The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-12-10
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"1th, aud 4 must kAy tnht ~ kisa W
IA A lep~ wsnaa sint got DO business A.
trying TO farm. no way. Though must
say I've made oul pretty well. this year,
] cleared 5000 on the wheat. over an abovs
pAyin' far the hsrvestin'. thrashin and ths
like. An'Tye sold the hay. clover Aad
timothy Sixcd fur about $500 more
but it's swfui ~earin' on . woman, attend
iug to things and watching that The hands
don't shirk nor nnthin'. As was saying,
lone woman Amt got no business with
farm. Twas different before Aaron died.
and Mra Belinds Blossom gave ) regret
fai sish 10 the memory OF the dead and
gone Aaron.
.,You needn't be lone woman no long
erin yon want TO, Belinda" quietly OBJ
served her sister. Mrs Jerushs Hatch.
There's Deacon Gibbs now, would give bis
eyes TO --rsFN
Don't say Dea Gibbs 10 me. retorsed
the vidow. Don't know what he's AZ
Yer? Don't he know Is we'll ss do that
I've got 5000 safely put away in the
Bluegrass bsnk9 haven't doubt he'd
like to get the handling Of il. but be new
er will, can tell him that"
"sho' nov, belinda fe@on'''a.ea M''
HATCH wna' . 'ne use o' mAA'u ."o po''
man out suss ns u" = aou Auos !"
nes any hke'ier 70 oe A''e' '"' A'"'' 'A'
Lawyer ureene' :.
lawyer ufeehes sos mo"ey n,'"
ah u s'Ahas 70 reason '" - ~ :, !,
40 oo'cc' W ''n ''uos
"oh no. you hA'n 'A'a' a"o"' ous
BODY can pu' TWO ana TWO 'ose'ne. 'e0>
in' "eii' MI vcs gov W say' ~ iu.A''
nave DeS' uioDs a"y a9 " s.a' '.o '1.A
thst smooth spoAe' ney -.ooA'ns .@.y
But ! must DC . ge'.in nome n'.u !"
want his supper "mei' reaay' anu m'.. :.
hatch rolled up hef kni'''ne' N,app.u =
carefully IN clo'n' ana pu' on ne' D'a'n :,
sun tonnet ana her biueyarn mar nanus,
You might OF s'ayeu 70 supper, ~
rusha' saia the Wiuow' repfoaonian'
= was gong 70 nave cream oooAe' Auu
some OF them lA~'on o'aoAoe! pi''
serves, you're 30 iohu oL
"Weii' IA IKE mighty wen W sway
Belinda out Dilah u DC ,ooAin ~ no y
have supper ready when Nc COMES ~ 'fon'
tue heiu' no a'iuo 40 Ae'
at night; and nam lei' no'nin 'ooheu o.
he could get himsei o''e. ieoAon
better Co. lou going iu'o m'SS i1a'0om
quiltin next week. :.
"oh. lspose 80. MISS haioom Noa'u
get mified II didn1 ano A''ei Anoaue'
fiye or ten minutes con'ersA'ion h''
nsscn so' s'st'eu iof no"e'
Mrs' belinda DiosSom ~s' yp''@
widow' ia'r' la'' ana no' 'Af iiom 'o''y' -,
known 10 'no po'' nou'0 A00r,
around the neighpornooa "nefe sne i'''
With even less personal s'tfAcs'ons sno
good quah''es 'nsn 'n' po'''.''1 '.'
might have cnansed ner ~'ao~ wesu'
Tor bridal attire long ago. haa sue 81 ae'
sired. however LOT some reASouS oe'
known 70 herself she naa pfe'e'rea " 10
main "ione "oman' =" sue oA'i'u ~ ''
lar. whether sDe in'enueu 70 ielnA'" %
much longer wass question whp 'A1'e'
nerseii qui'e no mum Nd ~ = oN
parties. :.
twas the dsy OF mrs l4afcom qams
ing and supper was almost ready ="
quit was aiready Ou'' Anu W ns'io ~.
concerted maneuver on tne part u ~
fun loving giris' y had oeen 'nrown w.
the widows mead, wnen 'Aksn ou' - ~
frame "a piece o. oimiscn'ei wniou Ano'u.'
no little amusement as accord'ns y ~
time honored tradition whoever tne gun
is first thrown over IS soon 70 become
bride.
Mrs. Blossom bore her honors Diusp'ne
ly, and her cheeks were f'i'i coVeieo w.
crimson. when the gentleman oessn
drop H. Just before supper. =,
Lawyer Greene VINO was Awons "
the first 10 arrive was Proiuse 10 MS a'so'
tions to the blooming widow' muon " v
discomforture Of his less ior'uns'e ,"A
who could only SIT IN tue corner anu 0a'
despsirins g'Ances I" 'n' o''0'' -
affections.
"Just look o. Dea uioos, Whispers
Mahala Williams to Dorcas Lsmo' q
looks like hen on ahot griddie' ~ni
Lawyer Green is courting the wido"'
Dorca' Uttered ou. ioua wheleupoa '
deacon grew red IN the lace as u ava
that he was the object OF their mirtn'
WAL. ! reckon I'll be goin' Miss La
com" he announced, approaching v
hostess short time later. u only la
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