The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-12-09

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posred ont intc hss lAsa shs hasliI.
olossd ths ovsa door upea ths drssdfu
wreck. ssd rAn oat 81 doors Down ID,
sasisa shs spsd. never stoppiaf till sh'
J rsschsd bes iavorits retreat snid sb'
bosehs ci vids sprsadias ripple tr~'
4 whose Isv branches she could essily
i uosns whsa she ~ conIortsbly eos
ccsssd IN hsr own sspscisi place. whess
oss hnb nads ssas and anotber vas just
rieht fos hss back. che ssve vsy 10 tssrs
frssh ~ hcA
But sssA violsas emotion could nca lssl
1oas. sud presently Dslcis ~ up end
4 pusbsd hss wst hair ont Of hsr eyes, Then
shs psnsabsrsd shs hsd NOT shut che
door. aad who kssv bst thst dreadful
tramp d whom hsr mother Asd warned
hss would naks BIZ sppsasancsi 6hs
aid MOI mach ears II he did; 10 faet she
rather hoped hs would come and carry oa
The pie with him. and then shs laughed
u hsrssIi for even supposing thsl tramp
cosid tAsls thai horrible thiss. 6hs
wosld nsvsr % near u again, never.
never
By and BY she ssw Miss. Henderson 60
up through The garden 70 psy hsr prom
issd whit TIE little girl ~ still. though
The lady called. "Dslcie. and II last step.
psd into the Kitchen. "whst II shs
should Aud that piei" ssid Dslsis to her-
sslf "If shs smells The smoks she will
certainly open ths.ovsn door and then! II
shs dos ! will jump over the hack fence
and run straight 70 Catamount bill sud
mover osms bask asaia." But apparently
Miss Henderson did not and the pie, for
IL ! moment or two she came out Of doors
and vent home e
\ Az last the gathering shadows warned
The unhappy girl that Il vas time TO 60
10 and ses the supper table. and she slow
y descended ffom her perch. She did
not 90 near the stove. and sitter everything
Vas 10 readiness. she went out to the gate
to wait and watch. At last her father
and her two brothers came mp the road.
"weli, little woman" ssid her father.
''whese's the mother. and is supper readyy
Dslcis explained, but before her story was
flushed tho wagon containing her mother
drove up.
"Weli. declare, isther," began the
good woman. % she divsssed Of shawl and
bonnet she Tied ON . long apron and bus
tlsd about With her kindlings and to kst.
tle. .Ithoughs should have been here
frst. bat I'll have cup Of ~ for you in
iew minutes. And shall b glad Of one
myself. have hardly stopped TO take :
bite oil day. / turned 10 snd baked the
bssl thing I did; good long row Of pies,
And couple O. loaves o cake and soms
and fried batch o. dough
nuts thought Johns wife would have
hsr hands full, sod Il wonld be soms COM
fort 10 seq : full cupboard. aud twss Aunt
Rouy's baking day anyway. guess The
Old I.dy's IN for long sisss I'll just
clap this pan O. beans into the oven 10
warm, snd suiting rhs action to the word
she opened the oven door, Delcie wished
The aoor would open too, but il didn't.
''Dslcis Maria Adamsl" exclaimed her
mother. turning round upoa the calprit.
Poor Deleiei this was the third time on
This unhsppy day thst she had been sailed
By her full name II was moro than sbs
could bear; she hnrst into tears, and triad
10 sob ont . conirssinn. smid the questions
II hsr mother. aud the laughter of her
brothers. Her father drew her into the
'hsltsr Of his strong arms, and hid hsr
burning face upon his shoulder.
''Nsver mind, my dear" said he sooth-
ngly. ''oaly ask mother the next time you
wsns 70 cook. and you shall mess TO your
hsart's content Ny mother WAS f.
mons cook, snd shall Be glad 70 have
ny dsnshses like her. Ihsvs her old re-
,lps book 10 her own handwriting. and |
ZONE day you shall have Il. She could
make wonderful riE cake. snch % you can't
yst nowadays for love. to Say. nothing about
money. and sbe va . master band st
,unkin ssucs. which everybody bas forgot
en- nov TO mske in these days Of canned
soois and fancy kickshsws And yon
hall learn make 'sm too" And Dslcie
lid. -Spyisgssid Repndlicdm.