The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-10-20

her mother had sent TO her friends mothci
| make no further comment, said Aunt 4,
mela, whose face was one vivid comment
\ The friend was al upset stout Il, ar
asked Jeutis " shs wanted 70 60 rish
back ard see whore the bag va, hu, Jcn
nie was lust ~ calm ~ usual,
There's no use In spoiling my day, sh,
said By worrying. feel sure the womai
was honest, and ihe probably took ID,
bag TO the proper place for loa, parcels.
will star, for home one car earlier than
tai Inicrded, ard look up the bag q, th,
station, that's all.
She had lovely day and dldh't keep her
mird oa tbs bag for a minute. when she
got to he station she saw q gteup OF peo.
pie, about 8 dcG,n 10 al, and In the midst
Of them was the very woman she had
left her bag With, and there was the bsg
In her hard
Wei, used as Jennie is to having people
look out for her thlugs, she was stumprd
then. She hurried up to the group and
grssped the woman by the elbow, and said
she:
Oh, | hope you haven't stayed here all
day to hold my bag
The womsn turned around, gave one look
at her, and then turned back to the group
Here she | 4, she said quietly. Here's the
young woman who was comifg back in a
few minutes.
At tina. they sll crowded round Jennie,
and locked at her as II she were natural
cuiSSslty. There was q minister, two old
ladies, slim little girl, young man,
fat woman, three old gentlemen and some
odds d ends.
h,ll your bsg for half al hour a. noon
said the fat woman, reproneaiaily. TIE
lady that gave |. to me Isn't here She
was going on three days visit to her
cousin. Nor the man | gave II to i,h't
here. II, was a plumber, and he gave 1t to
this ebild's mother to hold, said she, point
Ing out the slim little girl. Her mother
coulnd't walt any longer so the child stay
ed on a hall hour or 80, Ill she gave 1t up
to the druggists clerk, and the fat woman
pointed to the young ma1.
All We understood madame, said the min
lister, standing straight ard looking siin,
all any Of us were told WAS that young
woman had lefS the bag for few moments
while she stepped around the corner to do
an errand. Your bag, madame, has pass
ed from hand to hand. should Judge Il
had been In the hands Of no less than thirty
people. myself received II from the hard
Of one Ct my panshloners, and gave II into
the charge Of another at about three oclock
this afternoon. 1t is a strange providence,
sa!d he, that has brought so many Of US
here Just at this time to take our homewaId
cars. hep, my young friend, that this
may be-
Just then, Jennie said, one Of the cflcials
came up ard touched the minister's arm.
You're speaking pretty loud, sir, he said,
~ bub iCePsSpuhJ'
Well, said Aunt Pamela, allowing a wiz
try smile to play over her stern features,
.nne said tie minister looked little put
out at fi:s', and then he laughed, and pret.
ty soon everyone was laughing. Aud then,
when they had had the laugh out, Jennie
held out her hand to zach one OF them In |
turn, and said she;
thank you ever so much, and I'm just
as ashamed as can be that forget the
bag at first, and then that | didn't come
back as soon as ! remembered 1t. |. will
be a Lesson to me, and l only wish l could
thank all the people who held my bag, and
tell them how sorry am.
Jennie told me she fairly could have
cried when one OF the old ladies said,
rsasn't a bit Of trouble, dear, and I'm
glad to have seen you.
But ! could understand the old lady's
feeling. Jennie needed lesson, and she
got it-but from the fine she was born
she's always had as pretty a smile as any
bodyd see In days Journey.