The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-05-07
Hses Of a. in e.venns pover-u Govt Report Aug II, 1850
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A LITTLE CHILD.


II was cherries Septem Der afternoon.
the gray sky hanging close to the salt
marbles, that seemed to close up the bor
izon, and tai. reeds swsying In the moan
| ing wind.
A siogle sailing boat wac beadine for
the opsan sea. and Mics Nancy Dearborn,
resolutely digging for clans on the beach,
looked ont toward the dull. fat Landscape
with shudder.
Her niece. Fanny Sweet. WAS wi'h her
Both we're dressed u strict accordance
with their employ mept, in calico gowns,
Nth kni, worsted jackets. and scarle,
shawls tied over their heads.
Miss Nancy was tall aud gsuut. Fanny
Sweet Sweet Fanny" rs tho girls Of the
neis bborhood jokingly called her-wss
small and round and rosy.
The wind, which turned Miss Nancy .
nose to fne purple, only added fresher
glcw to Fanoy's peach'liks cheeks. 20
anevenly does Dame Nature dole ont her
gifts
And as the two women dug diligently
10 the wet sand. snd piled their dripping
treasure trove into the splibt basket be.
side them, brisk dialogue went on
/. for one. sbsnt consent to it. said
Miss Nancy. lie bad enough for you to
marry a fellow like Asa LitcbfsId. With
notbin' but mortgaged farm and bis
own two hands, when You might bsve
Hebe Holt, with the whole rubber factory
at bis back
Fappy's cheeks were real peony color
now.
wouldnt.. ..hsve Hebe Holt. she cried =
not If be had oil the money in the
That'll do! curtly observed Aunt Nancy
beerd oil that sfore no need to repeat
it. IT'S bad enough. I'm sayin', for you
to make such choice ~ that any how ;but
when Asa bad the impudence to ask you
to take them two orphan young 'uns Of
his sisters to bring up, into the bargain,
| say that's the last straw on the csmel's
back.
like children, Aunt Nancy
Get outi sharply retorted the old wo
man Cblldrenl meddlin', tormentin' lit
tie ihings don't b'lieve there's cree
tur livin' that really likes childrenl II
Asa was to bring you .. pair o Young rat
tlesnskes or pair O. oatamount kits in .
basket, you'd say you liked eml
But. Aunt Nancy
! Will you let me get word in edge.
ways2 peremptorIly demanded Miss Nan
cy. | never see such a one as you be TO
talk. What want you distinctly to un
derstand is that draw the line st them
young 'uns, and refuse to give my conf
sent!
They have got to be provided for. Aunt
Nancy.
Well, where's the poorhouse and oil the
ssylums we're taxed to pay ior9
Asa never would allow
Neither will l. said Miss Dearborn I'M
eartbing whole colony Of different sized
clans. And won't hear another word
I'm sick O. the whole businessl
A brief silence ensued. during which
Miss Nancy dug assiduously on. and Fan
ny followed suit as well rs sbe could stop
ping ever and anon to brush away the
tea.s that blinded her vision
We don't seem TO bev much luck, today
observed Miss Nancy. Needle Beach ain'i
what il used to be for CLANS. Id like 10
get enough for supper TO night and q
br lin for breakfast 10 morrow morning,
aud 3 mess to send 10 Widow Clements,
and My lswsl what q gust o wind that
ERE was! l guess Fanny, we'd better
strike work II i,'s BLOWN up from the east
like thstl There goes my head shawl
Quick help me hoist the basket outer the
way O. tbst big tidal wsvel sin't made
40 mistske in the almanac, hev IL dom
understand this.
Fanny Sweet abandoned the basket oi
CLANS to i,s fate and clnng to ber aunt
while at the ssme time she tried TO drsP
her shorewsrd
Aunt Nancy. she Shouted in the cid wc
msbsear, IT'S squslil knew there Wal
q blfck cloud coming uP, but didn''
:, ux,Il ,aaoh ,a sn aeon nj
run let us make haste 10 the Smuggler',
Holel Quick, Aunt Macy Never mind
the eiamu aud the spades lis beginning
to rsip SO terribly
Miss Nancy Dearborn was woman o.
gernine coursge and spirit, but the blach
.ky, the rising surfspd the bowling Of ths
~iud terrified bef INTO rapid retreat.
On. Why didn't We keep watch Oh tb'
cloud? she beusilei bers II. holding des
pers,.ly to F.nny's arm. while her ers,
hair siieamed wildly from her uncovered
bead, aud every step 10 The wet sand be
came gse.ter difficulty. What. eoin' Il
become Of u.9 The las, equinociial tbel
had OF Needle u -sch lasted three days ant
tore ausy-
Thls HoAl lssi three dss. Aunt Nancy
.sii Fanny. chee'ily. rs she drgsed ih'
Old xomsu uDder the shelter Of ruinoul
log hat built up sesinsi b-eiiiog rock
.here. according to the voice OF populs
A L.. .
reud, ryous. and where the.olsck mouth 0
cave ~ss said TO lead to the bones 0
dro.ned people iDnunssbie. But
shouldn't si oil xopder u Ne bsd 10 cts.
here an,,i the tide made ], nas.fs TO g.
! back home to rists. Dcnt fret. I've 60
some ginger cookies 10 my pocket. sn'
there's always dry sood up against th'
rock. Add bssides. she sdded With