Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-12-22
listened anxiously for her sentence upon
Mrs Browns narration.

:" am quite prepared to indorse all
said yesterday" returned che at its con
cluslon, smilingly surveying her auditors
"and | can even say more. Mrs. Brown
kindly compllmented me upon the arrange
mcnt of my table, and more than one Of
you praised the triaes in the way of pastry
and other refreshments | contributed tc
the refreshment table Of our fair last year
The household department of the Mag
azine was my guide; it is especially de-
voted to items of interest to housekeep.
ers. You have seen such practical illus.
trations of the value of its various recipes
that need scarcely dwell upon it.
"Where did you learn of the cxhistcnce
of your oracle ~ questioned Mrs. Hart.
81 read Of It in the village paper"
"Oh, we don't take that"
"Not take the Maysyille Times? I'm
surprised. Why, its to every ones inter-
est to take the local papers. You get your
moneys worth over and over, | should
as lief be out of the world as to be with
out the news. My husband says he sets
as much by them as / do by my Demor-
est's Monthly. That must have been the
reason why Mr.. Wells did so much better
by his grain and hay than Mr. Hart. You
see he had the advantage Of knowing how
to sell, and when and WHARF to find good
customer, and all this through the paper,
while neighbor Hart, even though he's
quite shrewd at bargaining, had to trust
to luck after all. Mr.. Wells says he finds
so many items Of use to him about gar
dcning, and then there are quotations from
the city markets. 1t won't do to trust
to hcarsay. You want reliable
source for such information. We watch
the paper, and are generally just about
right for a very good sale. Just make a
trial of it, and if you don't confess that
you wonder how you eyer did without it,
I'll pay the cost of your subscription"
Rae...4 ~ I'LL --~1.l 49, :,
slight stir at the doorway, and the next
moment a chorus of voices welcomed the
good shepherd Of the Maysyillc flock
among his people.
"What have you there ?" said Jennie
Kip, the pet and belle par excellence Of
the village, as, after the greetings were
over, the reverend gentleman sat down be-
fore the table and began diyesting small
packet he had carried, Of its wrapping"
Something that fancied might be Of
use and interest to you ladies in the pur-
suance of your good work. Demorea',
Monthly Magazine" There was rapid
interchange of glances among the needle
workers.
81 thought you disapproyed of light
reading" yontured Miss Kip, mischiev'
ously.
$50 do, except when, like the litera.
ry department Of this Magazine, it is in.
structive, entertaining, and calculated tC
exert strong moral influence over oul
minds. This Monthly is great favoritt
at the parsonage. | am a regular sub
scribcr, for | scarcely think we could dc
without iti What | presume might be
of special service now, was this depart
ment of fashions, about which | know bu
little, but which my wife afirms, always
contains the most valuable suggestions res
pecting wearing apparel"
II have Just been testifying to that be
| fore you came in" remarked Mrs. Wells
"And | remember a recommendation from
friend of mine in Greenfield. Her hus
band is builder, and she writes me he i
lauding the Architectural Department o
the Magazine. He considers this featur,
alone renders it valuable, because its plan
and diagrams are good and adaptable
My children hail its appearance quite a
gladly as | do. l read aloud to then
from its literary portion, because | find it
general tone so pure and elevating.
think it desirable addition to ever,
household in Maysville."
"And l." chimed in the minister. an
boys and girls take special delight in it
engravings. 1t has inculcated taste 70
art among them. think its refining in
auence, the variety it combines, and il
neat dress, render it an ornament for an
parlor table in the village"
"Any one Of its peculiarities--its full
sized patterns, its braid and embroidef,
sheets, or twelve excellent sheets of musi
lis worth far more the cost of year
subscription" suggested Mrs. Well
"And besides all this, each subscriber re
ceives valuable premium"
: "I shall subscribe" exclaimed Mr.
Brown"
"And l." said her neighbor.
The words were echoed from all par
J of the room,
"Why not make up club" suggeste
) the pastor, "and give your orders to Mr.
' Wellsp'