The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-04-28


erybady sasw thar, from the tefab womst
Who Invariably did him cut Of susdiy dol
lars ~heu there wks 40 extra cold spell ]
uinlsr or particularly usheaiihy spell !
scmmsr, to the Chisf himself, who slwsy
sao s.a him tbs latest plcsares Of bis osl
ana 4 q ok and lsi F,os.ie, the smallest, q
10 the big ou'er filee to Miss "her Psxie'
whenever che came dawntosp to Wilt,
Al The same ,Imo PaIley aohorred wo
men md irssrd d lhst he would never mar
nv. People sad Il was too bsd, for Psrley
TN ade good, comfortable salary, Was wei
enough 10 look st, ard |. steady chap al
oae would care 10 meet. Paxley himself
always d, olsrtd that be was q & TO de
vote himself 20 an orphan asylum, and &C.
tuslly haunted two or three until scared on
from each by a success IN OF wiy aud de-
slsnlng Iurses, who made his life burden,
Then be fell back on newsboys and stray
acqaaintsncts OF the parks and street cars,
unlil one morhing be electric d the Office
wi the news that he bad acquired a
baby.
really suppose ought 10 feel mourn.
ful, said he, az he explained mstters to the
Interested tu besildered crowd that gath
cred about him; but I'm not--I'm gletfal!
You see us this way. The baby's my cou'
sin's. You remember, ma, be. that had a
cousin who died last spfiBsY Well, this
kid was only sbou, month old at the time.
Nov, eight months later, the mother dies,
too. She had no parents, My cousin hadn't
any. There's 10 one for that blessed
baby to fall back on but me And I've
got him
jenkins, who had been walking the q ,or
good part Of he night with the latest
born, was heard to grumble something
about fools attempting what angels well
might dread, but nobody ever paid much
attention TO jenkins any how, aud they all
jubilsted with Paxley.
Paxley went systematically to work to
enjoy bis new blessing.
He left his comfortable bachelor apart
ments, where he had been enseonced for
years, and set up small house In the sub
urbs because he said that city air WAS bad
for children.
He imported an sgsd relative Of the fem.
nine persuasion to look after the baby,
and hired waiter with whom he had
grown familiar at his restaurant, to 60 out
aud do the cooking and fire. e.buiding.
Most Of the peoplein the office felt rath-
er sorry for Pdxley, spite Of his evident
Joy. But he bore the hurried rush for his
cars, the long rides, and the lack
Df many Of his old amusements with
smile, aud, II he miaded, he never told. In
some ways Paxley was hero.
Whentte baby first arrived upon the
,ceue he bad remarked to bis cronies, In
.ide the Office and out Of II, that as soon as
he youngster became interesting they
,bould come cut.
know very well, he said to each Of
hem 10 turn, know very well that child
II ten months is uninerestiDg to the mi
ty Of men. Really. don't wonder much.
But this one is very bright little chap
,ery bright--and in few months more,
sy In August at any rate, he'll be well
worth price Of admission.
II was jenkins who first noticed the
,hapge In Paxley. jenkins was too busy,
10Th at home and at work to see mucn Of
he other fellows, SO when he did happen
o wake up and look at them he was the
more apt to notice slight changes. And In
|uly he announced that Paxley was look
ng tired. When jenkins spoke OF II, the
est realized that 1t was true.
Idon't think very much OF that kid Of
ours, Pax, announced Haynes one day,
ith sounding thwack on Psxley's shoul-
Ter He can't be very bright
Paxley, red as a turkey gobbler, wheeled
ound, and nearly knocked Haines down
efJre that sstonshed gentleman could I
onclude, ,--or he'd be more saving OF the
trength Of his Rusrd an angel.
When Pdxey heard that he cslmed down
nd apoloaiz.d to HaiDes, and took the
'hole crowd out to dinner. The boys told ,
I'm his outlandlsh nervousness vas only I
nother proof that he was WORKOUT and /
eeded rest. PAxley said he guessed they 6
Iere jolly near riahf, and the NJ 1t day he '
sked for his vacation. He got II In Aug
It and went away. But every one grosned I
hen they heard that he had not gone to a
ie country but TO New York, and that he !
ad taken the ancient relative ID the baby b
ong with him. II
Most foolish thing ever heard OF!
ormtd Haines one hight. as crowd Of II
keys friends hung about the cool club 0
orary.
or all things, to take Kid along on b
,ur vacation, Ard then, TO 10 to q hot.
city what'd you e, him do II
Z DJcs
Dat DR. Donald Macarthur, Paxs cbum s
Z twenty years, snd family physician for sl
ven months, only shook his head. s,
D0n't ask me, he remarked brokenly, as
ste ice cream from the bottom Of a tall Il
ol gla.s, the movements Of Psxlsy ard b
'ung James Chesterfield Brsdsn are quite Il
20 d my authority, but tell you what, r,
d the dceior rose aud stared scross the
bic At the rest impres.iveiy, Pax knows T
r.eSly what he's about. D1l't NEEDLE. pl
nd be stalked away. a
Well. spulter.d Hsines when be had re-
ined hia faculties, Ike that. Tfests "
endly interest SIS an iDsul', docs b. Z And ei
y himself nearly knocked me down when
TO name bis blasted youngster. 81
don't care what becomes ofeither OF 'em
roysr ak aksia--not Ill hear they're
ming down i.h complication OF babo. =
: pisgue and messles
When Psxisy csme bscF, Il WAS easy to 10
{ that the vacation had lone him not the Ia
lsi particle Of good. He WAS lot only es
td-he vas itin, a d there was some c,