The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-05-04

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Toe mortgage vas doe insids ot . vssl
and not . centIo pAy u sish, -~iass $500
she snppas~1 issy seaId ee turned
oa, Of hea,s and home. bni In M nisd J
snppessd tbey soaLiAt A. lAsss o'clest
came and ilher said. Jim. 90 oui 10 ths
b.ra and see n XII 10 ali right B,ios Ia
an srmiul Of old shingles. shst are ius, I'M
side the door, spd Gu up tte wsies pail
Then veil 20 OF TO bed snd gs, up early
a a 10 Hshing.
ldidnt sav word. bot vent out 10
ths bsrn. beddsd do.n The hor-e, broke
MP m afmful Of shingles. pumped up :
pslaui ot vstsr. Allied ths ~osdbox sud
then e sli wett so bed.
Father called me ss 80 In the moruias
snd chile be WAS getting breakfast skip
ped over 10 the depot cross lots and got
my best base rod F.thsr took pothing
bat sro'ltng line snd spoon hook. He
rosed the boat wish the trolling lias 10
bis mouth. while | stool 10 the stern with
. silver sinner rigsed on. Nov. john. ]
never sAw man catch hsh ~ be did. To
make = long story 81 ort be caught four
bass and five pickerei. and | never got
bite.
Az loon we ~ent ashore and father vent
home. while went to the post Office,
got letter from Obioago with caeck for
$1,000 10 it, With some tronble | got il
csshed. getting psid 10 five dollar aud ten
dollar bills. making qui'es roll. then
got roast ,int Of beef and lot Of deli
cscies. snd had them sent home. Alter
that had them sent home. After that |
went visiting among my old schoolmstes
for two hours snd went home.i The joint
was 10 the oven.
Mother had put on her oaly silk dress
and father bad donned his Sunday .go-to
meeting clothes. none too good. either.
ibis is wh,re played joke on the old
folks Motaer was ip the Kitchen watch
log ths roast Father was out 10 the barn
and had clear coast / dumped the |
sugsr ont OF the old blue bowl, put the
thousand dollars 10 it and placed the GOV.
er on again At last supper ~as ready.
Father asked blessing over II, aud he
actually trem bled when be stuck his knife
10 the roast.
We haven't had piece OF meat like that
10 FIVE years. jim, and mother put
in with: We haven't had any eoff.e in
year. only when We went visitin'.
Then she poured out the coffee and lifh
ID the cover OF the sugar bowl, asking ss
The did so; How many spoonfuls. i,h.
ny.
Then she struck somethine that bt
ugsr She picked mp the how s6n peer
ID into it. Aha, Master Jimmy, playing /
our old tricks on your nanny, Ell? Well /
,oys will be boys.
Then she easpftsor breath. She saw /
I was money. She looked At me, than at q
sther. then with trembling iugers drew q
be great roll Of bills out, 0
Hal bal hal / can see father now as he
tood there on tiptoe, with his knife 10 .
ne hand. fork in tho other, and his eyes '
'ulging ont Of bis head, But it was too
,uch for mo her She raised her eyes q
oward heaven and slowly said: Put .
our trust in the Lord. for He will pro
ide. il
Then she tainted away Well, John, v
here's not much more to tell. We threw /
'attr in her face and brought her to, and
hen we demolished that dinner, mothtr
Il the time saying: Ny boy jimmy My
OF Jimmy
| stared home anonth. ! fixed up the
lace. paid of al the debts. had good
me and came back again to New York. .
sm goins to send $50 home every week. =
tell you John. its mighty nice TO have ;.
ONE. " falr
Jthl was looking steadily st head OF !,
ia cane. When be sroke, be took Jim '
y the bend snd ssi I;
jim, o d iiiend. what you have told me 1
as fiected me greatly. hsvn't heard
ON my home way up 10 Maine for ten
esrs. I'm going homo to morrow. !
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