The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-02-16

tes kcf, ~ he took iis seat st the table
u eepetds somewhat on how much tber'
ia to move sad The dtlsrec.
The place IL about twelve niles out.
guev, said Sunny, hsIi to himself
whss plae
Why, q plaec there IL TO let 10 welham
out en- the VI ehbsrg road l; ia Fitch
burg road. ! IA mreninssnt place. II
has toB-hoase, With aiie, big yard with
4 wire fierce rb9ut y, want you and
mother TO ~ cut on the train Ills after.
noon and zee r.
How stout The boua ssktd his fsihtr
With fullt.
Why, it's atice house, big encpsh for
thirty hens.
meant the house TO live 10.
Oh, that Il al iighi, 100. iou'll 20 cut,
won't ion' II would be tf 20 use, said
Mrs. Boyd. lsKoqld be too far for psps,
and ytu done know how much the rent ls
Oh, yes, do, hunted up the man
that has The sly OF II, aid found out. And
! vent 10 The s.siicn--ii Is Of ly hail mile
and foutd vist e.umaiatlon fares to
The city would b. Z q i've got 1t ali
figured out, and II ms 10 l.ss month
than We hle pay iDg row, and San my trl.
umphantly prdueed crlu pied sheet Of
psper foi pioJf. Tn m'n sslsi, 1. q bar
gain, and i engaged l.,
+ gsg, d itYteho,d Mr., Boyd.
Wei, same lhng ! told bin that ytu
would be ture 10 tth ateu you saw II.
You re soirg cut, trtr'tlc,
Ga, yes, Its e., aii sr Boyd, laugh
ipgly. We might IS veil fpCni our Satur
day afternoon 10 that wsy as any, and
should like b,ea'h of country air.
When Mr.. Boyd ard his wife, following
cateiully mapped cut dircc ions, reached
the place, they found their son, who bad
gone out on bis bicycle, ard also the sgent
awaiting lhtm.
Just look at tina, hea. b )use shouted the
boy, BY way Of greeting, wavlr < his hard
toward an unpainttd structure that was
almost too plsii Is visible from the street.
But there were other things to look at.
There was The house, rather small, tcme-
what III ard a little out Of repair, but
looking as II II had once been home, and
might be again. There was the old gar.
den, where 10 place Of the prevailing bur.
dock ard thistles, one could imagine II
bright flowers and thrifty vegetable Of Its
better days.
There, In The background, where apple
trees, stricken by age, but able still to
make some show of leaves at the call Of
spring. Aud there was the smple from,
gard, with the ubktmpt beauty Of fgrass and
iandelions, and the teasing fragrance Of {
he lilac bloom.
Altogether, regarded asa "gentleman's Z
,lsce", IL left much to be desired but as Q
possible country home /. was not with ,
'ut its appeal to these people from the up.
tairs tenement.
Party that owned the place was along In
ears ard kind OF let 1t Iun down, explain |
d the az, nt The heirs are willing to let b
t reasonable. Fix 1t Up II you want to /
axe It. q
Wen take 1t, won't we, pa? said Sammy, .
III let you know The first Of the week Q
vas Mr.. Boyd's fioal word, after thorough
Inspection Of the premises. I
I've great mind to take the place, he \
sid to his wife on their way home. 1t a
as lie outs, but dec are, 1t makes me
ome.ick 10 think tf coming back to our IL
at. And city street is no place to bring D
p boy. What do you thinks' IL
Why, hardly know, replied Mrs. Boyd. h
/ Is quite venture. Itis rather sweet n
Id place, ard should like to get at that
arden. And | should eIiDy living In I,
ouse with nobody over my head or under j
ly feet. But wouldn't 1t seem ridiculous Ia
, think that we were making the change Al
Il on account tf that heL. y,
Nevertheless. the change was made, ard pl
Though some years have passed, 1t has a,
ever been regretted. Ard needless to 81
", the hen business, under Sammy's ex- =,
eiienced management, Is now gratifying n
lccess. si
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