The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-11-23

"eA iff ihn Hit 81 Elfh see Nhcfrah0Mi
auy ~ these eipsys of fsuehou
would rc.i he remembered ibst ioul
ago Aunt Beisey wss war % twist he
hsir with lhs anC eurrgy that distn
guishcd sll hel movements, and that ihI
operation resulted IL hard knob Il X,
back q her bead ike door handi,
Which certainly world not harmani1.
With these rapeles. hcad-drc.ses jas
as his brow was overa with tbh
thought, lhe pale girl cape ncal Uuelt
A5ct Acr checks Gushing as She did !,
10 defiance of the other girls, boldlug II
Der hand q plain l.c4horn bonnet. Trim.
med quaint, with violet ribbon.
She were mourHng dress, nud the
plaiu hfooch 4 het Throat held lock 81
gras hair
.l.ink that this might ,nit yea, .ir,
shc said IL your wife dou't dress hcr
hair Ia these fashions those bonnet,
"ouIdnD do an This is rich aud plain
and wiz eoycr rhf back Of The head and
neck.
Wan now, ten me, for Two got SO
bothered with these things that don't
know one from Use other want to get
a nice bundle Ion Bctscy, aud / mean 10
Now jest tellmc ifyou would ike rour
mother 10 wear orc lkelhis oh. beg
Nour pardon ma'am. didn't see; and
she touched the sleeve of her black dress
liam 50 sorry
1he yoaug grIbu.hcl OF i tear qnick.
'y rs she .aid have no mother uow
bat if you viii tru.t nc, sir, hlpk this
wilisuiL
She had stood hitherto just out Of the
range Of John Dare's vision. and had not
seen him Mt all Something In the sound
of ter voice attracted him. perhaps. and
when Uncle Abel called:
Here, John Dare, be stepped hastily
enough towards them. Tie Girl thru.t
the bonnet into tncIo AbcFs hands, and
wonid have been ont Of sight ifhcr dress
had not caught on one Of thc branching
stands aud held her fast.
Amy and John Dare, with hot flush
on bis face, caught her hand and 80 de-
tanned her. Amy fgbcrf, have fonnd
you at last:
TIC girls face grew white aud red by
turns aud the words She spoke came so
low aud broken that only John could
eat b Their meaning
Uncle Abel pushed his spectaccs up ON
his forehead, and, still holding the bon.
net in bis hand, looked open.monlhcd
from one TO the other.
| guess YOU must have knowcd this
Young woman afOre, didn't YOU? he said
John was too busy with eager questions,
and Amy was trembling and flushing as
she tried 10 speak calmly aud so his
question was unanswered. Pretty Josie
dividing her attention closely between
new customer aud the strange scene be.
side her, and between anger aud morif- |
cation She looked in no need of help from
rouge, as she tossed her head aud mutter-
ed uucourcous remarks in regard to
that Amy Egbert aud her bem.
Uncle Abel held the bonnet awhile
longer quite patiently but at last des-
paired Of the interview being ended so
he coughed, and then he said.
III take this bunnit. Twenty dollars
Is good deal, but Botsey's worth it, amt
she, JohnS
John need not have started so, or said .
very which wasn't sensible answer
nj all; bnt Abel laughed little to him
self, aud said, softly, Oh, BOYS will be
boys! lie was obliged to tell Miss Eg.
bert the direction over twice, too, aud
felt quite uneasy lest IL should not arrive
at hi. hotel in lime.
Outside The door John turned to leave
his uncle, and looked as shy az a girl
when he said: lis all right, Uncle Abel.
You have found a new bonnet, and I've
found Am old friend.
Uncle Abel held his hand fast. and
looked a moment, without .peakinQ. into
Johns face ina wistful way; then said.
looking in the young mans eyes. shes
a mothcrless girl, John.
Uncle Abell and Jobn ,yortI toro
gone IL The dctainipo hand had 80,
bcld him with orasn which ,i,..,. ,.oan.
Ind not weakened Iaot lnre ,ay III
meant no ofrp,o nome or ~, l,taod
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