The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-11
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Written Tor ha Manchester JaraEsr.
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PswHr. VI. June 5th, 1874
We have just closed a day of an.
usual trial Of patience. ycz, ton OF
spirit aud resl trouble. This morning
we arose in the early dawn aud openly
vowed, this day should pot an end to
house cleaning That the sun should
never be permitted tc go down again
upon that delegation Of mops, white
wash pals, scrub brooms, &c, that
dcsecratcd the front nall making il
look like a sort Of female arsenal We
halted outside our chamber door a mo.
meut, 10 take an inventory Of confusion.
Distracted looking bed cords went
dangling over banisters, with liieless
fashion as if they had given up all hope
Of ever sect 4 the bed-stead again
iuddled into one corner, " ere a group
Of lolloru looking paint brnsl es, for all
the world like "a pack Of gossiping old
maids with fdzzled heads; and wait
ing in meek patience at the door for
egress were a grim assembly of old
rickety band boxes, oyer-stutled with
old clothes and out Of date papers.
here were rheumatic chairs with
squeaby joints holding in then motherly
laps bottomlcss pans, broken necked
bottles and leaky pals, all going to the
garnet, like paupers to the poorhouse,
And amid them all, o. desecrating
hands thou shalt be punished, there
stood my old hair trunk, burgIed 0
half its contents, with its sprained
cover tilted clear back Long ago we
had instituted this old cast away as a
safe asy lum for all waits aud Insane lit
terary efforts OF school girl days, con.
domned articles Of ripper years. Here IL
supposed safety we had deposited the
remains of our irst.born, a tender poem
dedicated to a school boy lover, hose
father sold out and moved west shortly
after our vows of eternal constancey
we've pHghted. Here too we buried
his souvenirs, a pair of pressed holly.
hooks and little blue silk bag Of pea
nuts, there used to be some candy bni
that is all gone, those pink and white
peppermints proved too tempting for q
twelve year old, aud they were quickly
devoured with sorrowlul thoughts o.
the giver. We had scarcely replaced
our treasures, locked the old trunk and
dragged it to a place Of safety, when
Aunt Mary called from the stairs tc
look out OF the east window into the
garden. O! shade Of de arted Wash
in .ton our heart grew wild at the IN
imoly fate of the early peas. Indus
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Yacht before the wind Only once W,
caught sigh, of his pigship. and on tn.
yppr of the moment hurled the pokeI
into the sir after bin Said poker haI
nat come e. LIGHT vet and with an ou
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mnst have spirited II of. Fall tv,
hoars had olspsed before we rave mr.
,i.o search and returned 70 the house
~. ovorros.e with heat that IL di8 seen
As if our soul and body would melt
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