The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-10-09


was Mary, II seemed very unlikely that
Penelope should be staying With nay
mother, and yet / should find her there.
I So did. -
iaund my father looking Older aud
more feeble than | had ever seen bin,
liis ankle was better, 40 that be could 20
about be house, and be sometimes got as
far as the barn, but he bad been obliged
TO leave a great deal TO James White, his
hired man, and things soon showed the
difference ] had not been in the house
half an hour before | heard the praises OF
Mary Winder sounded By both father
aud mother.
She says she saw a good deal Of YOU at
Aunt Abbey's! said my mother,
Oh, yesl answered; she stayed there
most Of the time. Aunt Abbey thinks
the world Of her Where is shey
She is over at Widow Browns sitting
with Emma, answered mother. You
know the poor child has been in a decline
this long tune, Somehow she has taken
TO Mary and feels as II she must have her
every dep
Suppose you 90 over and bring her
home, Abnerl said my father; it win be
quite dark, and the road Is rather lone
some.
faucied my father looked at me With
curious questioning expression as he |
spoke, aud dim wonder crossed my
mind rs to whether he suspected any
thing: but dismissed ii at once, remem-
bering the letter Abbey had shown me-
IT can't be! thought; he would not
have her on the place an hour.
How did Miss Winder come here?
asked, as mother followed me out to the
door.
Oh, she came up to Rochester with a
family from Vermont, aud then came
over here to bring me parcel from Alb
hey. So, of course, asked her to stay
"''"Ee a visit. had piece IN the
~" 49, - had lust drawn IN
ooH winch Jane Irti,, 'f~a
"hen she was taken sick, and notn,,.
would do but Mary must finish H. She :
loeS beat all for weaving that ever 7 saw ,
men your father spraned his ankle. and d
wasn't very well, so she stayed on and h
dont know what shall do when she a
oes away. I wish we could keen her 81
lways ..... ;,
rather seems to like her, tool said l. W
~ heart echoing the wish. al
lie does. never saw him take so to |
ny one lie said yesterday that If we
yer had daughter-in.law he hoped she n
ould be just like Mary. bl
Well, 1 went after Penelope mud 81
ought her home, and many pleasant ia
ak we had afterward, along that same W
hesome cross s-road. 1t was rather hard
ork Tor me to learn to call her Mary.
es, you used to scare me half 10 death
wing Pen; interrupted my mother. ! ex
d to tell father II was nickname Aunt eli
Ibey gave me. Oh, dearl I'm afraid ma
SAID, and did good many things that an
'uldnt bear examination. I have nj. WI
'ys felt ashamed Of tho whole perform.
ce. an,
Marrying me included, / suppose. thi
eli, matters went on so for some weeks. Tn
ook hold Of the farm-work and seen bro
things into shape again. I went TIM
Nn to Commencement and graduated. son
then came back to take hold of the my
vestiDg, had quite made up my Of
nd by that time to be farmer. by
When the heft of the harvest work and the
ese making was over, Penelope pro- coo
ed to my mother that she should draw nest
piece Of fine line, for which the warn GOD
J ready. When she came TO examine tain
loom, she found the harness in need myr
epair, aud as making harness is hest min
e by two pair Of hands, shO asked me thro
elp her. 81
aohl kHow what the harness is; said sic.
the
'eIi, II Is the system of strings In over
Il, by which the threads of the warn Fran
alternately raised aud depressed so quie
alio" the passage Of the shuttle. the +
lese strings are knotted in peculiar affcc
somewhat intricate manner. We The
engaged in this process when my little
sf passed through the room, aud
lat'' right, Mary said he, harness to be
up tight hosts
c has done that already; said /, land.
King without thought. more
Try looked scared. WI
much the betterl said my father. rious
'e you will both go as well in double tious
n do In single harness. So saving. reaso
ent into the next room aud shut the music
in ma
ohaer whether my father suspects they !
ling! said L. Mary looked very and v
), aud ! had to repeat the question to che
G she answered the m
ont know, Abner; Ishall not 20 on ton O
way any longer II Is shame TO heard
re him aud your mother as we are were
. IhaYe felt uneasy this long time, the II,
ow have made up my mind ! shall thirst,
N the truth this very day. tuatlo
suppose he orders YOU ont Of the an des
said T. the 60
u Imust go. sireng
forbid ne ever 10 see OF Apa 4 10 garrjsr