The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-11-10
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~ ents red ". rather tsrdy Finding 10
choice seats 10 the oettre OF the sudienc
room sIresdy taken. pressed onward l,oh
ing TO the right and to the left for vscsu
cy On the very front row Of The seats
found one.
! Hese h,ils pii moved ,lJng TO max
room for me. looking into my fac~ will
lsrge sr.y eyes. whose brightness ws
soitsned by very long lssbes. Her fec
ws open sod frsb ~ = newly blown ros'
beiof. sunrise. Again and ssAin ] foune
& my eyes tusning TO the rose like face, snt
each time the gray eyes moved. hslf smii
! ing. to meet mioe Evidently the child
vas resdy to make mp with me And When
wiih bright smil ,, she returned my drop
ped handkerchief. we seemed fairly introi
due D., Other persons now coming into
the seat. cfowed me quite closely against
the little girl, so thst We soon felt very
veil sequsinied.
There's goins TO be . great crowd, she
sail to me.
Yes. replied; peopls always like to see
bow .choolboys are made into men.
Her face beamed With pleasure and pride
as she said:
My brothers going to graduate; he's
goius to speak, I've brought these flowers
to throw to him.
Thev were NJ greenhouse favorites; just
old fashioned domes ic flowers. such AZ we
associate with the dear srsndmotbers; but,
[ thought. they would seem sweet and
beautiful to him for his little sisters sake.
That il my brother, she went on, point
ing With h,r noseesy.
The ons With light bait? asked.
Oh ne, she said smiling and shsking her
head in innocent r'prooi; not that homely
one with red hair; that handsome one WITH
brown wavy hair Ills eyes look brown,
too; but they are not. they are drrk blue,
rber,l he's got his hand up TO his head
now. You see him. don't youl
On An eager way she looked from me to
him, .ax il some import mt fats depended
upon my identifying htr brother.
[ see him, L said. he's very good looking
brother.
Yes, he's beautiful. she said with ar less
delight, aud he's good and be studis 90
hard. He has taken care OF me ever since
mamma died. Here is his name on the
programme Heis not the val,dictorisn'
but be has an honor for oil that.
! ssw in the little creatures familiarity
With these technical college terms that
she had closely identified herself with her
brothers studies hopes. and successes.
He thought at first. she continued, that
ne would write on The Romsnce OF Monss,
tic Life.
What . strange sound these long words
,sd whispered from her childish lips
Her intertrest In her brothors work had |
stamped them on the childs memory, and
% her they we're ordinary things.
Bot then, che went on. he decided he
would rather write on Historical Parallels.
md hes got real good orstion, and says
t beautifully. He hss said it to me great
many times. i most know it by besrt
Dbl it begins so pretty and so grand. This
8 the way it tegins. she aided. encourage
I'd by the interett she must have seen in
ny face. Amid the perm ulstions and COM
,iostions Of the actors aud the forces
which make up the great Kaleidoscope OF
list ry, we often find tura Of De,tioy's
isnd.
Why, bless the baby thought l,ok
ng down into her proud face. can't de-
cribe how very odd and elfsh il did seem
, have those sonorous words rolling ont
4 the smiling infiDtile month.
The band striking up put 40 end TO the
Iuotstion and 10 the condolences.
As the exercises prog ressed, snd ap
nearer and nearer the effort on
rhich eli her interest vas concentrated.
ay little friend became ,xc,ted. and rest
ess. Her eyes trsw itrser and brighter.
20 deep red spots glowed on her checks.
Iae touched up the fo~ers, msnifestly
laklng he Offering ready fr the shrine.
Now it's bis turp, she said, turning TO
,e face 10 which yride sud delight sDd
n1iety seemed squslly mingled Bat
'hea .he ov,rure wss played through,
I'D bis name was called, the child seemed
! ber sag, raess TO orget mt sud all sbe
N b beside him She rose 10 her feel
"a leaned iorwsri fJrs b t'erview OF her
eloved ~ he monoted TO the speakers
and. knew by her deep breathing thst
or heart Was throbbine IL ber thro.t. !
nsv, ito. by ihe gay her broth'r came
, the ir 5pt he sss u, bling. His hands
une limp; his face ~ pslid sn bis lips
lua. With cold. ] felt aniious. Tue
n,ld too, seemed 10 discern thst things
tr.p,t veil with him. Something like
or shox ed in b. face.
He msde an snsomstic bos. Then be-
,ld.red. struggling look came iiti bis
zee. then helpless look. and then he
GOD staring v,csptly. like somnsmbul
4, 1t tue waitioa sndence. The moments
psioful snspence vent by, snd - u be
ood a. IL ,t'uck dumb ssw hos u
~; he had been siz a With stage fright
Alas / tile ,i,tsii She turned her barge
isu.yed eyes upop me. Ie's forgotten
/. she said. Then sviit change cane
10 her iscr; strong. deisfmiSed lock
pd 90 the funeral like silence Of The room
-. L. sssi child Snics. 1