The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-09-04
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10 each o,htr op even the most trivial
sabjsels vi,bout sisnnerins snd bloss
ius. bat Jssk persisted 10 calling, despite
the sppsrert dscouior, bis vi'iss esus
ID both. Ever, body could see shs' be
YES desperately 10 love. spd II y"
saying snops their friends thst ~ 'scs
could ever sammou up the courage 10
propose, Ethel woald be too bsshfsi TO
refuse hin. whs,her che loved hin OF
pot. She he'd Joe, come oos Of ths DO
snsiua OF the season, about tbs same
time that Jack. Who bad Iuss graduated
from college snd ents,sd bis isthers
bo.ipsss, Of which be vas The prospective
heir. frs, bessn TO attract the sstention
OF designing a.otnsr's AMI attractive
daughters. Perhaps IL Vas While avoid
Ing them The. be me, Eshsl. sbo had
toaud that thsre sre ways OF keeping
ont Of Sigh. when . ballroom vn crowd
ed with other girls Who we're enjoying
themselves. Anyway. some common
chord Of sympstby made them embsrrass
ed friends from their nrst meeting,
Although Jack vas bisbiul. he called
on Ethel % often as be dared. but 10
spite Of oil resolutions to overcome his
difadeuos be made little progress with
bis suit. They could get along fairly we'll
shsn there we're others 10 the room with
them, but when left to themselves they
suffered. Unlike most young people In
similar esss. they eour.ed. rather than
avoided the company OF Eshel's little
brother, Cos, and Jack soon beesme
such great friends with hin that be
felt called upon 10 remember his bir'h
day, This be did BY sending him %
slsborsts box OF building blocks. which
Gus dragged into the psrlor on the ocos
sion Of bis next visit, snd insisted thss
the donor tesch him how 10 build them
What shall l buildi Jack asked.
Build me . big hotel like the one
Ethel aud l we're st last summer.
jack ebediently drew bis chair TO The
middle Of the room and began on suit
able design. Bot he 5000 found that
building while sitting on chair wss
difficult. and o. Gas was sprswled oom
ier,sbly on the floor watching the work,
be presently slipped down beside him.
Now, il 10 . peculiar thing about block
building that although they sc slwsys
bought for children. very few children
can work out the designs that 60 with
them. Moreover, their elders usually
.sks kindly 10 the task. and are spt to gel
CROSS II The child iuterie:es 10 sny wsy
and delays the work In hand. In very
few min utes Jack wss IS deeply interested
ss II he we're building a sure-enougb
hotel spd Cos watched with admiration.
Presently he tried to put IN place sn arch
that was In swo pieces and needed no other
blocks TO be placed beside it In order to
keep II 10 place. Gus tried TO bold the
pieces in place. bat in doing 80 be
knosked Q corner ont OF the building
with bis elbow.
You elumsy boyi ex clsimed Ethel, who
had been watching With the most intense
interest, Here-let me hold them, and
moment later she was sitting ON the
Aoor With them.
jack patiently rebuilt the dsmaeed
corner and then Ethel held the arch
until be had built around II.
Now make some bathing houses on the
bssch. commanded Gus.
Jack obeysd, and then Gus broashs
ont some men and women cot ont Of
card boari and set them around to repre-
sent the guests.
Here's you and Ethel. III iatroduce
you, for you weren't acquainted then
said the young rssssl. Is be placed the
6sors OF . man raising bis hat before
that Of young women vi b spsrssol,
All right. sid Jack. Bot sm mol
raising my bat st her ss | should, an
r.;sinp II al the far corner Of the build
ipe. Here let me set them right.
B.yins this. he reached out and turn
ed the fisure representing him'elf so shsl
i. faced the 8sors representing Ethel.
Immediately e white hsnd shot oot sno
,urosd The back Of the pssteboard beii'
toward be bosliog figure.
Boubb.dI ..clsimed jack. having
boldne. 10, his psstebosrd represents
tive ths. be never would have hsd fol
himself
But you doup know him yet, hs'
the checklist man d the )sch. at he's.
and be moved his representative with b
boz 10 front Of the maid With the psrsso
| And sLss the bsughtiest girl q sh'
beach,
| Try them behind The hotel where lh'
bsnmoe 10 apd folks sis9 looking. 'olu'
tsersd Cos.
Great hesdi e1clsimed Jack, piekinl
up the two figures TO mste the change
Take cGs whom you're hsndling III
thsti e1clsined Ethel grssping him b.
the wrist snd siriviog to pry bis hoger
loose I ON her figure.
There ws 9 siru,ele foil OF the abs
don ssye,y Of the nu,sery, TO which sb
blocks hsd b oasht them bsck far fror
The fotmsii,ies snd endorsements
toe .oeisi life, Gas Jumped iuso ID
suossis to beip jack, sld 10 tic sebers
ni,.ap tie hotel ss wrecked worse tbs
sry boufe thst wa ever built 90 snd
The clstter brooeht them bsck TO thei
selves ss.in. tpt the aurssry spirit
msiued siih them They tuce more be
ths h.rt iesrlsssnsss Of children 90
eooId Icuk one ssotset 10 the face cit
oct busting.
Nov. 700 mu.t build me soms,bit