The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-11-28

iesf', oct, you maa uuietsisnj, 81 Ph
iag sitb tbst piece furniture, bat 81 Il
necessity which prompted the act
As she removed the hrt drawer h
thoughts ueat back 10 The old t.rm bont
Dot macy niles north oi Cincinnati. she
sbe bad passed bef cbll3hood SDd reef
ed wbat shsfe OF Angt James love was nt
given to the chicken tsfm, which acenple
the fret place 10 Der sGactions.
A. the second drawer wts lskeG oal az
carefully busted the little somsn lboust
Of the fret meeting With Jack H. hs
come from the city IL suswer to Uuel
Willisms Advertisement for b0sfdtrs 10
the summsr II sass case Of love al frs
sight Her guardians had offered 90 o
lection 10 the match, lndeed Aunt Jan
hsi seemed el.d to he relieved Of the c
pban child.
I Ttep. as ene pulled cal the third draw
or, Alice recalled the memorable event o
the wedding When Jacks Oleoh ireBdt
had come TO Elmslle and the ofcbestrI
sd given d couoerI 10 the iafmyard, tC
the delight OF the entire tighborhooi
aud the Consideration Of Aunt James festb
erel community. The Odeon people all
brought presents. and Alice was ucher
that dsy thsn she bad ever expected to
be.
The fourth drawer stuck, and after q
few bard pulls at the brass knob the busy
housewife was about to give it up until
JscL returned when she suddenly remem
bered that on that wedding day, she had
been so wildly recalling, he aunt hsi .,
the dinner which was given 10 the barn.
made 10 the one speech OF her life, an ef
fort which by the wsy, bad much emused
and edited the Odeon folks.
Yon have received so many foe presents
from your husbands friends and gUld
watch aud chain from you uncle that my
if must be something OF use 10 house
keeping The wsluut bureau that stands
10 the psrIor shall be my gift. and here is
The key which opens sll the drawers. So
ssyiug. she handed the bride small
BRASS key and resu ned her seat, not a Int
lie illustrated wi having made what she
.ferwa ds declared was the greatest speech
If her life.
Where was this key? Surely 10 the low
r psrt OF the clock. Ia minute Alice
lad recovered th. key and had unlocked |
he last drawer, which she pulled ont
With 10 little tt1jrt, for it was heavy, while
be other three had been light. Another
urious thing was that it was covered with
thin psnnel Of polished walnut which
,ore the inscription in Uncle Williams 8
sndwrtiug: Aunt James Wedding
ift To Her Niece Alice"
This pannel was divided 10 the center
nd secured by sliding Lolt. As she op
ned 1t an astonishing d3ht met Aice's
rz}. The entire drawer was divided 10
} sections Ii Q cashiers drawer, aud each
impairment WAS filled with money On
be top of neat bundle Of 800 bills was
card addressed to Mrs. Jack Thorn
IN.
Dear Alice, il ran, in this drawer you
i'll 6nd the sum of 81 8j3 43. which is
ne half the proceeds Of the chicken farm
" the last five years. As you earned this
= your work 10 takIug care Of the chick
's, during the time since you left school,
ou may feel that this is Justly yours,
axe care OF it and Of your Aunt James
d bureau.
There's the bureau, Mr., Myers Jack
nd as be entered the room on Elm street,
hich the young folks had made their
1me for several months.
What is the best you can do for it2
The furniture dealer looked the relic
refully over and drew ont = canvas bag s
ID counted ont S.
Six dollars Is the best can do for that 3
ar icle, Nj Thor ton, sul it is q good
ice too. t
l. isn't enough, Mr., Myers, Alice said,
will not sell my euut's We eiding gift for u
rs than 500.
Good morning, maem, the dealer said, !
lh ssmlIe. see you dou t want to cell [
e bnreau
When be bad 20 e, J ,ck lurued v b sn
luirng look to bis wife:
You funny lttIe woman, what is the v
eBuInR Of tbI
For au answer she gave him voIley OF J
'ses, which sh' fired of with the rapid Fl
oi saluliuR battery with electric at '
,bmeut Then, hrst carefully locking
e doc she unlocked the drawer and '
owed Jack btl treasure trove.
" at looked suspiclou,ly like tears
Inkled 10 bis eyes rs be casped "rhe Il
81 Wii- ia tie void" 10 a loving EN- q
ace, and then as relief to Ii, over /
arged feelings be hiled bis pipe to the d
in aud smoked for su hour, thinking .
lcb, but ssyIog little. u
" bat Ihsukseiying hat was, Werner Il
ne snd was sstonlsbed at the bountiful
.ead. Jacks violin Ievet dlscoursed
eeter music, aud 81 be played be drew "