The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-11-30
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the dee cried ,hs sharp soies = aaat Barbara,
n,sidsu isiy y hrty. Hstiys ussrcel relative.
and protector "Nou, sheres yaar sewing l.
that sl yoasc Aons TO-DAY III teach you. uy
PRETTY Miss. q ~ uateng your umc With dog,
ia tins way. CO night aP stairs 70 bed. You'll
get BE- supper, this night
The reonr. vblch this rigid iiscipAuarian q
al kuui had thus broken ID upon, vas very
pretty one. ucysriheiess In an Old fsshioned
arm char. close b the Niuduw that hooked out
20 Tie village green, sat a Young girl Aod very
lovely one Too. y eight or nine years d age In
her lap she held an open book containing an n
lustrxted alphabet. IN large letters aud this al
phsbot she vas pretending 70 teach % Ponto.
her iayorito dog. The dog, like All dogs. and
like MOST children, was not very attentive, 20 the
giri pretuly ehided him, and enforced ber poris,
every nov and then, BY a box on tbs bare, though
mol very hard enc, uo must conEoss,
The child jumped d0sn, big tears swelling into
her eyes. She looked mp. besoeehinglg. at her
aunt, Tor moment but finding the stern face
opposite 70 her immovahe, The tears stopped,
sud something ike pou, came 10 her lips for
little Httty Was not entirely perfect aud was dis
posed to resent what she thought Injustice, lit
be, Indeed. wrong 10 resent Il Bat she went up
stsirs without q word, and very soon had cried
herself 70 aloep.
Asaanssr passing by the house had cbancod
~ Do a spectator of this scene. BE Nas young
man Of seventeen " eighteen years 81 age, q stu-
d.Ht from the academy ii the neiglbonng town,
Poor thing r he said, sympathizng With The
cliid, "she has bard lot before hcr, il that is
her only relative. What beautiful golden hair I
An imaginative child, or fall to Rad her face
arighL' he addod with the mature wisdom Of
his year, "Tbe old sho-l'agoa thore viii neyor
understand hor" But in less tlan half an hour
other subjects Of interest arose, aud with the
light-heartedness ofyouth he had quito forgotten
The httlo girl and her dog.
Seven years had passed They bad boen years
Of slavery % Halty. It was as the young student
had said her aunt novor understood her Not
that Miss Barbara, or Bah, as the neighbors
called her, willfully pcrsoeutod the child but
she was q hard, practical nature, while Heuy
was fplI Of imagination. The elder lady loved
work for works sake Heity liked play, aud de-
teated most work, especially sewing As the
child grow older, indeed, she learned more p
henct and vas comparatively submissive ta.
there camo a day when iotty was about fifteen
wAen aserioas collision occurred.
Aunt Bah had been down to the meion.patch,
and was returning with something rolled up ia
the rpe melon ia huge oarthen dish, and walk
cd slowly into the living room.
whats this 2" she asked, sharply, picking ~
a cambrc ruffle that Hetty had Just thrown
across the floor.
Z" lt's my sewing" said Hetty, suonly.
Wen, what does it mean? Did you put it
there =
Yes did. II means that don't want TO do
another stitch for you as long as live"
Highty-tighty here's an independent Miss,
can't earn her salt"
guess | earn my salt sweeping your old
floors, drudging roundI guess d." retorted
Hetty, her eyes flashing aud she looked very
pretty as she said 1t, wrong as II was.
Sweeping 2 Yes, and after you every step
OF the way. You don't know anything. Some
girls Of your age can keep house, wash and cook I,
but you set up for lady don't you n
Yes" exclaimed Hetty, with grand disdain
that doepened the crimson Of her cheeks 81 new
er mean 70 bo drudge, you may depend on
that. | intend to have husband before I'm
half as old You are, and rich one, too"
This Was the fruits Of bad training, Naturally
the girl was gentle, loyeable, and respectful.
Aunt Bah had done much toward spelling fine
nature
A pretty piece, you, to be talking Of gettin'
married" flamcd the old spinister chit Of
fourteen"
Fifteen, il you ploase."
"oh beg your adyships pardonA mighty
before the year is out n
Perhaps shall, responded Hetty, loftily,
" Well, Miss, before that auspicious event
comes Of, perhaps you'll condescend 10 finish
this sewing
81 don't feel like sewing 1 wanted 10 go with
the girls this afternoon-ld set my heart on it.
II ia done anything 10 deserve your treating me
SO cruel, /" Hobbed Hetty.
Take this work aHd finish it before dark, 8"
said aunt B4b, her conscience making her voice
harsh.
- vou't,r cried Heity, datly then grew
frightened at uur own tenentg
Ihstr yau gratitude tor all my kindness, ia
d. Ihats your thanks Tor my lavender silk that
got altered for you Go 70 your room march
up stairs Oh what viii you come to, Hctty
Edwards / should thiok you'd be afraid your
mother q tura IN hor grave
Al aiuslon 10 her mother always broke down
the strong wlI of poor Hntty, Ia a moment she
was sabdaed, and walked nanbiy mp stairs. Bat
she was not prepared to hear the key turn in the
lock OF the outside
Thon her aillfal temper turned she shook the
door, aud shouted out Of the window but the
spiaistef walked calmly down tho garden path,
qnits sure that she had done ber iuty.
sae Ieisurely pai up piaeard ou the gatepost
Board for siHgll gentleman"
Alter this sho sent over to widos Backs to
talk scandal, am afraid.
Every summer tiat same I'D plaeard had se-
CURED tha sglo gentleman wb8 ID spite u Tie
ane.sb; m4dsns arts insiftei On guing away
I single
BETTY saw the last u the faded green calash
and stood Al thg sin19s painting with rage
( Pll swing down uy tlIs post, she said, oPan-
ag tho window upon dimiHitise baieany. shs
I dried ben eyes and ued her eurls up ii bunch
ou the top q her head with % u ts.ne.
"Igl see Il I'm to be treated 20 tor vAim.
dont believe that woman can be ny motherr
sister" Taen she strapped piilov-eass round
one arm, and her apron round The 0ther shs
climbed oyer tho low paI,nE worked with hanae
aud feet tiu ahe hal secured bold On the cor.
nsr piilar hat supported IL and vent down with
a force that almost shook the breath oat of hef
body
That va ueli dsns, cried gaioe.
Hetty scresuled aud iooked up 10 fright BE
fore har siood tai mAn, With laughing biaes
eyes plainly yis4bls andsr large, green speeta-
eles
should say ygu weFs aoenstomtd % thA
iaose 4 travelling the man remarked bat 81,
saile vas klud, for ihis qaser sppsual9n q !
young gir had The Roe, beautiful face b. hst
aver seen