The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-11-15
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hm. vHga every American rauHa rs
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Aegn and saxon q sisHp. Il s auH
{ fHE fg Hltat i' sensation which th
k6a Hat HeI9 ha Caused 8muuE d
8 aetlefs iH she HfAI saai aus ui Nc
LngIeH8 iB Numanj particularly. fai
>sHf NcUwn q " Derby Line there
.Uat lUsY village uT remote farm hons
whore ibis m4a is ~ kgava-- -whcr
iaase gay psll.iBa vsgg#s and pnHc
HE d1aas aEa nut matters vi saCia
history. Along laist roads uhere ey
e1y Bay earl WasA8 eWHt. pat hillsu.,
seHu hoHaes where Juveniles weu
sra.ied tHf stretching tauif uegks Uu
81 Windows O. invest gate the now
meuts pl Is uuWsi COW. or Hnisy
wHeeiI affaw lH such localities the al
togt ul sa ambitious chariot, lumiaogt
with ,arixh, end brace with paint aad
gliding. drawn by @ qurteue Of met
liuomcs eeda. whose duvcr--iavorei
mortal. sat dla5t. auayeI in an the gIo-
Fles cd a city tailor. aal from his Gle.
walton teamed down upon the gaping
children Disturbing smiles, peanuts,
aH3 peppenmluts iu equal measure
t.Hsa this was an event woFil y Of no
tlec. sensation second only 10 the ar
uFai vi the tnnaal CiJgsi
The wHItorrecalIs ouc b 1om matron
OF a sturdy Will who barboreda savyr-
eigu contempt Tor pedjicrs ia general,
and for these iIasby fellows in particu-
lat-"I never let em step over my
thfcsuold, tetl you aud the good
wmnan shafts her lips as u ough she
would never open them again. But
before the echoes had dismissed her as-
sctctatigu there was q sound of wheels,
q flourish q whips, neigh s ot horses,
aad Fisk carriage stops the way
~ ith ~pariha front the matron opens
the dolr there is an appartion Of a
hgure buwlHg low--a face all SMILES
the most atiabic OF grcetlugs, and be-
fore The good woman remembers to
slam the door she is back IN the kltch-
eu, aud the enemy is inside the be-
iealt c1d fortress Once there aud
su ccrs is assured 1t wasn't a bad
schoo for any man. Common sense is
common coin current the world over,
aud as q general rule the nan who can
50 up and down those Vermont hills,
sud carry bis poiI with those close
Judging, tarsigL ted farmer wives, cen
go anywhere.
Ia this case, before she knows it, the
stranger / as detected madam vnlner-
able point Don't want to trade 2 |
Bless you, ma am, nobody asked you to |
Trade You won't object to looking. |
.hs ugh perhaps There's that pretty |
daughter Of yours she wants TO see |
hose silks now, Il wager a. ything
ere glance over his shoulder to
where pair OF black eyes are fixed |
nudesliy upon SO sewing Now /
I've got the lOveliest patti IN Of blue
.ilk just Tie thing for a wedding
lrcss Eyes cast down lower and
.heeks pinaer than ever. The mother
ooks grave aud calculates, Phoo
'boo . or course, rny dear madam
act rs, ynnre SO young yourself, and
I : steh little time since you got
hrough with yunr own Wedding dress,
bat you can { realize that You ye got a
laughter oll enough to need one. But,
nciUBs. bow these children DO grow /
cs, that blue six is Just the thin z
1r wedding dress llushes again.
q, you can cheat me Beside. 1 lom
'Icck rode up the hin with me. here
idu { tell you knew Mrs. Judge
lac bought II yards ofl the same
lece ui course ] don't care f r that,
ut just let me bring itin to show you.
ION cost anything to look you know.
And forthwith, the agile salesman
lshes out the door, leaps over the cats
nd kittens asleep On the stone step /
.mstles to the dog, cacilcs to the
ouItry and in a twinkling comes dane ,
lg back under the lilac bushes, head
.td cars Just visjl le above pile of ,
ry goods Of every sort 1t is need /
IS to say that a goodIy share Of them ,
igmed tue matrUH kitchen table 1
hen the merchant lett. 1t was scne- I
nug to see, not to tell the way in d
meh tins man promepaded up and /
own the tidy kitchen, a gay shawl t
lrown over bis shoulders, tliugmg the I
Iue silk 10 ravlshiug folds across the i
.p II the dark.eyed daughter, and ,
ven holding zap the drapcries ola thick /
lack iusicrlers against the non II 81. c
aut mother For Mrs B---., had + i
ug ere this laid down her arms sur s
ndcFed at discretion, and was no more q
j be rank, i among bel gcrent powers. Il
ud 50 the pod, lcr drove away in tri. ID
WPht leali & tho chest till empty and s
rg Llusbing damscl at liberty to dream Ia
going to ber own wedding, attircd 10 /
ue siik, seated iu gay painted ch8r- i
: with a rglIckiug veud T.. afraycd 10 Ii
cflm on shaw ana officiating as par I
gu As iur the mother, she surveys Ia
.c lalar.ike kitchen, sighs s she
vses toe chest ltIl and 'bou So how e
3pa Garth the cgceluf djd il |u
There wasuta q single ,ibbon road (
AMhlFe asa N- those ai'is where these =
a-ous didnat peBetare aad for once a
e ouoics and yellow binds pcered uui p
ora tae tmckc. ut something gaver b
aa themselves VI here ibcy once y
eat lHey Ucie welcome ~ ag4iu. 81
diced i WAS hot uucBmmoa f0r poor g
yfaan 30 he trusted sos hef 90 dnms D.
.thi untiI iheY came iae ueSt time D.
d % TIE credit ul these men br !, said
AZ were Hcyct hoid to Gc bard pay- 81
aslc4s Probably no cue kgey better ci
II Z ines ilek 81 laevslua u smsll u
.un Sfariauriy les9wsd The ihree- %
lh,Ha cmast "a si'k va'u'ess ii that II
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y s. s'ns t. cover buttons SOC the %
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