Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-11
An Old-FashiOned Visitor.


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reaiiy heeu new uIess' ! mp, salI
MIS- 7neiuoi' oiie l.loiii;" aI ''' ""'0""O
was ABOUT 70 S,ar. ioa Ms m1'A'
ou s''',I na h ~ ,id '" ahJi Ji'1o -, % oVom co.
aS a. ;, ca,i ss, n'ohe enI"S a',ea ~ pay IT,
'' Iepl'eu ."o '9'oanu, a, .ooA''s '"o" W ''''
p'o',y IS @ -, '',o ai,.', ,,.;i;, .. h,
KNOW you aae "aWayS s1 ", wi,is hss .ooi 20 Dui
iuy..',us en"' ls,," '', ".a ,,.',i, So. FL
oue n''1en uoi'a'o PoI "e'h .'. Seo'"s I'M
?lea. ueal u ,,'Gn wi WV pe,somS o dn W ae,
% 'iIere ~, ~ way III wiz We '"" '''''''
penseS .-,
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na'iase vi t'ie ma noUius s Pesnapo ~
ielV'io g'"ih ni.sn' i ii"u ~.
''yuV ,, Mn'ou Hiio % 10 ~. :. you he,.a
VIII WI give YOU .ne ''o"e9' anu you eau nave
all you eau save ,,....u. A.. -.
Mls' Sr,eiion vas .,le'9vu WV, Ino
9','on' one IeceiEeu .'le Hi.ee1 81. "l!n
wHicl W o1sii ,ie VEN "''u 'eiv w. t''.''
,'iaV sue shou'u pe aoie W save e"'"s" "
ouT c'ieaP anu pretty u'YSS. H..
-, iney iiad oeeh 'iiaiilsu pu. 'Mo yea!s'
i"i',P onelu''i was al 'ioIo 'neoI"n'.'
a''o .ley ilau ooihileiloee i,ousehG'p.n ~ a
.nINlng o,Sy, "ne'e ne le'. oy ''n s''.., liz
wages wou'a oe e''ou?l ioi ',iei' .io'e
support, anu sonietni's ~ 'dy W to"a'u d
nome Oh their own out' althouSn "o.h was
piehty, ne iounu .''a' II Mas al ne oou'u w
10 support hi'nseH anu "i'e anu AeeP ou'
Vi ueol: A.. ,-u. Ill. e. a.
WIN pao 'u,eu uo''"'' "'.uo ~ a. .ii
rent sa'd Mrs' oheiuoh' as size recei'eo 'he
money
Ahu uoh iorSeV ."e "oou' s"iu "e'
husband Co.
ohe iinmediateiy ordered ana pau 10! d
supply Oh provisions suilclei'l 10, '',e co''ii's
"eeh, anu ni"'" 70 ne' an'is' mI 'ros.o'' '"'
'ound ,hat she had 'hree uollars iel'' -,
s',aii soon pe aoie 70 save enough sns
.housh'' ana pegal 10 .'iihA wnaI sue nau
better GET lhey nave some otau'iiu'
patterns Oh Japanese goou, d. I'ni'tl io'
t"eiVe doiiarS pattern IL VIII, ohIy 'ah,
iour "erhs W save e"ouSn aV t'is esn 'a'o !,
can MAKE IL i'yseii' anu ''ie nun Meeh
'haiI oe aoIe 10 save enouSn ,n I" ouy Mna'
trimmings s'iali need neh sue co"Sra''
'iated hersell tor '|o VI lh'ee uayS, a''u CIV
morning iour iiieiuS lroui 'iie country '"'''
10 see her'
ohe was giad 10 see t'le'h' t"ey WIRE sue"
nee nVeiy' WHY Pe1P'e. alu I"e SnV uo"'
| III lhe Httlr Parlor "hu e"J'Seu "v' seli s'e"''
Tor an hour' theh, negglis 10 pe excused
'he went 10 prepare d,lher 9he i''u |" ouA
nreI lor roast, "tlch co't uo'iar, pu' Sn
ohsoie! herneii WIN .'ie 'n'uS'iI '""' s'''
hau enjoyed tieir Soeie'y more 'ha', u"
lars WORTH II IL cohId oe measured oy "oi
'ars ana cents ana perhaps sue coulu 'ii"h'
up some way tIie next week,
Sne was good COOK ana the dinner wa
really excellent, and the way that her peel
and potatoes bread ana puddlhg disappeared
was really hatterihg:
The next day Cousins NelI ana Jenny came
and stayed TO tea ana she paid twenty-five
cents Tor some peaches ior dessert
Toward the last oil the week her STOCK o
provisions was exhausted ana she had 10 TAX
the remainder OF the money TO replenlsn IT,
81 had "a real good VISIT, anyway sh
sighed' as she took the iast oiii from ne
purse There are some nine dollar pat
terms that are very pretty
She expended her money very Judieiousl.
the next week. and ecohomized every SUCK
WOOD making every hre do uouoie au'y' u
baking, ironing and boiling at the sam
time, and congratulating herself upon saVlh
something from that expense:
: There she SAID, with feeling OF sati'
faction, one morning as she TOOK nicely
S baked PIE from the oven, my oaKihg Is
done for this week, and ! shall have WOO
) enough to last hall oil next week, and nav
I saved almost tour collars; perhaps shail u
u able 10 get the tweVe doiiar dfess aiter an
! there was mass meeting III town Una
5 day, and cousins "ill ana Johh ana 9oahhl
y and young gentleman ana iady VINO wei
a visiting theln, came 10 attend ~ ana S,ol
o ped at Mr. Sheldons Tor dinner MRS one
/. don bought niue more neei thls u'he' io
sne nouceu tnat lne ueulallu was lulIN equ'
10 the supply on the previous occasion, am
as the young iady ara gehtlelhen iooheu ih
very aristocratic people she iei' as thoug
5 1t were necessary 10 make extra preparation
q 1t was rather late when they arrived an
II she had 10 make haSte aoout the u'lher'
t. HOW cool ana co'iiortaole th'S parl'
e u.s. said one ol the iau'es, ioohinB "rouii
r. the pleasan room ~
r. es, replied announcer "What nc
If easy times city people nave was tne COZ
N ment, as they sat looking al the picture
" and reading the magazines whiie MIS- oh'
Is don was sweating over the cooking stove
h suppose G9ulu get ufess iot 81
a dollars that would be quite pretty, II IL Wi
,e styhshly made ana heatly ihl'hed' thougl
~ Mrs sheldon as she iaiu away her emp
d, purse on oaVu'u'y' a''e' naNi"s se''ieu
at the tills ,u
v, She again received her weekly alio"anc
of and made her purchases WIN All posslo
economy ana friday morning she eohgr'
lated herself upon being able 10 save som
~ thing that week at any rate ior the wee
,r was so nearly gone, ana she had proVlSlo
enough To last untll Monday morning. al