The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-09-08

10 an old man who esms out Of he wood
with Al ax on his shoulder.
The next high wind pears likely TO iiniil
" The man answered, i,cosely, The maj
That begun 10 build e, old lsasc Applchy
he's waaderln round demcnt,d and his wifi
Is dead. They used to live 10 y little hous,
where you see that cellar, and they appear
cd TO live hsppy enough, though they
were slwsys the kind that was bickeriu
and nsggln' at one another, until some
body eiad and left EN- money enough Il
build new house. Then they fell tc
qasrrelipg about where II should be put
and what Kind Of house Il should be, and
the upshot OF II wss she went to live with
her folks, AMI before long she died They
said be was terrible high handed and
wouldn't eyer give In to hcra mite. But
when sho died II made him nigl about
crsEg. You'll see him wsndelia' round
here, tsllia' to Msris-.hats his wlto--and
Abby i len, bis daughter that died before
she greS up, expect there's a good
many folks that Kind Of gets In the habit
Of beln' quarrclsome ard cantakkerous,
when they really set by one another. Any
how, there was Isaac Applcby 70 hi wife.
They couldn't lise together 10 peace, but
they couldu't live with one another nohow.
Human nature Is Gurus thing.
There Was silence in the wagon az the
mans footsteps eied away, Elias got out
and busted himself for tome time with tax
Ink the feed.bsg of Abigsil's head and
storing II 10 the wagon. When be got into
the wagon again Maria spoke TREMENDOUSLY,
with tears running down her cheeks
% you s'pose, l4iis, that Abigail could
stand 1t TO 20 light back home Og4itY
leale'ls'e the could. She's had good
feed, said Elias, briskly.
Then | want you should drive her right
back again. And 'I.iss, | never want you
should ssy : word to me again about
seperate maintenance!
Why, lard sake, ntyer did, mother
said ElIas, lightly, although bis voice was
husky. lie had not called her mother
before for twenty years.
Abigail trotted homeward Spring bios.
somed sfresh and the earth wa, new.
Seems real good to have you to home
again, mother just as II you'd been a way
Tor long spell, sail Elias, as she hustled
about the house. She glanced at him, and
Jaw with pang that he looked suddenly
worn and aged,
1t aiD't as II he hadn't had considerable
% put up with in me Folks always do
nave to put up with one another. Seems
most as II Ia been crazy, she said to her
eli,
To Elias she said, taking the curlded
milk from the window, that she calculated
he should have to make como sour-milk
gingerbread
She Listened Monday morning for the
ound CT the Ak. Elias had gone of to
dilbridge. She said to herself that he
eemed so different; perhaps he did not
want to see how bad she would feel. But
c could not give in that would not be
Ilias.
But all was peaceful in the pine grove.
he went out and swept little Ruthy's car
et for the last time before it was ruined.
Seth Peterby came along about eleven
clock, but he drove by. She called to
i'm and asked him when he was going to
egin to chop.
Mr.. Mann said he'd changed his mind, ,
nd want gcin' to cut down the pine
rove! Seth shouted In answer. Said he
'as going to Mllbrldge to buy the masts
nd spars,
Youths Companion.