The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-10-09
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ting one 90 each side Of tho open are,
Ny father wAs reaiing tbo C0inirg Gen.
hltmaH -my mother vas kaiiiiBg mll,
ten. She usually vas knitting either a
mttteu, or a litlle red stocking or q baby's
shoe, or wrisilei, Or = shawl. Her eyes
were not good By gAs-Iisbt, Sud as she
vas manager of the Old Ladies Home,
8 visitor Al the Orphan Asylum, and
I friend aud protector 10 forlorn children
iH general, she vac never At loss where
70 beslow her knitted goods. Not baby
on our square but came into an Inherit
anoe Of mothers pretty work as surely as
into a world Of sn aud misery. i
Missing The click Of the needles, a. one
does i quiet sound 70 which the ear has
grown used, looked up. My mother
had lald down her work, and was engag-
+ ed Ia tying knots at different intervals
/ 10 iength Of doubled worsted Nv
father had dropped bis paper, aud was
regarding her with an amused smile, Ia
which there was world Of tenderness
hud geuiieness
What are you u!ipg to do, mother
deart said at last
| an irving 10 scr whether can re,
member h0s | used to make harness. an.
swered the dear Old lady, with a smile
aud little sigh Not the kind they put
upon horses! she explained, seeing my
puzzled look but that which belongs 10
loom.
never saw loom! said L.
All, then can hardly make YOU under.
stand The harness is very essoptsa
part of an old fashioned loom. \.
Did you know how to weavei ask.
ed. ..... .... ..#a.... ..
That she did, as well as Penelope her
namesakel said my father, answering for
her. ! think however, she would have
disposed of the suitors more easily than
that lady did, Aud my father quoted !
some Greek which sounded very nicely 4
but didn't understand il, The old gen
tleman read the classics great deal ia 4
The original, aud was rather fond Of quot. {
Ing them. ! believe, he continued, after
a pause, that | owe NV wife TO her skill II
in weaving. ........ ....... n
Tell me about it said +, glad of any Y
thing to to divert me. You see my hus-
band was away about his business as an r,
insurance adjuster aud there had been so 81
mans sad accidents that could not help
icing anxious about him. 90
Yes, do father; said my mother. in
Well, you must know then, the old In
Gentleman began; that was an only Y
Md, and my parents naturally thought ~
ood deal OF me. They moved from Yer. 90
mont into the Genesee country al yery an
arly day--indeed my father was one of 10,
be first settlers of Bloomfield. Some an
ay we will 20 back there and see the en-
ID place. 1t was wild enough when
ieY vent there; but in my time the -,
'ildefness vas subdued, and blossomed
Ike the rose. Aly father farmed two. a,.
nndred acres, and owned sugar bush "a,
nd potashery, Potash used to be :.
Ilied Genesee money in those days, be- ~,
luse the merchbnts made their remit. ~,a
ices to New York and Montreal In that A.,
IN. Well, always bad turn for -,
'oks and study, and | was not more
an twelve years old when my father /,
omised me, that If would stay and -,
Up him ill was eighteen, he would at.' ~
nd me to college. | was very happy in A.,
e prospect, for from the moment he
ID so, knew the thing was as sure as =
human arrangement can be. So 'A'"
mt to school winters, doing my Latin ''"' '
d Greek with the minister, and helping n"s
the farm in summer, till was eigh- na'i
N. My birthday came in June, and ,H'I ,,
mother began directly to make my ' '1'''
" shirts. iier
Mother! said | one day. why did my ~
her select Dartmouth for me? ,''''
Tour father aud his brother both went ua'e
re, aud his folks lived in that neigh '"C'
hood, answered my mother. 'O
never know my father had brother! y. -.
! |, surprised ~','o
to,Lor s,a.,o1 49,, ,..,-, ..,, whel
II, sho saia ;alaaa..,..,., 49, '' ''D''''' WORD
g, ,ovor ,noa,iaa -. .-''''' '!0' ed ~
ier. He never has spoken his brothers Au
le since he moved out hero Ill Uncl
not allow mo Ia ia so yon,.a like
Icd for your uncle, but then 1t was D
r grandfather name as well. VIZ
ut how dld Il bappen2 osLod dreat
at was The cause Of the quarrel, for A0ne
pose there was a una,ral5 er, at
girl Of course! said my mother. An
! a tone Of bitterness ,o,,. ,,,..,..,.t after
her. Yoor father tbo,aht IT,. ,... We n
one woman Ia the world, and that "
penelonne Morrill,. ana sha ~. dare
@ was only one man q, H. - Tha
that was Abner IIoyt don't know eF'
much she was to blame. Nv sister We
ey always took her part, aud said, we pa
slope was over persuaded by her TO wri
to say she would have Nathan. all my
how, She broke OF her engagement sick, {
'nr father and married Abner. Then bat /
father married me, and we moved might
.ere. That l. al know. 10 intf
a Uncle Abner have ans family3 my fat
], sfer a short silence. never
elicye he bad They moved away nnhap
the place, and both he sna bi. wife quarrc
Young Abbey always kept up Der him We
isbip With Penelope: ba, asked eould
ever to say ANYTHING about them In ing PEI
-ller.. Nhen ron are hi Nrrrn..,.t Til