The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-04-23
roAis LOVE AFFAIR.


It as arsta si hud. tAat Nod
Stone eas sefy q p#e5cal ttaoe By
na ibs may aate btu aa % h.m
a.span4}ua.s though ohas uudaalt-
edlg applied iha words in q camp.ucn-
iaFf sf0ee rraeiimlity ls i's sa.o-
gusts. but it las also iis ccusars Thae
aru people who hnd f,u.i with prose
iecasse !. isn't Pc iy ho same S.ft
ui p8p.c 90 laH s deHuuNee ~ c.i-
cal.y hegauae II s deficiency petula-
tiseur@ Fur 4 Is d c miunn form II
criticism to eond,mn d th.ug roi 30
much for shat il .s as ior not being
something elss. thai desldciated some-
thing elae being. IN most cases. some
thing entirely autipodeau andirrelesant
10 the original and disrclishod thing.
n Ned Stone bad ever fault found
with him on the score that be was prac-
tical md tbatshe wasn't poetical be
might have answered With Mistress
Audrey upposinglaud IDS a doubtful
cakc ilui be Mas informed IF be exis-
fence # that rustic. i do not know
what potbcal s Is If honest in deed
and wordy Is il o true thines Ger
taiuiy IL both word and deed be was
himself honest and true For things
tia; were otherwise lie was quite With
ont sympathy Indeed be was for the
most part Nith0uI knowledge concern
ing ihem. Icing a s.iaple, stIaighi-for-
ward gentleman, Who went his own
way. lived hos own life, d.d wbat ii fell
60 bis lot 10 de. iu cuuously sober
steady, homeiy fashion He never
sworyed to the ighl or to the left 1t
did uot occur 20 him, apparently, to de-
+ ,ia.e from a compact plan of consistent
conduct liz leger seemed 81 say any.
thing ho did not moan, OF o meqn any
tbug ht did not say; and Wilde his
opeuness had not abou II that element
oi oGensitolcsa th4t chmacterizes tie
unreserye Of some people; with whom
speaking hen minds as they phrase
T ii, Is rather like cracking bad egg an
opciaaoa better preteImiited than per-
formed
Ned Stones mind ran pure and clear
a. d brook You were OF course at lib
cry, I such was your humor, to deride
urs being merely water brook alter
all peicung a fuuut OF strong claret
perhaps SHli the former be it remem-
bered, is ayai.allo at ml timcs and de-
lecable ever in it's own mid way,
whereas the latter is only for occasions
of stiNity at long Intervals never run
mng for ahy piolacted period nor nj
Ways quie clear aud withall lbs charms
capable upon pit vocation Of giving YOU
headache, OF throwing you into a
/ fever
He was broker IN the cts nothing
more nor less than that. Whether his
labor aud prof had to do with tea or
sugar, o. ships o. stock, / am not cer-
ain, ! found if sufficient TO know that
be We- broker d some kind in the
la'y. The ieet conveyed certain idea
% my mind, II had sought to enlarge
,he idea by clarifying, the fact, | might
nave found myself less enlightened
than further confused about The matter
I for inquiry, | notice, often bewild cfs as
much as ins'Hcts. He had been
r. poor NJ one lme OF ms liie, and
1 l4ad 90 work yety hard His indus
iiiy however, bad u hc end met with
ls due reward Alnyod nj middle age
ue aas sory comfortably ycIcumstanccd;
aud be saw no reason to doubt that his
prosperity would continue. When he
announced 10 his friends, therefore,
that be thought Of taking to himself a
vile, il was felt generally that the step
he medlia,ed WIS prudent and proper
one, and only wlal might, unGer all The
I circumstances Of the case, have been
reasonably expected And when he
further stated that be had made an Of
ior OF his hand 70 one Miss Georpina
I Warren, the daughter of wealthy
East India merchant, and that his offer
bad been accepted by tAc lady, VIC oi
course hasieuod TO tender him our
heartfelt congratulations on the happy
occasion. When / say we | must not
be understood as employing the ediio-
Irlal i.Is person piurlb by WAY q yei.ing
Dag omA individuality, bu, us speaking
90 teLali oi myse.i apd various Other
f,snas Of Fred stones, who we're ais
mg friends and who cordially agreed
with me in wishing joy u our friend
upon thc prop ed important chang in
MS nte
Ned one spoke u he matter il hi.
oNns.npla sobor way
Ne.. n know I'm getting on, he
SAID, a.A i I'm e,er 10 maely, its
about time / should huk 81 81 iua
abu It { tew years hence It Viii bt
too la.o / sHaiI 81 settled down ihen
n i bachelor kiul 81 lie, have adopted
bachelor y3eWs and habits. and bachel-
OF ways II looking al things, when /
.h1uldn he able TO alter or got oul oi
a, ans price 4 few years ago / could
E't have atlor leJ u. to put the matter
p.au,y. and So il Aas oas oi tue qHes-
ton. Ba | laays lo3tea forward Ia
ge ting m 8s4ltl N4el. ] cau tauGd IL,
aa.d % aon. aiaa aa i. lm
.gss.u. t.eari8 oai s.e 10 o You're
yars ed lkaA htIte pqe
ia a la bai uap-
lsS as4l ggas eSpect
.e e = expect too
Ga lm 10 i Ia my
ea T. rs haten, Aud
&; Size, o. der wag, ls fond oi