The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-12-10
Highest Of ali LeavnG Poweru. Govt Report Aug ~ 1889
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
AUNT MARTHA SAYS HER SAY.


lowed, so tbs, some other woman may hea
shAt Aunt Martha had 10 say.
She was little woman. with kindl
: face set ia soft gray bsir, With the bright
! est cyes show ine behind ehsteuiug gold
rimmed specs, and heI seventy years hat
been lived faithfully TO her God and t.
herself. As far from selishness as ever
). woman could be, yet she preached anC
praciised The eloricsiion oiself as neye
knew another to do
1t was toward the close Of busy, bur
rying Saturday; little things upstairs ant
down had claimed my attention all day
!. aud ut the moment that Aunt Marths
spoke | was agonizing over the trimming
Of bonnet, not because | needed the arti
3 Gle, but because IL was part OF the weeks
work | bad set for myself. The bows
would not settle themselves gracefully un'
der my nervous fingers, aud the bit OF bias
velvet refused TO stretch required bali
inch ia length. Just then the door. bell
souuded, and my exclamation OF dismay
! at the prospect OF visitor, called forth
Aunties remark, and clinched the thought
J that to begrudge ones time to friend for
the sake OF few ribbon bows was any
thing but sane state OF mind.
Away went the the offending bonnet; rib
bons, lace and pins were all tumbled into
the convenient bandbox. and turning to
the open fire shook off the threads iuto
the bltzs and dropping down on the
hearth,Gug gszsd into the heart Of the
glow like an old Persian freworshiper.
Aunt Martha knew | was ready for a talk,
and she took up her knitting. That's right
my dear, she began, the world will do as
we'll aud you will do far better without
that bonnet TO morrow.
sometimes wish the good Book had
said: Remember Saturday night to keep
it holy. Sunday would be smoother il it
had. I've been watching some time, and
you fe getting no good Of yourself, child,
she continued.
Human beings sre sight OF trouble to
start. with teething and measels aid the
rest, but just as soon us they're old enough
to be something away they go, rush and
scramble from Monday morning till Sa'ur'
day night with no attention to the best
part: as if we wern't just leetle lower
than the angels and expected 10 live up TO
that pitch
The old lsdy's needles ceased their click
as her voice increased In earnestness. I'm
sick of this cry OF no timel no timel she
said. As we're going to leave all forever,
and forever, we might enjoy little of it
while we're 10 these wonderful bodies. /
hate this talk about worms OF the earth
and poor miserable beings; It's fine com.
pliment to the Lord who breathed into
each one OF us the breath OF life.
He stamped different Il on each soul
different from every other j in goodness
knows how many billions. and if He
thought you and me OF as much consequ'
ence as that, we ought to do all we can to
keep our end.
But. Aunt Martha, lprotested, giving
the fire vigorous poke many people are
so tied down by circumstances, their noses
ell their lives to the RriDistone, that cuti-
vation cf " hat you call the best part is an
actual impossibiity.
Don't talk circumstances to me Jane
(suntie generally called me Jennie any
body can keep his soul on top for that's
where the Lord meant il should be, and any |
living, that's worth while makes its own
Circumstances
The Lord will help the child who re-
spects and tends the part which the great
Creator made in bis own image; is that to
be dwarfed and smothered that there may
be one more embroidered dolly in the
world, or an extra frill on pr,ticoatp
Now, I'm the last one to advise any body
to lAzs through life (aDd knew from ex
psrience she wasJ bu, this ou,'of breath
scramble isn't living at all, aud We lose
the everydsys getting ready to enjoy the
10. morrows which never come. Well bey'
er travel over to-day. and every one ought
to LIT Us just a mite up, OF it is worse than
lost
Now, my boy John hardly knows that
the Lord has trusted the children to him
to tipi.h of for Hin, he's so busy toilin
aud noilin' every day for them. When
Sunday comes ~, hurry, scury, last the
same. to church twice and to Sunday,
school. where John teaches Mr., Lees
boys, Mr.. Lee teaches Johns and its early
10 bed Tor the whole ired family 20 rs get
3 fair start TO begin sll over sgSin Monday
morning.
Bot, Aunt Msrths. hoE can you dissp'
prove Of church and Sanday'scboolsl
ssked, wondering il ny good aunt was
letting Ltr bobby ,un away With her. You
surely duut wsul uncle John 10 brisg ur
bis BOYS 10 be esrelsss about Sunday.
No, child. rol The Lord made tie day
s.cred. bat de made families sacred, too,
and John and Mllly sesm 10 forget that
side. Oae day last sprlug | sss there. as
pretty a morning !, vss as ever sbone. aud
ia rushed tbs children 10 beg he mother
10 60 TO Tie woods with them. snd she
sctusliy his.ed taem all sr0nod and ssni
hem ofi sith basket OF cookies. saying
she hsani time To be cure there vac 3
lacey pie for diuner. aud little Miiiy bad
an srirs ffill 90 a new ginghsn, aai what