The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-04-04

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away aacr ihe performances ilam ua-
boty beou booking 90 me
doaf buou child Nhef tour
father
Dead. Feu iwm ,ighi ropt two years
ago. itcll sou ifs been hard time. lor
iue since he aud mammy died and here
ille ehlld broke eat Is passionate Wecp.
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you
Mhcro au lon going
l'llhjde 81 lhe wood. again. and aHd
oh, perhaps I'li dic, aud SO g nanny
Hannah Ann said mA aunt sternIy, pat
that cbild Is bed ia Your room Burn
tbosc clothes ahd rnb her viii hot blan-
kets before you pul 90 one of iay night-
dresses. There, take her up.siars
Hannah Ann gathered np tlc Htile
shaw aud all and vanished
Ny aunt "a staring d De lre tor some
moments Paul ,hc said gently ! ran-
uottnm thal child out of doors.
am sure you vii not, ! said warmly
You 90 to bed, dear lIl cut np some
thing f8r her 70 put on ia the morning.
Good night, dear; ana Aunt lles,ie Kissed
me, while am certain lear toll apou
MY check
think that llaunah Ann aud lny aunt
were at work al night, for the ucX day
Sarah was brought down stairs IS cali
90 dress aud sack THAI looked odd enough
iu company wth pair OF my socks a
world too big, aud Hannah AIMS Slip
pcrs Before night however "a number
made articles were procured, and
miles Of cotton and calico ia process 81
making into suitable garments.
Tie day was clear, and during the sat
urday cleaning Sarat and were sent 70
The barn tor amusement.
say, boy, .aidiny companion, ca you
do this? and kick ng oil shoes and stock
ings, Miss Jenkin, gave me a specimen Of
her professional accomplishment that
her with instant destruction in
my eye, every moment She tied
from the high barn door, aud
no monkey was ever more Lively than my
aunt's pfotege
can't hall work in this rg, she said
regarding her clothing with eontcmptu-
ous scorn could show you something
i'll had my boy clothes on. say; can
you ride on your head on horse?
No.
can. Can you turn two back-somel-
saulls without touching the ground:
No.
can. See here
She caught up an empty bushel-basket
a. She spoke, threw it in the air. caught
it on her feet, tossed il up again, sprang
after it, met it in mid air and turned
into it. could not describe
IN Il wrrl tito aiiics 80 this odd & iid
My aunt tried in vain to make her quiet,
but the idea Of safety seemed to have
made her Wild She danced hornpipes
upon the dinner-table, making me observe
that She never disturbed plate, glass or
dish She came downstairs on her hands
as often as on her feet; she sat on the
backs Of chairs oftcner than Oh the seat,
and she kept Hannah Ann on the verge
of distraction by leaping on her back
whenever she stopped, turning somer-
saults over bor when she was scrubbing,
and swinging in all sorts Of monkey posi-
tions from every rope or bar that offered
her a foot or hand-hold.
Fifty times day Aunt Bessie declared
that child must go to the alms-house,
and as often changed her mind, when the
queer little genius clung round her neck,
and begged to stay. The only. humaniz-
lug power over her odd little nature was
the violent affection Size developed for my
grim aunt, and ii was singular to see the
stern face soften when the thin little arms
chung round the neck Of my maiden rela-
tive. Some hitherto undcyelopcd mine
OF tenderness in the lonely heart was op-
ened by The chiId's lorlorn condition, and
these TIVE, % opposite in every point Of
were strongly united IN q bond
Of warm affection The indnleencos de-
MED me were freely granted to sadie, as
we agreed to call her; aud AUNT Bessie
dreaded as much us the child herself that
she should be claimed by circus associ-
ates.
Affairs were in this promising state
when the first Of October summoned me
TO my school duties again, and Ilc0 Aunt
Bcssie's
The long years rolled away, and be-
came a man, studied profession, aud
settled in western city 70 practice law
| had been there some months when a
letter reached me from Mossyile. ! had
never comesponded with Aunt Bessie, 20
! was rather astonished upon opening my
episile 10 see tie neat little signature,
Bessie Muliord, al The foot She wrote
DEAR Pai--l hear sou are o lawyer.
Come 70 .cc me and mahc my win for
mc
Your aHcclouuc aunt,
BG>sIE MrnoRD
My lcga. busncs. not having crowded
mc with engagements, as bad fondly
hoped and expected. ! packed yaIisc,
aHl obeycl The summons A- ] walked
up tuc gardeB-paih i0 my aaat- door !
heard piano toueiied with bold, shii.lll
freedom aud { looked 80 20 lac window