The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-10-19
THE pINCusHIoN.


vore bfoun ttess snd white ises col
lar aad vas ~ neat snd dsiaty ~ slitls
bird. Sac lived 10 smsll sqnsfe hoas'
o, the eaa Of ibe villsse-s house Win
green shutters sni green fence, white
face that slwsys looked ~ tbongh II had
baen Washed that very morning and sein
isg little eye, OF .isdoss There sss :
bit oi e.raen foupa the house. 10 which
Miss Peekiii grsw tbs MOI. wonderful
aoseu Psnsits. forseimeuo's snd wood
lr1hs, wsllaoseu and dsfodils, roses and
lilias. subnossrs aud nssturiiums. all 10
their due sesson made blsEs OF color 10
that garden uil the ls,e dark days came
lighted by the last obryabihsmams aud
the garden settled down uudet its brown
coal to wsii the meas Of spring thai should
come With the hrsl yellow sconi,e.
Oar house vas lsrser than Miss Peck
it,'s, and our garden would have made .
good score OF hers. but somehow our
gardeners never sres such fovers IS
those. Miss Pickett used to come 10
our houso 10 so-, Bhs sr~eo my uocks,
aud she sewed my piosiores, and sal
smops her tapes and pins and yard
measures telling me old stories that no
one else cared about. Tor Miss P.ckilt
had no relatives and hsd always, as she
SAID, kept herself And OF sll her stories
the one | liked beat was the one sbout |
the pincnshion, 1t was large, heavy
cushion, aud | wondered why Miss Peck
itt always brought 1t with her when she
came for the day.
] will make you q pincushion TO keep
here. | said. aud then you need not car
~ that hssvy thing about What makes
II so besvyf
II has 9 brick inside to keep II steady
when pin my work to 1t. she said, and
| carry it with me because IT was the
las, thing my young man made for me.
Miss Peckitl smiled and sighed, and |
said:
Oh, did you ever have young msn2
Do tell me about him.
At ten years old one is not very dis
Greet. suppose Miss Pickiit was not
inclined to be hard 90 Youthful indiscrs
tion. though she would have been the
first to resent ii 10 those OF riper years.
She threaded her needle and began; /
n M aa vhap I mao vonn1 oi,l
She could not have BEEN more than 30 /
at time, bat to me che seem ed immessur I
ably old. so | said;
It's long time ago, then, as sympsthic /
ally as could. /
Yes, she said, a very long time. He
was the son Of o farmer, and we was court
ing ever since we was quite little things
aud went 10 Sunday school. And Willie :
looked to be taken on TO have . share 10 /
the farm, and We to have been married 10 8
the spring. Bot 1t was not TO be.
What hsppened9 '
Why, his father died my dear, and
when it came to looking into things it 1
was found he'd b rowed money on tbs /
land and the interest hsdh't been paid, o
Willie ted me 1t was because bis father b
would grow wheat, and that seems to be
always snare TO farmers. So then my o
Willie said he'd pay the interest and all il
hey'd only wait But they wouldn't. and
he old place was sold up house and
and the beasts and the land,
With the standing crops. They may say II
ts law. but it sin'st Justice. 8.
She bit of her thread sharply and ! 81
sid it was q shame.
SO it was a black shame. My Willie "
gould ~ paid them every penny OF they'd n
'nly a wsited. Bot noi they sold the
I'D place, and !. fetched more than they n
ooked for. and there we're near G200 over, OF
nd that they gave to Willie. rs was only p,
air. And after the sale Was over | ssw N
otbing Of him for two days. and then be m
sme to me looking like . dog that the "
oys are after With stones
LIS all up. blossom, be said. He al st
7sys called me that on account OF my d
-esh color. Miss peckilt touched ber d
"a q cheek with her thimble and sighed ca
I'm tf SAYS bo. With this bit OF mon
, I'll make fortune over in America. bt
'hich is free country, sod I'll come bl
ONE for you, my girl, or I'll write and th
QUILL come to me. bI
II it was 10 the worlds end, says ]. tb
Then be gave me this pipousbion. Ii sc
eemed funny present. being quite er
lain. as you see, aud it had big stitches, b.
'ut sewtd very strong. aud ] almost hu
.us he'd IS took il. | was glad sitter bI
hst hadn't laughed, for Willie. be says; pt
Blossom. my dear, do you know what
iskes IT so hesvyf hl
50 said no, didn't
lt's brick cut OF the old south wall at eli
ONE, says he, where the yellow rose u, te
I'd whore spticots fruit 90 free, and ips
overed with q bit Of the silk gown my m
lother was married in-it's faded, but "a
on csn SEQ the rosy sptiss on It yet Hr
ou'll keep il Tor my sake? ali
80 | said | would, and be said. When ps
ie cover wears ont, rip IL ch aud put on tr,
mother I've got the rest OF the dress
I'D by with the things my cousins keep
u for me 81 Msiaslone sgsinst | come NJ
scE. DO
Then be kissed ne great mauy times, to
cd bless bin, spd Of he vent
Well ! asked. Tor Miss Peckitt stopped vi
1rnptly.
Well. that's sll she said shortly. lie
sver came back. Bat know be was se,
ue, and be would hsre come back II be th