The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-09-24
MANCHESTER. VT. TUESDAY MORNING.

shnal, still, taking every thing into
consideration. ] sald t0 myself. tie SIM
ilaFity of dress, feature aud manner
must be wonderful thus 10 docGiYo one 1
relatives.
bad walked perhaps q mile when ]
observed a gentleman approaching at q
walk as rapid as my own As be drew
nearer. was struck BY his resemblance
10 me---hoight, size. manner and dress
even TO Tic wrap around bis neck, aud
4 the buttons upon his coat were the
exact counterpart Of my own think
4 the resemblance must have struck him
1T the same time, for, as ne were pass-
/ ing each other, weiaYolunsarliy paused
and then scanning each other closely
and curiouslY, strobe on.
afr. Ralph, ] said 10 myself rs I
turned to look at him. Singularly en-
ough, Mr. Ralph was at that moment
looking at me; but the instant he was
detected be wheeled around and resum-
ed his walk
Ere reached my chamber resolv-
ed 10 ascertain, ifpossible, who the per-
son was that dwelt in the large house on
the Common, and who had arrived from
the army so recently, that / might
thereby assure myself to whom I was
indebted for a delicious kiss, and whose
acquaintance was very desirous Of
making
Early upon the following morning
/ sat down and wrote few lines to
Miss Lucy Walters, the lame girl, and
enclosing one hundred and fifty dollars
sealed the letter, and depositing it in
my pocket, sailed forth in quest Of the
information | so much desired. Wen
ding my way to friends room I met
lad that / knew, and inquired if he
was acquainted with the neighborhood
in which / had been ON the previous
evening,
Yes, sir, very well, he replied.
Can You tell me who lives in the large
house on the left hand side Of the Com
mon The house stands back from the
road
oh, you mean Mr.. Wright's, said he
but i'll more than four miles out there,
sirp
How far is T. I asked /.
About four miles and half; may be
more
Thank you. That is all / want, /
replied, as | passed into the house,
where / addressed my note to Miss l..
Walters, care of Miss @ Wright then
sauntering out slowly, | called the lad
to me.
by the way, George, said !, have
letter to deliver out there. Do you
think you could do it for me?'
We'll, ! can manage it FOR you Mr..
Clark, replied the lad. My uncle Dean
lives out there M
is Mr. Dean your uncle | inquired
hastily. !,
Yes sir, he replied.
There is lame girl living with him,
l continued
Yes; Miss Walters, he replied
Can | trust you, GeorgeY | inquir-
ed.
You may, Sin, if you want to help
Miss Walters without her knowing who
is doing it replied he.
Wei, said /, this letter is intended
for Miss Walters, as you will perceive.
You will keep the matter to yourself p
i only wish could do twice as much
ior Miss Walters, exclaimed the fine
fellow; i shall put the letter where she
viii get il and she will never know
where it came from / am going there
tonight
Very well, George, replied as left
him, feeling satisfied that the letter was
in safe hands.
THAT lady in blne, said my cousin.
NO, said /, the lady beside her.
Have yon not made her acqnaitance
That is Miss Wright.
ANY relation to Miss Emma Wright ?
No; they are quite intimate, howey-
er. Let me present you.
/ fancied that Miss Wright bestowed
look Of more than ordinary interest
upon me as my cousin presented me;
but IL had the effrontery to meet her
inquiring look as if unconscious of the
fact that / had met those eyes before,
and had received from those lips sis
terly kiss. As l seated myself beside
her overheard the words:
Taking everything into considera-
tion, think very little blame can be
attached 10 the gentleman, uttered in
a merry tone by person at my elbow,
but whose face was turned from me.
Pray have you done, Ralph, said Miss
Wright, as she tapped his shoulder
1 lightly with her fan, faint blush suf
fusing her cheek.
'Balph 7 exelaiped Miss Wright, as
the blood mounted to her cheek.
| Come, come, Wright don't ask us tc
believe that!' exclaimed one Of the
group.
We'll, abe cannot deny having com
planned to me the next day that he wat
exceedingly stupid thinking that wai
offended all the while, and scarcely ut.
tered word, IN fact, she had to do al
the talking.
we will take that with considerable
allowace, too, replied one Of the listen
ers.
Il met the fellow on the road, resum.
cd the gentleman, and ! must say,
never encountered a man SO like mysel
in all my life.
\ IN truth, you are a barbarian, Ar
+, Wright to tel such stories about youl