The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-01-28

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ues, laag.a % as uat a5nl Auut L.ut
b hassa q suauly vguiet vbttaer Ii
J. siauseA sss made "a The ususl plan
e Ibe1 sbe stirred up the hfe, CLEARED avs
the p mssa's % faad suJ .st dosn ("
far pIrs.hlt, suciable evening.
You're astrustr 10 these pstt' ban
yoa sbe ssksa.
lss ] an, said tae mao, bat In blesse,
If yoa ait stfsoger too
of ssid Aunt Ltuly, I've lived bert
g.fi aud somhu, up'Hd Of hhy year,
Batyou're cool mean you're e5o
piece Of bat ',ou t1n.
Agat LIudy Z. 2'd a, him placidly for
moment, ,hsu opened the stove door and
turusts stick Of wood into the blszlns
cavern as IT thus dlsposing oi his obltC
Iioa to eooIuess. II objection 4 was, Th,
man was comfortable nov, q,ithu cold
nor hungry aud be watched her action
with Rtiu Of amusement. Bot this soon
passed and look OF determination took
It's place.
You might as well qlit your i0oio'
ioa al know what come for. lts
tLst money that's bad 10 the feather bed.
SO be had been hidden IN the cellar and
ii,tcniug It tle door When 1t was spoken
Of Bot Aunt Ltndy never ialtered
know betrr'u that, she s.id, You're
/ too much Of man to take what dol't be
/ loug to You
+ be? Well, guess not But don't
want to LuIt! You, Tot o much as Ltlt,
/ riI,lt r,glt here sud you go aud fetch
NE The money, bat 10 trcks, You are
smarter than than the old Nick, but If
You play me false It will be the worse for
ye. Hurry be said, savspely
amt going to git no money, said
Aunt Ltndy pIacldIy, yet decidedly. ITS
my nephew 3 Al be an Ellen Jane hes
saved years to get where they be now,
Fore they moved here they was tesrIble
herd up, Bu' now tblGPs is begiOniL' b
ease up little NIT. You amt 10 ides
how they ye worked, au that money viii
a mos pay mp. Why, little Bsnnie (he
su' Allies down TO their grandsire's this
week., little Benuie has tugged, too, like
a man, picked ros brles au' sold EN-, an
so q Allie.
A ahamed look came over the mans face
for a second, but 1t speedily disappeared
What you suppose ! care? They is CON
Portable here, an if they can't pay up
this year they can next. Look at me. |
han't bad q square meal for moths till
to night, these fancy close er miae Is all
I've got sL | can't get work.
Have yer tr.5d?
Tried? ! done everything but knock
man down and tell him he had get to
give me work. tell yen there tint DO
work, Every body is tuning cff Instead
Of taking you. hsds good place, fore
man in Il mill, but the mill shet down and
lost tat job, Then | worked a spell 10
a stable, but the man sold his horses,
couldn't stl0rd to keep EN-, he stii and !
hain't had any WORK since. Now I've Civ
en- up for good, I've got to live or die
and aI1't qGi,e ready to die, so I'm go
lug to git money dishonest, seem that the
only way left. | see man paying the
boss here d lot OF bills and I've been hang
ing 'rornd here ever since. | heard him
say some thing about the money being hid
in a feather bed. SO step lively old lady
aud sit it,
The man turned is angry gtze upon
her to wonder for the second time. As il
fascinated be watched her take up q
dropped stitch and then sqnsre her need
les and put down her work.
I'll tell you what I'll do, taid she calm
IT, Ill lend you some. I've got little
money OF my own that I've been saving
for ralDy day, but doL't need it Jest
now, al lend il to you till you get
work
Tie msn looked ut her 10 open
mourbed selonit hment as she arc Sc and
walked slowly, for she wbs hule lame be
noticed for lbe first time, across the h. CD
eu to tho little bedroom adjoining, where
.be Il pit, She coon setuTLed with an Old
Ieathern wallet
This wa fathers wsllDt s il she, draw
log f.Ith few psIe's and lpyI9g them 90
que iIe Of her cspacious lap teiore she
amptied the pile Of change aud small bills.
IIog much will do YEP she asked,
don't know, be replied 10 husky
zones,
Why | skei was IL like TO save out
be haDge. There's twenty four dollars
"a bills, tWo teus, two snd two ones
Jsn you get aloug with tblt2
Do yoa msau that you vii! give me
hat? he ssked eagerly,
I'll Iond l. TO you, corrected Aunt Lin
~. but shah't charge you no interest on
t less you DO 20 well you wsBt 10 pay it
You dol't pose, do you, that you'll
.ver see a cent ot that uoucy. II you let
ne hsys il
Yes DO You will pay If you can,
know you Vo1ldl't cheat peor old
woman IKE me out Of tw, uty four dolIsrs
shea lie all I've got 10 the Worli.