The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-07-11
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The tall osken clock had sounded "a
five minute alarm for striking the hour {
three Mn Dorothy Lake looked u
ifom her sewing with Sigh Of ~eann~sl
Ever soce morning. with scarcely tim
taken Tor dinner, which Jnlis. her sldes
daughter. prepared today, bad she sr~e
on the "berring bone" quilt, thai il mig b
be ready for The frame In time for The gull
log which she was 10 give the follow after
noon. TO complete II Tor the Harvest fai
b be given by the Helping Hand" socie
~ Of the DAnsille church. Of which Mrs
Like vas president
This fair vas tho FIRST 10 be held uude
Mrs. Dorothy regime. and she was par
ceptibly worried Is 10 ia outcome
or rather income. for yAriou. srii
cles. the bandiwork OF the mem bers. wer,
annually offered for sale. the proceeds o
which we're sent TO educate the Sonth Sc,
Islanders. the preference OF the "Helpinl
Hands" having been given TO that locality
through the effectiveness Of . sermon de
livered 10 them by the Rev Hidin Kap
liami at their hrst fair. Who vas induced
TO honor the society by biz presence,
through the instrumentslity Of MIRA Aman
de- Briggs. the then president OF the 30
ciety.
Since that time great had been the rival
~ Of the ladies 81 TO whose donation
should bring the most at the sale, for it
was generally understood that the first OF
fee Of this society belonged 10 the giver
OF tho article which realized the most cash
Mrs Dorothy won her position by . pair
Of embroidered lambrequius. and Mrs
Amanda Briggs slipped down on "live
geese feather" bed. Whether the force OF
her fall was 10 any way modified by the
softne.s Of her Offering, which she bid in.
is not told; but it was whispered at the
fortnightly meeting OF the society that the
afghan Mrs. Briggs was knitting was rot
her real intended Offering, and that she
had 10 preparation something which would
re-iusiste her in her old position at the
head OF the Helping Hands"
After her yawn OF oppressiyeness, Mrs.
Dorothy glanced out OF the window into
the autumn sunshine. Up from the river
'ome Tom, Seth Briggs eldest son, driv
ng gobbline, contrary flock of geese
'owards his fathers barn. their breast and
tanks we'll plucked OF feathers The pro
'ession caught Mrs, Dorothys eye. Land
akts! 'Manda amt goin' to make another
eather bed. calculated to herself as she
'iewed the half plucked bipeds. Should
Link she'd know better. but some people
lever know when they've enough. The
'eese were safely penDed and Tom dissp
reared across the fields. but Mrs. Dorothy
nused on. would like ter know what
Manda ia a-goin' to donate; b'lieve III run
yer and borrer hem -um what are we
ut OFF Oh! I'll carry back that receipt
Or feather cake she let me bave last spring
nd setting her work aside she arose, and |
liking the receipt from the clock. threw . |
hswl over her head and stepping out OF
be back door, sped across the yard.
hrough the gate and pushed open the
orch door OF the Briggs house.
How dye do. 'Msnds, thought Id come
burst forth the visitor. and then stopped
, surprise; she had been talking to an
mpty room. Mands, she called out in Q
,ud voice, and then Is she received no
ssponse, pushed forward into the sitting.
'om. only to Aud it as vacant as the kit
hen.
Evidently the eI president Of the "Heip-
'g Hsnds" was not ct home, 80 Mrs. Dor
Thy continued on her tour Of Investigation
Iad purity good luck with her apples she
marked to herself as she smiled approv
gIy toa tray Of sliced pippings drying
shind the stove. and with . glance into
'e pantry continued: Expecting Will
ans folks home before long, guess. by
oks Of the pies. 'Mands allus said Will
am set = sight by sech things Oh, nm
onder where she's gone, over to the wild
sr Barlett's. reckon. she's drefful thick
that quarter. Well. I'll Get down and
ait spell. and rs she dropped Into the
ufied rocker queer look crossed her
ce which became spoken thought ~
e self-continued again. 'Msndas dous
IN must be pretty well along. The fair
Wednesday night. week. and today il
ondsy. She must have been workip
il today. and Mrs. Dorothy arose % il
lpelled by sudden motive and crossing
Q hall opened the door Of the spare
ON.
There on ~ adjustable frame. the re-
II OF the mechanical genius OF tho ex
cted william, and carefully laid on the !,
ok Of fiddle back" chairs. was bed
ilt Of marvellous design -stsrs. maltese
osses, pentsgons and quadnnts marked
9 lines OF the quilting thread. worked
10 cover Of delicate pink. Mrs. Doro-
, felt her position slip from under her
she sszed on Mrs. Briggs handivork. :
eppins forvord she gave ia criticizing
,ch. hut the result Vas not Satisfactory.
don't feel like cotton. and smother series .
pinches only served 10 confuse the pres.
mi; but remedy lay near; II she dared :
.. she would. and With grim determine y
o she picked up pair Of scissors that =
near, and shipping away The threads :,
IT bound the edges, the covers fsw apart y
cloud Of Huify down filed the air y