The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-08-23
A HEROINE

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A. K.te, sd Deacon O.rrey, Joa
le, 10. ubs'eyer yen 90. i9r there. To,
tvt bsultfi ao.Isf. 10 gold 10 tbe bso
teiftom ebest, and oil tbe ,Ilysf spoon,
sill b. y.rf ettei.l. air. saii KITTY.
klny Kuilt Csme t,r, aud tie u
c .,s, ssii S las O.lrey, wto Wss 6det
tlag before the mprfgf
S. hnty stood up.u a ilot to j, tllsh
tos aud suiIog. 20 no Mr. sllas'' ctsvs
for mesliug
Utsh yol we're stiag With us, Kluy
ssil the ytuug man. Vitb bis cbia eieys
ten ,tal7 10 the air, NIl Sunday II
take You
Oh that viii - nice aaid kuty. grow.
tne picker ard pjnker, as her slender to
gers pulled out the bow, aud sdIlsfe tn,
sad. via that do Mr s,hsY
And Mrs Osprey Who bad followed bel
tnstsud ont to the solIi lookiag old lum.
btr sagou, gave meaning. back ward
glance
| lhtak silss Is pttlag fond Of our KIT
ty. s,i the uoth,i ssgely.
b,2 said the Deacon. WITH Il dlstutbI
ed oe Bot. wife, how little we know
sb u, bcr, eIcsp' since the day she came
here a her httle bundle under her trn
aek''s Tor service.
Y, tbsts very true, SAID Mrs. Osprey
bu, she. pretty ard smsrt, and know
s1s's good, and
s las Sllss Are you gong to stand
thor. I'll day? called out the father, and
&C y drove away, with KITTY standing
a. the lonely farm house door, her sllken
LroNn curls blown about in the dismal
November giod and her blue eyes spark
hog beneath their prettily Srched brows
Sue went back into the bCuse, singing
.oity under her breath, to prepare things
for The tea dinner which the hungry
chorcb goers would expect when hey re-
,uri ed - brisk, nest1suded little Phyllis,
y h use step WAS scarce heavier on the pine
hrr tstn a iaiIng leaf would have
been
She Lad put the pudding on to boil as
tie Ii'cben clock chimed four and ran
down ii to the cellar to get the vegetables
from tLeir bins,
S1e Vas gene but minute or two bu t
whsH she returned, the doer lending up
stl.rs, which she had loft closed stood |
~Ile open, and on the lower stair muddy |
footprint was distinctly imprinted.
K,tly's heart stood with underlined teri
ror, as she remembered the bag Of twenty
dollar old pi Cesin the big back chamber
che,t.
Ana willie sue stood there, holding by
the table for support, sIe could bear COM
fused footsteps upsteirs, and the murmur
Of deep voices.
Tben ere was more than enc. Kttys
frat ius t,nc.-thst Of defending her mssI
ter's tree, ures to the iast.tvtu were it ber
life gave way TO more practical consider
Btious. She thought Of flying out into
The oad and crying aloud for b lip, but
hen she embered with psng Of des-
pair, bow lonely WAS the desolate hillside,
" ith the nearest dwelling foil a mile dis.
.ant
What can | Go? Oh, what can do?
hought Kitty, casping both her hands
over her throbbing forehead.
But while her thoughts ran 10 a whifl
,r her heart beat pestuously, the foot
steps nesred the stsirwsy--the unwelcome
suett4 were once more coming down. lu'
,tuoiiyeDy Kitty shrsnk behind the rsgl
yed rick projections OF the old chimney.
0 use gray, slouched down into the kiI
hen, vi the easy confidence OF those
y! imIgne themselves entirely without
viz ets,s. Kitty bad never seen them bei
r., yet they seemed quite posted rs to :
he yeuOus to) -Ls 10 the struggling fArmI
~.
Come oD, jim, we've sol eli we're hkel ,
' t get 10 this confouuded old shsnty,
ali uue balancing bis foot 90 one OF the
r u ire dogs, and besiies tue folks will
.u Ll ne presently.
S,ldy Bin nir.idl !eeringly called out =
be otbtr, who was opening and shutting |
he various cupb ards and drawers about y
se afsrtmeuL greedily eyeiDg their con-
cuts
II llo! Drres 81 me silver spoons. D
) 0s EN- away aud let's be moving, ssi1 Il
.d Coniouni this bag it JlngIes like C
tung O sleigh bells.
We'll, come heu, said the O her, dncoui
"a lcdly. olae five LuLdred ain I a bad y
,y' WORK ,bu, ,omehoa, thought, from e
be ooks OF the crib, thrre might be ,li
yer or some suoh grsbblnss.
Add the, logged at, ii lie by side, viii o
soll dIlJb4rs,lon that was almost sp l.
sliue TO the trembling i'll y no Iurked b
j the ,h,Doa Of the Jagged brick work tc
Bot Kitty Cl h.rls mad bad been q d
ork While ,be Il lod tL,rr,Ler resolution b.
as taken.
Huriedly Uitg sbsIl sroaad ter head n
ID shculI,r., she eprADg out Of the d
ouss 10y The back way, snd hsstsnel
iloueh 4 urly piece Of woods u hlch er
.,med ,, or ut to the road they must le
y sently emerge upon. pI
They vol b. hidden sssy somsw here
,us before coaId summon help, tuoasht y,
atty. NJ aLtteveF is done | must do
.ysen u
% either eide The road vas tLut 10 ty
ouled c. der boshef, uiasled with the J.,
svfr gIoata of,he cleaning SILVER rch 4
I'd Kiny kue. she cgnIi keep 10 sistt IN
them uuFeeu. :,
Ifthty tlrtll see ne II they should ie