The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-08
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20 take Tie, 80 We mako ourselves e ten,
~ SIMPLE proportions, IS tents 80 pet 20.
Feihsr few primitive cooking nienslls a
limited number ot Tin plates, iorks, eups,
aud tpoons; psek big htmper Of provis.
Ions, cooked and uneaokcd roll up car
oldest blankets, comiottables and piliews,
aud then bestow them all, with inanite
reArrAnglng, ID large, covered express
wagon; harness the trusty family borFes,
and finally pack In ourselves and ,he ju-
venlIes, clad IN our most Aneient yet
stout apparel, aud fare forth into frcsh
woods and pastures new. II Is carly
morning Gllll, a. most OF the packing was
done over night. heyourss'ers. l'ii'ola
and Gemini, ere irrCprcssibY i'yfuI, while
we children Of larger grop have had
our enthusiasm somewhat rrh1rel by
our uuwopted early hours aud hard iG-
bors. hut tile eni'a wonderful how the
drop Of wi.7 h2o3 running 10 !he most
conventional veins mskes Itself felt on
such an occasion as this. How rapidly sn
air OF vagabondsgo takes possession OF
usl How careless we grow a3Bt Mrs.
Grundyl How far OF seen lha orderly,
civilized household life Of aB hour agoi
PRterfamilias, who looks Ike . good nat
ured brlgand under bis broad Somtrto,
feels the tense business strain ~ HE every
day life relax, and would soon grow
sleepy, II Il were not for tho eiIervescence
Of the children, which is quite Irresistible
aud keeps the whole load astir As for
Materfamilias, she looks like one OF
Ihtnchs old apple women, In her big
camping bat, tied down with au old
brown vail; but she Ia sublimely uncon-
scious OF appearances as she looks of TO.
ward the blue bases of the distant mount.
aims, and feels delicious sense OF relief
from the res augusta dopi which usually
Oil every chink and crcvice other time
and thoughts.
Our prospective terminus is q certain
point on the sea coast, nearly a hundred
miles away, but we shall make a three or
four days trip Of 1t, stopping at certsin
points where Psterfsmiliss has business
Of grave importance. The day is perfect.
There 10 soft, smoke.like haze, idealizlng
the distant landscape, "like future joys
to fancy's eye." We are soon out in the
region Of farms. All along the roadside
scattering live oaks relieve the monotony
OF the level, yellow fields of stubble, and
orchards are breaking down with their
beautiful burdens. Farther on, huge,
gnarled sycsmUros, white old wresters
with winds and flood, cling to the dry
water COURAGE with unerring instinct.
The sun climbs high in the heavens, the
ponies grow warm with their work, and
beg for drink at every wayside watering
trough, q thirstiness Which is, 0! course,
shared with the children The DUST
which has hitherto been left in the rear by
our brisk speed, now settles down upon
us remorselessly, till VIC look like "friars
OF orderly gray" There is nothing to en-.
liven us but the occasional sweet, clear
whistle Of the meadow lark, giving us
friendly greeting from some wayside
shrub or fence, or the frequent rush across
the road, alert, plump, joyous, evidently
10 excellent health and spirits, notwith-
standing the war Of determination waged
so vigorously against him. The very
children at last begin TO nod and drop
over against the convenientrolls Of blank.
cts; conversation flags and dics, rousing
not again ill il is nearly noon, and We
look for unehiDg place. is found,
under big live oak, near farm house,
where water can be obtained ana hay for
the horses. They're taken Of and supplied
with food. Sandwiches sic utnpacked ard
distributed % disappear with marvellous
rspidity Children begin TO run out from
the house, and hover about l1s, shyly at
first, bat with great irien II 7csa soou-
one, two, three, iour--'.tat " hem, all
clean aud pretty.
Are You all brothers and s'sters,
No, answered the little spokesman,
some OF us are cousins. Our aunt died,
and so mother took the little ones.
And then out came the good mother
with steamlng pot of tea, which she
Hospitality offers us. She speaks with
pleasant German accent, and has thrifty
wholesome, Germsn air. She is evident
ly vigorous scrubber and patcher, aud
her works do praise her, as also do we,
bidding her not call in her bright eyed
little flock, bat leave them TO visit with
our own. Tho good man Of the house
shortly appeared, driving white covered
butchers cart, hlmself the evident propri-
etor, for be has that sleek, well fed look
which Distinguishes the guild, telling un'
mistakably of tenderloin steaks and juicy
roasts. lie is more German looking than
bis trim little wife, but as be greets US,
aud stands talking a few moments, be
tells us that be 10 YAnkee-born. How
naturally and easily the races coalesce In
this EaoaL eosmopoliLsn StALs. The dozen
children grow good friends, and have q
grand game OF hide-and.seek about the
aamerous sheds and straw stacks. They
arc half reluctant to separate when, after
oar incoming, we Try to psrt them 50
easily does the young, interrupted germ
Of Humanity strike its roots down 10 a
new soil. Soon We were on our way