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

iufAHI lhc domestic rtsaiuirlY,
toli ter : uoali Keep & Juk, "a
wont beiray no confidence q. ha,
been rcp1sel ID me. You must aod
it oui at Of youF own bead, ir. @
dear, q dear"
Here, 10 nay confession, Emlb Lue
casl her apron, bl suddfa an. igA-
tcroas m0xemui ever Her ie4tnr,
and ID thar blinded condition rushed
down the kitchen stairs rs 4 bull
stnng by bees
AZ that momcul lhe door bgll rang
with violence such n none Of our visit.
ors,cxcepl the captain ever dare TO usr.
My wretched heart seemed e. eEperi.
enee a little llrob & Joy lIe al
/ least lhen--anl | confess my suspi.
c.oHs bad been turned ia Bis direction.
for was il not his profession Is guard
as from foreign foes, and to destroy
our domestic peace al leasi. say
uHless acgs ,gaS more Aaa On. /
dared not trust myself 70 fnisA tag
reflection, bit opened the front door
with ly owa hands,
Il was somebody N uniform, bui
not The captain Telegraph for
Mas. r. sqaeaked the boy ia lis
shnll, thin voice; please to sign on
the rght.'aod side Then dancing q
double shuttle upon the doorstep, ia
order to keep himself warm, be broke
forth into ballad, " There's some
body IN the house with Dinah, there
somebody in the il Use kuoW; there
somebody in the house with Dnah. -"
didn't like bis impudence, aud /
didn't like his song, but there was
nothing for il but submit. Whal
could Anna Maria be doing with tel.
egraphs From Rupert Merring
ion, 6 Cupidon Villas, St. Johns
Wood. Pray, be punctual this time.
! am engaged after twelve. trust
you will be looking your best, not pale,
as on Monday and Thursday"
There's somebody in the house
with Dinah, there's somebody in ihe
house kaoto"--- / rushed out with
the receipt in my hand, and the boy
snaIched it and took to flight, foe he |
saw thas was dangerous. What
could this dreadful message mean +? !
or rather what meaning could it have
but one Rupert Merrington not at
all steady-sounding name, to begin
with; the sender, too, was evidently
no business man, or he would pot have
exceeded his twenty words so foolish
~. II had military smack all over
(and didn't ike that notion--a mill.
tary smack } Merrington, Of course.
was an assumed name. The hand
writing was good, and SO far unlike
the captains; but then people don't
write their own telegraph messages
| Felt that some immediate action was
necessary, or that | should be suho-
Gated, In couple Ct minutes | was
IN Hanson bound for Cupidon Vii.
las, in state of mind easier imapin-
ed than described; and yet had Of
ten read descriptions of it in novels
which proiessed to describe aristocrat.
ic lite, and often had seen upon the
the stage (although principally in :
farces) the husband racked by Jealous /
pangs.
Whathad there been to laugh al IN 4
that, ! wondered now? ? Why should i
the tenderest emotions of the human i
heart be made the subject OF butIoon.
But what wicked looking set of q
Douses were these which | was now
passing If bricks aud mortar, and !
and especially stucco can look vicious, i
certainly ST. Johns Wood possesses
4 pattern for
/" What number, sir n shouted my <
lriyer through the little hole in the +
'ooi. THIS is Cupidon Villas j
F" am sorry to hear il, groaned | 4
passing my pocket handkerchief over /
ny bro@. Don't mind me, my
good man" for his counteuance eyinc.
I'd much dismay at my voice and man u
ler, 1" know its not gour fault that J
am miserable. Please to pull up at 4
No. G. b
OF all the wicked looking houses G
n Cupidoh Terrace, No. s was, il a
eemed to me the wickedest Tie q
ound eye which formed the staircase e
winked yiciou-ly 10 tire sun. il
light, and in the garden WAS iillie a
rating, as though for the purpose d d
ecouuoisance belore aduia4te, :,
which was not liltIe grating 10 me. s
The drawing-room shu ters were IS
l9sed. This latter circum.taHc gave |
Ne some satisfaction, since Il might y
igniiy TINT Mr.. Merringtou was de.ll, g
nj a glance At the gay attire oi the ii
eryant girl who answered my sum I
mons cut away this ground q coaso- II
alton. II
i Mrs. K. within Z. inquired L y
iilh a tone Of assumed Indifference.
Well-yes, sir-but you can't see
er just al present Mr. Mcuingloa r
as great objection to- q
"ConfouBd Mr.. Merrington 7" cried Y Y
pushing my way IN. " want % :
e my wife" =
Oh, your wife Is it, sir r replied y
ie maid with giggle. Then oi u
1nrse, ~ up il sou please, although y
: as much ~ ny place y @oniL
ou viii dad them 10 the drawing
,1nl.' i
"What here Z" exclaimed !, pas. =
oaaiely pointing = The cieseI wiu.