The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-10-21
nns. HLYsrEa's HozAYcE.

Mrt. sins boarding honse w1t Dig .
baildiug and Il Esood % ahil. Ny room
was In itf third story and had ofisn sAi
booking 90, over lhe city from its slghiiI
windows (ss Peggy, The maid, called
lhom The bill Was aesrly conicsl in
shApe sna icrfsood On two sides, my eide
being one Of them Al tbe foot Of lhs hiil
ran 8 broad. handsome street, and on 9
promlntns corusr OF lhss street, In plata
slgb, from my Windows, stood large,
rambling old mansion, about which We
girls had woven many a romance. We
wondered who lived there. Ladies' and
gentlemen promensded through the
pleasant grounds esrrisges rolled up TO
lls wide gaiew mHpy times every DAY
professional looking gentlemen weni 10
and out Of Il. What could II bef
One day found out. There was great
eruilcment that day at Mrs. sims board
ing school. had been feeling i'll for
some days My hssd hehed and my toe
que wss dry and hot. The doolor said Al
last ,hst ] bad the scarlet fever and must
he removed at once. Better tsks her
home, be said. She Isn't fairly dck yet.
Home groaned Mrs Sims; Doctor, she
lives 10 lndiAl
Good grseiousl said the doctor, aud be
scratched his head ihoughliully. At last
be said i have itl Here's DIR. Dolby's
hospilsl right down there-just the place
for ber. So was wrapped up and driy'
On 10 DR.. Dolby's Hospital, which proved
10 be no other. than the dear, rambling
remsniic old house, which, with lie wide
" oyergrown but delightful shrubbery,
bad so long been the subject OF our spec
ulaiiops.
They pat me 10 bed in large, quiet
room. The open fre looked wonderfully
pleasant. A quaint old-iaehioned tea ser
vico, with cherubs and gIIly flowers and
various other couRruos designs on 1t In
blue, sat sppelizingiy on the round table
at my bedside. Three or four easy chair
were mingled amoDg the others, and IL
one OF them, after was nicely tucked ~
and ready TO go to sleep, bebsld-yawn
ing already and casting wisiful eyes TO
ward her own white cot near by-my
burom nurse, Mira. Blyster, who bad beer
engaged expressly for me. >
How fat and good nAtured she looked
And hoy the white cot creaked when she
finally sought reposel NS3 ltfa
The next morning was worse, and
for several days tossed in deilrium and
pain, but by a week more the fever began
TO abaie and Mrs Blyster said ,reassuriDg
ly:
You hain't dead yet, Miss, and whats
more you hsin't goin' 10 be-not will
Sarah Blyster to see 10 yel Then goot
Sarah Blyster gave me motherly kiss OF
my forehead, fumbled over my already
painfully tucked in bed clothing IN an at
tempt to express still more foreibly hel
sfIectiouate zeal for my welfare, sat dowr
with a sort Of good natured grunt Al The
back window.
| closed my eyes and was just abou
falling asleep when ! was reused by
half suppressed sob. #t
What's the matter7 said, family. IL
see happy Mrs, Blyster 10 tears was more
than could bear.
She's dead, Miss; the woman Z lives II
the. little house back. They're bevin' bel
funeral this blessed minute.
A friend OF yours? | was impressed al
most to tears myself by Sarah Blyster'I
manner.
Law, no said that lady, starting up and
assuming her own radiant countenaDet
again. And what I'm whinin' around
here for and givin' you tae blues for, I'm
sure don't know. Cheer up, sarah
Blyater. cheer up! "
smiled family aud soou dropped Of
into lbe nap which Mrs. Blysler's sob had
interrupted.
A da, or two sfIer Mrs. Bystet VA
snlvetin', as the expressed II, again by The
back window was stronger now, and
asked cheerfully:
Not another funeral, hope, Mrs. Blys.
ter? 6t
No, said that worthy lady, still unable
to attain her wonted serenity; bat there's
boy-ller boy, s'pose-a workin'
much inside, aud be-and be-he's shak'
In out her clo'es aud foldin' 'em up, an
| lt does seem e II some o. the female rela.
tives ought TO be helpin OF EN-.
Surely II did. There was considerable
palhos In The way Of stating 1t, in spite Of
the female relatives, which only showed
that Mrs. BlysleF had mlnEled much Ia
scenes Of woe harself and knew bow they
ought to be conducted.
wouldnt look that way, | said, sooih-
iagIy; try the other window.
did, said Mrs. Blyster, but my eye'
would 90 that way sOmshow--everythinl
shows 20 plain from here. There vas |
black alpaca as good as new. sec bel
out In II the very day came here 10 taxi
care OF you. She took sick the very mex
day, reckon, for see her curtain wa
down and the doctor there, and now
think she's dead, and there's that lalpacl
tiress remIndin' them! And Mrs. Blys
ter tobbed again.
had bean sitting up for tome time.
will lie down now ,Mrs. .Blyster, hoping 4
divert the good creature from her sorrow
/ fol reflections, And ia Arranging my be-
and getting the eherubs and giilyHower
set 10 order TOT my tea she forgot the a
ipsca dress and Its departed owner.
But only temporarily for Two or tire
days amer, sitliog solemnly and slmo'
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