The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-20

liGht pinbtsh piscs oi bso ~ the stiir'
thsis fsr B,bbis.
Mrs Clsv.op ssIAsd sith long strides
threash the yesns orchard When shs
came 10 The bsnh. where The ioo,ps,b d
seendsd pecipits,sly 10 tbe creek. sbs
stopped. ioolips up. dose. scrcss. Toe
vs,er dashed. tosnios, iron snone ton
blsd m sss Of boaIdefa
Sse vent doun sbs ps'h. brushing
against tbs willosa Al The cpeoins.
vbers ths The basbes hsd bsep cut svsy,
she could see the bend. The vs.sr ran
ssiisly sroand tbe ios. opposite bank.
broke il,o . stretch Of little me,sIlic.lihe
wsvta oses there The iron, might be
eau sbi by The hundred 10 % hoor or tvo.
Mrs Classoo ,isoosht sbs beard iousb.
shrill sud hsppy, sbove the bubblins snd
chatter and rosr Of The creek.
Then she sss . yoaDs girl .hrow np .
line. on which dspelsd frantic 6sh. Near
BY be, con stood. bic hands 10 bic peck
ets. lsuahius
Mary Longs fiti
The s.me golden hair, the same vivid
colorina 10 the cheeks snd lips. the same
dsrk. luminons eyes
Bobbis wss nov tearing the nih oi1 the
book no, tskins his ess'. which she
knes ww tender. from the isoe Of Mary
Longs sirl.
Mrs Clswsou watched the young girl %
she scrsm bled onto the bank. trying 10
ostoh The writbips snd isspios front. She
noted the colt, pretty outlines Of tbe girls
figure ss she svayed forward to throw the
hsh out into the middle Of the stream.
She saw The coauery Of Mi. Looss de
mure return to her cons side. the chsl
Isnse in hsr elsuc, up to his. Bat vhen
be put bis arms sround her she turned dc
and stamped a;mly mp the path.
Mr. and Mu OIswson sss on the back
porch. Il wss growing dsrk. Mount
was mere blur sssiDst the
dusky sky; the eptsspoe TO the little srbor,
over which the wild bop vine rio.ed. vas
fading Toto the general dimuees.
For bali % hour no word he bssn spok
en. Az last Ciswson, sommonins up cour
sge. ssid: l didn't think you'd let him
cit 90 fer, mother, ss 10 be op stai's there
alone psSkin bis things.
l iidnt know yea ever did any tbinkin
on sny suhj OF, hi Olsvson. she replied.
A tesr, OF which she took no notice. cours
ID its way down her thin cheek.
Silence rtisned for several minutes.
Then Mrs Clavson ssid. 10 sad monotons:
Guess you'd better bitch up The buck
board now IL slssys takes you 90 long TO
10 any thing. The stage starts from Longs
Il eight O'Clock; it's sbou. seven nov.
Mother. Olswson said, you sin't surely
,oin to let our boy 60 swsy without Us
supper
She answered bis impertinence With .
tony stare.
You jss. hisoh up nov. HI I'll cook
Iou bite after after he some time TO
tight.
To be misunderstood always % ads Olsv
100 Hiucb. embarrassed ss from blow. He
ose slowly, moving eff the porch with on
certain step.
Tears begsn 10 rain down Mrs Ciswson's
zoe.
Presently she heard her son coming
lown the STAIRS Her attention followed
'is step % be strobe into the parlor. then
rossed the hall 10 the spare room. Her
'sarl's pulse began TO quicken % be came.
toxsrds the door st her 81
,ow. The door opened With jerk, scrap
ns over the 1o9r noisiIy.
Har son sprapg past her 10 the edge Of
be porch. where she oTouched down. bnc
Dr. her head sesinst small. upright post.
Mother. be said, I'm going svsy. Bot
IN not going swsy spsry. love Hattie
.,ng. l can't sssy where there's 30 much
it.eruess sesinst my future wiis's folks.
Mrs Clsvson muttered, - Tito herself:
u oil the people 10 the worldl An fer us.
, . state thousand miles long, TO set oor
,lvss right down next to emI Ga . piece
mortssged property, tool Never caring
.hips about us. until they needed our
sfer water
Shs shifted contemptuously. then fell 10
, . brooding silence.
The sound OF wheels presently reached
re Olawson's acute ears. She noted the
'ssins noise % the wheels scraped along
Ier the broken stone. and she recslled
~ her son. only yesterday. hsd spept the .
ornins g ling 10 the rats nesr the broken .
mbsd pear tree.
Mrs CIawson's hands we're 10y; ber body :
ivered With the cold.
Her son scrambled to bis feet He csme 3
ID laid . strong hsnd on her shoulder. q
Remember. mother, l doa's bssr any Ill .
m.
She caught hold Of bis hsnd. She cried
i 10 broken tones: Don't 20 Oh tonishts o
sge. Bobbis, o., B,bbie. msbbe your Q
other bio learn TO ssallow ber bard feel =
4.
Mrs Clswson set the lighted lantern 20 y
. the tall pines, where the irrigsting p
lob insde its sbfupt turo. o
With . lons.hsndled hoe she quickly b
rsped . shallow cbsnnrl through the b
,sdy ground dividing the water and her
Ia bor's empty trench. o.
rten che bent d III over tbs stones btr 81
sbspd he'd ps.chsd into the wall 10 the Il
,rnidg. Oae Of the stones stood up o.
ss and angular sbove the othen. Mrs q
.vson tusgsd st II With sskvsrJ, oct e
.frheA ayms Al Last ehe euece ed "a in 81