The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-01-22

disease come upon tbeir parents. is is th
single daughter only vino seems to b
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ar5 raatl,@r onI,. rrap , nee roatiys -
Joanna Baiflis.
WHO OF ca can uat point 10 more thar
one Of these oppressed siaglc sisters ia
the circle of our friends
MANY are the upwrittey rgmanres that
Be wltbcred sud cold m gentle
hearts. aud carefully hidden from the
gaze ofthc unfeeiing world. Now aud
then fhe vail fails from some poor patient
life. and We sec the wound and pitv The
sufferer; bot thousand. Of lonely women
60 down 10 the grave ia silence. aud their
llie's secrets are buried in ifs dust and
darAucss.
Tie setting san was eastiug strange
wild glory over forest. pasture and brook
aud peepiug with a lurd glance through
the long row Of ancient elms that seper-
aied spacious old mau,ion. house from
the highway. Over tho gateway that led
10 the broad avenue uaa = faded sign.
bearing the name 81 the once famous
physician Of the region; and above that.
on an iron arch, a large lamp, which va,
never trimmed nor lighted now. Ruin
and decay were written on everything
around.
Tue hand OF the healer had lost its cum
ming, aud his mind its strength. The
whole ardor Of his dying mental powers
was fixed on the one great passion
Of bis life-tbe pride of his prufeS,iou.
As he could no longer heal others, he
pracliced on himself: and troublesome
patient he had. he would sit for hours
feeling bis own pulse. examining his own
tongue in the glass, aud writing out Lat.
in prescriptions. When he grew weary
Of this nuitless work. he would insist on
bis daughter taking nauseous draught,
or applying some external but needless
remedy.
Once, apoplexy became his hobby. and
be saw symptoms of it in the butcher and
The mik-man, aud every one else who
same in. But they being blind to their
langer, and laughing at his offer Of aid,
nc suddenly saw rush of blood in the
lsllid face of lis daughter: and forth
With wheted bis lance-if that is what
surgeons call sharpening their instru-
she only escaped being bled
~ slipping ont Of the house aud remain
ng ill be had forgotten all about the /.
ghim.
The poor old man would talk incessant-
y, and be had mind enough left to know
hat he ought to have listener. When
us daughter filled that wearisome place, /
rs theme was always, Every thing has
hanged since your mother died and the
,irl8 were married; nobody cares for
ne now. You don't play or sing as Julia
iaed to, to please me. (lle ha given
he piano to Julia, although music was
alf the life of this faithful daughter)
on don't even ride Jenny now. denny
vas worn out and dead, and no other
orse had ever filled her staIl.) 1t is sad
nd lonely; sad and lonely!
If old Nanny, the lifelong friend aud
ole remaining servant, was the listener,
is theme was always: Nobody cooks as
ny mother used to cook, and nothing
astes good now. Folks cook poultry in
he sun now, and boil beef steak in The
ot with the potatoes; and you mix rhu-
arb in place OF mustard for my corued
eef. . dear, I'm 50 hungry Shoes all
inch now, aud the print j.. ali SO fine
bat can't read even through three pair
+ spcclacIes, and folks all talk So low
Iat they might as well not talk at all.
hey don't want me to hear! Sad and
,nely. Sad aud lonely
II was sad aad lonely lor another than
e-for Mary, the flower of his flock,
hose yauth had faded, and whose mid
le life was now burning slowly out on
ie home altar, without the aid or the
,mpathy even Of the sister, whose bar
ens, as well as her own, she was patti
1ty bearing here.
As the sun was setting, on the evening I
+ which we write, Miss Mary passed
trough the long hail and dinug.room
ith its somber draperv and faded furui- I
IRE, aud, seating herself in vlpe-coy. ,
red arbor in the rear of the house, drop
ed her hands helplessly IN her ian. and
ghed out, 0. my poor tired heart,
In moment Nancy. her humble friend |
as at her side: and. with look Of sur ,
rise. she exclaimed. WAY. Mis-, Mary. 1
hat ON a-th bro1obt ,au ,ut ,r, ,,,,. it,tt. =