The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-03-03

Aaoihef hopr passed. spi TOE p.tr
Looked 10. 40 boar later u vas fall dsy
snd The erosd tsd resssenblei. Th
morning wore on 10 noon, snd tsc ihronl
seri home 10 dinner and The sissis; ba
tot ase hours B,rring bed rot chsneeS
biz position.
All feeling seemed sons from tho knes
that pressed assipss the bamboo a ,os ops
elbow resssd on The bed. snd the big
strong hsnd supported The ebili's bach
end h'si. The other hand. With tve
fingers ou.stretchtd. held up ,he lille
chin. Esery muscle sobsd silh tbe siia,n
OF The posture. every nerve wss ten,s With
psin, bot the baby yes bfes,hine q iis,iy,
although family. and Tor On hour nov
those b!us shadows bsa ceased to play
sbou, the wee mouth.
Squst'ed on biz heels by the door. Pablo
ss'cbed. oaes or tsioe L,ciia had offered
oocoon'- nilk 10 the tvo neo. bat Pablo
reiused |, end Phil dared no, risk dtink
ing. ois ioslsnts relaxation OF his lsnse
muscles would have msds !, impossible
10 resume the sirsio. He spoke only 10 10
dicate 10 Llcits when abe should give the
remedies he had prepared.
Al t~o O'clock tho baby stirred little,
Follovias 'hs, iudi,stion. Phil chspged
its posi'ioD. ever 90 slightly. As be did
so, singing p,irs rem slons his nerves,
and the sweat dropped from hs nose, bic
chic. bis hair,
Bot the child vas msniiestly better.
There was fsiot line oi color 1 the little
mouth, end the breathing vas reg ular spd
easy,
Ey ind aiiei in,l des rees Phil losered
his hsads until the lit,le thing lay back
90 the pillow 10 9 natural sleep.
Then Barring wss conscious that The
padre aud the presidente we're sssiu 10
the ro,m. Pablo had crspt to The bedside
TO esss st the sleeping child. and Phil
becime aware thst the cnmbsriog weight
which be wa trying to shske from bis feet
was Lucisas sobbins form.
He sank iaeitly i,to blnboo chair,
and because che did not know what else 10
do. and vas frightened slmost 10 deslh By
his looks. Lacis brought the bottle OF
baby food snd pressed II TO his lips. Hs
pushed II away, snd sirelohiog his length
upon sleeping pallet on the A,or 10 q
corner. fell fast asleep.
For two days he cared for the bsby,
until the little one was we'll enough TO de
velop suoh temper - only . mothers
patience could put mp With; hen be knew
be might safely lesve L1cits 10 charge.
and he came only twice day 10 see that
oil went we'll.
Two days before steamer day he reop
ened The school. sud every child on the
roll answered 10 its name. That site rnoop
rode over.
Ny youngsters oil came back TO school
four days ago, be ssii. aud l don't yet
understand the business; bat l believe
that was ell hVous-pocns sbon, the rice
harvest,
Phil laughed. The baby bad been mend |
ing Tor jast 6ve days Then be told the |
whole story to Htrrison, Who sst and blink
ID nightly during the recital
Bot, be gsspsd. st the end, you might
have been killed Suppose the bsby had
diedl How did you dsrei
Suppose l hadn't dsred2 vss Pills 70
ioinder. Do you imssins that I, or you.
or any other Americin tescher. would |
aver have got out OF this neck Of woods
,live7 And what would have happened to
public instruction 10 Occidental Nssrosi
Mind you, be added. ss Harrison wss
mounting to ride away, don't you ever
et Mrs. Barring hesr . word Of thisI-
Youths Companion.