The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-05-11

We. bots tate if IS. / eua be going
Now Z llHS Hf 8i, Eafhta eauia }#a
WHl Ws SOAR h.a lring'ug rH. ~uvJ
E8he is counting over Wits aeg ami.F fa.
morrow, aa3 Wigc woa take 80 an extra
siEoi roast.
8le ur.uglH#au ff Eie BureFt iHg
AouIa a#a accomplished Mrs PeHigr"
went aI Njns.aG lrF aarFug pan last.
t,Y. and iaabei. lH tHt iHtcfssl uI watch.
ing aer pies, sleg3 a. thc window No rao
hor Hnshgd Era. NouaitH,lau#llp shl
haad ihe gossip nfa lstJ'e country neigh.
haraa0l aHl & naltIra hcf % know HCi
name ha1 SO eaaB been joined will
Herman Nmrt0uE. NOW, Wild posi-.
tive feeling ui dislike. she looked across
thf pleasant helUs-Wlth arotieties et red
aud purple ana gold hung upon thg
fringe 0t forest frees, mud cora lbud,
ready for the sickle mdulgting upon thr
ii,tlU knuIi, UatH tlleir uis-et touched
the blue OF the sly-lo whcra lhc chIm.
ueY-uucks of thc gli Shorter place came
out from amid their Nos. 0f trees.
Hagha' HachC. called ont hajfgr0Nu
bav, running at that moment round the
corner of thc bouset gad hulding up che
lltelcss form of tne eogb. You told mo
ta let Hv III ] see amy ot Nraylou's hru,
uu the place; SO. when kgtched this lail
strut at the clbGages, ! iast chuckcd him
a stone, and he pumped as dead as "a door
nail.
That WAS right, JUcht bat uPon nav
word, yOu have billed the Shanghai
rooster. Aud Rachel fol-. little tNlage
of rrmore, knowing tho expense audi
wdty of the dead specimen before her
However, I'm not biz sorry, he said,
after 81 momeM g reflection. Experience
costs dear, as tbe copy.book says; aud !
guess, in time, oar nelehbJfs VIII hhd
out that We are not 10 be imposed upon.
Take the rooster home, Jack, and throw
70 over the dooryau fence. II vii, Os o
declaration Of war.
Il mthcr should find it ont, said Jack,
relleetiyely, he might scald ike sam Hin
Ibcn J sposc yoa coold bear The bruutt
Rachc, ELI.
Did you ever know me 10 stirk respon-
sibility2 inquired Rachel, lotily, Go
along, jack, and don't be coward.
When Jack came In with the men-ioIks
at dinner time, lac looked sulky ana out
Of sorts, and kept tel graphing in dumb
show to Rachel across the table; until
al last, when She got mp to cut the pie,
he followed her into The buttgry, aud
shut lbe door
tell yon what II il, R0che, be broke
out, that was Il sueally piece Of business; !;
aud don't mean to do any moro such
jobs. threw tie rooster into Brayton's
yard and tllcn got behind a tree; and
pretty soon one Of the girls came out aud
iound It, began boo.hooing like baby
AS neat rs ! could make Oat it was pre-
sent to her; and she had raised II IN q
basket; and | felt just as if | had been
stealing sheep.
Let them boohoo, replied Rachel with
severe dignity. They ought to think
enough Of their choice fowls to Keep them
at home.
After the dinner dishes were ont Of the
way, and the chores all done up, Rachel
rrplenished her fire, aud put on al extra
sized kettle Of water 20 heat. Then she
went up stairs and changed her dress;
aud when she came down again there was
a bit oflacc collar with transferred work,
ana q cherry DO" ~ the ,hfoat 81 iier , ae.
i9lhg oigss oneI WIZ, s,,L TV,e = Js'''s
oltgN sun "p'oH " W. u.'1'Su l'on",,S
ohc se"'c,' lcl7ell VIII i'oi W. n.uaa.
het aL tlc sl'lUS room "l,''on a',iio's -
il Ioohlhg ior eo,ilPtiiy' aua let nc, s']g
"aRuer ao"n ihe tl'g N'>i9lo e,lI'I" "
ROAD where somen'Fo"a anu 1ateis o'oo',,
ed, anu lhe suihach pushGs ne7luJ tie VIu
stone "als apPeaIe1 70 uiiP WIN sCa' 'et
colof, ana the POKE perry was turning Il
VIVID purple Presently her % eye NJ up
WIN steam ol triumph. llere were
the bFaytol Pigs' nio'iHg "lous tilIouHu
the aust OF the ROAD anu loT % once sue
was elaa TO sec me peatS' hcy were
long snoolca' slaD'siuea a'llilaia Wl.l
plchlIiUl MARKS ol inc eiouSn upon I'lei,
coats'a9d uhappeasaole apPe'l'es, iaeHel
watched WIN grim .peCltn ., I'nuse-
meht 10 see tleHi lufll ~ lroul tlauit W
ward the Henderson side gale' Which wa,
shaded by huge DiacR cheify llee} anu
began the process Oh foo'loS uhaeI' iheg
aug win the hNzlle' Geat li'c Ioic,!i1cSS}
inclined the dorsm column ahg hi'ea
powerfully, uiIlIi me gaze was u"'aIeiea'
and the whole brslIy tnoe poured lht"
the yard with grunts OF salIslac'ioh'
Under one of the Iii tehen windows
laviug tempting pile Of potato pariugs,
previously prepared for bait, which vic
iouq Old icma}o, the mother Of II numor-
Gus disreputable children, Immediately
scented. They gather together, pushing
aud struggling for the tit-1its. when slap,
dash, down came pan ~ p9ilip2 "a,eF
Hpoa the back oi the misertatisf an9 WIN
haarlreallhR alaaa'' lileF gHhoPea w IS
body from t1e. y4rd. IT was eEldeht 70
i&chei- mind tIal TIE hair nhd mae oI
her enemies haa suffered con1iaefaoIe
damage; bnt stiIi She replenlsHed the life
and put on more WATER determined 10
be prepared Tor acton should 'he pothefs
retuIhi however, during the remainder
of the afternoon there was peace along
the border; and Rachel went To bed taal
night hu,hed with o coHseiousnlss % VIC
tory.