The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-01-01
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y as tEltf y tatH NftHt att4fHF $40 tttt A5aaf it
of the world, which as every ole knows
somewhat resembles that of certain 90
dian tribes letting the weakly children
die OF lest they become troublesome
but tAe world honors spirit, aud when q
saw that the little maiden determined 3,
beat down ali opposition with her owi
luy 6sls, staightway smiled upon her
so Nellie found work here and thgre, anC
friends 10 counsel her, nuliI she aeenmu
lated little money. Then she wen, @,
school, and IN the course OF tine becmD
competent TO icacb Ia The common school
aud proud enough She felt when sb,
found herself sole mistress Of dozcI
backward urehias.
Aud how she loved her work and how
she rcioleea IN her freedom, and her wei
earned Independence; and how hgr bIaeI
eve. would sparkle as she affirmed tha
she would AWAY. be her own mistress.
Bat aas' she went to the rural yillag,
Of Colcbrook TO teach during the fail auC
wintc, ouJ ticre she mo, Cbe.fe,. po,ue
roy fine vabpy farmer who F,cB
,pile fro,p lawn ue lnvaa her fran III,
nonept he san, her v.in.n,ne face iooLip,
up FROM E.ouirc Gilmqp's prv in church
aud she confessed to herself, as he slool
M So .traJsbt IN tb,. ostla,., le,diug IA,
choir and swelling ont ora,dIy ON ia,
tenor, that he was well enouoh. vbiel
vas considerable for Nellie Wiptrop {,
admi, az any youpo man.
rsouire Gjlman's wife wa. Chester
aunt. and with her assistance. a mattel
was made. and before sprjuo Nrjji,
welded her boa,ted ipdependonrr
Time nassed ON. and Ncuie Wiptbro,
became Mrs poncrov and ,ool. ho,. rlac,
4 a,oony ,I.. na,r,,. or to land H.,
.bnsbond had bnon able to nav bnt Ii,tlo
las vat ,o,yacl his farm, witch he lo,
nn,cbased of 81 ycor,,,v and ,ni.o,ly nj,
I Mr. Go,dihwait Sat les.on bis hnrln,
Nellia snent all bar i,recinn. EARNINGS +,
nr,ish;no tho cosy ,a,,n borso of whic,
she was instarlod ,oistross
,rbo monif,,a dnties IF housoloopip,
warn now to her. bnt she assnmed ,hon
with ,he same couraoe and energy tha
had eharacterized her whole life and 500,
cononered even the mysteries ot bnttcr
making and pouItry.roisino. She blis
tered her hands almost dailv. and grey
as brown as ovnsv in MAKING eycnr
sions over the farm 10 assist and epconr
ace Cbester,s numerous enterprises, Bn
she was hapnv and cheerful over her nm
accustomed labors, for wasn't everythin,
TO be ours by and by?
Thus brightly the summer month
passed and the early autumn. The butte
was sold, and Chester announced, wit
pardonable pride, that it brought the yer.
highest price. The apples went next, an,
then the plump chickens that Nellie ha,
assiduously watched, then the wheat an,
oats, and everything that could well b
spared, went to swell the income.
Chester was jnbilant over the result.
tell you Nellie, said be, its wort
everything to have a good wife. W
have been acondelJal}y prospered. MI
Goldthwait wants to get the farm bac
into his hands, but he can't do it, for tn
second payment Is ready lof MIN, ana
have considerable money DesldesF
! Nellie heard all inns and reIoieed wit
MN out sue began TO wonder FagoeI
when she was 10 receive her share oil ih
wonderful income.
Not cent had she had in the ono
welliled purse; and as she ruefully sur
veyed her boots, she fully reslized tha
even the strong ties, supposed to ext
between sole aud upper leather, mu,
yield to the footsteps of time. She wa
50 hard on boots! And who wouldn
be She said to herself grimly, trotuu
all over the house, aud out into the var
every hall hour to see Il a stray hawk
after my chickens:
When the cold November winds bega
! IN blow. Mrs. Nellie said 10 her.elf II
- ma pse, my lace bonnet and white oloy,
look ridiculous at this season, and m
boots grow worse and worse. ! mu
stay at home from church.
Rnt ma bor midland youId NOT H.te
to that; he felt lost without her compar
and her alto in the choir. So. withol
telling him the cause Of the proposition
she trimmed her old hat, mendei her be
Kids and patched the boot with the aid
an awI TO patch the sole. Not being
eoblcr by profession, her fingers receive
some wounds which made her feel almo