The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-01-25

itself A trouhled bat engaging sm',
besmed from her email iaac. tr'nelh
deep dimples into play. Pure cophiios
tuuocoul, lovely beyo1d the powef q
language to describe ths looked W
Hulda's face,
Who are you' f.ltered The pale soaa .
stepping back psos, Ter the sirl Presse'
forward.
tHipk you ore my Auut Hulda, va
the reply, With conhlins smile. h'v
come to to see see you, che added slu
ply.
OIL the Soman shivered. lla mus
bsye got up before candle light, to waI'
that distance, she said
No. indeed, started last night TO go t'
Mrs. Hale, the nurse; father sent me tel
her She wouldn't let me 90 back viii
her because 1t was late and | was tired
80 | stayed there sll night This morn
iug thought would try to hud you aud
tell sou all about ouf trouble You are
NY fathers own sister, aren't youi
Yes. Hulds answered, Alphabetically
Come in. Sit down, aud III get break
fast, You must be hungry, Take your
bonnet of, child. SO thare is trouble at
| home?
Oh, dear, yes. and the pretty, plpiug
voice grew plsntlve, The baby makes It
worse, you see. It's ooly three months
old, snd it cries and cties. Mother she
cant do anything because the child
voice trent bled she's hurt in the back,
aud we're most afraid she won't live. And
papa has to give up bis school and walk
the baby oil day and oil night, Aud ]
'spect he had to undress the children last
night. ! always help, there are SO many
OF them, she added IN sn old fashioned,
womanly way. But then, we're all very
fond OF EN-. Poor papa! he does try so
hard, but everything goes against hlm,
Mother whom she is up, tried to keep
him cheerful, and told me always TO be
bright and happy before him, cause I'm
the Oldest you know, My mothers a
good woman, and the chlld's words en-
ded in q sob.
The tears began 10 run over Hulda's
Cheeks, but she kept her fsOe away. Her
brother, the delicate, gentlemanly man be
bad slwsys been, weighted with poverty
and bsmpered with ohillren. That was
the way she looked at it. But presently
the child's sobbings overcsme her. Bless'
ed be the ministration of pure child.
hood
Who told you to come here? asked
Hulds. as she brewed the tea to keep
herself from yielding to the new impulse,
that thronged upon her.
Nobody. l knew you were my aunt
Papa showed NE your picture once lie
keeps it locked up in htl4, ahd once
in a willie be looks at it. guess he loves
you don't you think he doet and 30
wanted to tell you our t.ouble. pm
ten years old, aud | never saw you before
Are you angry With my fathfr2
Hulds, turned round, icll on o1e knee,
and held out both arms.
Come here, child, she gsspel, and there
they were together. the chlli cuddled in
HuIdss arms, Hui Ia h rsclt swaylug and
sobbiug.
Before rooa of that day there was a
transformation 10 Dan Bellairs little
home. Everything was swept and gar
nished, and the baby was quiet. Dan
himself set and fess!ed bis tired eyes on
Huldas trsnsfgured face, she had al
ways been his idol. aud gr.ef for the loss
OF her love had made him old before time
II was astonishing. the change that had
come upon Hulds She was sweetness
itself to the pale creature who suffered o
bitterly; she was a mother to tie chill.
dren, And when, months sfter, the brok'
en woman, that woman, moved feebly
about the house, dishgured for life, Hui.
ds had her greet farm wagon brought
down, and bundliug them all 10, drove
from the damp, unwholesome dwelling.
where there was scsnt To1m to her own
high, breezy, upland home, and installed
them all there.
Lis be Webster had come b ONE. lie
had probably brought bis wife with him,
but the sore h art Of Hulds was tender as
well as ch ,stened, now. She only loped
she miOht'not s'e bim. for the old lov.
was strong yet
He came straight tJ the ho Ise o. the
hill, bis face bright though biouz d. The
ten yeers had scarcely changed him,
have come to claim my own, he SAID
simply. have heard 1t ell from my
sister
But-your ifel STAN mered Hulda scarf
caly knowing what she SAID,
have 20 wife, he said My cousin is
lately msrrIrd. His name is the same as
my own. Come Hnds
And sbe went straight into his open
arms.
Too mach for Him