The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-07-21
Hifhe, Leavenng P0vsr-u Govt Report Aug ~ 1859
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
THE WIDOWS SLIPPERS.

would be pothin' more than Just t-Oh, Tvs
her vsyl Now whst makes the difference
IN the folks. I'd like TO know Some eau,
an some cant. and that's the long and
short OF H. l hAin't never hsd my way,
not a. remember since l vas born But
she's free handed, Sophrony is, sn, slssys
vas, sn' hsin't got one thing again ber.
Bu, she hadn't ought to i do think she
bsdn ought to keep MP such cackl'n'
when she's by herself Seems as II there
was two OF three people sometimes. an II
kind OF scsres you to come on her. settin
all alone. an tslkin' anything that comes
into ber head, Lawful heart she's at "
now, an me not out o. sight fairly
Miss jenkins moved on slowly, bent
old figure, network OF fine wrinkles on
her face, and snIious, deprecating, faded
blue eyes; eyes that bad looked always on
the sesmy side Of life. with small time to
ponder why for it must always be seamy.
But she msusged in ways known only to
herself to keep tie three roomed house
and patch OF land she had known from
childhood, and such basket the widow
Austin had just filed, not by any means
for the first time, went far toward making
living easy.
Round and comfortable, faculty in every
line Of her face, resolution in her bright
brown eyes, the widow settled down on
her back porch, her eyebrows drawn to-
eether in a calculating mood, and her
tongue announcing eachthought as 1t came.
Like Socrates, the widow was never less
alone, and che Consulted with, related to-
or contradicted herself with relish quite
mex plicable to those more in need OF q
visible audience.
Now, should say there was full three
days O carpenttrin' needed, she remarked
to herself iu 9 slightly undecided tone.
There's them barn doors oil out o kilter,
an them shingles on the northeast corner
o'tbe roof, an these steps is dreadful ricke
ty. Then. guess ] better build high
fence round the chicken yard. else there
won't be any more garden sass this yea'
than there was last. The speckled rooste'
did beat all.
A pause, 10 which the widow meditated
then went on:
That's what upsets me. This climate
seems to have very despondin influence
on carpenters. Now. when Squire Doty
wanted bis front stoop built il he didn'
have time to get workmen! First, he hat
Sam Green. Now, Sans first rate work
man. but he's one O. them kind that's al
ways tired, or goin to be, an amt no res
. dependence. he greed to come, though
said he'd sharpen up his tools an be OF
hand bright an airly Monday morning
Z. The Squire was out by fve-always is
but no Sam. Bout nine o'clock along h
dsw dies, hands in his pockets. Hello
says the Squire, l thought you was comm
early. Where's your tools? Wal. say
n Sam. says be, thought Id come an lool
the thing over fore begun. It's more o
J lob than l thought twss. ] sint yer.
we'll, 90 guess wont undertake il. b
=, ,s be went home an had bis wife boil bi
ID dish O. potatoes, an they filed ,hemselve
or up, 40 then lay abed TO keep warm, coz b
4, wouldn't 60 out to cut some wood. so To
= Squire tackled mp sn went to fnd Jim Pc
kins Now, Jm's always been stryin' I
find way Of griffin along without work
in between meals; though he's as indus
,rious at mesl times as any one Id eve
want to cook for. but sence he msrried th
~ widow Spencers farm he's t'ken to bossi
nd A hired man. an thtt don't tire bin non,
es Well, the Squire found him settin' on tb
fence. wbittlin, end watchin the hired ma
% plough, Can't come. Squire, be says. I
glad to commodste ye, but I've got to
r. much heavy settin round to, do. So th
- Squire got old Num-; reg'lsr jack kni'
carpenter wood butcher you might sa!
I siut eoin 10 have any such work sh' re
fec,ed, then set her lips firmly.
n Yes. I'd thought O. that. That Dan
" Styles down TO Jones's Pint Ssmstth
NJ said be Was q master hand at hxiu mp
house Hsin't got no wife neither, sn
, them little gals o bis need lookin ate
Il Why, when ! wss down 10 Samsn,hys OF
- of en- bad on one blue 40 one red stockin
Said b, 7 i.ther let her. coz she thought
looked nice. Suppose be don't deny e
ANYTHING, but what hind o housekeepe
will they make. brought up that wsyf l
write TO sister Ssmsnthy to day, an see
he can come az do the Job He'll have
eat an sleep. Well, know that, sophror
Austin. guess IN invite Eliza simmo
10 nske . visit while he's here. Eliza &c
buubli,r sii the time sn she'll Jump
KS the ehspcs.
Confidential ~ the widow vas With h'
s. sslf. there vas some things she DID
corfde. even 10 tbs, most discreet
friends. and TINS there vas DO eIplsnsti
a, the connection b,tween Eliz.'s age d
'o lack Of bssuiy. and the snpediepey oil B
making q Wei, while the carpenter shou
be 90 inmate of htr house.
The widow made DO delsy. The let
vss written and sDt. aud IL fe~ d
came back the spswer that Mr.. Sly
., would he on hand 10 begin vofk the I
u II loving Tuesday II ws on Saturday u
the WIDOW received the letter. and sse '
in the village With her light wagon .
Der con Tony. aged ten. whose genins
misctiei hsa made life for both OF the
ever since be eould walk, AZ irepresr