The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-11-24

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b ard paving little heed 10 the encomi
b ums heapod upon Fletcher. The sub
e lcct q tbis praise bad goae "a what thi
landlord called q aael consisting %
the better portion ofa bfoiled blue. fsh
D weighing about three pounds, pan
o cakes and butter, smoking pone bread
o and good bot coffee A girl sat at
!, window sewing 4 beautiful girl, and
/ Jersey is famous tor such. There are
B those living who viii take long odd.
that New Jersey. in the matter Of pret-
, ty glrls, sweet potatoes aud watermel.
) ons, holds the belt
The girl at the window was beauti-
j ful, ! say. She was small, as small as
was compatible with beauty had rosy
checks sparkling eyes. white teeth, aud
|. al the things necessary 10 make her be.
wltching. The fact had another benu-
Z ty; it was good and pule. She was a
flower, set down in strange spot, for
she was the daughter of Robert Fifth
ian, the landlord
Her father loved her with that spe-
cies Of idolatry which parents some
times bestow upon an only child. He
had, IN his devotion to her, hesitated a
long time before he sent her to that
school IN Bridgeton, the City of south
western Jersey, where she obtained
her education; for Emily had an edu-
cation, strange thing to the daughters
OF most OF the people along the coast.
Poor people look upon educated people
there with sort Of wonder, mixed with
awe, thinking that tempts Providence
ID daring to know so much But with
Emily Fithian it was different. Every
one knew her, every one loved her
The children on the the beach stopped
playing and ran to greet her, when she
walked in the glory of the sammer sun
shine down the long stretch Of beach
below the tavern.
She had finished her course of stud
les at the school, and came back 10
them a great deal more polished, a lit
tie more quiet, but in other ways the
same darling girl who went away from
home three years before, during which
she only came home once year. Rob
ert fithian saw with jealous pang that
bis daughter was growing up into a wo-
man Some one will be wanting her;
some one else will be loving nv little
Emily was his thought, night and day.
What II she shoald love some one who
would take her away--tako the very
lie out OF heart, as IT seemed to him
No little Emily TO meet me when |
'ome home, and reach up for kiss
no little girl to sit by my side when
he lamps are lighted and the fire burns
the Fireplace The man studied all
he time how he could keep her, how /
Q should drive away one who should |
are to look upon her with a lovers |
ye. And when Fletcher came down |
'om the city, his jealous eye saw in {
I'm only man who had come to steal q
way his child He had more reason t
fear than even he thought, for Emf ]
; and none other, had brought Gar il
stt Fletcher into Jersey. Garry, they s
llled him IN the city. He was re-
orter OF the press, as well as a writer v
some merit, card Of well-known d
lblshlng house in New York. Busi- |
ess took him to Philadelphia, and il
lend took him to Bridgeton. There
saw Emily. There is walk in
ridgeton which is much frequented, a
ID they used to follow its windinRs in
gether, very often. You 90 in at two tc
eat gates which lead you past great al
II factory and rolling.mill and skirt b,
side Of a high bluff, upon the top
which stands two or three very neat W
sidences. Passing over rustic th
ldge, you come suddenly upon a BIZ
nature lake, lying IA
"oupid-like within hollow Of the down. ci
d stretching away before the eve. W,
rhaps a quarter Of mile in length. Ia
Q walk leads You along the bank Of m
Race, and then for mile you walk qu
der low, second-growth trees, past mi
ekets laden with the breasts of white th
gnolia blossoms and fragrant laurels, or
Lil you come to the pond formed by th
am in Cohansey Creek Crossing at
dam upon its parpet, you continue We
walk down the other side OF the 10,
sam, drink from famous spring, ad
home again Swinging round the we
'le.' Garry Fletcher drank in deep aft
lights Of happiness in the knowl-
e be gained Of the fact that Emily tor
ID him. They spent happy four the
lths; then ber term ended, aud she clio
Bridgeton TO return no more He
idered ainlessly bac 10 New York,
ked bard, aud tried to keep her out ly.