The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-12-24

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\ He hnrriee up the sirei. 10 core bee
pfesruiiy viih sonbss fsoe.
Tbere vas c,t,sin sfafaess In the b
voice ~ be ssked sbruptly. Whsi's u
price oi thu, cov. psrd delivered bsc
where yon got her, iumsdis,ef
Ny uncle considered . moment. the
asked soddeniy, IVES II Timf There W
. nod Of the big head.
Uacle Beu 10 sned 10 me aud sshed IL
thought could lead the COZ back alone
and BY tskipg the Smoky Bottom Stag,
rejoin him 10 too days. thought l coul,
sad said 90, TSen be turned sssiu 10 ID
lmbefnan.
Uacle Bsn IVES shrewd st . bargain 80,
90. much given TO sentiment. ye, com
bow sss rot surprised when be named
price ths, kuew voo.d not nearly reiu
burst him.
Promptly the hand OF Big JArve' ven
into his breast pocket. 10 come out With |
ssd OF bills He counted ont the money
then psnsed suddenly and looked eenly
u my upcie P,rj. be said. earnestly
the critters unth morn that. didn't
LIS oil right. said Uuele Ben.
The lumbermsn handed over the bill,
silently, then be said. She's with more,
but Il understand He thrust ont . hinge
band. Shake, Pardi My uucls shook
cordially.
Singing ont another bill from bis depict
cd wsd lit vas tsenty the big fellow
turned to me. Going back righ. nov,
soni
Righ, now. 1 said.
Up the street. 10 font OF hotel. . mum
ber OF men. great, Swapping fellows, we're
vis,ble. He csught eish, OF them and bis
face brightensd.
Wait q minnts -Tim's old gang. be
said. A moment later be was among them
aud presently more rough hands wen. into
inside pockets,
He came back With little roll OF bills.
Writing few wordsisboiiously on q ecrsp
OF paper. he wrapped il round the ooey,
then looked hard at me- | liked the big
fellow, and met bis look squsrely. he
seemed satisfied.
jerking o huge tb umb 10 the direction
OF Bent Brook. be osid. Tell that little
somsp mp tbsre. lad. that Big Jarve and
the boys sin't forgot Tim: and you take
and tell her. sons that thry sin't going to
forget the wilder snd bsti,s. neither
Thrustips the roll OF bills into my hand,
be gave me a mighty slap on the back and
vas gone.
Procuring long, light rope and tyios
the COW. l Wse soon on tie backward trip
With her. Ih,i never before seen such .
change come over % animal ss came over
that bomesick COW when she reslizsd that
1t last she wss free to take the backward
track. Her head came up. her eyes bright
eped. end ell the fatigue o. the unus1sl
and bistally protested 'urney seemed to
roll ssey, Taking the middle OF the road
she promptly set the pace. l was good
walker. but she kept me busy.
Tbere was 90 driving sbout il. IL wss
simply follow your leader There we're
number Of intersectins crossroads snd var
ious confusing forks. but not once did
The little COW hesitate, Untrriusly che
took the road home; and when We stopped
Tor dinner Was confident that. notsitb
our rather late start. we had &C
hsli the distance.
She ste but little OF the foe Aftermath
wbere tethered her. snd when I came
ous after dinner, She was loving for y
start.
II was . little past rundown when We
approached the little valley where wss the
house. The COW was growing tired, bot
q aickened her pacs here.
As ws spproached The brow OF the bill
there WAS srustliag Of the bushes, and
directly 3 .turdy. yellou.haired youogster
shot ous into the road With hi, hands full
of ~iotergreen. One look. and % Amsz
I'd. joyful expression came over bis face.
Dropping his burden, without . word
he turned snd ran down the bill, end II
aver . pair OF bare brown lsps e ,sbed up
md doop. his did 90 t5st October even
Jog. Waen hall way down the slope be
,sve . yell. followed by others st intervals
,f about rod. A. he eho. Into the yard
caught the words, 'MavseY, mnsvsr,
B'scky's comia'l MuSver. sbe's COMM
1omel
Tnen the whole ismily swsrmed toto the
Tsrd. Iq1ickly slipped the rope from
he little GOV. Sae broke into trot then
nto shsrp esllop. She wssn't tired any
more. With . l,yful Law, she cbsrssd
iovn the bill and straight into the yard,
'nd-welI. never say the likel Rlund
md round she vent IN little short circles,
ossing her hssd, and ouiy stopping TO lick
,sgerIy The arms. pecks aud faces Of the
Ibon'inz crowd ttst svsrned sroond,
,s.r sd nader hsr. And snch sjabilet
Bat vben came up to the little yard
he 'yiol ci.mor quickly cessed and gave
place to frightened shisperinss. while the
'usll faces se,e turned sppeslinely to
nine Ismilsi resssuriogiy and esid II
sss oil right, st vLIch i,y sgsiu retained
o the tsser faces.
st oocs vent up TO the vomsn. wbo
ike the children. bsd wstcbei my sp
preach 10 iurigI appeal, ard delivered
Big Jsve's message. Sse lIsten.d 1t first
~ one who h.li-undefstood. | repested
be nesssge. sbd placed The little roIl 10
Der worn hands.
Opening 10. she ssw the bills. glanced