The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-05-10

And Is that al he is going " do for u.s.
How mean
BeggAr 'musint he chcossrs, sighed
Mrs Crcamcr.
think Uncle Israel y perfectly right,
said Mildred. don't see Why three per
fectly healthy women should depend on
anybody for living. For my part. can
MAINTAIN myself; and ] choose TO stay
here. les . good. pIeAsant homo, and
needs vomAns hand. can make my.
self useful here. and shall Try 10 be con.
tented You and Bell can visit among pa.
pas relations mamma. and perhaps you
can find her rich husband. will do
without husband for the present, unless
he finds me here,
You'll be an old maid. warned Bell.
Then Ill be y nice one as ever can.
Mrs. Crsamer vas rather glad Of Mil.
dred's choice II lessensd her cares and
expenses.
At least, it's the best ve can do for the
present, she ssid. hear there is party
Of very nice people At the Springs, and II
! should be 90 fortunate ~ to And good
match for Bell this summer. I'll take you
in hand. You are younger. you know.
Milly.
But Mildred Was not listening. She
was already looking about her new domain
with tho eye Of mistress.
Mrs. Creamer and Arabella set forth.
commencing q kind OF nomadic existence
for the summer; and Mildred, to Uncle
Israel's secret satisfaction, became house.
keeper at the homestead.
The house was we'll furnished with what
was serviceable and good, and Mildred's
tasteful hands daily drew from it unex-
pectsd possibilities.
Old vases came out OF hidden hooks,
and were filed with flowers; old carpets
came up, the floors we're stained and pol
ished, and bright druggets put down; and
when Mildred had been at work few
weeks the rather forlorn kitchen shone
ike rising star.
Old Judy's instructions were such as
she had never had before.
Are you expecting company to supper
Miss Mildred? she asked one day, when
he young lady having finished the most
delicious Of macaroons, insisted on having
The loaf OF cake frosted.
Yes; Uncle Israel will be here. Mildred
with smile.
1t did her good to see how pleased Uu-
lie Israel was at having everything nice.
Without disturbing his habitusl serenity
he had worked all her changes SO that
he transformation had the effect Of magic.
He said little, but she knew that he rel.
shed the dainty cookery. liked the flowers
IN his reading table and by his plate. and
njoyed their freshness and brightness
His strength seemed restored. and she
ound him delightful companion and the
,indest Of guardians.
Do you know how to do everything lie
sked one day. when. having vanished
he dining room chairs. nfleted set
Il shirts, assorted y chest OF magazines {
md baked turkey to perfection, she
ound for him missing volume on aori
culture.
No sir--I don't know how to make but
er.
And would you like to learn? K
Iwould, think.
Her answer seemed to afford Uncle Is. {
ael particular glee. He laughed softly
ong time, rubbing his hands.
Well, well, we'll! Old Judy shall show
'ou. We will have dairy. should like
lothing better. I will buy the two nice
Jerseys which Mr.. Jones offered me last
week. But l am very particular about my
,utter. That is the reason seldom buy
10y Of the grocer. Do you think you can
uit me?
will try; but have condition to pro-
rose, sir.
What is il?
That may he allowed to sell butter
nough, after your table is provided, to
urnish me with pocket money.
Bless me, child! don't you see the mon
y 10 your work basket?
For every week since her installment at
he homestead Mildred had found crisp
reenback laid among the spools Of cotton
$ the little basket sat upon the sitting
DOM table.
Yes sir, but have used it for things
bout the house. don't want you to give ?
10 money for my fall things prefer to
arm them.
What an independent little woman she
.l But d. ~ you like. my desr-iust as
on like.
So Mildred had her own way, and
ought her new dress. and framed her
looming face in the prettest OF winter
comets.
The Rev. Mr.. Delorme had returned
rom the northern trip, which had Kept /,
i'm absent from home all summer He
vas very wise, Mildred had heard. She
hought be would be very old; but he was
rarely thirty two, with the most wonderful |,
4 faces she had ever seen, she thought Il
o loftily handsome so luminous with s
hought. q
How do you like him. my deari asked Q
Jncle Israel as they walked home from '
hurch. @
think be is beautiful. never saw d
uch man. D
Nor l, said Uncle Israel. He is coming G
o take tee with us, be added sfter /
vbile. III
Mildred congratulated herself that the .
Ale and maea roons ware mite Terfect.