The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-05-01


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css cf ihs sssl sppsr rooms 70 rest. ID
rsiurssd u her sousis saying.
He = really sisszssd nas. ssd ID
is tAs ssstss,sst litsis bsdy yes svsr ksss
He tssshss anything thai ssy pupil eve
wants to lsars. but il dsst psy; ~ sh
keeps hosss On nothing Abest I'll NE
eat A potato Aassssa With sesns sort .
grssa nisA, o. - 20 vhss tAsy 81 hun
CRY enough y b rssklssa. ! suPpss
they have sArivsllsd their poor iorsisl
ssouacha. up ~ they can slasd il. bu
vhsa they vsss tslliag ne tAaa thsy hs1
not sssa The pastry siscs shsy lst FrAsc'
IL years ago. 4 fsit 20 sorry. They Won
bore ysu. She sioes and smbroidsrs. IN,
is happy y bird IL ysa sivs her kiss
word They are Christisss - -Hssssnots.
"Posr things. " nust issal then. " sail
MrA Evarts viii ready sympathy. hurry
ing ont il what vAs for hss remarkable
way 10 assure herself that The supps
would b abundant ssd vsry tempting
u shs warm evening they stsollsd abou
the psrfumsd garden and sat thsrs usti
sunset, Mrs. Eysrta getting mach istsr
ssted IN the Frsnshmaa's storiss Of BIZ
former life ssd bis Wits innoesnt com
ments. Nsxt day the horses were vel
exercised in sakisg the litlls party around
the sssstry.
nulash had invited the people for .
week. but two passed before Mrs. Evarts
had accomplished certain new purposes.
First, she wanted dslicatsly 10 transfer IA
the psor lady number Of her garments.
sll gssi bat laid aside; then she engaged
her to do some silk embroidery at price
that seemed wonderfully large. Last OF
ALL she drove out alone one day and Sc
cured 10 new scholars for the teacher.
Each would pay well for two French les
sons week.
"Aad you see, Huldah, she explAiasd,
"his car fare here will not be much, shall
Insist on his coming here to dinner, BE-
cause 1 mean to 60 on with my own
French. In this way can often send his
wife fruits and dslicacies.
Huldah elaspsd her hand in delight.
She heard no more OF Mrs. Evarts' "nerv-
ous prostration' in these days. For lit
lie while they were alone. Then there
arrived one msrning lively boy about 8
years old apd blind ysung man. The
older was pupil in the asylum, friendless
md poor, who had been i'll with pnsumo.
,ia. Huldsh said he needed . ''changs, .
70 she nurssd and psttsa him like moth
n. He vas musical genius, and brought
ARE tunes out Of the grand old piano
llwsys before shut and silent. The small
II boy had been asked for special pur
pose disclosed by HuldaL after this fash
on:
tom is bright boy, my brothers
There il plenty Of good in him,
msan he shall remember almost every
ut Of this visit as delightful. but ! think
likely / shall thrash him soundly before !
,et through with him.
Seeing Mrs Evarts surprised she ex-
,lained,
There are children who positively suf-
or for one well conducted whipping when
reproof, aud exLortAtion are 10
hem like water on ducks back. Tom
] affected in that way. Before he has
esn here week he will richly deserve
That he will rscsivs."
Very kind and verv patient was Huldsh
nth Master Tom, and that through no
nd Of capsr, until certain day, Then
. waxsd 80 exceedingly rsbellisus and
npuasnt that even in amiabls Mrs. Evarts'
pinisn he needed Huldah's attentions.
he result waS entirely satisfactory. For
he scufiiing. red faced, blatant chap. that
ad to be propelled up stairs, kicking oil
hs way with sppasestIy ~ many legs as .
sntipeds (ifa csntipsds ever kicks this
oy came down petite and meek, SO that
he coachman told the Geek be seemed to
ave been converted. Tom departed in
me with his blind mate. Of whom hs took
Lcellsnt care.
A fortnight later, little English girl,
ith silky white hair aud soft blae eyes.
ppsared amo ong them like some sweet
over that had blossomed over Right. and
he made no more trouble than flower.
very day Huldah dressed her IN dainty
'ock, and Mrs. Evarts fapcied she was the
ct Of well.to-do parents. Before she had
cen in the house week everybody was
on by hsr pretty ways. She battered sf-
II the servants telling them funny bits
news about the dog or the cat. She
icked resetuds to deck Mrs. Eyarts' hair,
I'd usklsd her with soft kisses il the
sck. Greatly surprised was the lady TO
arm that wee Molly was motherless and
cared for by charity un.il she
lould he old enough to "bind ont"
"She came Of good stock" sighed
uldah; II knew her family well-poor
Iingr'
"Weli. you better keep the child herr ~
ng As you stay yourself returned HUI
.h's cousin. "She costs no more than
mary bird"
So Molly stayed. asd filled the house
ith tho silvesy echo Of her childish
,ics.
II suppose, Cousis Maria, IL is not very
eldest in me" said the spinistsr . while
ter that conversation. but there is
,,son would like TO invite here, snly
IN will not approve Of her as you have
,preved Of the others perhaps
well, | must say. Huldah. that yen
I'VE chosen oil your guests 50 far more
= the good they could get than for the
sasnrs they wsuld give ysu. but ! am