The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-11-26

( prpk. spi tftmiptd ~ cFihesify Tor u
boodredth time. Llies nesr vsss be
81 cotton not yet bound 10 lie bassin
To iesr c q . ben iful et the assce sss Il
sorh Of % i1siatt He hsd lnst Of
match. which be bsd begged IRON u
cook. fsllirg ppob bic kpees std ben
ips ovtr. be struck his match snd tous
cd /, 10 ihe . ~rk. which isoited snd glo
ed rsdiy. He wrapped II 10 ball Of o
toe aud thrust j, ipto h,s pocket.
4 ninut, sitsrssrd be iuseit that |
sonId feel the warmth. sni sss sifsid 10,
ihe hre would barn through sod soo'e
bis .kin. He took out The cotton. nnsr.
ped II. blew OF the punt, y. pleased I
Gee the red GLOW spread, end snppsi
up sssin. Five minutes later tbi, wss Z
pested.
The boy hung round Gssree Wsshin
ton Tor minute or tso, hoping ttst ,b
nssro would SEX him hos be YES seitin
on viih the pnns; bat Gsores ss bos
With hi. wood and sii pothioe. he 10 j
cd sbnat him Tor Peyev !. ! did 20, 90
her. and uss happy 10 escspe watching
Tnsn be saader into the Clubhouse
The lio, room slwsys attracted the boy
de- had oitsu ttoo3 un'i, the q sece bnriet
hia slmo,t TO ihe chin. then rushsd ou
with il ciogipg 10 every thread OF BIZ
clotbioR. giving sonsbodr . hsli-hour''
work 10 bsu,hioe II a
The eo1t Of this room stool tj,r u
Taomss j Il irson went into the building
Toe lint bad just been taken ont BY twe
negroes snd pm. into the p ess, where IL
would be msshed into . cotton bale lie
slipped 10 turriedly. Already the feecy
stufi vas foot deep on the door and wss
pouring from the saws he stood for q
minute, watching the mass Of tbs fafI
grow, bis ears filled With the hum.
Then hi. light hsad felt ho', aud be
look ont bis ht I1nk 10 examiio H..
Hs unrollei the cotton carefully end saw
,nly . blsck cher insids Hs blew upon
1 huniedly, s.apdius alone With bent
head Pnd eager face, 9 childish figure
within sn inch Of horrible death. unoon
cious. Az tbst moment Peggy entered
be slr -house and rsu to~srd the lint room
bin we'll enough TO know that h,
vas on forbidden sround. There wss .
isl-smiIe 90 her lips, bnt she intended to
,ull him GU by the collar and take him
o her brother Tor sentence
Ahead Of PeegY sr-d alrs A ,sbed and
sas followed by q terrible scream. She
ssped TO ths door aud saw the interior
0 sWirlipg fame Luckily Thomn JEFF u
on stood q yard away from the deepest
nt, bnt tbi, seemed OF little moment
hen oil the room WAS . msss OF flfe. His
lscksnsd hands we're st bis eyes; bis thin
hirt had been shriveled from him. He
lrned 10 escspr, still screaming, tnsn
,rohed for yard on Ii, face. Over him
pread tbe fams.
For one Instant the gill, little more than
hid herself. hesitsted BY the door. 10
,st instant che tore from her wsist .
esvy checked apron. threw II ovtr her
cad held its fol js 10 her nostrils with one |
and, snd sprspg 10.
The body OF the boy vas le,s than three
.rds swsy, and sl.hough che Vas blinded
,e rescbed il. STOPPING. she srssped him
I'd dragged him back. She fell % she
,ssioed the door. bat fell outward. The
ot.om OF her skirt wss on Are, snd one
Zoe VS. bliatered and broken.
She. TOO, had screamed unooDsciously
hen .he FIRE bu,ss ont. and twenty negroes
ere 10 the room, Most Of them bad seen
10 Ores and knew what 10 do. They
rev . heavy cloth round her and the boy
ID carried them swiitly Toto the open
{.
Thay we're aware i1stsntly that nothing
mid save the boildins. and while two or
rec Of ,hs women stopped over the
orcbed pair. tbe men set 10 work rolling
70 cotton bsles out OF bsrm's way. With
FIVE minutes the a mes bad burst
rough tbe roof; tseD'y minutes after
,rd only smoking ssbes showed where
"a ein.honse had stood.
Peggy snd Thomas Jtiersop had been
ken to the Dare dwelling BY their broth
The giil's hands we're slightly so,rred
d her b,ir hinged. bat she Vas not iDjur
seriously. Not uindins Der pain, che
Ing over the child. wespins and blaming
rseli for having permitted him 10 60 on,
her eight.
II lens your f.ul', Andrew Jscksop,
uior, said. With his srms sbou, her No
dy. could keep mp With T. j.
T. J. here opened his eyes. S:snge 10 |
:, he vss not 90 much burned % bis Sic |
!. He hsd protected bis isce when the
II A,sh osme, bad fallen, and the fire
,m the lint bad gone over him. The /
cks OF his hands we're Redeemed, there ,
70 red msrks on bic srms left by the
riveled shirt, snd his upright hair vas {
zz ed 10 front. bnt thss Sas oil Lying I
bis mothers arms. prszied frnvr
nhlsi hi' dirty torches s be endesvor q
TO rtn,i, hts ssdi red ss1ses. =
T.s /. ny pnok bIosed upi be ssked. /,
,shins blew 90. little nsb ai. brother 4
Iwered. The Gin house caught hte 10 a
ne ssy. snd Peggy get you out iost in
be. .
lIihousb s,il dss,d. Tnoms JtHsuop
20 better thau that. h
L ss my pupt blosed up. be ssid. q
,itively. ! biosed |, and |, bloved
Issey. when be bad been pui 10 bed and
u there BY threats Of dire ponishment a