The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-01-26

7 tala yoa I sbooll ~ ana sae
Ge7rgiana again. Wei knew that
sha often went vith her father aud 5lh
el rotation sud ,r.oujs 10 to tAa Zoo
logiga, Gardens on SUNDAY 1 couldn
cal a old Wagn house. you ao0w
because | understood vas ss good as
kicked out q thai So went 10 the
IZaolasgal I've got a irioud who's
Fellow aud be gives me ticket Tor
Sundays whenever / pak hi0 aud l
looked about for Goorgjana I soou
discovered her with Warren and a lot
loi people She saw me. and under
stood by any signs that | wanted 70
speak with hor ou thequiot Well. she
Fingered aehiud a l.ttlo. and when the
rest uf the party went to look at the
hangroos, she slipped with me into
the snake-housc She looked rather
frightened, aad The tears stood IN eyes.
80 ] put my arm round her II didn't
matter to nae who saw you know ANA
told her that there was nothing TO be
alarmed at and that | only wantod 70
say a word or two. / then told her
i / was sorry that ] had not sent back
her letters as | ought to have done but
the plain fact Of the matter was | gould
not do it.
You lore me shll, then, Ned, She
said.
! OF course lido, Georgy, ! said, who's
been telling you dont2
\ She began crying terribly.
Come Georgy, SAID, let us get mar
ried whether papa likes il Or not; only
say the word.
/ She didn't say the word. Poor girl !?
l do not think she could speak for cry.
ing; but she looked at me, and gave me
such a little nod, and then she began
laughing through her tears. II was
the prettiest thing you ever saw OF
course | kissed her, aud then ] turn
ed, aud who should be standing close
by my side but old Warren? Georgy
gave a little scream, and tried To make
believe that wo were looking At the boa
constructor But Of course that didn't
work, SO ] said to old Warren in a
CHEEKY sort Of way, and putting out
my hand chceHuly:
Mr. Warren, Gcorgy and are go-
ihg % be married; that's quite settled.
But you and may as well bo friends
all the same. We'd much rather have
, your consent than not. Suppose you
! give It to us.
He was SO astonished that before, !
,think, ho quite knew what he was do
ing, he'd taken uy haud, wEa al bis
friends standing round ard booking on,
OF course be could not 90 back after
Nt1at; and 50, the thing was settled
) I congratulated him heartily Pres.
, entity / said by chance How lucky it
was you did not send back Miss War
t ron's letters
My dear fellow, that was what
i wasted to explain to her. ] could not
sepd tAem back.
'You found them to dear to you p
t At last, then, he had been betrayed in
a to feeling Of romance.
! Not at all, he explained j could
= not send them back because ] hadn't
kept them. / destroyed them
Destroyed them !?
Yes. What was the good Of them 2
= ] only keep business letters; they're
/, regularly docketed at my office. But
t for Georgys letters, they were no use
It was no good keeping them. l used
5 them for pipe lights.
s You didn't tell her thaty
4 No, | hadn't time. ] never arrived
b at my explanations about the letters
! Then, my dear Stcne, let me entroat
you, whatever youdo, don't give Mist
& Warren your explanations about the let
u ters
II why shouldntI2
d Don't you see? She thought yor
| didn't send back her letters for 4 sent
Q montal reason, because they we're Sc
+, dear to you that you couldn't possibly
part with them; and SO, in point Of fact
that little misunderstanding Of hers leC
Is TO the re-estabhshment 81 your love AZ
fair
Do sou think SEP be asked, mus
. ingly but Il Georgy mado any misan
derstanding about the matter. | thlnL
q that I'm bound to set her right
is M ydear Stone take my advice, 70
ie fear Of accident, set Ler right il Sc
n her right sou must after the wedding
ceremony, not before.
:, Whether or not be took my advice,
u am not aware He was married in du'
time TO Miss Warren aud / know tina
I. tie lady was often heard to declare sub
y sequenty, she had married the bes
husband in the world,
y His practca'ity hal answered, aud
my $40 a ttoa1 ufaY, n convert love let