The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-06-13


Il was very small room, Il the end oI
q long entry on the second floor, perme.
ated with dinning nom smells, Tie pre-.
dominating odor Al present being hat d
cod fish balls Hatb distinctly heard thS
siule Of their frying never can endure
this, thought, She; and that man with one
eye Is dreadful lls expression is diabol,
ical. But, oii dear | wonder whore We
Guns viii lind water ia this Inland Sa.
ham2 She looked round for bcllpull,
that convenience was lacking; bat a small
hand bell stood on table, which served
for washstand, also. Patty rang 1t nc.
peatedly, before 8 l2-yem old boy an.
nounced himself by opening the door
without knocking. Monetary astouish-
ment at the intrusion give way to indig-
nation, as he said Look a-hcre, strau.
ger don't you be ringin' that bell fur me
all the time. ken list tell you, It won't
fetch me. | don't get 'nuf salary here to
come at oyerybody's beck au call
Where is the bath house peremptorily
I demanded Patty,
! Hain't got none. There's foot tubs, an
washbowls, an pitchers o. water. The
tanks just down to the foot o. them stairs,
an you're welcome to help yourself.
Towels is served at p, H., there's yourn
a-hangin' on that hook, And the imp shut
the door, and went dawn stairs, whiting
Not for Joseph. ifhe noes it
( Not for Jool
/ Ofall the impudence / ever heard sol
iloquized Patty. That little imp must be-
/ long to the sass peddling family. Won.
/ der how many more there are? Well, ]
must succeed here; and "conquering those
( yarmits" will be tall feather in nay cap.
Besides the excitement of the conflict win
be worth something. And then--there's
mother. A state certificate and the pros
pectiye prineipalship ofa good city school
will make her SO oomiortable--dear, darl-
ing mother! wonder what she is doing
now? and Patty took from her bosom a
little golden ldtket, and gazed at and
kissed her mothers image, with sigh Of
regret and remembrance.
Before she had completed her toilet, the
doctors wife was anounced and just let
me come right mp where you are, was fol-
lowed by her pnceremonious entry into
the chamber. The young girl blushed
with yeXation. This intrusion upou her
personal reticcnce, Patty felt to be ill-bred
and presuming; and she encountered the
keen and inquisitiye glance of Mrs. Ran
dal with dignity bordering on hauteur.
The little woman was not at all confused
by it.
Rayther taken aback, air you, Sister
Dree, by not bein' qlfte ready TO see me
But it's no matter. You needu'G apoIo-
give. don't mind-just go on with your
dressin', and III look over these things
in your trunk. We haven't had the fall
fashions up here yet, and it will be qnite
a treat.
Patty regarded her with open.eyed as
tonishment, as she deliberately proceeded
to unfold her best dress, carefully laid
on the top of those more worn.
Now that's right pretty, said she, shak-
ing it out. Rufiies seem to be going ont
Il see you've got this made with folds.
The materiels nice too. How much was
1t yard? More'n four bits, | reckon.
'Tain't much worth while to bring good
clothes this time O. year, when the dust
is so deep. Who made ii for you? We
haven't got first-class dress-maker here
and she'll be glad of the chance to see
your things. If | may be so bold, what
do they charge for such dress in Frisco ?
The voluble visitor took breath, wait
ing reply to her questions, meanwhile
running her hand down to the bottom Of
the trunk, and bringing up photograph
in a morocco case. Ali who is here !? !
Have we beau down to the Bay? she |
playfully said, with sinister wink of |
her wicked gray eyes, proceeding to un-
clasp the case.
Patty sprang, and snatched il from her |
Pardon me, madam You take liberties
Fatal error The poor child did not |
know that TO avoid the odium of stuck /
up, she must lay bare to prying eyes the
whole Of her worldly effects. She did /
not know that she would be talked about,
if she was supposed to have even the
likeness Of a young man who was not an
acknowledged lover. And Of course IL
was her beau, said Mrs Randall, expati-
lting on the indignity Of having been re-
iuested to wait in the parlor till the mink
lad finished dressing, when she would
Dc ready TO receive calls.
Such hoity-toity high aud mightnesses
rom school-marm' said exnsperated
Mrs. Randall, relating the incidents Of her
'isit at the sewing circle, that evening.
She'll be clearly unpopular - that's
What she will, chimed IN Sister Silver
horn.
] hear she's been tuk to DriscoPs TO
great come down for Mrs. Dris-
ol, for she's one Of your high-fyers too.
I'm just dying 20 see that organdy, said
irs. Newton-the acknowledged leader
I fashion In the vilage-for want pat
ernsi and I'm bound 70 see how her
resscs are trimmed
She hasen't got many, / can tell YOU,
hen, restored Sister Randall, with
ncer.
The entrance Of Mrs DriscoI prevented ,
urther remark, FOR she was one Of the /
fomen whose presence repressed gossip, /
nd whose subjects ofcUuyersation never
egenerated into ungencrous persUnali-