The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-11-05
A CHILD SHALL LEAD

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las s4s sss tuWigE. pasbei Aer ,pssi.
esos ep 90 bsr smooth, IRON GRAY baDr sod
satei at let nesiy adopted daughter
The slf, sas 10 toe lltle carpet coveted
tsekias obsit TIE l.mplisht shtatag 90
. Der .baa1sal red L.ir Der frrckled isce.
her smsII Hestfigbied ryes Not even her
a~u mother could have called her pref
~ Child. bat Mes MrAt,ble surveyed Der
|, .Its perfect ssuisction.
OlIy Ell months ago Mics MehtabIe
hsi gone 20 the ofpbsu asyl 10 the cify
sui sstouisle1 tie ustron by sskiu4 Tor
tbs bomeliest slrI they bad for adoption.
There's always pleuJ Of folks to take
tue good looking ones, she ssid, With
ooUienptgous spia
sly name is Mehit,bls sselt Of Roy
ton. continued the visitor. sud can re-
Ter you u lHe seIet tuen OF TIE toHp'
oar homeIte.t srll WrIl. | tbiak We
oasI' 10 cal up -, s'i1 'oe m1too to
tbe amused Irt assistant SO AZ
'n''DA'Is' req n'ifeu 'h"u boz oesu'''u''
surely "sS otousD' 'D'o 'ne ''s''or' par
Ior.
lou Gao leave US sIone, said Miss Mehlt .
able aud the mstton obedlently withdrew. |
Now, my dear, said Miss MebIlabIe to /
The frightened child, With su uiden soften
lng OF msnue = get up 10 my lap
The child allowed herself to bs taken
Iup
There, nos, saii Mss Mebltable, Why,
| guess you ala t much used 10 laps. Well.
We change all that Nv whsts your
manner
! Forty tSo Iispei the girl
| Pshss You must have some other
name than AZ WHAT is sIt2
My names Chrssy boylstOn, only Its
Christmas, not Just Chrlssy.
Why do t6ey call you Christmas
The child remained silent:
%, guess | know, said Miss Mehlts
Bile. They found you on Christmas day
90 B1ylston street Have you any rels 9
tIves or irlendsS
No, ms'am.
No relatives or friends! Well, wen
change all that too,
Miss hehitsole slowly and gently drew
tom the ohiId alI the story she had to
tell There was pltlably little OF IT. She
had been only lew weeks OIL when the
policeman found her Her moiher had
abandoned her on Christmas day. They u
hsn brou III bef mere one hsd always
had good iood' co hes and teaching NO.
she had never been heId Ia one' lap be
loIe' Que h'u never peeu klssed' ahd sue VI
was ~ years ol l. u
- az was 'eBsily suoi TED by MISS Me u
httdbie oNet sld renamed LouJtts Luel ''
Ia SWEET s'ter Twin slsters OF MISS Mshlt u
sole ) VINO hsu aled 10 lllahcy' u
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'u 'Spuy u 'no '''''e guns inefe was ~
''''' ou'ioN' '''' "''' "oN'''"'o n'u
'n'e ''Aeu young woman 10 'eS'e 'he -
'Hop "Ho na" uHieu W "sA " sue hep'
'IImP pug Housi q
in Sp''e VI 'uese pt'!uuloeS' nef "aue
"Ss soou' iue iatnefs wives iot m'ieS "
'rouho knew thst MehltabIe SWe call No
'oeS never ran ana That her alt wool
meant Gil wool MehitsoIe was one o' the !"
atsest taxpayers IN the town and was one 81
u the quaint hgures on the tram when, 90 io'
'oekhoIder7 day. slI the holders OF STOCK ~
0 The f'lIfoad company fIds Tree TO Bos '''
o. ~
Miss Msh''ao'e vas p'tlot, and dur 'e'
ng the elViI war ~hen' oi course, she Wv
ouId not be g soldier she had insisted on
Substitute Spe bad 6eeu isvor We
% 10y the autuotI'ief' VINO we're mach I'D w
,retsed, With al Official document certify III
ng that Mehltsble Ssett hal furnished q Wv
ubsutate. The certificate in frame,
Tss the crowning glory OF her shop. y
The fact that the substitute was shot IN 'u'
he back while running away from q fsnt 'Wue W
ID uo', 10 Miss Swett's judgement, affect ''''
er responsibility toward the mans fsmi ao'
= aud she had watched over them they us
,ere a shlilless lot and borne With them '"e
rttl one happy day they sIl emigrsted cru
nd were forever after unsble 10 rettrn. !