The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-04-04

y sil the morniuG. AZ Mts, Rsnkin, b
. mother, told Cousin Martha, there wei
. some days when the young one Just 2,
. . mean strssk, snd then, there was i
D doing ibe nrs, living thing with hin
THIS apparently was one OF those dsys.
/ There WAS a sort OF family reunion Z
, the Rspkia homestead, which made 1t .
the more ssersvstins, Pa and Ma Con
lin were there. and Uncls Alonz, 90
tis family aud Bnt and Minnie Dsebs
20 we'll ss Cousin Msfths, end the Dime
was to be according. When you have
dinner Tor / tos get up aud the girl 20,
have can't bs trusted to boil water Will
out burning 1t, you may be excused 10
bscoming somswhst Illustrated. Mrs, RAJ
Kin owned herself to be 10 thst condition
She told Archibald that II be didn't b,
have himself and II she heard snothe
word ont OF him she would paddle hin
good. She said II 90 II she meant it,
and Arohibsld believed it At this Uacl,
'Lop2o. fel' 10 bis soattuil pocket and pre-
dncei something like . wooden trumpet,
which he ssid was bnDble blower,
ehonld have thought that you would
know better than to give him q thing like
that, ssid Mrs. R,nkin. He'll want 10
blow bubbles nov, aud | just won't have
him in the kitchen under my feet.
Lst him blow them in here, suggest, d
Cousin Msfths.
And then have him stopping suds oil
over my cafpet2
He won't do tbst. said Uncle Aionzo.
He'll be careful. Won't you, ArcbibsldP ?
No, answered the boy, who had no no
tion Of com mittins himself,
The end OF 1t was that be had bowl OF
sospsnds, wbich be was can ioned upder
penalty OF skinning net to spill, and be
becsms so quiet that for the next half
hour be was almost forgotten. TIL en- he
tried to climb on 10 the chair on which
the bowl had been placed In order TO give
The bubbless longer descent. That over
turned the soapsuds on The carpet. No
body wss looking st the time, snd, being
q bright child OF three years. he oonclud
ed that il was good time for disappear
ing and forthwith disappeared.
Presently somebody inquired, Where IL
Archibsld2 Bat there was no immediate
uDeasiness. Halt sn hour later. however
The inquiry was repeated, aud then Con
sin Martha bsgsn : search. She went
up stairs and called, and she went into
the kitchen and outdoors to the barn, but
% Archibald responded to her fslsetto o. |
When she came back TO the kitchen.
where Mrs. Rankin wss ooncocting a
'fosting leland" she looked worried,
Whers do You suppose that young one
,sn have got tor she asked OF HE mother,
Why, isn't he in the sitting roomf
No. and nobody hes seen spything OF
him for sn hour.
Mrs. Rankin laid down the fork with
which shs was beating eggs and. with
lasty direction TO Hlda to look after
hings. hurried into ths sitting room
The inverted bowl that had held the soap
uds WAS on The floor, bnt no other trace
u the child. Mrs. Rsnkio, followed by
Jousin Msrths, next went to the back oi
be house, where the stone foundation
'sd fallen down, and s,oopiag shouted in
o the darkness that Archibald had better
ome ont OF that il he knew what wss
ood for him.
No response
U0cle Alotzo now came mp snd Vas die
'stcbei TO tbs haymow, and Rufus. the
ong-legged. gsngling hired man, was sent
0 the chicken house. Just then Ma Con
lin ran up st = surprising pace for wo
,.n Of Ler age and informed them with .
rsst deal Of asits,ion. that there was .
osrd otf the cistern
Obi exclaimed Mrs. Rinkin end pressed
er hand TO her side. For Que moment
be looked % II she would islI. and Cousin
i.ftbs put htr arm Ground her, The
ext mir ute she wss running toward tbs
,tern seresming ps che went. When she
OF there. she ftgsn frsnticslly to tesr the
oseripg blsrds away, aud Knius and Un !.
Ie Aiorzirs up Just 10 Tins TO prevent
or from Jumping To- Rnius ran back
, tho barn for rope, and the rest
fovded around the cistern and peered
own.
Enius nov esme up With length OF
,pe. aud the msn lowered him into the
stsrn so huui dlI that be splssted 10 ;,
, The wstfssj disappeared. He rose
sspinq spd I - hem 10 pull on The rope
little. ss be cosA touch bottom sud
ssp his mouth ciyr by holding the
'pe.
10 rope 10 board laid scross The mouth
tbe cis,err, sud the hired man bessn ;,
5rkirg 70 sei fra feeling with bis feet. :
doat tbizk t1a be Is here, cane boi :"
wly ffom htlo@.
Tu.pk G3sl eola,ss Uocle Aiopzo.
Are yen ,brsf called Ps Conklin iremu .
a,ly. u
Toe mes sr8atsd, asd Mrs. Rirkin d
II npcoutcioas into Cousin Msrths's n'
~. Attic ssns uontnt . wiudow 10
e second siofy Of TIE house wss thrsvn
'ep. ard HID. ibe tired girl. leaned %
Is sGd scresmnd 10 thsn u
Hes terei sbs cried. Pse found him. ia