The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-04-28
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longevity Ms iluble s. eyPce-
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her jauiar 81 tsn yea bai AdaIaido
an1 R9se md Charles qua William,
sight ID an probability De hs heirs
aud 10 tla ead tha parents labared
Uuce Richard had the best room in
.he house, TIE best chair, the most par
tealar consideration His wishes were
deferred to aad bis advice taken on
every occasion and hs actually came TO
q loved. f1r, with an has quaint, old
fashioned ways aud his habi, Of sitting
as utterly silent as though lie had been
deaf and dumb, he was a loyeablo man.
Matters progressed smoothly enough
uatl 1t waa habit and not hypocrisy
which made Cousin Richard actually
master of The house
lie was very obliging wonderfully
10 10 most respects, He would attend
toauything for any body match rib
b3ns when nobody else could-escort
girls to places Of amusement go du-
tifnlly 70 church with their mamma
attend 70 marketing and tho posting o.
letters. and the aas-metre, and the
turning OF the water in frosty weather
He was always ready q search the
house With poker at the dead Of night,
when any one heard noise.
He went to tho dentists with people
who wanted their teeth drawn and al-
ways seemed to hayo sugar plums in
his pocket. But one thing Cousin
Richard would not do and that was to
exhibit the least sign Of politenoss to
Lads visitors
Hc never saw any home. lie never
even spent an evening in their conpa
ny. He invariably shut himself up in
his own room aud had his tea there
when one oG these individuals was re-
ported 10 he ia the house, and, when
travelling bad been known in train to
sAut his eyes tight when a youcg lady
entered, and renamed with them
closed until she left the carriage. As
general thing indeed, be always
chose d carriage where ho need not be
intruded upon.
IL was Just rs well after all, said
Mrs Hnkle, but il was a popularity
not quite agreeable to Mr. H., when he
fonnd the pleasant task Of seeing Miss
Smith "a Miss Jones home imposed up
on himself be argued that such duties
we're Cousin Dicks though, be never
told him IS. II would not have been
pleasant to provoke him. aud if any
thing could have offended Bachelor
Brown mortolly, it would have been to
insist upon his offering any gallant
attentions u the softer sex
However, a day come at last which
set the household in comInotion.
Miss Amanda Dove had been invited
to spend a week with the Hinkles, an 1
Miss Dove being a stranger, was to
wait at the station until some one came
Tor her in a carriage
The Hinkles resided some miles out
Of town, aud had occupied their resi-
dnce f3r many months So that people
were not always properly directed by
neighbors
II was decided chat Mr. Hinkle should
escort Miss Dove, but before the day
of her arrival dawned, business had
called that gentleman 10 Sheffield
Moreover, AIrs Hinkle had The infu-
euzn, and the tNo boys were at board
iug school No one was to be found
to drive. and neither Rose or Adelaide
could handle the reius Miss Dove was
"a come AZ nine and what would she
think of them il 40 one came for her.
Indeed. said Mrs. Hinke il would
be shocking treatment for the dear girl.
/ must ask your Cousin Richard
You never dare, ma, said Rose
aghast
ia such case. yoa Iaou said
Mrs Hmkle
Hell NOT 80 il, said Adelside
0fcourse not, said Rosc
Mrs Hiukle shock her head
Tear he vill 81, She said, and as
sunine an expression wl4lch would