The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-08-04
Mla Hannah pot dosn the teapot, sad
opening Eisaeelh's letter read Il aloud.
The Naples.

IhCpa you and Cousin n
~ viii BE- able TO take ten with US tomo
row. Ercusc my lot sticing the carrisl
for once. We brought dawn only ssdd
horses. bu. ycu are COED VA kers, and Joi
viii zee you home. Forg We this hurrl,
note, / am rushed TO dea,h. We leave he
o. saturday. Hoping 10 see you both,
Yours,
| Thunoay. Eiflbeth A. winthrop
wellt Mis- hii;y eritd
Weir
| Itis rather shor. notice.
Isis and tho roads arc sbominally dust,
SUI, ptfAsps--
There Is no explanation fierd.
No, but thilk Elizabeth viii expect uI
oh, Ifyou really wish to go, Kitty
Not ualcss you wish 10, Hannah.
Hiss Kitty cut the bresd, AID set cut th
straw berries II Hannah would only say
one way or the other ihsg would have /
hurry, II they did 90.
Miss Hannah WAS In the pantry, bendinI
over The tig stone crock, In which th
cookies were kept. Its good baked yes
terday, she ctltd, the whole batch turnet
out beautiful.
Nils Kitty's doubts veiished. Eve
since TIA; tea at The NAPLES, when John
passing the eskas, had made laughing com
ment Oh the cookies tf those vacation dsys
protesting he had I,var seen tn ir "a usl
before or sincs--lt had been the sisters
custom on these visits 10 take with them ,
box OF Hannah's coo kles. Ostensibly, fol
the chlldreL but the dge had reach
ed them, in due time, that John had beer
knosn more than oIce to partske OF nur
sery tea, in cookie time!'
As she helped out he strawberries, Miss
Kitty said, I'm going to take some to John,
I'll pick them light after dinner; no ore
about here has berries a. Il 20 as ours.
Keep your face Will shaded. Suppose
step oyer ard see II we can have Deacon
Days buggy
o., Hannah, It's so shabby! By the up
per road 1t isn't so far.
Miss Hannah slipped her tea. The bug
~ is shabby. We must walk sDwlg then.
We'll wear our dimity gowns; it's too
warm for our black silks.
The dimity gowns had been new only last
summer; Miss Hsnnahs had tiny lilac
sprigs, on a white ground Miss Kitty's the
slenderes. thread Of pink. They had been
made by Miss Miranda Black, the village
dress maker, in quite The latest fsshion--s
little modified in Miss Hannah's case, in
the matter Of what she considered unntces-
sary furbelows. There had been new bon
nets to 20 with them; Mas Kitty's had
pink rose buds In i.--Miss Hannah had in
:isttd on her haying them-had equally In
sisted on purple lilacs for her own.
At four o'clock -.all, slender, q little
orim, they walked slowly down the box
ooldertd path, to their front gate. Each
carried neatly covered paper box and an
open paraso.; and from each right wrist
tangled black silk bGg With much inge-
lulty, they contrived al The same time to
lold their beIui,i ID skirts well up from the
lusly road, showing thereby the whitest
II tucked petticoa.s, beautifully laurdered.
There's Mrs Palmer, Miss Kitty said, as
hey saw phaeton stopping at Deacon
Days. She's waiting TO speak to US.
Mrs. Palmer was short and stout, and
he phaeton was low. Her manner Of a.
ighting from 1t was certainly novel--she
imp'y slid from the broad low seat to the
1or, wriggled bit, uuti her feet touched
mother car,h, then stood slowly up--And a
Mighty sensible way 1t is, che taid with a
title laugh IS the sisters reached her.
Guirg a-yisitlnRl she asked.
We are invited to take tea with our cou-
ins, Miss Hannah answered little stitiiy.
he thoroughly disspproved Of Mrs. Palm.
r's way Of alishtirg from her phaeton.
What has brought them down this time
I year?
Our couains have not explained their
easons to us, as yet.
Dressing up In your best clothes always
Id have bad tffsct on you, Hannah Win.
hfop--I reckon you'd like to put your cou-
ins, and all their belongings, under a
lass case. How comes 1t you're walking
why didn't they sepd the carriagei
Cousin John did not bring down the car
Is &c horses this time.
Well, won't keep you, Mrs. Palmer said.
'ou've got good walk before you, and It's
terribly hot day. Tony mind, the game
ouldn't be worth the candle. If this
hseton would hold three I'd drive you over
yself.
Thank you, We much prefer walking.
itty ard do not feel the heat as much as
out people.
The Wln.hrops always did run skin and
me. Good-bYe, remember me to John
ID EI'z beth.
John and Elizabeth For fully nye l
inutes, Miss Hannah walked 10 silence. {
en she said tmphaticallJ Sally Palmer
ways was too familiar. q
II was very hot out ON the broad high /
ad. |. fet MID long willie before they
rned into the shady woodland psth, with &
] far oii gimpsts OF blue sky, necked
Ith wi clouds. Below Sas the steep
nh on one eide liz L. brock murmured
ernly, while all around them was the |
It rustlIrg Of leavss, and The calling Of
rdf. d
The wood road brought them to a vide
se, bordered on one hsnd BY nae old .
Ies, on the other, ty hedge Of wild
ses coming into bloom. In
Miss Kitty broke { q aspray Of the dell e
.ely tinted blossoms. Isu'I II pretty d
rt abe said. wonder II Els beth will q
We tes on the lawn. 4
There's the houee, at last, Miss Hannah 4
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