The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-11-23

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was i.si As hufYy aud thor, ss she could
be with sveryous, and she wtat and
locked the stndy door and pot be key IN
bsr pocket right bssors us all, = y shs
Vas afraid we'd touch soHss 81 NJ. orms-
bys papers or hooks.
Bimsby we began ts tbiak ssoai sss-
ting tho table; 20 Auh. Besay, Mandy
Jone. add the went out in the kiieben 70
unpaek the contributions, There wa
some pcrts,ers and lurnips (,sssn ws pat
IN tho sullsr) piece Of eornsd beet, two
or sbree billed hams, pot Of batter ,seme
apple 1ass, big cheese and sach lot Of
biscuits Il wosld have taken ~ nigAt 10
count.
bagsn TO be ,cart When we took out
painful sher painful Of biscuits, aud 20
cake 10 speak Of. Al lAst ws eane TO
Miss Jones' basket, and ihtrs We found
'leetion cake, ss we'll as ETcst baics Of
molAsses cookies.
wa, glad enough sent Issuad-cake
and crullers; but somehow when the ta-
ble was ready. iheis wee more bisenit on
Il than anything else, ,heush 10 did ihs
best We could.
Mr. johnson scnt tes aud coffee from
bis store, besides sugar aud crackers; and
Amos Hull be brought bag OF pats and
some apples for tho Young folks alter
supper, he said;
There was go maDy there that we bad
10 divide 'en into three lots. ibe dlnia
room beiu' small; aud II was nlost seven
o'clock when they got thrsugA satin'
Aunt Betsy slaid with ms to clear up
some; and thought | never should yet
all the biscuits pat sway, for they most
filled the pantry.
For all there had bcea 20 many eaten,
yet there was piles aud piles lsfi, aud %
Aunt Betsy said, they wosdn't need to
bake for month TO eome.
II happened SO thar | dIdn't go ost
mnch the week after the donation party
but, the second Sunday after, staried
off good and early for church, aud as
turned the corner by the parsotave. saw
something that most took nav breath
away. Every one 0i them sharp-eoih,sd
pickets round the house and gardsa had
a good biscuit stack right atop of Il! Yes
Miss llsrwood, jest as sure - you live
there was Aunt Bstsy's nice raised bis
cuils-l could tell hern by the sbape-and
Miss HulPs rusks, aud Miss Stiles sods
biscuit, and every one Of 'sln wasted II
that shameful way.
Wen, stood aud looksd--l hadn't tkt
strength TO Inove--and pretty soon som'
OF the ladies' caus along aud jined me
and there we all stood i'll the lasi bel
began to ling, talkin' the matter al
over, and teelin' pretty mad, J can tel
you.
Mr. Ormsby had good sermoH lba
day, but could hardly hear a word, M,
mud was so :uil OF the biscuits.
Miss Ormsby waru't there, snd as soo'
IS the last hymn was sung he got up ana
said that he had call from church II
the far west, and that he had made vi
bis mind that it was his duty to accept 1t
He went on to say that he would like Il
20 that same week, aud then. without 81
much as telin' Us that he was sorry Il
leave Us, or offerin' to wait until we coul
get some one else, be gave the benedic
tion and dismissed us.
| can tell you there was talk enougl
when we got out that mornin', and som
Of the folks thought We ought TO pint
committee to ask Miss Ormsby about IL
but brother Ralph said. No, if they va
goin', let 'om no peaceable; 80 they a
agreed to cay nothin' at all
We heard afterwsrd frOn little Johnn
Hall, who was plsyin' near tho parsonsg
late On Saturday afternoon, that Nj
Orlasby he brought the biscuits out IN
big basket, knd then Miss Ornsby sh
helped hin stick theia on the pickett
aud she laughed all the time Aa il Il va
q good joke.
dou't vast 10 Judge any body, bat
, never did think that vsIssH vac II for
, minister's vile, and | doa't think :
/ now.
Well, they moved oA bsg and baggag
I
/ on Wednesday Of thai week, asd ve''
q never heard troIs Mr.. Onssby since, ~
dun't knov IS We want TO. s,ein'
hurt Ger teefu's 80, though we've aev
/. found as Y~sd pVtaeh,r as he was. "a
r never will
. Aud lhis vns Miss Mslisss's story.