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


ere Iis thiiittn .slstpf Ihs,s coed.
uaHe | .,ut yoa 10 20 70 TIE socisl. Not
70 htir. be sad.s, bssiii', tEi 10 sriay
yosI,,ll lils hsf feople
We htvrr iboaebt shoo, II. ss,sa Ann.
,hs stti or. 'hyly. We hare imposed up
o. Iop. std los'ss bad 70 masa TO DO Ut
hon,l Cone. s,t ,on, bobneii
/ snah Anp rcse o. a.. II bad been .
buS day.
Are you sore yoa ~soi msf che said,
si,uollT
q ,iles sate, ssia The siri.
A les minutes later they sent mp the
qai stree, together The hsll ~s lisht
81. the xiodous were optp. aud . they
passed up the step. there VS. hum OF
voice
| There's lots OF peopls here said Char
io,ie. hsppily, as they vent 10. Wethink
ve're going to make good deal this time.
ws sani to set thst 5un 10y -sehool piano
paid for II sc can. They're pressing Us
for smother payment Did tell your
NJ. murmored Srrsb Ano, you diint,
Sue would have washed dishes willing
ly II sbe had koosn tbs', she thought.
II vas pretty sight that her eyes rect
el on. All stout we're scattered smsll
white. covered tsbles, ct which people ~ere
esiiog ice cream and cake. Sarah Ann
thoostt she had nev 2 seen go many pref
ty dresses 10 oil ber lie.
Charlotte led bel TO = seat. Sit hero
she whispered. and III wsi. on you.
She pushed her gently iuto . chair and
departed hastily. Sarah Anu set 81 fti
aprish,. Nov that sbe bsd her WISH, she
felt III OF e.se. She bad never been welt
cd upon before, aud she thought that il
wssut tuoh q blessing, alter oil, to eli
With folded bsads.
Charlotte came back in Q few min utes
c,rrying on 3 tray a generous pyramid OF
loe.cresm and liberal supply OF cske.
Ibroustt you the best cake We had. Ssr
oh Aap, The whispered. IS she deposited
her burden. Don't forget to Try this bsna
"a cake. Mrs Bright made II, and you
know how good her cake slwsyeis Good
by. III be back seain il car, bat we're
very busy.
Lett sloue, Sarah Anu slowly ate her ice
Dream. She tasted her cske, but left
most q it, She felt sirspge and out OF
place. for 10 sll her fecoleot,ons ibis was
The first time any one had evsr weited up
on her. aud -the did net iEeit.
As she s st the white.coyere1 tablo
among the selI.dressed, lisht-hesIted pso
Pile, the conviction came home TO her that
1t was too late to change mstters alter oil.
With an odd resilessuess. che wanted to
be up aud doing IS she had always done,
10 the camp OF the IsrseIites there bad
been hewers OF VOID and drawers of water.
and perhaps they we're just ss NJ cesssy to
the wel!-beiog OF the camp ss the priests
and psilr ,singers, and perhsps they re
ceived es great reward.
Aodt Low eh9 knew that she must bury
her loneings and her dream, and be con
tent With the humble thioas. he who
planned all lives knew b,st.
Rising, che made her way steadily
through the crowds to the rear room. No
body was there bat Charlotte Dent. and
che was standing over huge psn filled to
the brim With dishes. Her delicate face
was flashed. and there was a weary look 10
the sweet eyes.
shs glanced up IS Sarah Ann entered.
It's hard work. Sarah App. she ssid, smil
Jog faulty. didn't know how bard IN
Ill tried it Pve been thinking about
you oil the time since I'vs been stan diuR
here.
Sarah Aon vent over to Charlotte and
took ber hands resolutely from the dish
par. Give me yonr sproD. child. she
said. There, you go and enjoy yourself.
You're not 6l for this work
Tying the sinshsm apron sbout her own
waist. she plunged her oalons bands into
the water. The dishes csmc out with ss
tonishipg rsriIity, clean and bright.
There wss . relieved yet . reluctant
lock on Chsrlotte's face.
| dob't Ike to leave you. Sarah Ano,
sbe said. slosly. II doesn't seem right.
Yes, II does. tool cried Sarah Aun. Yon
col
She drew the slender leure nearer her,
Pn sorry said What did. she whisper
ed. lt-tbst feeling is oil over nov. III
help you slsays after ;bis.
Srsh Ann watched Charlotte as che
% ,de bef way ont smopg the people-s
small. slight hsnre. With delicate face.
not fitted for the rousber work OF life.
Bless herl murnured Sarah Ann; aud
then che turDed to her work.
Her rebelliousness was gone, snd 10 its
place wss new pesce. 0 Lord. she wbis
pere 4, through b.r tesfs, l siD't good for
much; cant prescb or pray or eng Or
talk. I'm only spoor, plain uomsn ubo
can wash dishes aud csn't do snYtbinp
elss. Jos. hewer Of wood and . drsver
OF v.tsr. bn, msyb bs II can't do the atest
things. Yoa can 1T the little once resound
to Your honor end glory Forgive me my
.tubborpnees and conceit Teach me to
do the bu m blest tasks With . wiling heart
Help NE to be 'workmsu that ueedetb
no, to be ssbsmed.'
Are the Toe cream dishes resdy, Ssrsh
Appf called chotns OF ssy voices Aod
three o. fonr sirls csme 6ottsripa 10.
What should Ne do vitbout yonf No
body c.n web dishes /. you can. Tiers
~hnt. r,ord ~ pennia enena nm frnn,