The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-02-19
HIS NEW CLOTHES.
BY nosK TERRY COOKE

. Just impossible 10 buy new ones. aud
!. bad done Ali could 10 these. II is 90 hAr
10 nend up mans ouiside ciosbrs CO.
Il dii-patch 1annrIs till they are rea
crazy qaiiis | su quite proud Of N!
patching snd Fred. n,npelr we're oil owe
tiny squares and irisngles, 10 isct, sli sort
I |, OF shapes. put on with sncb fbe cat,siitcb
ing. be ssid II was . real work Of art; sns
rs for hs stockings. they were ss good a
new, With those beautiful German darn
that dear Mrs. Watson taught me TO make
, bat when you come to patching psntsloon'
and then darniog down the outside, ii will
show; aud the buttons fairly pull ont oi
the fabric before the thread gives way. &C
there sre more patches; and the lining oil
rsgs. end the pocketa worn through. oh
The coat gets SO shiny, too, aud I'd like to
know what will heal that? did put on q
little shoe blacking 10 one spot. but !. only
made smndge; 50 ! was glad it was put
on the under part OF the sleeve. where II
would never show. Then those coat but,
tons! | hate to put them ou. for you must
either rip the coat to pieces or sew through
where it shows 20 was afraid to Zip his,
lest the stuff should fall TO pieces II once
1t came of the ttifleDing and the lining
The vest was all rags behind, but putis
new back in somehow, nobody could see
how, and | was glad Of that, for had no
machine to stitch the seams
! did not know what TO do We are 90
poor; yet Fred was clerk in bank and
must look decent, and it WAS because OF
my long illness We were behind.baDd.
Doctor and nurse, and medicine do cost col
Bat Fred did not care il he only had me
back, he said, and it was just chance no
. good Providence tina. be did. Aud l
suppose l should have felt just so about
him. Still you can see how we have TO BE-
so very economical now
Well. went over one day tc Mrs Ark
wright's TO cut out some work for the
Goodwill Society. We work altogether
Tor home missions, aud there's slwsys
clothing OF oil kinds wanted. Just now
We were gong to fll = barrel for mis-
ionary ont in Oregon, who had six children
end the rheumatism. His wife bad sci
Attics, and had to stay 10 bed most OF the
time. Poor things! they must be kept
warm, and we we're going TO cut over fan
nels for ell the children.
While l was cutting aud conlrivipg;
Mrs. Afkwright, who had gone out OF the
room few minutes before, came back with
a large bundle in her arms
want TO consult you about something.
my dear. she said, 10 her kindest way. You
know We we're going TO send Mr.. Peters
suit Of chothes; now here is suit Of the
Colonel's that is nearly new. He sent to
New York tailor to make him good thick
suit of mixed goods as quick rs possible,
Ior he was going on Mr. Al,xsuders yacht
Ior = weeks sail. sud he trusted Jacobs to
,hoose the cloth. for there was such haste.
When II came you ought 10 have seen the
Jolonel's facel He he'd to wesr it but be
,ever will again. He has made 1t over to
ne to give away Now how do you think
would do for our barrel? II i. very good
,,otb. Q
go it wss. Colonel ArkwIight was 80 Q
ich he did not need TO wear common or
heap things. But eoodnessl the ground
he ground OF the stuff was dark grey. and
I was closely plsided with = hsir,line Il
tripe, bright scarlet one wsy and white
he other No wonder HE Colonel never u
int il en- in F,xefohl
But. Mrs. Arkwright. said. you were u
ot at the last Goodwill meeting, and SO 9
i'd not hear Mrs. Peters letter. Miss
Hack wrote out for measures for tie min q
,t.r's clothes. and it is we'll she did, for it q
Gems he's q large msn-tsll aud stout.
low Col. Aikwiie BIT ID just about my bus U
snd'r sizp. y
As ! said that, an idea came iGto my
cad just " quick ss fish. =
Tha, il too bad, said Mrr. Arkwrighi. q
o.
put my lea aside for niuu'e spd U
I'D, should ibiuk they would sell st
secondhand store
Mrs Arkwtigh, laughed The Colonel ~
ould no, bear Ct ,h-i. NJ; must visit o.
II somebody needs them, %
Then my ijes got the bitter Of me. q
'by. ] ssii. very siosly. IL you don't u
aow OF any one, lhiuk tnos OF poor y
sn Who souid be very glad Of them. %
Who is bs7 she rail ~
WILL. don't think can toll you. bs
lose be IL vrry respectable peron. and ~
would shock him TO wear cio,hs, given
i'm 10 elsfity. Bot kne~ bis xiir. snd !"
Thick sbs could set him to wear them II 20
gave then 10 her. Tney eouli BE- dvsd 10
% know. 90
Was that lief OF course y1u koov 10
cant Pred. hu, sic never thoushi 81 il. he
b. bos did visit af,erwsri bad told th
.r sll about nj 60
Iii 90 matter II sii. she sid; really to
Igbt not TO have s-krd you. II wss only or
psssins impulse. d. tke Them. desr 10.
"a Parker. 10 the poor fellows vile. th
. 40 soiry for people sbo are poor snd th
lou3. III sepd tLeu round 10 your house rel
40 evening. 10 hops she'll have them /.
red. Tor then the coioBei sill never zee os
EN- sssis. ! tell bin be is just like . ~
shey that red sssspers,~s hin 20. ~
By ,his time l sss bresiblcss. What bad
dorey Could ever make Fred ueas co