The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-02-24
AUNT ABIGAIL TURNS
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iuUAte, t9r shs carried II Charlie Nau !
% ssu, wbo va eotueicd tie Ft4' OF Il
ysa. Nafsua,i's b,d Gope this, to-
~lghgut bsfIs ungIe euisustme'
wllh 81, o. TIE msuy fut.oslleg bat u
desirable ,ouag msn ~lo bsaut tie t.if
f1otstrps Of III tcba,-nls-
Mr. sui Mrs y,a Eern Sefe 60
bom,' t5 tLaIr tread, ou ho13.ys, 10
cA.tmlng b,usc. iatarhei slth tqalsl'
uste. Although Mrs Y,u Essen tne'
lule oi tousfkrtpIrg, her bCusekerps
.ad butler kueW a. sm,z ng smougt, suI
70 ler t5uub1ti hlf' rao much mnt
smaolhly sud comfortably than dli 'bof
OF Ler more EBosIug ueigbho'r, tor Il
housekeeping ss well ss IN mant oihe
msltefs. II is not whst Que kuows, bu
whal one does not knos which makes lit
gor,h living
luto tbi. Elysium came oge day Ms
Abigail Van L zen, viii susl
truck, Judicial sir, haBdrei thou1aud
do lars aud SIXTY years to her credit
Mr. V.u Essen bad prepared bis Wit iar
,hecoming Of ti, aunt
You uil love her know, Rosebud, be
Issii She always asfulIy good TO
me q heu | speut my vacations With her
She Is rather -sh. rather we'll rather
close about no ey matters, and you may
think some Of her fiusuci,I arrangements
alit,le peculiar, but try not TO mind
them Tor my sake. love, and you will get
on, I'm sure
! Ald be kissed the pretty, wlstful face
turned up to bin, and vowed t. himself
| Aunt Abjgsll, who was q dear old girl 10
spite OF mr. JecuIiauties, would love lie
ilossr before she knew It
Aad Aunt Abigail dIl
One might iaucy there could be 20 sym
ps'hy between eoog bird and IA very
domestic hen, but after all there is. A
choice morsel is Of eqlal interest to each
aud neither wants TO be caught by ahawk.
Everyone knows common love ora CON
mon hstrod Is bond between women,
and ss these women both though that Mr..
Vsn Essen the one msn OF the universe
aud oil other men shadows, toey got on
very well indeed
Mrs. Van Essen had never looked very
sharply after the money matters Of her
household. Her husband gave her a
monthly allowance. and when her bills
ran over it he paid the difference. She
used to wonder what she would do il they
came wi bin the allowance, but as such
thing had never been known the question
did not interest her greatly.
Ina journal devoted to women she
once read q story OF wife who saved her
every spare dime and dollar tor fifteen
years, and then, when her husband failed
in business, delig hted aud smaz'd him by
producing $4,000 The tale had made
a deep impression upon Marguerite, and
she thought little of doing the same, but
she could not help telling the story to
Mr. Van Essen, and his comment on il
had mpletely upset her faith forever
alter 10 the uGman's Journal as a guide IN
financial sii4irs. He had cried disgusted
ly:
Great CsesaIl No wonder the man
failed, with go 900 dead capital in the
house Why. il she had given it to him
TO put 10 bis business, or placed IT al inter
est they might have been mllionsiresl
Aunt Abigail soon thought sbe discover
ID that Marguerite had as much idea OF
he purchasing power OF dollar when eI {
pended for groceries as the flower for =
y hlch she was named Moreover, her
iistrust Of the butler was only equaled by !
Marguerte's confidence 10 hin.
Why I've never seen him give her any +
,hsnge yeti thought the old lady lndiR q
lantIy, Aud she never had for the butler
lept book 10 which all moneys received
md expended we're carefully entered III .
ave her what money can while Im here +,
ny wey, the old lady thought.
After that, Let me go TO market I'D go II
ujoy going ont early 10 the morningI be \
lme the frequent request; and Msreufr q
te would obejiottly order the carriage
ni market bs.hets at what seemed to her r,
InboIv hanrs Of the day I,
She did not want Aunt Abigail to be Y
.ttricted 10 her buying, sbo usually gave
er tEice as much money as she woulj g
ave given the butler
Al first when Aunt Abigail rltnrned a
ron market NJ ,rguetiie expected change, Ii
ut this was never returned.
o. colrse It is ouIy email amounts Mar cI
uerite worried, aud Of course she might o
orse, to return It som,times; bot | can't
aderstsnd bow she can always forget ',
Before Miss Abigail bad been at her
epbeu's long che noticed Margu rIte's
arelsss vsy oi handling as well spending II
ioaey,
Nov, sbe Il toueh, oue morning, there is A
ls, roll Of bills Charlie gave her fof the
ospitsl today. She Just ran pin Il
lroneh them and stnok them to her cush 70
%. Like ~ not thst Ffench maid will kr
iek a . ige dolsr bill, apd Mrgueritt
itl rcyet missll b,lieye viii pocket 81
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