The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-07-13
THIRTY PIECES or SILVER.

ANV NsfftNih ~ tWAtf AffsANtt N@s 80
log .le,t. vel FED Gags. we're the only
ssyiaftrs on the ros3, as far as the eye
eould reach. without them the viefd
I loneliness Of tao November lsuisc.pe
soald have mitsed IL. last toaeh Of desc
l.,iou; lot The drippiog etsy-sreen sedses,
inisr.tels 8 With saiEy little streams. aud
diicbss, which locked like faded grosram
ribbons With iIayed edges, The sodten
] road sith lts deep fuls ioimiug hroshish
gray po1is. sud the lesden stsy sEy
ss.ia,, which the lssfless branches OF The
one pollard ~illos were extended ~ss
tbonsh implotiog respite from further
rsin = I'll blended themselves toto som
bre background that was Gne harmony.
Olly as the tao horses, heavy With
N u6, lsborionsly climbed the steep, slip
perry bill. did the entrance Of human be
iugs bring the element OF unres, into the
scene.
You climb cautiously, cir, observed the
younger to the elder man. With a slisLt
smile Their dlfir2ncs 10 age could be
but lha, OF 3 yesr or two.
TIE older traveller. q clean shaver, hfm
Jaw ed m,u, Of uamist,ksbly Scotch pbysi
osnomy, replied calmly: am afraid.
TIE other i bis name vas Fi,z,oy sud
denly rcined 10 his horse. His compan
ion answered iho smsE d question 10 his
eyes
OF falling have a care sir, or You will
DO i, yourself The mud is slippery my
horse carries heavy load, and hayc no
mind for riding into town With torn closk
or bespattered person
You are wise, sir, said F'ztoy, The mer
ciiu man is uerciidl to bis beast, bis per
son and bis ssrment.l 1t has been long
years since valued any OF these, ant,
therefore, as yon perceive, noticing the
other mans narrow scrutiny, | have had
macy fall in the mife.
Tut As to that. We are both niry. lis
these pestiierous roads, after the rains.
The stable boys Ut the Golden Goblet
shall scrspe of some OF II, when we have
dined,
Again Fiztoy's horse reared back sharp |
ly, and again amsz9ment stsred from his
eyes. Tue Golden Goblet2 Are you
bound to dine there? Then our ways
part, air; though am 10th to leave pleas
ant company.
But how nox2 10 astonisL Lmert equally |
blank Where else shonld we dine, save
Ut The lnn, Pardon me, sir, but your be
hsvior is certainly most strange,
A dull red had risen in Fitz'oys cheeks.
He gfz,d at the groul witLo ont answer.
II lis q matter Of money began the
other 10 an altered tone.
Ay. sir; you have touched the point'
Poverty is not vice, Is it2 or 1t could not
SO readily shame us Ny pockets are emp
ty, and bud couLted en- the charity OF
some good cottage creature for cup OF
milk md some bread and cheese.
Pray be my guest at the inn. said the
older man with formal ciyiliiy He was
apparently rs cautious Of over demonstra
tion toward chance acquaintance ss Of
clim biog slippery hills bat wG1ed more
insistent ut Fiizroy's violent demur: But
" wherefore not2 Surely, my hospitality
should be DO lts3 than an old cottage WON
ans
Sir, you are most kind. But | would
go with 40 empty stomsch rather than
dine OF the Golden Goblet, bave sn
ancient gtudge-
But thought cried his fellow traveller.
you we're strange 10 these parts2 You
said as much, when we fell 10 with each
,th,r this morpinl, hnd you prayed me to
point you the road to Darhsm.
Bu! doth road run one way only {
Fi,zrty asked, asuddeD sparkle OF mirth
q his eyes. as quickly .extinguished AS {
rememb Der the Golden Goblet 1t stands
i crossing, and some approach it from ,
be east, some from the vest, Nay, sir--l :
,sve not yet learned your name. / cannot ,
md will not enter that Inn and it Ia spend 4
ng breath TO ask me wherefore. Per {
,hsDce the landlord has cheated me or /
,heaied the landlord; perchsnce | happen
ned 10 kiss the bsrmsid =. Sir, / am /
orry, bat will not 20. | see cottage i
q The distance, nm confident the good /
lame there will give us food, aud even a
Nights lodging. t
Why, how know you there is o dane, I
md that her hospitality is iree2
do not know, said Fitztoy, With
light contraction Of the eyebrows. can y
,lesrly see. however, you fear to trust t
Iourseli 10 the company Of . mao who &C Z
himself penniless. even though .
with family contemptuous glance OF :
be other mans holsters -you carry aims
nd be does not. You are right, sir; the Q
10 lonely. there are rumors OF
lishwsymep, and you never saw me be l
ore this morning. Let Us part ways 1
'ou to your iop, and | to my good dame, q
u master, or wbomever may find. Good Il
lay, sir. Z
Good Dlncsn McDongsll, kirk oiIi,er 4
Il Bsllsntiyne Parish aud csnniess Of |,
scots, ,houehtfully watched him spur bis
lorse on up smother ci the steep. muddy o
il le bills, with the stumbling bsste Of 4
title school boy. Society on the road C
rss pleasant = bot perchsDce dangerous
,lenute, when you knew not With whom Il
on are riding, aud when your saddle bags /;
eld forty pounds Seois, 10 good gold, to Il
Iuys se, o, commuuion silver Tor the nes
,allaniyne klrk. BE had trust, sfepu O
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