The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-08-12
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upFsf servant "a he househola q judge
Wallace. The 1adge had lived j. band
SONS hoa ia tbs suburbs q ne iiiile
coanlrg rlilaEe o. rbora3aic.
Margaret wss leil "a orphan a 40 early
age sui ll.e Iadge and BE wiie had tak-
an her iaia their house 90 save her heing
tbroau upon tie charity oflho iewn.
They had dauc their part wtll for her.
They hal two children of their osn--
Alae aad Algsraoa, tWius-snl Mar
gargi hsd enjoyed every advantsge oi
eaueAHon IN common wifh The bfo'her
and sister
A.. she ares o.acf aud bfgiu 10 reslize
bow much sbe owci the Iadse aud b..
wifo. she fcll q desire TO be- able Ia some
way 20 make item a recampensc for
kindness, sud as sbe was strong, active
gllI. she soon became very nscfal 40 ~
tie domestic sdaifs OF the household x
Mu. WAllsee was feeble woman, and
yery willingly resigned some az Tie cars
and bnidsns - Margaret, aud Ia due
contse II iimc the yonng girl came g be
trusted and deDeudcd apm, aulil, by
lbe lime -bc was two-and.twentt she wa.
really tbc bead of he establishment,
lhoaxh Mr.. Wal8ce sliil did The honor.
ia hcr qn'ei, ady-ake way, aud poured
,be iea Bnd cofee ai tbe head a lbe
table
Alice lad maflied early aud gone 60
The i5r wcs, with her husband; Ageruon
was Gm-bing bis medcil s,aiics at a
German university, aud only the judge
and rs wife and Margaret beside the
man aut woman servant, WHO had been
with lhem tpr years remaiued at home.
Some unfortunate specustions, largely
induiged Ia wien The jddge was quite y
Young man, had encumbeFed the old es-
tate with a mortgage, aud this i was TIE
jadg :. ambition to discharge he wanl-
ed 10 leaye ne place totally fec ON
dcbl 70 ii. son 4 gerHpn.
The str.cirst economy lal been ptac.
tic,d Ter year, 10 tfe boa-ebold with this
eud III view, aud at last the jadge htIl ia
81. hands tBe money wilh which to l.qui-
date The claim
Il was hate un SATURDAY nisut when be
brought il home, aud said 10 his " ile a.
ne swung tie little black rnk contain
iug i before her e!es:
Wen, Aenie, al list We are 10 b. tree
from debt There are eight tbous nd
dollars IN that trunk, and on Monday !
shall pay Jones Ia fnl, and we shall barn
That abominabe mortgage together, you
aud [, Anuie. II will be the happes
day in my life.
But if anything should happen, VIII
liam, said Mrs. Wallace, neryously. Do
pt utte money in some safe place. Il ha,
cost MS dear TO scrape il together.
The judge bent down aud patted the
anxious little woman on tile head
am going to put il in the little oak
closet, Annie. II has spring lock, and
If by chance a burglar should enter The
house he would never dream Of finding
anything Of value in little stintd-up
closet at the head Of tie garret stairs.
Aud with light heart The judge went
TO deposit his treasure,
Margaret was sitting In the room, darn
ing the judges stockings when the con-
versation took place, and, of course, she
heard where the money was to be placed,
though at the time she paid little heed to
it.
The next day John and Susan, the two
servants, had holiday to visit a married
daughter of theirs, who resided fifteen or
twenty miles away, and as ii was in No
vember, and the days were short, they
would not return until Monday night.
Some time after they set out there came
an imperative message TO the judge from
bis only sister-saying that she was very
i'll, and desiring to see him without de-
| lay. Her home was in Shelby, eight OF
ten miles of, and Of course the judge lost
40 lime il obeying the summons. lie
took his wife with him, leaving Margaret
alone in the house.
Amer they were seated la The carriage
the judge stopped TO say:
II is barely possible, Margaret, thai
xc remain all uisht. II looks very mnel
Ike storm, iu that case we shall Ger
tainly stay. And it So, you had better
get sa!lie Turner TO come over aud stay
With you for company.
Bat, though Margaret would have liked
Sallle's company very munh, she al one,
decided not to ask for II, for II she did Sc
she was sure that salie's brother woulc
come along, aud the less she saw Of VII
IT. Turner the better she was pleased
Tie was an honest, industrious sort Of I
fellow. aud be was her most devoted ad
lnirer, but, with the usual inconsislene!
Of her sex, she utterly refused TO se'
w hat was best for her.
Tie long afternoon wore slowly away
Margaret read little, aud drummed
few tunes lisllessly on the old iashione,
piano, played With the black and whit
si,ten, and held the old cat curled up i
Der lisp Ike sleepy caterpillar, aud a
last Il was sunset.
! Time 10 milk the cows and shut th
barn doors for the night,
twas evident enough that there va
going 30 be a Storm, for the north an
west was daik and gloomy with ominou
blacA clouas, sud the ives, wind sighe'