St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-05
The Great Bazaar in Freeville.
A STORY WITH a MORAL.
From Harper's Bazaar

STORY WITH a MORAL.
From Harper's Bazar
They were going to have a bazaar III
that town. There was "A good deal OF
distress among the poor. for the panic
came, and hard times came. and the
manufacturers failed. and those who
did not reduced their working force.
and great many operatives were out
of employ, and We're wanting help.
Economy and rctrenchmcnt We're the
order of the day. The ladies. some of
them. did their own sewing. Some did
with but one servant some did with
out any. They kept their daughters
ont of school to retrench school cX-
peuseS. and the academy dismissed one
teacher. a Young lady with an invalid
mother. The ladies who kept house
managed very closely indeed. and de
served much credit. Mrs. Millyun con-
cluded not To buy the cn-dollar silk
She louged for. and took one tor four.
Even more. she got Il friend to >muggle
it from Europe. and it cost even less.
Every body said Wv hat Il good rX-
ample of economy Mrs. Millyun sets
u> There it is not 1T all necessary.
nul, il makes it easier for Us I" do 1t
who are obliged To do ii.
But Mrs. Jones. the dress maker.
missed the patronage of Mrs. Millyun.
and thought that her work. which had
always been good enough before, was
good cyough Low. But there was n
Use to employ 81 many hands if she
was not going to have the best custom.
-, - h.,
.ng-girls were paid off weeks before the
Usual dull season aud even then It
vas not easy. with her sick husband
aud lame little boy. To bring her profits
~ - the expense point. let alone say
ing anything.
Then Judge Rochester set an exam
pile of economy. His barn needed re
pairs but although material WAS low
lrd labor plenty, il was no time To
nave extra expenses 81 he let II 20.
80 poor Duiftalc'S little boy had no
pvClcuat aud Staid out of school. 1t
soon hccame obvious that something
would have Ia hc done for the poor /"
keep the wolf from their doors. aud
'.thr bazaar" was the talk of every body.
rhc tender glow of benevolcucc per
vaded society. .Judgr Rochester gave
fifty dollars. with warm feeling round
his heart that did him credit. Mrs.
Nillvun gave il hundred toward payin"
expenses of getting it up {; and so on
through society.
The Young ladies worked early and
Late over taucy-Work and the pretty
costumes in which they We're I" appear
1t the bazaar. The wi>c>t economy
was practiced. Everybody did every
thing herself that could he done hy un-
professional hands and when ucce>i-
tv called in skilled labor. il was ALWAYS
expected that Il handsome deduction
,hould he made, aS il WAS il ''Charity.
sometimes the employees grumhled. but
dared not offend rich patrons and 81
they did it. even though grudgingly.
What a blessed thing il is" said
Mrs. George Allen, her fine eyes suf-
fused with moisture, That we are get
ting on so well with the bazaar. Every
body seems so willing. Thus. Mrs.
johnson finds time to help us. even
with her seven children and Mrs.
Trilobte has lent lis her grandmother'>
brocade for our Marie Antoinette: and
Mrs. Millyun has given 81 much to bear
our IN AptIStS. w q Sllslll NV bt o'llet'i
to hire anything done scarcely -
"Iumph - said Miss Mary Bryant,
who was Mrs. George Aliens single
sister, and had five thousand Il year OF
of her own, and no questions asked.
As said before, Hump - said Mary
Bryant.
"Who makes the coffee. this year p
she asked.
"Oh. we are going to do that our
selves. Mrs. O'Lay asked us two dol
lars night aud we are going to save
that, and Mrs. Brown said she would
do it
I'll see to the coffee" remarked Mis-
Mary Bryant, dryly.
"What You make coffee What
did you say about cooking, yesterday 2
Not at all. Pm going to pay Nora
OLay two dollars night for coffee and
frying ol sters Her husband is ont OF
work. and she has six children. FoI
the four nights of the bazaar it will he
quite lift. and she will come in at the
death and help clear up"
''Well. of course, if you pay out ol
your own pocket. it is nohody's business
but the Relief society wont pay any
bills"
"Generally speaking, pay my own,
said Miss Bryant. ''What are the girls
going to make, this afternoon, when
they come here p
DRESS dolls. There's a great dea'
made on dolls if you understand it
If you dress them cheaply and showily
and sew on the clothes, you more than
quadruple the cost in the profit. Don't
you see ?"
II understand. | was sacrificed to
such dolls in my childhood. Flimsy
tarlatan and spangles, and to cut a
stitch was to sacrifice whole ward
robe. And the doll had on nothing to
speak of during the rest of her natural
! existence. Do these young ladies pro-