The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-03-02
Highest Of al in Leayening Power-Laes, U s. Goys Report
@!a!:!!! g! Bssi9g Bsx5sgz
ABSOLUTELY PURE
THE NEW BABY.

cei the uaw arrival 10 the lads vi
xere quilting quilt to so into the ia
that they Rere getting ready to sepd
the home missionary on tn frontier.
Was struck dumb for fes minut =.
The silence wss soon hr k.n 10y oil
Mrs. Jacobs, laying dewn ber ueedle al
eIclaimins, Well, did you ever hesr any
thing to beat that,
Mrs, Powers. Who sat oppoti Mrs
Jacobs, laid down her ne, dl and said
No | never did.
Then oil the Ia les began TO express
themse selves about the new conner 10 rathe
unsatisfactory words. VIII ter bad just Sc
10; the mills 10 tosn were running on Lal
time. and that meant bali pay, for tn
supply was greater than the demand
Nov that il would make such differeno,
10 Jed Humphreys s-tbe new b,by's fsi h
tr financial coalition. for be nev worl
ed ov few days without stopping tc
take dout ls amount OF days b get rssted
in.
II there is one misfortune worse than
many Others, il il to be the children oil
shiitlesS parents, and Jed Humphrey g
six chiliren we're entitled 10 his commisl
GRAFTON OF the whole com munity, although
il is not strange that just at this point the
good women OF Wellngtolv vi le felt that
patience and continuance ~ We doing,
as reg, rds the Humphrey family, had pow
>teached i!s limit. Sonnet mes when the
husband is thitless, the wife is thrifty
and provident, but in thi, case, Jed Hum
phrry aud his wife we well mated Mary
Humphrey was jnst as shifilsss as Jed
was, aud he neishtors .aid. il anything,
she was little more 70.
Every year the sewing society Of We IL
log ton, believing charity begins at home,
had clothed up t. Humphry family be
fore they began to ssw Tor the missionary
tox 1t was vexing TO find Mary Humphi
rey trying out lard in the new dress they
had made for h:r to wear so she could go
to church respectfully, and to see how
Careless the children were alawad IN ha
rsgardicg the new hats and shoes and gar,
ments given them. And now new baby
bad come to that cheerless. neglected
home, and Mrs, Clayton after announcing
the srtival, also msds the announcement
that IT bad not rag Ct clt thes to wear
except few things she found 10 her gar
rot, which she put away in trunk when
her last baby outgrew them, 1t was so
long she bad forgotten all about them un'
til this stern necessity Brought the m to
mild.
As the ladies returned to their quilting, |
il was was quite human in Them to specu
late some over the providences OF the |
Lord. 1t did indeed seem a strange disi
pensali u that be should tend ano,h, ba. |
by TO tie Humphrey family. Jed Hum
pbry could not take care of the children |
there, aud what would become OF this lit
tie wsif OF humanity who had Just come
ia the cod December night. to make it,
entrance in he world Of care and trouble, |
wo,li 80 full OF hui g ring aud thlrstiug
and shiverine With the colo?
Why vas the new bsby not ssnt to the |
childess home in the large huuse on the
hli2 There was an empty cradle there. |
soft and warm, spd loving hands and |
hearts waiting for just such treasure
from tbeFsthet's hand to love ald cherith |
and vol for. Here and there tear I'LL |
the missionary quilt, as one sud anotbi
or Of the quitsrs thought OF 8 little grave
in tie cem,t ry aud OF the little white |
souls that vert from ih IL arms up 10 |
God, Why were they taken away aud Jed |
Humphreys taby sent9 Old theologisns
could OF solve this prot I'm aud throw
light on there questions. That sas one OF
the mysteli.s which God lis wisdom |
did not see fit to nDravel for these geo |
women Of Wellington.
II was toon time for the letter f,on this
Wet 10 b. read, an the president OF the
sewing society knocked on the end OF the
quilting frame for order 1t was avery |
interesting and spprecia,ise let che
cad from the poor minister and bis wifi.
It was labor OF love to wo.k for the |
Lords messenger 10 thst way, aud the /
bo. would he 90 gladly received. that the |
vote was taken aud carried unanimously |
get il % t,r its destination that week. |
And ios, ladies, the president sddea, |
we must get SONS eomfoItahl. clothrs Tor |
the ues baby al the Humptry's No
wonder you smile II my suggeslio but
We are commanded 10 citse the baked.
f.ed tbe hnnety and care Tor the sick, you |
Eaow, and Ci rist max, no Limitations
scconnt Of shiiiie.sDtss or unspprecia'ed
abots.
Aud thus, once more the god Christ |
4 20 women ot Wellington ns5e tbs Bum |
ph ey family comfortable.
TIE winter Tipped assay a. qaicklS ss
all willer- 90. suh ii ~a- srii'a i'loe.
The Hunphry's bad been snnsed ont Of
tie highways 'owsrd the village for wveks |
10 a. iobody ~eni 10 ibe old lrswn
house in ihe no os MI rty Of sun- !
shiGe corli psne rats through the paues
~ els.s, oitgn tack with the 10 for
days At ,inr, jed Hnmphfe, bs.iilrs d
himself enough 70 get 20 the woods snd
lriss home come hrsvood, bat be took
scoi care 10 sis eose snd see ii all nearly
barred cut before be yeniared 10 90 into