The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-03

,l;. Thsvr usas ts an M ehisis-
I, 49,, ,o,,,s -, ! ls,ss family COZ.
...,,o, .,,h lo,s of married brc.Asrs ssd
.,.,.Y. vou.ys iiks enough seen IN old
u.,a .,aars ,.,n s.a n vou,vs looked
.,,,.,, .hsyr veu.v, ses. NO end q
49,. q, A.r.t a All II there's chris
,.,n, a. ! marty. or fss sssrsl
!, -, stAer asi.1 vAsrs there's plenty
\, ~ .rr, e.d IL, thar. Ifthsvs's sud
~. 49,. !, ,~i.. ,.sthi.,. Or children
-uh vL.ou,nu oou.h she's sars 70 b.
80. to,.
..r,u. vLsu aiapt srpset 10 fl !
.hisl. A., ~ old pee2s. Vhsn l
,ta..ht IA hsve q plses 81 ~ evu y All
-. Nth, for sas,e ons. Rat
-. Alr.h.. Iattl.asld h.a that lo.g
...,, :, .,..n... .,ar.v Ssv bv dav.
,t. ia, 80. an, ~ nj. sves and the
.,,.,.sh % tran lie arms. that I thought
-.,,S :. ,rnnoY. "a ~ .leus tho vsy,
m,s. nm =, mind thai tho house we'd
49, ,,.r;., tosstb.r vould never be
hnu, .i,b h.rd. s.d Il wasn't.
.,No, h,t vb.t .sus of The other beys,
.u.r xh;l. tr;.d "a msks mo think
p,o,;a.n.s baa,t sent ns ont for an old
u.;a-. u.sI.., lopssome life, some ons
80. ..,a !. M. wall l haven't found
,;ua !. hs u.a,o... s.a a, for lonesome.
-. .,sa.t thu am ptv ,pot on nv heart,
,..,. ,i,,t m.uy wives and n.thers has
h.a l,x.,;., times than M. nor more kiss.
!, 81 children and psttin' with their sef,
it,I. h.nd, nor more soothin' of long
honr. ., ,.in nor more looks Of love out
~ dvi.' syos Far you see there was .
bio family Of us and plenty Of chinka to
b. fllsd.
"Wsll. Is.t out to tell you about the
nms went 70 John Enoch Plummsr's.
ri. ~. pb.bs Maria plummsr. was !
Toad- second cousin 10 mo by the moth
srs aide. Phsbs Maria wrote ne the
~. l..t I.ttsv Won syer sss--it m ado
~ h.art fairly ache 10 road it-tellin
hov tb.ya lo.t their two little children,
v;,b ,bs c,.ker rasb. and begin I'd "a
and .tep with them a spell. or course
hadn't tbs heart TO say no. though Sasan
!. shs's INV eldest brother, Els, wife
b.r maiden name was Snslbsksr) raid
,bs didn't knew how they could spare me-
f.r n. eldsst bov hadn't got about aftsi
broskia' his leg, slimblin tree after the
-thouph ia teld him twas o sin and
. sLams .,d thsre'd be judgement or
him-spd the spplsbuttsr wasn't made
and tbe fall sewing hardly touched, and
| Eli ksepin' more cows than common thai
v..r. But We hurried things up, and A
l..t rot away a day or two before Thanks
rivin. takin' . lot Of yarn 10 knit up fol
| the children, for allowed there couldn'
bs much knistin' TO do whore was goin'
row that the little feet there had been pu
to rest.
II found Phsbs Maria fsslin' forlorr
enough, poor thingl forgot to tell yor
that whom the little ones died she'd tool
| il 20 hard that she couldn't stand it 10 sta,
on the old place any longer, SO they jus
sold out and moved into new neighbor
hood. A lsnsssmsr place you never see
thoush John Eaesh had bought as prstt,
hrm ss you'd Hnd anywhsres. Their
wat much to do, fer hs dida't beard hi
birsd hands. 30 there was only them tw,
.,d ~. ana u sver 1 house feltlike fun
ara, ali tho time. that house did. / 81
ana Init and knit till thought coul,
h.v. Asvp out OF nv skin. and woul,
have c;y. ANYTHING i.st to hear: .Auntis
ple..s oiye mo . pieo.': or. .Auntie, ",
80. nv co.t,. Or "a have 10 say to som
.na .v;n. vour fest. child'; or Don
v.r ,orcl tho.a vr..n currents. Or
.ah.h.h.h aort v.to ,be babv' Ihsdp'
h..n .uoposs for 90 Years. to : hous
-Ls,. ,l.ra v...,t .,..,v 81 children. an,
a.T.,, ,h.r. n tbs auiet | thought to nv
,.lf .wh.t.y.r vould bsv. become Q
~ vorla .nvbev. il ths eeod Lord b..
-, a, - m.ta ~. .lre.dv orownY
T.s srst evs,inr / va there. job,
p.aoh ,notaa ~ ou;cl tram N. n.,er h
.s;.. IA ~ ..,..
..n1,.-,s p.'.. Nj. IN,
u., 49,,
-. .u.r - .nd h.,ra him h.viu
-, .,;., ,;un on, i ,hs hon ,oo.t
W., ,,n a.,,h,. ~. m.,,.r,uI asked
,T..-,.a .., |. a.. h. ..h.t ~.
.,, 40 .,a,. hou,bt ~
~ $3.50 a.,, .hs,. IN N. bol
,..-no., - sha, ,obeiy think, wort
a.,,i,..iu, Fslks do ssy old Hicks sol
out inst cause they psstersd his life on,
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