The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-05-31
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Afh a#hhA t 2 h.NH tHa s.N lHaf
AQa dt bad G.. tas morn
NIX end a.dnt r mad bufa
Oh son aF always ready uitl
au gtease NoW tbef is sIfs Smtl
hrr stata a0 b 6 Sad sbe ai
WaY hs tae ghtet s. sweetest bread
aHi ttohs cakes ana preserves
eyar wIs8 sou take tsta ly
her
Wei. asa safe Joe. do mss best
and iAIHs ! succeed oitguer than
fai | wish could suit you always
but that ] suppose cau scarcely ba e1
pec,ed; aud Mary gave weary Sigh
Mary Starr had becn married about
a yearduring waieh time She had fennd
house seeping rather up-hlll work
She Was neat little body, ana con.
scieutiously dil her yery best 10 please
her husband; bat hs. whatever mjaht
he lbe reason, was Neiy hard 60 ple1sa
Ia frl seemed to ha determined not
70 ba pleased with anything she did
Perhaps like the old soldier 90 one ot
Dickens stories, De had Il vital ana
constant sense that discipline must &c
maintained AT amy rate, be never al.
lowed Mary to he plg1sed with hersel!
on auY occasion il he could help il.
Mary was au amiabe wife, fortunate.
ly, ana not easily iritated though, to
tell the truth, there were times when
her iorDearance was severely tried For
instance, whenever Sue and Joe took
tea out, Or went to a party, 81 even 70
church, be seldom allowed tie oppor-
tunity To pass unimproyel oe animad.
vert Oh some deficiency ia cookery, OF
manners, or dress, on the part Of ais
wife; ana that pro bone puJlte5. For n-
stance, il would be-
Mrs. Jones, what beautiful sponge
cake you make Mary take notice how
light it is. ] wonder whyyo can new
er have il 80 puffy! Or, Mrs Brown,
YOU certainly are an adept at enter-
tanning company ! wish, Mary that
You would try to steal Mrs Brown &
art Or, Mrs Green, your dress is al
ways most becoming. Your taste Is
exquisite. don't see why It is, Mary,
that with all spend for you, you new
er can reach til j. ac sais 9Uoi Of Mrs
Green
On these occasions, Mary would blush
and bite her lip, and be inwardlv an
moved, but she was a woman u TOO
much pride to make a display Of her
and She was really too good
and Christian a person to let
il change her feelings toward Joe, whom
she knew to be after an, very fond Of
her, and very just man at heart. AZ
ter while too, seeing that the fault
was probably durable, she bethousht
herself how she should proceed 20
break him Of this very disagreeable
habit.
Fortune favored her One day, a la-
dy, one Of the most valued friends aud
best neighbors called to invite Joe and
Mary to a ten party at her house
1t sill bel very small affair, said she,
but very pleasant / think. You onl y
are wanted to make the circle Of bar
mony complete.
Well, said Mary, I viii come, Mrs.
Yane, on one condition
Condition is it come to this, that
You must make conditions Well my
dear, make your demand
The condition is that You will allow
me to furnish all the refreshments.
Well, that is an odd idea Mary, my
lear, | hope you don't mean TO lnsin-
1ate that am growing poor
No dear Hattie thank fortune She
b as showerod her fayors on you quite
literally But ] have a notion for this,
which, il YOU please, would prefer not
TO diyulge only let me haze ms way
this time, just for the oddity of The
thing,
Ii anybody but you hal made sneh a
request ot me- | certainly should have
.aken olteuse Bat | never could be
angry with you So il il will Sc any
satisfaction to you though for tie life
u me | can't sce what your drift il /
sill comply with your conditions. When
may ! expect your supplies
Let me see, morrow is my baking
day ahd your tea-party is not to be be-
fore Thursday Wen Oh Wednesday
afternoon you shall Be supplied with
bread biscuit, cake aud AL tie other
accessories; aud mind, The only thing
which ] allow you 70 furnish is butter,
which ! DO make
Very well, il is all settled, then, and
Hill leave you On the whole this at-
raugemeut suits me; it relieves me Of
al the responsibility, for Your cookery
j. well known 70 Sc particularly nice
So good-by TIL Thursday
Mind you say nothing about this,
Hattie TO any one; it isa secret 81
mine
Very well as You say, III keep mum.
Good-by again, for You will have your
band full aud ! must u9t interrupt
you
so III vent Mrs yane. iuwardly
wondering what erotcbet demuro lit.
tIe Mary had go. into her steady .i.tle
head
Everything came oT on that baking
lay precisely as Mary could haye wish-
"a i Ter bread was ighl ana sweet,
aud ahta as a SNOW -aake, With jast
liHe 81 crust surrounding
a ler cakes were perfection. her cfnt-
iers crisp aud delicious Then De
knew her prcerei fruits acre nice.
and 1 ever there was kponee cake
more hke solilldel irgth she Nouil Ike
b SO j. Everything Was sent 70 Mu
Fane on "Wednesday afternoon, aHa
She had all Thursday 20 devote -
dress
May l0okei very pse.iy that even.
.nR al Tie taa party, f5f heF eyes slone
aith j purposeaad she lad }ast excite
mout enough about !. 70 reddea Aor