The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-12-01
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Amarsssh's Investment.

Brooke Bome.t~sdi asked Unols Peliisl
Stnbbl.fsld. Why. the girls res Tar SILLY
That cir l,pd is oil rsoul Won't sros
oo'bin' 'cep,in sssssirAs sprout. or wild
chsmomile
A fo,l an her money is soon parted, re
marked Aunt Rubina, sententicuiy.
Ssysshe lovrs the CID place aud is bount
10 keep II from going to strangers. obser
ysd Cousin Melissa Brooke.
The rur.l population Of Piney vilIe town
ship we're mo,tiy Ill either Stubblehslds
% Brookss. or connected With them by
marriage.
An shes sgoin to briog Reub's widdeI
an children from the city TO live with
hsr.
Uacle Prltish looked sm mused
Fipe liyinitli be iu that ol rsmsbs kle
Of = house, he chuckled.
Amsrsuih sllus vas hard headed, grosned
Ault RubnI who vas 4 stout woman
wt1 sir,e fl,bby face and blue eyes.
With white eye.a.hes. But wash my
hands OF EN-. II she wants to saddle her
self With Reub's family. SIZE NE ,n'i l,ok
10 me Tor help
Its my 'pipion Sylvester Smsliey vii
hev something to say about il, smirked
Cousin Melists, with = crafty l)ok.
Aud so the gossiping tongue wsggsd oD,
and all because Amsrapth Brooks chose tC
invest = few hundred dollars bequeatbed
to her by distant relsiivs 10 buyiog back
the old homestead. wh,rs she had froick.
ed away her childhood dsys III care.iree
happiness
But Amsrsnth gave little heed t. their
meddlesome gossip She had fought her
own bit les since the death OF grandfather
Brooke lett her alone aud unprotected,
with little or no sssittsncs from the rela
tiyes who were 'ow 80 free with their ed
vice and uuiriendiy criticisms, and she
was detecmiped TO msra,e her sff uTs 10
her own way.
But 10 regard TO Sylvett Smslley the
case vas differebt. He was her betr tht d
lover. snd woull Of course expect t, be
consulted iu her sff .ir,. And Sylvester
did have something u say, as Cousin Ne
lisss bad predicted.
Am -rsnth had been looking over her
prospective purchase. and was on her way
home, when he overlook her and ct once
broached the subject
No use to throw your money away on
that old rubbishy place, he ttld her. You
cant raise crop there. and l wouldn't
take it as gift. And your money with
Whist little I've got would build us nice.
snug house on that forty acres father gave
me, and help to stock the farm besides
Then We c,rJd be married and go right to
hons excepting. Will you, Amarsnth2
He looked Ut her tenderly. and for mo
ment Amsrauth felt almost tempted to
give up her plsLs and ambitions and &C
cept bis cfler.
They we're 10 tsrine slowly bomewsrd
huO uhu phurro - tuO Otu oshc. "hF'o =
scarf. Powered trumpet viusshowered it's
gorgeous trophies 1t their feet.
Say yesl urged Sylvester
And Amsrspth ielt her determination
weakening
Bat but there's brother Reuben's vile
and The childrenl she fsltered. They are
quite de.ti'ut.. and have no one 10 look t,
but me
Sylvester frowned.
Let Reub's vile look out for herselfl he
retur 1ed prpfiiy. dare say ther's orphan
asy lums 10 toe city where the young uns
would be took care, Of
Aramsrtn's eyes flashed scornful'y st
him as she drew hers,lf up with ofanded
dignity.
Brother Reuben's cbil ren shall never
60 TO the ssy lum while live' she declared
indignantly.
Altar lev more words their troth Was
broken. Sylvester tt,lked moodily on bis
wsy, while Amsrsnth, With . paog OF sore |
disappointment At her berrt, turned tov
ard the greystoue farm house, where she
f. armed I'll stipend over her board by
doing the bousesork for family OF si1
The broken engA gemett offered fresh
food for gossip smong the Brooke snd
Stubbleaeld Lith and kin. but Amsrsnth
was not o be turned from her course by
their censures and criticisms.
The old homestead vas bought and paid
for To be cure the soil vas rocky sDd
sterile. and the dwelling in need Of re
pair.
Tne orchard trees what vas left oi
them we're snsried aud bei + and The
,euces and ouibuildings in . sd sts,e OF
diIspidsiioo.
Itsss really scarcely worth the smsli
.um ssked Tor 4. but Amsr.nts had deter.
miaed TO buy IT, aud buy 1t she dad
An snciept coz and 8 bali decfeI i pony
q. r. included 10 the ssls.
Aud sitter the house hsd been trest.d to
. few repairs spd thorough cleaning.
Irotlef Reubel's family we're released
froon their upconssDisi qusrisfs Ia The city
aud cont, rtsbiy Installed therein.
Mr. II nj en meek little woman. With
10 more ides Of supporting hsr elf than .
csnsr, bird might have yet good
hons keeper. snd silinsi, toak the man
sgemeni Of domestic sfisirs. while Ams
rsnsh gave her si,el ton TO the raising Of
pouliry snd garden veg, t.blss. And
,be eLildrss srss rsund - butterbsils.
roupips nader The sD.r.sd old spplstssss
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