The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-11-23
,ns 49, po>,r,os PARTY
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ram8fs have bceu circuls,ed about lbe
la.t doua,loa parts al wiliowbrook' that
1 Ywho have hsard the whole story from
n, friead aud ueigbbor Mics Ma Woala
lie ~ give tbc world plain, nnysrniSh-
81 ao55uul 81 he whole iesiisily
Ici me tlen, Introduce my informant
Miss MeHska Mix, spinuer, owning 70
forty. moderately well endowed with this
worlds goods, bousekeepef aud care
taGef hr her only brother Ralph some
,eaf. her senior. beth q them prominent
mernbprs or tbe Wtliowhrook chufeh' and
lbu, heralded she shall tell you the story
she tod me
Of course we can't give our minister
much 81 a salBry, son know Miss har-
wood bat we've always calkilsted TO get
man whose heart wasn't set on nllhS
laere, So The 'Posile says
Imusl own VIC hain't bad much sue
cess. for would you believe iiE ont o'
five candidates that preached here The
year We built The church, pot one was
wiiln' TO stay aud do the Lords work
Why, thers only shout sixty families
+ ia our church, aud It was settled that SIX
dollars family would be a fair tax, max
/ IN nigh onto four hundred . year you
see; yet, ia wonderful what trouble
we've had to git spastor
I Brother Ralph thought that mebbe u
we had a par,ouage il would belp US; SO
he aud other trustees bought that nice
4 lille cousge where Miss Gray used to
/ i've with a whole rod Of land belongin'
20 il; but twa'nt Of no use none OF EN-
staid the year out; and was clean dis
conrsged.
when Mr. Ormsby came, nigh on three
wears aeo, he seemed more reasonable
Than The rest, though he asked II we
coudnt furnish part Of the parsonage tor
him, a. they were only new beginners,
and hadn't much lousekeepin' stnfl.
Well, the ladies were so pleased win
him that they took right hold of the work
ire was 10 come back within fortnigbi)
and got lots Of things together
There was handsome pincushion
made for each OF the bedro0lns--there's
three on 'em ia the house-asd hall a
} dozen tidies for the pa-lor. and case for
III shaving paper, aud all sent III the first
week. You've heard him preach, Miss
HArwood, and you know how intefcs'in'
h. was, aud what n beautiful reader and
. singer too. Why, | declare ] took real
comfort gou' TO church aud sittin' under
such prcachin; and so we all did, I'm
sure.
But was telln' you about what we
gave him. Well, Deacon Stiles daugh'
ter sally made drawin' of The church
and framed il in pine cones, TO hang ~
MI. Urmsby's study, aud the deacon "
sent as cookin' stove out OF his own
kitchen. He'd just bought new Que
for Miss Stiles, ard he come over and
put il up himself, which thought was
uncommon kind.
Then we took up a contribution to buy
some furniture, but ready money was
skurce lust them so we only raised enough
TO buy pair of china vases and an INK
stand.
But Silas Hart, that sold 'em 10 us
was one of our members, and so be threw
in chiny dog for the baby and matct
box for the parsons wife
Miss Jones and Uncle Midian sent 10
new painted bedstesd and kitchen tabl'
,, and SO told Ralph I'd give 'em couple
| of kitchen chairs and onr cradle, th'
. one We were both rocked 10. SO did
d and pieced real handsome little qnil
. for tle cradle, sunfoweE pattern, al
out Of spick and spas new calico
Wen, H. most too bad 10 tell bn
Mandy Jones, who went 10 help Mis-
Orm.by vit 10 rights, told me she did nc
dreadful, and not = bit becoming to
minister's wife.
She went all round the house lookir
as II she vas resdy TO cry, sud at la-
sot down IN the parlor on her tluns' an
began 10 ssgh 81 be vases and The ins
sand, aud eoeta mp by finding iaH
with the stove, which shs said looked
ifh came ost Of the ark.
s I'VE slws,s thought she made her hu
baud discouisBled, Tor Mr.. OrIa'bv w
a meek. suiet, uuseIssh man. tsat ney'
would have snadc any trouble II 81
hadn't always been complainin' aud pn
tin him up to grumble.
Bat I'm vapderin' oa from my story
!. started 20 toll you absut the denAtio
marty. You see, The srst year we x
= along splendid with it, and must ~
q that never sav better table spre'
. than we set that night for Miss orm
y by.
st But that wonau never could be sA'l
4 fed. asd she said sfierwsrd that Il NO"
ii not take more than two such parties
: ruin any family
II seems he found faalt because We
said to tea with sm' inst as II We hadl
a right 10 our tea after ssndis' IN sli I
vicinals for l..
But don't know az Aunt Betsy d
~ DO txsc'ly tight, FOR she took Miss Orn
a. bt's preserves 10 pat on the table, q
they we're al eat ap that night an'
5 posc ,hst par her out some.
Wen. 3. wa- sayiu', the second y
5er come round, aud il was read oni IN me
o. Ia that the donation party would
~ given the next Frday
Mr.. Ormsby resd tie notice, and 4
a t.ote.i HI roueA aud cleared his thr