The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-08-03

alone. or s. least With such Compauion-
ship as bis father aud mothers old
iruais could give him, and little for
tuue q ten thousand dollars. But
lho.r sympathy was practical. and the
little fellow found iu them almost a
homo for daring vacation. tlll be left
school. and all hia spare time when be
went into 3 counting room, was spent
iB the society Of has kind friends aud
dear Auuie. And so matters conunu-
ed down to the time Of our sketch, ex-
oept in one particular The young
couple who had been 80 much together
were SO with the entire approval Of the
girls father aud molhsr--ior time.
The boy became q man the girl a
woman. The little atlectionate ways Of
childhood were replaced by the timid
restraint Of those who could no longer
meet without emotion, nor whose
hauds clasp without thrill. Her
mother saw al this. Of course, and the
father too. But sGll the entire approy-
al was not withheld for a time But
the time gas drawing to close for
on the morning when Mrs. Botley dc.
yeloped her ideas OF tue new social du-
ties enjoined by their new riches, she
sat long time after Der husband had
gone down town, and thought deeply
OF what social duties were enjoined by
them in respect to her daughters
future
Mrs Botley was not a cruel woman /;
never meant to be an unkind one even.
She had sincere affection for her
daughter, and scarcely less for
Herbert. She had watched their
| growth with pleasure and pride. The
love which she could see springing up
between them had stirred her heart
with kind emotion. And If, short
time ago, she had been asked whether
the young people were to marry, she
would while, perhaps replying in
defnately have whispered to herself
that Of course they would. But now
Annie would be rich---a great match /;
while Herbert was just clerk, and
nothing more, with only beggarly
ten thousand. And so she sat and
| pondered rather sadly, itmust be own
ed, upon her duty as the world would
see it.
As with Mrs Botley, so with he's
lord Riding down town he rapidly
glanced over the daily views Of Wall
Street editors, as spread over the mon
ey-columns Of his favorate dailies, and
somehow new subject obtruded itself
anon the.fgures. Herbert's money
yaluep and respect seemed to become
an item OF the streets news, AMI a
poor exhibit they made. Annie's stock
was way up high above par Herbert S
stock was literally nowhere. And
when he got out in Park Row cloud
was over his face, which grew darker
every step he took toward the far r-famed
monageue OF the Bulls and Bears. To
acquire wealth was good but what
was wealth without position What
was to be Annie's position? To be
sure he could establish the young
couple handsomely, which would in one
sense be pleasant ; but business before
1 pleasure was the highest wisdom. The
whole subject must be thought over
and if steps were to be taken inimical
to Annie's peace Of mind, why they
must and there was an end of it
Still there was no hurry--for few
days at all events and 50 with cleared
brow the specuator joined his con
freres.
But this particular day was more
important than he thought. FoI
some little time the young people had
projected q walk among the growing
beauties Of the Central Park, and, sin
gular as il may seem, had not an
nouuced their intention to any one
else. By mere chance, too, Mrs. Bot
ley thought the day suitable for 0
round Of gossiping visits to people
during which the delightful subject oi
her enlarged views OF life was to be
trotted out, so that when Herbert rang
tho bell Annie was alone and the ram
bic was sooE arranged. The weather
was beautiful, aud the PARK seemed an
elysium TO the young lovers We need
not follow them about all tie time,
however, nor set down al their conver-
sation suffice it to say that, when
Herbert left her at tho door Of her
home, she ran mp 10 her room with her
face all agiow, aud soon melted into
tears Of happiness while be marched
away with as proud an air as il be was
the legaloe of an enormously rich IN
Gle, aud had just come into bis proper
". For during that golden afternoon
the words had been spoken which
united the destinies Of two young lives.
I Not that words were needed. for each
had known the others heart long be-
iara. But nov tho .ams hal bean nx-