The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-02-12

bis sAirt sleeves. be had last taken loog
ssiisfyias drAashs from The dripping buck
a palled up from the cool depths Of ths
veil Il declare fort. IL does beat ell
pssnr."
"whsifs ssksa Mu. Comstock. glaze
iss mp: she vAs shsllisg early peas in the
porch. sad her hssss kept on With The
vort While her syss looked q her husband
4 81, hsr>sh tsaald Ar vlpt hs had 10
4 ssyk. ukah. .1bskS ASsr sSuR"
ia The iust place. 70 begin With, such
| iAniiy y Aaron Petitions Aadr
Mrs. Coustock laughed. that mellow,
shaking laugh peculiar 10 very ssost peo.
Y pR uaiil the qny green globe &opins
III n|kyNyNn&eNn - hsrsl ~ - bsa .
1 n6rf ifTf&a shpFgapsaAys rpon
\ iii Ssclsioh u skeh susssssivs Sirgh in
the Psttiboss family Uncle Ephrain had
made the same remark; II hal nothing Of
novelty for his wife. yet she laughed.
Ire. hsarn you .sAysthst sfors. Eph'
h. .ra sshp b. said .sin, :
VA The rsioindSt@s " "Tis terrible fami-
". seven on EN- an all gals; an not boy
10 kinder keep the name when Aaron's
I gcns, ~ he 10 now, poor man. Time was
When the fsttibonss was ~ prosperous as
aay fau'ly In the county. / do say it goes
aginQpssr. Bstssy. ~ lsugh. II yen want
Bssssy smfisd into hsr pan Of peas.
"rm thinkin' some o them Psttibons
gals vos't have great aight O. trouble
bout kaepin the name. she remarked
wal. whatever they're soin to dos
nore'n know" pursued Mr.. Comstock,
msditativsly snapping pea pod and shell
ling its contents into his capaeieus mouth.
''rhey We got ths house, such as II is, an
half n acre o. ground; but that won't feed
an clothe seven on email gals Now, II
there was boy"
(Which there ain't," interrupted Mrs.
Constock, IAN mebbo it's good thing !
Only sons amt mostly dependence, bein'
too fond o themselves
Meanwhile. in the small no-colored
dwelling, which, with the half acre Of land
comprised Aaron's Pettibsns's sole legacy
to bis daughters, the seven Misses Petit
bone were discussing ways aad means;
though, to bs sure, there was very little
choice Of ways, asd no means to speak OF.
They were all alono in the world now,
since the death Of their father fortnight
before; the mother having died year or
more previously. Each one Of them wore
. tiny knot Of Grape in her hair "We
haven't money, We cannot afford to buy
mourning Mamie, the fifth Miss Petit
bone had explained to Mrs. Parmalse.
ssishbsss~~AsRhsrs Gro - many Of US
you know; and I'm not sure that papa
would hAva desired IL anyway, - perhaps
1t Is just u we'll. But IL was her own
idea the wearing Of these badges Of black
which seemsd TO give some outward recog
milton q thair bsrsevsmsnt, apd tiie Others
fell in Eitk her. S
They Ssrs sssenblsd. IL the slttiug
room that sunshipy, summer day. II was
! small room, aud very properly, since
the furniture, being Of the most meager
description, might have been quite lost in
, larger apartment. But the curtains, the
ofs muslin gowr ancisntly
belonging to Miss Abigail, the eldest Of
Ehs seven, blew sirily out from the vim
dow in st Which tie elipbipg roses peep
ID; the little old fashioned FIRE place was
Rlled with branches OF evergreen held up
By pair Of brass andirons polished to
and there were various lain.
" devices formed Of pressed fern and
autumn leaves, together with great many
little cost-nothings lelss they would scarce
y have found place there feminine
aicknaeks disposed about tho room,
really rsdesming it from sths poor. com
|orsless appearance which it must other
wise have presented.
There had been silence OF some min.
ates following Miss Abigsil's declaration
l,at sopstking m~t be come at" II
shptsn pieeHly y Bessie, the young.
vt Of the family, a brigh: little maiden in
he frat Of her teens with decided tai
nj for music.
'Ii-if pspa's salary could go on we
nightsio ihst as We hAvs." a.
my dear Bessie, said Angelina, with
he most unusual touch Of SARCASM in her
ones, ''do be as sensible as possible.
There 10 no IL in ahe matter"
Angslisa Was the second Miss Pettibons !,
md she bad long since turned the first
'old msid's corner a. Bessie expressed
,erself She stood beside Abigail nov.
Lsigail wsA short and brown, with snap.
ing black eyes. and hair in which tbrsads
i gray we're bcginsing TO show. Angel
NJ WAS tall and blosde, with certain
hisnsss q fokm and voice which gave
sir promiss OF sharpening into angularity
nd sourness. \"
Bsssis's brow contracted and there we're I
igus Of m approaching storm; Mamie
,ut an arm around her, Never mind, .
saby she whispered; and just then Miss
Abigail cleared her throat TO speak:
s'Dea. hrnslee has offered ne the
ehoolaa Rour Coruers. ios . gear. said :
~ ~ salary is very small. Icau
III kelI apr myslh Sut--'
You can't lp suppossths rest Of u.s. ?
aid Angslins. with NO smsll degree Of a
csrbiiy. "well. il it Il each one for her q
elf ~ the children say. ] shall marry a
fr. Bsiggs.r Etift
Fer an instant tkefe vas shocked still 81
- IKE the ~ which prscedes 4 tenn. A