The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-11-17
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HOW GRANDMOTHER HUBBARD
CANE TO LAUGH MEETING

Perfectly redicketlons. snd tue old lst
shook her head smphsticslly eiasped b
delicate = bite hands tightly together Al
leaned back 10 her old fashioned. spill
bottom chair 10 silence . moment. then n
sumed; Yes, tbs jest redickerlons aud n
mistskel
.Whst Is IL, sfandmsi .Y.u are exclt
think, and the black eyes Of Upcle Ho
sce twinkIed, Uncle Horace vas sspd
mas youngest son. the baby she often ca
led him. when speaking OF hun in his sb
seDce. Perhaps you would like 10 kpo
sAo this lady WAS aud Why take the tro
BILE 10 tell about h,r. She was . grand oil
lady and one beloved by all. notw itbstand
ing her positive chsrsctsr ". and she was m
grandmother, Grandmother Hubbard. an,
the Hubbard name itself is y grand one
why you must have heard often o. Gov
Hubbard whose home was 10 Connecticut
in the beautiful town made famous by tb,
Indian tire edies enacted there 10 its earl
history. He was a distant relative OF M
grand father, aud fine specimen OF thu
old New England gentry they both were
Well grandmother Hubbard had been lis
.euipg TO the reading Of the daily papers
| by different mem btrs Of the household spd
the comments made, and the exclamation
hst hYl lar
hsd been granted in her native state called
Labor Day. Uncle Horace, who WAS 3
resident OF distant state and home for
the animal summer visit. asked her what
there WAS wrong in having Labor d y.
Goodness knows, I've nothing ags'n La
bor days, my days were pretty much all
labor days, an long ss ! could work bavin
day set apart to observe by doing nothin
sny again its jet redickerlous. | don't
believe 10 no kind OF nonsense like that
Look vt the way they kee Christmas and
New Years. why, when | was young there
was Just two days In yesr that was coun,
ted ss holidays aud them vas Fact day snd
Than ksgiving.
BY this time the grandchildren had all
gathered around her and Clara. girl OF
10. said. Why was Fast day observed as
holiday2
Why, child alive we didn't feelss though
'twss, a holiday ne folks now days mind
holiday twas day to keep religiousiy
and we went to mee.in aud prayed for for
givenesl, OF sins snd help to do better
Did every one 90 to chuieb, graudms2
asked Clara
All that could and those that couldn't
did no work
Was it just like Sunday? asked little
Ned.
Very much, replied grandma, aud added
We used to say, we children. twas g week
With two Sundays.
Well | wouldn't like that said Ned. I'm
'wful glad we don't have to go to church
Fast day. I like Thanksgiving day though
Tou just bet.
! don't bet, Ned dear, and | hope yon
Won't; It's "a milling ont and out and dout
Tou do it. said grandms stroking his
lair
We got frequent lectures on the sirs .
be day and they did no good, without
loubt, Although Grandmother Hubbard
vas stern md somew bat puritspicsl 10 her
Ways and l3aiiefs yet she was kind snd al
sars loved to have children and young
people about
Grand, Other clssped her hands toReth,
r and ,eemed to be looking away into
on distant locslity beyond herself VIII n
little JGie. another grsndchild, said,
day is fine, cos we always
Iss our grsndmoth, then.
Well. replied grandma, Thanksgiving
lay amt W hat it used 10 bs / sm more aud
,ore lonesome every year and i almost
iade up my mind not to observe smother
ne. SO many empty places; so many sb
ent friends are too fsr away to risch us
I'd I'm gett ing feeble. / am really ont OF
lace, tbir X in any Of your homes
Then, sSid the sturdy little Ned. we're
II coming here. and don't you forget it.
Grsndmu smiled st the esrnestness Of
be boy, Ms we'll ~ st the bit OF slang be
sed she knew it was for the love OF her
b at he ssid what he did and when Clara
aid, | can't even think OF Thanksgiving
i,hout srs ndms. yes two erHpdmss, said
title Josie, for both sides OF the house
Iere represented al the annual Thanks
ivirg reunions. We're going TO get
irandms willard Thanksgiving present
aid Ned. sod you'll have to be there. for
cure TO make the speech heard pspassy
D day
Well ] nev.rl said grandma. / sin't .
] can tell ya, never could
peak 10 meeiin'. net even II Psrson Brooks
ia cali my name right oot. Old Elder
,bsw (he wss = Meihodisi) told the Pre,i
yt.run preacher that hsd dumb devil
hat ought TO be cast out bat ] didn't
peak ia III meetins, Tor all that talk. though
did isogh Ia meeiin' once. a regular
lsht oas laugh. too. snd Grsndms Hub
,srd laughed softly 10 be sure Tor she WAS
ot Of the toi,terous kind Al any time. but
be l.us Aes. uoiiI pc all we're infected
nth M rrs<aeUi aud not one Of 10 could
IN aha, ve xefe Isnxbine si to save ns.
nly TO keap company wiih the dear old
adv. Presently Uueie Hopee remarked
be, II would only be fair tor her 10 tell us
Il Wis, We are isushing 81.
A. II knew. ssii grsndms.
Why. yen kaow what yon are laughing
4. don't you. mO,heri aud se are isush
sg because you do. ssid ny uncis.