The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-08-31
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ures of her tAoe. ia every ''ope Of them; th
window psnos polisea until they sparklet
or had spatblod for i vas nov twilight
ID tie bright June sunshine. the silve
barni.bcd until neither spot nor spec
marrod is mild lustre; the loayes Of brca
bsked until each crispy crust took on ih
right shade d tempting brown; and Mol
was scrubbing the only nnscrubbed cor
ner oi tie kitchen when Miss Cameron
deep harsh voice came to her from th
diniug-room: Mary, are you not throug
YETI
Almost ma am. answered Mary.
Il think it's high time you were quite
declared the voice You must make haste
We are gong TO the lecture this evening
Miss Gaorgette and /; and as Mr.. Malcoln
also wishes 10 go ont. we will be obliged +
lock ulp the house. Therefore il is neces
sary that you should leave as soon as pos
sibe.
Yes, maam, said Molly. meekly, an,
finishing her scrubbing, with the tears fall
ing thick aud fast Poor girl, she ha,
tried 10 hard to please her mistresses. o
rather mistress for Miss Georgette wal
but pchection Of her elder sister-and
her efforts bad been met with a grim
silence that betokened begrudged salts
faction, until the last few weeks; that is,
ID fact, until Mr. George Malcolm came
| there. Mr.. Malcolm was sort oi
step. brother to the Misses Cameron (his
father, widower with two boys. had mar
ried their mother, widow, with two
girls, and they inheriting nothing in the
way of property from their own father, he
generously made them an allowance from
the moderate fortune left him by his.
Generously aud forpiyingly they had
not rendered tithe of the respect, to say
nothing ofailection, which was his due, to
their indulgent and kind hearted step.fath-
er, choosing to look upon their mothers
secoud marriage as an insult to the memo
ry Of the parent whose notat-all amiable
characteristics had been his own legacy to
them.
The cottage in which they lived, situat.
ed in the prettiest part of Meadowyille
Dthe furniture therein being their own, the
beqneast Of maternal grandmother be-
longing to Mr.. George; and here he had
come in search OF solitude and quiet, for
the first time in twelve years or more, to
spend month or two thinking out and
arranging plans for starting large busi-
ness in neighboring city. And, as | have
already intimated, things had changed
much for the worse with Molly, the SER
want maid, since his arrival. The grim
silence had given place to most open fault
finding, when Mr.. Malcolm was not in
hearing The coffee was too strong, the
tea too weak, the chickens underdone, the
steak burned, eggs boiled too hard, the
rooms badly swept, the shirts poorly iron
ed and all these complaints, with many
more, the elder spinster, confirmed by the
gave her to understand original.
cd with the guest
What a hard man to please he must bel
Molly said to herself many times And
vet he has one of the kiudest and hand |
somcSt faces / ever saw; and he sp Ike |
to me the first day he came,
and even offered me his hand (how Miss
Cameron did frown? but pretended not
10 see il, for knew it was no. my place to
lkake hands with him. 1t is strange he
'hould become so fractions. He was 80
good and merry and kind when was o
title girl. I've often heard father say he'd
-atber shoe horse for him than for any
me else in the village. And then she
would fall to thinking how grand he used
o her childish eyes when he came riding
Up ON his bay horse to the smithy, where
he spent half her time watching her
ather at the forge. And he always
,rought her gay picture book, or pref
y ribbon, on box OF candies, or bright
lew silver piece one Christmas it was a
old one and claimed kiss in payment
Fhen he rode away again. How happy,
low very happy she had been then. and
With that dear father and dear old Aunt
fanny $50 happy that she bad scarcely
yer felt the loss OF the mother who had
ia giving her birth. But Shen Molly
.as fifteen, the blacksmith, so strong and I
addy that it seemed impossible, that pain
r sickness could ever come near him, fell {
lex, and after lingering, sorely crippled, s
u nearly two years, died, leaving nothing a
J his darling daughter but hard work. J
es, there was one alternative; to become 9
lx. Jake Willow, and mistress of the !
irge again; but Jake was rough, vulgar !
allow, and Molly. inberfipg the delicate
lstes and gentle ways Of her mother twho i
ai been a shy, pretty governess before r
le married the handsome blacksmith, y
rank from the loud voice and rude v
nghter Of her woul.be husband. And
), in preference 20 accepting Jake's offer, S
,e became and heaven knows this was e
ard thing to do maid-oi-all.wo in the a
,tlage Of the Misses Cameron. a
oor little MolIyt prettier than many
rincess, With lovely, black -fringed gray o
'es, and hair OF the very darkest brown a
.hair that would curl in spite OF her, to II
les Cameron's great displeasure. III ii
Vi such untidy hair, that lady would Of A
. declare. glancing apprcvingly into the n
lrror al her fiat dyed bands that made
lch triangle " her high narrow fore N
sad. IA shave my head; sud We'd GER "
inly xhave our heads. would echo Miss
oorgeite. =,
Tls Txiiehen ioOf finished, the rugs "
aiken and retarned 10 their places, the IA
'ead put away il the big stone jar 10 the
ipboard, Molly sought her room (which, 4,