The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-03-03
Misc Rnsssl. Crimss.

As ihe tea kettle alluded TO Was holm
a~ay likes miniature yosu,ias. and /
I'D bobblng up aud down as though il
dulgng in al extremely animated Jig, an
moreover a. the hearing Of Mrs Allen Va
acuie, this may be considered stron
statement.
I Wal ] cant say consider il an ineret
Z ylus story, or excessively hard 10 believe
! always thought she was an unregcnerai
individual. answered Mrs Henderson, VIII
seemed. as many others do, 10 think tia
a persons ability TO use long words mus
naturally be considered proof positive {
said persons mind boing highly cultured
She laborod also, IL one might Judge frou
her conversation. under the impression
that remark or question was rendere'
far more foroihie and impressive by usinl
in making or asking IL double or treble th
number OF verbs, adjectiyes or aaverbs. al
though they might all mean the sam'
thing. About the correctness or incorrect
ness Of her sentences or parts OF speech
she did not trouble herself
And she thinks Of ioinin' our church
exclaimed Mrs. Allen.
Yes, so my husband heered last night
replied Mrs. Henderson. Ah!sister Allen
"the human hear. is deceitful above al
things and desperately wicked. Deceit
ful above aa things and desperately wicked
she repeated, looking as defiantly at Mrs
Allen as though that lady had said she
thought there might be things as deceit
ful as the human heart, and she didn'i
consider it so very wicked after all.
That's true's you live, acquiesced Mrs.
Allen, stirring her tea so vigorously that
it stopped over and made a stain on her
best table cloth.
/ blieye, Mrs. Henderson went on, that
she entertains intention OF joiniD our
church a week from Sunday, but i shall
take onto myself the unpleasant task of
seein' that she don't continue nor go on as
she's planned TO. Does she suspect or mis-
trust that you know OF her wickedness?
No, you see we've ben kinder pinched
for money this winter, bein' how John
amt had stitch OF work sence October
and she pays her board reg lar She might
git mad n go off if | said word to'er
about what oyerheered.
You shouldn't never allow nor let the
love Of gold, that biteth like a serpent and
stingeth like an adder-I mean that is the
root Of all evil, keep yoa from dom your
whole duty, sister Allen. Don't you
think you ought to labor with that sinful
girl?
Mebbe had, said Mrs. Allen, meekly,
but as | told ye, she might git mad'n go
off if / said word, and then somebody
elss'd have to board'er. an prhaps they
wouldn't know she was a sheep in VOLS
| mean wolf in sleeps clothing-as we'll
as do, and might git took in some way.
Nobody can't say ] am selfish, sister Hen
derson. My father used to say, Martha
and Mary are harnsome, but Sarah is the
most unselflshest daughter I've got. And
besides all that, she added, brightning as
she went on; think it's good for my pa
tience to haye'er here for she's the most
particlerest boarder lever see. The other
night put some dough to rise SOS could
have some riz biscuit for breakfast. /
s'pose got it too near the stove for quite
a thick skin dried over the top OF it. Afore
I'd took it up the next morning Miss Rus
sol came down stairs and went through the
kitchen, out door. tShe takes walk
every morning afore breakfast. Wal,
when i did go to take up that dough, I
found the kitten layin' atop of it. / s'pose
she crawled into the dish cause twas in
warm place'n ] dare say Miss Russell
see'er in there, for she wouldn't touch one
) them biscuits and they was as light as
lay too.
Just here the conversation Of these two
aides was interrupted by the entrance Of a
Toung and exceedingly good looking girl
tho babe Mrs Henderson a cheerful good
,yeping. and said as she seated" herself at
he tea table:
I'm a little late tonight, Mrs. Allen.
Hope you didn't wait for me. Johnny
3urcely wanted me to stay few minutes
nd assist him about dong some hard er
mples.
Mrs. Henderson returned the salutation
4 the new conner in tone Of voice such as
Judge might use in asking: Prisoner at
he bar have you anything to say why the
enalty Of the law should not be visited
pom you? and rising, said, although she
'as aware and knew that she was not per-
,rmin' TO the rules Of good society to take
persons departure and 90 away immed
.tely and right of after partakin' OF rc.
'eshments, she must 90, as she had bust
ess that was extraordinarily important
esides being Of great consequence to
.ansact.
As she spoke shsscast look full OF
lesning at Miss Russel. but that young
.dy was serenely buttering tea cake and
ordering which Of her class in history
ould get the prize she had offered for the
est composition on Richard the ii, "and
lly recalled her wandering thoughts in
me TO reply 10 the retiring visitors stiff
BOD night
When the word deacon IN mentioned,
le general mind ! think, coniures up q
sion Of bald headed, long faced, gold
,ectaclcd, elderly man, with mo non
nsc" about him. But win Chase. dea- I
N Of the Congregational shurch in Spen- !
.rytlle was nleutifulIy gupulied with