The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-01-26

the back, ovefiootins . patch Of titche
garden. rbes vss pssiy 10 the 10
thest left hand corrs-. snd some earl
fosis we're cluckins sround alter earl
worms. 4, vas . hos nospins, cod NJ
Jsbbinss s3rpirsd the limited bat promi
ing prospecs 10 tue Intervals Of biz toilet.
Them peas is conlps on wonderful. b
mnsed. Recon ihsy1i sUoa be OF 10
picking, snd vta billed common Q
bscon .here'ii be dioocs iors . lord ne!
or. Tske bsr round and give btr her doc
she's foe Bsure Of . vomsp, though
,rias run TO ist. snd the bsst hand .. I
Yorkshire padden I've come scross siuc'
lost pore mother. wondsr What she,
got Tor brsskiss,f Huiiol whst's ~
With ths door,
Then be remembered tast he had bolt
but still the door refused 10 open. thousl
be shook snd showed vigorously. Hs ss'
glad 10 hear . substsniisl tread upoa ths
stsirs, and hailed its oupsr through ths
hey hole: s
Somsshinss gone wrong With ths doos
lite stuck somehow sos can't open IL
Nc. tsint. wAs,hs Anssed. It's locked.
that's what's the matter With II.
That's que,r. said Mr. Jsbbinss. ]
never locked II. not 10 my knowledge.
Bail did, was the startling reply.
locked IL, and the keys in my pocket. and
there ms going To stop till you knows
your own mind.
And with thst she turned and oresked
down Stare again.
Here's . pretty howdy do. observed Mr..
Jebbiues, ss soon ss he gfssped the situa
ton. Bin and locked me 10.
III take and kick that coor down,
blamed il l won't. he declared furiously.
80 he kicked - kicked hard and reckless
ly-with the result that 10 Lees than halt >
minute later he Was sitting on the floor
nursing bis foot and loudly ansshemssiz
ing widows in general and Mrs, Potter 10
particular, 90 that the voice Of the latter,
speaking outside OF the door. took him
quite by surprise.
Yes. you may kick Joshua Jebbings,
only remember whatever damsge yon
does you pay for. Aud you can cuss'n
swear, too, IL you finds il helps you any.
Hungry. are youf Serves You right.
S'pose you thought You was going to Oar
~ 90 Jest ss you liked. and sneak oil With
. weeks notice. Thsps where you msde
q loistske. / amt no worm TO be tram
pied on. l sin't. 30 there Jon stops till
you thinks better OF II.
The morning wore away somehow, and
The chuch clock struck H. Halt past was
Mr.. Jebbings' dinner time. She was
bound to let him oct for dinner, be told
himself repeatedly. She'd never dare to
make him miss two meals. II would be
altogether too He could hear her setting
The table. How many Was she setting It
'or? Now the trying pan Was on again.
10 lew minutes Mr.. Jsbbings began to
,nuff the cir like war horse scentipg the
battle sfar. But what be snufled was not
ire and carnage, but liver and bacon.
His nostrils curled with rapture.
There was . st. p on the stairs. . sub
,tsntisl step. thst made bis heart bes. and
he stairs oresk. II came on and op, and
topped outside bis door. Mr.. Jebbinss
waited snxiously to hear the key inserted
o the lock, but instead there csme .
hump. and voice salutipg him BY name.
Joshua Jebbings, you theref
Well. that's good. observed the captive,
otto yoce. bov'm l 10 be anywhere else.
I'd like 10 know. seeing she've bin and
ock ed me in' l only wish wasn's.
Howbeit, be answered meekly enough.
Yes'm.
ready, was the announcement.
MIR. Jebbings licked bis lips 10 sniicipa
Ion,
Som ], be replied eagerly ready and
Vsltiog.
Rssdy to have the bsups put up Son
lsy2
b nusi Sunday in y muiilsd stacsto.
Then with Durst Of decisior. Nc, I'm
igRered il sm.
Very we'll, then.
Aud to his horror be heard the steps re
resting from the door and down the
,sirs TO the kitchen. Mr.. Jebbings gave
Vsy to dispair.
So she means to keep me shut up yer
II / give inl Well, taking himself into
lie confidence. rs 1t ~ere. and speaking |
o tone Of dependency, mingled with 70
uctsnt admiration, she's . oner. that's
vbst che isl s'pose. be continued re
/ suppose she's ma.tero' five
v ,ir years oldsr'n me, end wsiebs, may
10 couple Of stuo mere. Ought 10 be
other way round iis chsps TO have sDy
,bsnce. Psnpsi Next 6undsyi l shoaId
Ike 10 catch her II ii. I'm scfry nov
lidn't take aud marry Priscilla Potts mst
er Of ten year back. She vas drtsdfol
et on me st one time vas Ariscills, and
hen sbouidn't never been 10 this 6x.
Al 8 O'Clock Mr.. Jsbbing gave up snd
ook to bis bed: At 4 o'clock the voice Of
,is lsndisdy 5rew him from between the
heets sod lured bim TO the window. She
vas taking to = neisbbor over the wall,
md her words penetrated to bis ear With
distiDctuess.
Yes. Mrs Kirby, you're right, that rain
ast week have made the peas come on
And my hens have been 10y
ng beitrr'n regeies than l.vs ever koowed