The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-09-29
Tie" W. Lev. p,~ty,

A reiiiel business mao Of thi, city uh,
hssa reputation among people Who kpou
Q him for hi, kindness OF heart vas oiled
With distress the other afternoon when b,
e was spprosehed by ihs Eve year old son ol
, one Of his neighbors The little fellow
wss cry ng bitterly, and The kind hearted
msn Lost no time 10 making Inquiries o. to
the nature OF the ohild's front bles.
Gone, be said, paiting tie boys head,
tell me aIl ahoni it, Who huri your
N-n-nobody didn', burt me. The sufferer
sobbei. but Deweys dead, boo.hoo.hoo.
hoo
Dewey dead Great hesvensl That's
terrible. Where's the newsboyf Dear,
dear, dear, desf I'm sorry 10 hear shat
And forgetting oil about the distress OF
the child be rushed into the house, e1
claiming TO his wife:
Mamma, Dewey's deadi
Mercy on usi The lady replied. Where
did you hear ihsi'
Little Francis Parker Just told. Poor
child He's crying rs il his heart will
break. suppose his father has Just
brought the news home from down town.
wish the boys would hurry and get on,
this way with their papers. by George.
this makes me feel biuel There's been
some ireschery, you mark my words
Dewey is lhe victim Of foul play. Now
I'm for wipng the whole Spanish race of
the face Of the earth. Nothing short Of
that will atone for our lossi
by this time the genntlemsn had got 10
walking around 10 a circle. and his wife
'ell 1t to be her duty TO do something TO
keep him from bresking down.
Why don't you 80 over to the Psrker's, .
'he said. and find out about III There d
may be some mistake do hope il isn't
rue. II
Yes, hope so; too he replied, mechsni u
ally taking his hat us che handed il TO VI
lin. but I'm afraid it is I've had q kind
1 premoDition from the first that some 10
hing was going to happen to Dewey, and o'
We worried good deal over the delay 10 10
ending help TO him, although | haven't 10
nd much about it, This completely up ht
,ts me. IT'S just rs bad as though had 70
st member OF my own family. Da
Then be went over to the Parkers. little
rancis having returned home 10 the mean 90
me- Gle
Mrs. Parker and her daughter Grace
ere sitting on the perch making things pe
It Of fluffy lace and linen. ter
Well the kind hearted man said, ne ing
0 bad about Dewey, isn't it? Del
Yes. Mrs Parker answered, we feel real co'
d about him. We had really become su'
sched to him. 10
How and when did II hsppen' the gen nov
nan asked us he took the chair that had sn
sn pushed forward by Miss Grace. the
lie died this afternoon. | guess he aud
st have caught cold. The girl had the mis-
30 out yesterday and sprinkled on HIM A
think that started 1t. roo
The man with the kind heart sat there, roll
king dumbly at the two ladies for about cray
inute, after which be asked.
What do you mesn9
Why, said Mrs. Parker, the little chick 49,
hat our milkmsn brought 10 from the !
ntry for Francis. You never saw IT, osi'
youP 1t was q dear little thing. Fran equ'
called it Dewey in honor OF the hero OF osst
lila. But, che sighed. it's dead, and tnl'e
ncis has been crying oil the afternoon. 'A'n'
be kind hearted man went home short nAoe
tier that, and in snswer to his wifes ths
GUS look merely said; sold
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