The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-01-31


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..You can make lhs Ars vhils put The
hos sut. said Assss Tucker = be opsssd
he bsrk door Of grsy houss. ~ - sap
cf : rssiess hill. tracked hsss ssd there
With psihs The gesss Asd made In their
daily jeusssys 70 the posd bslov. and
ouly approached 4 The hack By lane TO
The great red bars. and . ricksty broad
rate 81 bsswssa two posts sf the rail-
fence.
Tbis vas Wealthy Ann Tusksrs home
coming. She haA nasFisd Ansss thss
morning Il Der fathers houss N 6ssnsoss
. liisls village 70 niIs svay frcn Psss's
Mills, the tovn vithis who's vide limits
lsy the Tucker Farm; and had cons home
With him this early spring afternoon 10
Tho old wagon bshisd the bouy borss that
diA dsty - the family csrriage-horse.
Nm. Tucker vas tall. thin young vo'
nan. With . sad rsticsnt face, very silent
aad capable; these last traits had bsss her
sals( pssonmsndstions 70 her husband.
There was 10 sentiment about the matter.
Old Mrs.. Tucker had died tvo weeks be-
fsrs this marriage. but Auasa vas "fore-
handed" and knowing his mother could
not live long had improved his spporsuni'
ties aud bssn ''sparkin' " Wealthy Ann
Minor all winter. in judicious provision
for the coming event Of bis solitude.
| He had thought the thing al over. and
CONCLUDED tAss vile vas cheaper than :
hissd girl and more permanent; 20 vhen
- iouAd this alert. 6rm.jointsd, handy
girl living at her uncis's, who WAS wid-
over on great farm the other side OF the
village, AmAsa made her acquaintancs as
soon a. possible aud proceeded TO further
intimacy. Wealthy liked tstGer to work
for her uncle than for step-fsabsr with
six secondary children. but she tAeught 1t
would be better still to have house OF
her own; so she agreed 20, msrry A.Asa
Tucksr.
| Wealthy shut the door behind her
quickly, and went to the shed for matAriai
TO make her fire. II WAS almost sun-down
| and she vs. hungry; but she icbsd Only
the scantiest supply Of wood, snd : few
dry chips for kindling. However she did
her best, and she had brought some pro-
| yis,ons from home. so that she managed
to lay cut decent supper on the table,
by The time Amasa came stamping in from
the barn.
| He looked disapprovingly at the PIE.
the biscuit, the shaved beef and jelly set
before HIM.
Il hope 70 ain'ta waster. Wealthy" be
growlsd.
4 "Thers's vittlss enough for = township
Il and there amt but two Of us.
4 "Well, our folks sent EN- over, and you
\ no need to eat them, she answered cheer
II lily.
H Il ain't gois' 10, aon't ~ break into
that jsll; set IL BY; sometime OF nuthsl
somebody may be comin' and you'll want
loft"
Wealthy said no more; they made :
supper OF biscuit and bssf, for the pi'
also was ordered "sst by"
She was used TO economy, but not I,
stinginsss. and she excused this extreme
thrift III her husband more easily for th'
reason that she had always been poor, ans
she knew very we'll that he was not rich
10 asy the least. Bat was only the be
giaaing.
Hard a. Wealthy had worked ut he
uncle's here she found harder burdens
she had 10 draw and fetch all the wsts
sho used frsm an old fashioned we'll will
heavy sweep; picturesque to see, bu
} wsarisome TO use; wood was scarce, 10
though enough grew the hundred acre
that Amass Owned but lie srudged 1t
use.
II shan't cut down no more than !
. rely ussdful, 'hs said. when abe urget
him TO fetch her'a load; GOOD alters
GROWN when 70 don't cut il, and amakiu
for lumber; and lumber's bsttsr to sell.
} sight, than cord wood. Ye must gc
ltaSng somehow With Efssh; hothsr use,
70 burn next to nothin'."
: She did not remind him that his mothe
was bent double with rheumatism, an'
} died OF the fifth attack Of pneumonis
Wealthy never wasted words.
Then there wers eight cows to milk. th
milk 10 strain, set, skim. churn or max
. into cheese, and nothing but the simplsa
utensils TO do with. A cloth held owe
the edge Of the pail served for strsinsl
the pals themselves were heavy wood
the pans old and some Of them lsaky, I'll
! holes stopped with bits OF rag, often I
\ " renewed; the milk room Was in th
J shed. built against the chimney that
!. might not freeze there in the winter, An
osly aired by one small Slated window
the ehurn Was N old wooden one with
Q dssher, and esen the ''ypsddls' Wit
which she worked her butter was vhittls
tout Of maple knot BY AmasA hirsel
! and w. heavy And rcSsh
Then TO her belonged the feeding Of th
pigs-- gaunt, lesn animals with shar
sueuts, ridgy backs. long legs and tbi
tanks. deep set eyes that glsamsd Wit
Intelligent malios. aud never ssted hungs
4 Wealthy grew afraid Of than when the
Y clambered up on the rails Of the pen
their fury for food aad tapped thei
y pointed ears Il her. aqusallns for th
scast fare she brought. For Amass NJ
dsrfed ssd ovsrworked everything thl
belonged to him.
Then there we're the hens TO look ait,