The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-01-29
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THE BASKET OF GRAPES.
SHOWING HOW MEs JONES WAS rrrrp

SHOWING HOW MRS InNFs WAS Crrrp O..
FRFTrNsIo>s AND PETTY SlA>nrE.
Mrs Jones stool in the midst of camhri k.
r"ftOns. linens and calicocs She was sortinr
this, cutting ont that. and f,'i;nc the other
on a long table al her side, WHEN in came. a
h'tIr woman with Green spc.tarl,.S.sa:in hon
ut and =" extremely ni,S ,nnsli, ,!rcss. ami
sat down, iookng fa,igurd an dusty.
"Glai 70 see YOU. Ms Gillv. take off ,our
bonnet" sni'i Mrs Jones. hu-rling towards
her, full Of work. Won see. as usual"
Thank YOU. ! can stop minute. or
ica>twavs mo-" than that" returned Mrs GIL
". tannin" herself with her rerirulr. u d.
clare. wha. an industrious creature Won are.
Mrs Jones; II seems 10 nle yor. are forever
busy
Well, 60 | am. rsprriallv at this season Won
see there's Tommy Jefferson. and Henry CLAW
and George Washington. they've all co,
to hav" TT ont-trnrsers AMI iackrrs. lack
e's and trou>"rs-w what v.ests hov< are: a1l
there's Mary Anroinette: and Julius Ca.ar
and ClroFatrn. and litle Victoria America.
she's a>lr"r, now. most h'e<srl baby ever
lived. she'll wax" m. hv and nv: vnn'i de.
a |anC'inc to SEQ some of her trirkS-thrv'vo
all rot TO be caiirnrd and what not Oh :
dear. how much one does have to do tl,-
brings mp family what great trials child
rem are"
Don't saw worl-,lon't saw one word. ''
sald Mrs Gllv.ruttnr up her hand AMI max
mo most lndrrous face expressive Of reS,.y-
nation and despair: II often think that. 'sp,.-
ciallv when they're very trouhlrsomc."
And thev're seldom anv thing else" SIGH
cd Mrs Jones. mentally admirinr a heauti-
ful piece Of French gincham. and thinking
how mnrh it wonld become Victoria Ameri-
ca. but dear Mrs Gillv." she suddenly -x-
claimed. starting from her reverie. do vo,l
know where I can hire a sewing girl Tor love
or money ?"
"Whr. vour neichhor has had one for two
orthree davs; so my Angeline saws" repli-
ed Mrs Gilly.
My nrighhnri Oh, vou mean Mrs Eden
she's proud piece her husband is or was
captain of a military company. somewhere
only 10 thi nix not one grape has she sent us
vet. and her vines bore bushels"
"Do say she might leastways have sent
you taste"
Mot She; now Mrs Lane, that lived there
last year, she used to send us a considerable
sized pla:etul. but the vines then never WELD
ed as they have this year; they have had 50
much attention that they were literally load
ed down; and they're pirKc'', tor saw MIR
Eldcn gathering them myself"
"Well. there are some mean folks in the
world, that's a fact; how delighted should
be to send such luxuries all over the village
but there it is; {; some folks that's got the head
seldom have the wherewi,h."
Would YOU call on Mrs Eden: no on
second thought, won't; she'll think maybe
| want some grapes and indeed don't want
them. I'll write 10 her, and maybe her girl
is disengaged."
Mrs Giily's single minute had heightened
to an hour, when she arose to depart; as soon
as she had gone, Mrs Jones hastily indited a
note to her next door neighbor, and des-
patched it BY Mary Au,oinctte, her eldest
| daughter.
Mrs Eden read il. looked ruriously at the
child, read it again, and then a most mirthful
expression came over her couutenaace; size
rs5;sa her e. frc'ss'i 'i;h.,-, i isted to her-