The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-02-11

smoss The lsss arrivsis De carried .
package undsr her shawl. I'D bsstorsd
Mn. Gibbs mys,sriously esi into 'hs
kiicheu.
I've brought you chunk d eLssse. sbs
said.
Mr. Brown be came over lobby cheese
this morning set dissprcipid 10 getting
sous be 'spec,sd from the iassory Jester
day. 90 l sold bin my biGssss ops. ssvsd
ou's quarter Tor cur ovn nee. and declare!
mus, have 20, grain too uucA ssl'. for
it'ii bs ssiul dry before We ~ IL used up
90 ! brought you over chush Of N. hl7
Ooitbsoh you. ever 90 mssh. ssid Nss.
GIBBS. invsr5ly vesSetiisg Hossce Hssds
ssea, kin ndnsss nov I'm afraid you rob-
bed yourseif.
Obi no. we've got more leit than %
shall nee tefsse II se,s hard = . s'ios,sn
! dare say. dou't Gee hov ! happened 10
ret II diversified. I'm surw. Aai 4
.. -O.su'y .p - ta'~ W, ~ 1850
loo sbsd Mrs. Obbs ss shs isii u In tbs
panty. lied rich 9Th % much cbesss
IN the house. H
OIL -don't msn,ion n! I hsipt ior.
20, the ,qa.sh ron sent me last winter,
and oil them turkey wings. too. l'aw
As il you vssut sissys scnding, rs
something good; sud 80. chanting esch
Others praises. they made their ssy to the
psrlor.
Al Eve o'cloct. when Mrs. Gibbs went
ont To make Are and put 90 tbs teaket
tie, ber husband had Just come home. and
bringing 10 . brown paper parcel, laid II
on the HI chen table.
There's your cheese. Drusilla, be said I.
I sin't one to beeretch you anything 10
reason, but sssn to man! seemed tind o
tough to pay seventeen cents Tor that lit'
lie huuk o. cheese. and l told Brovn so. !
call il ki1d O. hard aud dry, too ,,...
Mn. Gibbs thought Of the piece three
times a. large which Mrs Stone hsd
brought. and Of the other piece which
Horace Hand vas 10 bring. but prudsntly
said nothing. Once let lothian Gibbs know
be had bought cheese unnecessarily, and
il would be long day befsre be ever
bought any more.
The minister has come. she ssid; you d
better change your coat snd 60 In and
visit With him.
III do better thsn that. I'll take him
out 10 the psster to see my colts. Hes
quite Judge O. horse A.sb, our minister
is.
Am 7 too late, mother? asked Eta. bur
rying in % her mother vas cutting genr
rous plate Of cheese for the table. Why
where did you get that cheese? vent
clear back TO the grocery 10 get some sfteI
1 was hallway home. Iknew you would
be 90 disappointed not tobsve some.
Your father brought me some. though
hadn't tte least idea he would. 90 senl
Tor some bv Horace Hand. and then don
you ,hiokl Mrs. Stone brought ne Y
much a. three or fonr pounds!
Did you evei and Eta sat down anl
laughed and famed herself With her bat
while her mother. having somewhat relic
we'd her cheese burdpned mind. went OF
With her supper preparations. Eta was
discreet girl. and her mother vas prone 4
share such urdens With ber husband.
II vas only few minutes before Horac
Hand came. swestiog into The kitchen.
I'm glad II I sin't too late. be said; bu
I vow. I was awful iraid you'd be 81
through your supper! Brown and th
clerk wss. both busy, aud I had 10 wait .
much o half an hour. pears to mel Tbel
he Misunderstood me and put up W
pounds instead Of one; bu' ! reckoned
rrehsps. you wculdn't care. II comes :
just thirty ccuts. gta
Mrs. Gibbs burriedly vent for the mon
ey snd paid him (lsaving iast ten cents i
her purse), thspkipe him With . hessei
y ness which 10 besseIf, savosed q hypocri
~.
0 Iis all f,om Mrs. Stones cheese, tor
;. she said TO Eta. sitter he bad gone. bh
i sold the cheese to Mr., Brown this morn
ling. II ve had y variety it wouldn't seei
10 quite o. bs |, Well, I'm thankful for ono
o that Jobnny lie forgetful. for J spoke
him about getting me some ss be cam
,. back from ,be Cove (he vent over ths'
e fishing J but he wSs .ur. be would fofg'
IT,
= Trust JJbpDy ofo,grt snytbing. ssl
y Eta Aud II b- did 70 for 1t the cie'
.e would know b ugbt soos. 70 be wou'
- tell Johory. l should think.
'e Aud ytur father bought his OF NJ
~ Brown. Tor | rene bcf Whist be ssid
'e told hiu. They ssy Horace Hand slws'
~ buys everything - II Il was Tor himself
makes bin feel important, ! suppose. b
J | somehow feel II 10 my bones thN Joh'
sy~ill come home With another piece
~ cbee,e. II never rams but II pourr, u
know. C A NJ.
y The table vas u length ready, with
snowy biscuit sud golden June butter
" boun,iiui pis,e u chs~ss q esch end
." the table, aud strs~berries aud cream
;. libi,um. There we're three kinds q
= ana four kinds of cake. besides tsrts, cfr
y Ien aud jumbies. The fragrance Of
:" dining room ss the sues 6led cut snd
=, down around the table. Eta remsini
uoses,ed TO vsit on the company.
w The wi.ist-r asked Tive blessing. st
q bbs ). qas.,. then oil fell to eating VI
y lzu ~hch spoke yell Tor Mr.. Git
!" c.otius, aud pha.ed Ler ,srp more u
the IL, anrp,. wh.. beautiful biscuit y
n