The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-09-23


SIZE tgate Ny isiutost doubt 'snishsl
saoa, Sbea | usuisi.tsbly hesrd lh'
hb1ds dragged back and ihe sash cresi .
iissf paIled %.
Someone sss entering the hoase. Ihi
person, whoever il s., Ines OF ~
br5hefs shsenoe. Good Hesveosl
tbgnght q Heury from the oiiee, H'
tra ught uat 80 open note Il Ss b
ubo caused the delay wbich pfeyented
ny deppsiiius the money. II vas Al
eieNr 81 day rose rigiily TO my feet
10 atvlgkliug my miud vas aeutely &C
tive, sud thousand ways q escape surs
e3 through my bfsia 10 momeot ] uu
oted the cAbintt sud gr1ped the large
pocket took which contained the note'
sud thrust It into my bosom, To VIA.
purpose did not kuos. retrested toto
the dense darkness Of my own bedroom,
where ! stood unoerlain and shiysiing.
The windows we're too high from the
ground TO sllow nv jumping ihereirom
withont incurring the risk Of broken
limb, besides. there was no time At tie
hrst sound OF my putting up the sssh, |
would be detected aud cverpowered. |
heard q heavy tread along the hall. 40
idea h.shed iuto my bead like the ineis
lou Of a blade, olutched the money 10
my bosom and stepped into the empty
afeplvoe 10 smother moment was
scrbmbIing up the sooty chimney With
the asiity OF the hoished chimney sweep,
aud kept scrsmbllDg nutiI made a strong
hold for myself
What went on down below did not
know. 10 the cessation Of the rain |
could hear the heavy tread passing to aud
fro 10 search, knew. for that money.
But |, from my lofty vsntsge ground,
could only thsuk heaven again and again
for such blessed delIveranoe.
was so bsnumbed with cold and fright
that think lost consciousness, AMI
would probably hsve tumbled down the
chimney but that was so rigid and so
walled in could not.
The next thing remember was open
Jog my eyes aud seeing the square OF
wan light above me Then realizing all,
strength gave way. aud | fell heavily,
striking my head sgsinst something
which left me seDseless for hours. When
came to myself was in the arms OF
young man whom had never seen before.
lie sat upon the II jor and held my head
scross bis knees, while he wiped the
blood from my cnt forehead with a pook
ct handkerchief which, every now and
then, be would squeeze ont in basin at
bis elbow.
don't suppose there was ever more
terrified Young man upon this earth OF
)urs, Imagine an irof5nsiys yonng man
urning up in q town where % intimate
riend lived, coming 10 on the very train
v hich takes his iutimste friend ont. I'm
IgIne the intimate friend cordially invit
ng the new conner to his house. telling ,
lin there is nobody 10 it, but that he ,
,ould put up there, make himself lord
nd master, find plenty to eat by forsging
round and get good bed. Then to
make the thing complete, give him the 4
wrong keys by which to let himself in. .
imagine this newcomer booming about =,
own until eleven o'clock, then striking q
ut for his friends abode; overtsken by ,
be rain; ut last TO arrive at bis intended
blding place TO discover he has the
7rong keys, which necessitste his climb
ng into the house ike q burglar. Imsg
ne him piling ilto the frst be he came II
D. very soon sinking into the untroubled v
lumber OF the innocent at heart, TO be
wskened ut the peep OF day by some
hing tumbliDg down the chimney. Not q
hobgoblin that we're better but 3 u
Dung woman, bespsttered and gnmy.
ut still young woman and one probably u
lore dead than alive. Imagine it oil, il u
on can, for that is what happened to the
lisgulded young man, who held me
cross his knee and wiped the blood from
" broken forehead on that memorable b.
t. Valentines mcrning.
Imagine it and tell me il men through
upidity don't cause half Of all the
onble in the world. We explained it oil m
each other as best We could, for | WAS 1t
ally i'll and quite ready to go of into
Iother sEoon,
When the servant girl came be went
r the doctor and Mary got me TO bed, p'
Dick came st noon aud was houifsd at
bat had happened, But the doctor had oc
me more frightened than 1t
art; and really, but for he dreadful cold ie
night and my wounded forehead, 1t did 10
II amount to anything, and soon became
joke.
II turned out that this friend OF Dick,
hose acquaintance made IN such CO 10
nveptionsl fashion, was The very client :,
bose money defended. y,
1t also came sboul thst-thst he-thst
% that We had grown to know each other
~ we'll, and Dick Dick is 10 look out
I another cooperator before DeIt fall; -
cause we'll, Tor reasons bes. known 10
yselt :,
Tn, Duty Of R,st.
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