The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-10-14

b. tory Of to three bears sho lived 10 o.
y little shi,e house 10 sood. THIS ws
2 dsIicsle morsel 10 the story tcllrg bti
il Of fare The boy, fsce suausoi With 50
istactigu.
e That's good be ssii slouly. Nov tel
y bout 'nathcf.
i Then Dotcas relsled the rather trsgu
D sdveutafe Of The bean. sirsv aud coal ihs
r vent out to zee the world, Al tae e!on
4 there vss call for 'natbsr.
o You tell n one said Dofcas.
4 The little fellow raised himself, add
! seemed to be stretching his meutsl poscr
: to cover the request
e Yes, he said, noddng. There "" onc,
great big s'assbopper a-ftitn' on The
barn floor, aud chicken, bis voice rails
) ing to show surprise and strengthen bis
, climax -runBsd into the barn sRd sTsl
Tered him down. That's oil,
, Yes, said Dorcss, naturally, II the grass
hopper vas the hero Of tie story, Now
let's see who can keep still longest,
Silence reignei Tor a few moments,
broken once or twice by restless, whining
demands for 'nuther then Doroas heard
the deep breathing that siEnsled the
youngsters departure to dreamltnd. She
lay resting, enjoying the cooluess and
quiet Of the evening.
Suddenly there came the sound oI sstep
upon the porch. Dorcss rose and went
to the door. II was be surely. aud 20
other. He was older, bis dark hair streak
ed with gray. paler, as il the red tide u
blood di no rise so high ss once, and
thinner, wit the look OF one who has not
been surielted with happiness or ease.
Well, he said, half shomeily, how dye
| do?
All right, said Dorcas, cbeerfully. You
are late tonight speaking as If be had
only been gone since morning.
Yes. he said. laying package on the
table, I've brought the nails.
Are-they y-wirei sbe isltered. Her
heart suddenly msgave her. She had
given up certain faiths and doctrines that |
had seemed inslensble parts of ber mind,
she had created for herself new heaven
aud new earth OF theory, had put away
snd unlearned, denied and renounced,
some beliefs that bad been almost as dear
to ber ~ the faces OF those sh loved but
she stood helpless now before the pals,
She felt that this one thing she could not
bear; she could not bear to have him set
bis will sgsinst hers 10 the matter
matter OF the nsls They had never
given her o minutes thought and now, be
csuse Of them, her long bard labor Of
study and self repression seemed likely to
come to nsught,
Comel she cried eagerly, meaning to
put off the time OF evil, You're hungry.
No.very. l had a piece OF pie down
home.
Oh, you stopped there then. But I've {
got some custsrd and cream puiI3. /
Yes, be said. bis eyes downcsst, they d
said you bad.
He looked about theroom in an eager, q
EN- bsrrsssed way,
My, but you're fixed up be said They 8
told me sll about it down home. They (
said, be added, laughing, Id better hire '
ont TO You il you wsnta man. /
I've been lucky, she slid My things f
grow and don raise bugs mostly, laugh
ing, yet with touch Of the old asperity
Comel she said, brightly, leading him
into the dining room. We perfected the g
cream puff that's one thing I've done t
since you've been gone
It's good be said, later. I.'s got
home favor. n
Then be went Oh to tell about his wan t,
ierngs how he had loaded coal in
mine 10 Pennsy lvsnis, and then worked at Fl
,srpen.ering as be made bis way through
he West; always goin' farther on, be said,
md bound somehow to keep aPoia' till ] b
got to San Franc SEQ, and then | said to
myself. It's the Pacific Ocean now or old
so came home. II
Dorcss sat looking listlessly ont Of the
window. When be bad fnsbed his story,
he said, like one who has been only bali d.
listening in her eseerness to hear die
'ourse OF another subject, Oscar, are you
OF silver9 b.
Yes be exclaimed; then with Sudden,
d f.nt air, pushed back bic o,
hair and waited her attack. f.,
She rested her cheek upon her hand al
minute and Listened, as if the cricksts o,
hirpinR held oil the mesniog Of the Of
EorId; quick, eager, dissenting thoughts
sme pressing sgsigst the fcoi gates Of bi
er speech. She set her strength against |
hem. Sbe clssped her bands upon the
i'll and, after one or two attempts to "a
peak, ssd at last With a little effort at
/ presume there's something
0 be said on both sides
0 car face expressed intenoe relief
'omeI be ssid. Let's go out to see the to
arm. bt
They went toto the sitting room. ou
There are the nsils, remarked Oscar, as 81
e noticed the strsngeuess Of the package vi
mong the pretty table sppoiatmetus BE-
Yes, ssii Dorcss, csichug up the bnn d.
lie, and you N ustnt tell me What they N
re. couldn't besr it # they turned ont on
} be cut nails snd Id rather not know St a.
II. IN pat them away and veil never su
peak Of them again IN forgive you the T..
liver. With 40 odd Ii tie tremor in her y.
cice; We learned suew religion and 3 b.