The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-02-13


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zee sfAuae isiis hst ul1aa.
hes ftum tha fsn,s af lay tn8 baias
lsIlaad gr6e,s sieaa
4 dreadful poor hand should be 10
slt aloue, commented he, a. he .hufned
about TO fasteu iho windows Laviny j.
iuasier.womau iar making thing. lively.
Somehow can't bear TO lock her out;
aud Il 3, fact worthy OF note that the
faithful Reubeu, for the first time ia bis
married life, went 10 bed leaving the
porch Door unbolled.
II he bad cherished vague hope that
bi, wife might steal home 10 the early
morning he certainly saw no traces Of
her ruling presence on rising Instead,
thc abomination Of desoation reigued.
Seems 3 ifl was just framework,
with nothing inside, said the poor man,
moving about tile chaotic kitchen in a
hnshcd manner like person at ts funeral;
thc pitch in an knocked out Of me.
Bot Notwithstanding this alarming in.
tornal condition, By diut Of burning three
finger, he succeeded in making iumpy
hasB pudding for breakfast, and also q
cup Of conce which, by reason OF the
large amount Of lsh.skiu that settled il,
bore au unpleasant resemblance to chow
der A. he was sitting at this frugal re-
past his sister Phebc flounced IN.
tia, Laving left Won. Rhcubeut Il cant
be
Mr.. lliukle nodded his head soemnly,
his mouth being not available inst then
as an organ Of speech
The worst is her own, ,tormed Miss
Phebe, raining shower Of hair-pins
from her falling chignon, | guess we
sha'n't die on her account
This reflection seemed to convey no
consolation to Mr.. Hinkle
You never felt right toward Layiny,
said he, ,orrowfully. don't lay this up
agin her her clearing out; blame il on
to Miss Niddlins. She alwas had a dread
ful faculty for onsetting Laviny.
Miss Pnebe had contemptuous nose,
turned upward at the end Ikea sled sun
ner Il curled higher yet at this remark.
wish you had some OF my spirit, Reu
ben Hinkle, said she, coiling her back
hair with rapid circular motion, as if
She were winding herselfup; if you had,
you wouldn't 90 nigh Layiny for one
while. She's contrary, and depend upon
il she'll be q great deal more apt to come
back If you don't tease her I'll keep
house for YOU 80 don't you be q mite con-
cerned
Mr.. lIinkle groancd in answer. As
dough Is without yeast, SO was he without
Laviny. lie needed her to to keep him
up, he said pathetically, and though tor
lures would not have wrung from her the
confession, it was equally true that La
why needed him to keep her down,
Some leayen is safest hidden in its three
measures of meal Certainly in her hus-
bands presence, Mrs. Hinkle had been q
patient Griselda compared to what she
now was, freed from home restraints.
She fretted and fumed in an explosive
manner, raising an unwonted fermenta.
| tion in the Trip household. She hated
his folks, she hated Reuben for not hating
them, she hated hersel! for having
borne their interference so long, and de-
cared She had not had the temper Of fly
which, indeed, was optic true. But
as the week wore on without bringing
/ the coveted vision Of her husband at her
/ feet, the eileiycscencc Of her mood was
/ fast subsding, when the rumor that Miss
Phcbc was welding her domestic sccptcl
/ agitatcd It anew. Pretty work it was, to
/ be crowded ont Of her own home by his
I folks, She knew now why Reuben did
not come They had been setting him
against hcr Wha If he should never
come? For The FIRST time this thonght in.
4 truded itself, and iu her anguish she
sought relief la the camphor bottle. What
right had Phcbe in her kitchen, ,olacing
Reuben with deecablc cookery, when
. he should have been hnngerng in soli
/ lude after his wife, She declared such
conduct would provoke saint, though
she did not give her authority for hi.
conviction. One thing was sure, Phcbt
should not have the washing Of her tea
spoons, end without delay Mrs liinklt
sent a juvenile Tripp to remove these and
other personal yalnable., choosing The
dinner hour iOr tho erraud that the seem,
effect might be greater. When Mr.. Hin
kle was forced to stir his toa with a fork
perhaps be would be- Ia more haste tC
conciliote his WIFE, The plan was wei
laid: but 81 failed 10 the execution
through the tardincss Of little Joe, who
havinga woodchuck to attend 10 on thu
way, did not reach hi. auctc's till the re
mains Of the dinner Iay cold on tie pantr'
shelf, aud Mr. lliukle was half mil,
away a his afternoon pioughiug
Miss Phebe sent the spoons obedienty
inward} resolved that Reuben sboult
MOI know Of thi. proof of Laviny'. ugll
ness, for -hc was Wcll aware lhat onll
ber own repeated assurance, that LayiH,
p would -olleu toward him iflett to henel
bad kept bim passive tbs, iar.
~cem' If J HB.nt doing ihe haud-omt
. thing Hot 60 20 nigh ber, l.e often ald.
wonder whether cot uD Size STINT roauGr.
ou mE tetrhipg hes
Ifsia come. OF har trel-wili she'll ii
Hle,g 90 -tan rHl Ni-. Phebe Woulo
auswa but lfg te duw hyr uld ro'
know What l.aviuE g..
Alf Iliakle dld know, unfortunately