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

S. slcgy uan e shhly a'lire3 vNs
ssea walA.ae teroagl oae u ths f.sh-
lenst'r streets f q large aty. enc cold
DasmbeF masrfs supported 81 .
isFsa s'sa usea hs arta,y gragpplsa u
ooe rs vhls frau bfa other sNnug
O. boud vTalFe & coarse catt1a
ha0asefcasaf Hs 5ai Was d coarse
grey aud ha3 evidently seen bard ser
vios tauas perieIy vboIe and neal
The tra,elar walked slowly Along, "a
amtuag oaretalIy ihe names on the
door p.ate ~ daally paused before
adaeiine y aaaWy exterior which, i
wg credit Tie testimony q the pa a. >
"a ihe door. was occupied by Aexan-
de5 Beaumont
'Alczand Beaumont yes. that's
tbe house murmured the trate.er 10
himself AZ be aserudcd tie steps aud
rang tie bell
lis summons was answered by a
sarsnnt, she after a moments scruti-
ny wbieh apparently VAS not Of a very
favorable character, said roughly-
We'll sir, what DO you want Z
is Sic Beaumont At home 4 said the
o'J man, without heediug the iHten-
li0ual ruaeness
No slr. he - not
Then perhaps ! can see bis wife
Itbna is ,ets doubtful. bat | viii
see, aui tDe servant Nithdrew, with-
out inviting the old mau to enter, tho
tie day was eoll aul bis clothing ap-
pvared hardly sufficient 10 protect han
from its ineiemgury
sIgs Beaumont was ! clining ou d
flutsuJ ia room handsomely furnish
el Tie last new magazine was in her
baud, aud licr eye vas istlcssiy giauc-
iua over its pages She was interrupt
81 Ia her raaiing BY the entrance Of
the scriaut
We'll What now. Betty q she inquir-
ga.
There i mn dlwn stars tha.
wants TO ses yen, maun.
Mani gentleman YOU mean'
no maam, said Bolty, stoutly, for
sh well understood 8 lat made up gem
tIemer IN the conventional sense Of the
term. il is not a gentleman 1t al, for
he's got an old giey coat aud doesn' /
wear gloves
What can ho want of me
I dou't know, sure; be inquired af-
ter Nh Beaumont, first
'You didn't shos him into the parlor
dil yoay
The giri shook her head
You did right, and you d better tell
him I'm not at homo
AIRS Beaumont is not at home, said
Betty, reappearing at the door
That means she is engaged, said the
old man; but believe she viii let me
in when she knows who / am. Tell
her that | aln ben husbands uncle, and
that my name is Henry Beaumont
That old raging masters uncle,
said Betty wonderugiy, as she reas.
eeuded tho stairs
Good Heavens ! said her mistress, il
itisu't that old ylgfant who strc He'd u
many years ago, nobody knows where
And now ! suppose hes poor as raj
and wants help Well he Wont get il
il | can help it, bat suppose | must
see him.
Tue lady descended fully prepared tc
give him frigid reception.
III am not mistaken, said the old
man, with feeling, ffis my nephew Al
exander's wife
You are right, sir am the wife ot
Mr Alexander Beaumont, and | sup.
pose from your language Aon are
His uncle Henry. Ali me / have
been gone many, many years, and II
does me good 10 return once more
among my kindred
The old man leaned on bis staff, and
his features worked con fulsively al
thoughts Of the past came over bis
mpd Mrs Beaumont stood holding
tie door al i waiting for lin 10 de.
part She did not give him an invita-.
tion 70 enter
l. yonr husband wei inquired the
v itor booking IN as il he expected III
invitation q enter aEd refresh himself
afer his ualk by an interval q rest.
lie Is II YOU have any message foi
hm you may leme il with me al viii
deliver j, said Mrs beaumont, dosir.
ois q liddiug herself y tae intruder a,
s9oa a. possible
loa may ,yl! bin J have called snid
the Old iasn 10 disappointed tone
and that ] sould liked 10 have seer
hm.
j w,ll ;ell him. and Mrs BeAumonf
was aboas TO close tie door.
Hold there .s but one question
more, shat baa become u szandsri
sisset Anuas