The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-05-02

y last susth, be glanced tossrd The hens
a vhete most Of The women lad consres,
a ed. snd be sss, ont by clamp OF lilac
- = sl,iish nsure ihst made qaick. slist
. motiou. Then youps Armstrong sudde
Q Iy forgot the strain aud vssiiness Of ID
o race. tor be kuev thA, this dailer OF th
y shits handkerchief W. meant for nim
{ He piled the queer-lookins, home mad
cradle. that on each swsih had 90 deitl
4 gained Ito lev extra inches In Width.
p cross the neld that last time - II be be,
q iast been starting 10 on the race
/, Bat the cootest wss. - yet. only bal
: sop. Those thick, heavy swsths mus
D be rsked snd bound and shocked. Decl
! H1oisr foi.hed bis plot 10 . lev mia utes
scowled an instant st Armstrong. VII,
s1 already tossing the bundles into ID,
air, snd then nodded confidently st hi
supporters. He had . record. IL We.
said. OF fitisen hundred shesves. bonnd
tween snn and sun.' Soon ell bad Hnish
ed crsdline. and the bundles we're d. yins.
Bat the race Icy between Armstrong aud
Hsnter, With the squirs's son close
lhird. The sun beat dosn terribly. an d
there was heavy sultriness 10 the air.
Hunter had knot OF cronies Who were
continusily bringing him driok. presu m
ably with stick 10 ii, for be vas OF the
class who hold that . nip Of the juice
gives . msn heart aud stsyi q qualities,
Iuglewood slso wM we'll attended, bat
no one SEEMED to think Of John Armstrong
who, nevertheless, peseed away steadily.
Three or four OF the men dropped ont,
overcome BY the heat and their exsrtions,
Hunter slowly made up Atmstrons's lead.
aud fnsllj went ahead. Bat no one wss
deceived this time. All remem bored
that long, extra swath. Gould Hunter
make mp that swsth2
Armstrong bsgan TO suif,r from thirst.
Wss no one going to remember himp He
bad bsgun to feel faint, when be saw
lean, wiry-lookins man comiOg toward
him and carrying pitcher, He could
hardly believe his eyes. bat it was old
Josiah Brsttei Surely never before had
the old man been guilty OF anything so
frivolous as attending q race
lie met John at the end OF the swsth.
aud although be said nothing. he was
always extremely tsoituru. his sharp
little eyes twlukled epcouragipgly. he
poured ont glsss ot-wonder OF won
dersl --lemonsde, Not vey strong. to
be 'snre bat coed cold, Deacon Brett
lavishIy dispensing lemonsdel Arm
strong drank it gratefully, and mentally
wiped out few VI the old scores be
had laid up essinst bis taskmasttf.
Hunter was now balf swsth ahead.
Gould be gain the other hall aud little
more enough to win.
Excitement went up to fever heat. UP
and down they went. Hunters clique
1 ,
was promptly on hand TO meet Armstrong
at The end OF his swsth, and this time the
lemonade was considerably stronger. and
the old mans eyes snapped more encour
aeement. Armstrong dropped few
more old SCORES.
1t was practically the home stretch
now. Ten minutes more would tell the
story. Hunter was slowly ssiuing. when
A Armsrropg suddenly called on bis reserve
povers. The lean, brown hand, hard ss
} board, would shoot into the gavel.
,stch handful Of grain. and by . msrve
ous fling, fairly throw it into the knot ,
hat made the double band. Even as the
.rm went round the shesi. the binding
knot was tied and tucked with the I
hnmb. Hunter also msde 9 spurt that
,ounted, The Juice that be had taken Z
n ust have Effected bis judgement, how I
.ver, for be slipped several bands. Bot I
I was close,
Old Josiah even was getting excited,
As Armstrong turned for bis last swsth, {
,is old msster met him. fairly hopping
bout 10 bis esgerness. He poured ont '
lass running overiull, thick with lemon 4
md lavishlv sweet, snd this time be
,roke forth into speech,
Go II, Jobnl 90 i'll be cried. You're I
,oins to beat the hull kit 90 osboodle OF
eml Go i'll and be gave him tremen u
Ious slap on the back,
And then ADD there John Armstrong '
nsde erest psss With his mental sponge
hat effsctuslly oblitersted every seore and .
very mark be bad ever recorded sgsinst .
he keen old fellow. and be proceeded to 4
AIRY out the deacon's excited irianction,
Ie did go III u
Well, he won the race. When the q
rain was 10 shock be was iast three mia 3
tea sbead. and the judges said no plot D
Tss better flushed. y
Trne to his word. the old fqnire prompt 0
, led on. the roam colt. There were '
bose who thought be looked decidedly Il
lum, bat nevertheless he put on brand
ew halter snd said ss he handed the y
trap TO John, The colt is you're, young Il
allow fairly won. too. u
A good, big part Of the crowd came up o
nd shook hands heartily with the young y
hap, for those people loved grit. ss do
eople COW,
Bu. John was poorly estitfed for be