The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-02-14

old tnAbioueu puuttc boess ~ - ~'~
iossd village. down 10 shst part Of The
old Domisios called the "Essters Shore
A CO, spd three kittsss baked 10 the
warmth, and dscrsp,t yellow dog. lying
full il The rsAsetios oi The blAsS. vrisklsd
bis black noss spproviagly = be turssd
his hind feet who're his fore feet bad besn.
over tho chimney hung several hns hams
and pieoss oi dTisa bsst- APplA usts
| istsopsd alsng the ceiling. and sth@
siess Of pisssy saa good sAsss we're seat.
tsusd profussly sbout Thsss uess plassA
too on the window lsdsss. hess~hes 81
rsniums and dew plants, add monthly
rose, Just budding. TO say nothing OF pots
Of violsss that psrfumed the whole place
tShsGsvs ~ tsst il into their purple
Asds soblssa. 'TAs Aoor was carefully
swspa ~ shairs had not spsck Of dust
laps lsg a. sssnd, Me long settle near the
~ piscs shons - Il Il had been just var.
nishsd, and the eight day clock IL the cor
nsr had had ih white face newly washed.
and seemed detsrmiasd to tick the louder
| for II.
Two arm chsirs were dravs mp 1t : Co
" distance from the hearth and each 9TH
Or; . candle. . newspaper. . pair Of spec
tsclss, dish Of red checked apples. and >
pitcher OF cider, filed little table between
them. In one OF thsss shais 81 COM
Portable locking woman about ~ With
checks = red ss II apples. and syss -
dark aud bright - they had ever been.
resting her elbow on tho table and her
head upon her hand. aud looking thought.
fully into the FIRE.
This was Widow Townsend, "rslic" Of
Mr.. Levi Townsend. who had been mold
srisg into dust 10 the nsighboring church
yard for seven years and more. She Vas
.bipkiss Of hsr dead husband, possibly
bsesuss all her cork hsing dose snd the
servant gone 70 bed, the sight Of his empty
chair At the side Of the table. and the ST.
/ lsnee oi the room naaS hsr LITTLE lonely
tenieht. s8NIFAA E&k&09
seven year, ~ '"o 49,. IN.
ram ~ seems :. /" ' ~ =, -
ah;,ax.n 70
bother my life out, as other people have.
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lust aitsf I d'd' sna nv oAc ~
OF him since wnAs snJ 'n''s '.-
quarrel v"' - " nAa no' D''u -
er thAt----- - 49,
= ns' go, r $1,000. :, ~
), the WIDOW iookeo very s.e.u-y = !,
empty arm esair 81 Le', ~, p's' :,
Of ceased her nngsn p'aysu o.i'''.',
With the apple pess; sue ore~ " .A','
& toward her ana '0sa 'osAsa N0u'" :
room.
G. Upon my word. u y very nd.cu'oo
and don't know what sns ne'soo0
- would ssy !" 'nsy -. w.
SILL the plump hngsn drew the n
pssl ssarer.
"Bus then they caa y sse ms' '"' 'o'
: fort; and the cat aud old Bose never vi
y know what It means vi course aou
believe anything about IT,
, The apple peel hung giseeiu''y ITO
her hand.
v But still. should ike 70 ny; "Sou
seem hAe o'u ''us'. .'
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n open, sAv y 'an and u'''1'1 ~
atsly up % smell - 80
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