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

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give vau tins 60 turn round iul 10 on
year from date Rabstt Dane.
HTIbaItou, VI, Ngyomher ), ls13.
Auut Lt0dy dried the cole carefully b,
to.dtcs 1t over The stove SOD pat away II
tae lea, Der wallet,
Aresiy the msn looked Likes dIilheu
being from tie affect creature sb5 cams
pto~hns up the ttaits,
mean t. pay that note snd believe
can, be ssii. shall have something to
/ live 90 while I'm looking Tor work
/ lstn'ts mite Of doubt Of it, not :
mite, eplled Aurt Liady, clicking her
needles comfortably, su' when you git =
l1b ca 'rouod al let me know.
Isill, said the mau with decision. and
thank you Tor your help believe your
the best woman God ever made.
Flddlestcksl said Aunt l. ndy, Tor the
second time that day, Ih,rs's lots bet
tern be, Wait, Ill hold the light. Meb
be there's psil or sometln you'll tumble
over out there ia the shed, for the man
showed no IuolHstion to 20 ont the way
be came, Nevtr was there mere insplT
ing spectacle than the homely figure bold
ing Slolt the lamp as be walked away
down The lane to the road.
Faston the door. he called back,
Yes, Good night, she replied and shut
the door locking it behind her
Then, for the interview bad been :
great tax Oh her endurance, bravely ss she
had borne 1t, Aunt Llndy sank q limp
weight into her chair aud sat there doing
nothing until the Silbrys returned.
l knew Aunt Liudy would ut along
someway, Jane, said her nephew, admir-
ingly, bat tits beats GIl, dout 1t, Jane2
Y,e, Int only think if he'd Killed you
an took the money .ssii Jane with sbud
der
I'll pay You the twenty four dolIsrs,
Aunt Lindy, cut OF the pile you saved.
Wait spell. He'll pay if he can, I'm
sure on t. she sold.
lou DO beat ali. " II If be don't pay,
which he won't mind you, N stand 10
for 1t, and so the matter dropped
All this happened mcrs th,n year ago
and was never thought of except by Aunt
Llndy when she sccldettly came upon the
note still reT ohog 10 tue old wallet. But
when Mr. SlIsbry on the day it ran out OF
ftrad to pay it, the said, sobtrIy;
Wait till night then If be don pay it
you may,
Her faith was so sublime th,t he fore
bore to laugh at her. aud Mrs Slsbry be
gan to shine in 1t, whea at i3Ltfall man
came walking briskIy up the lane to the
house
Aunt Llndy settled Der look of glasses
on her nose as she peered through the
window.
That's him, ssil she aud truly it was.
The well dressed, prosperols looking
man met Aunt Lindy with warm, almost
boyish frieudldess. Indeed, be was not
more than thirty, which to her seemed
youthful 10 the extreme.
got my old place back, he sail, after
The preliminary greetings aud the pay
ment Of the note had transpired, and am
doing first rate. Now, Aunt LindyI see
they call you thaD | hsin't forgot what
ou said bout not having any steady
bone. | siL't married, nor ! amt no no
ion OF it aud | want You to keep house
or me. The boss lot me have one near
he mill, Lisa good one and I've bought
'ome furniture and l'n going to get more
W hat say, will you come?
I'll see bout it, an let you know 10
weeks time, sal Aunt Lindy, with no
disturbed composure Keeping house Tor
lsr whIlom burglar or the president OF
be ULitCd States, was all one to Amt
Indy, nothing upset her fquanlmity nor
Ter commoa sense, 10 either case she
sould want TO take time to consider.
The mills for which Robert Dane work
d were 10 the next town and Mr.. Silsbry
ssiy assured himself and Aunt Indy
bat that the foreman bore the respect Of
he Owners aud men, thl period When
)ane bad been tramp, almost burglar,
viieutly never bsving come to their
So a mouth Of tsO ago Aunt
Indy was domi,ied as house keeper iu
Robert Danes little house and she enjoys
ier new iuuctions amaZl9gly.
declare for IT, she says to Mr.. Silsbry,
IN 81 heppy rs happy as the queen OF
laglsnd.