The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-02-22
The PARSONS BABY.

rrouipftt nau unfsrtufd IN bos'hos
little Western eity took ne TO isbea ~iih
bin datiSs tie sss.io1 OF the Methodist
Cocierenes ~tlob ss visiting he ws
proud of the erttrpfise snj besnlr OF tie
elt, spd tsd mach 10 ssy Of ns ssrli
hi.lorr. inssised from the fst Of bis
rscitsls that be had been pr cipsi ebT
soier 10 m.oy Of the suIrins scenes be
portrayed He nsssr tirsd taitias OF The
Meihodist niaistef seo feunded the nisi
ohsreb. TOE brewery aud eltqa.pcs oil
tbi. hfst psrson sete the sntl cts Of
amending eulosy TIE beauty. ssee'nesa
aud eoursse Of tbs pdson's yoapg sife
.tfe topics conecfbiog ~tich tbs old
stntltm.u spoke .itb deep suI 20 'ctlon
ate fseliBg. he ~.s 10 the nii.t OF : lov
iBs p.uesytic Of the little souso when
interrupted him little bs isrinsl':
You speak ~ II Jou bad loved the par
son, but had vorship'd the pnsoo's vile.
| | h.vs the beet rssson 10 the world for
worsbipioe her, be repiisd esrassiiy.
ose everything ! hsye 10 this world and
every thias | hops TO have 10 the next
world to her. ass wieked wretch who
had only escaped the ssllo~s which rich
Iy deserved by . streak OF good lues.
vas on tbs road 10 eternsI ruin aud wss
dragging dosn With me SCORES OF others,
when her litil5 white bsnd stopped me
and ,utaed me sbont fAoe he was con
| pletely oyerwbelmed With emotion for
moment After q short silence b Ter
vently bat softly said; God bless her lii
tie heart
Tell me tome hing abOu, the parsons
sife. l ssid.
After . few NON nts' thought be bessn
% emile and then isosbed softly to him
SILT
How would yon like to hesr the story of
the parsons bsty when II was the only
one 10 town. (
As my silence gave copselt. be proceed /
ed
Toe parsons baby was the FIRST baby /
born in our town. 1t received welcome =
equal to the Fourth OF July. Every bell a
sas rung, and every shop and store was r
decorated 10 touor OF the arrival OF the b
oew cit zia 1t seems childish nov, bot o
Il seemed very Iroptr and fitting then. |,
rbe whole town was illuminated, and n
torchlight procession marched through oil II
toe principal streets. The Fourth OF July h
vas novbere. As soon rs the parsons
wife vas able to sit up, she was placed 10 /"
the front room and sat there for hours,
singing TO her baby. She wss Q canning h
little woman She knew ,be boys we're a,
Wild to see the baby and she sat by the a.
widow, where sll who walked by could a
ook iu One Of the fellows who bad st
osen hanging sround for several days hop h,
ng to get the first pep at the bsbJ was ar
rewarded that morning by seeing the lii
lie womsp carried close to The window snd
ested 10 o chair.
was the fellow. Like great fool, | m
topped and looked in She Just smiled an
md shook bsr fngtr ut me, and then beld IA
lp the biby Tor me TO see l bowed and hl
brew the baby q kiss and ives oti iike !,
not. l told bundred fellows what ! n
sd seen. Would you believe it? Hun orr
reds had sn Grand that day that took
he IN by the parsonage. I'll be blessed II les
didL't set the town almost or ~. II
on have ever seen q pack OF school cbil
rem ran to see an elephant you can imae
,e how the boys hus.led TO see that baby
he happy little mother knew how hun '''
~ We rough men wtrs Tor the sight OF 9 Wv
aby's sweet face. She did not resent our 20
iriotity. Int took pains to let every body ''''
I've good peep ct the chubby little 'A'
eature
You would have laughed to have seen o''
o presents that poured in for that y.
'uugs,er. The boys got to speaking OF
as our baby All began to wonder o'e
hen 1t would make its first appearance p''
public. We clubbed together and sent up
for baby carriage | WAS appointed W
,he one TO present it. About twenty wa
Io rsn, ,lono nth ma A, "a graz
,eeled the empty carriage through the
eets We had cheers from every corner.
.ert into the parsonage. The otbers IVY
,oi 90 the Sidewalk aud looked in The ''e
odow. Tie psuons wife accepted the WV
riisse With smiles tnd tears aud made po''
, kiss the baby ~ my reward. She 'ooN
s hoi !, g., beat
first ride 10 the Dew csrrisee. -
II vas several dsys before | received the pm
I'd that the baby needed ride 10 the '"0
pu sir. put 90 my beet. clothes aud "'''
d everyboy l met that II they would be '"''
tbs look ut they could see our baby '"'
fore The little sonan gave me her bsby ''
..tss ssn.;tIum s.f. conp.,x ,o, he, ipg
70 one. knew she vas 20, joking.
bot ,ll over. knew was not 1t com men
~ Tor spythins good sud pure, and ! De g.
rtsd for the door Is ! said: VI
hsdsn, | am not worthy to be trusted onfy
b yonr baby. am wicked man end sp
~, 10 be ashamed even 10 look Won ip they
face. ~
Ter blue eyes we're imnpis 10 tears SA'is
her lips trem bled o. she said: ohaf
,st. ven sere opce . pure b.by yo,r he 81
Yonr good. sweet mother loved 700 los
loved my child. II would have brok We
her heart to have known that you L7
IA s,o, no .pd became . wicked man Gees
,uld rather bury ny baby than to hsve dt"c
become . nsu like you. ! an soios III
ray ior ,ou while you give ny b by sad