The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-09-01
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shich. .lishi sssuisrce that 'hs vas
heard. Mrs. s,obhins commanded be
tween the susrgolie splsshss OF her CD atu'
I saut you to soms risb, ont bore an PM
40 the uta's dinBtr 80 ,ats u down 70
'em. They sint so,e' 10 take the TINE 70
come home. 'osuas fathers feet is sehin
,his motnlu', an' be wants 10 sii 10 all The
hay .iofe the storm. Come slong now
Then spoons ia goins TO keep
There was 20 sbswei this time, eilhef'
ba, .he door vss pushed Isr,bsr open, spd
a sirl came silently intc The kitchen. Her
6ngers we're black. ss II she hsd been
clesnIes very dry silver, and she walked
over TO The siak. poured some wster into .
ito basin and began TO wssh them With .
deliberate slowness which made her moth
ers thin lips .ishten aud the ohnrn iaIiiy
hop about the door with the wsor ~ her
strokes
Mrs. stehbips conld not tolerate slow
oesa. She could not understand bow II
was possible for person TO be eithof
SLOW or silent, aud nothing made her 80
,nery an the exhibition Of either character
siio in her ouly daughter "a Tact when
am sorry to say Eudors discovered and
made use OF at very early age. IL was
the only way 10 which she could, as she
expressed it, "set square with her over
bearing moth,r. and she bad cultivated 1t
until the slight nstursl tendencies 10 those
directions had become sctusl habits.
Aud as she stood there now, seeming to
wash and dry each separate finger by 1t
self. she did not look like 3 person who
would be trod upon without fading some
way TO turn.
She was dark, with strong, handsome
lace. heavy brows that met above very
determined nose, beautiful chin and
bright. brown eyes, but the most notable
thing about her was her height Tall
taken in the ordinary sense, would not
describe her, for she stood SIX feet one 10
,ha lowest heeled shoes she could bay,
and the neiehbors delared that though
over twenty she was growing yet-a Tact
which filed her parents with pride, her
brother with envy aud herself with heroe
rebellion.
She detested the curious looks that fol
lowed her when she went to town, the
inevitable Jokes sbout the state oil the
atmosphere up where she was, aud rel
ereoces 10 the long and the short OF ~ OF
the probable diminntive height OF The
man she would marry.
She was thinking Of it now, as she cav
how far she had to stoop to reach the
bspin. and the little fit OF anger astendaL'
on the thought made her even more delif
crate than usual, go that ut last Mrs.
stebbips broke forth in spite Of herself,
You've took five minutes for every hu
GER now, she exclaimed wrsthfnlly. II
Won wash the palms the same way, III be
able to do the butter and git down to the
field ahid Of you. IL it takes I'LL big
things so long to move, I'm glad the boys
didn't grow no morel
Eudora flushed and threw out the water
with a more hurried motion. That ias'
was the only tAunt that ever had the least
effect upon her. Then she went into TIC
pantry aud began to cut oil loaf o'
bread,
You better cut It oil. her mother called,
cause theirs four OF them today got
Joe Sampson belpin, too-On don't forgi'
10 leave the mustard out OF Joe's Sand
wiches either. Pnt in lots OF pickles
and take the apple pie Eu-do'ryl DO
Won hear me 4? as no sound but the rattle
of the dishes came from the depths OF The
breezy pantry,
Yes. ma. said Eudora. shortly, and Tor
few mioutes the churn had the floor entire
" To itself. Bnt presently Mrs Stebbins
broke ont a. ain. what'd you get them
spoops ont for snywsy2 she demanded
# Mated uns ain good enough for Gus
s,oderly. why he'd better stay away
that's al. He sin't no better'n my boys
er Jos Sampson. II you only wasn't sc
plnmb cracked on height, you'd Know
tb,re wasn't as much good 10 the wnole
length Of lin ss in lit 10 Joe's thumt
u.il. Eudory, do ycu hear mef
Yes ma said Eudora. aud si!enc'
reisned once more.
moment .he came out OF the pantry
carving 9 big tiu pail full Of dinner snc
set IL quietly down on The table.
Her mother looked up to see whether
there were any signs Of wrath In the eiti'
face. but was me, by the qsiet blsnknes'
that always eIsperated her wish yo'
sculdn't go round looking like gravei
image, see calculated. You won't ca'cl
anv taller at sll II you don't look ont
You better mike some ginger water U
tate down too. It's awtnl bot today, 81
mind YOU. il you ak Gus Sanderly up t
tea tomorrow, I'm soin to ask Joe SAM
son too, and then nothing more was sSi'
a. Fodora took down her old sun hs
from behind the ki,cbea door and, tskin
the pail in one band and the pitcher n
tie other, stepped slowly ont into ID
warm Iiah. Of the glowing summer noon'
When the house vss hidden behind ih
,uru d, the little lace, she stopped %
ueut to set her burdens down. But o.
rose again, stretching ont her 1.-THE youn
asure With feeling OF after freedom an
,ehsl she iound Der bead well up 10 ib
loo hing boss Of stsneh old spple iret
sLo.e iuiss slapped ssneily 81 her cheei
|, and sent the big bs, aippins rsti'hl
dosn over the tip Of hef determioed nos'