The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-04-24

pat Asrs decided TO r.hs hsr feel thsi
sds.n ss.,
Bat 90 nssy are good 10 Eisli,h !
sea bst,r DO 10 fall dosn 10 fsrk
Write u bos. III help 900
They Gid Il th.s; thst 10. Asus vroi,
sni M.tlds BIZ tsr pencil spi prsissd
AID yon ere tot like mo.i of The smsr
oaes. Aos,; seasr.liy tefy'rt socdy snt
pfia,l
Mslil:s L3vtfsseI hss tskfn Acne MOI
vicb np, sss tbe school eonmtrt belofs
long. DO, none sIos2, Acne kuss II ss
bsesnss abe y. mstips school lie ss.y
for astilde.
When the school year sU bali ever
Misc Heory oid 10 The Glass 10 Eaelist
ops d.,, | sisb special theme this sesl
upon original lines. Doctor Gray desire,
10 note clsss progress ~ compared with
s.rlisr Sofk Of the yesf.
Anne worked early ssd isls on her
,bsne She spent . night v.th Mstilds.
dsl,ius into volumes Tor elosrp's and qac
tstions She meant TO vin BY her theme
the notice Of Doctor Gray.
Mslilds produced her sentiments. Tasy
sere spsrse sbd abbreviated. Her head
"a, filled siih The thoughts Of the coming
dsucs On Fdisy Do help me. Auuel
she begged.
Aoue lsusbsi, and taking Msiilde's q
say. s.id it wss merely "notss." She plsc
Cd the pages in ber book, promising to
pul them into shape. Bot beiss ipcspsbls
oi slurrina anything. snd not svsrse TO i'm
pressing Mstilde. she threw herself into
her iriepds point OF vies, aud wrote the
ssssy. It~ss bright, it vas cl,vsr. it vas
humorous.
Anne YES proud Of the work. but she
vss prouder OF that which she did for he-
'eli 1tshowed more study.
Pick out some qaotstions for il when
Iou copy ii she begged M,tilds. who em
Jrsced Apns and promised But tho dance
A month later Doctor Grey sonoupcsd
10 the school tist on these themes the isc
llty hsd based their choice Tor the Gtoly
'cholarship 10 English.
The assem- bled class gave bresthl.,s st
,sntiop; The aonconcemeEt came 80 . sur
,rise. Anne fasbpd. snd was conscious
hat more tbsn ore sirl flsnced her way,
Doctcr Grey continne6: And 10 mskipg
he choice known, l would say that il 10
lol only on the merits OF tbs sctual theme
q hand, which is marked by clssrnsss.
implicitly and . rsrer quality - -bumor-
,ut because Of her showins in English ~
compared with esr,ier work OF the year
bst tie soholsrtbip 10 awarded TO Miss
ds,ilde Lsverespx A close second. but
sckipg the simplicity end humor OF Miss
Isvereaux's work, stands the work OF Mis-
Anre Norwich.
AZ II vas Friday, Anne wen, home.
Home mesnt . low, brosd toute 10 .
roup OF live osks end pines. Home
nesnt isthsr working esrly and late for q
otton crop. Home meant younger sis
srs snd brothers. and . sacrifice BY oil TO
i've Anne her year st school. Home
,esut mother. never strong. todsy lying
q her couch, her hand 1t this moment on
Innes head, which was buried sgsinst the
ois while Anne sobbed
Bot is's mine, msmms, don't you sss -
70 mine. for my work won the scholsr
hip. Or course-I know w-you think l
ID wrong and oil that bat thst's not
he point, 1t wasn't lor morals or deport
rent il was for English --snd i.s mine
earned it,
Earned il. Annei There wss pain 10 The
one OF the Questioning,
Bot Anpe did not notice il. For the
redis OF the scholarship. Mstilds owes il
, Doctor Gray to tell III for nothing else.
owe it TO him 1T she doesn't spsak,
Iother
Why, you, dear, will not. Don't you
sei Be honest TO yourself, my child.
our punishment is silence. In confss
on now. Anne, lies only self interest.
Mslilde had l,ushed hystericsIly. IN
She had seiz,d Anne after
,bool. 10 the clcsk room, end could only |
peak 10 snsohes for laughter. It's the
,nniest - situation l ever dfesmed OF.
nne, II only We could tell 1.-THE joke
10 o.bsrsl 1.-The deepsir OF the faculty
IL don't want IL. I's honors thrust
pom me. I'll be buying me . cap and
own some day, Anne.
There v0 10 comprehension Of the bit
rbe,s to Anne. Bat then Aune bad to
'msmber that che bsd made light of
less very things With NJ tide. How.
len. could Mstilde know, As for the
lseness Of the situation. tbst, to Mstilde,
- plsinly the funniest thing OF sll.
Bot BY Monday Matilde bad chspsed.
be looked sctoss the scboolroom several
mes wstfnlly toward Anne Al recess
10 drew aside. sid told ber that Doctor
rsy hsd met her .her on Friday, snd
I'd iniormsd him sbou. The scholarship
siore Ms.ilde re.cbed home
And = and -you vou't believe What IT
cant to father, Annel
Mailds's eyss left Aune's 10 enb,rrsss
ent; sbe we one 10 hide emotions and
sepsr feelings.
He-rsps-he kissed mo on the fore
,sd-tsice. Psps think OF i'll
W" Mstilde pretending 10 lsneh
roueh tesrsf
Hs = b. ssid be hsd beer mistsksn about
.; II hs3 been bis nnhsppinsss 10 think