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


3. some thirty fec, 81 a pretty little al
= Aunt Abbey gave me s warn welcome
+ She was widow, mach Older than my
a mother. and lived In little red house
5 With her daughter MalsiuA, a cheerful.
. sensible old maid, with learning enough
c for college professor. OF course We
}, bad everything to talk about; and made
a acquaintance with host Of new cousins
u both Iioyts aud Marvins. observed
e that almost everybody who called asked
= about Penelope; aud The answer always
7 was, that Penelope was over at Deacon
$ Bakers, weaving.
Who is, Penelopey | asked at last OF
c my cousin Malvina.
: Oh, Penelope Winder! well, she's a
r Kind Of adopted child Of ours, She's an
: orphan; and when her step-father died
5 she hadn't any home and her mother was
! great friend OF ma's-so she naturally
: came 10 us We would like TO keep her
. with us all The time, but she has very in
) dependent feelings, Pen has, aud likes to
support herself She's a splendid hand
! at all kinds Of weaving, and folks send
for her far aud near. But she makes her
home With rs and as she is to come home
Saturday, wefi hitch up old bay, aud 20
after her
was pretty we'll disposed TO like Pen
elope beforehand. and when Young Doc
tor Amber, who was the beau Of the
place, asked Malyina when Mlss Winder
was expected, felt that be had taken an
uagawantahle liberty. When 1 saw
Pes.ss9xe. understood the reason. |
aet a. ones Jalst we were made for each
other; aud haye never changed my
mind In weeks time we were as well
acquainted AT II we had known each 9TH
er for years, aud IN three weeks we were
engaged
1t was very imprudeut in me! said my
mothe.. ..'in-law, demnrely; Iuo.r. r' know
how came Ia do SO.
Nor |! never could guess. Won
Aunt Abbey aud AaIyina both looked
troubled when We told them oft.
I'm afraid it won't do, children, said
my aunt AN, indeed. Perllaps
ought TO have forseeu and prevented il.
You have heard Of your uncle Abner? |,
Mother mentioned him to me. once.
replied; but she cautioned me never 10 ,
speak of him to father
just SO. ! was afraid Il was that way /
said Aunt Abbey. How folks can be so
inyeterate, | don't know. Well, Pene. a
lope, here, is your uuole's only child e
You see, her mother married again after y
his death. She was left kind Of forlorp
with this baby, and | asked her TO come b
aud stay the winter with me. Old Ma. "
or Winder hetook great fancy to her. IL
suppose it was natural "
enough.
Natural for some folks, said MaIyino. sa
With emphasis a ht
Well, anyhow, the old man was very A
'ood to her, and gave the child a good W
ducation. But you see, he never made W
VIII. | used to talk TO him about II. W
nd he said he meant to provide for Pen. al
lope. But he was taken suddenly one
ay, and the daughter by the first mar w
iage, who never could abide Penelope 4
or her mother 60
Nor anybody else, but herself, inter- do
apted Penelope. | never could under an
ana how she could be Father Winder's ha
aughter. mi
She wasn't much like him, that's GER.
IN; for asweeter tempered old gentle ch'
an never lived, continued my aunt. po
nyhoW she took everything; Pen had IN
ri work to get even her own mothers wa
ings' However, she did get them at 'he
ST, and then she came TO us. when q
r own father died, | did write letter doI
your father unknown to Penelope but 70
ch a letter as he sent mo. never !
red let your mother see 1t, Pen, but III l.
ow 1t to you both now. '
30 she did. II was bitter, hard let 100
and cruel aud unforgylng. NV are
eeks burned with anger and shome asst
zen read II. Penelope did not say A /
'rd at first, but presently she brighten. ana
up. wer
Aunt Abbey, said she; if could see 'A,n W
ele Nathan, am sure I'd make him
c me in spite Of himself. "i'n
believe yoa wopId, said J. 81
Veil, | don't know-your father Is 'pea
adiul set, said my aunt. ANYHOW. u
ner' you owe everything to your faith ~
and you ought not 10 go against him. W
Aunt Abbey i, tight, said Penelope, - y
y little pause; twon't do, Abuer. "o ~, "
must give 1t up for the present. "T''
was very unhappy at the Idea, and ~
say said many foolish things u"S'
hat YOU did interrupted my moth. s'a'
,.u m, I'd
.ell, Penelope was firm; aud when IN n.
parted, she would not even promise de,o,
- ~ "''' was 90 doWnhearted doing
y. ',4'''" ''a' 'athef thohsht was aud I
. and was for keeping me at home: ten ,,
opposed that plan with all nv A.,
l', as fon may gsess | once tried h.,.,
trodnee The subject Of NY nneIe with III,
aiheF' but got such an answer, that An
-, .s' "s"'". Wa. very you a
- ,''Ns'u : eoaid not bear 10 The
rel with my father, though thought We ~
very mach 10 blame; bat neither ,,., .,
endure the thought Of not marry W.
'enelope -,