The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-01-12
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bsen peering out into I 10 arkness to .
cer.sin the nature of the weather
shouldn't wonder il we had snos befoi
morning; ISIS held of lon9 spell th
year.
wonder where Lacills is toaixhI
mur nured Mrs Bradshaw.
Always tbiokin OF her. sin't you, 70 iih
er? Well I'm in the sams bat special
ly to day; keep expecting TO sssnsr v.
~ minute.
P.rbsps rhe hss t1ou1h' OF Wi lag q.
said his wife, hopefully. and that's VII
she dosent write We have not heard on
her 10 l,ng time.
Yes. yes and 1t, queer she never come
home It's three years since she WAS mar
ried; !, siat like her to stay away from n
50 long. Things have uot al gone rig
with her, I'm afraid. She Vas Away,
proud aud high st,uog you know ant
would rather suf Z alone than have suy
one know OF her misfortune.
Al hour crept .l,wly by. broken onl,
by the click OF mother BfAdsbaws kuit
liog needles. The ol mao gsz ID iIto the
fire with sn sbseut look, ss II trying to fol-
bw tie ~soderiugs OF his only Guild.
Day after /, morfos Is Llclla's birth
day. father. broke In Mr.. Br ,dsh4w !. /
last.
know, mother. | never liked the look 9
o. that husband o hers, he went or. He
has such slippery tongue. And be al
ways dressed 80 lice. and seems TO have
not IN to do. I'm sorry she married 10
such hurry, hadn't time to think hsr II
ly, before she was gone.
Well, father. its no use making our
selves miserable woripg over what's dols
and ssted. said M tler Bradshaw. rs she
arose to make lrspsrutions for the night
Lueiia would have him spite OF all
could say, aud perhaps she's happier than
We thiok.
Mr.. Bradshaw said nothing but vent
to the door to take fasl look at the
weather
How the wind howl, aud moausi he ex,
claimed. III bank up the fire to night;
twill be dreadful cold by morning.
shouldn't wond,r il the snow covered oil
the tops o the fences
In hslf hours time ell was quiet
around the Bradshaw farmhouse except
the wind, which kept bu,ily at work pill
log up great bank, OF snow blockading
the roads, covering up the fences, and
completely putting a stop to oil travel for
several days.
Winter is come 10 real earnest, said Mrs
Bradshaw the next morning, as she drew
aside the window curtains.
ThtrA, uowl exclaimed the farmer with |
. start. How coul be so fsrgstful2
What is 1t, fstherr
Ola Dolly, Lucilla's petmare. / meant
to pu. her under shelter last night. aud
forgot 1t, suppose she's nearly frozs by
this time, or may be showed up. She's in
the south posture. l must go aud get her
right swsy.
On, well, she Is g sensible creature, aud
no doubt took sh, ltr in the old etsble
down there. sold Mrs. BrAdsh v.
That reminds me motht htr; IA sure | saw
a light In the stable window last night,
9 ,me tramp must have get iu.
Oh. nonsensel Who would b. out 10
slcb weather?
Well. don't know, 1 saw I, quite plan
b 1t y. rIpps II wAsa lrici O. my eyes.
iey r gettIn so potr
OF course 1t WAS, said Mrp. Br .dshsw.
breakfast over, the old fsrner briskly
s,oveied q pathway between the bou e
A1d barn, fed the stock. aud then prepsri
8 ! for = journey to the toIth pasture by
4 INNING 3 heavy ovelcoa. fur cap. boms
knit miltens, and large thick scarf.
III look and see what has tensnted the
Did barn on my vsy back, h, said pklogi
y, ., be left the house.
The wind bad gone down considerably,
1t s,ill blew strongly. The saos was
! Yep. aud at ey,rg ,t'p Mr. Bradshaw
nk into II up 10 bis boot tops, this made
v iIking very hard. OH Dolly was uoi
iere.
Mothn's right, the clever critters taken
'helter 10 the bsro. he thought
He hsstel ed toward the crszy bnil ling |
10 ent.isl II. Yes there was Dolly sure
,aousb, sis1diug 10 = trJken down stall.
Iod evideh ly mskiug the best oil her
,heerle~ condition. AZ Mr.. Brsdshs~
Ipprosched sbe vbino-d softly, vt the |
anne time smother Doise "a very s'r.nge
me for such a place - stlrscted his stten, I
ion Harrieily torsing IL tas directs o
ron which u came. sishi met his eyss q
rbich IN .de him start hack 10 surprise. c
)n . heap u ,ttss. covered By go old !
Ior.e ti,nkei. lev . ~omsu, aud bs hef ]
ide pretty baby. Tue iarmsr uit red :
oud exclamation.
O Lacilisi L. 1t your
The womsn rose ieetls. b
Y,s. father. u al have come home e
gallo.
o, my girl--ny p ,or grill he sprsng I
ovv.ra and clssped her Ia his arms Wly y