The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-11-02

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case YOU need no information
Watching and waiting makes one
thia. Hope deferred mska The heart
1ck. Aadrsy wAs not quib a. pretty
as she had been. II bloom aad bright.
Bess make all beauty. as mat folks
think they do, and she was eonscious
Of this, and aware also that her beat
dress sas Of an uDbecoming eoioT when,
At Christmas time, il was known thro
The village that Ned Norrowa. bad ar
rived home TO spend tie holidAys
They met first at church. md even
then came near mot meeting 4 all, for
Fat old Mrs Mullins would hive all the
news, from her iavorite Ned IN the cen.
ire OF the middle aisle, and audrey was
too proud 10 wait; aud theFest OF the
Christmas day Ned spent With hia old
employers iamilyI whlls Audrey lost
ber appetite for dinner, ana wished that
she had never been born. There was
Nate Prior, TO be sure, doing his best
to please her, and cousin Jack from
Hampton, trying TO cut hm out; but
heart was as heavy us a IMP Of lead,
and every smile was forcsa and every
gay word wrung from hei lips. Once
or twice she did her bsstto hLl in love
with Nathan, who cared bout her, and
forget Ned, who did MT. Vain at
tempt
But the next day Ned .alled. At the
announcement her hearthuttered; then
she ran to the glass. Eow ugly sho
looked and her hair WIS not combed |
She went down TO greet him full Of this
thouget which is unfasbrabie for any
woman's appearance, and gave him q
frigid aud impassive hard and sat bolt
upright on the renotest chair. Mith her
eyes fixed on her crotclet work.
You're not we'll, 1 N afraid, Audrey,
said Ned, injudiciously.
Thank you Mr, Noroway. / judge
from that that don't look 50; but ] am
perfectly well, replied audrey.
Ned bit his lip. 2
Pleasant weather for the season, be
Yes, said Audrey, and such a pleas
ant Christmas day Nathan Prior and
cousin Jack spent it Win us. They are
SO full of fan, both OF them ] never
enjoyed myself 50 much
I'm glad to boar it, said he stifiiy, and
then in came Mrs. Dew and Audrey
lapsed iuto silence.
Ned took his departure. The next
evening they met at little party, and
Audrey, longing for Ned's presence as o
beggar never longek foe bread, turned
her back on him and coquetted with
Nathan Prior, who smrked aud beam
ed with satisfaction. Ned waited on
Ruth Hallow home, and Nathan gave
his escort to Audrey, wretcged little
Audrey Then Ned was gone. The
city swallowed him again Folks heard
that he was getting on. In August
came his friend, old General Spradell.
to enliven the villagewith bis company.
General Spradell, who was not gen
ersl because OF his military exploits,
but because be had once kept hotel---
position which seems to entitle man
to some such a prefix among rustic adj
mirers called one evening on the
Dews, and in ten minutes dropped this
bomb shell at Audrey's feet.
Wall, there's Ned Norroway gone and
got married. Went to his wedding a
week ago. AS happy as you please
young gal for wife not seventeen, but
mighty pretty, you bet. There's the pa
per-giye it to you, Miss Audrey gals
like 10 read about weddin's; makes EN-
think Of their own--be he he
Du tell I cried Mrs. Dew. Ned mar.
ried iL 3l
don't see why any one should be
surprised, said Audrey. It's the natur-
al fate Of young man.
So II is, said the general--hei be
hef Aud be is young too mean to
try il some Of these days myself--he
hei
Audrey took the paper 70 her room
and read the notice Of the wedding,
with the statement Of the fac I that Mr..
Edward NorrowAy was one Of our naosi
respected citizens, and that the bride
who was the daughter Of Howard Hot.
spur, Esq, wore white satin. pearl or
daments, and lace vail imported from
Paris, and iestoonsd With orange 1ow.
ers The reporter, being masculine, ev.
identity had vague ideas concerning the
costume, aud made mess Of 1t, IS men
always do when they describe ietnale
attire Bnt al Audrey cared for was
that one paragraph: On the lst Of An,
gust, Mr. Edward Sorroway. TO Helen
youngest daughter ofHowArd Hotspar
Esq.
Therein, SO she believed, lay he'
worlds end, where, for ell that war
good and bright in life. Fate had writ
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