The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-05-06


barn than good bal believe ii's genuine
upou ny voii DC. Listen, its dated ifoE
ihs Hsllies, Lsshlto iys private address
i NJ dear M,Ivsll-l have Just heard
iron tbs doctor that ny time hsre vii e'
very sbor, and ltying TO arrange my a.
fairs |. quickly +. possitla, hsTs lons
lrecnspirsi the unostenla,ious, ea'
thoroush aud sblirely sstisiactorv, mai
not 10 which you have discharged yo0r
su,ies and as some little and TOO iidy
recos osnition Of ycur lous snd faithful ser'
ices aud as token OF my personsl esteem
tor you. l hope you ~ill sCCert The sU
closed eheqas for ESQ With beat wishes
ioi youf intare, believe me. yonrs siucere
lily, Tnoass LloHrpopr.
What do yoa tbiDk OF tb.t1 I'll send
il around to Marwell's solicitor st once.
Oh, Matthew, then the poor fellow .
| Innocent. after allY
| IL looks hkeiL Iithis letter is genuine
he certainly TO- There, don't look misers
BILE again. I'm sure it s. lit bad been
iofg.ry, you may be sure II would bave
been ready for production at a moments
ootioe. Where dad you get ihis paper.
little glrll
Doro'by blushed sulIilIy aud hung her
heal.
| took it out Of pas desk. IL wanted
some paper TO draw on and | took 1t with
out asking You won'l tell him, will 'oui
He'll be ever so cross.
Well, We may perhaps have to let him
know about 1t, my dear, but don't think
he'll be bit cross, Now, this lady will
take you to your mother aud you can tell
her that papa won't go TO prison aud that
he'll be home tom orrow niIht.
He kissed ter aud his vile held ont her
hand But Dorothy lin cred. with hang
Jog head aud twlehing lips.
May | may say good bye to Tommy,
pleasef she ialtered.
You sweet little thing, exclaimed bis
wife. kissing her Impulsivtly.
Tommy's going With you, said the
Judge, laughing kindly. I.wouldn't de
prive you OF Tommy's company for Tom
my's weight in gold. | fancy there are
limits to the pleasure which Tommy and ]
would derive from each others society.
There, run away and take Tommy with
You.
Dorothy esgerly pursued the fat puppy,
captured him after all exciting chase, aud
took him in her arms. Then she walked
towards the door but the c.rner OF her
eve rested wistfully on the contents OF the
brown paper parcel The Judge hastily
gathered the toys, rolled them up In the
paper and presented them to her. But
Dorothy looked disappointed. The
thought OF giving them to purchase her
fathers pardon had been sweet ss we'll as
bitter. She was willing to compromise 10
order to escape the psng that the loss ol
Tommy and the doll aud the psint boz
aud other priceless treasures would have
Inflicted, but she still wished poor little
epitome OF our complex human nature to
taste the Joy Of heroic seli.sacri6ce. Be
sides. she was afraid that the Judge might
after al refuse to pardon her father II she
took away oil the gifts with which she
bad attempted 10 propitiate him.
She put the parcel on chair and open
ed 1t out. Holding the wriggling puppy
in her arms, she gs4sd at her treasures.
trying to make up ber mind which she
could most easily part with that would be
sufii ciently valuable in the judges eyes to
accomplish her purpose Finally, she
selected the sheep and presented the lux
urisntly woody, almost exssperstiosly
meek looking animal 20 the Judge.
You ay have that and pretty picture
Tor being kind to papa, she said, With the
air OF one who coniers inestim able favors.
He was able 10 decline the honor. but,
catching bis wife's eye, he meekly
accepted it, and Dorothy aud the
puppy and the brown paper parcel dissp
pesred through the door.
Well, well. said the iudge, with queer
smile, as be placed the fl:i1y white sheep
on the msntelpieee. never thought ]
should be guilty Of accepting bribe,
but We never know what we may come to
The next day Maxwell was acquitted
and assured by the ludge that he left the
court without stain upon bis charseter
The following Christina Dorothy receiy
ed brown paper parcel containing toys OF
the most wonderful description from ~
unknown friend; and it was asserted by
bis intimstes that ever afterwards the
nudge. sentru elcon erred on the 81 e
OF severity aud that be was disposed,
whenever po siole. 10 give q prisoner the
bent a OF doubt.
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