The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-12-17
AUNT JEAN MIsTAkT.

on, 8tsr .in too pleasant TO ,tsy 20 %
house ta 8.' .sii KITTY FeT3. Aul
jssf. ena .fa..lra b ryag. up 80 10
pasture solf
San'eas,t s.ii Aaul Jean. VIII a.
bach t,g8 roam 10 be stisesshsi snd o.
o1atuias 10 be- dore sod tbe 4olh &c b
so' teAi iar ibs ir.m-,f In surprise.
81 Yoa Catb,ultt
kuy looked sill l1osiog eyss At th'
rrseTlcg tiies 81 .ub.Atas On tie bill
rhr great shsdoss ts.t tho apple tte,
bouehs made, s~sytUe, oa The grIss
Ibsre wsss o.tbiri siag 10 the usples
k0uie wnhad that !ast tora While - sh,
oasld be e,lblfi sni dwell to elorited
region Of green ltSves, where eburutng.
~bHewssh pal.s snd qrilug bees we're 40
tuosu.
She kueN that even uos "a scarlet op
piss we're noddtng aloug the stone Wslls
lie liuy soldiers, the Wild roses opening
10 tohtsfy uookF, the ,lras berries rpen
ing 10 fragrant wood openings 90 the bal
As these t,mptiug thoughts passed
acfoss her uiot, she heard Aunt jeans
slflll voice It lhr b.ek door. rslkiug TO
some one.
A painter, ,Li SAID she. Ol, yes, you
are sticome to = druk Of Wsttr. You
eao draw it fresh aud cool for yourself
The wtlIs out upder the big butternut
tree, A painter did you s.y9 P'rsps you
can whltewssh, tooi
| Certainly m,.u. said deep pleasant
voice.
KIty lesued forward u get peep at
the possessor Of that clear soft tsnVr
Hswa young man, with sort Of
pack strapped Oh bis back aud something
thst rasembed q maguldceut umbrella 10
bis hand.
On, said Kite, TO h"rsclf. a peddltrlI
Autt Jean Is getting LA.... . 4.sriHg ey
cry day
Well, said Amt an. ! d. b'lleve Prov
1euoe has sent you ~ ru, aged Perkins
Polk 10 Nhltewash the b, ck bedroom to
day, but be hasn't com Il sr me, And |
here II is . o'cloc | don't bJieve be
means 70 come tod.y, Perkins has took
to drink dreadful Of late poor creetur
Prsps, sir, you could wLitswash the back
bedroom? Ia be willing to give you
your dinner aud a quarter Of a dollar for
the jobl And | csut say more liberal
than tbstI
Aunt Jean was waiting tho decision of
ear, when X kdty walked in, her brig BIT eyes
spark ing with mlrth, her cheeks rosy snd
her lips pursed up IN the desperate at
/ mpt not to smile.
You'll plesse excuse Aunt Jesn, my
good man. faid she. We don't want any
thing today, JLers was peddler slorg
on Saturday sDd We bought Gil that we re
lursl
The young man - Horton Leigh was the
name stamped 10 gilt letters on the Inside
Of bis collar box looked from grim Aunt a,
Jean to pretty KITTY and made up bis
mind at once,
Pardon me. be said, but am not ped :,
Her Aud il you will allow me, shall be
'ery glad to undertake the job.
The sooner the better, ssil Aunt Jean
)rlskly. | s'pose you amt got yonr over
lis With you. That don't make no differ :,
nee. There's pair up stairs as belong
ID to Hiram Harknese, WHO worked for us
ne spell aud Jumper Iacket as Billy Bar e
ow wore, who ran away and joined the :.
lpsies, six months ago. Kitty run up =;
tsirs and fetch en-. Aud the young man
an go into the barn and put 'em on,
Vell do call this streak Of luck :
And in less than five minutes the young
IAN was mounted on ladder, brsndish
~ good SIZED whitewssh brush. ity
ord was cbutning and Aunt Jean was -,
,obing the quilt on the frames in the
est room. J..
There's nothing like getting a good are ;,
start 90 Monday morning, said Aunt ~
ean, -,
At u O'Clock the back bed room was
hi er aud sweeter than any lily. the but ).
y bad come, the quilt was satisfactorily
ranged and the whole family sat down TO
savory mesl OF fried chicken, white
read, U aud straw berry shoucske
Yau seem to be . very respectable Nj
1ung man, said Aunt Jean or ticslly pc
Itveying the stranger. Ifyoud like TO
~ here and do chores for yonr board,
% might sleep 10 the r0 chamber and er'
could recommend you to do whitewssb NJ
z ] bs for the neig hbors Deacon ga,
ovds bouse needs new coat Of paint, oy
.dly, andl N most sure that Widow Fl hs
IthsQ Trueby would like Der barn paint st
to match the uea house. th,
sm greatly obliged 20 you. said the
,ung mao, toying With particularly st'
rsp barry, but do not execute orders
that branch. / sm sn artist. M
A hicL said Aunt Jean hi,
An ARTIST, Shall show you some Of il
Y skttcbesY biz
Aunt Jan put on her specttcIes at th'
zoe. th
Well. don't object to look at EN-, said ia,
e. Bot wont promise to bUy. We pc