The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-11-22
UNCLE JosTPH WoOlsG

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q occupied TIE second seal 80 the meu
CALLER. nai i ass sttb bim 'bSi the elder
.haaE h,ad. 10 slga thst Friends should
tsasfste. ~u,p At med hke'y tu'' The
sfrrls .ouli move no others TO utter sen
tie aaras ot uletsiag ut geta Sarntag
seat.s' the 'empter
A. children se regarded Cocle Ioseph d
ID see %, bt Of sp,fr.srcf, sItooush not"
kuas that bis year At the ume Of which !
wrte tai sssrce reached the lai' Of a
bali e-rtnfy
BE vs.. clmslY mau, straight aud tai,
his smooth sbsyeu face btauIng With good
s,u,. and his II tlas ye lighted With
sympttby, but be was not Intellectual
sl5s Of movement and uucerIalo 10 *
pte,von. hi, bearers were often troubled
to follow bis excellent thought, aud 1t @as
90 urccmmon thing for my parents to lei
frrlu bl. mllisltttlobs as bIIg hbored'
WeIsIac nscionsuess, ht,ed perhaps
upon aecldeu 81 ktosledge that he was
unron mcuIy well 10 DO sud aIsl that
ttefe VAS contd,rsble feeling 10 the So
eiety TIA, SiJah Sidney, with her clear To-
sisLl AID facile speech, wovid be a fit life
cau psrlon for the Rool man But time
goir or. aud there seemed no nkIlLo1d Of
4 rta. izalIon Of this desire,
can remember one tccalon shen the
sul ct really assumed the importance
tha, is usually given to gossip, but 1t was
50 !. yirgly aud consclentlousIy touched
uto, hat was gres,ly impressed.
Ny father aud mother we're 10 the way
Of ylrlo many friends to dine with them
on outhly meeting day. Qnarteriy
M, u1g brought even more persons from
a a lance and among the children litlIe
una, ustomed duties were distrlbn ed. !
aae i,quellly desired to renDln for =
nap 10 the trout chamber aud assist our
u,m,n yiu'o's in moving their wraps
.snl adjust ng the cap crowns that often
M aub Oiasterbeueath the stiff boLuets.
1t Mas always Il pleasurabIe duty Tor
Fueras r,yer forget the Young and as
zach ,na lr,sped my little palm she did
10. legltcl to speak an encouraging word
20 ne.
% the occasion TO which ! have Ullnd
ed meeting broke up somewhat later than
nsueL ! hurried home, warmed my chill
led hrqers and ran up stairs, where a
bris bt IRE Was burning on the hearth. !
glanced al ont to see that the wood box
was full and locked ont Of the window,
wleie my eye rested upon stort Iite OF
carriages all bent IN the direction Ot our
home. First came father and mother,
grandfather aJd three younger children,
then a vehicle well known to me as that OF
Elias Chase from Derry Quarter, and thus
| counted item off es they drew up be
slie the horse block.
| missed Sarah 81 lney, who generally
call with Theophilus BiIdwlD's family,
and, having seen her placid face 10 lie usl
nal place ca the seat beneath the gallery,
fronting The meeting, was ct oss to
erplaln her absence She was tenderly
attached to mother, and ! could not be
lieve any lIyht mgtter would take her to
another's table.
A gentle voice called me to ms duI
ties,
Why, Katherine dear, thee must have
been very spry 10 get home before u.s. |
was pleased to see thy interest in the meet
ing today.
TDe good woman kissed me AMI thank.
ed me fer the little aid was able to give
in unpiunlng her shawl. Directly after
ward, sweet Jane Spencer came tripping
up the stare. She was frrquently spoken
of es exhibiting overmuch srdor IN all
her good work, but We children loved
the enthusiastic Ii tie woman.
0 Katherine, | am glad to make use oi
thy on ck fiDeers My cap strings are sadl
Igasry. have been mCst uucomIorta
BILE iu them ell through the me ting. Our
breakfast was tfiha late thl, morning,
and VS. bad fer to drive.
Ooe a, other arived, Zach with thought
Of me- How thee grows, child, or Thy
mother is blessed 10 her little helpers.
The room Was VEL uieh fill, when some
one a,ked the question that bad been
trembling on my Ilps.
Where is Sarah Sidney?
No one directly replied, but after mo
NEXT reflection t'aily oil had u2ges
uou rrs hlie ltlUttt il h-r to express.
Nruoueut ttrface bore traces Of suxlety
II i. morpiug trutt she has met with
90 further fnatcial disaster Thee knoss,
( r o's, she is her ev 'eut to sutprlsIn4 I
deers, IL Que whore par is not lengthy,
and 1t Is therefore a serious matter to be
forced 10 curlaII iu her giving.
| Sarah il to tiue follower tf the Great
Teacher to he long tll cted by the lhiugs
Of ,bis vofld, rrpied an sged friend.
/ Al, Hsprst, dssr. sutsered the ftst
speaker. thee tss utyef bad the bread snt
bu tsr tIoube 2. sna therefore thee Car
l-.4f, c,r.tats ts u5a.rV