The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-20
VIXEN SARAH ANN REBElLEo.

upon il nsds toe beat 81 the snsii foo@
.luo., snbssrsbis TIE steam IRON The
boiler a bttblius clothes oply 'ddsd 70
the di.es miort Tbere sss 90 uousnsily
ll.rss ~abios. that bad T. be auisbsd be
fore aooo Thsr there vere dionet 10 set,
dnbs. 10 ss.h soa J,te Harriet 70 te
made comfofisble ior tbe siisrnoon.
Sarah Annis scsut c.liea dres' huaa 10
lhmp ioid,. ber gray bsir wss tualaed ~
ssfeit back. sod ber toio lips sere set 10
.urs l,pss Lie looked tilii 'nli this
Jane morbins. aud 10 B Brsb Anh's usually
lifsrquil cool .. i'iet uprising OF rebel
lion. She esuli 90, help Questioning
sh, the bad ibinss, spd never the easy
ones. cane 10 hsr; wby oifer iises shouid
be 90 iuli sud rich snd beautiful, her own
90 poor aud bare and limited.
snsh Aou vas forty seven yssss old.
ard h.i never married. She lived tos
sdh her sister, xbom she bad brought
Inn Jane Harriet hsd once been pretty
airi. bat .te bad married young and mar
ried POOR msu. Usder The shiilless mso
sgemsp, OF her indoleot, imptovideut bns
band, she last her besuty aud Der bloom
sud ber ambition. Al thirty three
she vas chronic iovslii with five smsl
children. Tben IL wss that S,r.h Anp left
hsr Own little home and came 10 the res
cue. Il vas uot likely thst sbe would
lack Tor something TO do 10 the osrros,
rinohed household.
As Ssrsh Am plunged the clolhet-slick
into the bubblipa boiler, her spiril oil re
beliion deepened. Just then there came
tsp a, the oor. yOuos eirl stood there,
young girl 10 shady bat snd rose COL
ored dress. H,r cheeks matched her
gown.
IL vas pretty Charlotte Den', one OF the
Young members oi Sarah Anu's church.
Good morning, Sarah Anil she said, 10
ber cheerful voice. knocked aud knock
% at the front door. bat as nobody came,
thoushi I'd better come round here,
jane Hsrfiet's asleep, replied Sarah
Auu. briefly. She bad bad night, end
the children are playing next door. Well,
she added, little biutquely, what is IN
Somethiog about the church, | Euow.
can u ask you to come 10; you'd smother.
| Chsrlotta's face took on . warmer bue.
Sue islt the feseutmen. OF Sarah Anus
msnner, and besitaitd little, What hsd
altered the usual unsssuming humility OF
| OF Sarah Aoo?
We're gong TO have 40 ice cream social.
Sarah Ann. she began. slyly It's to be q.
the town hail Friday pigbt. and We want
to kuoH II youll come over aud wash dish
rs for Us.
Srsb Ann took up her ginsbsm spron
aud slowly dtied hsr knotttd hands. Then
she turned, and With something trsgic 10
her ssx,. looked iuto The pretty face, not.
iDs i,s freshness snd beauty. Sac saw the
xhiieness OF the slender hsuds snd the
srscsfuln,ss OF the girlish figure. Aud |
Il might have looked like that once. she
thought, with = passion OF longing, IL ev
cry thing hadn't been so hsrdl
After q moments silence, she spoke. |
Help your she siid, 10 harsh tone. No,
| wobtl
You wont2 cried Charlotte. 10 surprise.
Why. Sarah Ann. you always hsvei
Sr.h Ann stood still, tall and grim, her
usually meek brown eyes we're flashing.
Yes. she retorted. | always hsvel For
twenty seven years I've been . member OF
the church. l doL't believe 10 ell thst
time I've ever missed washing dishes once
at pytbipg that's come up Pvs worked
faithful at every supper every social, ev
cry bsz,sr we've ever had. Loo, OF my
hands Do they look rs II Id ever shi,k
ed 10Y du,yi Oh, yes, when there's work
to be done 700 always come for Sarah Ann
Sae's used TO ii; yon think she don't mind
don't mind it, Why shouldn't have
good time, like the rest Of yonp she went
on. bitterly. Why should | be slwsys
drudgipg and washing dishesf ls 1t be
csuse I'm old aud poor spd usly7 There's
Mrs Judge Macon. Ask btr TO vssb
Jour dishes, and see what she'll ssyi
When the ladies gave that dinner and
supper election day, she vent oD, more
quietly, / stayed oil day. The rest Of You
left. snd l washed dishes slone uptil
t~elve o'clock tbst night, could hardly
drag myself home. and the beIt day Jane
Hsrrei hsd bad spell ths. lasted week.
Nos lie, so0ebody else wash your dishes.
I'm tired.
Tbs face ia the doorway flashed and
quivered under Sarah Ann's words. Then
the girl came 10 suddeuIy and put ber
arms shout Sarah Aon's shoulders. At the
s.ntl. pressure the poor. overtssked ~om
40 broke ilio sobs, heavy. tesriess sobs
thst shock her thin 6sufe.
Tbere. there, S.rsh Ann, ~hispered
o. srlolte, .oothiDsly. don't cf,l l ought
not TO nave ssked yoo, sbd. Ssr.h Anp. 1t
isn't ~ IL We hsda't appreciated uhsi
you've dope; We iust dijn't think -tbst's
Ill
A second later the wss gone. With new
pi'y sud ttonghtiolness upon her isos--s
ttoo sbiiuin,s brought tnsre by the pic
tare OF e asuut. tired woman With toll
Sotn. tnotted hands
Oa the uiabt Of the socisl the moon |
shons elesr aud bright. II bad been
bot day and poor jane H.uis. bad been
auusu.liy uyias. Ba. i vs over nos.
The children we're s.lesp. Jane Hsries
%. ssiely settled for The nistt. aud Sarah
Anu could Il minutes brsstbins time, /