The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-12-26
rss FINEST COURAGE.

vould ssy seriously.
whsssnron hss canan, k,se. sto sss
. rear older. soais lsosh dsrisiseii, aud
sisht-yssr-old dolhs. tolicsios her sisters
lead. would rsusfk solenniy. Psyi ssys
tbss 'cot shs'ss eoysrd hsrself.
M.ny . te..iss cod practical Joke did
bsr ssryouspe,. ssin Tor poor Psyl st The
h.sis OF Kate and Dollie sDd their Soons
s.t brother, Rss.l3; shiis. ss for y'es,
,bs bis schoolboy bone for ihs hoiidsys
-Pbyl's ideal Of bravery and msn'in.ss
his sooa.n.,assd coaiempi cas- even
sorse.
Too months sso they had ell cons TO
the seaside Bathing sod hosting had
been the order Of the esys. snd thai bath
ing hsi been looked forwHd 70 With
dread by nervous Pbyllis Yet, after ell
abe alone Of The three sirls had learned
10 svim. For this dreamy tinid little
sirl bsd . stfopg gill OF htr own, snd
che determined 10 jus.ify her osn msIim
that being sfrsid vas not oossrtly so long
o. ooe didn't show II.
How ~ 1t, sskel Jack one day. thst
Phyi hes learned to swim. spd you dout
seem to manage IN
Oh, i,'s jnsl the knsck, returned Kate.
cnelessiy, aud, glad to change the Sub
,ct, fell TO chstteriug about the picnic
they we're to hsve 90 the morrow.
The grown-ups sre eoiog to drive out 10
sketch the castle ruins. sbe announced
sleefally. 50 there'Il be only ourselves
aud Maud (M.ud was their next door
nei hbor, and Kste's especial chnm) sod
and Il will be lovely on the rocks. Wish
you weren't going boating. Jack.
Oh, / dare ssyi lsusbed her brother
Sac me le,ting myself In for defending
Phyl from the ferocions crsbs! Mt IN uch
And be laughed detisively. No, mol !
msy perhaps brios the bost round after
tea, bat l won't promise.
II was . merry party that set ont mex. Of
ternoon. carrying = provision bssket, tied
round With . long coil Of rope (Which
rope, being Roosld's private property
they we're no. allowed to cup The girls
laughed and grumbled at his insistencs
ON this point, bat finally. the inoouveni
ent length was lied up and tucked into
the basket,
The tide vas ont when they reached the
rocks aud shoes and stockings we're
slipped of, and presently Gate and Maud
vent ofi 10 one direction, while Phyllis
aud Dollis and Ronald took The other. snd
found themselves at last in the shadow Of
a group Of large rocks som, way out. Up
among these they climbed, and sat down
to rest beside . pool. where Phyllis, after
Ter usual fashion. began to weave . ssory
ont OF their surroundings.
This 10 40 enchanted pool, she said 10
hushed voice; and there's no way 10 or
oui, except that one little gap 10 the rocks.
Thst's where the little ses princess came
10.
Why did they comep asked Dollie.
The wicked crsb msgician inticed her
10, Phyllis snswsred grsvely. Look
That's him, Dollie. in that hole just over
the water. Isn't be big ones Any one
could tell be wssnt an ordinary crab.
Usbl The horrid thing sbiversd Dol
lie. And What became Of the princess.
Pbyli
Phyllis thought . moment, then =
He turned her into crab. too. she said.
A. tbs. Ronald gave . little. excited
shrek.
o Phyllisl There she is, 10 the middle
Of the pooIl Sucb darling little hermit.
Oh. do say that's beri
OF course IL is, returned the story teller.
With dignity. Don't interrupt. Ronald.
Oh, she's been there such timel
Hasn't any body tried to get heri ssked
Dollie. snxiously.
Lots OF ses princes have tried. came
the prompt snsxer. But the wiS,rd crab
caught them sli. and turned them into
sss.weei and fastened them to the rocks
See how they stretch out their wsvy srmsl
Bat they can't reach the princess, and she
cant reach them.
Won't she ever get outf Dollie iDquir
ed slmos, tesriully; and Phyllis looked
very vie.
Perhaps she Won't. she s.id With kind
OF melancholy satisfaction. Bns she
might. you know. bscsuse long ego there
wss 9 ses-isiry she knew Who upderstood
some magic. Bot he wasn't 9 prince at
Ill, 90 I don't think he'll ever dare TO
come.
I'D come II vs hin, said Dollie, stout
lly. Do say he'll come. Ph,il
Bu. Phyllis vas > Bit Of poet 10 ber
wsy. and she vasn't sure that this would
be the pre.iisss ending
LIS such sn unhappy story, dolefully
sdded D1llis. who wss avery impressions
BILE little person
Why DolIie, Phyllis ssid hsstily, it's
only mouse eel Two crabs sud sud lot
OF sesweedi Hos K,ts vonid lsugtl 10
the children fpisshed back 10 the shore.
LIS deeper than shea We csme. observ
ID PayIlis ihint the tide hes turned.
Soon eli the party were all mapching sand
sichts, snd nob,dy noticed ,bst Dollie
~. npnsnslly quiet. When tee vss ever
Dlle ipped sWsy By berssli Shs bad
. tenacious little mind. and her cbiei idss
Gas the loneliness OF the little hermit
tL,b. Ill throw ber cot into the open
zee, ste thoasht. perbsrs the little isify