The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-04-13

Z AnA ulaa hbANs hf HteAfN@N' ~ y
ran eoui IN abou, year an half sfier h'
dled. Ia sent the children down 10 broth
or Johns ter 20 Ter school Brother John
wanted me 10 give them ter him, aud he'd
do we'll by 'em, an WAS meditsting on II,
orful loath 10 dew IL But what else could
dew with them. when the old farm wa'
took away from msl
One day, when the time was near eout,
MAS hoein the besns side Of the fence iin
10 Calebs cornheld. tell yer Hannah,
never felt blncr in oil my born days I'd
alters lived an worked on farn, an
eouldt do no other kind o work; so wha,
Was TO become OF me didn't know
Purity good hoein', for green hand, seq
somebody over the fence.
Yes, ser !, I've done enough OF il senee !
was left alone Practice makes perfect, we
used ter write in cur copy.book when we
were child EN-, an, | couldn't help heaving
sigh.
Wall Emmeline, sez he, you'n seem To
be in the same fix You need man ter
do yer hoeing an sicb, an need woman
to see ter my house, an il you're agreed.
we'll hitch horses an work in double har-
ness cant find no hired help thatll 90
rs Nancy did Thinks | ter myself, and
you'll never find another wife twill.
ether SO what dye say, Emmeline9
P'raps didn't think o nothing fer the
mex few minutes, tall flashed over me in
a secont, what an unfeelin man he'd alters
ben. Poor Nancy had to dew all the
housework, an good deal I belonged ter
him ter dew, an he was stingier than an
old miser. tew.
knew he was a smart man ter work,
was forehanded and was able ter live in
good deal better shape than he did, an
you know, Hannah that poor Daniel was
jest the oppersite He wasa norful clever
man, was Daniel but kind o'shiftles an
easy, an it alters Worried me so much
tew hev things goin 30 slack. Sez / ter
myself, body can't hev everything; there
is alters some eouts, an a poor mans bet
tern none, SO speaks right up, an |
seq.
Caleb, we've been nabors formany u
year. know your failins an, s'pose you
known mine, an so, if you say so all right
p'r'aps we might do wuss.
Wall, ter make long story short, we
agreed ter hev the business dun right off,
Caleb said thet it was stylish to go on
weddin towor nowadays, and as he want
ii ter go deown to Bangor ter see about
selling his wool, an as Sarah Jane Curtis,
twho used ter work for him lived about
half way, an We could stop there both
ways, and not cost us anything, he thought
we had better 60 His niece, Rebecca
Gilman, yer know. lives ther', ard We
could make her visit vt the same time
Brother John lives there, tew, You know,
an I'd made up my mind that I'd jest
bring home the child'en.
An so | did but Caleb hs was orful sot
agin it, but sez OF course they can come
and make visit; an l let him think SO,
cause / wasn't quite ready to have words
with him, yet.
We stayed about week, an we got home
along in the AFTERNOON all right. Their mex
mornin' woke up purity airly, an l sez to
myself: Courage, Emmerline, now or
never. l KEEP still, fer Caleb was still
snorn', bnt bime-by lie fetchet an on'arth.
ly snort that waket himself up, an 'en
he see at it was gettin day light, he nudg-
cd me and sez he:
Wake up. Emmerline, Emmerline, it's
broad daylight; come, come, git up, we
shan't hev any breakfast ter-dsy.
! was orful hard ter wake, but after
while managed tew. while 1 was rubbing
my eyes, sez, Got a good hot fire.
amt ye, Caleb?
FIRE. said he; No, Incver build any fires
Nancy alers built the fires.
Did she? sez | as cool as cucumber
So did Daniel.
turned over and went to sleep agin -
or. at least, he thought did,
Wall, he wiggled and turned, and twist
ed, an he didn't move ter get up fer about
an hour, an whom the sun rose aud shone
500. "A. lai,na,, ,,,;,Jar ha ,,nt -, .pl
built the fire. IEere wasn't no kindlins,
nor astick o wood, an he had 10 sguirm
round lively and get some in.
After the fire got iew cracking IN good
shape, | got up didn't hurry none let
me tell you | was most dead lying abed
20 long. but seq to myself, III make ths
fires now. I'll probly hev ter dew it in
cold weather. an ! won't dew it for any
man.
S He was pretty sullen all day, but did
not take any notice OF him, an he got over
it. The next day he was ter begin hayin''
an he'd SIX men ter help him. / had TO
do all the work. an take care Of the milk
an churnin' an it wasn't no fool Of job.
Come time to get dinner, an there wasn't
a silver O wood cut sent Johnnie the
was then about seven years old, out IN
ther field ter tell Caleb ! wanted him
He came in looking savage enough. aud
wanted 10 know what II was / wanted.
Seq l.
Iwaut some wood ter burn.
Wal. ser he. theresa whole wood pile
out there. Help yerself.
An not stick split sez l. You will
hey ter git bigger stove TO burn that.
Wal. II sin't such hard job ter split ii.
ser be. Nahcy used tew, ofan when ] was
bizzy.
Did shes sez l. So did Danel
He got the wood, an said ~ be Vas go.