The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-12-07
THE COUNTY FAIR

scored Der eon.iu Z telle, sble DisniAe
laughed jeuayciy
Faucy bet siubby dugets doiug psluting
or Deed le-vork she sultlsi
! Bu, Gao DO sone tblug thst neither Of
Of you eau DO, said Hetty good ns,ur, dly
/ / aau c.a cook VITA the best Of them.
! Dat you Lin, honey put 10 Aunt Pbro-
sylc, the tolored lous,kseper, You csn
beat me cookin' sho you BON, all as 10
pickliug st preseryio, You Is the bsati
aest han DIS side o old X kaiutnck
! Thank you, Aunt Pbr5syue, ssii Hetty.
blu,h,ug at the praise You have given
tns au idea might have a jar Of pickl'
O. Tor the Fair
/ T1ars the ticket. cried Uncls Amos,
I bnaglug bis dsl down ou ii, knes WITH a
resonndiug vhack An III wager my
best yoke OF cattle sslu a cold p ta'o that
YOU II take the first prz},
ueuy colortd again st her uncle s words
but her cousos tXehsutel glsnces Of
iefIslon
A jar OF pickles, whispered EstelIe,
scoruiully. What will Mr., E'tecourt
tbluk?
1t will settle her chances III that direo
tiog, at least, said Diantbe, and he was
beginning to take more notice OF her than
was altogether agreeable to somebody |
cJull name.
Uncle Amos Hunnifotd, q we'll to do
old bachelor, had adopted bis two neices,
E-telle and Dlauthe, the daughters OF bis
deceased sitter, when they were penniless
orphans
But t1ouuh he lAvished money like
water upon their education aud support
they rruved to be both selfish aud indo'
lint, accepting bis bounty ss II 1t were
thor night, and exhibiting not spark OF
gratitude for his many favors
And when, a few years later, he brought
hons the daughter Of his younger brother,
who had found q grave IN the fale land oi
llwers. whittier be bad gone 10 search Of
health, the two sisters gave the new conner
a erudging welcome.
H,tty proved to be of different metal
from her cousins. aud refused 10 eat the
bread Of idIeness.
She made herself useful in the tbous'
and looking after her uncle's com
fort aud helping Aunt Pbrosyne with the
cooking
She even took Oh herself the duties OF
dsirym aid. and worked up the milk and
cream from the five Jersey cows into yelt
ow butter and dainty cheese, which
brought good piece at the nearest mari
ket.
With the approach Of October the conn
Jug county fair claimed every ones atien'
non.
Uncle Amos bad entered some OF bis
choicest stock for exhibition on the great
occasion, EsteIe had painted 40 oriental
Iaudscape in water ColOrs, which she fully
eIrected would win prize, while Dlanlbe
had embroidered a table scarf, With dei
sign of lilies OF the valley, in kensiugton
stitch, with equally s0nguine snticlpa
tions.
Notwithstanding the covert innuendoes
Of the cousins Hetty hegan her prepra
t,,rs 10, fba prtya pipk lee
The frst pink streak of dawn found her
10 the garden, carefully shipping of with
hr scissors the most shapely white sllne
cntumbers, the plumpest bell peppers,
The dsiniest silver skin onions aud the
nmmest snd straightest OF emerald pod
led wax beans.
Having Immersed btr treasures 10 brine
for tie proper length Of time, Het'y |
hll to work IN good earnest, and the
roolny summer kitchen was 30 filed with |
the mingled oder OF viniger and spice, cin'
upmon and cloves and mace, that Uncle |
Amos. who caught Whit Of the delicious
fragIaace, cbuckled with delight.
Iietty is made OF the right sort o stuff |
he commented to hlmsei. Bo' II she
.o.'t take ptIzs on them ere pl sles. III
I.o,e my guess that's oil
The Sweet Water County Far came oil |
iq due season, attended by oil the county !
population from far and near
The agriculture exhibit, with its man
9th pumpkins sad po a'oes It's monster
tq1th.e and beett aud ears OF yellow corn,
attracted squads Of r1mring visitors.
.rq smopg the stalls Of rr D, cattle and
saioc. while their wives and daughters
gathered 10 the textile isbuc ball to gaze
uith sdmiring eye, uIon the patchwork
q1llts, Embroidered lambrequins aud
b, AIDED plncusAioas, arranged to make as
IL uch display as possible.
The refrrsbment booths we're well patti
io1ized by the ruetic swans aud ihel'
brrom sw.etherrs. and the Wheel for une
aas surrounded With q molly crowd oil
.olaud youoP, each eager o rex niek'e
%. dime 90 i'sI recar.ous revolutions
E.ieile and DiautLe were rSl ed to the
seventh heaven Of delight by ctr Il
.troueh the bulldiogs With Dunean Este
ranr, Lshd ONE aad wealthy young
q cLel ot promiuelce 10 sae,t Wat
B. - Arrtafy