10 their path, they rec dimIy
marked passes through the dense cloud
which hung on every side. The sharp lines
melted into softer ones. the cloud parted
and showed lining OF silver And instead
Of every by road and cross road and high
way all terminating in the yawnins chasm,
they saw that all tbst was only q part of
the whole, and other by ways led else
" here and the Highways kept on as far as
they could see.
Now as don't feel 80 terribly discoural
yed | believe | can write Laura about it,
J ane. and so be get up and in talteripg
land be related their distress spd trustful,
ness Away the letter went. far slower
han our lett rs OF to day go, but 1t went
md Laura received it, and Lem sat directi
y down aud replied and by and by the
.ther was broking the seal.
Well. Jane. whrt can he mean? ] sm
,iurned and the wife erssped the letter
md read.
DEAR FATHER C me up and perhaps
,sp give you Ii t LAURA and the children
re all We aud send love. Aflectionste
v. LEN.
Yes. what can be mean? Can 1t be they
AVE up any money, Caleb?
We | III 20 aud see, at least.
So of he went aud few days found
I'm eut-ripg L,ura's happy home, and
undergoing all the smotheri process OF
,eiog hugged by three pairs OF arms a.
nce while Lem. Jr kept saying: Is dat
ampa? snd Pearl kept pstling the vrink'
I'd cheek Then the father sat down and
ehesrsed bis tribulations. After be hs
nished Lem got mp and going to a chest
u t,e corner took out roll OF bills and
aid:
II r., father. this will set you on your
rel again. Do yen remember once long
q, ihh you told Laura she would bs
lad to come home for meal OF pots'oes
ONE day?
Moo. | csu't say 10. Wby2
Because, father. that meal of potstoes {
as cost me nsauy days work, hard
ord he sdded.
Ard 10 return you life my mortgage. do
on?
Nttexicily. for that sum couldn't pay
y debt, .ir. Candidly. father tbat meal :
po,st ,e. sav ID me. belitv.. The mil ;
oots the land is onr.. the house il ours !
ID ,brrss nest egg ief', beside.
Ho~ cau thank You. my chiidreni he !
,ked tremuiouslg. sbd L,urs put 10
gerry:
BY selling the old home snd eomioa to
gs with Us, Thsr,'s lusi You tEo sll
one; you are crossing old. sDi 10 ies I