The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-08

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ultgc Il va - sGensa D.l
7o5cly 81 o. e st' 'rsar
~ 5ag- g
-'Gass vu q srsHaf
ans, bad e e 'as
valley, Wit sG 1e
o. tree1 nia.lag Mt sih
hr6ar' lara ae wA5 20
the m'ia 0f ga sl aE 3
orchard aal rlprE, b s1ol H'cssant
fann house, 0y e aea .aem0rn'
Ing tnn, NAL Z the delicious atmosphere
for the which California stsn1s unrivAled
or ibis continent Il pas in he world.
We take deep abi 'asg lholatons o. u,
and prononuoai It faliy ur 10 tie cir Of ne
earthly ptrgaI'e, wherever that may be,
Then We siro.. back 70 orr tent, saluis
the waking children, sot ~ cur ntns
sheet iron cooking arrangement, bring
water from the nearest well, aud hnd
plenty of wood strewu about the plaza.
Suddenly from the rear OF The old church
peAlsd the tonss OF a. organ, ,snd thea
the sweet voices of hol- & children,
singing . ustt s-I~ta hga sfss
iife there afs all ycasF tc, 30,
The singing sorndca gead f1' eve 4,
Fofleued by The ale d.sta g, aa1 float
ing out upon scsh ers4 Ng step.
ped our breakfast g,tds Id bed TIE
lively talk Of the boys, anG !ftc1e3 e ,le
lovely music. Itosasca aEEa m9-
mcnts, and ,he,ca aoo- q La ,gl cod
Of the church, aaa Tvs Huus emo ont,
follwed by perhaps 4 score Of Children,
waking two nrl two fswn &c 'crg ~.
coycd porch oftto church t't', r1a
figures showing clear rsd 1lsllnc. sgailst
the whito wall. They iurned tho corner
at the front OF tho building and dlsap-
peared.
In one of the sheds near us q eomforia.
bio COW was eating hay, and pretty soon
the ubiquitous Chinauian appeared, and
began TO milk her. he carried the milk
into the large house near us, and IN a few
minutes pleasant faced, stout mstron
came out, and bcckoning to one OF The
boys, bade him carry pitcher of milk to
his mother. So here was the milk of hui
man kindness, as well as the coveted boz
vine nuidi We began to feel neighborly
TO all San -. Tho table Is soon spread
on the sunny side 81 our tent, the camp
stools are set around the oat meal mush,
friod ham, bread and butter, aud coffee
are capital. All, what cooks are develop.
cd by camping appe.itesi After break.
fact, Paterfamilias departs Ga h.l dgy's
business at railway station, eightor ten
miles away. The Gemini betske them.
selves to lively explorations and genera
fun; while Flliola and wash our dishes,
set our tent to rights, convert our beds
into dlvans, and then take onr camp
stools out ia The shade 9f .lU nearest lit-
tlo tree, and Oh down @ .rL5 agr pleas,
ance, tie ore in w pt s3B Is, laa othor
with little "Dian nG I 5aca o.
the North Wind" C tAe dclight.at
warmth, AID 1ail., shi oa.a 81 Ike
morning! The iuGnt rsIol 81 having
no house, nc engageueais, NO company,
no callers, 40 rs5poasib. tiCs K clrili.
cation mistake on hays VIC just oyer.
done the thing7 Anyway, q, inexorable
Genius of Improvement, let rs take our
holidays oftenerl
The spirit Of reposs still brooded over
San -. Once in While ca6Glcro,
mounted on his muetang, with leathern
flaps attached to his stlrrups, went gal.
Looping by on the remote highway, raising
cloud OF dust; still moro rarely wsgon
OF some sort followed the solitary horse
man, raising still greater cloud. Ooca.
sionally living human being emerged
from some place, and went sauntering
somewhere, On the opposite tavern
porch, two or three NOR, In .heir shirt
sleeves, sat IL big arm shairs, and omoked
in utter idlenass. Two pr.sstsi at last
came out OF the bniIGirg IN tho rear Of The
church, and walked n ana iowu the
long porch II TIC lunsLine, evidently
taking constitutional. They talked IN
low tones, but cheerfully; and oncs in $
while laugh rippled out on tie sliluessf
showing that they could rot toiong to
that order whose coErgrsaaQn y liruitad
TO the phrase, "Broiher, we must dep
Tho heat wsxtq .cre,sr and We 30
into our tent and Ne Si8wu on ous imprd
vised eonches, leaving The door wIde open
to admit tho air, and 20 that wp could
look up and wslch the qulveFIng poplar
leaves against the far, blua sky. Sudden
ly soft, low step spproAches: and before
the door, with an ease and grace and
dignity thorn not made" stands . slend-
sr, sweet faced young girl. riso quick.
ly, with bow and smile, and she advances
with perfect self possession: Pardon me
madam, I would have wrapped had II
been possibls--jnst the faintest foreign
accent in the sweet, slow voice, II took
the great liberty 10 call on little errand
begged her to be seated, and assured
her II was no intrusion. Did she live
near by2
Oh, yes, right there, my mother gave
you the milk.
Alb, yes, It was very kind, | said; and
what 10 your manner
ADgelique, madame and then abe con.
tinued, 10 q quiet, old fafbigned way:
Ny father used TO keep the hotel here,
but nov we do not have any publle