The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-09-17
THE THRoop GIRLS

: orer 81 iva bouscs .etoss the street,
l.r.s wbits zoe sud little ycllos OF
The Ibfoops hsVs last moved here sh
e1gIaiaed. from Uedcrbtll, There u la'
Phoebe snj Daisy s1d their father "
gatsn.i,t 10 Undtrl u, au3 sbs know
them. She ssJs they sts good slrls, "a
su.sn - stesl traps They've so. smt
uau. They want 10 90 the the Notms
School st Bradley, ana get an educstior
sud teach school.
la hind Of cufioas 10 Zee how they all
usts out asisbbouus With August. Chi
msn, said Mrs Moseley sith sBothe
cbBckir
Al tbst very moment the Throop eitl
sefs seated in Mise Cbipman's best ROOM
10 whose dImness their bright Young face
sbooe ont like stars.
They we're returning Miss Cbipmsn'
formal call ~tioh they had not enjoyed
much It had been q business call, aay
bow. Phoebe ssld, Miss CbIpmsn bad in
formed them that she bad more apples and
potatoes than sbe could use herself, sud
that she could accommodate them With
those articles, at the market price.
Accordingly they bad brought peck
measure with them.
We would like some spplss, said Phoe
/ be- We thought We would make a bird $
ues, pudding for supper,
Yon do oil your homework. under
stand. said Miss ChipmSn. She was mid
die sged. She wore her hair drawn back
tightly and gathered INTO a diminutive
| knot
Oh. yes. Daisy answered, end go to
school
We want to go through the high school
here and go to the Bradley Normsl, said
Phoebe.
We want to be teachers. Daisy eIplsin
cd. Good ones,
They chstted away cheeriuly for some
time.
Then they followed Miss Chapman to
her we'll stocked cellar. Miss Chipmsn
looked silewlse at the measure they had
brought.
We thought We would take pecs said
Phoebe
They're selling at thirty Ave cents, SAID
Miss Chipman, I-er-l generally use
my own measures She picked up peck
measure, filed it up with rosy Northern
Spies and emptlel 1t into their meas
ure.
Phoebe flushed bolly. Daisy bit her
lip. Phoebe paid her, aud they made
short work Of getting up the cellar
stairs.
Come again, said Miss Chapman.
Thank you, said Phoebe, stlhy,
When the door had closed behind them
the Throop girls looked at each other
Did-you ever Phoebe calculated.
The mean. borrid old thing cried
Daisy. Did she think our measure held
more than we said.
She seemed to,
| believe hers has q false bottom, Daisy
svowed.
Oh, no, said Phoebe, though her heart
burned within her. She is honest, | sup
pose.
But mean Daisy subIoined, Pison
mean I've good mind to take her old
apples right straight back to herl
Eut there was supper TO be considered.
Phoebe stirred the batter and Daisy slic
ed the apples, The pudding was great
success and their father praised 1t.
The Throop girls did their faithful best
to make cheerful home for their father,
tho worked hard, and did for them all
tis scaut means allowed. Ard TO night
they brsvely buried Miss Chipmsn aud
her peck measure isthoms deep beneath
their happy talk and laughter
There came knock ut the door when
heir father had gone down town after sup
per. The visitor Was Ozro Martin, from
The poorhouse two miles away, half wit /
led fellow, long and loose IL ed with al .
lukemped mop OF red hair and a ludicrons :
" twisted face He came to the village 8
frequently, begging his meals from house
% bouse, He had spilled to the Throop |
girls before successfully and he bore them
n mind, for be had some small shrewd !
hess 10 bis vltless nondle. t
Phoebe let him have chsir by the $
,toye and the remainder OF the birds nest @
padding. a
Shtopped IN to Mish Chipmsn's neksat s
loush, said Ozro, 10 tII own peculiar v
,peecb, 80 she volljnt give pore fellsr
luthin she'sh dr,iidl mean, sbe ish. d
4, looked spiteiul. 5
We know that, said Daisy warmly, She
s iesriully stlngy. a
Shtinsy tbst'sh it, Oz'o sgreed She d c
,uaht TO ba srreshted y put 10 the Jail o
n ,liee cleaned from his dull eyes,
Pleasant evening, isn't ~ said Phoebe, Il
that enough had been ssii
.bout Miss Chipman. a
Bat Daisy could not forget her, When
)zro bad sobbied the pudding snd depart n
d, aud they bad spread their books and c
l.,es on the table aud plugged into their 4
home vo'k, DAISY gave signs OF wan 4
lerug mind. Nov aud again she litter I,
q ipasnodicslly. aud Il lsst she jumped
% sud boltsd ch With a sleeiul aud mys =
erious Wait miGuteF 4
She came dsucIbg back after little,
iisgling trium hsBtly, she set toFn he
ore Pbosbe ANAL plate.
% u we bali 50 apple lmpsled up
20 which, by means OF match, Was