The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-05-30

closet, ,ld vas closely cI,ujuins il s' tb
window
on, Ton cried Elyn Jane What g.
you meau to Do siih that dreadful tbilg
Ion made 20 reply
He hps aere Gra,ly set. and be pui tb
pistol iuto his breast poeke, aud turue'
toward the door
Tom, ny sonl cried bis mother, sertls'
bis ara. 90, Jao, stop him There
be murder somewhere He'll xiii tbs
Parker
. II he don't said Joe, deliberately, So h'
carefully selected stout borseWhip iron
number uausiug 10 the closet ii tt
/ don't succeed 10 kllling hin, then i
finish him "a myself Come sIoug, Tom
Elvr. Jane screamed, aud Mrs. HARDEN
and Mrs Peters made sudden, elephsu
tile rush and placed their ample forms
against the kitchen door
Mira. Blake threw herself Into rocking
chair with loud wsiing, and Patty, with
tightly cleucbed bands, mouth screwed
up ana eyes double their natural siEr, dane
cd about the room on tiptoe
Stand aside, mother There's something
trying to get 10 here, said Joe, as the door
was pushed from without,
Aad wrtuchine 1t open despite the rel
sistsnce OF the two stout ladies, be threw
it wide, while the eyes Of all the excited
eloup urned thltherwsrd.
Everyone uttered al exclamation.
There stood Lizzie, bright and rosy,
her bat hanging on her back by its strings,
her curly har all disordered with the
wind, and 10 her hands little basket, the
contents Of which were covered over with
fresh green leaves.
At sight Of the ne1pocted group bet
face assumed an expression Of the utmost
sstoulshmeut,
Oh, Llzze, Lizzie cried her aunt start
ing mp, whore have You beeu2
Where have been2 repeated LIzle, IN
a bewildered tone, Why, to the meadow
bridge wood, to get strawberries.
And she lifted the leaves and displayed
the red fruit beneath,
A dead silence ensued. Every one look
ed at each other, but no one spoke until
Miss Tucker inquired, half increduous
ly;
Who went with you?
Mrs, Lamb and the girls, and Frank
Lamb and Mr.. Parker, answered Lizzie,
unhesitatingly.
Oh, Mr.. Parker said Miss Tucker
with a significant smile and toss of her |
bead,
Yes, 1t was he who told us, as we came
home home last night, about the strawbef
ries being ripe at the meadow bridge, aud
'sid that as he would have to pass there
.oday he would bring us some. And Mrs.
Lamb proposed that, rs her wagon was to
90 early to the station, we should oil go
u it to the strawberry grounds, and 1t
Eonld take us up in returning. Mr. Par
Ter overlook us in bis buggy
And pray, said Mrs. Harden, severely
low was it that be offered You q seat
u the buggy instead Of one Of the oth'
rs2
Lizzie hestated, smiled and glanced to
ward Elyirs Jane. Then she stopped and
whispered word or two in Mrs, Han
en's ear, whose countenance instantly
leared.
You've given us a dreadful fright, Liza
lie, said Mrs. Blake, beginning to cry
gain, bat this time from pure relief and
sppiness
Yes said Mrs. Peters, with a broad smile
reaking over her face-yes, we oil thought
ou and Mr.. Parker had run away to get
larried, Amt it too rdiculous?
Lizzie looked around, with indignant
ush suffusing her face.
Uncle Joe sat down and broke into q
lid laugh.
Even Elvirs Jane smiled, for she had
lught Lizzie's whisper.
Aud while they were all laughing LIZZIE
irned to Tom, who happened to be close
esde her, and said, With reproach IN her
ne and tears IN her eyes;
wouldn't have believed it Of you, t
oml |
Tom looked very sheepish as be dis@p
cared in the closet and put away some
ling u the box on the shelf,
You sec suuty, SAID Lizzie, standing b.
er side, with one arm around her meek
I'd the other resting lovingly on Uncle
lseph's shoulder | came home 90 late
st night that | had 20 opportunity Of
ling you. was up aud dressed early, !
i'd while waiting for the rest thought
might ats we'll set my room 10 order. b
hen locked the door, 10 keep you from q,
lding ont that / had gone, because ex .
,cted TO be back IN time for breakfast. -
ou IT forgive me, auuty, wont yout-snd j.
yu'l let me have some breakfast, because
am 30 swiully hungry, and we'll sIl en %
Y the FIRST straw berries Of the season, J.
Hypnotism Of Fear, IL
Have you ever heard Of the bypuolisnl
fear3 was question put to the repofhi ID