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

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pastor o1s a. bu prhp rlsss, has y
} musi bo sliossi oar ssg Yo bse hsl
ihiB.s yout oEa Sat itIf ask, fol
, have welcomed ns snd shostfet beBtht
ppou us. Yau b,rs besiassi fesr beat
! aud ue sLa lave crissd kcos aow soo'
that beat is. Ma you Ga.s .l's Os
chance 10 thank ,oa. 10 tell yen that yo'
have helped az 90 our way. aud mad
us richtr by .hs reuewsl OF cid sssoci'
,iors aud the t,t,hlihmeni Of res.
Bat xe went 10 show oor sistitaie II
somethips more llsn worts, We want Il
leave behiad us mething si vhieh yoS
msy look aui think. This is an erprss,
ion OF love for the old place,
We might uuile and faise . memorial Il
this week. bat 50 We talk The matter oyel
xe and q general sentim nt 10 that thu
plan is 10, qaits peronsl OF indivdnsl
enough. 30 We purpose 10 iurD -is meel
ios into donation party Ter dear old
Greephill. Aoy contfibuiioes ior specisl
purposes will be received at the desk.
aud q con miitee bss been appointed TO
zee that eli dirtclieus sre carried out.
There was q little iluiter oil over the
church 90 Ssneicr Mabie resumed bis
seat.
Did you eyeil whispered Mr.. Piper.
thick that's real sensible idea. lts 3
sight better ihsb remembering folks 10 a
lumpl
That's Just heg | feel replied Serena.
You kbow Brother Eb got killed 10 the
war. Well when ook at the Soldiers
Monument 90 tde ereea ! don'G thi1k OF
him. or William Adams. or Abner For
cythe. CT any OF the men that we're shot
Their names are th're, TO be sure. bat 1t
dcu't seem as il it meant them more than
any body else Bot vixen go out TO tho
cemetery and see Eos own Qravestope.
Why
Sh.bl iDteu uptsd Mrs. Piper. There's
some one going mp to the desk.
Senator Msbis opened The folded slip OF
paper which was banded to him. and Nh
nounced tha Frederick Mnrsion donated
twenty-five dollars TO The church, in mem
ory OF old days.
O.her gifts quickly followed. A teacher
from Western city g.ve ten dollars with
which to buy picture for the sehoolroom,
Some one sent upa promise OF dezan
books for the little library, and az alhlet
10 young iellew presented five dollars to
the The hieh.school baseball team
A bslf.doz4n old sous OF the town join
ed forces and offered handsome sum for
drinking fountain on the village green,
and Mrs. Crosby who bad been back to
her native town every year sinoe her mar
risge. aud ha thus kept 10 touch with i's
needle, pledged al snuu.l sam for the sup
port Of Aunt Betsy Hill. worthy Char
acter Of Greeuhill. who stood 10 sore
dread Of the poorhouse.
The donstiops came pouring ia Tor pur
poses as varied as the sums bestowed.
Tue excitement reached Its climax when
Senator Mabie handed in hts written prom
ise TO build q suitable library building
which wss to stand 10 The village square,
q tribute to Greenhill from sD sflecionate
son. This brought down the house, and
the little Literary Ciub.' which had col
lected books as best it could and distribut
ed them from small and inconvenient
room, clspped and cheered.
Isn't this sn outpourinsp remarked Mrs.
Piper. wipiog her eyes. They're net go
ing to give ns a chance to forget them, ev
en il we wanted tol Who's that going up |
on the platform, Sstenyf Not any body !
know.
He seems En.l Of isn ilisr, answered Ser
ems, and again lie don't. For mercy sskes
she exclaimed, almost alond. II it amt
and then she 'topped, as the sound OF bis
voice fell on her ears.
The man vas small and cl at haven,
dressed 10 neat bat cheap clo,hiJe. His
face twitcbei nervously, aud he cboked
and hesitsted as be spoke.
Folks OF Greeuhlll b. began, With
hom.ly sort OF tl,queuce. don't sup
pose You kuow ne. | hope you don't.
Eight years ago came near being rnn
cut Of this town. ! was tbst lsgy, drunk
en- thing yon knew as Bill Wright. I've
dropped the Bill from my name, and
hope it's gone out Of my character. Peo
pie epesk OF me now as Will. IN Wright,
and don't believe you, sho have never
been down vbfrs | have been. have any
idea how good that makes me icel. and
how strsiehea up wnen | hear III I've
always meant to come back 10 Gfeenhill
when ia got wbfre l wonldn't be ashsm
ed OF myself, and when l heard Of Old
Home Week. thought, Tbis il the time
for me 10 col I've been sitting here ii ten
ing TO oil these 81 lendid siits that are TO
be made to the cid town, sud ssJe 10 my
self, I've got sio'y 10 tell q slt you
people don't know anything aboni. and
nobody ever zill kpox unlsse ! tell 1t, for
The giver isn't obs TO speak OF it himself
Hais yipIt befe In the chnreh tLis sfttF |
0 oon. the N 40 proceeded He isn't one Of
those VITO vent away from Gfeentill, bot
hes been walking smoug yoo for ieafs,
spd you've bsen talking u hin evtry dst,
sud yet you don't suow he's tver given
700 more tbsn plessspt acrd.
In eoips 10 ttil yon about tits slit
You oil krou What va. 'old bill,'
L.zf Bill, Is Il ihr L3tief | vas dis