The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-02

zsh, said M.ady. the other evenia. sas
says the Deacon hssn', beer in bis nsus
sperets ever siaeO The iAilare. ss be calls
il, Of his huskiu bss, aud Mandy laughed
heartily over the recollection OF ,hA, nosa
BILE event,
Isr the cnsicm OF the farmers To ons
neigAbarhooi 10 have bussin bee eStrJ
fail, sn thu. hnng The seasons work 70 90
end with round Of merrJ mskin which is
lookei iof'atd 10 an talked about by The
young i5lAs all sumner loug, an m,oy
castles 10 the air ar, baili by them a' they
ioudly think 0! the mauy opportunities al
hoped for resul's
Deacon Jones specially, are held In
grea, favor by them al, OWN no doubt to
his only child, Mollie, The ptest'es' ana
sooiabIsst girl 10 the naborhood. But We
good deacon maio up his mind thAt he
wouldot have spy more o. the eoios 90 al
ais huskin bee that had worried sn scinda'
liz ID hin ss lcadin pillar o the church
q, the last one be had.
Oae ,veuin Mollie overheard him teliin
her mother how he was goin carefully
.hrough the unbusked corn, piekln out all
the red ears till there woul Int be = single
nubhin leii o that color. He didn't intend
TO leave the least bit OF M excuse Tor the
young ielieis bayin chance o kishu the
girls, an especially their Mollie, who al
ways seemed to get N ,re'a her share lie
thought il was sin M ashsme 70 allow
such doin's an bed show the nabors
huskin bso rs was huskin bee.
Everything would go of ss order'y's u
they we're ia meetln. 81 the deacon went
on sittin ready for tue event. not koo~in
that bis daughter was avar, o his plans
Nov. Moliie had her own ideas about
huskin bse. An they we're far different thsn
her fathers. 50 she told two or three oi
her admirers how her father was plsnnin
10 spoil their iun, an they must tell the
ycuue men TO come prepared. They toll
her no, to worry; they'd see that there was
plenty o. red ears for the occasion.
The eventfu evenin arrived at last sn
all the young folks IN the naborhood were
gathered in the descon's barn, eagerly
waitio for the word TO begin huskin the
great heaps of corn piled upon the hoor'
MANDY su | vent over to look on an enjoy
tue youag peoples trolcs. for Mollie haa
told Mandy what was in the WIND. we
stood talkin to the deacon an his VIE. sh
when be q. length gave the word for them
to begin work he turaed to me an says:
Now, Zeb you'll soc what huskin bee
should be, aecordin to my idee. 10 sii
them piles III warrant they won't hnd
single red
Jest then the deacon was cut short by a
shout of Joy from one OF the young chsps'
as he waved big red Gar over his head an
started after Mollie, who gave shrek sn
scampered across the barn floor After
good deaf o doigin 40 squirmio she was
caught at last, M the lucky feller tooh
his reward IN hearty kiss upon her rosy
lies You'd og.e We seen the deacons iKc'
at that mint. L. was q picture OF aston
ishment un dsmsy.
Wall, / swan, he stammered out, don
, see how could've overlooked that ear
a Right on top too. don't believe they
? find any more though, he chuckled' lha'
one consola--
But lest then another red ear WAS found
an Mollie was seeu iryin to dodge anothe
Young msu who was after her, holdin aioi
u his prizs. She rushed behind Mandy
= where be caught her an gave her arous'
: ti,s ri1bt before tho deucon's horrifie
eyes. Mandy an the deacon's wife oouidn
= keep their faces straight any longer, pu
: les. set down an laughed till the tears ra
y down their ohoeks. The deacon sat dow
with a grosn Of helpless despair an says
Imust be loosin my eyesight. Ieb. /
made sffydavy that there WASH I q re
ear IN the Darn, Dut tuo peshy o'"'"' ~
T. lull Of 'em.
lie was right Full OF EN- they wer
10 for every youpgster had come with
. pockets stuffed With red ears. On they
say that the girls irJught more'n one Q
10 apiece, sos TO be sure OF good supp
- Lssstways there was more red ears iout
ns a. the deacon's bu-kin bee than were tout
10 ut all the other bees 10 the Daborbood u
fall, and the fun the young folks had oV
NJ EN- was sight to behold. When the dc
Y con found ont how his plan bad misca
e lied he was awful angry and vowed ID
D. he'd never hays smother hnskin bee' D
81 Mandy says she guesses that when
III time comes around again Mollle "a
VI mother'il be able TO COAX him into chang
his mind about it
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