The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-03-07

Aaath- o'3 party dresses & led -t1r Hen
en bad mastered the dye pots mysteile'
long ssa-uefe uow transformed iuio ioaf
elk petticoats. hioh wupld rustic delight
folly under their soalen eaans.
just the last tliags it The world aoy OF
O.. really waited, Helen sdmi,ted, hni the
.ilk ~asut a. far another thing and as t
didn't eost Us anything gafs' ~e e.H 81
ford to be swell Tor once.
Then 10 some mssieal asy her deit tn'
ger. had iashloued tor herself as dainty
gown from lhe yoInminoas old gray opera
sk4ud the b st OF the we'll worn redip'
cote as ever pretty maiden @ote 10
church on a bright SUNDAY 10 sprttg.
The ba tered PARIS bonnet bloomed aue"
With apple blossoms, ifetbe1ed over the
kettles resiyiug steam, Bat the Growing
feature Of tie costume Vas beautiful
mink silk pstafot WIZ Cousin Frances
would certaiuly never have recognized as
the skeleton Of Der famous baudle, newly
clad in the piuk lining Of the opera cloak
aud adorned With the freshest hounees oI
the chiffon gown
( Girls, bow do lo5k? vas Helene sn1-
ious question, as,srrsyed ior the first time
IN oil her glory. she was about to stsrI
with them to church.
Jnst too sweet aud lovely Margaret
said with enthusiasm aud the mother, who
thought her girl, were always perfect, ech
oed Margarets words
But Anne vas troubled Such tuety
seemed b rdly III accord with their strait
eped circumstance , OF with the almost
/ Qaak,rIsh simplicity Of the quiet town;
but Helm was so happy that she could
not trIug herself TO speak her doubts,
which, otter /, might prove without
| foundation.
She wa keeuly alive, however, to The
sensation which Helen appearance osus
ed. and which, qIl durag the service, dp
vlded the attention Of the congregation
with toe good minister words, And SiI
t,r the service Auue's srrai1IDg ears
caught more than one fragment Of unl
friendly cnuctm, which seemed floating
IN the ali.
1t does beat ull, old Mrs Sharp wLis'
perlDg to her nelghbor how folks behind
hand IN their rent can buy such fnery
P'raps Pa Pcndefgsst has somehow
made bis evellAstIn fortune was the audn
be answer
Did you see how Chan Bassett kept
lookin at her? He CAM afford to dress a
wife like that. hesrd Mis- Bassett tell
HIM so dutin the collection.
Jest see that piuk pgrasol! Why, Mani
dy couldn't get ore, plain dark blue, for
less u five dolIar-I An silk petticoats, too,
know by the rustlin. They're up aud
down eztrsvsgant, or else they amt 80
poor as tnty We been maxim out.
Az the uelghbors sendin EN- 10 pies an
cake at very bakul
: J
went on Their homeward way, ard Anne
wondered II she, too, bad overheard the
gossips Wnlepenngs, or whether the deep
or flush was only the reflection from the
mink silk purasol, which she hell so
brsyelv overhead. Margaret was less OBJ
serving and was evidently quite uncon
sclous oiaDy unusual stir going on around
them
1t was the first Sunday in msny months
that Chauncey Bassett bad not walked
with Helen. He had been with his moth
er ca the church steps when they came
ou'. but be had only bowed and had look
ed way 1t was certainly strange, thought
Il i.r, but, if he didn't want to come, be
needn't. Aud no one, not eV Anne,
should know she cared.
The weeks rolled around, and summer
followed eptiug, Every Sunday Helen
went to churc 10 her brave attire, and
walked lone aitfrwsrd with Anne and
Margaret, aud Cbsuncey never came.
She never mentioned hin; but Anne
watching er darling with jealous eyes,
saw bow 4er cheeks grew paler, and how
H,te.s ste seemed 10 be as the summer
days went on.
one night, ST. A he lay pondeting upon
these lhiugs With Margaret asleep beside
Der. she n,srd st d sob from the cot
Vhrr- Hcl. lay. That was all but 1t was
rot loug b. fire Anne had determined
what to do. Aud the next day, on her
way home irem the village, she stopped
at Mrs Bsssett's lor the first time sloce
that sIriog Sunday when Chsuucey bad
fingered at bis mothers side.
lie ever so long siuce I've had chance
10 run 10, said Anne. But I've been busy
teac log It WAS fort nate for rs that the
Breut0us wished tIeir children TO make
mp oil tbey lost when they had the whoop
ing cough last sFrug Hit wasn't for
tlat apd for two Of Msrgarets music pu
pil. who have kept right 90, | don't know
wLst We would have don!
, 1t was DOT like ANN to speak 90 freely
, Of their difficulties, but Mrs Bisset, show
ed no sigbs Of nubeudiug yet
. You know how It is, Aane coDtinuel
. With heightened color, Ia tries 10 DO oil
q be csu, but his so uplucky.
.4 49,. lat i.rt8ya uaarft a gna0ass'
3 ulerIed Mrs BAssett clipping IatO Auue''
skl.liully opened uet. Every one thought
{ be mlsta been maxim money, .he way
Helen came oat 10 the spring
AID 1idnt she look sweet? cried Auue
C Bu, people shouldn't la1gs by sppesrsn
d cs,. I'm goiag to tell you, though
shouldn't like it to get srouud cous
e. is Of motlers IN the city seut us tom'