The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-06-04

enc N8At sH ktFA hno1 -NAtWrUds ana even
kind and Be added, playiully,--
\ am Felix Cleuon, very much Al your
service.
You write book. and are very learned
man, pursued lsy, hurricdly, never liit-
ing her eyes irom the floor. and never eeas-
ing 10 tgiH her hat-strings.
There was no possibility Of supposing
her guilty 81 committing a little diplomat
&c fauery IN conveying this suecinet bic
o. information. She made the assertion
with the air Of one Who has a disagreablc
piece OF business on hand, and is deter.
mined 10 so through with il rs soon rs
possible. lie bowed and smiled again /.
quite unnecessarily, since, a. have be-
fore remarked, Iyy's eyes were steadiasi-
" fixed on the carpet. A Sigh, pause
for breath and she pitched ahead again.
am very ignorant, and am grow
ing old. | am almost seventeen. ! don't
know anything to speak Of. Mamma
wishes me TO 90 to school. Papa did not,
but now he does. won't 90. ! would
rather be stupid all my life long than
leave home. But mamma is yexed, and
/ want TO please her, and thought,
Mr.. Brownslow IS so busy,--and you
ifyou have nothing TO do,--ad know so
much, - thought'-
She stopped short, utterly unable 70
proceed. Wonderfully different did this
affair seem from the one she had planned
the preceding evening, My dear Sir,
Madam, ~ have not we, too, sometimes
found il an easier thing TO fight the battle
oflite in our own chimney-couer, by the
rudy and genial freight, than in broad
day on the worlds great battle felds
Mr. Clerron, seeing lvy's confusion,
kindly came 10 her aid. 'And you
thought my superhuous time and wisdom
might be transferred TO you, thus making
a more equal division Of properly?
If you would be so good, - L. yes,
Sir
May inquire how you propose TO ef-
feet such an exchangeT
He eally did not intend t. be anything
but kind but the whole matter presented
itself 10 him in very ludicrous light
and in endeavoring 10 preserve proper
gravity, he became severe. Ivy album
used to the world, still had secret feel
ing that he was laughing at her Tears,
that would not be repressed, glistened in
her downcast eyes, gathered on the long
lashes, dropped silently to the floor lie
saw that she was entirely child, igno-
rant, artless, and sincere. His better feel
ings were reused, and he exclaimed with
real earnestncss,-
My dear young lady, should rejoice
TO serve you in any way, ! beg you to
believe
His words only FASTENED the catastro-
phe which seems to be always impending
over the weaker sex. Ivy sobbed out
right, - perfect tempest Felix Cler-
ron looked on with bachelors dismay.--
What in thunder? Confouud the
girl : were his first reflections but utter
abandonment to sorrow melted his heart
again, not a very susceptible heart either;
but men, especially bachelors, are 50 green I
(the word is found in Cowrer.)
He sat down by her side, sroked the
hair from her burning forehead, as if she
had been six instead Of sixteen, and
again and again assured her of his viii
lingness to assist her.
/ must 90 home, whispered Ivy, as
soon as she could co lmand, or rather coax
her voice.
His hospitality was shocked
Indeed you must not, till we have at
least had consultation. Tell me how
much you know. What have you stud
led =
Oh, nothing, Sir. am very stupid
'Ah! we must begin with the Alpha
bet, then. Blocks, or primer
Ivy smiled through her tears.
Not quite so bad as that, Sir
You do know your letters? Perhaps
you can even count, and spell your name
maybe write it. Pray, cnlighten me
Ivy grew calm as he became playful
/ can cipher pretty well. | have Teen
through Greenleaf's Large.
House or Meadow? And the exact
if you please
Sir?
/ understood you to say you had trav-
ersed Greenleafs large. You did NOT DIES.
ignate what.
lie was laughing at her now, indeed,
but it was open and genial, and she
joined.
My Arithmetic, Of course. supposed
everybody knew that. Everybody calls
il SO.
Time is short. Yes. We are an alb
breyiating nation Do you like Arith-
metic?
Pretty well, some parts Of it. Frac-
lions and Partial Payments. But | can't
bear Duodecimals, Position, and such
hings
Positions are sometimes embarrassing.
And Grammar
| think it's horrid. It's all indicative
mood. common noun. third person, sinou-