The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-09-21

Eey FrelercAs sab.co was bowling
a.gpeside. Toy vretled Der ross
aa aita sm and nodded ana cl.rp.
81 very oeeily
Yen haven been TO visit nay schooi
yet, ais sou promised % .ai1 sba, ieAn-
ias as f..r as she ven coad out Of the
wagon,
IA. said the Reverend Frederick.
ad oang with b lines
Wen. % come over tomorrow night
70 tea Mother viz bo gad to see you.
The young parson promised with
alaorly that be would and then Job
let han take take the lead lie did
no. care nov, how much clerical dust
Poly swallowed going home lie was
ont Of humor and be showed it But
il made no difference to Polly II JOB
chose to bo sulay and disasyeeable be-
cause she looked at another man, she
could not hepi IT, Sc, when they drove
up ia front 5i the tarm hoase, on the
edge Of HorEersyiie, which Polly cal
lel home, Job made up his mind that
he was the biggest fool in HotnerssilIe.
There by tie shed-door, stood Pol
u 3 father "a brown, lean farmer, with
tao lines On his face looking as if they
had been qravei on iigaam Uioe; bat
shrewi aud kinay-eyed for all Polly
jumped out INTO bis arms, and then
she ran to kiss her mother. The big
boys came in from their hoelng.
Halo. P0ll Is that you ? they
cried. There we're no embraces, but
the gray farm house was gladier and
cheerler that Polly was at home, for
she was Ioyoable from the cambric rui-
H. at her throat down to the tip Of her
little buskin.
job could not resist good Mrs. Fra
ser's invitation to walk III. SO he sat
on tie edge Of the chair, holding his
hat between his knees, and thinking he
would ike to 60 away if he only knew
how.
What's the news father ? inquired
Polly, now untyirg her bonnet-strings
before the glass.
Nothing special" replied the farm
or, fitting back in his chair against the
side of the house; only your red
heifer, Beauty has acted like all pos
sessed lutely. / don't know what's got
into the arnal crltter We have been
obliged to hoppe her, head and foot;
and yesterday, m spite Of everything,
she broke lnyo the Granger place and
lked TO Lave oiled fed of oats.
As for uu.elag ber there's no such
thing Sic LIcks the pail over every
time
Law +! said Polly. Il can milk
her as shck as whistle sac
never gage me even the fut Of her tai r.
Wal, do hurry up and get married,
Polly The red heiior is to 90 to you
on your wedding day; and | want to
get rid Of the pesky beast.
i guess Job would know how TO
break her in, said Spencer, the eldest
boy, with a sly wink lie is well
used to unruly cattle
4 tell You, now, Job, there is lots Of
human nature in her" put in the
farmer with dry twist of the mouth r
"She's jst like the rest Of her sex, self
wlled and bound to have her own way.
You see | know ali about it; for my
wife has had me under the harra thirty
years
How you talk, husband 2 cried
honest Mrs Fraser. You'd lead folks
to suppose that l had missused you,
lif they didu't know What a jokor you
be.
/ D5u't mnj her, sid Mr. Fraser,
laughing. DO you think, JOB, you
would make much headway managing
tie women folks 2
NO, returned Job, stealing aglance
] at Polly. i should let them have full
swing in the house
i do not believe that would be the
young parsons way, replied the faith
or giving another screw to bis mouth
/ for you know what Scripture says.
Wives obey your husbands
What DO you Think Of that Polly 2
broke il Frank, the younger brother,
who was particularly odious in teasing
i guess / should not obey. il i had
not a mind 10, answered Polly, with
little toss OF the head. When job
drove of, Polly was standing in the
do0r-yarl waist deep in sose tall yel-
low lilies; and Mrs. Fraser, in The
door way behind her, was calling out
to Job to be sure and come over next
evening to tea.
+ The next day being Saturday, and
b gi / and beautiful withal was busy
t ne for Polly She had 70 pay her
morning visit = Beauty. who Was 20
meek under her hand as lamb aud
then th re was cottage cheese to
make, and pies aud raisin-cake- for
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