The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-01-20


great deal to one IN your trying 81
sinisiaDees."
sBm you don't .nuw how nee
money. There isn't anything due fro
my boarders, and they are limiting thi
miDce pies would taste good. and IT,
soon be Thanksgiving, and where 81
the turkeys and the cranberry jelly
come fronf'
Mrs Wiley gave a heavy sigh. an
Cousin Hannah gave heavier one
And when opened for boarders,
the widow continued. \ opened with
scant two pounds OF coffee and not Nv
pounds OF sugar. I'm out OF both. an
I | owe Mrs. Selyage bowl OF sugal
/ She has already sent twice for It.
owe you a quart OF rice and lump Q
butter and two tablespoonfuls OF va
nilla and a pint OF raisins and half
cup Of baking powder and three eggs.
Excuse me, Eliza. but it's four egg
you borrowed" said Cousin Hannah.
II don't remember but three" salt
the widow. my pudding recipe call
for three, aud II was a pudding ! want
ed them for"
Whether Il calls for three or 40l
you borrowed four eggs from me,
said Cousin Hannah. But I'm not 80
Ing TO let one egg hatch out hard word
and feelings between me and my owl
second cousin, especially when sh,
looks so bewidered aud lostllke ms yol
look In widows cap and black BON
bazine."
Il do feel bewlldcred aud lost" sall
Mrs. Wiley. getting to her feet.
She went out OF the house. hardl.
hearing Cousin Hannah's exhortatiol
to look on the bright side.
There is no bright side" she sale
TO her heart as she hurried along thu
street like one pursued, crying agair
under her veil,
She went around to the back dool
and into her kitchen, wiping the tears
of her face. There right at the sill
she stumbled against large basket
and would doubtless have fallen int
II face forward but for the fact that
It was filed and heaped with bundles.
Whose basket was 1t? What were
all those paekages-big packages, little
packages, middle sized packagesl
She stood wondering over them. She
felt of some. She got down by the bas-
ket and smeIt or others. There was a
rap at the door. She started like a
thief. She was conscious OF coveting
those packages, for she had found out
that they were groceries. Opening the
door, she faced deiveryman.
i've come for the basket" he said.
Il didn't find anybody to hum. SO !
Just set the basket In till was going
back"
but whose goods are tbeseY" asked
the widow.
Saint they yours: You're Mrs.
Wiley. amt you?"
YES" said the woman. but don't
think they can be for me-"
Here's the name." said the man,
referring her to card tied to the
basket handle
She stopped down and read on II her
address, Mrs. Wiley. Pearl street"
Where are the goods fromy Who
sent themy
They're from Farmers grocery
store
The woman's heart went up with a
leap. II was hard not TO cry for Joy.
not to laugh aloud. not to go down on
her knees. She saw how II was
her Importantly had conquered. Mr.
Farmer had reented had been brought
TO do justly.
"Oh. yes. understand now" she
said. Its all right" AT which as
surance the man threw the basket
over his shoulder and went out to his
wagon.
Then straightway there was a little
figure In black kneeling at the table,
the head resting on pound package
OF tea.
When the thanksgiving was ended
Mrs. Wiley got 10 her feet and began
opening the bundles. What
an invoice there was. There were
raisins, cranberries, citron. spices, ten.
coffee and sugar, butter. starch and
cheese. crackers and baking powder
dried beef aud chocolate. almonds and
eggs. cornstarch, vanilla. CASTLE soap.
a brace OF ducks and package OF
desiccnted cocog1ut. aud the bill.
s15.U5.
When all the bundles had been in
yestlgaied and were lying on the table
and the grateful woman was standing
crying over tbem-she shed d good
many tears In those days her boy Sid
.ame stamping In and wbistllng -wbis-
ling as though that was the only thing
10 the world he could do. Boys will.
whistle and seem cheerful In spite Of
their mothers debts and their own
poor clothes. and, although sid's clothes
were worn and soiled. bis face was as
smiling as q measure OF apples
"Hurah. What's all thls?' he cried.
Dolting up TO the table and taking
survey. "where'd you get EN-. ma :
Did you buy 'em on tIckf"
"Oh. my dear boy, can you believe
/ that God has been so good as 10
'end US all these thingsy'
"why. Of course | can when | see
EN- here before my eyes Sid made
answer
And think how Kind Mr.. Farmer
n feared be would never pay the |
,lll your poor father had against Mrs. 1
Farmer, but today be has sent me all I
hese nice groceries See what fine
-aisins. what large almondsr'
40. Bo.' said SD b.lplng himself
o the ioe raisia- AID ll- larPe aIip-
,nis. I'm not going % l,e very CRATE.
'ul 70 Mr., N. l. Farmer because be
,ass an honest debt to a soldiers wild.
~. he hasni done anything but his
luiy. aud II isn't worth while To hoo
ay Tor him But well hare some
ninee pier. '@fan'i WEI"
~l~s. SAID the widow. 'bui FIRST !
nnsi pay sny dri'ts ~. borrowed all !
feF the hei shirsrlloo-i Call Tommy
vi l'r~ss and Jniie aud Lucy aud
'sN ail so a. work.