Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-12-23

in q few moments the sister came
to me. Greenmantle would see me :
would / walk up stairs?
1t was an old-fashioned house, and /
had never before seen one so charming
the stairs were of oak. wide and SPA
cious; / sprang up them with elacrity:
4 three flights We're passed, and then, in
a large wainseoted, poorly furnished
rooni, 1 found Greenmantle, pale and
dropped with pillows, but with pleas
art smile of welcome on her worn. dear
face. could do no more than / had
done, she said; they were well off. thew
were rich; at least they had sufficient
to last them for some time; but she was
glad to see me; 1T seemed like seeing an
old friend. Then, Greenmantle spoke
of books, pictures and flowers; led me
to my own subjects, and appeared FOL
listen with interest. i was eloquent: i |
was inspired; L astenished myself in
particular; but / had no time to think
Hof it then. Her sister told me to 90:
Greenmantle was tired: but I mi9bt \
come again; the next day if 1 chose. III
did choose, and L chose to go for many
a day. after. / hunted the neighbor-
hood OF their lodgings; and had a par
ticular affection get for the large old
window hear the top of the most pic
turesque old house in Manchester. that
at the higher end of old Smithy door.
From that window Greenmantle has Of
ten looked kindly down to me.
She Recovered rapidly; her sister said
that was her best doctor; and after /
had spoken my love, which / did soon,
and without any very extraordinary
bnngling in doing SO, she told me her
plain simple story. Their father was a. .
tradesman in distant town; they had
been carefully educated, partly with the
idea that they might have to fight their
own way; father and another had both
died, Suddenly, and almost at the same
hour. and there was nothing left for
them but their Piano and some trifling
articles of furniture which their fathers
creditors had presented to them. They
had an uncle in Manchester The was in
the next room, and must get his con-
sent SO they had come here and Green.
mantle maintained both her sister and
herself 10y, her exertions as a governess.
She had continued her sisters educa-
ton too, and she hoped new that she
could supply her place. - -
Aud SO Greenmautle went, with a ra.
diant face, to IL her uncle; and IL
awaited, in fear and trembling, his much
dreaded approach. First L heard a
great chatter of falling hooks, then a
merry laugh aud a shutting of slip.
dered feet, and then the door opened
and Greenmantle entered leading by the
hand-my old friend of the college
library. --~5s.
] sprang to HIM; / think should
h0ya IIEoH IN Efoo I, 60 4 Il. L /
warmly by both hands, muttering some
thing about being happy-good boy,
good girl, very good girl; and then he
joined our hands together, and shuff1ed
away to his books again.
And then green0antle made her con-
fession. She bad known me quite as
long as L had known her; indeed she
thought longer, for several times she
had 'passed me whilst l was looking at
my watch; she saw that I was fond of
books; she guessed that / liked pictures;
she knew that / liked flowers; she had
known my name long since; she knew
that her uncle had met me; and crown
ing confession of all-but that was not
made until after We were married-she
produced my portrait, which she had
tainted for herself in secret, after, az
she said, she knew that 1 loved her,
and hoped that would some day tell ;
her So
So Greemantle's sister began to piss
the old church at twenty minutes to
nine every morning, and for little
while used to meet and to bid her,
good morning there: but as soon as /
had got my cage ready L took home my
bird; and now We have turned Green
mantle into q ringdove, leaving the owl
aud the hnnet TO keep house together,
till the linnet settles In her own nest
(which, Judging from appearances, will
not be long tirst), and the owl is to come
to us, and am to rummage both his
books and his brains at my pleasure.