The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-11-08
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Maria recently determined to go to a
picnic.
Maria Ann is my wiie-~uniortunate-
IL. She bad planned TO 90 it alone, SO
far as / was concerned, on that picnic
excursion, but When heard about it, |
determined to ASSIST She pretended
she was very glad, bat | don't believe
she Was
1t will do yoa good to get away
from your work, for day, poor fellow,
She SAID "aud we shalt 80 much enjoy
cool morning ride III the cars, and
Z dinner IL the woods.
On the morning Of that memorable
day, Mara Ann got up at five o'clock.
I About three minutes after she disturbed
my slumber, and told me to come TO
/ breakfast told her ! was not hungry
but 1t did not make a bit Of difference,
| had to got mp The sun was up !
bad DO idea the sun begun business SO
cody IN the morning, but there be WAS.
e Now, said Marin Ann, we must
+ ily around, for tue cars start at bali
past six Eat all the breakfast you can,
for you won't get anything before
noon"
| could not eat anything at that time
in the morning and it was just as well,
for / had all could do. There was ice
I to be pounded TO 90 around the pail Of
/ ice cream, and the sandwiches to be cut,
aud thought ! should never get the
( legs Of the chicken in such fix that
could pat the cover on the big basket.
Maria flew around and piled up groce.
ries for me to pack, and gave directions
to the girl about taking care Of the
house, aud was putting on her new
dress, all at once There is great
dead OF energy N that woman perhaps
"a little too much.
Al twenty minutes past SIX ! stood
on the front steps with basket on one
arm aud Maria Anus waterproof on the
other, and pail ia each hand, aud a
bottle OF vinegar in my coat skirt pock.
ct. There was a camp stool hupg on
me somewhere, too, bat ] forget just
how
Nov" said Maria Ann, "we mus
run on we shall not catch the cars,
Mnma, said "that ls a reasonable
ilea. How do you suppose ! can run
wtth all this ireight?"
Iou must, sou brute. Yau aiways
try 10 tease ms II you don't want 4
scene on tBs street YOU wllstart too.
So ran.
bad one comfort At least Mari'
Ann fen down and broke her pnrasol
She called me a brute again because
laughed. Maria drove me 40 tue wa}
to tao depot on brisk trot, aud we 90
. on the ears, bat neither Of as could e.
seat. and ! could not find any plac'
where / could set tLe things down, s.
( / stood there aud Leld them.
. Mara. / said, u winning accents
! hos is ibis TOR a cool ride
Said she. you're brute Jenkins
/ Snd Il my love you haye maize tina
remark before
! | kept Hg courage up, get ] kncg
4 that there wouid be au hour oi wiail
when we got home While we wer
! getting ont 81 the cars the bo.t ii
my pocket got broke. and consequent
| bad one boot inii oi vinegar ali day
! That kepi ms rather quiet, aud Mari
Ann ran oH vt,h q big shiskcrrd muaf
! teacher, and lost her laa. and got be-
& feet wet. ani tore her dress. ana ID
! loved leseG much after lhe fashion 9
: picnic goefs Thought t would nese
: come dinner lms, and MAaa An
called tae pR beeaasr wanted {
5 open or luske, lseiote iae rest u tn
s BASKETS ere opri
Az hs. dinner ilBse cams The ue
] dinner ID tlc woods son kuoN
3 over three tbuas4rd little frl aa'
bad got into cur dinner, and they wer
worse 70 pick ont than iish-boues Th