The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-12-08

trk TIE fafm Work, sue tAia w hSihois
s'pose might a. well do what she wants
me 10 she slgh,d as she rose At length
ard went out, leaving the dover seeds be-
blnd her.
sto fonud Almira peeling potatoes Tor
dinner when she teachtd the kitchen, aud
Sally, tie woman who had lived with her
almost ever since she bad kept house and
hsd been TO her sister - well As q ser.
want, was patiently tcrubtlBg the door.
Emily went quietly up to her daughter
and said
There mo use taking time TO consider
What yeu ask me. Almirs, 1t shall be lust
as sou ard Amos wish. TIL him to attend
10 il right awsy.
Amlfa's greedy gray ewes CLEANED
with pleasure A. her mothers ready &C.
quittcence.
All right, mother, she taid. I'm glad
you see Il "a | do. And there IL another
thing we we're goipg to speak about yes,
two thiegg Amcs wants to get rid OF Nell; |;
the span Of working horses Ia all we need
AID she eats herfeif up every yea doing
nothipg but draw the carriage around lit
tie when ens Of the others could do II lst
az we'll
Emily wright's mouth had resolved It
self into tightly drawn curve Of obstin-
ancy now.
No, she said firmly, Nell will not be
sold. What ia the other thing, Almlras
o1, I'll tell you later, replied Almlra,
looking toward Sally signif ,antly.
Sally rose paiofulIy from wringing out
her mop and with nest touches here and
there, TO gather the scattered drops OF
moisture, tock the pail and mop and went
out. Sally was troubled with rheumatism,
and the extra labor which the addition Of
| Almiras family had made had been rathe r
hard on her, but she made no complaint,
though 1t was plain to Almira that her
strength was falling, and Emily had also
noticed IL with pain.
After dinner that day Emily Wright went
out and attached Nell the horse which she
had raised from colt and loved as il she
were humat to the covered buggy and
drove to the village five miles away Sally,
dressed 10 her best ard looking proud as a
princess, accompanied her.
They did not return until dusk and AL
mira met them with scowling face. The
baby bad been cross and she had left
much OF the wolA for Sally to do on her
return.
Patiently SID pleasantly Sally hustled
arouLd and Ii led up the kitchen, even as.
sistipg to get he children to bed, but Emf
| ly seemed so weary .ha. she went immsd-
lately to her bedroom after taking care Of
Nell
Here she was soon followed by Almira
with the fretting baby on her arm.
Where in the world have you been, moth.
er, to stay 80 longt needed Sally thia
afternoon. And that reminds me that
wanted to say to you that | must have a
younger, stronger girl than Sally. She can
get place where there Is not so much
woik. You had better fix 1t up with her
She'll take 1t better coming from you.
That's one thing I've been to see abou,
to day, announced Emily calmly
Oh. exclaimed Almira.
4 Yes; | felt sure that was the otheI
, tLog that you were going to speak to mt
, about.
Well, It was, said Almira, trying to husi
, the baby. Failing to quiet him she wa
: obliged to 20 out, and Emily Wright at las
found herself alone to think over what sh'
had done that day.
, All the remainder OF the week the thre'
+ women worked busily. Amos had severa
: extra men to assist him about the sprini
. work and that made much extra work 10
side.
. With all the work, however, Almira dit
/. not allow Amos to neglect the business
: getting the deed OF transfer executed, ant
before Saturday night che had the aatisfac
0 tion of feeling that WAS owner OF the oil
/. place free Of all incumbrance and could d.
/ as she liked In all things concerning 1t
r Sunday night she talked Amos to sleep ol
! the subject.
: Ii seems to me, she said father ought Z
] have had money In the bank after runnin
q this farm so long and always working, an
t mother, too. But then there's extra hcrr
7 and Sally kept right along, summer an
: winter, and mother always would have
b dozen cats, and 50 don't know that IT.
much Of wonder after all. spoke to be
Z about getting rid Of Nell, but che said nc
4 up ard down. guess she'll give in,thougf
!. after while; I'll let II rest for q spell. Bn
!. one thing got to be attended to, and so
: told mother to day. All them kittens mus
I be put out Of the way somehow. One ca
: Ia all I'll have around.
+ A deep snore discouraged further dl!
course and Almira herself dropped peace
a fully to sleep.
!, Mondsy morLiog Almirs, herself us uall
D ore a the earliest OF early rlsers, VIZ
j awakened by a tharp, tapping sound en-
locking cut Of the wi dow she was Just
o time to see wagon loaded with boxes az
k a little furniture with large crate Ct foH
q on behind Just moyiog GU. Of the yaft
o speeehless with amaz.ment ~ first u
Y toou found her voice.
Amos she called, ard be very 200
stood al her side But be was as nonpulse
= az shf. Dfessipg hurriedly they went dowi
stairs and found Sally trying to coax u
s old cat 10 stay 10 box while che nalltd Q
4 a slst, but one concession WAS necessary
I. accomplish this--eyeryore Of her six kl
l. tens must be put 10 before ins.tai Of ais'
i her own Imprisonment, as Sally bad II
s te. ded, then the psil YVES driven wiih0,
protfs. on kitty's part,
il Ntllstood before the door harnessed
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