The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-02
Efaa SO Ef.aets NsFsi iHf
an OLD WOMAN ON WIZ.
CHOOSING.

ohly some oi ihcfn, tor oilers, finding
no one good enough, end by remain.
ing Old bachelors aud il is best the,
Should. for men Of that sort would
have worried ange,s had they hap.
Pened 10 marry them.
One Trend Of mine came 10 me
I some little time ago, and told me thai
he MAS going back TO ludia in three
mouths. and described viii great feel
ing his lonely life there at some up.
country station, never seeing Euro.
pean iuf weeks 1t lime. remem.
Der taking OF my speetacles, and
wiping them, and leisurely putting
them into the case, before | could
quite make Up my mind 10 say what !
wanted. Al last ! said Alfred,
why dou'l rou mdrryT
My dear old soul that Is just what
am thinking Of, said he.
'Nery well tllen, what's to hinder
you Z / replied.
Well, you see, grousc-shooting be-
gins next week OF cours can't miss
lhal , and ia three months | SAIL
But ! tell you what have been think
ing You could do tor would you
a'lnd giving a party, and asking few
eligiblesF
+. Ny dear Alfred, you shock me,
replied; 4 was never used to
things Of that sort in my youth.
We'll, but ! assure you it is often
done now there's Jones Of the 10Th,
AID Virgins Of the 10Th, married
just ~ HAT sort Of way, aud both have
been just as fortunate as ii they had
been months al it,
50 gave my party, for my young
friend was gteat iayorlte. He
would no, lei me introduce him to any
one, but looked on, making himself
generally agreeable, aud asking other
friends TO introduce him, not me -
J think he was afraid ! should look
sly.
But toward tie end Of the evening,
lie came quietly up 10 me and said
'Goody Chat is always my name wiih
young pcoqlc). who is that wish Tie
pink dress ON. with her back toward
US.
That, said !, is Miss Marian
browne, and very nice girl too
That's my wife Ike her back,
said lie.
Aud true enough, two months after
be married her, and both sailed for
India together. often hear from
them, and nothing can have turned
oat better than tilat hasiy marriage.
Then there's young Balmayne;
am sure ! never thought he would
hate done so well as lie has, after thai
iuprudent, hurried marriage Of his, I
and he heir 10 50 much. But It's all
right now, and III tell you how il
came 10 pass.
You must know Balmayne hadn't
much 10 do last winter in town, when
de was up with his father, who was i'll .
Of the gout; so he used 10 spend a
good deal OF his time looking out OF
The dlning-Ioom window; and as his
father has one Of lhGse houses in
Ptccadllly not sar fiom Mr.. Beres-
lords, OF course he saw good many
people 90 ly in lhe course of the day.
OGe morning, it rained very hard
quite pell and as he was at his
post, he saw a pretty girl run across
ibe road from tie Park, straight 10
the shelter Of The dorch, which was
over the front door Of lis fathers
house. She had no umbrella F; so, OF
course, BalmayHe's first impulse was
TO lend hel one. He put on his bat
and coat, just as il he was going for
wald himself, and opened the door.
She really vas very pretty, and
very wet. She wouldn't come in TO
be dried, for she was in a hurry to be
home so, as the offered umbrella was
heavy one, Balmayne carried il for
her himself She was a girl of good
iamily, but very goor---that evil
worse than sin, in The eyes OF some
people. However, TO make long
story short, Balmayne married her
before the season was over; and more
than that, bad told his father that such |
was his intention. This brought on
another fit Of the gout; and the old |
gentleman vowed and declared that /
he never would see her; and so mat. 1
ers we're in ibis fix, till il was time
o 60 down for the 18th /; and as The !
noors were in capital order, and a i
aFge party coming TO the old gentle )
mans Highland box, Balmagns nasi
,cme with him, and leave his Leauti-
ul young wife behind. This erirved y
lin sadly but at last a bright idea L
occurred q him, which be carried out, r
is We shull relate for al these are /
rue stones. =
Al ilr Easton square railway sta. a
ion, wlpn Balmayne arrived with his Il
ather, here was such rush for seats. /,
has ,heF bad some difficulty in find. i:
ag onei that Was out Of the question n
at thy secured compartment 4
ihich, ~ ,se all know, contains only
,ur Oas laGy was already in this b
u with a,e cid EenIleman's innate b
oliieness he wos. q NJ hear Of her p
owing, iloSeh. as a. EQUITY loot J
as obligfd 10 H. placed on he oppo- b
II seat hsry. - 800 >, fgr ri