The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-03-01

ef Nbiie garmsnt, the lisi one wears
So ha al..4 fastened failed ribbon
IL hpr hair. ~ .he sat saEieg II u,
10 IT, guisc, be- pale face ANA white
d.es. giving doubae prominence 10 lr.r
sei.llHm Sos, ue aund se both grew
s lr.s and .'fous
- ihHk III So 3 htd, cried Call
..tuu E, hliis ahe, uil o. slee us tile
aas tor ki..
lie alesys ii aieA emutr' girls in
ili.. sulent liar tashi y.
The 4srl rue, and aigaasl aorl
condacied ns ioEWo4vou. ou he .aue
ileor--large bot csmhrilrss apart.
mrnis. that might have passed % Tor
saloas. Carl " TOO siupea d to DO
more llaH make silent eomateait on
ugr strange watt & Maa. aud | lea
him .gler nae miuaies IA asl,vg,,--
Az / assed % ms own loalp, spue.
tln, { gltam 4 iron lie dars e.s ol
the corridor Ike the eses Il a wald .cai,
aui irll liai tie steward dau- hlar
was walcaina me.
demanded the reason OF hef
strange conduct angiily but She made
no answer, aud ,heliled away went
TO bed satisfied itai she Was an idiot.
Seia0m d. remember more bril-
lian Chrislmas.day than dawned next
moruiag. Foil Of JOYFUL aniie paions
mad q laay loilblte. ana, iiadiug
lltm Csul ID nor reply to my cal De
secnded 70 tue ki'cAeu The Old man
was isol ~ b. seen, bot hs daughter
sat peeliag Onion. by The CRATE. dress
ed.lu ia, blue sefge 0wn tefre men.
lione,l ! ie.i Il angry wiiii ns scif
for having ,bougat her mad oa lhe
previous ulpti a. tn,i her ape mel-
encholy eyesi ailer all. she Vas but
an Ordinary 2lrl, who had d beautiful
I ta,c and sad story Of her own.
"What 10 sou want, Mem Herr z"
she asked, with a slight tremble ia her
voice.
"Breakiast, my elill, and then to
| &c of aud away. Make US some good
coffee, VIII you? aud let Us have il at
once
"Coifee and bread for twoi" she said
I boxing at me strangely.
"CertainI, l. sthe O her gentleman
gone 10 look al Tie horses
She shook hei head, and fetraced
my way upstairs. shout, z Carl,
Carl !" No answer came but
thought il quite probable that br had
a,cendeJ the uppermost story 10 look
oai Of The terrace window and Ihither
wcnL 10 the right aud to Tie Ietl
l,nSed ia VAIN. Carl was es,dehtl,
out ot. aoors after AL. Il lore follow
lhg han, however, beth0ught my ~ett
% The yalt,o" .. oar bedrooms, winch
mighl AS well be carried Downstairs
IT oncr 10 spare The extra mounting.
What was my be~ildeimeih N finding
Carts clothes /, ing bc,ide lis empty
bed--tlt paataioons, the heavy boots,
the wogsed sock, the fur Naislcoat and
velvet coat he tad provided Tor his
/ journey My hew ldermen grew 10
appteilen.ion-my apprehension 10
/ borrow ihrew back the cider down
bed covering with vague consclous-
I ness thai lie must he underneath -
I / -pai cl,d wardrobe and closet, |
/ shouted bis name a. il | wtre mad IL
uaib, fushed downstairs aud told my
I terrible Story, ia a wood.
4 ID af Is The cd man was, he com
prehenaed ne, and tell to weeping ahd
paying on hs knees--declar,ng in 4
lnlitul, chIg like Way. Il@t h's master
tie Count would gse ne a good ac.
count Of him. and aiding 4 hundred
poor foolish lmngs, utterly meaning
less. turned to lie gilq Ami with
4 deep burst o. passion.
And you," cri, d, you who watch
cd Us last risht You who lave such
strange ways and DARK Looks, Hhat
have you TO say
! She looked At me fiNedly for a min-
ute or two, her singers busy on the
onions IN her lap, AM naie no rep.y.
There was something almost oucllr z
in her silence, as Il size telt hos m1ca
must be forgiven me N my present
state Of feeling; and !. beipg inward,
+ ~ assured Of tie ibnoceHep ot Tie pgaf,
yet driven to lLe urctssly a ptd-
ipg some one, covered MY iac,, aid
paced tie room rapidly almost deler
iou-.
Tie old man helped ne 10 clamer
+ thoughts. Wnh tind Of dog ike
dignity lie cronehed down beside ne,
/ sa. ing;
''ln innocent Of any harm TO thit
poor young man, rs my MASTER, lie
/ Count, ni.i say bui you're a z utlr.
man and I'm on1 steward So 10 Jou
+ | viii hand up the Scl,lo., k,y> niii
/ tits matter il seeu nlo. Daai cry.
sir; yoonS or osd. w must 'ai d L.
sfrsng np Niii, ths keys il ms
h,a.d, determined 70 uhra Il tins tear.
I iul myst,rg bstose lookng Carl, MINI
,te, IL th,- l,ee. Ir-l eNnmin d
+ lhe irfuooi. Il Ra, ul.loug paneled
w rtAe I lo knig Wn 20 tie old-tasas-
/ ~ ettetrss g zanes s.ai,d bad two sHai
ai..io 4 enl iernsy ieci FROM the
/ nnd tie y i beng -tfa gal and un-
br ken. ietaeen Iise wall aud garden
ntertmd a grass grown tossr. i0rn-
rfly mnai whlcia surrounded Tie OLD
tarl of the ScBloe-. ! noticed that
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