The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-05-26

measel. could no, last forever il a
family, and aow they bal come 70 the
last one, Of our number It was likely
We should get a brralh0ng ,pell
Dcludcd being that was The
baby being a little thing, suffered
from only a light attack, comparative
ly. and WAS quickly over The disorder;
but what with poor little Georgys
ieeihing aud his spa.m, be bad hard
sickness and didn't seem to recruit
well after Il. So mother took him
and the baby TO grandfsther's to try q
change Of air, and was left in the
famous position Of Alexander Selkirk
on the Island, with one important and
uncnyiabIe variation. My subjects,
unlike his, were objects OF responsible
ity and perpetual care.
! had thought, seeing the younger
ones were gone and the older ones
were ut school, that with nobody but
Johnny and Susy 10 look after |
should be quite at leisure. and depend
ed ON reading Fantime,' which /
had from the book club and could
keep only another 10y. Vain and
delasive hope had only begun
thoroughly to enjoy the fascination
and beauty OF the book when Susy
rushed in, dripping with mud and
tears. Il appeared she had been
startled by Z" Mr. hounds Hale" ms
she said in her fright, and though the
dogs were only intent on the game
ihey were pursuing, yet the silly child
supposed they were in full hue and
cry at her back and ran across the
road from the poultry yard where she
was standing, with such Needless ca
gerneSs that she fell on the brink of
the duck.pond, which was not much
but mud, bumped her forehead, and
came in, a sight to behold. BY the
time she was cleaned and comforted,
Johnny appeared with chicken in
his opron that he had squeezed TO
death, an ugly scratch on his cheek
from the long-enduIing, much aggra-
waited eat, a silver in his finger, and
tear in each eye. Before be was
thoroughly consolcd and quicted with
a slate and pencil school was out for
morning and Sarah presented her
self with a long rent in her gown,
which The romp had managedto catch
IN climbing a fence. That must be
mcndcd before school, and the chill
drcn must have their dinner also.
We shall be late, know we
shall! We never get our dinner in
time when mother is gone" claimed
Philip, in an aggrieved tone.
i shall just tell Mr.. Potter that
mother is gone, and Ellen is poky,
the reason we are late affirmed Gle
ment, with very provoking look
Then he added, See how red she il
! suppose il is hot work dishiir up
the dinner
Boys are so aggrayating ] don't
know any particular use in their crea-
ton, unless to discipline their elder
sisters into perfection. When dinner
was fairly on the ta5le the hurry was
all over. There was plenty Of time,
the boys said, so they hung around in
the way till my patience was taxed 10
the uitermost.
That evening, Clarence and Philip
and Sarah were invited to candy
party. and as was putting the
younger ones to bed, the door bell
rang, and troop Of merry and famil-
lar voice sounded in the hall. II was
a dozen or so of our set, Mr.. Potter
among the rest calling for me to 20
out skating with them. The ice was
not to the best, but the moonlight was,
and il was likely TO be the very last
evening when we should have the
ghost Of an excnse for going 10 the
pond together, with our skates and
what was lacking in ice was sure TO
be made up In merriment. This was
very tempting, but knew better than
TO be tempted, so siaid at home and |
heard the gay tones die away in the
distance, while romforted myself |
with my duty ard Philips torn coat.
II was well ] siaid, Tor when the
sound Of merry voices and light laugh /
ter come back again, | was binding
wet towels about Johnny's throat, and
administering the most approved sorts