The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-08-18

Hence with brown willow basket II
one hand and shiny leather hag 10 III
other. aud my great sun. uottipe behln,
why under heavens she didn't wAlk h,
nv side couldn't seel-~we mesnderes
down the street
We met Evelina Angelina Plimptou.
was engaged to Evslins Angelina hal
enjoyed that honor ever since ons JULY
evening whcn there came upa sudden
thunder shower. and she clasped my sru
and calculated she WAS $50 nm,id." An
engagement was an annual episode with
Evelina. When l solemnly asked Pa
Plimpton's consent he didn't remove his
pipe from his mouth, but just nodded, ,asd
pursued his previous train OF thought
Evelina smiled pasronizingly upon me.
Difference 10 the aged knew she consid.
cred beautiful.
Ny aunt didn't like my boarding place.
and wasn't pleased with my boarding mis-.
tress. She thought we'd better keep
house. and ! spent the next, fortnight
ouss-huntiug with her The great desid-
erstum seemed TO be tho right Kind Of .
''buttery;" one would have supposed that
butter WAS TO he the staff OF life with us.
We at last found "buttery" on the north
west corner, opening into both kitchen and
dining room, having tho requisite number
Of cupboards, having shelves that admitted
Of being taken out in house cleaning time,
painted bewitching cream color; and we
engaged that buttery, regardless Of cost or
Of the character Of the neighborhood.
The next momentous step was to get my
aunt's "things" removed. Were writing
. scientific essay on psychological distinc-
tions OF sex, should make one strong
point the tenacious attachment Of the fem.
enine mind to "things." Ten thousand
dollars in stocks and bonds at stake in an
unsettled estate have been known TO excite
less interest and create less jealousy than
the disposition OF an old tablecloth.
My aunt was for some days in . harrow
ing state Of indecision as to whether she
had better have her things invoiced as
freight or hire car. BY virtue Of the
handsome figures | had learned to make
at Commercial college, Iproved to her
that it would be cheaper to hire the car. l
had TO 60 to her former place Of abode to
see about getting the car en- route, and /
had to "moet them with carriage" at our
depot. felt like collector ofantiquities
just getting an assortment from Egypt. l
shall ever feel grateful to the small boys Of
our village for their self restraint on this
occasion. I don't recollect sin
gle opprobrious epithet. They treated
my loads with respect to which nothing
but hoary hairs could entitle them.
There was cheese press, and don't
know but eiler mill; there was some
hing with four tremendously heavy legs,
alwsy believed to be something in dis
yuise Of bedstead. There were seven
-four large aud three small,
seventeen comfortables, aud great deal OF
,rockery which evidently came over inthe
May flower, but had much better have put
back to land in the Speedwell.
/ need not say that our residence when
was not neat bnt gaudy.
'lept under "rising sun" bed quilt. and
iad round braided mat TO put my feet
IN when got out in the morning. l sigh
ID for my former cozy quarters, but / re-
nembered my aunt's valuation. and reas-
'oned that If she was my only living fe-
male relative on the fathers side must OF
necessity be her only living male relative
IN the mothers side.
Soon after we were domesticated, l
ound that my aunt was subject to myste-
ious attacks, which attacks invariably
eized her in the night time and made it
that should run for the doc
or. Liability to the attack precludsd the
Of my being away from home
venings, excepting Sunday and Thursday
venings, when was expected to see my
unit to prayer meetings and attend her
Iome, though Evelina went of in another
Erection with another fellow. / don't
now but justice both to myself and Eve
ina demanded that should have con-
ersation with my aunt, and set before her,
n language which even child could IN.
crstand, my views ofthe duties and privi-
ages OF an engaged man; but felt ex-
remely doubtful Of her sympathy. and
evenly Ave thousand WAS good deal to
isk.
We had one servant, whose wages my
unit thought it right should pay. be-
ause. as she said, il there WAS no one but
erself she shouldn't keep . girl. Our
1isine was managed in strict regard to
We lived largely upon, soup,
hich consisted principally Of broth. Ny
unit highly esteemed marrow. bones. /
onder il it is generally known among the
hysioligists how long healthy person
an subsist on persistsntly boiled marrow
one2 Il
For two or three years had been in the
4bit Of smoking single cigar at the close
the days labors. One evening l was {
tting on the piazza indulging in this lux. 7
ry, when out came my aunt. I
.Sum'rei. cried she. are you smoking! I
Yes'm, very meekly. q
Well, said she. calmly but firmly, none Q
my money shall ever go up in cigar Z
noke. Then again. How much do you q
y for cigsrs'" =
Ten cents. 7
Now, Sam vel. l want you TO take your
encil and calculate how much ten cents . |,
ny will amount 10 in year. then how