The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-04-24

~ there's Amt Eaoice With no hume .
al.
That's the way .ilh life. rioined he
! mother. IS she utnng ont the dish cloth
hung il on nail over the sink, aud thel
lefi the room She came back agaia pre-
stnlly With ber thick cloak on. aud blscl
vorsied hood 10 her hand. I'm goin' owe
I ter see Mis- Hall, she said. | want ter &c
I ber ter show me about iha, stitch for th,
border Of my bedspread. Iwont be gou'
long.
When she was outside the gate. in 10,
road, she turned around and looked bach
ut the house q moment. II VAS q lsre,
red brick house. with y wide porch il
front. and rooms on both sides OF the ball
There was evergreen trees IN the fronl
yard. aud n prayeled walk led down 10 the
gate Along the fence was row Of lilac
bushes. People always said ibs, Mrs.
Pond hadn't anything 10 complain oI
sbou, her house, spd she thought so her
self. II gave her pleasure &c look back At
it nlw. thinking of Aunt Ennice and the
poor house What q comfortable feeling II
gave one TO have settled homei
Mrs. Hall lived 10 brown frame house
nearly mile away. There was q large
yard in front. and two children were rsc
ing around in the snow. When they saw
Mrs Pond coming they ran TO the gate
and climbed mp on 1t, One was a stout
rosy checked boy about ten years old the
other little girl. whose perpetual smile
and vacant eyes told their own story to all
who looked at her. Both children got
dQyn from the gate When Mrs Pond stop
ped before il
A thin delicate looking girl OF about
thirteen wears Of age opened the kitchen
door in answer to Mrs. Ponds knock.
Mrs. Hall WAS sitting Ia chair by the fire,
rocking child which had Just fallen
asleep. There were traces OF tears on his
Chubby cheeks, and a sob escaped bis lips
at regular intervals
What child is that? asked Mrs. Pond
taking the chair the little girl brought for
ward for her
It's little Benny Price; his mother died
yesterday. said Mrs. Hall
You mean the woman who went out sew
ing in Long Centre?
Yes.
You haven't taken him, bope2
Yes, i have.
Not to raiseP
Yes
Eliz, HALL
There wasn't any ore else TO take him.
they were goin to send him to the poor
louse. Think Of 1t. Such pretty little
elbow too. Mrs Price didn't have any re
ations except ali aunt over 10 West Pen
ield, an she's an old maid, ~ can't en-
lure children. She said out m out she
wouldn't take the child. 50 Just picked
lin up this morning and brought him
'ver here.
As il you didn't have enough aresdyl
Oh, he won't be IN the way; be can play
ound with Ned and Sissy It's about as
asy to tax care OF half a doz.n children
s one.
That's what you said when you took
lizzie and Sissy.
Oh, Lizzie's real bell = with an sffec
lonste look at the girl, who was washing
ONE pans at the sink / couldn't get
long without her now. And Ned couldn't
ct along without Sissy. Be cant bear
er out OF bis sight n he's as fond OF her
5 If she wss really his own sister.
Well, there's Jake, too.
Mrs Hall laughed. She had a thin,
allow face which had never been pretty;
ut when she laughed she showed a set OF
erfect teeth
Mr. Hall would be Just lost il be didn't
ave Jake. she said. He says Jake belongs
, him. He's got SO big now we don't .
ave to hire a msn at oil Jake's inst the
pst boy, too. I
Aud you really mean to keep this
lild? I
OF courseI do. Why. love him already. ,
g becau he's 10 little and helpless. /
hess.
He'll cost youa sight. Boys are awful I
ard on clothes.
Oh, we'll manage TO tx him up some
Nv. sin't soin' TO worry none about
at, and Mrs. Hall bent to kiss the flush .
face on her breast
What does Mr.. Hall sayp
About tskin' Benny? Oh, hes willing. ]
e's as fond Of children as sn. He
id it was a shame to talk o. sendin' Q
lid like this to Howes. I'm glad his y
other didn't hear any talk OF II. Shed Q
en lusi wild. But she was 10 kind o.
upor from the first. i
! s'pose yon couldn't show me about u
at stitch Tor my bed.srresd this after
on?
wby, Of course could What's TO hin :"
~ l. zzie, you bring my work basket =
1 Il that top drawer in the table 10 the :
st roo,n. guess I'll lay Benny right :
re on the lounge. he's good for an hours
ep yet. poor little soull
Mrs. Pond learned the stitch she wanted ,
very few minutes, bat it was not OF
T crocheted bed spread she was think u
!, as sbe walked homewa-d half az hour -
er. II was u something that lent
ybt look than usual to ber It II comely ~
e.
I've finish.d that bureau sc,rf at last.
lther ,ssii Emmcipe.a as ber mother came :
I've sat right here by this window "
y sihee you've been gone
10 bef surprise her mother made no re
ttuf I.s.ipg tbraugh The kItclen