The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-02-18
A Vision OF The Night.

10 A Vision OF Tho Night.
- My man vs good mso. % bic moth
,e thought ~ much OF me - II been b
"a oun dsuehtsh. An 20 when she up |
= died she Jet ief, . hundred 90 tty q
= labs 10 me 40 ! sin't eoin 10 put /,
n ope Of them busting bsnks. soin 10 br
- . honst
II That was shout sll the informstio Nj
I 6sraphIns C,oksey wonid awe her cofior
a b'oshst-in isw. Mr., Stephen Eliphsle, u
4 b.; sl,boueh when Mr Bobo hinsed tn,
! . buudfsd aud lity dollsrs YES nof snoue
! 70 bny snd furnish . house, Mira Goo
) ssy did explain shss che mssni 10 boy he
house and furniture 'psrt cssh End p,i
ltras,ed.'
) Who eoin' hnst . c1llnd pusson 10
/, more'n . doilI or tso3 Ms Bobo que
, led.
. Mrs Oookses looked unfsthomabl
vice ! Iknoas who. sle answered, 20
'tis the litiiest store 10 town there's som,
things shst 10 jest soin to hsvtl
| Serspbins vac perhaps the only psrsot
10 Wsnnot Who had looked c,vetously OF
the contents Of II nsn's poor little show
window. The shop vas on . side street
the merchsnt was elderly and old-isshion
ed, and bosiuess was 60 bad that be wss
almost 10 despsi, Hardly any body even
asked tie price ci Ii, wsres 10 these
days.
II seemed TO him th,t trade must be
picking up when Ssrsphios hustled 10 i'm
portsntly and osst . friendly eye upon his
groceries and dry goods He vas sare O!
when she began TO buy.
She bought tbs lace pilIow-sh.ms with
Iikenesses Of George and Msrths Washing
ton woven therein. She bonsht some
primes. for, when she wss we'll settled she
Intended TO give tea-psrty. She bought
coarse Nottinsbsm lace curtsin for her
window, Then she wanted . ribbon to
tie i. With, bus ooald see none that sui;ed
her.
l shall hsve to get on. my reserve stock.
sid little Mr. Ttzman, while bis hsn6s
tsembled With esserness he FASTENED to
lit from shelfs box sbous ten inches
equsre, and took Of the covsr With
a Hourisl.
There we're only dtz rolls Of ribbon
inside. bnt the bright yellow thst Sers
phiDs wanted vas there. Sac bought two
yards.
Add nov what else? asked M. Ttzmsp,
spxiously,
Nothing else today, replied Ber.pbios,
ersciously' Sne did not see anything else
tnss struck her fancy.
Mr. Tosmsn tied up her purchases. and
SerspbIna took up the substantisl bundle
snd the bag Of prunes.
l must ssk you to charge these things.
Mr.. T,Ensn, cha said, WITH kind Of 10
sinusting condescension,
Mr. ToEnsn hesitated,
You needD' be sirsid. Is good pay
May be you sin't heard Of that hundred 30
atty dolishs Is had let me. bssn' tae
money BY me nov, bat Is going pay yoo.
shush. Mr.. Toxmsn.
The smell mans isce frightened,
Certainly, be said. Thst'il be oil right.
Mrs. Cloksey; and Sarsphins walked Of |
With her purchsses.
Fooled him slick. she ssid 10 herssli.
A,int eoin to psy him till I get ready. 90
don't know when that'll be. A posson
b., 10 buy lots Of thing for new honse.
Bhe vas mo,ios 10 'h,s very dsy to the
tiny one.roomed cottage she had agreed
10 buy "on tt,lmsnss." B log 90 ener
eetic worker. she had ever5 thing 10 order
long before dark and then she hsd moth
ioe TO do bat ait sod gloat over her new
shsms sDd ber curtsin.
l declare movin's % excilable THING
she told hssseii 10 the night. She hsd
been lying svske. gong over in her miod
he compliments her neiehbors had be
stosed on the 6ae appearance OF her
homa Oaly toward morning DID che f.lI
ssleep.
!. wns still very early Vh she ssoke,
,sspins snd trembling H.stily she got
,n. Of bed and dressed herself, snd rnsb
ID over to the house Of her sister, Eliza
Matilda Bobo.
Mr.. Bobo wss juss about 10 lish ht the 6re
vhen S,rsphins entered sod sspk into .
,bsir. Never word spoke che, but stsr
ID straight before her 10 . died end help /
ess wy. /
What. de msttsb. S:rsphinyi asked
Or. Bobo. listening to c.ll bis siie. 700
ooks like youtels ghost II
o., las wicked womsbi cried Hersphi /
i, bes ioning 10 rock herself TO snd fro
rhsl'. ~ ~hs, l seeLl q
What -shst dsti M. Bobo Glanced
ppsehens,vsiy toward toe corners oi the .
oom !
10 my osn house -s.sleepins 10 my
m bed III vss Gioersl George Wtssins q
on l SEE, sid Ssrspbios discoorec,edly i
70. iupressivsly. Jss' bon. sc.irt ne 70
esth. 4.
Hos'd be look. 6srsptia,f
Js.' like be slssys look Hos yco |,
pose ktos bin II be look ciHanii He
tood there large - life 9th his hesd mos'
onchins The celia en- be bsi my bed
prssd strapped roaod him like one q
BEN ole Romsn c,dosss I've besrn C.seie d
IslIendios tell sbon,; sud ts hsd my cor Z
sio tied round him for . ss.h, sod itst Il
slln bow thst icok 90 npiica, On I,
y siqdcw = lock like nothio' OF bic
v.sst sn.ns. hs an hig. and he hsva the m Al