The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-11-14

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strength out Of you and makes taking
cold easy.
Il won't take long TO make
change. John isn't oemlng home to din
ner, so We can be already by night, " YOU
can really stop aud see me through the
job. declare ! feel better already for
am tired to death OF that back room aud
don't wonder Polly is always teasing 10
90 10 pArlor. The boys will dance Tor JOY
to get full swing here--they never He
allowed Il except Sundays, and then they
behave nicely aud seem TO enjoy the
piano aud pretty things, and SO does
John, Yes, III do Il right away, aud up
jumped Mrs, Bennett, finding her most
powerful impetus 10 the thought OF pleas.
ing father and the boys.
Working aud talking busily together
the friends soon made the necessary
changes below TO the great delight ofPol-
II aud the entire bewilderment OF baby
who fell asleep on the best sofa, as i
bound to make the most Of bis comfort
while they lasted.
A hasty lunch, aud then, with Biddy TO
lug heavy articles, they rearranged the
chambers, making splendid nursery
Of the large one, aud nice little sleeping
room of the smaller for the two children.
Now you see you can undress them by
this pleasant CRATE and then put them
away ia cool, quiet place to sleep undis-
turbed by you older people. Only be
sure the little mattresses and bed clothes.
get good airing and summing every day
You can shut the door aud let them lie
for hours as you couldn't in the back room
aud that is no great advantage, says Mrs.
Gay, who was 10 high spirits at carrying
everything before her 10 this fine style.
Is is lucky we seldom have guests TO
sleep 10 winter, for the north room isn't
at all my ideal Of a best chamber, though
we have put some Of my pretty things
there. | feel like company myself in
ere, and John won't know what to do
with SO much space, | have kept him.
cramped SO long Il does seem shame
to shut up this big room and not enjoy it.
Mary, have been a goose, and I'm glad
you came aud told me So
Contented with this confession, Mrs.
Gay kissed her convert, aud leaving Biddy
to finish off, she took her departure with
many last injunctions about air, oatmeal,
brown bread, quiet living and sunshine.
When MIR. Bennett and the boys, who
had been enjoying holiday, came home
TO tea, amuzement fell upon them at the
sight Of mamma and the babes, sitting in
the new sitting room with The announce
meut that there was not going TO be any
best parlor any more.
When the events OF the day had been
explained and discussed, sort of jubilee
ensned for they all felt that a pleasant
change in the domestic atmosphere had
taken place, and all enjoyed it immense
Iy; Mrs. Bennett played and the boys and
Polly danced, aud papa frollicked with
the baby, who forgot bic teeth and crowed
gleefully until bedtime.
OF course Mr.. Bennett had his joke
about women's notions aud he doubted
as to the success of the plan, but anything
that cheered up his wife pleased him, for
his heart sank at the thought of home
without her, and Florida was a most dis
tasteful idea to him. lie expressed much
satisfaction at his improved quarters,
however, and that paid Mrs. Bennett for
the sacrifice she bad made, though he, be-
/ ing a man, could never know how great
one il was.
1t took some time 10 get fairly settled,
bnl the sunny side of ihings grew more
aud more delightful As the change OF
scene and better influences did their quie I
work. The children soon showed the Of
/ fects Of The daily sunshine, the well aired
chambers, simpler food, and cheerful
! llay.p ace allotted 10 them, for these
creatures show as quickly as flowers lheis
susceptibility 10 natural laws. Polly was
never tired Of looking out OF The window
NJ The varying phases Of street life, aud
! her observations thereopou caused her
mother many hearty laugh.
Baby Ihroye like dandelion in spring
| though infaulile Ills occasionally veIed
his happy soul; for the mistaken training
Of months could not be rectified all at
once, or teetbing made easy.
Mrs. Bennett bad her moments OF re-
grei as she saw the marks OF little fDgers
on her paint and furniture, watched the
fading OF the carpet, and labored yainly
to impress upon the boys that whiting,
ball aud marbles had better be confined
to the dining room. Bnt the big pleas
ant parlor was so inviting with the open
FIRE, the comfortable chairs, flowers,
babies, work and play, that no one could
resist the charm, aud tired papa found L
so attractive that he deserted the library
set apart for him, and spent bis evenings
10 the bosom OF bis family, to bis wife's
great delight
People got in the way Of dropping IN,
not for formal chat in the beat parlor,
but social visit With gossip aHd games
music or whatever was going on, and
soon il was generally sgreed that the
Benefits house was the pleasanlest in
the neighborhood.
The doctors standing joke was, Well
rna'sm, are you ready for Fioridai and
the snswer, with ever increasing decis
ion, WAS, guess We csn get on ilttls
while longer without IT,
II certainly seemed a. II the chief iuva
I'D could, aud now tbs. The sewing ma
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