The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-22
NEDs DISCOVERY


10 soil. cooling voice, puttios up Doll
bands to touch bis Sad, pale lace
dreamed Of 900 lssi pisht -ersned tha
you sefe veil, harry. .ueeessisl'
stood si The door Of strange little bo1te
looking over sid. pleasant ooubfy :
OBJ Tor miles sbd miles could see netl
ios bot bills aud irees. 20 living efestur'
10 sigh, excepting your busy, ps,ieni sell
dipping vster iron boil among te'
rocks. aud every tine you looked mp aud
ssw me standing there you smiled such
brave. bright emile tibet ! kosv you we're
veil and h.ppy. And sii this while
Here she paused suddenly. aud the
youps msu. looked dosn ihto her lace
.sw that che blushed deeply aud dropped
her eyes.
What is II. dear tell me wbs, else you
dresmsd. What troubles your
Notbisg, abe snswt red shyiy. Gully
,ou will thiuk am foolish TO bs repest
Jog these things to you.
Nothing 10 foolish thai you choose to
DO or s.y, dear. the young msu said, try
log to speak cbetriully. You sre my
eomioftsr, Inever know whether sw bet
t,r OF worse. until your precious face
looks 10 upon me; then sm always better
Now. go 90, sod tell me the rest OF yonr
| dream
Bot Sibyl blushed rgsip, snd stood
~iodiog the ends Ct her bonnet strings
around her plump fingers. She ieit shy
about telling him in her dream little chill
dren played about her feet. two soft baby
arms circled ber neck, and dimpled face
nestled close against her ear.
And yet be ought to know 1t, she
thought to herself, Tor oil the old women
say it is sign OF good luck to dream 81
children especially baby.
Where Was the bouse you sswf be ssk
ed. looking at her curiousls, with some
thing like smile soiieniog the lines o.
pain aud wesriness sbont his mouth, Tor
Edwards bad been sick Tor year sLd sick
ness TO q strong man is grievous tmic'
ion. He bad been exposed oil night to
alternate 6re and food at the time the
Marion house on the bill burned down;
bad saved the only son and heir. Ut the
rick OF his own. the result OF which was
severe attack OF iuhsmatorv rheumstism,
which bad settled mo a chronic form.
CON plicsted With tendency TO cots1mp
lion, 80 the doctors said.
His broad, iull chest and shoulders
grew thin and singular; bis cheeks hollow
ed; bis form bept sliybt persistent
cough hacked st his lungs, his strong,
supple Joints we're stiff and terribly pain
ful, and the kind hearted neighbors said,
Poor Ned. and shook their heads sadly.
bat no one expected him to live until win
ter came again.
do not know where the house wac,
said Sibyl. answering his question; but it
N ust have been long way of 1t was
not st all like this place.
Was it like the woods down in M.ineP
You know was down there one winter
logging: and since have been chsined to
this room, have dreamed often OF the
the Damp 10 the forest, and the wind
among the pines.
Perhaps, she answered. wise ss sn ora
Gle, 1t was somewhere among mountains,
for could see sIch long way; and now,
good night, for l must CO. Remember
you are to write to me when you have
found that wonderful land, else l shall
fret. and lightly, away she ran, leaving
him still standing by the window, whence
he watched her tiny figure tripping softly
across the field, swinging the basket in
which che had brought his daily cnstsrd
and baked apple.
She was nearly seventeen, but 80 small
that every body trel ted her like child;
even her father. grave Squire Rogers, Oft
en- called her bsbi, laughed at her queer
whim 10 caring for Ned Edwards.
After she had fitted ont OF sight, the
young man stood thinking. The vigorous
climate Of Maine would only hasten bis
death, was lille worth prolonging IN bis
present .taie2 Would it kill him TO trsv
sl2
While be debated thus, . farmers lad
nodded to him from the yard, and walked
In;
| sm going out West next week, and 30
called TO say good by. he said. cheerlnlly'
Going ont to 6ud John2
Yes. And II like it as well Is be does
I shall stay.
Say, Joe, the voice was suddenly reso
lute and decided. have fye hundred dol
l.rs in the bank out here. and II you will
take me With you | will divide even.
Every body has been good to me since
have been laid up hire, snd it has cost me
little or nothing; have no debts to pay;
il die before We reach onr journeys md,
you may bsve every dollsr l have, Will
you do III
Ba, ere yon able to trsvela
On. lasg ni | am IS we'll able TO travel
~ TO cit here and NOPE III risk my
health, you will take me
AID so next day. wbeo Sibyl brought
her basket Of dsinlies, chs found ber % {
len, fumbllus clunfily al q yslise aud bis
lev clothes. 4