The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-08-25
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.sr'.AAt5oa aHd judgement repeating
laus that have become invested With
sAcrodnoss III COR childhood il not al
tended vita comfort "a ease ur peace
a mind
PAisauec Niison, . birskrglit mem
Der 81 the Society oi Friends. was not
comfortable. or easy. OF At peace, A. she
arrayed hersolf for thc Sunday morn
nag mesting. and subjected her plain
drab dfuss aud ample straw bonnet n
disparaging scrutiny There was \
vision q young girl who hAd passed
THAT way haf an hour before girl
whose delicate muslin dress was spIin-
kled al oser sith exqaislts punk ruse-
buds nustling ia green leAses-a glrl
who wore sot, lace about her neck a
,ro0ch u gold and garnets at Der
hroat. aud on Der bead bonnet with
oops and strcamors q bright RIBBON
nd q cluster al scarlet French flowers
0r The face trimming. Patience VII
on looked down uu her drab dress, aud
icr lit curled "Such a dcad-looking
hingl" she muttered. 1T has the
eaI sack cloth and ashes look for all
be- world. Bah hate these eolorless,
icless shades, aud / do like bright
,uts and intense colorng. | wouldnt {
&c such a plain looking girl II dared
cunsult my own taste, she said, com
plaeentIy, picking up cluster Of scar
let berries that lay upon her little
stand and placing them inside her straw
bonnet against her Navy black hair
Then, with a touch Of tho comb, she
raised the waves Of glossy hair brushed
tbem little back from her temples, and
the raven tresses lay no longer smooth
aud steea, but ripping aud waving If
Tor lie way Of tie world.
I U1uidn he such @ plain-looAiug
GIRL Patience Wilson repeated, with q
Smile Aly aaif igobs lor the world
like kau4 timters auA 4 dlu.t have g
nag eumpAg-lTQHs aud cutting yoag
What I.ty tbat 7 ealt
THE arryal If q figure at the dooi
checked the sohioquy and made a di
alogao possible.
W, Mewutng for thee, Patience,
Tlid therldTlY gratetaced-woman al
the door. and the dialogue was no lon
gara mulaa Of speculation
Yoz. in q minute. Patience answered
smoothing htr hHIr hastily and tahinl
the scarlet berries from her bouue
with q Sudden jerk
Tho woman 1T the door looked Oh
grayely There Was gIief in her eye
aud wien she spoke there was a world
of reproof IN her tone. II am afraiC
| thy heart is going ont after iAo yanitle.
Of the world. she said, sadly.
Patience Wilson's face grew crimson
ard she rsphcd somewhat resentfully
''thee can hardly call bunch Of berries
a vanity, and, as for the curl in my
HAIR, il is natural.
Eyes, Thy hair was always trial tc
thy mother and me. remarked the wo
man at the door. 1t never would lie
smooth aud sleek iye minutes at q
time, bat was always frizzin9 up, max
ing thee look fit for scarecrow.-
That's right--put some water on it II
/ was in thy place i would use little
OIL The next time | cut ounces III
save thee some of the seeds, and thee
can make wash 10 keep thy hair in
place. There is nothing looks more
dlscrediiable in q yonng girl than to see
her hair standing in all directions
Now hurry Patience II looks so un
seemly 10 enter meeting after il has be
gun Couldn't thee straighten that
little curl down by the side of thy face
It looks careless and untdy.
i never can get ready in the worll
without thee looking at me- said Pa
tieuee Wilson, impatiently She seized
The offending curl and thrust 1t behinG
her car with no gentle motion. 1t wal
the one little pet lock shehad saved e
relieve the plainness Of her face, 'Therel
she added, in a vexed tone, II hope
hook pfim enough 10 snit theel
The woman at the door sighed heay.
lily, as she answered, Thee should be
| pattern to thy younger brothers and SIS
ters, Patience Thee should be WORTHY
I Of thy name. But won't look at the
any longer Ii is getting late and tbs
singers went TO ST. Johns nearly al
hour ago Come Rebecca," she said
Z addressing Rial few years Patlencei
junior who had just entered d-'com'
I with me aud don't hinder thy sister
/ 4 won't hinder her, answered th'
[ girl And will come when sheis ready
/ She seated hsfsoli on the chair b,
( the s,de Of bee sisters little mirrol
asa th iutcg. - watch her
Patience ran her sse over the gir
with the Same iisplragng scrutiny sht
bad bestowed on her own dress
q he looks Hke dnd. Was the Sc
were csnmant 90 tbs girl Who's mans
Waz Patience, aud wbJ was eZpeett,
"a 5e 1 PAGvrg-
Nay AIMS RIeae sa,3 ny basr Wa
eombel veEy licaly. aa4 tAat | .uake.
~ neo. E,a exclaimed tbs soaAE
ar gII. sa aWa eaaat
BAH " Quaker pjF.s all look o.
Il So bad pesa a.ked la vater ans
dried III tbe san gBus wg !a8ed 70
ID less 0rab. and thgu sm aged oFe
vith shiny taraa ald f5nel fat ans
smooth. exclaimed Pauence f4e.
has eol most lovely eomp.e1ion to
biue
The young girl gave 0 sidalon.
glance into the mirroT Thee soa.,
like ns to dress hike the HuBter glrls
wouldn't thee > she asked
Something that way, exclaimed Pa
hence Did thee see Katie co BY !
She booked Hke ! beauty