The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-05-15
roR TOMS SAKE.

On. Ississ The tvo Old vensn kniited
1, he'd bern 90 long siess sithsr bed spsi
% thsi The lsst veres seemed ilts din
mesofies OF some i.f dis,sst pat whst
lsrths whippIs bfoashi hrr chair 10 I
saddsn s,op. the NOV, meet bsd sonsIhiol
s.srtiins 10 u. She leaned iorssrd in
pftssissi,. hr rousd hDnd f.os ssttliss
is,o hs.v, Here Of ds,~,missiiss.
ls's bofne 10 me 10 oy somstbins 10
yea. Mary. shs btssn. I've set on. Ia
DO u pors'n ones. ~ then I've bschsd
ont Ito iest shat sssry bodys ssyin
hope you sou's Icy IL up sssipH me II !
tell yoo shsts Tor your osu good. lis
four years nov since Ten ven, svsy. End
three sincs be sw married. % be sin's
never c,ms home though he tnoss yss .
lootin Tor hin Isusss there sin', been :
loistt since be ss married that you sioi
lis up The bsst room 90 opened The front
door ~ II you thoushi he sod ths' citi
vile Of bis might come valkio up any
minais' Sometimes l got fairly rasin
ovsr IL. All this time you've been s-u.tcb
10 % usitio. 90 yoa hsvs never Get ty0
on hin nor bic vile nor baby. Nos |
tell you What II IL: I'd jet msks pp my
mind II l VS. you 10 lei IL 90. Tsin't
night for . proisssor TO wear bsrseli ont so.
She stopped short. st,riuG st bsr
friend. Tbs little old woman bsd risen to
bsr feet. trembling With sxcitemsnL We
have been neishbors thirty yssrs. N.r
tbs Wbipple, she said, bat IL you cay 30
other word III never forgive yoo - long
- iiva Isusss you bad b,ttsr 20. !
snsss II you'd be ssisr 90. 90 besidss, l
have got considerable 10 do tonight
didn't tell you before. bat sm soin down
TO Toms tomorrow.
Miss Msrtbs hsd rises With . tragic 10
disnsiiop, bn. the news vas too much for
her She turned back 10 undiss used
amsz,msnt
For the Ispd's sake. Why diint you say
cor she exclaimed. Osn't / help you get
rssdyf How long do you oslou'sts TO
sisyi
/ oslculais III be gone sbout week.
Being the spring OF the yosr, | cannot
stsy longer, for there 10 the garden to ses
TO. Isin't got much to do to get resdy.
II you woul feed tho Get once . day
twonldn't do no good to bring him over;
hs wouldn't stay i bat I'll leave saucer 90
the bsck porch, 90 you osn pu, bis milk
there.
l will certain, answered Miss Msrths.
Sbs had gate forgotten her resent
ment in the keen relish Of the nsvs The
sssiog circle would meet the next dsy.
She looked back when abe rssohed the
doorway and bsds her neishbor good
night.
Good night. the elder woman answered.
Her voice bad q curious. hall ireishtsned
tone 10 il. aud her eyes we're full OF dismsy.
She give . Sigh Of relief aud shut ths
door, then she looked around her, and ths
look wss that Of IN exile about to leave
home forever.
dunno What msde me say ii, she cried.
| said II before ! thought. On nov I've
got TO 60. An don't know how can
either. With things oil starting to bloom 90
pretty. Ao Tom might oone too. Sup
posin ~ should psss ssoh other, sn be
come while an gone. Bot l have 20. to
Co. Folks shsns say any sush things
sbout Tom. ~ il Tom voaldnt bs glad to
see bic motbsrl
When moroing oame, she made hsrssli
: cup OF tss before going carefully over
the houss for the last time. Then sho
3rssked her vsliss out on The doorstep
snd locked The front door behind her.
When The stage came she wslksd ,tesdi
ly down the psth between the dshodils.
5as looked strsisht shssd. but her old
lace wss voikiog pitiiuliy. End the yellow
blossoms seemed TO dsnce like Pickering
light before ber eyes.
The day VS. olese spd sultiy, % snssa
sonsbls oos for spring. The old womss
sst bolt upright beside bsr vslise. hoidiss
her tick., 10 her hand. AZ they leit the
fresh cir Of tho hill The heat became
worse She Grew faint, and . terrible ,
issr began 10 creep over her tibet she
soold never roach the city.
A. they nssrsd the city the trsiu began I
to bs crowded. Presently . lady stopped
beside ber end tked II The sest vss On {
ssged. Sbs did not understand the
. rsse; bat. obeyins sudden instinct Tor
compsnionsbip, shs moved her vsli'e.
Yao osn SET here II 700 want 10, she
.sid The osr't real iuli nov.
The lady Thanked her aud took The seat.
She YES evidently u'sd 10 ,rsvslins. The
old soman looked st her visiiully. Poe Z
satly shs leaned over end iouobsd hsr.
Is-is Bos.on very big shs ssted timid I
y.
Tbsisdy slsncsd .. her eonpsDiou With
. quick emile that chsnssd - shs sss The
sorried old face.
II is pretty bis. che replied gently. Are I
,oa going thefsf
The old sonss smiled up st hsr ssssr I
y Yes. she ssi5. l tbousbi would 20
Y q see my boy Tom be usrriss, On have L
ns seen hin Tor four yssrs I sipt even
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