The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-11-18


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fruw Mas Sileacas tArla. with lbe spnn.
Sagaa Which be bad brought 10 eoave,
iom Al once 10 hes eoasin hone. for Ms
slssco bad. not ten minutes afier his dc
pArtnrs Aa boar pncyioos, overturned
kettle q lard BY accident, and loea terri
bly sealdei
+ Where's Iay hAi1 cried Tom. Ia greai
excitement whlle the mAa vas telling how
horlsa.d ~astea time ~ going 10 his osii ).
frat, and nos finding him there, had hunt.
ed him up.
Let ns 60 with you, Tom i ! know
can help, cried prissy. As her lover was
springipg iuso the light wagon,
oh. prissy II yoa cnly would
! Wait until get my bonnet aud shawl,
aud tell Aunt Martha; wont l@ gone 3
minute, and plAsy rushed inte tbs kitch.
en who're her sunt vas ironing
Go, by all meAnA said Ma Baldwin
when she Lad grasped the meaning Of the
girls inoohefeni explanation.
Stay As long A. yon are needed, aud do
not worry about me.
Miss Silence male no remark when
PTissy entered tho room with Tom. She
was in great pain. aud WAS thankful 10 see
eSea ;SSss menber of the hated Baldwin
household
For three weeks Prissy was chief direct.
or at the farm, aud managed things so
cleverly that Miss Silence had no chance
to find fault. But the grim spinster had
no words Of commendation for the young
girls uptiriag industry
/ oalkerhse 10 pay you for what you
have done, she said one day. as she watch
ed Prissy making bread You needn't
think you're workin' for notI,in'.
| don't want any pay. Miss Silence, said
Prissy, with trembling lips. / am only
glad to do what can, because she hest.
tated and turned scarlet.
Because you're in love with Tom, finish.
ed Miss Silence. o, you needn't blush
] know all about it, aud If he chooses to
break his head against stone wall, amt
agoin to stop him.
At the end Of three week Miss Silence
was able TO he about again, aud Prissy went
nome deeliDing the twenty dollar bin OF
iered for her services. But she had not
been gone three hours before the hired
nan came from the farm with two large
baskets. which he sat down on Mira. Bald
sin's kitchen floor
Compliments of Miss Silence, and she ,
ent these in place of the money, and was
Irving of ia the spring wagon before /
'rissy could recover sufficiently from her
stonishment to ask him any questions.
The basket was full OF good things of
very sort, and there was royal Christ. Z
nas dinner for the Baldwins the next day /
nuch to the JOY Of the children, who had J.
ontemplated ruefully dining on mush /
nd potatoes.
Prissy sent note of thanks to Miss 81. g
nee by Iom but she never received an S
nswar a
Time went by and Toms law business c
improved so much that he persuaded n
rissy against her better judgment to h
AIRY him. tt
Miss Silence did not grace the import 81
It occasion with her presence. W
I've no time to be galliyanting off to m
eddings was her excuse when Tom re. I'll
her for this slight Ii,
She is such peculiar woman, we must a
It expect her TO act like other people !;
It she has good heart in spite of her
eer ways. said Prissy, when Tom tried
make excuses for his cousins reniss.
as ch
But her greatest peculiarly lies In her I'M
liking you. Prissy said Tom. kissing nj
: brides soft cheek And cant quite ril
give her lack Of taste thl
All went well With the young couple for va
're than year. They began housekeep ha
; IN modest cottage Tom was paying up
by instruments, aud we've SO prudent me
It they managed TO gather about them mis-
ny little comforts which made their Kill
ns pleasant fan
int fortune seldom smiles long at time chs
@e all know, and reyerses will come 10 no
~ one. rea
Inc bitter night In December, Toms sou
Use caught fire. aud Was burned TO the swG
nnd, nothing being saved except a few cou
hes belonging 10 Prissy aud the baby had
y course Mrs. Baldwin opened her out
se to her at once, though it neoessita. sho
much erowding. Prissy suggested an beg
eal to Miss Silence. but Tom emphati- first
y declined to make IT, He was far too dist
nd TO ask for the help which he few
lght should have been earnestly offer. my
Hgh
Is law books and papers had all been ther
royed Ia the fire for he had used a feet
. IN the cottage for Al Office and get ketr
living was rather uphill work. VIII.
'stmas was drsary enough that year, peoI
even Prissy's courage sank az she wer,
Ight ofthe future the
'm Lowey viii have chance 10 show
kind Of stuff he's made Of. said Miss Al
ace. He burdened himself with a Cow
aud baby, and bell have to look ont rang
en- told him Id never give him a the
II Of my money aud I'll keep my word the
latter what happens cult
ne silence uhought herself proof thou