The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-07-21

bouseiull OF children. A week 10 The quiet
nea, .pd comparatively luxurious home Of
her friend seemed blis.iul outlook. snd the
Invitation xas accepted with sIseriiy.
hsint go, nothing on hand this week.
.sid the widow. No soap; no house clesp'
ins: oply Just lev carpet rAes to sew.
We c.a have jus, the niosst kind Of .
visit
like to se~ carp rags nr.t rate said
Ellz. promptly,
oa Monday the ~ido~ proposed TO
drive TO The village, aud the two women
went. Tony having preferred fishing. You
sia't sfraid TO bold old Gray while ] run
into tie ciiice. sre ye' she asked as they
stopped before the village store. There's
Hiram Bsscom Hiram you see II there's q
letter for me, won, your It's from my sis
tar. she said, ss Hiram in 9 moment ap
pesred, bearing yellow envelope, the one
at Joness Pint. you know. Yes-she says
the carpenter wrote to her sboutll be
over to morrow eslly. ! dunno u you'll
like il, Lizy. but maybe its providentisl
after sll. He's a w,dderer. and real like.
" mau -Dau'l Styles. You'd better set
your cap for him
Eizy blushed slightly Is she replied
with inward delight: Sbo. S'fropy don't
be foolish. You hsdnt ought to talk so,
and then proceeded to give the details Of
the last piece of village gossip.
With early morning appeared Mr. Daniel
Styles tall aud broad shouldered, with
merry black eyes, and ashock OF yellow
hair. The work must be pointed ont, and
the widow invited Miss Simmons to walk
around with them, the trio inspecting
barn doors, and calculating how many
shingles must be taken for the corner Of
the barn. Miss Simmons looked with sds
miration on the good natured face OF the
carpenter, and sighed little ss lie turned
TO his work and the widow brought for
wsrd the heavy basket Of carpet rags. Din
per brought them together again, and be
proved genial and full OF good natured
chat
He amt bad looking, said Eliza, as they
sat at their sewing in the aft rnocn. Seems
as il he'd be kind aud pleasant to woman.
Don't it to you Sfronyg
The widow assented, and when after
supper be took the pail from her hand
and insisted on milking the COW. she be
came positively certain that be would be
oil that Eliza had suggested. Supper over
she placed q lighted lamp on the table
and, laying a newspaper by it, said to the
carpenter:
Me an Miss Summons sae going to walk
over to neighbtr's on sp errsnd. Here's
the last paper. and il you get tired an
want to 20 to bed. Tony II show you where
to sleep.
I'm going with you ma said Tony. sud I
denly apppesrlng as the two passed out Of
the gats.
No, you sin't. You may go piece, but
you'll have 10 stay an show Mr.. Styles
where to sleep. You won't forget. You're
to put him in the front ohamb'r
want to sleep in the front chamber
wbined Tony. He sin'tsny better,n Am
You'll sleep where you always de- in the
kitchen cham ber, said the widow. sternly
won't do any such thing. returned
Tony stoutly. I'll put him in the kitch
en- cham Der and sleep in the front room
myself.
II You do I'll punish you. Now go righ'
home an do ss | tell you.
Tony turned back. but after few steps
faced about and shouted after his mother
Yabl Ysb won't I'll do as please.
That child has got the upper hand o
you, Sirony,, said Eliza. He need
ttrsightenin' out.
Oh, that only his fupl He'll do as
told him.
He won t, persisted Elizs.
Then I'll whip him
No. YOU won't. You dasnt, said El'z
with a sniff Of scorn at the boastiul tone
the widow.
Dasnr reiechoed the latter. Well see
II he's put that man in the kitchen chan
ber III whip him Wit IN an inch OF hi
, life.
Miss Simmons made no reply, uDles
sno her sniff might be considered such
Ibe call was made, and when at nine o
clock they returned from 1t, they ioun'
, the house ss silent as the grave. A lam
stood on the kitchen table. and pinned t
the shade was q scrap Of paper on whic
was scrawled in Topy's swksrd writing 90
Don't talk loud He lie asleep 10 th
kitchen cbambtr.
told you co. said the triumphant E'iz
Well, I'll keep my word. rturned th
widow, wrs,hfully. I'll wait till I'm sur
he's asleep an then III let him feel th
fiat Of my hsndl
You d better wait till morsipg.
a Bnt the widow knew that by mornio
her anger would have boiled itself DR..
and she could never whip him In col
, blood. She also knew, from Iperlenc
the eel like capacity for oubgeneralinR he
4 amt going TO wait, she said decisivel
!, You 90 to bed. I'll be sure he's asleep
n q few min utes 40 then I'll give him som
' thing to dream shout
!, You'll back ont. said Miss Summon
a moving toward the bedroom that open'
!. from the kitchen.
won't said the indignant widow, who
r. nothing copl nov have deferred from b
}. purpose. She wsited till certsin that sle'
), held the bou.eholi firmly. then she s'o
% up stair. into the front chamber. the do
a OF which sss sisr. She could barely .
"a. 1,,, optline Of a figure rs she s,oope