The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-11-22

things looked very black indeed, when
The sky changed il a most sudden,
surprising manner.
You must know that Manzel had
then, ~ be has now, sort Of occult
reputation for being a man % hoard.
ed substance who, if so minded, could
she'll out no end Of money. beliey-
ed il then doubtfully, ] have no doubl
nov but It's devils wealth. Enough
Of that, must put on The steam, or
shall never bring this business to a
wind-up. Mr.. Pendrell, said Maria,
when | returned home, after more
than usually wearisome day Of disap-
poiHtment, AMI she looking fresh as \
rose, merry as lark, MIR. Pendrell,
mamma has given me something for
you. The rent bill,' groand |. oh
no; nothing Of the sort tso tickets
for the Princess theatre; AMI we
might, il you like,-bu' ] suppose you
won't'--go together.' ] wonder my
hair, limp a. il must have been with
perspiration aud the hot weather, did
nf stand on cnd. Come, added Ma
ria, get ready at once. lean pay for
the cab, there aud home 7 That was
the beginning Of il the end was, that
We were married by license at 81.
Johns Church--old Grim Gsubber.
iorking out the expenses with the lib
erality OF prince. We were 10 live
al No. 6 I'LL Manzel could find AN eli
glble opportunity TO set me up in busi-
ness, in The grocery line. There was
a first-rate wedding breakfast after
which we set of for Margale, on our
wedding trip. A very pleasant we'd
ding "trip it was. Only If | had known
but, as the copybook says, II igno.
rance is bliss, it IS wise to let well
alone. Before 90 on, beg most
emphatically TO state that | am quite
sure Maria, my wife, dealt with me IN
simple good faith with complete in
genuousness. At all events, that is
my opinion, and | don't want 10 be ar
gued out OF it. The very day alter
our return, continued Pendrell, 'old
Death's-head, looking grimmer and
ghastlier than ever, and with a goblin
OH his face, comes into lhc room where
Maria and | were breakfasling with a
Times newspaper in his hand, He
took the Times daily, aud spelt il
through and through. Here, said he,
my children, is a curious advertise
ment: If John Pendrel, son o. de-
ceased John Pendrell, oi Henry street,
Chelsea, will call or otherwise com
municate with Messrs. Horniman OF
New square, Lincoin's lnn, lie will
hear something to his advantage.
Gracious goodness what can that be,
| wonder? Come, John says Maria,
up, lets 60 at once How
did il happen, John, ! had been John
with the old villain and his wizend
wife since the evening Maria and
went to the Princess Theatre.) how
did it happen, John, said Grin Grub.
Der, with sauye serenity OF tone, that
you did not leave or send your address
TO the house at Chelsea or TO the post
office there Delay in communicat-
ing important information TO parties
interested may be very preJudical.
If | bad spoken the truth, should
have answered that 1 did not wish my
relatives TO know that lived IN a gar
ret, No. ., John street, Filzroy square;
but ! merely said 1t had not occurred
TO me to do so. Now, John, / am
ready, said Maria. You run and
fetch a cab directly. III copy the adj
dress. SO away we went. The
Something greatly to my advantage
was two thousand five hundred pounds
left me by maternal uncle, who
lad departed This life about a month
previously TO be paid forthwith, free
)f LEGACY duty. Two thousand five
luudred pounds Didn't my heart :
cap to my mouth! ii was the In |
lies ! And | won't that ii did not, at
he moment, occur to me that need
lot have been IN such hurry to en-
er the holy estate Of malrim9ny. As /
oon as Maria and |, continued Pend
ell, after good gulp Of brandy and /
sater-reqmred, il seemed, 10 tighten 5
! depressing reiieetion--'as soon as n
Maria and | could come down from q
he clouds, we OF course talked little i
Use than as how as TO how the won !
Iertul windiall which had dropped in !
0 our mouths was to be invested. | il
'eiDg fairly educated person, fond
i reading, aud having soul above a
tool Thought Of sci. b
ing up in the publishing lire This,
ioweyer, as soon as Maria could CON. n
rehend what publishing meant. met 0
nth a contemptuous negative. Fl
ally, four freehold houses in Camden q
own we're purchased for about elev- q
IA hundred pounds, aud settled, to y
uard against possible failure ia BUSH d
ess, upon my wife. With the re- e.
} itinder, the grocery business 10 the II
iigh street, lease Of premises, stock IN
/ trade, &e., were purchased and a Il
cry lucky speculation i has proved. o.
his brings me again 10 old AIanzIl. oI
employed 4Nessrs. Hornimau 10 tran. /
act the necessary legal business, with oJ
-sPel to the purchase Of the freehold m
ouses, and the settlement OF the same VI
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