The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-05-30

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O. boftiem end ID thr centre Of
ibe em nasa Raised ST aetaw, hung
vitb purple anl gaiaer ,.emb.ing Z
seaap.5 drcala.,4 ior W. execution
81 gayaiiy aHa Jp0n ,l,e scafod sal
m} aHs p au uncomfortable attitude.
.N5aHh NPlessiep ST o0uuteaance
thal s.e oniy wears upon those oooa.
Sons Which demand whit arc called
T company msHUef. Between he7.
and Tie window stood gentleman
With moasmehes AND 10 4 velvet coat
"a an easel aud evidently painting
her portrait he elevated his eyc.
braNs at my peguiar mode Of enter
Ug lbe room, aad looked towards my
vile g I Ger az explanation Of tie
/ phenomenon.
It's only nv husband, Mr.. Mer.
rim tou, returnt1 She. 40, John. 7
am 50 SORRY lhal yoa found me cot,
Tor bad mean, M picture TO be a
fasea 7lns s,rFrise 70 you upon yoar
btth4ay ucx, week. This was 10 bo
NY last sitting bat one and nobody
SHOWS the trouble | have taken 70
Keep yuu lsHoraut % my coming here.
That stupid Emily Jane must have
lgl il o1g.'
No, my dear said | 81 discoy-
cred the fact Tor myself, through the
telegraph, and really IL couldn't
help coming down to see how the
picture was getting on IL was SO
very kind Of Of you Aud, dear me,
Mr. Merringlou, what charming
likeness r
f" Well, it's not ii d very good light,
you see, rejoiued lie, dcpreeatingly.
Not having a room with a skylieht.
N obliged TO block up those win
dows, and manage how can. 1t
makes the house dark, aud am
afraid caused you 10 stumble At tho
drawing-room door"
4" Yes, said /, THAT was just ii;
| very nearly came IN head first. |
~ only thought I'd look ia ON my
way to the city. | won't interrupt
you another moment; and, indeed, /
have 40 time 10 lose
| gave tie maid five shillngs, and,
il would be more likely 10
insure her silence, chuck under the
chin Then wrote to Peabody from
Bunhill Row (where my place Of
business ~ situaied,) to tell him /
would not make a fool of him any
longer; bat the fact was llial, during
The last few weeks, had been max
Ing my wife 81 for her picture, which
he must come and pass bis judgment
Dn as soon as il was finished; there
was question as to whether the
Tower IN her hair WAS an improve
nent or not.
Bot ! knew that Emily Jano would
ell Anna Maria all about it, How
'yer, nothing wa- said uuul my birth.
iay arrived, anil with Il Tie portrait
or which the dear creature lad saved
p her pin-moncy. and put herself 10
he greatest inconeenieucr. | declare
ny healt sHote me tor my base sus-
lclons when | looked upon that hon
81 face which had never worn pair,
eiore. Upon that day sic ..id =
BY the by, John v,te@ ne telegraph
rived Tor me from Mr.. Merrington,
didnt make you jealo4s at all, did
n
Oh, dear no, my darling Jeal-
Us Of you? Impossible Not, Of
curse, that you are not beautiful
nough to make al the world fall in
I'VE with youj but | never dreamed
such a thing
That's all right, John" said she,
issing me but there was wicked
gin1le IN her kind eyes as she added
rily ain glad 70 hear you say that
n do you know, my dear, | almost
fought Jou ,oere Jusl a little jealous
Nor 50 GooD.--A young gentle
ian was paying special attention 80
oung lady, and one dhy, little girl
bout five years old, slipped il aud
agan a conversation With bin; II
u always tell, said She, when yon
e coming 10 our house" You
M be replied "and how do you
II iiS, +" Why, when you are go-
x 70 BE- hore sister begin, 10 sing
" get good and s.,e give. me cake
id anything ! want, and she sings
,Wee mhen speak to her she
Diles s. pstsautly. wsh you
ou.l -Hy here All the while; then
would lave q ulee time. But when
~ 90 of sister IS not 30 good. Sic
.ls mad, and when ask her for any
ing, -Iie laps aai bangs me about
bis was poser to The young gentle
40. Fools and children tell tho
ulh, quo'h he; AID taking his lat
! left aud returned no more.
4 good story is told Of jeff. DAVIS.
1me #pe ago the rebel authorities
-dcreHsi he horses that could be
lnd g. neigAboring country to
imPrsed. 4 squad of cavalry en
iged ii the execution * this order,
Is JEFF riding 81 bis carriage. and
defed him 20 git out = and give UP
9 animals. jed. refused. Tie
rporai insisted Finally, u eut
OF Tie pafiry, jeff. inquired. d.
% know WHO am Z" No" said
q soldIer sm President Dayis."
Drive ~" SAID the corporal, >.
,.tt..f l.Lal ftha a 4 ii ,lH