The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-11-01

a fre lighted Kitchen thai bad oece eehoe
10 the tread Of 20 many yonns feet III
| younses, Of large family and tbe oel
boy. be had been pe,ied and INDUCED q
III be grew nnconsciously seiAsb, oss
bearing and II last % mirersbls thst 90
sitter smother his sisters gave up thei
happy pride 10 him. and. With vonds
ing sorov, leii him 10 himself. %
Timothy vas left sions in the old houss
With the vide green acres Of the BET
farm in Ssahill stretching sboni bin.
He only hired men 10 the busy sessou
A desf old woman who never ssked 10
wages kept bis house aud gfumblsd .
the short allowance Of everything doIe'
on. for food.
The old servant had gone ont, aud b.
hsd TO &c. his supper on . slice Ct han
thst hung up 10 the shed,
| 10 cottage down under ths hill. wber'
the lights winked and blinked throusi
the dead branches, . woman sat sewini
busily. aud three, bright ircsd girls ne'
tied close about the fre. talking In lov
tones,
It's . shame for little mother to stay in
the house so much. said CLARA, the eldesl
. delicate girl Of l6,
Yes. and You. too, said Nellie. the
baby oil the family, ruddy girl Of ten.
The fact is said Hattie. l sm tired oi
sitting here and trying 70 be doll baby
and wait to grow up. ! intend TO go up
to Farmer Howell's and borrow bis horse
end sleigh for tomorrow.
Oh. eirls, girls do not be rude said
Clara softly.
Bot / sm going. insisted Hsltie reso
lutely. and l only telt you that you be
quiet here and not let msmms make her
self uneasy about ne. ! do not know
where 10 aod the ogre oil day, bat 81
night there 10 faint elesm Of candle light
from bis deo, and .sm going for him
there.
She walked very last mp the long bill,
and the color came fresh end bright into
her cheeks. but she was . little timid for
oil that and wished her visit was we'll
over.
She knew il would be useless to 20 TO
the front door, 90 she went around TO the
back porch and knocked family, but re
ceived no answer.
A louder knoek had the same result.
and then. listening doubtfully and wonder
ing what she should do next. she heard .
low groan from the shed, Again low
grosn echoed on the night, and Hattie
went strsisht to the shed, trying to think
she WAS no sfrid,
Help, help, called the heavy voice OF
man.
Who is therep asked Hattie.
Oh, for heavens sake bring me light
here. whoever you are. and help me out,
| hsve fallen and hurt my knee and can
not walk.
The girl hurried to the kitchen. too /
he candle snd went back TO the shed.
,oldiug one hand up to keep the fierce
Wind from blowing out the fame that
,snt and rose and sent the candle sway
ng 10 very threatening way.
There lay Farmer Howell huddled in .
helpless heap on the floor Of the shed,
nth On ugly cash 10 bis knee. from
'hich the blood was dripping. He was
indeed ffightiul looking object. Bat
Hattie Was not easily dismsyed.
She tried with all her sturdy young
trength to lift the great man to bic feet,
ut failed again and sgsio. 40 old sleigh
TODD close BY, into which he had man
sed to drag himself with difficulty. II
Sit very still, please, said Hattie. with
sort OF desperate resolve. and then she
ook up the sleigh shsils in her plump
ends and pulled with oil her strength.
Oh. OIL arosusd Farmer Howell. Con Z
emnationI What do you mean TO do
ith me. girlf
II did not take many such pulls 10 :
ring the sleigh out upon the smooth " Q
'odden snow, and then II slipped easier, 2
he wan erosned heavily with every .
resth. bpt Hsttie's mind wss made up, 0
I'D she trudged on down the gradual des Q
snt ofthe long bill toward the village. l
She hesitsted for . moment, wonderi ng u
she hsd better take him home to her b
other, and then, rcmem bering thst II bis
juries we're really dangerous be ought ,
see . physician % soon % possible. Y
10 marched straight 10 their family doc o
r, dragging her queer burden. She did I,
,t know that the two men hsd been a
,emies for years j
Her brisk rsp ct the door brought the a
,ctor himself out into the frosty sir, s
ID. pointing TO the sleigh, she said: d
Here is . patient have brought you. Il
] important one. guess you will think o.
, 10, by the noise be mskes. Il
: the aid OF the DOCTORS arm Mr.. Howell pl
,bbled ioto the house. and while bis ss
onnds we're being dressed be told how g.
bad climbed up 10 cut slice OF that ht
,esky ham," and bis foot slipping on Ia
Q dasher OF the sleigh. down be came, q
tting bis knee With the big butcher ol
life, sprsining bis ankle sId hurting b
3 back. OF
I an sure do not know vbst 10 10 be p
ps With you tonight. I have no room
! you here, sod yeu ere not 6t 10 b.
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