The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-03-12
AS coop As A GIRL.

Z lstet 90 ia G1es. " 90 tsy W. tDst
Amt bio . snifonsr batch OF 6sastnn,
test tie, ~, 90 sry shslf 10 Bolton hi
t.il, Issstsise none tia, ss've tsen,
0inms oes itss, uij . email seie
49, diftr iiiil, hsId wu thrust 10 81 10
instsn siaaev. std . stiuy hagt foip
ed .. the eoithdn piled high 9TH .h
brown eifolss. bt.ijs aud diamsnds. tss
Eln Aua EiiIa va contemplating 9Th q
zach ssiisisesi o.
L,pd oit . slvtl shs cried, AID tbl
rcl,ips pin fell {, the der wi,h bsss
wbo b yoo' Gii risb, dosn from there
[ shoaIdn', sondsr iiyon vas sispl IL
sahi 90 ny isemioo, fosebash.
The hand ~, silbdrisn ~ qaiekly
cad IL bed been tueb s.m.ll band beer
saob q snsll hand. that Mi" Somer. iron
zone feslius Of eonporeiios, OF possibly
10 gsin linz. sdded, Yon kio 80 reund
ssct.
Nos Mis- EliE,. ill through The % orn
ing, ~ shs lifted from the boiling 10 each
dousbnnt ss II st..intd the required shade
Of brosp, bs3 tesn visions OF htfssli Cd !
Jog ter ifiend', sbo might drop 10 dorpR
.ts dsy. lev Of her douabauls on one oi
her best ehios pls,ss, spd che could sl
most bear them say. "Thsss sre The best !
ever oii ssi; they iu't melt 10 your
mouth" and she ooold zee herself VITA
proud generosity comply ins to their re
qossts for the receipt.
She knew there would be no such spprs
sis.ion from . boy boys had no plses 10
Miss Eliz.'s oslslogus OF assfol tbipss-
osvsrtheless che selected the last dough
mt tbst hsd been flied. made from odJs
and ends OF dough which had the tneri, OF
being 10 uch larg,r. il slso much ialsrior
10 quality 10 the Others. and after deposi:
ing the colendsr 10 the pantry. steppsd to
the back door.
Well. / never did she criod, resting
both hands on bsr hips snd rsasrdirs toe
owner OF the hand that hsd 90 rudsly dis
iurbed her equsuimitr.
q1eet li,ls figure stood there. 7
boy igh. hsvs been sny where from seven
10 ten years old. he ss very small, but
his face might have seen . score OF years,
so deep we're lie liovs 1t vas framed 10
the rim OF . brown derby bat tbst bad.
piobsbly. once sheltered . more fortunate
member Of society.
The few articles Of clothing, although
10 ts,tsrs. we're evidently bic own. - re
ssrded origin IS we'll s possession; sbile
his feet we're prot cied BY ladies' shoes Of
By no means Cinderella proportions.
From under tie hat two big gray eyes
Gzsd upon the dong hpus vbich Miss Els,
held 10 her hand: not long. bovsver. for
~,ivirg oil ceremony, the toy took !.
q aickly from between her fingers. and the
d shbot disappeared 10 three mouthiuls.
90 much 10 Mics Eiz,'s alarm. that she
ran for glass OF milk, for she often 70
marked that sponge cake and dousuuts
b. they ever 20 light. did beat oil Tor
sticking 10 ones throat. and for her part
she never could est either without drink
ins at least two cups Of tes TO get them
down.
The milk followed the doushnuI, and
evidently net With soms degree Of spprs
cis,iop. for the hard and weary little ises
soitsped % it vas lifted 10 Miss Elisis,
and the boy said.-
Gimme sumpin ter do.
Mis- Bomsrs regarded oil boys ss her
nstnrsl ensmiss. Living alone for the
pas. twenty years since her father. Farm
o. somers died. shs associated them only
With stolen iruit snd trsnpled hower beds
and 90 declared them "lsps sud pests"
snd impatient With herself for rslsutina
toward one OF the race 10 this extent, said
Ys, vssh your isos
Bas closed the door, drove The bolt in
9th . good deal Of iorse. and vent back
to bsr task oi clearing up.
This done. spd having eaten her irnesl
dinner. she vent up-stsi,s and made her
afternoon toilet
Before sit,ine down 10 her snsll mend
isa she thought Of bsr plsnts neglected
this busy day; so tskins the Watering po.
iron ito hook 10 the porch, che vent on.
10 the cistsrn to oil II, for che slvsys
usintsined that no plsuts ever Goarished
like those wstered With pure rain vsssr
This YES . day Of apsets. There. BY
Ihe side Of the sissern, ouddlsd up 10
heap. his bssd pilloved on The butter d.
kin, that served for . bucket. Icy her
'ssll seausinssnos Of The morning. isst
Islssp.
his face, strssked BY his recent sm stenr
Iblu,ions. looked 90 drawn snd pioched
bet Miss 6omsn sW startled ana took
1old OF DIS enopldet,
The boy jumped 10 his ieet. ducked %
ler her srm, and rsn 10 the other eide OF
bs cisteru.
IL washed me face; Gin ne sumpin
sf do. be ssid. Tor be ieit ihsrs YES need
II propitis,ins this woman. sbs. poisith
tspdine her kindasss. spoke and looked
10 s'srUly.
You uesdut ts 90 scsi.t; what do you
mean, going to sleep 10 ny yard, right
'ids Of tbs si,s.rn, too; you mishts fallen
o sud drowned, tbsn tbsrsd been . prst
y tov-ae-do.
Me Games Macy. sad 1 come from The
lily. gusH ! va clean beat tin work
Hamphi bes, yos nay be. bn, l dont
ZEE sayihins clean abon, you: a. for sort,
"a like to knos vhs. ye bin DO.
Ikiu scfub l3ors, 80 Gift sshes, sn-