The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-22
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once more The Aowers bloom, and the
skies are blue. and our hearts are
beat;ng joyously, and i is May.
sm 10, young new, neither is the
day on which am soberly writing
this ltile record Of long past period
a balmy one of spring, or anything
like il aud yet May comes freshly
back 10 ne as recall that day Of
which ! am going 10 speak.
A lark was sin ing far up the blue
sky, few sheep were pasturing in
the green distance. and a tail figure
dressed IN grey, with gun on his
arm, aud one or two dogs irisking
round il, was coming leizurely along
/ the ,ea wall. | had been fully intent
bul the minute before, upon the sketch
Of tie old boat | was making but
now | iell nothing bat the beating Of
my heart. and saw nothing but Mark
Sutherland coming leisurely along the
sea-wall, with his dog playing round
him.
The little picture was never flush
ed, for at the instant | became CON
scious Of the advancing figure, drop.
p,d ny brusii, and hopelessiy ruined
my distance by great smear OF van
/ d, Ike brown. II was never finished,
no bur | have il now, and | mean
/ llai il shall be laid beside me ia my
cflin.
IT. Was ions way OF when ]
/ first saw hm, and ,et II seemed al
I iuosl ii next instant tha he was
standing be,ide me, soepeaking. My
| heart had NOT lell of beating, and /
could ieel lie ,oIor lio ia my ace as
! looked up bat my licry Iilte terrier
took exceplion 20 ut> dogs, and flew
At them wiii umlituous disapproval,
taking his attention oil me for the
mouent
Nh,u tia, lttle ttucas was quilted
lie put onn III. gun on the bank,
made is retriNers he beside II, and
an. sat down I.iuscll by me.
/ Have you bad good sportS | ask
Cd by way Of saying somelhns-any-
/ thing.
No, hc answered; but | didn't
expeet any. came Out here because
thought ] should see you, and |
wanted to ten you piece Of news
and ask ou a question.
New, j, a precious commodity, IN
dc, q, 10 these wtlds but please re
member my Scotch blood, in expect
Ing an answer to Tie queslion'
He dId not seem TO bc attending TO
y hat ! SAM be Lad taken up one Of
my sable brushes and was absentIy
| playing with il, bat he threw il down
the next moment, aud said, softly:
4lesler, have got an appointment
that have been lrying ior, and |
shall leave for India next month
there's my news.
My heart, that had been beating SO
wildly, seemed TO stand suddenly still
aud drop down--down. The water
nd,lhe green marsh rocked, blended
hazily into each other and the SIX
and then voice that sounded dim
and far off, bat was my own, too, said,
II is good news, suppose
Good neas Well, yes, / hope
so.'
He stopped minute here. His
voice was a very deep one for he was
large, full vhesled man but when
he spoke again il had sweet under.
tone in il that used 10 ring ia my ears
afttrwards--it docs now.
! thought it good news this MORN
ing, Tor without 1t could not think OF
wife. That troubled me little
enough till lately I'LL, all tell knew
you, Lester. My dear, think you
have guessed my question
Guessed II Ah yes. But my
face was down upon my hands lie
couid' not hear The cry that WAS sti
iiUg IN my heart, and he went on gen
tl pllilessIy:
Bul ! sball not gel an answer to
il So Well. then, Hester, will you
marry me VIII you 20 with me TO
India z
| dld uoi answer--I could not
Those Sho have lad deliberately to
10 xiii their own happiness, 10 RAISE
up Themselves he barrier that shuts
Themselves out from hope, aud love,
and lie, viii pty me.
WA you be my wife and 90 with
me to lndiaS
canno. And no wonder that he
made a sudden movement OF surpris
foF myself wondered TO hear the
hoar.e passion VI my own voice.
You cannot What fool / have
been, hen. | tnought-I hoped
Hester, is il possible tLal you baye
not kbown 8hal ! baye been thinking
oi Rll THE this Tim /,
kuoNn shat he had been thinking
aboui Al the iizht aud life, aud
by those m0neuis when bad
dared 10 hope ihal DID. All the
ang ish Of iseling now that they had
al beea n vain
Iecos al me, Hester ! don't think
. ! and.r.land YOU, my dear, te said
patiently and gently. You say you
cannot be ny vile. and yet Tell
me yo0 cannot love me, ard I'm an
swvred II once
He put bis arm over my shoulder
a. ! lsaned forward Wiih, my face
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