The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-03-13

myself ysAr 10 Aad The viil ia. A yssl
is an etersiiy d stfourtess. Thss very day,
Miss Hanphriss began 10 sbos ne ~ po
siiiOc BY turning me out si my pretty bad
room. aud ssndisg me into sarrst. With
sIoping roof. ] hsd had pretty carpet,
white eurtains. . book cass. Turkist
chair. aud dsin,y bed al white and pink.
and toilet service pink and vhits also.
bad never doss asy work. except putting
my room 10 order. for " had tvo old ~.
wants besidcs man. Nov scrubbed ths
Hoors and washed windows and dishss.
and had NJ time 10 read or sew, or wander
10 the woods. or enjoy myself in the gar.
den, Miss Humphriss ssnt oil ny school
\ 'girl friends from Abs door when they asked
for me. and Il was only altar loag. lard
fight that i obtained ny books. my ssw.
ing basket, and my few window plants.
with which 10 make my garrst moro home.
like. Ny black suit became shabby.
felt ashamsd 10 60 70 church. aod kssw
not where 10 procure other clothiss.
~as worry missratls, but Ill the time ssv.
or forgot my object. Not osly did coz.
sinus my search al day. but at night Of
ten psttsrsd about the house in my bare
feet | had found many curious places
where = will might have bssa hidden.
for instance, the posts Of grandfathsr's bed
were hollow at the top. covered with .
carved cap, shaped like : piss apple.
which came of. And behind the carved
wooden mantls.piece in his room the
original house was an hundred years old
there was receptacle that might have
concealed fifty Wills. The old lady never
suspected me Bssides she was half the
time aslesp. noddisg in her chair She
had delight in sselsg ne At work, and
set me tasks A. hard to me ~ these the
malevolsnt fairy put upon psor Grscioss
we're to her. Wherever 1 was seEt went;
who ksew whore the win might be7 Bot
now the year l had given myself vas near.
ly over. and the malsvolsnt fairy Of my
existence had ordered me to whits.wash
the COW houss-I alssys MIXED the COW
and / agreed to do it with feeling up.
on me that endurance was almost to an
end, that hope was almost gone, that l
must leave that place IL I starved.
No wonder / was thin, aud had lost my
The lime was mixed and the
brush was found
"Put it on thick. Bsulah, said my task
mistress; I'VE dent want any Of the boards
to show. Why, where's your stiokr
II can't find one to il" said / disseaso.
lately; 'but can reach. think"
"You cant" said she; "ths idea Of
white washing With short brush. Go
and hunt up stick. Why, l know
where there Is one--in your own room. / i
law it to day"
That's dear grandpa's cane" said I.
II don't care. Get it. it's q stick. cane
Or not"
II won't use it in such . way" said ],
'grandfather's can- that he ased to walk
with every day thst l nsei to ride on
when was baby. Desr old cano. that
seems part OF him Iwouldu't use it for
worlds
Nonsense, said the old woman; when
I
I'm dead they can do what they like with
my umbrella. I'm sure. Get the stick"
II WON'T" said l.
"Then will, and you'd use it," said
The.
Away she went to the garret. and down
he came with the stick, heavy cane,
With neither curve nor carving on it-a
'ort Of pale grey wood polished like
glass.
Heres the stick, and you'll see my
xord il law here"
/ never stirred.
l"Tis that stick to the brush aud go to
work, said she.
Il woa't" said l.
"You wou'ty"
"No"
You're pretty big girl, Beulah More,
,ut il you don't I'll whip you"
II dare you to touch ms"
She raised the stick. I'm not sure
shsther She would have struck me. or
whether ii was in monaco, but caught
Give me my granifsthers case" l
,ried.
pulled. and she pulloj In minute
more queer thing happsaed. The cans
parted in tue middle, ssa ihs old woman
one way aud the other. Shs lay
i. La., @.moaning hsrs.IL ]. young.
; ~, -. "a myself up st once.
n.t ! held on to my bali Q.
'ns. and shoutsd for joy. for 10
Ast I sAw that The cane was not broken,
II thst II was made in tive parts. and y
the Anl held Vas hollow. Some /,
- protnsdsd from il. All ssw vas ! Il
!, stG Arseklisg parchment. but I I,
$ :. veil y I did when ! drew il ont, :
/, \. I fosad adiatbsr's will 1t
sh. ssv Il, too. She scrambled
;. aou,, ,Lsd i over ny hssd. asd
at me- en- ast snrs that my LIE
IA "a. ,,.., sie had sLe caDsht me =
ror !. veil - 10y. lssf vssgs u my il
,.,sn. ,.Iv.n,... -sr the gsrdes wall" !,
IN The lane. and . 'ne fesa . 'ss Al
70 Of Mr.. Curdls 81
'bsre in my irosk, With vh'e-wssa ~ u
Z it. appeared. trsathls - sna voice h
, graspiag in nv hand. di. y ssa nasd' ',
a by coarse work. the proc. 'sA' - o.
rsss TO . fortune, b,
1hen vent back 70 the home "ssA' y =
~ its mistress, and never 70 y oid y