The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-11-19

EtHtGH. ifA HNliNti itHk also 'tfffN Mts.fs8 HN
81 .tcr - about ii; m.d oar eoprsa -
true lesg raa, ngt shoosb. q. cariua.
g on oi lalher has forbidden ne the
horse. aild commanded her never 10 iliak
81 iae ae4iie How i,solish llsssse old>,.-ss'
glcmen are Air. suigges CHATS the
pugsa in question: by his al,surdly unrea.-
ouablt caaducl, gives pain % Julia and
myself, iofce- olr correspondence 10 pass
through three iauds the maids the
cook and tie baker, man, instead 81 The
more natural ard proper ooe Of The post
man alone. ~ ipr making Julia forget
nie--ialk Of making the 6angc, renount
10 il source. or Mount Blanc dninding to
an ant hil, and yoa Woall be about as
reasonable as ia supsos ~ that anything
could shake The coustanfy ol t4ai an ellc
gtrl.
AID Why Is She 10 forget M What
have doae to deserve such sentence .
lho yery head aud front Of my ofeldng
is. lhM btye bu two hundred and lwen-
ty pounds year, private fortune, and
don belong to any prolession slr. SUI
giles declares hat il il is monsirons 10
ibink OF marrying ON sach sum, and
gate agree With him; but whu | suggest
tie very obvious remedy Of his doubling
tie income, he flies po passion, and
say, that bis daughter sball only marry a
man WHO can ,uppor her, Which means
itai be- vast, 10 lbake Is eheii a bayg1iu
with her is he does with lhe hide, AMI
s>lns Iic imports ipr he is a leather ner-
chant, nj least thik 50, though J0lia
won't allow it.
Julia Is an only daughter, aud has no
mauler; aui although very sour.f,ced
old ilrn Cher fathers sister) lives with
bgr TO watch and protect and bore her 10
deala, We manage sometimes to meet in
Keusinuon gardens and such places. At
least we used TO meet; but alas We were
olnd ou,. That wicked old sour-iaced
aunt pretended one day to be going into
tie city to receive her dividends, (or she
las a capital iuc1me,) and Julia naturally
took The opp ,rtunity of dispatching me a
note per the lady's maid, TO meet her at
our old nysling- g-place. We met we
mnst sit on our iayorite seat; it is very
riyaie mld known only TO a few. We
ialked -@c--
'Ahem went q sharp voice.
All slnicked Julia.
Tile DeNil" cried /.
ladeedp said ibe intruder, and the
sour-faccd aunt stood before Us.
My dear madam, said !, swallowing
my rage, aud determined to try and pro-
pIiale her
Don't talk 10 me, SIR; you're base,
deceitful man. As for yuu, Miss here
SIC turned 10 Julia, come home, directly;
ae shall see whether you ever play me
this trick again
May ! fetch you cabF' said /, wish
ing to iind amy excuse to be near Julia,
and forgetting that we we're in the middle
OF ken,in@on gardens, where cabs are
not exactly to be found
Certainly said the aunt, with hide
Gus grin Of irony on her countenance.
Go and fetch the cab, sir; we shall wait
till you bring it here.
From that day we have never met; we
are obliged TO be more cautious about our
correspondence, and the bakers mans
fees have risen in consequence. Things
are unendurable. have been irving to
devise thousand plans for winning Julia,
and | can't succeed in framing one that
look 5 feasible. know no one who could
aid ne no one whom ! could sufficiently
trust in such matter Within the last
half hour, a strange fancy has seized me
--to consult 'toe man over The way about
IT, What can have put such an idea into
my lead, 10 not know. 1t is not al all
unlikely llial the man viii regard me as a
lanaiic, and hand me over TO the police
man, it call on him. / feel the absurd
ity Of the y hole thing, and yet cannot con
quer lhe intense longing 1 feel. ] nnsi
60 to him, let the consequences be what
they may.
have been 10 him. What a strange
interview Let me describe il.
! Knocked al tie door, and asked to ser
the gentleman Oh the first floor. The ser-
want stared, took my card aud returned
immediately, desiring me 10 walk up. |
entered The maii's room, aud STOOD face to
iacc with hm.
What DO you WANT he asked with
the utmost abrupue $.
! never ielt 20 awkward in my life. |
fully expected polite bow. and asa in.
qairy--. 10 what am 10 attribute the
honor Of lhls VISIT aud bad prepared
a neat lille apology IN reply but the
sudden aud grati What da YOU want ~
completely upset me.
want wish--io consult You ! at
las began.
Consult me am not doctor, nor a
lawyer, nor an ssilologer, nor any other
internal bumbug. said the man.
am aware OF tliai. replied !.
Then whai the deuce do you mean by
4