The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-07-10


..tsood nossin'. Ni~S Dsrkiss.' N
"lissd.dsy. mA'sn. walk in sn' set
dsun. vsst yss
Miss Dsrcss Wiskvirs get up With ths
word, usbelted the lover hall sf The door
over which her visiior vss talking 70 her.
admitted tho ns,sLbor. and thsn set for.
yard ~ easy cid rush botsomed rocker
vhish - ~ esn favssiss sssA ssd Nero
lers aIusys cAcrs5 - ssmpaoy r. niss
Dorss. xAs naturally aiAdy and no5lesss
cblsyc.
Mrs. Morgan. Who walked in and sat
dows vss niaale aged. nildls-sized wo.
man. spare snd rather fore. bidding Of
aspect. wearing an aggressive front of
b1sSh ssfls. vhtsa says hses fsss 80 ~
and hdaea I astitious steispsssto sPsir o.
aeaa blA0k syes. rssher vauasrieg aad
sscsrtsis 81 gsss
Miss Dsreas did not lock like her; tall.
lsaa. straight = dart. With keen. ssu-
sibIs fAss ssa oesl grsy syss; her ss<si
grey hair sas knottsd tightly n the back
Of her head. and every item Of hardsess
gave the idea Of perfect asatness and .
street economy. She lived BY herself 10
this small red house in Ponpton, did .
little millissry, tailoring nov and then.
and Of other times plain sewing; she had
some money. bat being At once thrifty and
generous she worked hard always. and let
the tso thousand dollars her father left
her Accun ulsss for her old age. rendering
her ssdspeAdsnt and fssrless. She sat
down now, asd took up her knitting,
waiting calmly for her guest 10 open the
conversation.
II thought Id step round this norain'
u get you u put yosr sAns - the p'ti'
ton that'S cicuhtiA' round tks county.
an is gsingts b cent sts legislasurs .
soon ~ IL meets." &
whats il for2" said Miss Dorcss,
trassii1iag Mrs. Morssa's vague glancss
With quiet, strsishtforvard look.
SWELL, Iaeysr, ! thought yoa'd dLesrsd
all about it. Sary Ann Jones said she
! guessed you'd be one Of the first to aga
it, bein' single woman as you be, an one
that has always did for herself. and hasn't
had, nor had to have. no men folks round,
| nor"
We'll. what's it for9" reiterated Miss
Dercas. A III M &e9
"Why. I'm tsllin Of - II you hear 10
ne; itss p'tition for women folks to get
thsir sights'
"which Of emp"
"Oh, all. / gusss; believe this is bout
votiA' spsciAlly; yotin', rs Miss Peter
says, lies to the bottom Of al ont. cause
II you let em vsts. Why thsa thsy can
mako laws TO give 'sm all the other
things."
"H'm! We'll. Miss Morgan, il that's
the hull sn't, don't want to vote.
"wLy, Dorkis Winkwirsl hs'n't you
got no sperit'"
"Sens, aid Nim Dolca6 viii an 90
cent that visdicatsd hSr character il that
respect.
"Wsll, are you desirOus'to live under
the thumb, 50 to speak, Of men, all yonr
mortal dsysy' 14s} iG tS l
| Il don't know rs sm livin' under
any body's thumb IN perticular; but, II /
be. Id ss lisves 70 the full twas mans
as wonsns."
why, hov you talk! Ha'nt you no
ambition to be lawyer, or doctor, or
may b : rsprssSp Sptativsf Doa't you want
to sit sn the school beard?'
met ouless its got softer side to it
shsn commsa boards hss; ssd WY usdsr
the canopy do want to 10 lawyer or .
loctor9 IT'S dirty work, either of'sn; and
as for sois' 10 the legislator and bein' bail
fsller well met. with folk like Tom Green
and Hiel simmons and Judge Scranton.
swsaria' dnnkin', lsw-lived dimmicrats.
I'd rather not belittls nyself to sech folks.
Miss Morgss.'
Mrs Morass's bl God was up now. Her
late. though uulsmsntsa, husband had
been /. democrat from birth. hereditary and
voluntary drs.k ( like ish aud svors like
pir.t.. ana an used himself ~ breskina
crocksry and knocking lis vile down
whenever he felt like II. yet likes very
woman she always spoke Of him now ~
dear hnstsad.' aud resented any slur
upon his memory IS fsrcely as il he had
been : saint below. f
j .Idops a. ysu assd 70 threw Il inte
nv face that Hiram was dimmicrat, ssd
consequently / biopg 10 that p'liticsl per.
.p..io. mys.lf." Aha aid. nth = feeble
m.iisp;t, ooi.e : .stea 81 sfiss Dorc.s