The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-08-13
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Ill news, and good news Zoo, for augllt ]
know. travels fast As soon as Chylena's
mysterious disappearance became known
in the yilagc--not through the "mcdium
of the newspapers" for ! am happy to say
that Manchester was not, at the period OF
this yeritable history, blessed with anews-
paper As soon, say, as the poor little
Beauty of the Battenkill had gone of, no
one knew whittier, il was wonderful TO see
what interest people took in her. The
little cottage was a centre Of attraction for
-gossips and the chat-flower is one
that blossoms in all small hours at all sea-
sons Of tie year. Curious men, who at
tempted not to look curious. Curious
women, who were ineiiably curious, and
tried TO conceal their curiosity, which they
couldn't. Curious young fellows, who
stuck their great hands in their pataloon
pockets, and stared blindly AT nothing
Curious little girls, with wide-opcn eyes
aud remarkably cut dresses. Curious lit
tie boys, with wide-open eyes too, bat not
seeing half as much rs the little girs, (who,
at this time of life had sense enough to
hold their tongues; piece Of prudence
which am afraid they will not preserve
throughout their lives.) Curious people
of all sorts were there, wanting to know"
what had become of the Beauty of the
Bauenkill.
Pity they had not felt an interest in het
before
do not much affect Sewing Circles,
believing as | honestly do, that more scan.
dial than sewing is prevalent in such meet
ings. Why does not some ingenious Yam
kee get up Scandal Machine! 1t would
save great deal Of tongue-work, and the
world in general would be all the better
for it. But this, by the way.
Well, at the Dorcas' Sewing Circle a
number Of ladies were convened, (dLat /
believe is the word,) for the ostensible
purpose Of making garments for the poor,
but in reality, to discuss Miss Chillipeg's
last bonnet, Mrs. Bloomycog's new dress,
and-the poor unfortunate young minis
ter's last sermon. Naturally the disap
pearance Of Chylena came up, as they say,
in the course Of conversation, and if ] had
been reporting mouse in the corner, how
would have enjoyed the talk.
Ii is a strange, but true thing, that a
woman is the first to condemn her sister
woman. Let man be ever SO great a
rake or a rascal, woman win (and why
should blame her y find excuses for him.
But do not think this course Of proceed
ing is exactly right Here were eight or
nine ladies, all falling tooth and nail on a
/ poor child reminding one Of the stories
we read Of in books on Natural History,
in which we are told that no sooner does a
lion die than the jackalls are upon him.
Now, Burns may write as he win about
mans inhumanity TO man, making @count-
1 less thousands" mourn; but have ashrewd
suspicion that woman's inhupanity to wo-
man would make countless millions Of their
sex weep tears Of blood.
/ "Thc wretch said a yinegar-faccd old
lady, who no one could possibly have sus
pecied to have ever been fallen in love
with
mink 2 echoed an ancicnt damsel
near. who was driving needle through a
piece Of flannel at a 2.40 pace. Mink e
and sho rolled The word ike sweet NOR
sel under her tongue. i am very glad that
/ / was not tbs moFsel
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