The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-09-01


she gave really trssio little grosn. Tor
Joe Sampson. the only 500 and heir OF
their next doof nsishbor, ss eenefahf
scirosledsed TO he the hsndsomes',
"smsrtas." saa tse beat souns man 10
The coanty, aad devoted sdmirsf OF Ia
dora stcbbiss oniy. snd u vs svesy Bug
Only. too. IS Eudors was the isllsa SRI
lor miles around. 80 be vas The shortest
mao, messutius bai Eve feet one 10 The
very Lightsi aeslsd boots tha, be eonld
BY any means tuy or ~ast.
RuaorA had remarked alter be had lsk
60 her home from psiiy ore night that
she 4, /. very much like picking him ap
10 her arms sna telling him not 10 be
scared Of the dsrk -sho'd carry him sale
home. snd after that night she Systematic
ally refused to walk or dstee os hide with
tim under sny circumstances. By day
lisht or by dark. 40 causing the pcor little
man great anguish OF soul. He knew lusi
ss well ~ she did bow ridiculous they
locked together, aud his height vs. even
a greater croas to him than hers was to
her, but she Was quite willing TO sacrifice
these personal feelings on the alter oil his
love- and be thought be might be, too,
Bu, Eudors was firm. and drove both
Joe aud her family nearly frantic by her
evident preference for the lazy bones OF
the town gigantic Gus Ssndsrly. who 81
lowed his mother 10 support him from the
proceeds Of her little candy store, and no
cepted the worship Of silly Young women
as II /, had been his by divine right
At present be had really done Eudors
the honor to fall slightly in love with her.
aud she was not st oil surprised when at
the neYt turn OF the winding cosntry lane
a tall, broad figure rose from the corner OF
the snake fence and. doffng its correct
straw hat, came quickly toward her.
| though, you'd be coming down today;
be said in his soft, deep voice. Let me
carry those things for You well, the
pitcher anyway, and as she lot him take it
from her che looked up into bis lssy blue
ewes With feeling OF plessursble relief.
II was so good TO be able TO look up at
an body at all. He was the only person
she knew with whom she could do it. and
even IL he had been the worst kind OF .
bad fellow, which he was not by any
means she would have enjoyed bis com
psny for that reason alone.
They made magnificent p ir as they
walked on eide by side both so straight
and tall, so handsome end so healthy, and
poor little Joe Simpson realized II with .
sickenlng catch in bis throat as be stopp
cd to push his broad hat from bis heated
forehead and saw them coming toward
him.
He had made hls father very angry
that morning by insisting upon going
over TO help the Stebbinses with their be
lAted hay instead OF going into town with
a load OF their own, and he had done 1t
simply because he knew the men would
not be likely to leave the distant held for
dinner and that in that case EudorA
would bring it down to them and wait No
til they were through, to carry back the
pail snd cups again. and he knew from
former experiences how considerate MI
Stepbins and the boys would be about
leaving them alone, and that under those
circumstances. away from ell prying or
jokioe eyes, Eudors would unbsnd and
talk and laugh aud be sweet and friendly
with him.
Taking oil this into account II is not TO
be wondered at that the sight Of big Gus
Sanderly, who was all he wished to be
and be was not, walking down In close
and evidently pleasant converse with
Eudora should turn sll Joe's thoughts to
bitter ones and make handsome eyes
grow dark with anger.
He was not even modified when Eudora
produced the pile OF sandwiches made or
pressly for him, without bit Of m mustard.
or when she gave him the biggest quarter
of the pie, and when the two visitors
started to pick mp the debris and journey
back agar to their own dinners he deter
mined to go along with them.
Endors was in mood that day which
no msde this arrangement suit her very well
She thought it would be rather amusing
to see the two men glare At each other .
little longer, and she even started home
by another road 10 order to extend the epi
soae. You see there are some things IN
feminine nature which do not need cultiva
tion or experience they come by nsture.
Bot, contrary to her expectations, talk
lang shed, and when they struck the
path that led along top OF the rsilrosd cut
aud the chimneys OF the Stebbins house
rose up almost beside them nobody VAS
saying anything at oil.
But "a they ronnded 9 sndden curve
Eudora gave little start Of surprise.
Why. she cried, there's Daddy Hunl
down on the trscki How do you ever
suppose be got thereg
Daddy Hunt was sn old blind colored
man who lived alone 10 tumble down
hu, near the railroad, refused 70 go TO tbs
poorhouse and would have died OF starSa
tion lons before hsd it oot been for Mrs
s,ebbins, who was Won't to declare thai
sbe hated beggsrs 10 general, never gave
them anything and hoped this one in pal
ticnisr would die. with the very ssm'
breath in which chs s,ked what clothes h'
neeaed or gave her the run Of his orchard
or kitchen garden.
The old man stood 10 the middle Of sh'
track. tapping tearfuliy sbou, with bi