The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-11-19
Mary Biakc's Awakening.

= q. Oak Park, where che had lived NOR,
y years than she bad fingers on both hands
% aud she ~ss ~ uch sn inteefsl iorce o
that family % the head OF II. Mr.. Muuson
. The one | o2e Of these good people wsI
Q thst Mary Blake would never either resier
Q or die. 0,e born OF the delemms vonld
A have been % tetions ~ the other.
Mary Blshe -she vas called by her foil
4 name 10 distinguish her from Mary Nun
D SOD, the daughter Of the family -vss ~
r mach sttsched 10 the people she had lived
With go many years % II vas possible for
, those who ere neither kilh por hin TO their
, employers, and she vss perfectly Satisfied
/ With her place and po i,iop. With no fool
ish ideas about "cultnfe" or ''sspirstions" 4"
after the upreschsble She vas. however.
mo 'ei domestic, cook thst would pot
10 shame the greatest chef 10 the country
With her well-seasoned dishes.sn excellent
lsuudress. and when there was sickness .
capable nurse Added TO tbeee rsre qusli
ties wss honesty and fairly good temper.
A little stoiid; perhaps, bat fond Of her
own way. which wss such good one tbst
II nee led DO interference. This wss the
aggregate OF Mary Blske's virtures and the
Monsons depended on her to such % ex
tent that ii really seemed 90 II auy mem
Der OF the family could have been spared
with lsss friction to i,s running gear.
Ole morning in the llth year OF her
reign -Mry Blske csms to srisi. She
went ont the back way with . pitcher 10
her hand. walked block or two, on 90
errsnd to q neis hboriug grocery store. and
on returning. fell on piece Of defective
sidewslk, where she ley helpless, dszsd
aud badly hnr'. She wss taken to hospi
tel by order OF = physician, where . ser
ious dislocstion OF the bip was reduced
BY the surgeons. snd she Was LAID on
white cot in . private ward, where the
Munsons visited hsr every day and held
them selves responsible for oil her expep
ses.
II troubled them much TO see their faith
ful domestic suffer. bat under their grief
lurked the hope thai Mary Blake was not
perm snently Injured bot would return to
them. and they did every thing 10 their
power 10 make her oonvslescencs speedy
oue.
Tben great scheme entered Mr.. Nun
sons hesd. he feared thst they hsd never
appre cistsd the services OF this excellent
domestic. and be nursed and iondled snd
mstursd that scheme until st the end Of
six weeks Mary Blake walked 10 upon
them. She looked white and limped slight
". but after she had taken Of her things
and given one look sroand the kitchen the
girl who bsd supplied her place said she
was resdy to leave, snd the cat retired un
der the stove.
Then Mr. Manson uniolded bis scheme
He sent for Msry Blake when seated at the
table with the family.
How ere you cling ro~f be ssked, con
sider.tely.
I'm oil right, sir. she answered briefly,
not being given to many words.
Oo, DO, not oil right. You limp little
,et
Bat !. don't burt bit. In ss rish. % q
II ever be. y
That's IL. Mary. ssid Mr. Manson. you
will never sgsip be we'll; fon've received .
hook that you will never get over. Yoo y
sill slssys bs lsme and feel the fl ,cis Of >
be fell
Ifyou're meanin' that l cant do my
york or earn my vsses just ssy so an' III '
,e lesvin' 81 once't. end Mary Bsks Rsvr -
Ter little snort Of defiance that sngsested =
emper.
IL hss cost yon, contionsd Mr.. Manson,
II the money you bad saved up for hes
,itsl expenses snd do,,ors bills -snppos 81
og you had to pay 1t -snd YES . loss TO 81
10 let me see at least 80 day. cl
An worth the like Of tbsti ssked the u
ir', With look Of surprise. Ia
Oa. those ere imaginary figures. ssid th
II Munsop, vho sew be hsd made mis- le
he Now. Msry. sm . lawyer, and th
ivise yon TO 'us the town for dsmsees. ] q
III crna9ct Yn1r o..e. snd there will be VI
y 'gaHbi ia seitiae se1ug sum oi money ti
Dot viii keep you 10 Jour old sse without
II will be . long time 10 then, to
OF the money will drew interest, end it's th
ply far thai Jon should bsve your rights ri
Then Mr. Munson explained thst The sh
,sn owned tbst particular piece OF eide ss
alb, that II was defsc'ive. causing the th
n: thst be had secured sevsrsl witnesses oh
ho ssv her fsll. snd that bis osn family 10
ooId 20 into court snd swear 10 the large
III OF hosp,tsl expenses sbd the vslue OF I'll
sf services.
I, took Mary Blake long tins TO get hi
q | les into her bead bat once there u
,ok complete possession OF ttr. and the
siti had 10 be recsllsd TO sssis, th,
the ho1sesoft. and the Kitchen bscsus bi,
70 ,ns OF vrsnslios s1d difo1ntebt. Msry 10
lsks sss dsspo,is smoog her Own olsss do
people. and no wonder ste iound 20 ote
bo conid carry DOT her plan oi soik % W
should be Gooe. sDd With . Issenit 70
la the city on Der hands che sss Dot s1, %
'cssd 10 do Eore than keep . supervision
stIsln ed
Layer Mapson son the cs,e. Eis siis
a dsnstters we're 10 the witoess boI. ID,
here lbs city stiorsey b.dssrsd them 90 bis
they we're frantic With rsge. Tie pre- sni
Ting iadse made eyes n pretty Msry tbs
unsor, csusIns her TO blnsh dis,ressiai
Masv RlSks vss sa afyai and staliH AZ ph