The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-09-12


rapidly ilio daily isisl.s. aniil The nori
ins. ~ ve have sscr. be bad foaad % a
: case 10 cot bis lorpsf sc ool lslow sdtiii
II
Joe Robot pietsi up the pile o
coin., csautea then delibsrstsiy aud pm
them 10 bis roektt
Nes, Fred Deshufsi, be said Lashily
we are no logger master and msn, % ths
cen cay shat think,
Deshursi looked rather slsrnsd. and
drew small silver bell nesrer TO bic si3e
Oh. dou't be frightened ssid Joe, sllt
. smile OF s.touishment I'm not soins
TO thrssb yoot II vouIinl be isif 10 biI
. man youfs'E
Mr.. Dewbusl tried 70 spe :, bat onl,
looked nightly relieved
wsn, 10 tyIl you sbst think Of you,
said Joe.
Go 90 said Dsshursl. with . grin. See
ing that you've had the wofs, OF u oil
through. Isuppo o rus,nt miud ies
spitssal vcrdsI
/ ~snt TO tell you you're the mesnesl
cad I've met. md il that poor girl msr
ries you pn sorry for bert
Ia fact, you'se so sorry. said Dswburst.
that you'd even msny her yourselIl Csp
itsll And, now you'vs said enough, III
wish you good morning.
With . mighty effort Of seli-reslrsint
Joe pulled himself together, sud, resisting &
the impulse 10 knock him down, ssupg
out Of the room.
BE bad lost ever, thing the girl be
loved and the means OF earning bis living
He was alone 10 the world. with no pros
pect bat that Of commencing life asaiu 10
some counting honse. and then suddenly
be remem bered. Olly two nishts before
be had attended 1rill at the head dqusrters
OF lis volunteer corps The men bsd been
asked which Of them Wished to join the q,
|. V. for the front. He thought Of the
glow ihst had burst through his veins,
how be had lopsed to 90 r himself, aud
had only been prevented by his feeling OF
obligation to his old friends business.
Now be was freel
That settled it. Old England was 10
need OF help from men such as be. He
was ss sound IS bell in wind aud limb,
be bad done bis turl ol volunteering spd
could shoot more than little.
Within bali sn hour bis oame was enter
ed 90 one OF those who were ready for
service st the front, and be was ordered
to 60 before the doctor.
That gentleman laughed at him.
II We get 400 men ss ct as you are,
be said, We shall do welll
Having successfully passed all the test''
and been duly enrolled a, one OF the city
OF London imperial volunteer corps, be
felt slightly easier 10 his miod
At last the fnal mons cut came. He had
attended the service at s.. Paol and sung
the nstiousl slthem .ln,ii be. was bcsrse.
He had been slapped on The back by hnn
dreds OF warm hearted aud heavy harden
ed citzsns. He had even fought bis way
successfully through q mob OF enthusiast
10 patriots oil the way from Buukill Row
to Nine Elms, whfrs he was one OF the
frst to arrive,
There stood the train wsting to take
them to Southampton. There. too, stood
the long-suasring band, and every minute
groups OF bresthless, excited men 10
khaki, who had also fought their way
through the crowd, rushed onto the plat
form.
OF course II was ell over. There was
nothing 10 be done but to get toto the
train and say good bye TO old london for
months perhaps forever Once mvre
gloomy sense OF loneliness came upoD him
Every ybodY else bad cbum or relative
to see him off, Aud then an angel came
from besven2 Not qni,t! Bot sn earth
ly angel appesred, 10 the shape Of slight
form in long black cloak, who was
pushing her way feverishly through the
crowd, esgerly scanning the faces o! the
gentlemen 10 khaki"
Then their eyes mtt, and in minute be
was elsspins in his arms the girl who bad
refused him q month before and 10 whose
presence be had always been so shy that
be hsd never dared to press her hand.
How had ii hsppenea9 There seemed
no need and certsioly no time Tor eX
plsnstions Why had be accepted her
foolish ono" when she never meant him
to2 She always thought he would spesk
to her again. Why had be been go sSk
wsrk aud brusque 10 the way be had ask
ed herr BE had given her no chance to
say "Yss." And i. vas only last night
she had learned what bad happened =
from Dewhurst's own lips and she bad
cried all night at the mischief she bed
done, and would be forgive her' Add did
he care for her . little bitf
Take your seats, there, rosrsd an officer.
II Vas not the time for mock modesty. |
With her arms round bis neck and tear
stained cheeks pressed to lie, she promis
ed TO wait for him.
God bless youl be whispered.
Add God bring you bsck to mel she
answered.
And theb, With cheers snd Whistles, and
the band playing God Save the Q isep.
snd men shouting and lsusbios snd cry
log, the train moved ont, snd the City's
OMn we're en route for the front.
sot So simple.