The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-01-28
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10 ouc miuulc, grandmamma.
Ii was sctupulously neat and dainty Boz
al appointments, the HltIe psrlor whore
Mrs Creighton sat, although the carpet
was a tissue Of darus, tbs farnhuro fsdcd
and ibc hearth rug skilIuHy eked out by
a piece of quite another fabric inserted
ia tbc spot most worn A few flowers
iu a slender-lhroated vase. slood on The
antique, claw.legged table, the fender.
irons gliltcred like gold, aud the thin
muslin curtains. sriistcally mended here
and there, were white as snow and Mrs
Brighton herself looked like Cinderella
god,moihcr, in her dress Of ancient bro
cade, best yellow tbrosded-ace, aud the
rings gli,tering on her small, shriyeled
hands
Eighty years old, and a lady TO the last!
I That was something to be proud Of
What though paralysis had robbed her
/ Of all use Of those daiuly-slippered feet
what though the grand house she had
entered a. a bride was uo1 narrowed
down 70 this one room in a second-rate
/ building, where two other families also
set mp their household altars--shc was q
lady still, and she could boast that she
bad never degraded herself to eotrmou-
/ place toll.
/ Our means are limited, said old Mrs.
/ Brighton, with the lohy air Of a dutch
ess but the pension Of my son. the
/ Culonel-who, as YOU probably may re-
member, was killed on the Florida from
ticr-is sufficient TO maintain myself and
my two grand-daughters--and we are
ladies'
Minnie Brighton presently came in,
with her little chocolaliere on a napkin.
covered tray, and two slices Of toast, ex.
quistely Drowned, and cut Is thin as a
wafer
/ hope you haven't been kept waiting,
grandma? she said.
My denr-with an air OF mild reslgna-
toni am accustomed to wait.
Oh, am 50 sorry! But our fire is out,
aud | had 10 run in and borrow the use
Of Mrs, fuckers stove to boil the choco,
late, and
Mrs. Brighton contracted her siIvcry
brows.
The Brcightons are not a borrowing
race, Minnie.
Shall get you an egg, grandma!
Not if the fire is out, my dear.
And grandmamma Brighton went on
with her breakfast, wearing an injured
air, while Minnie went back to the other
room, where sat her twin-sister, cogitat-
ing.
Anna Brighton was as pretty as Min
ME, but in quite different style. She
was dark, with melting, almond-shapcd
eyes, an olive skin, aud lips like pome-
granate flower, so perfectly shaped, so
richly red; while Minnie was tall and
slender, aud fair as a daisy.
Anna laid down a slip of greasy paper
as Minnie entered.
It's the grocer's bill again, sister What
shall we do?
Minnie sank into q chair.
And the gas yesterday, and the land.
lord not paid, and the purse as empty as
Mother Hubbard's cupboard. What
shall we do?
That's the question, said Minnie, re-
fectlvely archipg her jetty brows. Il
we can only keep 1t from grandma;
We must retorted Minnie, with de
cisive nod 1t would kill her. If we
were men now, Nanny, we could 90 out
aud get job of wood-sawing, or house
painting, or
And why cant We now:
Why Because Pat O'Neill has got al
Mrs. Bakers wood to saw, and because
we can't climb ladders, with painl-pot'
over our shoulders,
But we can do something else, sup
pose Listen. Mnuic-mouey We mus
have!
II we go out into the highways and ask
it al the point Of the bayoueI! INTERPRETED
Minute, gravely.
There. no poverty like genteel power
ty, her sister sighed. But you haven
heard my plau- Mr, Barker, the Iauud
ress in OUT top story, j. sick
What tbcuf We have neither wins
nor Jelly, nor Yet crisp bank notes TO be
d stow upon her.
And She can't keep up TO her engage
menls. There are two swiss muslin bal
dresses, nutcd and pulled beautifully
lying in her basket, waiting to be don,
up, at this present moment. Five dol
lars apiece She has for them
Well;
B. shall do them up,
Nanny Iouy
= Well, why uot2 Think what A colder
- stream Of pactolus ten dollars would b,
in our empty Golfers! Ask yourself hov
on earth YOU or could earn ten dollar
any other way. Aud after all. a swi-
muslin dres, T.. pretty PoeticaI sort Of {
J.. fabric TO wasa aud iron; aud into lh
?. bargain. poor Mrs, Barber keeps her ga,
tomcrs
Oh, Nanny have you come to that:
Now you look anj talk exactly IFS
dear old grandma. Don't DO q goose
Minnie Just YOU invent some stor
sboat ms being proneuadiug 30 the par
OF taking lessons la wax flower maxim
20 dslude her credaloas soui, while 2
or ftzirs and coin money.
But may help youE
Bs and b.. rerhaus. il ms wrists q