The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-02-12
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t,ps. ad D9nlsy sai b. boys t1tot
their l0s-is.ns honessrd is'o the ns'
cot ROAD silA sses OF ntisisctioo.
in hussry enoa 10 ss' . male, Ior
eesrted. svoi3its . jtep rat Il
BE- sisd vhsn the los. st' 10. Wendsr
d,a ever gst. titesf H. re'ef lsn on
Bee, .lopsr OF speech aud mosensni
scarcely sisneed from bis bor es pecs
Yss, he sets tired be snssefsd, pns 'ptly
Hs's not lron.
I-sh Rsbe eusd lt. Tor toeis'y sn'
nors for us boy,l Tom sruubled. Dil
Ter .. sbominsbltl | sues ,be don'
tnou hos bscon .nd cold boiled potsto.
hs,s IRON dinu.r pal. Sae tbihh
she's oil rishi; maybe sbe 10; bot hom'
isb't liz not shsl II so shen ms 80
tere.
His voice reached farther than hs kuov
Doulsy. on toe leader, turned aud gave I
bsckvsrd. tombr look 6udder sileIc'
Tell broken onl by the crestir 9 Of chain,
end rattle oi wheels, When they tpok'
sssio II vas sboot the norross sotG
Domley dii no, encour'ss idle convrr'
tisD.
Toms grievance vs to lin sfesl one
The religion OF old d.ys bad been tbs re-
lision OF oomioft. Tue ps"iog OF its
meek disciple wronsb Inevitable ohspges.
There ws more lsmpligbt 10 ths pArlor
nov, more ceiling, more meeting OF bspsv
olsnt societies. These things we're oil
fish,, bot Tom resented the bacon end
cold po,stoss.
Where the road touched tho lsps . dy
ing 6surs eyAded the lead team. and stop
ped, painting, before the boys. sim Of on
der their horses iegt II ws th,heer.
ye,r-old Florence, tue baby.
o Ben. she cried. brsrhlessly, do let
me ride. von't you' Tsssis Birch is o..
our house. They're in the psrlor. prac
ticips E.ster music. They srs sweet IS
lilie,, the songs are. I'm going TO the
services Sunday, aren't you Cans ride,
Bsnf
Ben swops her easily to aplscs behind
bin on the horse, End she clssped him
sbout the waist. smuggling her cold nose
sg g.inet bis back.
wish you'd wear som thing 90 your
bead, be remonstrItsd. It's . wonder you
don't disl Have they go. anything good
to est d homsi
Msckersli disdaipiuliy. Rioe, potstoes,
biscuit aud otfi,e Bread soorched. Bet
ter hurry every things soorchipel
O1, we'll. they re singing Tom snsrled.
[ say. Ben, yon'rs your own man after 10
I'd light outl I'd hunt up Un
cls B,rs don't intend 20 work on he.s
shen my times up. A fellow gets n. ither
o, oney " tbsnks.
Y1a hush upl Florence A.sbsd. Ben
ant going TO stsy with mel l guess
Ihioss aren't burnt. snIiously. Lit yosr
tomorrow, Bsn7
l suess II 10. He Withdrew from her
embrace snd slid hastily to the gronnd.
slosiug the big gate behind bis wagon.
Ran along TO the house nov. Babe. have
10 feed the horsss lps too mortsl cold
Tor you to be out.
III 90 With you, she volunteered. stout
y. Let ne IN help. Yoo aren't eoiog
10 light out. Ben, ere your
Bothsrl Ben roughly brushed her aside
You're the swiollest kid When you get
notiool Rns on TO the house; mssn what
nyl
When Ban used thst tons Florence cess
ID opportunities. She turned disoontsnt
IDLY toward The lighted squars OF the
Iitchen window. She wanted TO be With
Bsu. BE ws bAs idol -Bep, the .sci.urn.
10 iui.ncy it was bic sboulier sbs loved
bet. 10 days OF measles and erocp hs
vss her savior. Nov. ss then, be vas The
no being slt,gether lovely. vithou. spot
" blemish.
Ben made his horses comfortable, thso
vent to the house, which looked inviting
'iser the biting outer cir. Logs we're
'bl,zs 90 the hearth. and tbs table va
isintily spread. Hs seated himself, and
Florence took possession OF bis knee.
Ws'fe going to have preserved pesrs,
he whispered. encourseiusiy. ia sst .
Of II l we're yonl
Al the table her irrepressibility broke
mt sirssb.
Do yon know tom orros Is Benz birth
lsyf sbs demanded
Mr. Dotniey psnsed . moment, fork 10
lsnd. Rene smiled across d her brother.
Tsenty- -one! she exclaimed. Ben vot
NJ III give . dinner In honor OF The
vent. Consider yourselves invited, oil Of
'oui
A. Domley left thu room that evening
10 turned srt ~ to bis elder son. We
'oot york tomorrow, be said. I'm going
o mill. You c.n tnock around.
II vss . lenstby speech for him. and .
II ,cioas one. Bso tel. the compliment
III right, be ssid. In slmo.t his fathers
,sy I'm mol cory.
Tom YES oot 20 reticsnt The promise
u . dsyI rest snd en- oli-,ims dinner
warmed his blood.
Help R:ne clean up, be whispered 10
~ be lighted bis stab Of candle
4 the log. I'n going 10 ssk soms fellows
,oms to diuoer Have soms,hios decent
o est
With the 8nt light Florence shisersd 10
Ter clothes. /, vu Ss,orisy, snd Bsn's
There ss mach 10 do which
0 90, b. done cell.
y, yell sss II done ,hs, by nins o'clock
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