The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-09-18
ALADY FROM THE COUNTRY

1Atc1 90 Der ifont pofcb Win tbe cst "
ber. Jap pondering on many things. She wA'
plump faced specialized little old lady,
~iih blue eyes aud q prr,iy 'kiss.ble'
mouth. like grown up cbild's aud she
bad dimpie 10 every joint OF her hands,
I A dsusLisr in lsul said Mrs Rafiord.
on. how should like 10 see herl Or then
perhaps ought to say. for ,herere two Of
en-
STUFF aud nopsensol said Mehitable. the
hired help. coming TO the door with shin
Jog milk pan In her hand ~bioh she vas
vigorously polishing with towel OF home
spun linen. Richard siu't Mormon. NJ
ever heerd on2
don't meat that Msbitable. sail the
old lady with dignity. mean that there
are two young ladies that Richard can
scarcely decide between, as yet, so great
are their attraction.
Humphl said Mebitabie. He'll have TO
make mp his mind guess. some o these
days.
Yes. know. said Mrs. RuiiJrd. But, all
the same, ! ehould so like just to get a
peep at them. Qlite unbekno~n either to
them or Richard. you know. Mehitable,
she added. l think ! shall go to the city
tomorrow.
Mebitable nearly dropped the shining
tin pan 10 her CONSERVATION.
| don't see. nobow, that | eau go With
you, she said. It's churning day. and | N
erpt c,in' them bees to swarm every hour,
aud B.try Gale is coming in the afternoon
to do up them Morells cherries on shares
shall not requre your services as a com
pabion, Mebitsble. said the old lady,
STRENGTHENING herself up so decidedly that
tie oat fell headoDg into the tuft Of south
ern wood that grew by the door stone. |
have long wanted some bits OF bright col
ored silk aud ribbon to finish my crazy
quilt and | ed new chslly gown for
every day wear, These girls, am told
are employed in Motley & Kinks big store
All | have to do is to go there and look
well about me, and shall soon be able to
make an estimate OF their characters.
Humpb! said Mehi,able You don't
know nothin about city ways, Mrs kuf
ford ! guess you'd better wait until Thurs
day and let me go along. too!
BY no means. said Mrs. Rufford, prim
ly.
And then Mehitsble knew that the little
old lady had made up ber mind.
She'll ssrtin' sure get lost or run over,
or something. thought Mehitab!e But she
will have her own way.
Richard was Mrs. Ruford's only son
the one darling OF her old age. BE was
bookkeeper ID q big Broadway concern
aud came home every Saturday night to
walk to church with bis mother on Sun
day mornings. And every since he had
first begun to shave, Mrs. Rnfford had
been secretly building castles in the air
about the mot impossible" daughter in
law that was 10 store for her.
She ought to be very pretty, said the old
lady to herself. for Richard is so tall and
good looking. She ought to be we'll edu
Gated. for Richard takes so much to his
books. She ought to be good, for Richard
has had q class in Sunday school every
since he was sixteen. and she ought TO love
him dearly. because be deserves il il ever
man did. But. oh dear, what shall do;
when there's some one that Richard loves
better than be does me.
Mrs Rufiord dressed herself 10 her neat
black and white plaid silk and poke bon
let trimmed with black Jetted roses. and
vent to the city 1t was sultry day, the ,
,ir seintilating with intense heat and
leavy with thunderous gloom The streets
we're crowded with people doing their last
before they fled to Newport,
and the mountains, aud poor,
title Mrs Ruilord, unused to lnetropoli
an customs. soon lost her head aud wilted
lovn like one Of her own field daisies. b..
ieaded by the moser's scyihe. Among
be crowd OF fair sales ladies at Mozey a.
iirk' she could see 60 one whom she
,oull identity as Richards beloved. Had
he bat known 1t, they we're having their
racation but OF this she was unaware The
oung person at the glove counter was Ger r
ainly powdered and painted. even her IN. .
sophisticated eye could perceive that. She a
Ioped it was not the young person in n
barge OF the glove counter And the girl
'ehind the chslly counter took no notice
/ eli OF her until she had served three
tier customers .
| do not like TO bS kept waiting. said the /,
little old lady. turning stifiiy away. l shall
,ske my purchases elsewhere. i,
Please yourself. ma am and you'll please q
he, said tue girl. aud then the other sales.
! lies giggiei. aud Mrs Rntford walked q,
q 10 high dudgeon. deciding not to buy h
dress at sll.
| only wish was back in Sunset Hol :,
~. though, she, wiping her perspiripg .
row. v
She went iDto 4restursnt sbd called for
cup OF ies sni roll. The slovenly wsitie !.
,ok his own time for waiting on her, aud /,
hen the beverage came il xrs weak aud a
.pii She conld not drink it Poor. little
In Rud1rd; she could almos, have cried /,
iih ~,srisess and encouragement !
Bu, il was st the Ninth street station OF
le elevated io.d that the culmius,ion Of .,
er tribuls,ions came TO psss. There VAS b
crowd. as usual and Mrs Rudord did
Of know hos to pn,b and elbow other se
eople like the conventional Ses York
'iy N