The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-11-18
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- SsiTaee ft0w yea very gFVg She las
n ii,tle grease
It's ons q ny principles 10 save. a. yo
Eaighl . lehrnea laag ago
] bcllsse IN prudesee beat wlaAts iey
arSrs u lard faore Or iess 70 yon will ihi
iATm and nobody kuops how much d
lsall You serimp and screw a. II Their
vas dangey 4 ypur setting ou ille iown.
Wen, yeu ats tic irknke.i you,sg laaa
ever Au aud Silence witAers pat hel
arms akimbo Aad gssed a, her youne
cousin, Tom Lovey, A. il be WAs eurios
iiy sscarsi from some muaeum
les wAs always noted for nv irank
neHa said Tom eoolly. aud never hcsi.
tate 10 SPEAK my mind when duty urges.
However, doni SAINT 10 burt your feel.
ings. Cousin silesoe
No danger. said Miss Silence. With a
laugh Of derisiop, I'm no sprung ohlclsn
and my feelins have grown tough. But
The idsA Of yspr duty urgin yon 10 .peak
your mind to nae. Perhaps sou don't
reeolhes the whippins used to give you.
Haven't forgotten. laughed Tom. You
used 70 make me do my duty in those
days But wish could convince YOU
that il would he only CHRISTINA act for
yop 70 send a little help to Mrs. Bsldwin.
You wouldn't feel the spending Of 6hy
dollars ont Of your say thousand.
Massey sakes it seems as IL other folks
know more about my business that do
myself Fifty thousand Law Who
said was worth that muchY
o, its common talk, replied Tom.
Well, it won't do You any good to talk.
You never see the color Of my money at
ter I'm dead aud gone I've made my
will, and since plain speakin pleases you,
I'll make free TO say you amt mentioned
init SO them !,
calculate to take care Of myself said |
Tom, tiliiag bis CHAIR against the wall.
Leave your money wherever you choose
! don't wanti it,
The day may come when you will want
IT. Tom Lowey, aud then you II be sorry
for Sayin them words. III retnemier
EN-, aud 40 will you when your pride has
its fall. There's plenty of things can
leave my money to ; it won't go begging.
guess not
You'd more'n guess il you was to live
here spell and see the stream Of visitors
have. There amt day but get nag
ged by somebody Deacon Bonney thinks
it's his bounden duty to advise me to leave
ii 10 fsand ala orphans home. Old Mr..
Craig vants il left to Wolfboro' Academy;
squire Darby has his mind omit for pub.
lie library and the minister thinks |
ought to remember what debts on the
church, To hear EN- talk, you'd think / :
had one foot in the grave don't give ,
none o EN- any satisfaction, and then they
say I'm peculiar. Well, perhaps | am, 3
but don't see no prospect of any change
in my natur.
Tom laughed. He was spending con. |,
Pile of hours at the farm. which had been .
hls only home until bo began to scatch
Iof HIMSELF to use his gaunt consin's OK. !,
preston. Now he never let more than a p
lay or two pass without looking in on the y
one spinster to see ifhe could give her any
lelp, and to-day he was making himself n,
lseful in lifting jars and boilers of hot
'rease on and off the stove, for Miss 81. u
ence was trying ont lard n
Toms law practice. as yet, was not very
Iacting, much to his regret and he had n,
lore time on his hands than pleased HIM. II,
But nov do promise you'll send Mrs. an
aldwin something for Christmas, Cousin 10
Hence, said Tom, returning to the attack. ne
never promise what / donf mean 20
eriorm, was the Characteristic answer he mo
ceiyel 70 his pleading Martha Bald. III
IN and haint been on speaking terms 10,
= these iivo years, aud I'd be making my
II pretty small to send her Christmas m,
'csents, u pears to me you take in,
ighty dsep interest in them Baldwins. fo,
lm. Melissa iionney let out hint that tl,
u was sparkin PriSsy Carroll nun
wish Melissa Bonney would mind her ho
Isiness
Don't get riled dare say it's true. a.
wouldn't be yoa to court a girl with az.
I penny, because you've not penny ,
urself- Prissy CAROLS beea raised out ba,
charity bv liar unnt
~ ma" h', aunt gro
That don make her less loyable, Cous. cla
Silence. ,
Now, Tom Lowey, said Miss Silence. Ia,
'ndishing the bag iron spoon with which tel
stirred the lard. don't make fool Of a.,
irself over pretty face. Butter your csll
iad before you eat it. There's Melissa nrc.
nney, whose fathers worth ,Lo
That's enough, interrupted Tom. aud 81
ore Miss Silence could stop him be II
! out Of the kitchen door aud walking Ia.
'kly down the path 70 the ga q. roa,
awful sakes whai peculiar creatures Tina
a are Talk Of bsin peculiar why / ct,,
I a sArcumstanee 10 that Tom LoWey .,a
II marry that PriSsy Carroll. nov, il ,ha,
My 10 sho~ me he don't care for nv n
ney aud with sign, Miss Silence IL.
II back TO her lard. -
hristmas gin indeed she multered.
Z standing for some time ia deep
aghi. | think see niyselfeAl hun. /,
PIE 70 Martha Baldwin. But somehow lY'-
'shef her conscience did not feel quite '" ~
asy as il did before Toms call go
a hour later Tom xss sitting In the Af.r
Low haIdun's small p@slds. with bis 40,
about a rery tun waist And sery -,
ly golden bead resting upon hin shoul. 49,,