The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-10-07

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Of dlshwaleT standing on the top Of tb
stove, and The broom and poker ans
t0ngs were igsi where the little riders hAi
len them when tbey were called 70 pre-.
pare for school Johnny bad gone Of
crying and even then his whine eouk
even 'beu be heard coming upthe bollcw
IN tho direction of the school house. Tht
m.k lad pot been strained, aud TIC flc
were bngtip as.u. 4 s. icy est on lh'
edses u two Drumming pails, slipping anC
rubbing their heads together 10 = satisfied
way The baby wa teeihlng and oross
and tho one pair Of hands that could have
brought order out OF chaos, were trying
20 soolhe Il.
l. Il any wonder tears were IN lht
mothers eyes, a. she euddled her baby te
her bosom, and walked across the nool
trying to still It, eries1
O, dear, what life what llfel said
she IN try to be patient and make the
bcst OF IL, but II does seem bard just as
the baby was growing quiet, aud as bis
little blue hsnds bad fallen listlessly up.
on bis bosom, shadow fell across the
doorway, aud the husband entered, say.
ing:
Jane, can you tell me what the children
did with the halcbet yesterday
II was out on the rock, behind John
hy's wagon last night, said he,spesking
low, aud gently laying the baby down on
q bed that had not yet been made up.
Seems TO me you are good while get
TIM your chores done; you haven't the
mack OF getting along like Mrs. Leyon,
dike-ber work is done up long ago, and
she's busy in the garden. Tell you bern
a nice garden; don't look much like ours
you don't put the time on 1t that she does
on hcr'n.
Oh, John, said the little woman, slip
ping back her sleeves and tying on big
apron, and trying to keep her face turned
away to hide the gathering tears, with
little children and baby sick, with three
cows 10 milk and calves TO feed and hands
TO cook for, and all the other work to do
| only wonder that get bait my chores
done IN q whole day )"
"Well, I'm sure don't see how It Is,
said be; my mother had ten living chill
dren and abe managed TO get along first
rate, and do all our weaving Besides
taking In weaving for the Deighbors. You
have more room than she, and you doD'l
have to carry water forty rods, lika she
had, here 1t ia right at the foot Of the bill
and you never have to cut your own wood
unless it is 10 the midst Of harvest, and
think you shouldn't complain. II there il
anything hate TO hear 1t isa growing
whining wife. Now have to be out ol
doors all the time, no matter how hot the
sun shines, or how cold the wind blows,
while You are in the shade and comforta'
ble--ifyou only knew 1t. All, you have
an easy time Off 1t, you women, II you
only knew ii SO cheer up. / married
you for hepmste, don't you know
The girls will be big enough in three OF
four years to help you, and then You can
take times easier, and may be by that
time the bottom farm will be paid for and
Wen be able to ride In carriage like the
Leyondikes.
How long since you brought 10 this
wator2 said be, as be took drink from a
lin dipper, and finding il not fresh he
sqnirtet L out coolly on The floor among
some pans that had slipped down off q
shelf.
AS be took the hAtehet and started out
TO the hay wagon to fix the hay rigging
on II he said, Jane, If you can as well a
not, 'sposin' you have some o. them1new
beans that grew in the fur lot for dinner.
Well, III try, said che, hopelessly, as
she slipped her shoes off so she might step
softly aud with more comfort. All we
working women know what q task It is
to bring dlsordered kitchen into neat
ness, especially when little children have
been about. First she strained the milk,
saving one quart with which 10 mix the
bread, for the yeast was set the night be.
fore and had been bubbling two hours
she mixed it and set 1t in the warm sun.
shine, and then started fire and made
feed Of skim milk for the noisy ,frolicsome
calves that ran in tho dooryard. Then
she swept and picked up the playthings
after the children, hung up their coats and
sprons, and set their old shoes away
and moved their slcds and wagons from
about the doors.
While the dishwSter was heating she
hurried up stairs and made the beds; then
washed the dishes, and went down cellar
and skinned the milk. There waI
cream enough for churning, the churn
was sealded and then left with pail oi
cold water standing In Il, so rs to bs
fresh aud ready. by this time tho baby
woke aud cried, and the tired littlt
mother was compelled to sit down and
take bim in ber sheltering arms.
10 half an hour be was ready TO sIt OF
the door on quilt, and she left him long
enough 10 carry three or four pals o
skinned milk 10 the pIgs---twopaiIsfull a
a lime, and she went on the run. ShI
always fed the pigs; when she Asked be-
husband once TO carry the milk to the pei
on bis way to bis work, be said, Ths
belongs TO womAn's work man who's
name is pat ap for commissioner shoulC
not be asked to slop pigs--thaps a littI
too steep. Il was no trining job to iee'
those pigs; The pen bad been made out o
some old house logs, aud The opening