The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-06-11

II all knowledge and goodness and great
ness. She magcj,Cd % sec him 50 81
home IL what was 90 ie- 81 strange E1-
ery weird that fen from his lips was aa
oracle. She secretly oontr8stcd him with
all the men she had ever met. 90 tie at
ter discontinue Of the latter. Washing
ton, the Apostle raul and Peter Parley
were he only men a tbc past or pres-
EN- whom She considered 81 a,l worthy
G. 81 compared with him end in fact, ii
hcsc ihree men and Felix Cleirna had
an stood before her. and offered each a
different opinion on Any given subject, ]
have scarcely doub, as 10 whose would
have commended isef TO her as combiu-
ing the soundest practical wisdom aud
the highest Christian bcncyolence.
So tie summer passed on, and her shy
ness wore Oh, land their intimacy became
less and less that Of teacher and pupil, and
more aud more that Of friend and friend
With the sudden awakening Of her iutcl-
lectual nature, there woke also anolher
power, Of whose existence she had never
dreamed, II was natural, that b ranging
The fields Of thought 50 lately opened 70
her She should often revert TO him whose
hand had unbarred the gates she was
therefore not startled that ibe imagc Of
Felix Cierron was with her when Size ai
down and when She rose up, when She
went out and when She came III. She
ceased. indeed, 10 think 81 him. She
thought him She lived him. Her soul
fed on his life, And so-aud so-by
pleasant aud aowery path, there came into
Iyy's heart the old, old pain.
Now the thing was on this wise -
One morning, when she went to recite,
she did not find Mr.. Clerron in the libra
ry, where he usually awaited her. After
spending a few moments in looking over
her lessons, she rose and was about 10
pass to the door 10 ring, when Mrs. Smm
looked in, and seeing Ivy, informed her
that Mr. Clerron was in the garden, and
desired her TO como out, Ivy Immediate
ly followed Mrs. jSimm into the garden
On the south side Of the house was a
piazza two stories high. Along the PHI
lars which supported it a trelis.work had
been constructed, reaching several feet
above the roof of the piazza. About
this climbed vigorous grapevine, which
not only completely screened nearly the
whole front Of the piazza, but, reaching
the top Of the trellis, shot across, by the
aid Of few pieces Of fine wire, and over
ran part Of the roof Of the house. Thus
the roof of the piazza was the floor OF
a beautiful apartment, whose walls and
ceiling were broad, rusting, green leaves
among which dropped now innumerable
heavy clusters Of rich purple grapes.
From behind this leaty wall we'll
known voice cried, Hail to thee, my
twining vine" Ivy turned and looked
up, with the uncertain, inquiring smile we
often wear when conscious that, though
unseeing, we are not unseen and pres.
emily two hands parted the leaves far
enough for very suushiny mile 70 CLEAN
down on The upturned face.
Oh, | wish | couli come up there I
cried Ivy, clasping her hands with child
ish cagerncss
The wish is father to the deed
May 1?
BE sure you may
But how shall get il 2
Are yoa afraid to come up the lad-
der?
No, don't mean that but how shall
] get in where you are, after am up
Oh, never fear I'll draw you in safe
y enough
Loriul heart Miss Ivy, what are
you going 10 do (? cried Mrs Simm, in
terror.
Ivy was already on the third round Of
the ladder, but She stopped aud answered,
hesitatingly,-
lie said might
8 He said you might yes, continued |
Mrs. imm,--talking 10 Ivy, but III Mr.
Clerron, with whom she hardly dared 70 /
In more direct way. And |
if lie said you might throw yourself down
Cliff, # don't follow that you
are bound TO do it. lie goes into all sorts
of hap-hazard serapcs himself, but you
can't follow him
But it looks so nice up there pleaded 7
Ivy, and have been twice as high 1t
home. don't mind it at all
. If your father chooses TO let you run
the risk Of your life, its none of my look
out, but ant going to have you break
ing your neck right under my nose. If
you want to get up there, III show you the
way in the house, and you can step right
out Of the window. just wait till I've
told Ellen about the dinner.'
As Mrs. Simm disappeared, Mr.. Cler-
ron said softly to Ivy, Come p--and in
a moment Ivy bounded up the ladder
and through an opening in the vine, and
stood by hi. side.
I'm ready now, Miss Ivy said Mrs.
Simm, reappearing. Miss Ivy! Where
is the childY
A merry laugh greeted her.
Oh, you goodIor-nothing cried the
good -aatured old lousekeeper, you'll
never die in your bed
Not for a good while, | hope, an
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