The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-11-04
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The person addressed was slow 10 tai
nay remark IN the spirit in which Il vi
offered Trade with her vas solemn n
slity
Things Is 3 goia' %, she replied scriou
y slow. Bus they goes.
Two or three ether culorad persor
present ehsekled, however. To whom,
% ae, tl,efe existed su ineohgruity b
tseen tllo notions u Annt Lucy and CON
mcree
Aunt Lucy was unusually old And. mus
ually black Her blackness was set of b.
ber white tnThAn aud the white kerchie
she wore about her neck. She WAS heavi
/ y made, with delightful cordial chuck
ling way Of speaking Only severe 81
tack Of rheumatism would dampea hc,
chronic cheerfulness and imbibe the ton,
of her voice with tone Of melancholy.
u bad been my own idea to set her ~
~ trade with the expenditure Of dollal
OF %, in the first place, on needles and
thread, and tapes and pins and so on.
atterward as these wares found ready
market, she aud ! had determined 10 "a
into the confectionery liue also on a small
scale penny cakes, penny sticks Of candy;
but these latter We fonnd to be more use.
fnl in advertising the place Of business
than lucrative. had been unable 10 buy
them for less than a cent apiece, and they
sold the world over for penny, It tappear.
ed
| can make ginger an sugar cakes fust
rate, suggested the old woman presently.
That will he the way then. / say,
clutching at the bright idea the very
thing, III give you the money to bny
some -four and sugar and molasses, and
yon'll make the cakes, and then well see
what the profit will be.
Aunt Lucy chuekles delightedly. She
has an active soul despite her ninety-ei
years. Yes, ninety-eight She insists
that is her age
Have you had your roof mended ? / in.
quire, having already left the money with
her for that purpose
Can't git de man to come. | has b<en
a terrifyin' an a-botherin' ob my Issiah
ter git dc man ter come--hain't 4 |, Issiah?
as at that juncture n tall, slouchy young
man entered, who did not seem likely to
be. terrified by feeble old Aunt Lucy.
He pulled front lock OF wool in court-
esy to me, and grinned has went, and
went, he ayerred an he promises. 10
come. Seems like he ldon't care.
myself entertain doubts of Isaiah 3 zeal
as Mercury. | say, persuasiyely, piA
you would see TO it, Isaiah Then 1 made
my adieu1
The room contained half dozen per
sons besides Lucy. She has always a
lumber Of guests, and is especially popu-
ar since she has kept shop, and thus es-
ablished kind of neighborhood rendez-
'ous. Her shop is in the window, across
Which articles Of merchandise have been
ound profitable investment, as their val.
lie is fictitious one.
Aunt Lucy lives in an alley within an
ther alley. 1t being circuitous route,
lilly, one OF the old woman's daughters-
iucy's family is numerous, and uniyer.
ally down on their luck escorts me back
, the highway, conversing.
Mother was well brought up, she re- ,
hes to some word of praise of mine. De
hite ladies as raised her treated her well
d she shows it. Mother can't behave no
oder way. De good manners will come
it. An she's dat spry
It's pity that between you all You are :
1t able TO make your mother comfortable
her old age, ! say slowly In fact, this
ew of the subject has frequently present
itself to my mind before. 4
We is all so pore9 was Milly's excuse. :
i Ihas, what's more, such bad feelinIs
side. Sometimes / don't hardly erpec y
see one day cotch anodder. y
In truth, now that took good look at "
=, she was little more than skin and II
mes. II
It's de misery in my head, she ex planned. h
generally Is this particular form Of IL
sery with colored people have found. hl
or souls poor souls + weak in body ii
mind and spirit, Milly and such as Ia
3 are hardly able to take care of them u
yes, let alone each other. th
was in hurry-who OF us is at all pi
les free from the clutches Of this famil- th
fiend OF oyerczowded age?-stiIl, some W.
ng iu Mily's expression made me say, ia
N so sorry you are so badly of. Is to
ar husband out of work? Ia
Bless you, madam, he don't do muffin tn
me now. ] had him goin' on nine no
rs, but he lef me. now has muffin but wi
chillun, an nubbudy wants dem desc bu
Is. And there was aetrally in her mi
es an apparent regret that boys and
Is had ceased to be valuable a. chattels, Isl
Inder these circumstances abandoned no
hope that Milly might be able to con o'c
,ute to her mothers necessities. Ieven at
cribed her name on my ovn mental tab at
as an "obiect. parted from her bis
b feelings Of depression. all the more nAi
'ly because Of her inherited cheerful rel
5 had suceumbed TO the pressure Of Ad- mi
Sc circumstances She was apparently hai
good terms with Pate. and disposed To loo
Ee the best Of things ly
N Isaiah, however looked With stern. ed
yes. There seemed to be natural re. acc
sion be weea himself and steady work. mu
dds and ends Of work be would Iocca- Hi
lAlly find 10 DO bat be never secured thi