The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-05-11

street MOf ~Ah ils3 Two &tUsF 1tiHias' +
o1rnpea l,y Wslam Lowe either FASH
ionable e. costly Il ~as asusrke3, how-
cve1. hy 90 nsr a uaatnsss, which indi-
Gated that ~ isnAuts vsre not regard
ioss q eastward appearances
We vlll take tie liberty 70 introduce
the reader INTO bii.e sitting room
who're Mrs Love and Der three chill
dren we're seated. A plain, serviceable
carpet covered the aoor. and the re-
mander q The iarutare. though Of a
kind which would hardly be select
cd ior drawing room bad comfort
able home ike appearance which sim.
ply satisfied the desire 81 those who de-
rycd the,r happiness from a higher
sud more mutual source than outside
show.
Mrs Lowe was seated 10 q rocking
hair. engaged IA an employment,
which am aware is taboosd in all FASH
ionable society. mean darning stock
ings
Eurna, girl 81 ten, was brushing up
the hearth, which the ashes of the CRATE
f IN which a blazing FIRE was burning,
hal somewhat disordeted, while Mary,
who WIS eight, was reading. Charley
i a little rogue Of fge, with smiling
face which could not help looking ro-
+ gu!sh, was stroktng the cat the wrong
way 10 the disturbance Of poor Tabby,
who bad quietly settled herself dc~n
to dreams oi happiness on the hearth
rug
4 All At once rap was heard at the
door
Emma, sand the mother You may
20 to the door aud see who il is
i Emma oheyed tie mothers direc-
tops
Il Mrs Lowe at home? inquired
Henry Beaumont for it was he
Yes sir, said Emm9 please walk IN
and you may see her.
50 she ushercd the old man iuto The
comfortable sitting room
Mrs. Love rose 10 receive him.
] believe, said he, that Im not mis-.
taken in thinking your name before
your marriage was Anna Beaumont
You are right, sir, that was my
name.
And you have no recollection Of al
uncle who wandered far away from
home aud friends, and from whom nc
tdings have come .or many yearH
Yes sir, / remember him well m.
uncle Henry, and have many tlme.
wished that / could learn something o
him. Can you give mo any informa
ton :?
i can, for | am he.
You my uncle, said Mrs. Lowe, IL
surprise, then indeed you are vel
come. Emma bring your uncle tht
arm chair, aud Mary bring your faith
er's slippers, for ! am sure your uncle
must long to get off his heavy boots. =
And now, uncle, when you are thor
oughly rested, | must demand a recica
of your adventures,
But your brother Alexander, inter
rupted Mr. Beaumont, let me first in
quire about him. He lives in the city
does be not 2
| Yes, SAID she, he does live in th'
city; yet, strange as it may appear,
seldom or never see him He has sue
ceeded well and is wealthy; but even
since lie married, with a wife, smal
property and greater pride, he has
kept aloof from u.s. | don blame hin
as much Us his wife, who IS said to hay'
a great influence over Linn. hay,
called once, bnt she treated me so cold
ly, that / have 90 desire TO renew ml
visit
i can easily believe that, for |, too
have been repulsed was the reply
You repulsed? ? Did you give mel
your name and inform her Of your re-
lauon to her husband ?
i did; but she did not invite me t,
enter; and sue vas evidently anxiou
for me to be gone; took the hint anC
here am
al least, uncle, said Mrs. Lowe
smiling, you need fear no repalset
here.
'Ol that ] an quite sure, said The Ok
gentleman, looki1g af1ectionateiy 1T
I ii face Of bis niece. Bat you have
not tod me 81 yonr husband Let M
know whether you have made goot
match, be added playially
That depends npon what ia mean
by the term II il implies rich hus
baud, them t4ilal most certainly; io
William ! SALARY IS only eight hundred
dollars a rear and that's ahat we hay,
10 depend npon Bat that / care no
for A kind aud ailectionaie hnsbans
is Of far more worth tbsu amagnifeen
dive ling and costly furniture.
'You are righl. said her uncle. warm