The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-12-20

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30 oar inesguio. aid reveal ,our ,ra,
saasc sn1 ps,.iFiaa ta oiie 10 ut'Hl you a5s
,tai ialails iudiac,ria. Believe me moth
ivy iusplees lose likc mutual confidence
PrNe ae tlni have nat been i'upru
leutia answering yanr letters ,, a nuec
informing nae ula you are. Iils with $40
feelings II lille curiosity az tli. bat
simply for our muiual satisfaction
Youfs, enc. Eva
TO which Wiiloagliby replied by return
~ post.
Dearest Eva; II YOU will pcfnit me
90 rail ,ou 50! Have you pal tpr weeks
rast observed young mau with hi. hair
bru.la.d back, anxiou-ly watching ,nu
( f. ,m tl,c windaw of The opposite hnu,e;
AID aillp,ugh ,ou have apparently never
taken tie slightest notice If him, ! tiu-t
tlal his fessare. arc not altogether rcpal-
sise to you am tia, individual.
Ald nov ! have favor TO ask Of you
4 Whenever you see me at the window,
take nn notice Of me II present, lest NY
mother should observe it. Ia few days
size will bc gone OUT Of town, and then
we can threw OF al restraint. Till then
adieu Adnc, ms adorable one, adien -
NJ, eses are ever on YOU Your own.
WnLouGnBY NANE.
/ TO which epi.tle came the following
answer:
Dear Sir: Your explanation is perfect
/ {, satisfactory. may also add that your
features arc not at all repulsivc to EVA.
Bless her! What delightful little
soul she is" calculated wilougilhy.
Aud he went out, ordered new suit Of
rlolhcs, and had his lnir cut.
Will,, said Mrs yonc TO her son the
next morning, wish YOU would do some
Thug 10 improve Your miud, aud not
waste ,our time by looking ont Of the
window al Of the lime as ,ou have doue
lnely. Come and read the Parliament
arS debates to me, il you have nothing
,lsc do
/ The worthy lady was a red.hot politi-
tieian, AID for three mortal hours she
kept him at this deigbtlul task; at the
expiration of which 'ime he succeeded IN
escaping 70 his own rnom,where he wrote
lie following note 10 Eva.
DENREsr EVA: am oycrjoyed at the
contents Of your brief communication
II, as you Say, my features are not alto
gethcr rcpul,ive TO you, may hope that
YOU will consent to be mine--luine only
WHLouGuBY.
Back came the reply next morning:
DEAR WILLouGul; Yourrcpl, made
ne vcrA laply. It Is very duh ltre-un
society except my father aud mother. ]
Tong ior more cougenal companionslip.
Thine, EyG
In this delightful manner the dats flew
dnhalcyon days, too, they were iui
Wlluuglby, and sweetened by the inter
change Of this and similar love like cor
espondence. On the following Mundas
morning, Mrs Nane left town on visit lo
>urne trends in Deyonshire, leaving het
.ou To Keep hou.e at home. The same ai
telHuun one Of ,aptain Blacks servant.
brought the following note Tor VII
loughby:
WILLIE. Have You any objection t.
my telling my dear papa all! Matter,
aave now gone 80 far that il will b.
tnipnsslGle for either of us to retrIc
what We have written. Let rs take papa
fuiu our confidence, know his kind an,
gen ruus nature well, and have 20 fcar
hat be viii opp,se our uniIn. Pleas,
send ne line by the bearer. Eva.
My own EVA: DO what YOU colsidc
best. Ny fate is ia your hands. tyou
papa should refuse his consent, l-bu
| will moi think OF ANYTHING So dreadful
Fear not that shalt ever retract. Lii
without you would be a desert, with II,
oi.si~ TO brighten I.
Yours until death, WILLouGHBY
!, That evening just as Willoughby hlt
: hni.hed his dinner, lie heard loud
duuOle knock at the street door; and o
il- being opened, a strange voice inquire,
(, Ia lnud tone:
i, NJ WiIloughby Vaue at homer
Ills hcatt beat Violently, a. Jane eu
tered the room, and said;
\ gentleman wishes to speak to you i
y the library, Sir
Aud She banded him a card in-cribe
Captain Chokyr Black, {. B., II. NJ.
i l7ylth ot'
I, i vii lie with him Ia d moment sal
said WiIlou4hby; and he swallowed
couple glasses Of sherry, TO nerve him ID
tlc interview
!. Captain Chokcr Black, believer Il
/, .aid, as he entered the library
!. lour servant, SIC, said the gallant Cai
ii tain, WIN gla., ia eye, was busiiy eugl.
e. eli Ia sc,nianizing an engraving OF u
- battle OF Nayariuo Your servant, sir
Have | tie pleasure Of addressing NJ
i WiIoug,by N-'cT
e WillouglibY bowed.
e Then, SIR, of course YOU know II
business that has brought the hereT
a. Terribly uervsu. aud scarcely KNOWN
a whai answer to make, onr hero bowe
i. auain
x tonne. come. sir, don't be afraid !
- speak out ~ daughter las made n
BE- bcr eouhdyI, - let there Be 10 rpser,
tc,,c a. Eva has told me ALL
sy Here pa,r willnughbg bluslci ap
Ie the rooi. 81 hi. hair
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