The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-03-01


your cap 90 your voice. tsy ! cal I bs
taken
srs here, salJ viii, Im only boy iia'
yoa, aud though I'm s,oldlet's SOD, 'ud
don't deuy either my voice or my esp'
| jou ~sni TO bsru you alslL What i'
up, suywsy. aud sby are yen plsying
spook 90 this strlp Of sand1
Iti.,ll up nov, suppose, aud ! may
as sell tell you all abouttt have yen
got a mothtr' see ty your ises } u
bsyent. 80 perbsps you will be soify iof
poor frllow who j. going TO lose bis,
Nv usme j, John Prescott. aud over
,here IA hist white house be ow your fort
NY mother is dying, and | am trjios to
see hrr ouoe mere II she isn't gone al
ready.
/ got two weeks inrloush yon
needl't stare I've been 10 the army near
.lyayear -snd slipped dosn the ilvet two
dsyssgo. Uufortnn,tely for me ! made
this point too nesr daylight yesterday
mcruiug to venture any farther. | know
the reputation this place has among the
negroes, and thought it safe to walt
/ bers until night reok on wes TOO tired
aud didn't make II fast, Snd the boat
msnsged TO slip away while WAS loo ing
| Tor good lace TO drag it up among the
/ bushes.
Here | have been ever since, like raj
IN trap, Now, siT, what are you solng
to do about t2
| i IN going to do ills, said WAL, boldl
ing ont bis hand. I'm going to say | Ge-
lieve every word you cay, and want you
to trust me to help You out OF this serspe'
| | lot my mother not six months sgo, AID
do know how feel icr you, i've sle
on epto si'e sides | happened to hesf
to day that your mother is 10 worse
But los can get over tbere2
! dent see quite clearly how to do 1t,
but I'll get you over there befLre day break
SOM how. You must give me yolr word
to go away when the time Is ?. | know
you're hungry, so take my lunch, Keep
sharp lockout after dark.
The mbering skiti carrisd very sii
l. ut passenger back across the iiVtr.
George ventured to itquire If Will bad
seed de ghos', aud was answered so grave.
~ IN The affirmative then laid the founds-
ton Tor several marvellous tales with
vii h to astorish future audiences,
Will knew quite well that the thing lie
had III mind to do was . very difficult al
delicate thing to do. But at any rate |
meant TO do 1t, and VIII n the skin toucht d
bottCm IN at her landing bis plan was form
ed. Making careful survey Of the land
ing, al d netting the shortest route out to
the open water, few minutes walk
brought him TO the big white gate OF I'll
Garden. He summoned up oil his courst
snd dignity and marched through tie
magnC liza sveuue,
HIS apptarence was greeted with a CT nj
sternslion that was far from pleasing
His request to see Miss Prescott Ia pr
yste for u few moments seemed 10 freeze
with terror the black msid in waiting, bU
after blief delay be was shown into .
bright, fiowery little room, which bad q
delis htfulIy feminine ard welcome look
to eyes long used to camp life.
But the slender giil who met blm with
the sit tf all offended duchess had no
welco me in h,r look. Htr menner was
sedly chilling. Ten minutes later. how
ever, abe was holding his hand at The
door aud saying: Mr.. Denping, ! never
never can thank you enough you will
co tbisl Mamma is a little better, and ii
she can see John for one our it would 60
her more gtol than medicine.
Alright pass was not.sn essy thing for
which TO ak his "a htr. Int Will could
rot leave the tort w'tht ut II. The colonel
vas q very quitsD1 somewhat stern man,
aud viii knew hpt the beat way was the
s,IaigLt!orw,ri QUE He msde bis rel
quest 10 the fewest words.
am slmo 4 mar father, lie SAID, after
he bad made bis rqutst snd ] vsbt } on
TO trust me uov. At you have always done
10 small matters. ! can't tell yo1 atOui
It nuw, but sm doing nothing wrong.
am oily helping oor fellow 10 { treal
trouble, Ikiog III moth,r would wish
ue 10 do it
don't doubt the excellence o. your inl
teLt oas, VIII, SAID his father Yon csp
be trusted, know; bat are yous re youl
heart la no, tue better Of your head il
this matter aud will g. t You iLto somt
scrape?
give yoa my word OF hor or cir, thai
10 my circumstances believe you would
40 Just what wish to co
Then b,re are your papers, and remem
Der il is the commander OF the fort a.
we'll 81 your iather who trusts you.
Will sisrtedt 90 lis lonely A,ip. II was
not leassut to think Of the suoken snagt
40 unfs miIisr osrsmsn might encounter,
nor Was the gbsstly bend Just above,
whore the tncroacblng riV,r cut fer iutc
the old cemetery, cheering recollection.
will not think OF IL be ssi |. II must
be nearly time fer me TO turn across 10
the Tow bead The current may carry mf
down little. bat | would rather pull for
II than 10 stay on this eide and get tb,
horrort
He sharp, short whistle vas ans sered
by &. ure lespiug sbo.fi before the ssiG
hsi isir'y touched 'h1re.
Ikuew you would come. ths young maj
said. AT dark Niba put a Iigbt'ia ny
xiudoE Just as she used TO when | wst
Gut late on toe river, sLd ! knew you bad
bern there. Be'ofe We go soy further tell
me tue nsme Of the person ! am trusting |