The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-05-25
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ll's sn uGeommoply .laeer void SAID
Zedskisb. He leaned back aeainst th,
broken gate poet aud stared hard at The
setting sun. The ragged looking corn
fields stretched desol.tsly away al bis feel
and wore so spologeiic sspset, as though
ashamed TO call attention TO the messer
array OF corpstsIks and diminu,iye yellow
pumpk ins which were their utmost Effort
10 toe ssy OF crops II WAS loytr y
run out from ck Of enncbin, belt OF
once glorious ~ooilsnds. pow ssdly
.hrnnk snd spoiled by repeated telling,
snd the low. grey farmhouse. Uppsioted
Tor mspys long year aud showing the
r.vsees Of time and weather 70 an alarm
i.s srteo, deapiis . III Y Zsdeki.h's uuf'gy
loe efforts at ps,cbiog and repsirs.
Yes, II Was poor patfimony. and yet
z ,deti loved every tree and every
sto 10 there was plenty on the place.
aud bis heart within bin swelled With
sorrow and passionsteg rgret At the
thought that that terrible mortgage must
be foreelo,ed next Monday, and Birch
Brook farm lost 10 tbe name OF Barnes for
ever.
IL bad been a desperate struggle to keep
their heads above water ever eince their
fathers death two years before.
Farming carried on by delicate widow
aud boy OF fifteen, however much energy
and go will they bring to beat between
them on the work in h.nd, cao hardly be
expected TO sford brilliant results, and
the wet seSon ilsi passed had h0ished
be job as u dekish himself would have
said. The hay was spoiled aud the wheat
spiouted, and whore the magnificent IN
come OF the owners just sniicrd TO buy
the stlt for the stirsbout which the ruined
crrn should have supplied, that meant
ruin.
! And SO the mortgage was to be fore
closed next Moldsy, aud the Barnes were
to be homeless.
Zedl Isd II was q gentle voice that
called, and u Z,dekish, with shake OF his
.houldtrs, forced 3 ghattly smile OF as,
sumed eheerfulnsfs and turned to greet
his mother at the open door.
She had henr .--sss- ----, -.S
even nov, faded and worn though she
was. there was certain grace and gentle
ness about her which accounted for her
sons devotion, even though the little
plaintive voice aud manner showed, poor
womsn. that life had been pretty hard
and bitter struggle,
Conc in toyour supper I'D. she called
again AS la came up the tagged walk
with air OF intense janu.iness to hide fact
that he was fto sore and lame where the
fnts had bruised through the worn boots.
The children are that hungry that cant
keep them quiet, and they ought 10 have
been 10 bed, poor things.
Two yellow bs red little tirl- ran up as
they en'ersd,
Abl u d, cried little Mamie. siu't had
no supper y,t. Wasn't you bad TO stay
away 10 long! v lille baby CsrIia chimed
in; Yetb, Zed velly bad boy Shsn',
have no supper hlsself
Hush. buhlssi the mother. Children.
how you talk One would think you
were bepgsr children to talk like that.
Zsd's forced smile faded in quick Il ok
of pain.
They ought 10 so 10 school, be said,
rhen checked him = III at the recollection Of
the cost OF school books. ga
He was staring bard VI the red embers
of the fire aud his mother returned from
giving the little cir their goodnight kiss
aud sst down in her shabby rocking chair
to the darnilg and patching, which vas
the ususl evening occupation He roused
himself again at her approach. He was
always trying 10 be cheerful for b, sake,
poor f.ilow guess I've got the place,
moih,rl he said. went TO the store Mr.
Norton told me OF and they've pretty we'll
settled to take me on The wsges don't
seem fabulous. to be sure. but ihere'll be
something, and then there's the prospect
ola rise.
Oh. Y sd 1he darnipg he'll into Mrs.
Barnes lap Yo1 poor boy Yes. the
wages are something and no mistake. but
can, bare TO think Of you, your father .
son, iasts common ertsnd boy 10 . srol j
Gerry stor,.
Z-ds ssllow cheek flushed.
| don't see ~hyS be said s,outly. Gro'
ceries are honest enough. and they re clean
too = great deal nictr than q good many
other thiugs. think. Besides, errsnd
boys ai~sys make tbor ftrtune right
away. Dad you ever bear o.: mlllionsi
re in a book VITO didnt begin by sweep
ing out sio;ef
All. II your Uacle Y ,dekish bad only
ieft you all bis money, ss be ! rumised I
sighed the widow. taking up the t.,iered |
,ock sgsir,
Irste.d q only bis nsme aod the old
clock. eh, mo,hsrg
OBJ. yesl II we 'oJ bad Of uncle. He
oag ht TO have been sshsued. and after I
IN hing q. give you bis torrii name, I
tool
Never mind. molhril ll's su honesI
name. even though iha frst nsu thsi
owned il want much 10 the Wy OF
king He's beea dead 20 long the name |
ought 10 have grown respectable sssin by !
nos.
Atd then to leave yoa tothiss after
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