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

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Here, thought |, ior sAe eoal,
not have gone out ,oitloui her throat
is some dreadful falsehooi hu
Peabody may have told ii, and no
She. Perhaps she never wen, oui a
all. Should ! not rather believe ib,
wife OF my bosom than thai scandal
ous old retired indigo merchant r
Was il not base even to suspect Anna
Maria OF deception Doubtless i
was but yet ] thought ] would JUS
satisfy myself with my own eyes.
+" Very well, observed l. quietly
since you cannot come with me to.
day, shall 20 TO the city as usual. !
don't care for holiday by myself
f" Poor, dear fellow, said coaxiag-
ly, as she helped me on with nj great
coat, Il am quite grieyed 70 disap.
point you. Good by, John. Mind
you have good luncheoni its very
bad for you eating those bpns and
rubbish"
" All what n tangled web we
weave, says somebody, .wlen first
we practice to deceive though after
but little trying, there's nothing casi
er than lying. ! protest ] lelt Ike a
pickpoeket, as lodged and lurked
about our crescent, watching in the
distance my own door, to see whether
Mrs. X, would cross the threshold.
! suppose | have none of the attri.
bntes necessary TO the profession OF a
detective, for whenever passes.by
cast his eyes on me, | felt myself
blushing all over, and hanging NY
head on one side as a dog hangs his
tail. ! dared not, Of course, stop Ia
the crescent, but loitered at the corner
OF street which commanded it. now
trying to dig up the tops of coal cell
lars by inserting the nozzle Of my
umbrella in their circular holes, and
now elicitlng mournful music by drag
ing It against the area railings. Ex-
hausted with these exercises. | had
been leaning against a lamp post for
about ten minutes, when the door of
house opposite opened suddenly,
and widow Of vast proportions came
swiftly out upon me with her cap
strings streaming in the wind.
Now you just 90 away, my gen
.Ieman, said she, IN menacing voice,
before the police makes you. | know
who you're a looking for, and | can
ell you she amt coming, for I've
got her locked up IN the coal cellar.
know you. although you have not
got your red coat on onto-day; and miud
If you get another slice OF meat in
ny house, III prosecute you as sure's
ny names Mivins."
"Gractous heavens, madam 2" cried
do you take me for a common
older p
" No, sir" answered she, malicious
y; "but for a tuppenny-ha-penny |
life Guardsman, who never saw a
hot fred in his life and if ever you
ONE after my Jemima again"
| turned ard hed-into the very I
rms Of the abominable Peabody
Make haste" exclaimed he: there
J not moment to be lost. No; the
alb is coming this way (; you may rec
,r yourself whether ! am right this
me-"
And sure enough, who should drive
y, at a rapid rate, but Anna Ma
IA, in four wheeled cab, and with
Ut her bonnet, and sa0iM taoaoer IN
en- hatri This blow, coming so close
pom the attack of the widow lady,
as almost more than | could bear.
Where can she be going to !"
asped !, half urconscieusly. Its
le most extraordinary thing | ever
card of.
II have heard Of similar things" re-
irned Peabody, quietly, although
never experienced anything Of the
,rt myself. OF course, ! don't know
here she is going TO; but the direc-
on she has taken is towards 81.
ohn's Wood"
! hastened back to my own house,
nd with the air Of man who has
'rgotten something began to search
the pockets Of a grealcoat hanging
p in the hall.
I" BY the by" said /, as he serv-
1t who let me in was disappearing,
] think your mistress must have got
after all. just run Up, and tell her
want 10 see her for a minute"
Emily Jane who had been IN our {
ryice ever since we were married, {
rned as scarlet as her cap-ribbons.
Sir" said she boIder than brass, !
missIs has just stepped out; sue has !
ken two Of the little girls for a morn !
: walk +
+" Which twof' inquired /, looking /
is abandoned young person ful! III
c face. Her subtle spirit vas Gov.
by that course OF procedure she
piled that she did not know --she 4
ln't recollect--she hadn't paid par
ular attention, but she rather
ought that it was tie tao Youngest |
all IN a breath.
" In thar case" rejoi9ed / pointing
ih withering seorn 10 the per4mba- i
or, how came this here? No, Z
nily Jane; your mistress must have il
zen out with hen to-day the same
0 children that she took on Monday n
d on Thursday, when her sore
-oat was 80 bad that she could uoi 81
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