The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-05-24
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Ausaa aek at ta pooled white
uauntg aGd ,he ei feather, ana ro-
nftA smile. wondering what bis
alLcg would SOS 1864 bis was too
AHa.y nA3ate la ha wiling % xpose
even tins servant Is h.s hihcrs rough
manner lie repeated shat be bad
ald before, assuring heF That l would
be ai rs nse Is zee bis father
ire girl stood a moment ye
phase. ag. Ill just see ham q moment
Behac De nay tabe hkin 70 the look
. me-
Aud before be could reply she had
crossed tie room. aud st0od upon the
threshold 81 lhe next. Arson followed
presently. curious 10 see what kind of
d reception she would get
Shure, an I'ii 40 plenty more'u I'm
worth 10 wees. she was saying with IN
noceut emphasis, as Auson entered
She talked rapidly pouring out such a
torrent II words that thc old man could
not by any possibility slip one in
among them, and sat regarding her
with an expression d The most ludic-
rlous astonishment
This remarkable yolubility complete
IN baiilei ,ho old mans slowness He
could not sny word il be wished to,
and when She concluded at last With, i
can make ilapjacks and corn bread that
would bring the very eyes out iv yer
head aud make ye sWaliy yer tongue
with delig lisomeness, lrthe had a weak
ness il was t3r hapiacks and corn
hreal he could only tNirl his thumbs
f m sort Of ridiculous awe, and asked
her with a sudden smile how much she
expected 70 Get lor DONG All those
4 things
Seventy Eve cents week, was the
reply
With still more cunning hugh joel
offered her halfthe money. Greatly to
his amazcment, size agreed at once; and
be found himself, 10 use bis own ex-
preston, in for it. 70 add to his
i chogrin, Arson stood hy, laughing with
intense enjoyment
Bu. the girl, without further ado,
proceeded to disencumher herself OF "A
bonnet and shawl and vanish in the di-
roction OF the kitchen before anything
could be said. As she shut the door
she stole a glance at Arson that made
him start and bite his lip, and present
ly he stole kitchenwud also She was
already at work handling the broom
like an adept, and grumblng in heI
rich brogue at the dust that had accu-
mulated in the corners; for the extent
Iof Ansou's and his fathers sweeping
had been to brush the centre Of the
room, somewhat to the disadvantage o.
the rest
She did not look upas Arson entered
but he sat down aud deiiborated, and
furtiyely watched her For some time
she seemed unconscious OF his scrutiny
but presently sae tuwsd, and clasping
both her little hands upon the top oI
the broom handle, said, with mixture
Of brayado and archness too natural tC
be mistaken
Wen, Anson, what do you think 2
The young man laughed and looked
annoyed in the same breath.
Then it is you, Barber he said n
was suspecting something Of the
sort
Not till / looked at you, said th,
girl, foguishly, retreating as he ap
preached,
Do you think it is quite the thing
Barber
Shure, an why amt It the thing for
poor girl to be gettin' her liyin' da
Gently and honestlyy z
Aud that was all lie could get out Q
/ her Having acknowledged her identi
ty with Barbie for an instant, she wa
the most unapproachable Biddy th
! next, and would have nothing to sa,
save in that character
Docs your father know Of this, Bar
bic What would he say Y perseyerel
Anson
Sbure, m its not me own fade
! would be interierin wild me, would be
/ said Biddy
I In vain were all romonstrances Wit
the rogaish and wiful girl She per
sisted 10 being Biddy, even to him an,
maintained distance between ther
Y very different from that between INN
q and Barbie il her own proper self
Annoyed, provoked, chagrined, almos
0 angry, the advent Of his father force
s him to retire from the kitchen Tor fea
Of betfaying Barbies secret, which h
] would not have done fer great deal.
{ 1t was several hours before he coul
l return 10 the house, bis father having
upon one pretext or another, detaine
G him,
When at last they entered togethe
Kitchen and slttng-room, both Of whio
: bad been IN most untidy state whe
{ they loft there, had undergone such
8 remarkable renoyating process, thl
y Joel drew back at FIRST, thinking !
. had set foot IN somebody's else houi
7 instead Of bis own Supper was smol
:, ing on the table; such a supper as oI
= joel, at least, bad not seen IN month
Z To crown aI Mrs Schelienbarger WI
" sitting, propped up with pillows, ID
Z great easy chaiEaud looking woudrou
= ~ couiented, and with reason, Il
i poor OLD lady had not had woman
. hand about her before since her lines
They lived in such an isolated, inhosr
i table manner that very few Of the
u neighbors even, knew that Mrs Schc
= lenbarger was not AS Ee,l as usual
y Biddy, asEe called herself, had ddi,
The poor lady mp ia wonderful manne
Joel Schellenbarger sat down 70 Il
= daintily spread table, aud made a mo
s hearty aud keenly relisled meal, CLAN
: ing askance 1t Biddy meanwhile. A
son. strange Is saw. ale yerv little NJ