The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-03-02
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Peaches and Patches.

IL vas n1ro,h's birthday, aud ,be wA,
seven jcAfs old for the ns.t lime Ia be,
NE.
l. sie Dad hsd beautiful prcitnts. Mans
ma given her silver ihlmble with u on /,
I Ana papa had given her ltycly drawing.
!. slate. Auat Eth had abt her A boob
ana sr@odma dear little box of hsndler.
4 chi n.
bu' 'ne biggest I cf all had come by
.oss from Aunt Jennie.
Aod II WAS nothlrg nore nor lc,s than a
pits gingham dre,s With a p, clot In Il, In
sh htr seven years Dorothy had reyer had
pocket before, ana ,hc besged to be
allowed TO wear The new dress TO school.
hsi all the glr's might toe ue won6s ful
. pocket.
hu' you can take holids, to-day II you
llse' said her mother, and stay away from
school because IL is your birthdsy.
No, mana, said Dorothy, / want 10 no
20 school speshly today; ard want TO
carry my patohes In my pocket. And, oh,
can't have piece Of the tk,Y
Yea, said her mother, milling, as Il 10
your bitthtay, you may have pitce OF the
sky.
ltu see, Dorothy = little school was kept
| by tSo dear, old hloutd ladies, who
taught Sewing ~ well as other lessons.
And the beginners In the sewing elass
always made patchwork.
And Dorothy was beginner Every day
sbe took four neatly cut pieces OF silk, and
came hcme with them all sewed together
In lovely block for her quilt.
Her mother cut the pieces for h,r from
hsrent colored silks, and, of course, fome
we're prettier than others. But loylett Of
all was yard OF light blue satin which her
Aunt Jennie had sent for this very purpose
lt was such, fair, clear blue, ltbat ,Doro.
thy called II her "sky," ard was always
glad TO sew block cut from II.
50 on her birthday sbe hsppIly folded
the carefully cut pieces OF sky 10 a bit cf
white tissue.psper, and deposited the par
Gel In her convenient new pocket. Her new
thimble also went in, and one OF grsndmas
new handkerchief..
Then the happy little maiden kiaei her
mother and ran tfl to school, which was
only three blocks away, As she vent out
OF the gate she met the groceis man COM
Ing 10.
lt's my birthday she said, for the was
well acquainted with him.
Arrab, Is itf he said. Thin III be sfther
si'in' ye a token. Here's two peaches for
ye. They're not big, but they're ripe, an
sweet, an they'll do you no harm.
Dorothy thanked the good. .nstured man,
and putting the peaches in her new pocket,
thought how many nice
friends she seemed to have.
Stopping to talk to the grocer nearly
made her late for school, but by hurryiDg
4 little she reached there just In time TO
march upstairs 10 the line.
Then came singing srn o'her cpt ming eI-
ercises, and ~ M Ir-, nine he sewing
,lsss was call d
It's my birthds, sad Dorothy to Miss
katherine, and hsv, lovely blue tky
block to sew.
That's nice, said the teacher. Let me
zee Ii.
Dorothy dlyed down into her pocket, but
quickly pulled back her hand Ia dlimsy.
Gu see the peaches we're very ripe, and IS
Dorothy was not In the habit OF sitting
'ery still, but often wigged about, and oc-
ssionslly bumped against 4 detk or chair
" the little girl next to her, those peaches
lad Just smashed themselves into a Jelly,
nd you can imagine what the sky-blue
attn bits looked like.
Dorothy tired not to cry, but ihe was
aturslly tidy little girl, and the stained,
ticky blocks and pesch-filled Iocket Just
eemed ~ u they were going to spoIl her
ghole birthday.
But Miss Katherine said kindly. oh, what
sad accident. But never mind, desry,
Gu can be excused from sewing to-day.
don't mind so much abost The block,
nd Dorothy, still bravely fighting back
er tesrs, but my new pocket 10 1910 bor-
d
Then what do you think Mis- Katherine
ds She jast took her scissors and ripped
ut that little pocket, and took 1t away In
D another room. And che threw away the
Vt peaches, ard washed ard ironed the
'cket and the handkei chief, and rescued
lie little silver thimble, ard then she sew.
the pocket IL Dorothyb freck again,
ID the sun shone once more. But Doro.
y learned a lesson never TO pnt reaches
ID patches In the same pocket,