The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-27
raE cosraAslsEss or MARY.

/ s'ts fhosf course bat yea Gust oeclas
sonsthips before Saurasy.
Mays Deibsr stood 10 the doofvsr,
bs'torius bsr gloves Sss looked .ai
iorsly 81 M.ry sho %, 90 The Iosui
step. boldirs three open letters thi sb.
| sritenily sa essef 10 reed
Well, mother dear. here IL my last 'eon
plsis and nue0pdtios.p decision.
Really. MsrJf Yea srsu't soius 10
/ hsve smother before tisbti
No. mother. I've ssveted lons eooash.
Yoo csrtsibly hare.
Dont be 'sncssticai' to yonr one sLd
only Mary. s.ij iba ous snd oniy M.ry.
With 80 smtrscs tbst almost rnined htr
uoihsr'. eh'n1n rucbiDss Ysu see. moth
a. II 40 10 Aupi B.ebel's. 1 shall set 90
bored that Auni Rachel will regret shssv
a ssked me, sud forget she ever isbslsd
me . sunny presence OF couus II
you'd be nesr snonab Tor Cousiu Bntuey
TO come ooi sud siir us up; bn, Barney IL
20 sb' b'ofbed 10 bis summer hospital that
be Gao tslk cf nottiBs Else bat alan chill |
. dren With the measles Barney 10 per
ieet bers at times since be got bis II.
ID.
My dear
Nov don't ba shocked With your own
Mary. | don't mean snythiog dreadful
bat m not interested 10 nessls and germs.
Nov II 90 With you III have . lovely
time, and Amt Rachel will be none The
wous in the end 50 sn going With
you. Are yoo elsdf she ssked. With
vheedlesome smile.
OF cour'e went you myself, dear; bat
Amt Rebel does not need the 500
py presence. She is go lonelyl II you ,
should chsDge your mind srsip. remsm
Der that Amt R,cbel will enjoy h.sios %
many Of yonr friends visit you ss the q
house will hold, said hsr mother
Yees, know; but l shall not ohsuss .
my mind nov 10 fact, / jon't want to /,
go to Amt Rschel's, mother don't
like farms, snd-I would rather 90 With
You II
A little tbadov came over her mothers Il
face; bat che merely ssi Then 1t 10 do h
cidsd tbst you 40 with us
Aren't you elsd' f.
am slwsys glad to have you with me
Your father and | would be quite dssolsts :,
indeed without you, bat, dear. web you
could learn to be more interested =,
10 uuinteresting peopIe7 Perhaps / :,
sbsll some tins, bat sm go tired OF them r,
nosl Barney doesn't know any other 90
kind; aud really, mother, couldn't stand A.
. whole summer filled With farm -spd- n,
and Burneys inevitable enth usissm over
dirty little children aside from Aun, ~
Rschel. who is always urging me to help a,
Bnrney. No. its dresdfull Bat / don't n,
bslievs 10 Burney's giving up his summer 80
to keeping children alive who have moth -.
lng to live Tor.
We won't discuss that sasin, her mother
said, sravely. | must 60 now. Good BY. ..o
1esr. -
Mary returned to her seat on the steps !
Mother doesn't understand, she thought,
sstinlly l never wanted Bnrney to study 8
Medicine; and to give his time to saving nm,
ives that are better ended. when be might !,
t lesst save vslusble ones. il 10 too much - ,
simply wont stay near him oil summer 8
md listen to himi II will tesch him q lee "a
on. che concluded virtuously. in,.
She had never wholly forgiven be cousin fp,
'ecsuse be had. sgsinst ber advice. stud thru
ID medicine With The intention OF devot li,tl
~ bimseli TO the free verde OF the city r
ospitsls for children. ..ls
Why don't you do something that will ron,
en- q. humsnity. Burney. she had reps.t b,
ily said, instead OF keeping children corr
live Who have no past, no present and 20 the
,iurs but miseryi lov
You don't understand. DurDey - repeat mon
ily hsd said, that an relieving their bis {
Iisety for the momeut. You dont know Mar
hss they may have to live for. They sre st
tile bumsn children and have . right TO and
Ieir lives; they want them. sud l shsll its
Zip them kep them. 90 n
You sre very foolish and sentimental, w
sry said but possibly che respected bis the
olisbnsss end sentimsntslity more than isiir
10 admitted. pit.l
I think Barney might st least consider su
family and come to o'liiornis, instead only
se'hn8 up summer Fresh AIR hospi moth
|, ore said pisiDtively 10 herself. - she cote
folded her first letter. WI
II ws from Aunt R,cbel; snd II ssid. 10 stiveI
~, hope that you will spend the sum Az
sr With me. desrie. / an getting to be seen
old somsu, end von't have many more smoo
miners. Y1u may All tbs boose With hand.
'stty msids oil in . ros.' u you like. Shs
Do be kind TO Barney. He is do Wb
. noble work. LIT him tell you about denly
tionet
A. II be didn't. dsy and night j,cnIst Alb,
Mary. Do-be kind TO Burney. I'm Won
uokiad TO hin, and be IL chasing . Hsni
dos. Hsri.
Sue bssso 10 res her second letter II o..
! from o iistspt friend. who said 10 IL; very .
her s.ys yonr cousin. DR. Burnsy H.r Sur
on, 10 doius such 6os piece OF sork It's pr
summer, With his Fresh Air Hospital cousia
poor children. Do tell me sbeut II this vi
let us help II l car. Isuppose you ply
sbsorbsd 10 II, Whst kind OF cbii Ate
o are tb,y I'i.h or It.hsuf Hos very II
,5 II gill mean to ,heml And hos un vsiae
ish Of your cousiti l remsmba see BILE so,
him ones st college. /, be ~ nice - No.
used TO bel II vss
lar, sst. sith be chin 10 hsr hsnds a.s Harris