Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-01-12

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ers across her knee. 1.-TWO pairs to-day,
besides doing the housework, isn't that
pretty wel?"
"Sooms to me those boys wear out power
of pantaloons," said Aunt Abby, glancing
rather severely over The tops of her IRON
bowed spectacles. Miss Abby was apt 10
be a little tart, but it was something like
the sour Of good cider, and nobody took
serious objections TO her comments. She
was not aunt to anybody in particular, but
to the whole community in general. A
very useful person too. She had put on
the first and last robes Of large share Of
the dwellers in this village, and
ain that village upon the hill
Where never is sound Of smi,hy mill,
where mountain grasses low and sweet
Grow in the middle Of every street"
An old physician used to say that every
community had 10 have an old maid, to
tell the molLers how TO bring up their chill
dren. Miss Abby was of that kind.
YOU'D ought 10 teach your boys to be
more keerful of their clothes, Della, and
then you'd ought 10 patch 'em more. Jo-
slab will never in the world get along at
this rate. /: you'd go down 10 The Robe.ts,
you'd see patching, just one patch after
another all over the children's clothes, un-
Ill you can't hardly tell what the cloth was
10 start with"
"Ive no desire to dress ny children in
such garments, and hope l never shall,
unless necessity is laid upon me. Then I'll
bear it as well as 1 can"
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course. It's their every day clothes ] speak
Of. But Mr.. Roberts is getting TO he rich
man, aud every body knows it is more than
half due to bis wife,
al never wish to be rich al the price they
are paying"
"ludustry and economy are what is do
ing it," said Aunt Abby. "rhey are good
things for anyb' dy 10 practice"
"a wise industry aud wise economy.
Aunt Abby, but virtues = be made into
vices, you know, if you take them too far"
"Tbere are no. many people who exceed
that way, guess" said Aunt Abby.
people have the vice Of saving who rob
themselves Of every comfort Of life as they
go along, so they may only add TO their
they d., stioy their health by overwork,
putting on endless patches after a hard
days work is over, Ulleu keeping 10 the
needle till near midnight. That is the way
your thrifty folks manage, as | have seen
with my own eyes. Mrs. Roberts is not
my idt al of " hat working woman in this
age ought TO be. Her boys and girls are
growing up sour aud uncUuth, hating
home, and determined 10 leave it the hour
they get their freedom. But here comes
Josiah we'll let him settle this little mat
ter in dispute between us. Now, Auntie,
III Iun out and make some Of my light
biscuit and cup oil your kind of tea, wbile
Josiah cobvinces you. Tell her, joe, what
you know about patching, aud whether
had better 90 over aud take a lesson or two
of Mrs. Roberts"
$50 you aud Della have had little set
TO, have you, Aunt Aboy2" said Joe,
drawing up his chair aud looking up in
her face with his clear, Smiling eyes.
"Takes power Of argument TO keep her
ia the right track, don't itp Hasn't she
set the patch on Johnny's trowsers' seat
quite straight? Hand 'em over aud I'll rip
it of with my jack-knire while she makes
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too nice, sometimes-but what I want TO
impress on her is that she could patch Inc
boys clothes more aud make 'em go far
ther."
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he. Those bows have TO step around and
rub down and feed and water and NAV be
blanket those sorrels for fear of some harm
to Them. They are p-operty. But a wife
can be had apy day for the asking. SUD-
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