The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-06-30

Mind, / make no boast Of il, but /
suppose that l am a happy man, from
the fact Of being the possessor of large
number Of very keenly- pointed young
arrows-barbed, no doubt; but the
barbs have never yet torn flesh, wing.
ca, too, doubtless they are, aud all IN
good time they will take, suppose,
their flight; but though they are very
expensive, and the quiverful weighs
heavy on my back, | hope that the day
OF hight-wingiBg IS far distant Iwant
governess for them; quiet, staid, eneyc-
lopadia ofrefcrence, who viii undertake
to do what my wife and give up az
almost an impossibility-n amely, the
answering Of all questions, and the Civ
ing Of satisfactory replies to various
problems propounded by series of
philosophers, male and female, Of years
Of ripeness varying from two to ten.
Lake Mrs. Pipchin, / grow doubtful,
lmid, suspicious, and almost afraid Of
the holders Of certain little minds of
most opinionative tendencies; such, for
instance, as one who comes running TO
me IN the hall while am diyesting N.Y.
self OF hat and oyercoat, TO overwhelm
me with piece OF information which
has been IN my possession some six
hours, namely, that there is new ba-
by aud when | have expressed a prop
or amount Of surprise, / am posed with
the question, Where did it come from ?
Because, pa, Mary says the doctor
brought 1t, and nurse says it came from
under the big rose tree in the garden,
and one must be wrong.
God sent il my dear but little girls
shouldn't ask such questions--What's
that What do you saw
l don't think God did send il, be-
cause If He had, He would not have
sent II when my mamma was too i'll to
nurse ii.
However, II appears that maid Ma
rvs version is considered 10 be correct,
and the doctor is watched with curious
eyes from around corners upon his next
arrival; while from the direction Of
glances towards his pockets feel NOR
ally certain that we're that oyereoat Ia
ken of and hung upon peg in the hall
IL Nonld be searched for babies, as
surely as mime often undergoes the
same process for oranges and buns
Mary's version is canvassed. too large
ly aud another small sage thinks how
NICE 1t would be TO 90 and live at the |
doctors since there would be no fur
ther need Of dolls, which get Clipped.
bleed sawduet and lose their eyes; and
there would be such lots OF babies 10
play with.
We have had our little ones duly
ehrisiened, aud We have them insl uct-
ed IN the matters set forth TO be learn
ed IN the vulgar tongue; but they will
not be content with learning and re-
peating their lessons, religions and sec
ular; they viii think, preparatory 10
propoundlng some OF the posers al
ready alluded 10. One young female.
aged hye, takes walk with her moth
er upon hot day in summer, and af-
ter proceeding some distance begins 10
halt Mamma perceiyes that some.
thlng 4 wrong, so sioops, unfastens the
little shoe, empies out some dust and
sharp grams OF stone, replaces the shoe,
and onward trips the little fairy again,
but not smllingly, she is serious, and
IN deep thonght for few minutes. and
mamma nerves herself for what she sees
is coming
-
Didn you say, ma. that was made
81 the dnst OF tha earthy
Yes. my dear
Then If was--doubt implied-If /
was. do you think l ever got into any,
,ody's shoe
LATHE Tom comes IN with flaming
'beekA red as II the reflections from
he hre he had watched still fingered
. the pleasant dlmpled spots, 10 pat
"a along the passage, and hammer al
he door Of the workshop where |
pend my reading and writing hours
region tahooed 70 all, edicts publish
q daily that no one is 10 20 near pa
"a . study under pain OF terrible in
hetions, bat the edicsS are always for
often IA times Of excitement, as in
his case; and Tom hammers away
nth his hoop stick. and his voice !
onnds Ike that Of a young rook, as he .
nergotically, At twcnty-second inter-
as, shouts 0ut Pa IA
A. he wall not 20 away be Is admit
q, boiling over with the information
ha' he has seen a man making q great
sEFo esor--so big horse
Bal men don't make horses, nv boy.
say. IS ] perch the little form upon
ay knee, and the little legs begin 10
wtng vigorously about Don't put !,
our hoop stick in the ink
Bot they do. pa, tos | sa~ one whils !,
SaA out and Mary stopped and let
ae: and be got = hammer and nails, I.
I'd ons ~ in bis lap, ard I saw him I
eep or knooking I'll he'd fnished il !
nd pni i down, and the horaa walled
sAys and will you bus me big horpe
-one ever ~ lag. paf
Then again, Totsy ELoaA always put
sr hands behsnd her, when she 4 say
1g her iesaona says mamma; and the q
ttle. ssieEy. vel fingers go tehind the n
nall back lh