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

place He nls enjoying himself huget
here. and bis wholo physical system VA
IN better training than It had eve
been
he crossed over 70 Emily after clos
ing the door, passed bis arm aboat her
and imprinted kiss upon her rnad,
lips. Ny darlingr Ii was al be said
bat his looks spoke more plainly than
words. A quick flush rose into ben
pretty cheek, aud she allowed him "a
hold her hand aud dropping on ono
knee by her side, be looked up into her
face while she looked down on him with
an expression which lover could not
mistake. She did not regret her choice.
for she knew that she had more influ-
eneo upon HIM for good, than any 9th
er creature
What we're you saying just new about
going out in Deckers boat, Garry 2
she said.
Deckers boatY he said, oyasiyoly.
oh, | go out with him a great deal
Were you not talking about il To-
/ nightg
He was silent, for he would not de-
ceiye her.
You must not go out know more
OF the sea than you do. II is frightful
IN It's rage. Wnen the weather is pleas
ant, it is grand but, when a storm is
on it, oh, it is terrible--terrib Gar.
ry, ! saw shpwreck once, and | pray
God may never look upon such sight
again. The sea was white with foam;
the fires upon the beech only flashed
out little way into the leaden gloom.
And when the ship pstruck, il was on the
inner ledge, and we could see Then
she was doomed. The mast swayed,
bent and broke like reeds You must
NOT trust yourself to the dangers Of the
coast surf
1 do not know that we are going ont.
| only said to Bill Decker that, If the
storm came and they went out, / was
to make one of the party. That is all
But you shall not go. Bill Decker,
and such men as he, have lived here all
their lives, and they know what to do
But you are stranger to the tricks of 9
-he treacherous sea. What if you should ,
ose your life2 Did not hear you say i,
o Decker that if you lost it, you did Y
know that any one on earth would weep q
or you2 Whas that just to me, Gar @
'y2' =
1T was not. | made a mental reser- i
alton in your favor, Well, we shall @,
ee II the storm does come, must 90 I
'ut, for am pledged to it, and shall o.
my duty like a man / have been AZ
nore of man, and led more of mans W
te since | came here, than for years te
efore. You do not know the tempta-
IONS which surround gay young man w
great city. You do not know that ~
housands live amid vices which con- w
animate by their very touch. We must sl
ome in contact with them, more or less, th
nd we get tainted so imperceptibly nc
Iat we are lost men ere we suspect In
ou will have to take me in hand, EN- cd
y, and keep me here, and make the old W,
"a wash me of the city's corruptions. ol,
In the mean time, you are forgetting he
'ur supper. Come, get up, sir, and fe,
INK yoar coffee before it freezes over. ba
made it myself and want you to saw W
is good. h,
III pledge my honor it is nectar. wi
Your word will do, she said, placing |
chair for him at the table, and pour ne
g out his coffee. Keep your hands bo
yourself, for father will be coming in,
d seeing your around arm me might III
eause for q scene
Garry made hearty meal, talking The
th her at intervals, and thinking OF he,
good time coming, when he should ont
We a ireside Of his own, with her dear ne,
e beside it. We he had finished, she sci
AIRED the table, and sat down TO her Flf
rk, while he, on the other side OF the IN
9le, read the Idyls Of the King aloud, abc
KING comments and answering her tha
estions, for she was learned in love :
tiers, whether in reference to Ar or
lr, Geraint, the faithless Queen, Enid her
Lancelot Of the Lake. She sympa- tha
zed with this Arthur, and wondered 7
the endurance Of his love Of Guine- b;s
e, and how she could refrain from bea
ing him. The close Of that grand ove
iress TO her, when he bade her fare slae
! at the nunnery, to meet her here res,
1r-
Not LAneeiotis, nor anothsr'sr aoa
nd Emily in tears. Fletcher closed AZ !
book and looked at her bending SO view
'ely over her work 70 hide her tears A h
Where is your mother p he said. the
She Is IN the kitchen, replied Emi- swir
4 must go to her | think she was