The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-02-18

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h.m al be- lcd INTO lla kiiele.n, where
he iou,d btr de' p in jclHfs and c'l.ta'ds.
cake. aAd trGes u muuerpbtr kiniis'
sugl when, nlerning ir8m lle weVls ~ llsc
bead Of merry fidH laden viih ever
gnen~, shf plaHfsl lbt decorations o. The
lssoHss. W. latjsa 81 r.s~ a4a ,bouEla n i
She had spent The prrs ious Higbi % bed,
ike tlc apmarious troop around her
She was s,bsem tom lbe lr' table, Lat
she was rady i1F the ,ntie-t OF tlie eve
nlng guests. drcssed III uHe 81 those bl@k
silk. vi Ii which Artbuf lad madc ae.
quaiHanrr ia her closet, and Tor ornament
ui,ly klo, of gty libbon aul her garland
% thorn.
Arthur dill hts be,t 20 make himself
agreeable to bis young hostess, bar She
tolJl him llmt he WAS al home aud must
u,ke carc ot Eiulsrlt, or, u be- wou 4 br
very good, lie mi-it help her 60 umusr
the cliMnn. Tie lu,yr was certainly n
autcl -usgcsiou bat Arlur was fast fall
mg ia loyc. and iiudmg il impossible 90
keep away from his cbarm-r, he es,ab-
ll>hcd himself a> hen mid, ordinary and TX
tlaotdinary. There vas a Whole oum
mll uI boys aud siri-, and Jennie and Ar
iaur suon found themselves hus} enough
fle, danced MilA tie little people uull
the elders wanted ihe large parlors, and
then played games OF etely kind, served
thrm with rtfreshmc Is, that 10 Shy one
should Be overlooked, and shawlcd, bou-
uctrd aud hadted tbem, and ftirly saw
btm into tie carriage and cat Of tic
grounds.
By ~omo unknown process ono Of the
guest chambers had beea vacated for Ar.
dur. who moved unailiinely from bis as-
cnaiing quarters lie giunlbled about il
10 himself ia manner Which the arrange
Wcut BY 10 means justified. He said tIlat
he hated gacst clambers-lhcy always
lad an unflabiicd aspect; ami then hr
sm.led Il, he remembered that Mr. Ham
iaon's were seldom empty. He tmcitd
iiat it was rhlly, but the thermometer
stood at eighty. was on tile cold sile
q, lhe house, he argued. bit The curtain Of
crimson damask eHtcualy shut out the
North star and its eirclhg consultations,
and he smiled d second time at his folly.
rs the looks that are wanted, he sug-
gested, but moving uncasiiy il his q air
he behcld glass door closing a recess in
the wall. aud ranged behiud il were most
Of his layorle au Lors, from Chaucer 10
hawthorne. lle reluctantly confessed
that he nceied only aa atmosphere warm.
ed and yualzed by Jrnnir's presence &c
make everything else delightful.
The period appointed for Arihur's yi,ii
passed bal too quickly, and his return
| h,me ray anything bal pleasqrabIe, lie
fouad Adolpi.e no longer amusing and
! pirrres dishonesty uncomfortable Iii.
4 aullal apartment looked cherries. liz
wanted ihc basket aud .ewing-chir more
lhan cver. lie bore it awhile, and thcl
wrote TO MIR Hamilton that he was lonely
and bluc, and louecd 70 gct back 10 ii,
cheerful country house.
Poor fellow sad Mr. Hamilton. :" il
is shocking dull, this living in chambers
/ tried it myself once, and came ueal
hanging myself. And il is very Cheerful
here. a. Arthur says. lie may come
ma,n't Ar, mother, and stay as lous
a. he lil,rs r
Mrs. Hamilton, who never differed from
her spou-e in hospitablc intentions, au
swtred Yts;' and tic return mail ear
RED AN mtmatiou to Arthur that he wa.
welcome 10 plate and bed at 'Ih
!! Groyr' at any and all times.
4 There was something vastly suspicion
in llic nanncr oi Artiiars fctnng out foI
HI, second ylsit A hamper ot excrl n
wiae just received from fticrd ia Eu
ropr preccdel hinl, because Il liaplenc,
"a lie If kind that hlr Hamilton ha
commended. Bruno, the great dug. ae
compaaird him. because Jennie liked dog-
and among bis luggage wa a iraak Glie'
with choice engrayngs and Objects Of ari
while A fae saddle horse followed hin, o.
tcnsi@y because he could moi be tfaste
~ lie stables, but really INTENDED as
present to Jennie, should ii appcsF ptoha
lie lhat size would accept d such q gilt
heard preiy regularly from Arlhu
during tie Winter. lis letters being dde
from "rfe Grove a, frequently A. froa
his chambers; but could only inf r fier
their general tone ilat affairs were pre-
gre sing h,pefnlly. One morning, hos
eves, IN tie f,llo#ilg Spring, upon eniei
ing j welcr's shop, | perceived oae {
t ihe n.s.prlerors II close Attendance upo
: a young man. Who was standing with a
{ open esel case beiore him, and gSin
| minute directions for The rr-seIiing Ot som
magatir cent pearls : Anl,tr." .
I q imed. and ia aminute Arthur was whii
, peripg. Congratulate me, coz! has
won her
AMI so jimmie Hamilton without Leaf
~, or style, or iorune, marr.ed my -
: N rel AID pellrd COUSIN; AID from llii
, day u tbs nc las uiercd tervent thank
. eivin.s that Ac lo,ablc. LoRss aide of VI
]. ,nanl,oo mas revealed lo him before !
;, b,d le,.n e,utivaied by mere outside sh0s