The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-07-01

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Well then. taks oH yosr bonnet. and
90 on with your business. Find The girl;
shes gone shopping ! presume. or 10 Civ
ing : party. perhaps Get the run oi
things yourself: Tn sick LAID up siih
this confounded lame leg.
] don't wonder your alex.
You don't
i No; any man would bs sisk --any man
osyh 10 be sick Who shuts himsslf up In :
dark. close room this bright June morn
ing.
4 Young woman. I've engaged house
keeper, not preacher nor physician.
4 A housekeepers duty, y understand
il. replied Elizabeth, il 70 make house
clean and wholesome and pleasant and
this is certainly the most disorderly. nm
tidy. unsttractive looking place I've seen
10 long time. #F
You ars plain spoksn ptssoa
! havs the vilt.gf candor and che virtus
Of perseverance, 8;
II you hsve & f111illSPeo ~ nA =
iuncn that viii not y xatc sonvul-
sious. you may do Il.
| Then Elizabeth went into the kitchen
and proceeded 70 make the scquAintanos
Of : Aaxen- haired Scandinavian maiden
who was the mistress Of that domain.
BY some magic she made conquest Of
that same somewhat dull bat faithful
damsel. and when half-hour later she
with her own hands carried II . tempting
lunch Of crisp brown tssst ! fragrant cup
Of tea and . dish Of dewy strawberries.
and saw the crotchety Adam devour the
same. she felt that victory perched upon
her banner.
The tea and toast proved her stsunch
allies; they aided her to persuade the in
valid thst his room needed general set
ting TO rights. aud before be was fully
aware Of what was going on. Il had been
swept and busted, lightened snd bright
ened and generally reconstructed. The
soft wind came in through shutters that
opened at just the right angle. upon just
the most attractive view Of lawn and sky.
The old gentleman vouchssfed the re-
mark that she did seem to understand
her business, and somehow the lunch
and the air and the general shaking up
had given him an appetite; he felt as
though he could relish . good square
meal, and be wanted dinner \ 3 O'Clock
sharp he didn't want her 10 ask him
what she should get. either.
When the hour came the meal WAS
ready. With just what fear and trem.
bling it had been prepared, no one knew.
The blue-eyed, wondering johanna look
ed in smazement and admiration 1t what
seemed to her preternatural wisdom,
little dreaming Of the anxiety and appre-
hension that Was hidden under Eliza
beth's gently positive manner; nor yet
Of the faithful adherence to rules laid
down in . certain thick, comfortable look.
ing book that she kept referring 10 nov
and then.
The dinner was success. The crotch.
ETY., irascible old Adam limped bis way
out to the table, and the invalid sister
from the room above. bringing with her
! combined odor Of Ponds extract and
,amphor, came also. Both smileed at the
inviting table. aud both did justice to its !
merits.
When it was over Mr.. Bailey said:
Miss Dale. consider yourself engaged
% stay here the rest Of your natural life.
III pay you just what you say.
Don't you think. said Elizabeth, that
'ou better give me weeks trial before
vou decide.
No ma'am don't; young woman who 9
AN get such dinner as this can get an =
'ther like 1t. and you don't escape me.
knew when you were in my room put-
ing things to rights that you were re-
narksble woman. You did one thing =
hat convinced me that you had sense. :
nd had it about you
What was tbst2 81
You moved my trunk ont to sweep be- =
ind it, and you did not slap II up tight =
gsinst the wall again. after the fashion
oil the women have ever seen. You :.
aid to Johsnns, The trunk cannot be =
peued conveniently il it is set back close. .
vas startled By such practical wisdom
nd wondered how you hsd attained 1t. =
I have wrestIed With the bard hearted, =
lick headed chambcrmsid to some pur- y
ose. said Elizabeth. Wisdom so 90 -
erely won is apt to stay With us. you y
COW.
So it came that she was engaged At =
hat seems to bervery generous terms y
I'd when she went 10 her room that night n'
wss With mingled surpEiss and graft -
~ chat she looked out on the still'
lin. hopeful night that seemed = ~ I.
om the dresry, despairiDg morning. = !.
be wondered II she wss really the same I. y
oman Who covered beneath Mrs.. i.
rown's keen eyes 10 The ccmiortless ~ q
osphere Of that third story back room. =,
10 wondered il she were really the vol 4.
an who that morning left all her earthly m
,ssssaions - security fos cold coffee sad ~
ugh beei consumed. lo
Then she said 10 herself, ] will do the 10
,st csn--no mortal can do more. tb
pposs l an something Of . fraud. but a.
! can cook to suit this pair Of notiosal b.
mi-invalids what does u matter vhssh- M
I've graduated from > cooking school "a,
not. w
She fell asleep and dreamed os flowing
Feams Of amber coffee. Of mountains DO
1t verc made of roasts. tor tho oven. -,