The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-08-09

ih s al laa presented lisei uith
unusual rlae Ssmmiy stole is
toherleaa
P Charles SIZE sid. es the itei.
ns neraa am afraid something
eaug wrong stb b.m
l8aaag the hitter ou the mautlepiece
befe le eaail see i s he came 10,
Hn Whitman ouieieluDou some house
bold late bot a strange Impression,
- OTIS weight. lay upon her heart "a
sense 0iimpeRdiug o,ii-a yague troubl-
"a disturbance q her usual selfsatis
faction
II ihe thoughts u sirs Whitman re
euTei a. Was natural, % tic elegant
Ssh dse % which she was 10 become
ihg owner on that dag, she did not feel
the proud satisfaction her proud heart
experienced little time before Some
thing ~ It's beanty bad faded
r. oalt knew shat that letter con.
tanned Sic sail hail aa hour after il
had came 10, her mind still feeling the
pressure which bad come down uponit
sa strauge'S as it seemed to her
She wantt tAe mantle piece, took up
the letter aud examined the proscrip-
tioa u gave Ter no light Steadily it
kept growing upon her that its contents
were Of a nature 70 trouble her hus-
hand
iieF been little mysterious 81 late,
said y herself This idea affected
her very anpleasantly He grows more
silent and reserved she added, as
though under kind q feysrish excite
luent, became active in new direction.
More indrawn, as it were, and less
interested ID uhat goes on around him.
His GOODNESS chills me at times and his
Irritation hurts me.
She drew long deep sigh That with
an almost startling vyidness, came be.
fore her mind in contrast. her tender
loving, cheerful husband of three wears
before, and her qaiet sober.f faced hns.
band otto day
! Something has gone wrong with him
she said aloud as the feeling crew
stronger.
| What can # be?
Tic letter was in her hand
This may give me lobt And WITH
careful fnoer She onened tbo ia a.
yelope. not breaking tho naper So thot
she could seal It again II sbe dos;rod to
1do %. There was 4 BIN for sixtv aol.
liars and communication from uLo
porson souaIng the BIN. Ho was low
eler
II this is not settled at once, be wrote,
shall put the account in suit IT has
been standing over year, and / am
tired Of excuses instead Of money.
The bill for lady's watch Mrs Whit
man had almost compelled her husband
to buy
Not paid for? Is it possible? ex-
claimed the little woman, in blank as.
tonisbment, while the blood mounted
to her forehead
Then she sat down to think. Light
began to come into her mind. AS she
sat thus thinking, second letter came
10 for her husband from the penny
postman. She opened it without hesi-
tation. Not paid for! l. it possible !
She repeated the ejaculation. 1t was a
1 bin for twenty-five dollars for CATERS
and slippers, which had been standing
for three months,
THIS Win never dor said tbe awaken
Line Vjfa no never and she tbrpst tho
4 two lettefs into her pocket n a resolule
way From that honr until the return
of her husband at dinner eme Ms
Whitman did an unusual amount ~
thinking for her ht.le brain. She
saw the moment be entered that the
morning cloud had not passed from bis
brow.
! Here is the money for The new dress
he said. taking small ron Of bills
from his vest pocket, and handing them
to Ada, as he came in. He did not kiss
her. nor smile in the old bright way