Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1868-12-25

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At this jnncture Mrs Brown chanced o.
glance out " the window. al have Just
flushed nv story ia time" said she, net
voice suhsiding. "There is Mrs. Wells CON-
ing ap the garden path YOU shall have her
osu testimony"
BIuuet aud mantle di>p sed Of, and work
~ maud, the newcomer was prepared tot
tlie c'"sultitiUn 10y an active rehearsal from
Mrs. own uf portion OF her own .nd
rr neignhor's recent d srourse. Mr..
Wells enhance had ueen the signal for the
receiving OF the several little grodps OF
takers INTO general conversation. Not a
lew lis ended auxlOusly for her sentence
npou Mrs. Browns narrative.
Z" | am quite prepared to indorse all I
said yestori y" retH ned re, at its con
lrlu'ion, suiliugly survryug her auditors,
land | cin even say more. i.t-. Brown
sindly oompmented me yesterday upon
the arrang ment of my table and NOR
than one OF you praised the tri9es in the
way of pastry aud other Refreshments !
contributed tn the reire,hmrut table Of our
last years fair. The household department
OF tue MAGAZINE was my guide il is espe
cially d-vO'rd 80 ite m' of Interest to hDus
| Keepers. You have seen such practical it,
lnstratiUrs of the value Of is various re-
cipeS, that | need scarcely dwell upon it,"
| Where did You learn of the tx steuce
Of your oracief" questioned Mr.. Hart.
read OF 1t 10 the town paper"
! "Oh, We don't take that "
! "Not take the Bristol Ne,os2 I'm sur
prised. Wh', iPS to every mes interest
"a take the local papers. You get your
moneys worth over and over. / should as
| ief be ont Of the world rs to be without the
news. My husband says he sets as much
| store by it as | DO 10y my Democrats
Monthly. That must have been the Ie ison
why Mr.. Wells did 20 much better toy his
grain and hay than Mr.. Hart. You see h-
bad the advantage Of kuoNin how to sell.
aud when and where to find u good customer,
! and all this through the paper, while neigh
; Dor Hart, even though he's quite as shewd
at bargaining, had to trust to luck after all.
Mr.. Wells says be finds so many items of
use to him about gardening, and then there
are he quotations from the city markets.
IL won't do TO must to hearssy. You wsnf
a reliable source for such Information. We
watch the paper, aud are generally Just
about right for very good sale. just make
trial OF II, aud ii you don't coufess that
| you wonder how you ever did without il,
III pay the cost OF Your subscription. Take
my word for II the Bristol Meas is quite an
institution, and An invaluable GcceSspry 10
! onr material prosperity. | often visit the
office, and come away perfectly delight,
Tue editors are so kind and atIahle, aud he
printers 80 courteous and obliging, explain
ing the mysteries OF their artistic vocation
with remarkable in,eHigibility. Oh, I was
charmed with the printersi"
Before any Que could reply there was n
slight stir at the doorway, and the next
moment a chorus Of VOICES welcomed the
good shepherd Ot the. Bristol AJck amoog his
people.
"What have You thereY" said Jennie
b p, the pet ana belle par erceleace of the
Town, a., after the greetings we're over,
the reverend gen,lrnsn sat down before
The table aud began diyestiug a small packet
he had carried Of its wrapping.
Something that l fdncied might be of
use aud interest TO you ladies IN the pur-
-uauce Of your gnod work; DEMuREsT's
MONTHLY MAGAZINE" There was a rapid
iuterchArge 'Oi glances among the needle
workers.
| Thought You disapproved of light read
| ing" ventHred MISS KIP, mischievOnsy.
$50 do, except when, like the literary
department Ut this Magazine, il is nsrruct
I'VE, entertaining, aud calculated TO ,xrrt a
strOug moral influence over our mind. This
Monthly Is great iavorite at the pars mage.
| am p regular subscriber, Tor scarcrly
rhiuk We could do SithOut 1t. what pre-
sumed might be OF special service low, was
| lhlN departmr nt Of fashions, about which
k ow out littl-, buJ which my wife affirm,
always contains the most valuable sugges-
uons respecting wearing apparel"
have iu-t been testify ing tD that before
| sou came IN" remarked Mrs. Wells. rAud
| remember recommendation from a
irieDd IF mine ia Grrrneviie. Her hus-
baud is a bui der, aud she writes me he Is
,audiug the Arcmiectural Department of
the NJ guz ne. He considers thus feature
| al ne IehdcISit vauaDle, because its lans
and diagrams are good and adaptable. N,
chiicr,n hau is appearance quile a. gladiS
! IS de-. | read a.uud Co them FROM its lite
rAry por ion, brcal>e dni rs g-neaal tone
~ pure aud ,levatug. think It a drsira-
| bic Hddlt cato every household in Bristol"
"Aud >" chimed IN the minister. IN,
! boys aud girls take special delight in IT,
eugtavings. 1t has iucuicated taste tor
at among them. Ithuk It's rtfn1g luan
eLce, the variety il Combines, and lis neat
drrs,, render it an ornament Tor any parlOr-
table "a the iowa.
"Auy one of its peculiarties- full
sized patterns, its brad ami embrold. ~
/ sheets, ct twelve 1rrilcnt sheets e music,
! i, waFru far moIe th,n the cost of years
suD criptiou," suggested Mrs. Wells. "And
urspirs oil Ills, eacn subscriber receives a
valuable prcmidm."
al shall subscribe" exclaimed Mrs.
| Brown.
"Aud l." said her neghbor.
"WGy not make up a club" suggested
| the pastor, land give your orders 10 Mrs.
! Wells?"
! - should like that very much, ," resuned
I the latter. - viii tell yuu why, frankly.
! There are great inducements ,tered tur
/ thi, purpose. For twenty suhsci iiptious az
/ hrce dollars each, while ev,ry individual
receives premium, | should come INTO
possession uf a FAMILY SLwIAG-MACHINE,
| such treasured"
"Yln are quite deserving Of such prize,
.. th. FIRST to establish the m,Tl's ot the
1 Mg zuo here" said several. Ia a ieW
short w-ck, Mrs. W, HISS sitting rpom boast
ed of u sewing machine, aud each member
of the club a copy OF the Magazine.
! slow do you like il9-hOw do you ike
iit - asked the various Brstolites, as they
met ancr this important event alt has all
the virtues claimed for It. The fashion eOs-
/ zip ofl rs really new aud acceptable ideas,
/ because they emauste from the actual met
ropolitan modes, ani are not revised aud
garbled over reha,h Of old styles. II is, 10
truth, an actual mirror of fashi lnS'"
| S on 81 said all Bristol, except Mis-,
Smhh, who had hitherto been quite sue
crsstui ia pa'mug Il her ani,quated sly les
upon the citizrn', and who nov ionad her
"uccupa ion gone"
what SAqH1 dot" said she, wringing her
hands IN despair, 10 a ~ ynpathzng, gentle
soul, who ehanced TO be a member Of Mrs.
/ W,.l,'s clun.
81 cannot say, unless you take DFN0RFsI's
/ MAdAzNE, WHEN you viii he likely 10 drd
Suggestions L" help you out Ui yuur diff
rulty, a. ! most alEuys d. IN ms own case.
Miss Smith, yuu had better ,hink Of it."
( Thr result uf thi, counsel was that Miss
I sent 10 her subscription.