The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-06-21

Gt Efiaed HY saRt t3iAtAs Hnl aftl4F
oaiIy thinking that There aas aoyibiug
singular ID urr position
Son say that sou plpy rles. ! said
al last checking my morumeu, IS j
great effort ont q respect 70 ,ho fair
face and beautiful eyes saw before me.
Would you like 70 Try gamer
Oh, yes. said the deposit. ! should
Ike il yery much You can't think
We sat down to play chess don't
know long We were at IL but this | DO
know, that II the entrance 81 Mr Lew
had not disturbed as, it would have
continued probably to this day. There
was first move. Then a long conyer-
sation Then a pause during which
the blue eyes seemed TO be ihtently ex-
amining the board, and mine were IN
tently studying the blue eyes Then an
other move. Then more conversation,
until at last the rival forces on the Ra-
iah's ivory battlefield got into such a
state OF confusion that believe Horr
Horwit1 would have become lunatic
the first glance be cast upon them.
As for me, thought of nothing but
the simple, beautiful young creature
who sat opposite to me, and in spite Of
myself, visions Of such being moving
about my lonely chambers, making the
gloomy gay, and causing the bachel.
or's barren life to bourgeon and bloom
like the dry rod Of the high priest
In the midst Of all this. in came Mr.
Levi with my five dollars and dupli-
cate for the chess board. He seemed
rather astonished at the quiet intimacy
which had been SO suddenly establish
ed between myself and his deposit
Mr. Levi, | said to him, | had no idea
that you lent money on this species of
personal security. ! have a rich uncle
who won't die and leave me my share
Of his property, that would be very
glad to raise something on. How much
will gou give me on him. He's in an
excellent state of preservation, and sery-
ed in the last war.
Oh be replied laughing, without
paying any attention to my avuncular
exchange. Nellie Lees capital girl,
and its sometimes as we'll that she
should be away from her father. He's
and here he made an expressive pan
tomine of rum. looked at Nellie. -
Her large eyes were filed with tears.
Don't be angry with me, Nellie, con.
timed tho nawnhroker kindly. You
know he has very bad habits, or you d
not be here. My wife is very fond Of
her, Mir Papillotte, and for that matter
her father adores her, and as he never
will finish one of his pictures without
the spur Of some terrible necessity, we
eohtriye to get him to put Nellie in
what be calls pawn, and then he is sure
to work to get the money to redeem
her. Nellie, child, don't cry.
| went up to the poor child and took
her hand gently in my own.
Nellie Lee, | said, you love your faith
er very much,
| She nodded her head and shook off q
tear or two that fell upon my hand.
II is but right that you should do so
You are in strange position here.
Your father is not fit to be your guar.
dian, and you ,eill not always meet witt
pawnbrokers as kind as Mr. Levi. Now
what you ought to do is to entrust
Yourself to the care Of some man who
is young and strong, and who, witt
your fair face and good influence t.
stimulate him, will work for you day
and night, and love you as dearly al
ever your father did
She shook her head gently, and still
the tears fell
You think such one cannot b'
found You are wrong. II you coulc
bring yourself to accept his protection
if you could persuade yourself that
love suddenly born can be as yigorou
and lasting as one that takes years t
mature, you never would repent it;
speak It.
And where is there such a one :? de
manded Levi, with mingled incrcdulit.
and curiosity twinkling in his blac
Jewish eyes.
Here | answered. want but sue
! an object as this to become industrious
/ have abilities, if turn them TO ac
J count-of that am convinced -and al
! ter all, il the worst should come, ,nothin
under heaven can prevent me from in
heritng a portion cf my uncle's estate
, II Nellie Lee will take me for her bus
: band, | will call God to witness that
] will cherish and love her till death.
! The little head shook no longer. an
/. / felt slight pressure from the littl
c hand in mine Il may have been trt
J NOR, however.
Her father would never consent, sal
. Levi, reilcctivelY
, Never, echoed Nellie, in low mul
mar, he loves me 30.