The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-02-09

ihif, smoDR the ofhef morI diseases, snd
she had seen other faces - young ~ his
with the same { ,inl 10 them; but her pity
yelled up fresh from hsr hear, Al each
nss sight oi bamsa degrsd liion. IN way
not common 10 the pss shop heart The
Young mans face was hsggsrI. and his
clothes we're nukempt. When in biz nei
vous hs,t. hat f,ll off almost unhsadi
have been child's. her mothers bear,
tbr lbbed yet again within her.
H. had fouad whist he soisbt ia his
pocket, and with utcertnn fingers was
unrolling something rom bit OF tissue
psp,r, Az explanation broke from the
uomsu's lips Us the cover WAS torn away.
1t was q miniature OF woman "A besuti
! ful woman, a face fol Of sweet records
promises as sweet, Young face, face
which could not grow old She did not
notice the rich isseis set about it, bnt
stood, murmuring.
Weel, weel. sac bonny. sac siusonel
1t va. as thougl rare aud lovely h,w'
er bad been placed 10 her hand. But as
she murnured and exclaimed, the face OF
the young man grew pale.
Don't be cried, N sharp, paiuful
voice, aud wi h Sudden gesture as
though be would take it back Don',! !
can't bess 1t What vii! you give me for
it.
She took the miniature 10 her hand rel
verently, almost ~ sse might have touchi
ed the beautiful youog f,ea, bed lt been
there besiie her She gsz4d At it earnestly
f loveliness OF tbs kind or OF any kidd
rarely came near her life -and then she
turned it over once and a, ain. AS she
turned it h second time, 40 inscription
on the back held he' attention. For my
little sou, from his Living mother. Sac
read it aloud aud the date that follow.
ed.
Yer mother? she cried, Gods N, rey,
lad Yer mother and ye bring IT bere2
His hand had riched for 1t spsasmodi-
cally when she ,gn to read, and now be
cried again:
Donil Don't l,t me gol and his face
grew rigid with pain.
Va shall not go ex claimed the woman,
-,ih y great determit o. =
her eyes Ye shsll no go and tax 1t to
some lther place yer notherl But il ye
need silltr, ye must aye let me gle itye
wl'out that sm motber too. sbo went
on. half proudly, half phadipgly. az II
my ain bairn wsd be but wee laddie nov
still kin how it wsd ba ben wi me bad
he part ID wi anght. There lad, there?
He had thrown his head upon his arms
on the counter, ard his frame shook with
a N ms dry sobs. The gentl' touch OF
her hand was on bis / air and the comfort'
ing tones OF her voice was in his ears,
speaking to him as though be was
child.
Ave. lad. an ye'Il tax tn siller III gae
back T. her therel there! An IL ye're
been wraug, why there's mony daJ ltf.
to fill wi guide, brave deeds. an there's
mony ss II gle the hand O. welcome back.
An she'll be sac glsd I See ye; ber band
has been lonesome for the /, ucb o ye, lad,
an her eyes dim for TIL sight o ye; an II
we'd been to tn mouth o hell her Inv wad
still be yours. lad ken, lad-l ken -
because - ! am a mt tner.
| A little bre.zi cam, 10 tnrJugh the
broken pane OF the window and set the
strings OF the Old viol qniv,riog IL
stir ID the folds OF the China Grape shaw
too Ana ,tii he stood with his head on
bis rms upon the couLt r. and s'ill her
voice eouuded III his ears.
Don't ye ken ih,t ye are h T sin. lad,
her ain and could sue ever be happy
1 al Won sw.' rae her? ken w,el how she
10 ,ks ape i,r yo at the ia o the night
and wobders where her lad is Gse home
to her, lad, gae home this vera night!
There WAS tend, rIess 10 her voice, 81
though she was pleading with her owl
boy. and 10 her osn heart was the an
au,sh Of that other mother The pent uf
love Of h n louely heart was spending II
self ia the seryi,e OF This unknown sor
and moth.r. l,iouad its way into the be
xildered br. .in Of tle boy, bringing to hiu
all the tender home memories tdat he lsS
stuyen against He almost thought th'
hand OF bis mothers. aud the love in th
, voice might well bave been hers.
There was quittaess ia ths ittle shop
When he raised his head from his arm
str.iebteued binsel,, the feeyerish ioo
, bad left his face, aud tremor OF bop
} WAS diving irjm 1t the shadow oil De
I spsir
> will do what yvu ray, be snd.
ALI 90 = 20 my mother tonight
she gave the ministure into bis hand
B assia He PIT tue bi, Of psptr aboas
Itsnderly. sDd replaced 10 bis poke
a WI. n sue bad brough. the money, beioo
: il from her snd only said
" IwilIt kit 70 get to her. She vi
come ma lhsnk you some day.
III be raised her iatge ugh hand TO h
lips .ud theo be len the shop. Bi,
did not see tae faces 10 tho cfosded sree
II bsa the nois. Of The great city, as
pu.bei o. IL 80 Oily the vision Of b
q 1uplr, boae, be besri oaiy the mother
,e voice xbosa zone bad bscome slmost 10
a. L, bins 10 I'll dlsoofd Of bis life.
,s And 10 the dim aud dihgy street q
~ shsdo~s dsepsned snd the lamps ~e
,s lighted aud amid the gloon snd babbI
a. behipd the counter d the du.ty shop