The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-03-20

mote added MT. F.ttipsn,
~ Il TO some one II ! carry S' :. ~is,
me. sad set into ditiicnlues. I'll leave
here.
III put Il into the china bowl full Of Wis
i,ing cards tha, stood ou a table 10 Il,
corner Of his ~ife's psrlor AS be spoke
Kissed ber aud took bis way to those 10
gions vaguely spoken 81 rs down town,
aud Mrs Pal,lpan looked at the counter
felt note. and 10 order that the might no
mske some mistake herself tore !, across
the middle tefore ibrosipe il back intc
the china bowl
Mr.. Psitipan never observes sufficient.
y, she said TO herself His organs Of re-.
flection are Urge. but his organs ~ obser
vation are small
Mrs. Pattipan ad siudifd pLrennloRy
10 her youth. when il was fashionable to
d so. and bad habit OF sttribu,ing peo
pies virtues or failings to their bumps
Then she went abont her household
duties, ordered the dinner, scolded the
servant. arranged her bnreau drawers and
attended 10 Mr.. Pattipsn's buttons, aud
in the middle OF this task heard the door
bell ring. II rang twice without being
answered cook and Sarah Jane being in
deep quarrel occasioned by the re
proofs OF their mistress-so Mrs. Patti
pau, having peeped over the balusirades
for some seconds, descended the stairs ard
opened the door herself Through the
glass she could see that it was only ped
dler OF some SORT who would be sent away
at once, after which she would attend to
the culprit below stairs
| As she opened the door she saw upon
the steps without. an old clothes man with
basket OF china on his arm, A fat little
old fellow with an immense nose and a
benevolent smile. who pushed his basket
into the door and as 40 entering wedge,
and said very softly and iepderly and with
persuasive waves OF bis hand from bis
cheek outward
Lsty laty me able laty, will
you not exchange some ole clo'es which
are OF no goot for some elegant new vases
vich will make you always some pleasure
ven you look at dem? Elegant vases Oh,
yon shall see dem.
No, said Mrs PattipaD. no. / think
not
But the woman who deliberstes with an
old clothes man at the door is lost The
basket wsdged itself further 10.
1t will cost nodding TO look at dem, said
the old clothes vender. II will be
pleasure and cost podding
Very well, said Mrs Pattlpan. | don't
really promise, you know. you never give
much for the clothes / think your &C
quisitiveness is more largely developed |
than your benevolence. Seems to me so,
looking at You
Madame is very good, said the old
clothes man. waving from him the com
pliment he fancicd he had received. 60
In-danks.
lie catered the parlor Mrs Pattipan
rested herself on chair near the window,
and the old clothes man exhibited his
stock OF common vases, at which Mrs
Pattipsn looked contemptuously.
Finally regarding her with an acute eye
the clothes mon restored all these to his
basket, aud saying;
No, desc are not to madanes superior
'asts, put bis hand in bis pocket and drew
Iorth little ornament OF very beautiful
,hina Cupid with butteify ION it's
shoulder. Zerel he said, spreading both
lsDds abroad Ow about zis?
Well said Mrs. Pattipau, that is love.
y,
Aud zere is no more; e come from Paris
aid the old clothes mau
Oh, be is sweet said Mrs. Pattipsn. III
zee what have.
And upstairs she rushed, aud gathering
rom drawer aud closet all the old panis-
oons with baggy knees, and all the old
'oats with frayed cofis and greasy collars
ghich were 10 the house. laid them at the
ee. OF the clothes man:
But nov il was the old mans turn TO be
corninl.
Iese iagsl O1, madame, not z.se rags
or my lofely Cupid,irom Pars be sighed.
eproach'ully. Madame will fad some, J
ing else; she will not expect ze poor old
lo'es man TO cheat himself Madame has
ONE pretty silk dress-a cloak, a shawl J
iaiame will seel
Madame, who could not give up The y
lea OF possessing the Cupid, nov that
be had ouce bsibored il, ran upstsifs
gain. Sn- searched her drawers. her
Ard,obs, but really she bad notbiug IL
addenly il occurred to her that she had V
bfoehe shasl, aud that she never wore p
Shasls were ont of iasbion. aud il u
he hated anything It WAS u shawl turned "
10 CLOAK Tue ,hipg would lie there y
,eless for years, or she should give it TO "
r. Psttipsn's Aunt Jane She would ID
.ver wear il agaio. that was morally
Erisin, Why 10, buy the Cupid with 81
She uhfolded tbe sbaal aud felt an an h'
usl contempt for II. IL looked 40 old h'
.hioped II had cost SIS when i, was u
,usht and was as good a. ever; but wha, o.
ugly thiagl Y-s. sbe would do i,l She %
rried II dosn stairs therefore snd the ~
1ihes man coDiescended 10 scoept IL, o.
oseyer. be also put into bis bag the old vi
BIB garments. Z"
| viii not leave z.m shout 10 trouble TO
.jsme be said: viii obl.ge het by car Ia
ing Esm aasy.
Mrs. ps,iipaa re,urei TO her parlor 10 sh
ore her Cupid -ceriainly very lovely sn
tie brisg 10
Ho~ ] admire III LIS my idesiiiy aud VI
! form, suppose. she said. becoming ib