The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-11-13


in China Its Of srsesish color, viii
little shrivsilsd leaves. and vhss eaten
Dry has . pleasant. spicy tasts. Perhaps
when send this letter csn sssases some
that you may see what il 10 iika He also
sent letter sayisG that vhsa he rstsrn,
to Nantucket. the owner Of the ship il
which he voyaged. Capt Morris, will
como With him from Boston 10 PAY us Z
visit.
We are again making MASTER psspara
tions for visitors; and Il you will believe
il. the great parlor. which has net been
used since MehitAble's wedding. i 10 "
opened. The floor has beea newly vaxsd
aud polished. and We have spread down
here and there beautiful mats which cous.
in Nat drought, with many curious and
handsome things which are hung on the
walls, and spread on the tables and man.
tie piece. and the huge Ore Of logs the
sharp weather now renders nssdful IN the
chimney sends out suoh glow that ycu
can have 20 conception hew hnely ths
room appear. I Va slniring u this
morning when Aunt Esther rsbuksd me
gravsly, saying, The bright things Of
this world are Of abort durstion;' but
dear. gentle grandma said. with smile.
that IL was natural and right for the young
to admire beauty. At which Aunt Esther
seemed much displeased. / sometimes
think she does not like me because l am
young. but that csnnot We. Yet l cannst
quite understand how. being my own
sweet mothers sister, she can be 40 un-
like her.
We have just had tidings that cousin
Nat and his friend Captain Morris intend
10 arrive here on the 81 OF December.
Uncle Nathaniel says he will have tes
party and invite Lieut. Macey's family,
and Uncle Edward Starbuck's family. and
few others TO meet our guests, and sit
the old year ont and the new year in.
We cooked a beautiful dinner and our
guests all came. Iwore my new blue
gown with some lace grandma gave me
in the neck, and my own dear mothers
gold necklace / tied back my curls
that cousin Nat would not allow me to
braid, with blue ribbon which be bought
in London. Aunt Esther said men dis
like to see girls lock 80 brave, but grand.
pa kissed me and called mea bonnie blue
bell
Aunt Content has been much psstered
in her mind because she knew not how TO
serve her tea or cook it. and after our
neighbors were assembled she confded to
them her psrplexity. They all gathered
around the chest, smelling and tasting the
fragrant herb Mrs. Marcy said she
had heard that it ought to be well cooked
to make it palstable; Aunt Edward Star
buck said lady in Boston who had drank
tea told her it needed good quantity for
a sleeping, which was the reason il was SO
expensive, 60 Aunt Content hung the
bright fve-gallon bell metal on the crane.
and putting two.quart bostrui VI TIA ia
1t with plenty Of water. swung it over the
fire. and Aunt Esther stayed in the kitchen
to keep it boiIing.
While was laying the table I heard
Aunt Lydia Ann Macey say, 4 have heard
that when tea is drunk it gives brillisn-
cy to the eyes and youthful freshness to
the complexion. am afraid thy sister
iu-law failed to put In enough leaves. SO
Esther put in another bowlful. Wheu the
tea had boiled an hour my cousin and
Captain Morris arrived. Then the tea,
which had boiled down to about gallon,
was poured into grandma's silver tanksrd
, nd carried to the table. and each guest
" ~ provided with one Of her silver por-
III gers; also with cream and Jumps Of
IuL ,ar.
I he captain talked to me before dinner, |
md told him before l knew was getting |
,onf lentisl how you were all of in the
vilds. He said enterprise was what the
,ouatry needsal, and that it was not best
o have Nantucket pcopled entirely with
,tarbucks That / was one Of the old
tock it was plaia to be seen, hc said, il
ny name was Wen tworth; and he looked
around t.ie circle Of the Star
,ucks. suppose th. It ! do not resemble
hem at all.t saw A unit Esther looking
{ me so sharply that / remembered she
lad often told me it Is not seemly to
ak with men; SO present y became dis
reetly silent Bnt when dinner was an
ounced, the captain took me out and
nade me sit by him.
After grandpa had asked . blessing on
he food, Aunt Content said to her son
nd Lis friend. j have made 'ish OF tea
Or you, but ] am fearful it is nc I rightly
lade, aud would like 10 have 20 ar opin-
sn, whereupon my cousin and l. ie cap
lin looked aud shifted at the ten, = nd my
eusin made answer, As my loved N other
esires my opinion, must needs TEL her
nat spoonful Of this beverage, vi ich
ne hath with such hospitAble intsnt pre-
arsd for us, would 60 nigh - kill any one
this table, and the captain said, laugh
'g, that my aunt could keep the dscec-
on 10 dye her woolens He furthe said
lat he would instruct us how to draw the
%, and this young lady, be said, tn rn-
Is to me. shall make the first dish Of ~
yer made ou Nantucket So the tea va. :,
ads by his direction and poured into Y
'nkard Aunt content bad got ready. and
10 captain carried it 10 the table for me
ID helped to pour il into tho porringors b
y the guests. He was 80 kind slso as TO
y It WAS tbs bas, dish Of tea he had Ia
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