The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-06-11

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10 the meade oi htr vsttrebe She cal
iOta tine si,s psneiI ssi p.psr, saIioul
iy sS.ias snd ssbirsc,iIs. bni ihs psS
dsy abe uho hsi dnsn hss tisy di.idtnd
9Th irsmtliss fosssoaisEs. balsiy drew
tssnty nss dollars IRON hsr principal sst
vsn, shopping.
Hsvirs the insiiacs ci Z lady haf Ora
,toue hs wss OF her hands snd ises Sd,
bon sbis pair OF nen shoes not too good
for lhsy uonli nol b. nseieiso very Ions
sod soms soit gray slovss, ,be Ore, good
gloves sas bad ever Owned. Then 10 ths
uiilinsrs Really. Min Lsini, ~,
lssrnios bof lesson very readily.
TIE milllper csme iosvsrc, tmilinsly.
Tor though che expected 20 enrichment,
sbe tnss and Iiked her customeE
see yol bsve yoar spring bsonets 10
the siDiov, snd ] suppose II is tiue !
va thirtins OF mine. shs ssii. easily. -
II nav bonnet each sesson vss the Dstuf
81 order Of ihinss. Hos much 10 ibss ops'
indicating tssssfuI boasss % one Of The
standards.
That is six dolissG The s.rsw Is doe
sod the ribbon ex,rs quality.
Oaisaii MISE LaviniA 10 dismsy, have
n't you anything ctesperf
I've sot . bonnet here. somewhere. thst
We trimmed Tor the doctors vile. last
spring, Then sbe vent into mourning for
her brother and didnt want H.
Rummssing among her boxes she pro
duced . gray straw trlmmed With soft
elk snd viole.s. There. tist might bsve
been made Tor you. setting II on her cos
toners head sod deity tying the ,hinipe
ribbons Itsuils Jon TO I. snd she turn
ed her around 10 . mirror
Miss Lrsinis looked and cluld not
help seeing hos perfectly The modest bon
net framed her pretty gray hair. How
muchi che ssked 10 = very email voice.
We'll, seeing It's you, and tbs bonnet 10
. little on. Of ssyi.. IN osil /, three dol
isrs.
To Miss L,vini,. whose ole bonnet had
been worn with ies ets1ses. for ten
yesfs, ii seemed raiisntly Hesb. and she
promptly took on. ter worn focketbook
When she rsashed home che carefully dust
cd stand by the window. . htr new bon
net upon IL. lll the gloves beside II, and
sat down and toasted her eyes. How pret
~ they we're, ind bow peri.cily they suit
I'd each othei Thid wss the frtt sesthet
10 EraiIfss,ion OF her life. and che had
sense o; being fed more than by her good
dinner.
Thst night she 10y swsks long time.
ponderins fesrsome step. 1t seemed like
] 1ying 10 the isoe OF Providence, but the
oibbls she b. ID had wbe.isd her appetite
The next morning she took . trolley for
he city. some ten miles distant. and re
Iurned With . large boz
o. the beautiful May Sundsy following
hs congregation oi tss Csssasld Bsptis.
Jhurch experienced distinct shock, for
% people turned si,er the bsnediction
htrs came from Miss Lvipiss humble
issing under the gallery . we'll dressed
sdy 10 quiet gray suit, With ifreproscbs
,ls bonnet and gloves. Wss in No. II
ould not bel II certainly vas Miss Ii
iniai Church etiquette forbade surround
ns her and demanding the how snd
'heo. bat It did not prevent Sundry nuds
pss and smiles spd raised eyebrows A
ood many people shook hands With her. I
I'D on her way homo several dropped be
md her 10 inspect her d leisure. II WAS
ssily triumph 10 email wy.
Over their Sunday dinner the DOCTORS .
lie told bin about II. And how she man q
ged il beats me- she 6oisc cd, Tor every y
ody knows she has The msrest piitsnce. u
,i.hef she hes come into money OF she 10
ring her mind End using up Wbat she
o.. Somebody ought 10 look into it. u
Iknev . man onoe. rsmsrksd the doc 3
" mildly. resohing for another biscuit, 9
ho smsssed . fortune BY miudi0g his "
70 business. Its worth trying. Ny
cor, 1 don't believe there's soother vom "
, 10 town who can msks bueooi.s like u
,ese.
Oae si the keenest sorrows Of Miss L. L
MAS poverty had been its Loneliness. .
be chill bsrrennsss OF the lit le gray o.
,use cod her snIious iace bad not drawn
q neis bors, and as she cpol1 not invite u
hers TO her table she bad declined ber o.
' iuvitstions. She bad nothing TO give. fe
ven her small friendly services bad their 81
steiisl vslne and we're paid Tor 10 one u
y or smother. 70
Bat nov things we're ohsnsed. Sbe 90
sionslly ssksd . neishbor 10 tcs. orosr 10
ID . loaf Of breed TO come poor. over v
,rked mother. Tue banobes OF ssae :"
d spesfmint from bsr little garden, "
1ich heretofore she bed sold. nov she 20
ve sWsy, spd shs often did little neigh !"
rly kindnesses, Tor which che would ps
10 90 pay. 5as subscribed ior . reIie %
ns seekly, and ins esd Of The dollar .
sr which out Of her poverty che bsd
Ven 10 mistiops, she nov gave i've. Peo
. wondered. for II hsd become krovp 10
me mysterious vsy that sbe vm using sp
her principal. bot The one man who 40 ~
rssood msds no sign. y,
Doe dsy. driving bis rouois. be over. sp