The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-08-24

BY MARY KYLE DALLAS,

BY MARY KYLE DALLAS.
Hannah and had a deal 10 do, for il
was baking day, and IN those days you
couldn't buy what YOU needed, were you
ever so lazy, but must make it all with
your own hands and your own mind
and, say what you like, 'tisn't only need
lul for folks that write and speak and
preach to have brains, for cake that's
made without thinking won't be apt to
rise light, aud what looking bosoms
would there be to shirts if the ironeT
was a wool-gathcring. The more brains
both mistress and maid have the better
goes the housekeeping
That day we were at it hard, and was
just putting my gingerbread into the
oven, when the door opened and in
walked my son Daniel, giving me n start
for he never came home at that hour.
Steady, he, like his father before him.
who, good man, was at his work with
sunrise, aud never left it till sundown.
Hannah gave such jump that she
oyerset the cup Of beaten eggs she bad in
her hand, and burnt my knuckle against
the oycn-door, as ! turned.
Whatbrings you home, DAMP asked |.
You're well, hope?
Never better, mother, says he.
What? says |.
I've begged holiday, says he.
To idle in? asked /, a little cross.
No, mother, to be married in.
! thought it pure joke.
Now who will you have? says /.
I've chosen her, says he.
And his face looked earnest. Hannah
sat down fiat on the floor.
lie means it mother, says she. Sure as
live he means 1t.
I've meant It a good while, says Dan
aud there wasn't another word spoken for
ten minutes. ! think we were all listen
ing to the clock--for one, never heard
it tick so loud-aud it seemed to say,
like some old woman ia trouble, going
over the same again and again;
Dams going to marry. Dams going to
marry.
Wen, says /, after a while with a
great sigh, you must expect your grand
fathers to die and your boys to marry
Both Of 'cm are blows, but they must be
submitted to. But dcary mr., to HiHk
how I've cared for you, and kept you
never a button gone nor hole III heel Of
toe. hope twill be so FOR you always
but don't know The time viii como
perhaps, when you'I miss your nanny
Miss you, mother? says Dan, hope
lNueyer do that, Tiny wants a mother
as well as l.
What's her name says /.
Christine, says he.
Let's call her that, says I. No good il
baby names. was never called aught
but Margaret.
lie laughed. Then says he, come, Han.
Hah, dress 10 your best, You aud mother
must see as married.
Baking day saysl.
But think Of Dan, with no one neal
bim, so lonesome, says Hannah.
Well, says /, lets hear who you're tc
marry that will make difference
somehow, / never felt SO stern to m,
boy.
Says be- turning the oolorof my doubl,
piuls, III The window siIl
she's beautiful. llercsos arc blue ant
her hair pure gold.
Beauty 3, skin deep, says /. Nha
KIDD Of girl is sbc? Good:
Good a- an angel, tays be.
eou'l uo, he'p making face
WHO o ,ae ag f.
4 gi3 young lady, says be.
/, iiek q the girl until g0a arc
gentleman.
We'ro ail alike in this country, .ay- he
Mg English bead can understand il %
goufe tradesman.
Meii weH says lc, let tl.at drop. Ml
wlse W3il be suited
WHIST DO her folks Say asked l.
>he Pas n8nc, says be.
y she Fichl
No.
THea sae earns her living.
les,
uoW
Honestly says ~, at last
nev i she Il ser2irey don't Say T.,
bg aneft q lhat
Al see.ss eiies Dan Wih her iiiy
white Lauas and la3y-lIke look No
mother, she's