The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-05-24
MoLLYs AND ONLY RACE

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Fsau Josh Misslsi0n's FsrG yr
vhas hs .. bay stocking ,li be
tbs isfnsr ,sv tls sprrosoh aud hn n
81 fsssy eolbtsnsres uhiisbsd.
ion hnos iAsi you ous me Vi 600
tks place, Middlsiop. ssd that !, has bs'
svaaus Ter nor'n iso monlhs Nos IL
gois ehsnos TO ssll the plsc' Tor . 500
ss. that will lavs yos = fsu dollsu, 90
-by rot do III Yes sell laos that 20
oEt pay H.
Great drops Of psnrir.iion stood o
hiadlslop's forehead ~ he slosly sttsist
enss ts srsul.r form snd Looked ih
nissr foil 10 tie lace
Yo, | knsw / owe ysls ibonsspd Dc
lsrs. Gusfd Btsnsb. and fooiaeu Enos
| wish | didnt. Bat the plscs'il nsss
bs sold si.h ny consent Why, m,n, !
wssli bfssk mothers besr.. lont yel
kpos oil oi our boys and gals uCz Der,
hers al we've only soi John leis eat 0
severn mol 0srsrd Bfsmsn, the soot
Lord will provide some way Tor me Il
sss oer old home il ye'll only give me .
little more tine.
Tat, usp replied BisnIsn. Tour crops
bsys failed this year on sccouGt OF the
drought. aud whore uudtr heavens osp
you look ior dollar 10 come from. !
would like to knos'
This was . sisggsr for Middleton, ~ be
knes bis relentless creditor vas only tell
log the iinih,
You might possibly sell the mare Molly
Tor couple hundred dollars. vent ca Bra
man. DONE know bat | would give it
myself.
1his touched Middleton 10 . sensitive
part, for the mare was the idol Of The ian
lily. She was possessed OF great burst
OF speed. but had never been trained sI
ospt sn occasional Trial 90 the road for
shors distances. when she invariably left
her competitors far in The rear.
Much sblsssed, Mr.. Br4msn, But
Molly'll never leave the farm until We oil
60 together | raised her from q baby.
40 shs's got warm place in old John
Midilelon's heart Why she'd die irsm
homesiokpsss IL abe went whsrs she mia
ed the spples, the little swestneais We
give her ANY part Of the farm where
abe can hear my call she'll answer and
come like q sire X or dark liIh!sniu.
At that moment John drove into the
yard with The msrs hitchsd to . ficksty
old wagon. Her nosirils were we'll open
snd the thin pointed ears, nsrrow muzzls,
wide forehead, long barrel. thin, fat, boAy
legs, and long sweeping tail bespoke ths
iahetitsncs Of some pare. we'll bred strain
10 her blood.
Been racin ssin, Johbf asked Middleton
as be iondly eyed his pet and sttoksd her
uose softly.
Yes, dad. Yes,eI was comm down the
when Dexter, that rich man from
out West. pulled cut on us with bis irottsr
thel Bill Jenkins says be paid a thoussn'
dollars for As II WAS good strsteh / let
Molly 90 n We beat him all hollsr, didn't
We, Molly?
Well, Middleton, l givs you us,il the
18th day OF July'to pay me in full, and not
day longer mean inter0,t and prisci 9
pol. Done forge. ii. [
As Braman left the yard, Mr.. Dexter r
lrove 10, having followed John homo
Good sitsrnt on. Mr., Middleton, / tup \
,ose? q
Thst's my n,mr, as tome ealls me, but
like John bsttsr Whst can | do Tor A
oui sid the ftrmsr i.
| hsve hore here sth record Of I,
10, for sticn psii coneid. rAble sum h
money Nov, as your msre can beat "a
i'm 90 estily, | Vsnt to bur hsr. Name 1,
cur price. and m,ke i, enough, ~ | mssB il
have ter q,
Mr D,Itr. " on yen drove 10 here,
20 m.u who left OF the came tins / owe
thoutsnd dollsrs to besides sene inter
II. and IL osb't pay him on the 25 b day
July, il tarsst aud principal, away goes 81
II home and everything With it-snd be u
he wanted to buy Molly, but l can't
II -, ..lI M "
I'll psy your mortgage 10 full tonor 81
", MIR. Middleton, il You'll give bill Of 10
10 OF tho mare to me when | hand Jon I'
. papers, said the visitor. Watching Mol " 70
With 40 sdpirinJ eye.
This efIsr ms5e Middleton hold bis %
ssth. Here wss 4 chst ce 10 get ont oI
. old ensmy's clutches and save bis ~
me. Back and forth the old farmer W
csd, while John was crying like . baby
ihe thought OF pstiing with bis old com ou
MON.
Jus, 80 the farmer had Atout made sp 20
. mind 10 say yes The mare wbinnisd
d rubbed her nose sgsinst bis already vi
3isttued cheek. That settled it. Throw
4 hi, bfsxny, barred brown arm sround w'
r neck and pstting II io5dly. be replied: IA
You've oharsd mor,'n she's with, Mr.. 'n
iItsr. but ! can't part With her, en- | 81
lat iru,t TO some other way OF getting Va
Of ny trouble with Bfsmau. o..
Tbs .fsotion exhibited ior the intslii
., stim.l louehea the wealthy Ckicsso W
wbtn bo saw thst Middleton wonld al
,ner iscs the mortgage than sell bic pet pis
kpew ,hst abe Was not Tor ssls.
Ar. Ds1itr, alter = few memstts Of oe
% tsoush, made proposition TO The
MFR. the rsspli OF which iensd the
"a men and the mare at ball mile ne