The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-08-15
THE GIFTS or GREESHILL,

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ia ne kislory, The r.ilisg sbieh soade
il iron ehsuos eoss vas mtoded, aud ib
town ball ioot 90 bright ifssh coal
lpa-L Eeryihins 10 the shape OF bnp
ing ~. hsoled out Of dusty ssrreis sn'
made 10 do brave duty 10 decoration. al
ibs streets aud principal bnildiSss tsirl
nsiteted siih the eheerial red, white sp'
blue.
All The old people OF the plsee can
oai Of their corners, pleased with the col
sciousuess ihs,. for opce sse wHs ieool
niEsd addition 10 their yslue.
Yea zee, said Mira Piper TO sereu
| Taoksr. 80 they both eat 90 The iron
porch. slowly svsyiug back sod forth IL
their rocking chairs, Z ost times iis th'
lyoaDg people who come to the fore, bn
this belongs to Us Old home mesni
ola folksi lsusss one wouldn't be qoi,'
20 much sithout the other.
Bot We count for something. tool ssseit
cd Fl)tence. from her scat on the ster
Lots Of young people ore coming home
and there's the golf tournament, sud tht
xster osrusvsl on the IskCl oh, We aren''
leit out, granny dear
OF course not, respond ded the old lady.
fsn've go, TO be amused. Bot it's the old
folk, who get right into the heart OF this
seet. You can hit your little balls with
poksrs aud paddle about in those pesky
things you call canoes. bnt there is not
one OF you that knows Whist 'old home
means TO those who have got nearly
through With lille. Yes, It's our week,
aud. please God. we'll make The most OF
i'll
Did You know Sspstor Msbie was com
lag, grandmaH
Nol Well, OF sll things didn't look
for that. Richard Msbie'Il be big fssth
er 10 GreenhiIl's cspl Where's he going
TO stay. FlorIyf
Up at the old place. His suute awful
ly pleased; sbe was afraid bed go to the
hotel.
New that's rice OF him, sail Serena
Tucker She sin'l seen him Tor nigh TWEEN
ty year She'll be tIekled to DEATH
Well, GteenbIll ought TO be proud OF him
How things chsngel sighed Mrs Piper.
Why, Sereus, | remem Der him as Dicky
Msbie plain IS IL it was yesterday Tow
headed little chap, always cutting up with
Ten Keeue. II there ever we're two little
imps, those Youngsters deserve the name,
Who'd have ought bed turn ont as he
did?
They say he's made money hand over
fist, returned Serena. | should think
Thomas Keene would hind OF feel the dill
ference when be sees him.
Tom Keene's made what l call fzzle
out OF life. said Mrs. Piper. Not ths,
there's anything bad about him, but he's
Of no account When he was q boy
you'd have said be was the likeler OF the
two, but land, You can't tell ho7 things
are going 10 come ou,2
The week Of Greenhill proved great
success. 10 the first place, the weather
smiled broadly on every undertaking
Clear, cool and invigoratlne, the bretzas
swept down from the pine-csd billie, and
tired men and women. coming ont Of the
whirl OF business or social lie. received
new vigor IN the strength h-giying air.
The little town might we'll be prond,
for many OF her children bad gone from
her shelter TO win success In the world
aud now they came hockins back TO her
as 10 welcoming mother, ready to listen
to the tales Of old times, and to hsve
their hearts touched by tender memories.
II was week OF bsppy reunions, OF re
nesals oil friendships, OF fresh Lille for the
qniet village people. and OF pesceiul relax
alton for the hone.come,s.
Speecnes we're made In the town hall
the seldom used "best rooms' OF big
houses we're thrown open for receptions
and old-isshioDed tess, there bad been Q
cl.mbske at the shore four miles away
and now. on the very last siteruoop, all
assembled 10 the white church which lift
ed its slender spre from the village green. |
The place was crowded. The big win
dows stood open to the sweet. SIMMER
cir, and the wesiering sun sent long gold
en beams through the clear psnes which |
had never been usurped by colored elsss,
bat let ip, unbibdered, the light OF besv
en- aud the colors Of earth.
Mrs Piper snd Serena Tucker sat well
toSsrd the fro9t
Not that an really hard OF bearing,
said the former. Maybe I'm not quite go
sharp as was. bat folks don't speak on,
ss they used TO. They kind oil mumble.
don't yon know.
wonder what they're going TO do. re
turned Ssrsos. haven't heard q thing
about this siternoon.
Hked Willism, ana be said be didn't
know more than that IL vas to be q fsre
veil meeting. There's Mr. Read getting
Into The pulpit.
THE ersy-hsifed pastor lifted bis hand,
and silence fell upon the audience. There
ss twinkle in the klpdIy eyes
ss be spoke:
When the program for our O!d Home
Week was made ooi, vas asked to spesk
for Giesnhill tie words Of farewell st
this last meeting. ba, siuce | cane isto
tho builiins | have been tcli that ny
time is not Jet; th., before ve say sooa-by
10 these dear people who have come home
10 tell us Of their strs 10 The world and
10 bring back their youth By old sssoes
iions. they themselves have something 20