The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-09-25
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by usius emphatic language. being only .
woman cried,
You sec ! bad taken such pains 10 hsve
my little lawn made AS level ~ = hoor. and
properly seeded aud everything. and Il
hal iasi begun TO look promising, With
the little green spears priekiog mp every.
~here through The rich dirt. and nos some
ssndal hsd walked siraigh, across IL.
There they were. two distinct tracks in
opposiet directions and % thu lasn Vas
small and the tracks large, you can fancy
the result.
There Was one thing peculiar that ]
noticed through my tesn -on The right
side VAS the marx Of huge foot but on
the l,f, oEly deep round hole. The man
evidently bad but ono Ieg. ] was clad
that OF least ihsi calamity had ovcrtalen
the enlpfii
Bs,ei yer 40 Old Ninssy, yolouherej
Safsh, my setyaat who, berstli native,
knew all the natives aud their habits far
better than did /. who had recently come
to the village.
/ had renied this pretty little cottage, |
which was not in the best OF repair, for
the picturesque possibilities Of It's lawn
and surroundings. 1 had ordered the
fence torn down the first thing -an inoya'
ton 10 the little place aud now some one
had evidently taken my little grass plot
for public ground.
Well. You may tell Mr. Nimesy that
cannot have people running about my
yard, said in dignilied tone. Sarah 70.
piled with gigglc, Land Miss Brown bis
name amt Nimesy ito Mr.. Grimes. The
boys call him Nimesy for short. failed
to see how o name OF one syllable was
abbreviated by making II two, but didn't
argue the question with Sarah; my brief
experience having taught me that the last
aud best word would evidently be hers. 70
sci about smoothing out the tracks as
best could, declining Sarab's offers of as.
sistance.
felt put out. however, and it was only
when, later iu the day | looked ont and
saw the sidewalk specked with the prea.
rsindrops that my grass needed. that |
buried my resentment toward Old Nimesy
Several days later, when the sun and
rain had cent my grass ups 80 high that
the tracks were hidden by the soft velvety
carpet, Sarah announced that Mr.. Grimes
wished to see me.
found him in the kitchen; ~ entered
be rose from his chair and bowed low and
then said: Hi ave come TO bapologiSs.
mnm. for trompin Of yer garden, mum.
fer Him not given to maxim mischief
when HIM sober, mum. Z
told him be had caused mo no little IN. {
noysuce. aud took Advantage Of the occa.
casion to read him q brief lecture upon :
TEN perance. He seemed quite impressed I
and very peuitent Hi hassurs ye. mum,
hit'll not 'eppen hagin. mum. said he bow q
ing low as be backed out Of the door.
Now. the Hall girls, my two nieces. had
promised to spend the summer with me, I
md l vished to be comfortably settled be '
Iore they came. had arrangd for my /
pony and phaeton and the COW TO be sent d
rom my former home when | should be
,eady for them, and now the bsrn and Z
table we're quite in order, and Ssrahs I
brother had been hired to do the work /
about The PLACE requiring the strong arm .
,f 9 man.
Sarah had proposed doing these duties c
,erseli. and ! do not at all doubt that ,
hat she would have accomplished them C
we'll. Indeed think she was rather hrrt i
because Insisted upon hiring aaotier q
Jcrson. She could DO ali ihera was 10 DO c
done On litile place like that, a0d had t
Ione il many time, heiAlormed me. but '
was trying TO coax her in,o white aprons Il
md caps, sld somehow the stable chores d
lid not seem quite compatible with the s
work which ] bad planned for her and the
place / wished her TO take 10 our little |,
Well. the COW and the pony came, but Ii
;arab's brother did not. He decided to a
ry his fortunes 10 the far west and set oil a.
I a days notice. So Sarah did the work n
be first night, and the next day ] asked T
,er advice about man for the place
She suggested Ole Nimesy IS faithful !,
As good ss you'll get, bsrrin
a occasional drunk, WAS her recommen.
stion. ] decided TO take him, ss his
prees were infrtquent and very harmless.
He came to hspd, bringing small trunk =,
N wheel barrow for he was to have . !,
oom 10 the house. He wished to close The :
,argain with me. Now, mum, said he OF !,
be timber toes. Him only . side wheeler, \
,um, at the best. but hif ye wants straight =,
leslin's and good honest work such - II n
an give, mum. Grimes Is yer man. III n,
aint forgot the night Hi tromped over =,
er gardin. mum, HI owes ye good service ID
I'D yen get H. n
Well dit get ii. willing and faithful 4.
s certainly was, end the pony and COW
10Th shoDe rom food and good grooming /.
The girls laughed at him agood deal. and a,
sased and pestered bim half 10 death. but ~
6 took II al in good part and liked them, :,
think. 10 spiis Of their pra1ks. They n
siher suspected thst be vss little !.
Iooney on Sarah, and - they did not dare ;,
jke her about IL they took It ont on him :,
Grimes' pride Of the COW vas really =
ouchiny, and his enthusiasm about her Ia
omeliipes led him qnile swsy from the :,
onvepiiopsi. 10 fact, one evening wbep I.
10 we're seftinp 90 ihe front piazza With
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