The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-09-15


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bari whore the faais wega deposited
Il wsa q frFery ard ths CLERK hsf lsi'
81 sooa - ths Hosey bad been obtain
- Hss uans wsa BEAR Harding
-. fisreats htsd y tss ~ tbe Interior
parishes, snd i vas supposed be bad
r1s lsre lsi9Ft setting out e,sc"bero.
! caA orly learn that be Hss young
ard n essHina's appearance Sat
soon en my var. fond out where
sbe family yguHg Hardiag livod, snd
l hoped % reach The house before night.
bat 10 thaf WAS disappointed. Long
before iush dArt eloais began TO fora
along lhs rsrEa a the horizon aud
eliub rApilly the zenith The than.
der and lightning came Il intervals
and was assured tha, one Of thnsf
nomi-tropie storms which srp 80 fre
qnsal IN shs snmmrr would ere long
burst upon me IN IL fury, / fastened
forward. Therefore. looking eagerly
around ior sons plaoe q shelter
had proceeded bu. little distance
when I saw iusi before me q woodmap'f
hut Ivos into this AZ soon as possible
! had hardly set comfortably sheltered
before 1 gentleman and lady dashed up
10 the door and dismountod Lib,
r,ynAH they wore seeking shelter from
the storsn. The man Was middle-agod
and exhibited in his porsou the stronf
athletic frame. the open brow, and
genial. pleasant face Of the Southern
planter; but there vas IN his counts.
nance now a touch Of sadness, seem.
ingly exquisite sense Of sorrow, strange
" out Of keeping with what the mar
should have been. HIS companion wa
a young girl Of exquisite beauty, viii
dark, soulful eyes, and hair black 81
night. She looked, indeed, a daughter
Of tho tropics. and the tall, splendid
form was regal in lie mslesty. She wa'
such A woman as man could wish q
I've for and. II need BE-, de for. They
wers both In travelling costume, and
from their conversation judged they
we're father aud daughter, just settint
out on a journey, and endeayoring L
reach the river in time for 40 mp going
steamer. Shortly after their arrival
negro boy drove up in cart containing
their trunks On ono Of these was th
uamo Of "Mrs. Harding, La" My res
olut.on WINS taken on the instant
would follow these people. / tool
passage on the same steamer. / would
not loose sight Of The girl was sat
ished sho was going 10 her brother.
innnuated myseli into her presence
and at last got into conversation.
was one half in love with her already
before we reached St Louis Was Who'll
" 50. learned she was going to New
York Cor some object she did not re
veal | thought ! knew what the objec
vas; bat il had become Of sccondar,
importance now, !or ! WAS deeply, un
mis,akahiy IN love.
Al last We reached New York.
could contain myself no longer.
sought an opportunity and told Der o
l4A1 tAfA $50 ~ y tsstasNf NNr,fss - $3.50 -
present object revealed every thing
only asked To share her affections
She seemed greatly agitatcd, and aske'
that would leave her until next day
This was the forenoon OF Monday =
Tuesday afternoon called for my an
swer The servant informed me tina
the young lady had left tho escninl
previous on steamer for the West In
dies; bot she bad leil note; ! tor
open tho letter eAgoriy. Il ccntane'
thase words
"Sir For your preference / al
much Obliged, but TIC laws forbid gen
tlemen nlaEfying Gael othcrs BY th
time this reaches you will be on boar
The West India steamer
'syeSy rcspectfly. HrSnY HsnDrSo.
1T took no more to show that 'rie
had been played me. iou may beher
hare seldoin told that love story"
--- lScse Orardns PocayAne
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