The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-03-26


and Henrietta Sscbbins not in sight yeii
curious 10 NE Why girl Of ber age can't
have a little interest 10 thiags aboot her
own bone. Ilell you II | hadn't had st
her ape il would have been pounded into
me, that ia one sure thing here u all the
nilk to be skinned, and IL ls time 10
build tire for supper, aad out under the
big ketlls to heat the water FOR the
calves meas, the eggs to be gathered in,
aad there is that big yellow ben that
makes zach 3 good mother wants 70 set,
aud was going 10 send Henrietta over
10 Mrs Creui's lhi, very night to get -
Ila-ha.ha'
Mrs. stebbius cut short her sentence
aud whiried around to see her Jolly, fat
husband standing iu the Kitchen door
wiping the sweat from his face, aud
laughing.
What are yoo laughing al, Mr. steb-
bins: IL you can tell; ifit 5. at rnr, !
would advise you to jast wait for some
more mirlh-provoking occasion.
Don'r need ANY better one, wife, not q
bit thi. is rich enough; haven't | stood
ten minutes aud heard YOU prscticing
here all by yourself;
practicing what? MIR. Stebbins.
On a frst-class scolding which you're
goiug TO give Ett for being late home to-
night, and 'spose she's had to wait to
take another FROM the school Miss, for
being late TO school this morning. Mighty
good thing forEtt she takes after her old
father aud has got such plump, broad
shoulders, else she couldn't stand so
much as she gets all around nebbe. bat
mother (hesitatingly) come now, don't
y0a believe Ett would do most us well il
NOT Ieetle better il you didn't seold her
quite 50 much --ch! IOnder she comes
now, raaaing like deer--and this hot
night! 'aoagh TO Kill her.
And farmer sl4bbins, dear old soul,
having had his ddpk for which he came
ia, and having said a 'solame' more than
he often yentured to say. went quickly
back 10 the garden, not waiting for his
wife to recover from her ohargin and as.
sufficiently to ~newer him bat
saving to himself. No, mothers just the
beet woman at heart, and never means
The half she says, wish she wouldn't
scold so much, it's all she lacks, though,
.aebbe, of ben' perfect and ready for
'Dether word, but ii frets the girl SO, aud
don't do no good, not enough to pay any.
way; that's how it seems to me, and Ett's
pretty good gal 'eordn' to my reckoning
that is.
Henrietta Stebbins' pretty round face
was all aglow with something beside the
rnnning when she reached home that
Monday night; she expected to catch an
Gwfu scolding for being 50 late, but her
mother simply said:
hope you have had enough schooling
for one day, pointing TO the clock.
It's too bad mother | know, and You
SO tired with washing; didn't think 1t
was so late though you see Miss Mott
was helping me with my arithmetic,
something was too stupid TO get thro'
my head all day. aud some way | couldn't
see through it for ever so long tonight
but did at last, II is so plain now and
you don't know how glad ! am, do
want to 20 into the sixth grade when go
down town TO school, and Miss Mott
saws sbe is sure can if but finish that
arithmetic. Now what is first for me to
do2 having rolled up her sleeves aud tied
on big checked apron while talking.
Unluckiy, she had touched the wrong
l.Aord by speaking Of that most cherished
Of ~ precious plsns, going to school
which Leg tgther had promised she should
do in septealheg, and which her mother
persisted in calling li,a greatest piece Of
iuolishness.
Do? ho what has got 10 be- done Of
raur-a. enough TO be done, aud should
ihiuk girl Of your age might see it with,
aut waiting to be told every Identical
thing. Here j. milk to be SKINNED, snp.
per u b. got ready, caiSs-' feed to be
made, eggs 10 be- hunted, clothes 20 be
isksn down and sprinkled, aud there you
.isaa - auconoerued, asking what slall
do? NoG pGg doj just What you please
IN MOI tell son mortal thing, aud Mrs
stebbius drew on aoletul, moSt-abnscd
look, wrinkling up her forehead and set.
ting her lips frmly on her teeth.
Poor Elia She thought her mother had
told her enough TO she only wondered
what she would rather have done tirst,
aud knew she would have to be extreme
H. careful or she would bring upon her
self storm of words she could see were
ouly gathering sgsust the pfoSocaiion
came; but sbe fell TO work brayeiy, care
fully sud quickly doing those things her
mother had named ~ she came to them,
wishing meanwhile her lead would stop
sching.
Sic was good girl aud had prodied
by Ler mothers teachings aud could
work almost - quickly aud veil about
most Thing. pertaining 70 the gencrsl
houseNorg a. her mother l,.rsslt. aud q
.hs sent op quieily she bad tie satIsiac.
.,au Il seeing the storm wa. blowing or.
r.. t,Aa Siakies Ia the forehead lesseued
lu uambsf and depth. The moaiis regain
"a ,is NOR pleasing expression and her
Self brgan TO breathe morc freely
supper was ready, aud she bad called
60 her father to come aud sAs taking
ihe clothes otf The Iite A. she Heni bseA
when her mother raIsd hrr