The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-02-27
Jos srrxsIne's woEK.

bsroie lsbor, lhal laid oal elsewhere
wouid have made him gsneTsi, be earn
ed salary 70 snsll that woH't dl'gfsee
,bese columns BY tslllsE ii; aHd Ars.
job. who vas haanciAl genius, stretch.
"a ii. sud met the ends over The year ;
aud there were three little Spisniugs OF
that abhorsd class Of infants who are
perpeieslly taking every disease or being
brought bone with the breash aud teeth
Knocked out Of them, or, failing IN these,
fall back Oh hives and sore ears, and
+ Mr.. JOB doetored and precepied these
three little spinuings, made their clo'hes'
made her own clothes, made Job's msde
every yibiug 10 fact, bus aoar, meal, coal
aud groceries, Tor which she hadn't he
receipt, an 10 she shortest conceivable
time, running the household mschiue
win prodlgions dash, euerg, spd ifIe-
liou,
Ths consequsnss was pals IN Mrs.
jobs sAck every nighi, asd twist 10
Mrs. jobs temper.
ThsH, ~ Mrs. dob wss a Asrols wssaaH
she ssl.rsd Ia silsHos, naklng tbs TIA ~
| II she were Syisg aud layiaE toe cloth s
With her last gasp, hsFrswtng Jobs ten
der soUI by he pileoas spectacle.
There was also family ,rsditios that
4 Ars. Job wss ia iesbls bssith, and Gully
prevented frsm oommeneiag . mysteri'
Gus process called running down, and
sinking into an early grave, by nuwinE-
I ing watcbfuness on jobs part.
1 Now job came home from bic work a
tired man; snrely tired nan; tnfning
the corner with feeble step, aud linger
ing heavily in his own door; but between
the tradition and the piieOas spectacle be
/ found no chance TO bring this tired man
in aud rest him, but hung him up with
bis coat on the ball peg, aud came IN a
fresh, cherry, sparkling Job, TO take the
baby, put the children to bed, aud oil the
wheels generally BY nine O'Clock Mrs.
Jobs back and temper were apt TO be
comfortable, aud job was dead tired
One morning job said, as be put on his
bat, Ny dear, see thst you are running
down again. shall be home very early
this afternoon.
This was formula, and signified a
Spinning spree, familiar institution
hugely reshed ia the Spinning family,
consisting Of trip across the ferry-a
6ner thing, properly done, than YOU
imsgine lunch OF battered crack
ers, therefore Mrs. Spinning buried
what she called her busy cares out OF the
way, scrubbed each little Spinning with
10 an inch OF its life, and tod ber bonnet
strings in = hutler, with tho hand of the
clock at three, for that was Jobs hour
on early afternoons, aud be had never
disappointed Mrs. Job since their we'd
ding day,
There 10 q first time, however, for all
that can be said and done, aud on this
occasion Job did dissppoint his wiie. He
came home late and looking gloomy, and
found Mrs. Job pathetic.
| should not have cared for my own
disappointment, she said, am used TO
that; but the children, poor
Disappointment repeated Job absent
sently. oh, yesl and subsidized again
into bis gloomy thinking, and that was
all the explanation that Mr.. Spinning
ever offered for keeping bis wife waiting
in bonnet and shaw for two hours by the
clock. lie was in frighiu bumor, and
answered Mrs job, who had been teas
ing him lately to insure his life, 50 likt
AT ogre--or, not 70 be poeticsl, ike other
womeu's husbands when out OF emper
that she dropped the snbject aghast, and
never dared to renew It, This vas uo
all. On the next night be was later ct
After thsi lie IVES regular only IN beiHs
late.
Mrs. Job was a woman OF sAofky, also
) q womaa Of sUrae sestirneRt When hus
bsuds change morally, for The worse, sh'
knew that good wivcs make themsslvel
physicians 10 the case ,,and in home read
: iug, at least, always effect care. Mrs
DR.. Job resolved that she would Try Il
touch Mr. Spinuiag's better stature; aHt
! this 10 how sts did il.
|. job coming home, late as usual, fount
8 the cloth laid, the steak on the grIdiron
the little Spinnings tryiHg TO keep thei
eyes open, aud worrying about the room
and Mrs. Job resignedly sewing. o.
jobs entrance she laid aside her worl
with a gulp, indicative OF swallowluI
much indigested sorrow, looked at he
husband With red eyes aud nose and
}. walery smile, aud sci about the suppe
as sae douby sHfeebled by the pangs {
d sorrow and hanger, but resolved to bes
all meekly without complaint.
IL fact, rousing from his haggard cit
por, job did Ask, With something OF ID
old interest, Was anything the matter
Mrs. job sci hor lips. IL would take
week 10 tell In order all that she though
wAs the matter; aud then, with a secon
edition OF the waiery smile, No, polhinI
saws lhe little woman, sighing, and vii
the look Of one who 10 telling noble fs
Job rose abruptly aud weu1 ia,o the s.
joining room.
," The brutel size said 10 berseii, bat /
saow him whether am TO be trsmpit
= on OF not No talk SOW Of appealing
Bis better f-eliugs. The natural woms
wn 10 such arGee that she could n
Iiaten to Mrs DR.. Job unless that en-
neat prsctitionsr should sngges, some
The s,erner modes Of treatment. ke'
~ bis supper for him indeed Coming boa
~ an The following evening Job found Mr.