The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-03-12

sua isbtins sboat teused oil bic eere
asss, srd siih . load bellos be fairly a''
for Macy.
Altar RAINING . short disisnss, and ih
tAad Of The balls hoois eoniss sssrsi sr'
sssrsr. Matsi knsv be coald psvsr tsscl
ths ssle. 90 dropping ,bs tsblselosh. b.
scrambled over the stoss veil joel sh q
Pls,o uo apos him,
He dropped 90 ths Other Has. bui son'
thins slss Tell too. There sss isint cry
ssd tssn i, us very siill save for ib'
heavy bis.tbiua OF the bull - he trsmpled
ssd tore the tsblsclo,h into ribbsna Hs'
ing vented bis vr,ih on THE article, b,
sslloped down The iosd and us, soon oul
Of sish.,
Presently Mia Elr,s head appeared
above the vslI on the opposite side OF the
road. Hos qaist II vO. The boil bad dis
sppssred and where vas Musyi 10 fear
and trembling she rsssiaed the road and
walked aiokly towards The house.
Shs passed The reusius Of the table
cleth. Sooh . pity The diamond pat
tern bad bsen her pride snd Joy: but then
It mis- b, have bren me. she thought. and
vent op,
Through the house sod barn tbe vent,
ealing 'Mussy. MuSsy. sud her heart
bssi faster and faster, Tor she did not hesr
the familiar "I'me . comm, Missnliz,."
Then IL occurred to her that the table
cloth had been very nesr the stone wall.
ssd she ran down to where 1t lay and look
Cd over
There 10y Mugsy. bis eyes closed and .
heavy stone on one loot.
Mics Eliza pulled several OF the stones
from the vail 80 she could step over. and
lifted of the heavy one that Icy on Mug
eye foot.
She ssusht him 10 her arms and kissed
him sasiu and sssin. and rubbed bis
hands and called bis name.
Mussy opened bis eyes and said faint
w.
l'm comiu'
Ai,s Eliza rolled up her apron and
put |! under Mussys head and then
hsslened back to the house. where she
put tso OF her best down pillows into
the wheelbsrros and returning to Mugsy
lifted him gently 10 and started for the
house,
When she reached the gate she ssw 81
les Perkins coming up the road. leading
bis bull by stout ohsin sttsched to
ring in his nose,
We'll. nevdr va, go glad to sss you,
Sile Perking. You jist bitch that eritter
o youru to that upple tree, 90 hiIch him
strong. bsrnsss up old Peg, and go for
WskeHsli, That beast has most
killed ny boy.
Y,ur boy Well. | swsn.
Yss, my boy, don't stsnd there sskiug
foolish questions. don't know but he'll
die.
Farmer Psrklns msekly obeyed = most
svery body did when Mise EiH command
cd,
hiss Bomers laid Massy on his sofa
10 the kitchen. sod made him % 90 N
Portable "a possible.
Soon she hssrd Farmer Pe,kins' Whos,
Peg and Doctor Wakefield hurried 10.
Well, Muesy. what's the trouble' Oh,
see. there, steady nov, ssii the doctor,
- be Ont oG the boot snd stocking.
Hamph, We must have : little ether, l
2usss, now at take long breath,
'hatI The boy, sgsin. once more.
A. Augsy lost consciousness; Doctor
Wakefield turned to Miss Eiz, and
ysid.
LIS pretty bad, but there's only one
Imsll bone broken. Hs will be round
'pry ~ ever 10 . few weeks.
The Doctor stayed until Mussy beesn
10 recover from the eAsct. OF the ether,
md then Miss Eliza kuelt by the side OF
he soia aud ssid
How did you come 10 think OF the
'sble cloth. Mus'yf
he stole one srm sronnd Miss Eiza's
neck and ssid:
l knowsd yer wsro't much on rsciu'
In- n-sn-I liked yer, jast like "a girl.
Ols So odsy morning six months after.
Miss Eliza stood Ut the iolt 10 ths little
'iIlsee church With . boy about eight
Iesn old. whom the minister baptized
Joseph Henry Somer,