The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-05-22

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The Houscc.eauing over ca Wei,
over ehl Wen. heres hss dollars %
pay your woman with aud BE obnrk Tea
70 himself Cor be well kasa some 81 ii
would come back 20 BIN ia lhe Shape Of
soek aud andeehirt.
! wouIdu't for ioar Times thar much.
feel SO wou out as DO tonight, sighed
Mfs Wilton TO herself - he thanked
bim. and slowed the ptiaaec away for
future use.
The weeks wore on loWari winter.
aud M. Wilton sighed heavily IS She
thought of the garments, large and small,
TO be bought aud made FintJohn mast
be fitted mp; then the tonf little ones,
lastly, herself Tier own share would De-
slim, she thought but then she had aot
much outdoor work 10 do, and could get
along with less Bat, oh She did long
So much for a new meripa. dress, with
bright, warm tiHt-, or pair Of gloves,
or "a collar aud 81 biz Of ribbon for her
neck. But these were not to be thought
oG Nothing but bare necessities could be
hers, for John bad been buyiug stock
and had paid for hi. mowinglnachne,
and met ii note ca two, and be lelt "qajle
poor,n he said
Poor woman She he'd not had a nice
dress since her marriage. Then She had
a good supply but things will wear out
and most OF these are now doing duty as
ehldren's clothes, or skirt. for herself,
aud her best dress now was cheap de-
hine She sighed Just little, halt
smolhered sigh, as she thought an this
on the day She weul 10 lay out her mon
ey. 1t did not take her long TO dispose
Of the small amount for She had laid
awake uighte, ponderiug how 10 make
one dollar do the dnly Of two, nld the
problem WAS worked out with the ut
most precision.
Now that the goods were purchased,
tie next trouble was how to get them
made soon enough. She nad been oblig-
ed to pat of purchasing for want of
means, and now she could not tell which
was most needed
If only could get some one to help me
for week, could soon see my way
clear, said Mrs Wilton to her husband,
one evening, as she sat stitching on her
little garments; or, better still, had a
a sewing machine, she venturcd to say.
Mr. Wilton knocked the ashes oil of
his cigar and said: don't see how it is
Susan, that you're always complaining
Of having so much TO do and wanting help
all the time. Why, there's mother she
used TO make everything for eight Of US
and weayed all the cloth besides.
Mrs. Wilton did not answer, her heart
WAS too full.
Nowadays the wimmen want so much
help TO get rid Of work, continued Mr..
Wilton. I'd like to get sewin machine,
but its out of the question now, there's
so much to be got.
Mrs. Wilton thought Of the mower and
eorn-planter, but said nothing, she felt
little pang shoot through her heart,
then it sank back again as a heavy load.
She did not 90 to bed that night until long
after her husband was sleeping soundly.
She had worked hard all day, and sleep
would be a welcome guest, but the little
garment was much needed and she must
sit up and make it. Oh, how her fired
eyes ached, but not worse than the poor,
hungry heart ached for sympathy and
comfort. She thought of her money-loy-
ing husband, and wishes he might be-
come more thoughtful of her comfort. II
/ il wece not for my children, she cried to
herself could see very little TO live for
Then the tho't of her little ones, mother
less, sent the fresh teara to her eyes, but
gave a sudden impulse to her tired liug-
crs, aud she stitched away for another
hour and saw the garment completed, and
neatly folded away, she sought her much
needed rest. Sabbath morning Mr.. WI.
ton put on a warm, now undershirt, aud
saw his liltlo ones looking fresh aud
sweet In their new garments; hut he saw
not that the fingers which had so patient.
y wrought ont these changes were that
morning scarcely strong enough TO fas.
ten The garments Of the little ones about
their chubby little forms.
Spring came, bright and Joyous rs ever
dotliug the prairies with flowers and hl
ing upland and valley with floods Of mel
ody Mrs. Wilton had been growing
thinner and paIer an winter, aud wal
now scarcely able 10 be about the house
The doctor had recommended rest-bul
how could she rest with 50 much lying
unloue about her.
/ III could only 90 away for a while
she said, one morning, when she wal
feeling weaker than usual. II | con.
only 20 home to mother for visit,
know she couId nurse me up al righ
again, aud lhe pale lips quivored visi
bly,.
wish yoa could, rm sure, replied hei
husband Bu. Susan, don't see how
can afford IL. ( might sell some Of m,
stock. but prices are loss now. IT weuldn'
pay 60 ala coaidu'tgat mach more io
tbem calves then gave lot chem last f,l
arcr keeping them alI winter. And bur
ing my c1rn-pamer. aboat Joos a'l o.,
uash.
Mr-. Wilton did not reply Indeed.
doubt very mech Il she heard hisremafk
at ail. for She wa- dreaming oltbe o.,
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