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

ug loa plain country farmer Ia .uit o
tamesfan mN
Aai rs uot quite 50 JolH
aa- e gci lidssY q bnunu 81 rosI nie,
oue iast as good enc asa Ynrker
sight wsnt Cause Betsei worked av.
tal hard lhi. .ammer Times arc zo 4
lao. SO guess wen see Il my nasey
.'a'p't look ~ good as anybody sp,sc
oa don't want % 70 along with ne, DO
,out
lei mg see four O'Clock tcs. l'l 80
taelo Abel I'm look al The pretty girls,
thaHgt son won mind thar Come o..
81 llity walked 81 up the street. ne
fashionable atire contrasting strongly
with ihe anliqaaied aut Of he farmers
garments whi.b 80 home were aceuslom-
ei 20 iie in -n.cmn state iu the spare
raom aIl lHc week orly 20 be worn on
sunday with becoming rmclumcss
Theg was little likeness I'm thc face a
Uita too hir fgr manly beauty. with H.
blonde mu-aehe aud setting of close
brown cuE.-to tlie bronlgd and beard.
lcss oac, with the few locke, pare and
graz hcncall 1hc Wcll,bra.hed hal: bat
lhe blno eye Was the same Ia both, aud
lkr these thal were closed forever. uu-
der ihe sod by tac apple orchard on
UweIo Abefs farm, where his dead sister
wa. laid when John was TINY child. II
troubled John not a Whit be seen with
tie country mau. In spite Of hi. per.
tumcd hair and well gloyel hand. bis
heart wa true @. steel to The good friend
ofhi- boyhood, aud the iuquiring glauces
Of bis companion. gave him no annoy
auco whatever.
They reached Madame Rozauc's at
last, and John loupgcd in the doorway
and .raigIUway engaged IN the luudabIe
employment OF finding out thc prctlirst
among thc girl, III attendance. Josie
Moitct, radiant with ,miics-and thiuk
q linlc artificial bIoom-came forward
with her best bcaitching glances to wait
upou the OLD farmer who brought 50 at
tactive person with him; aud, fancy
ing that she would slow her superior
ability by so doing made mp her mind to
quiz Uncle Abel numerically Poor old
man, he never was miserable IN his
life. In lIoptowu he would have made
no trouble whatever, Mis- Crabtrec,
Ia her plain dress, and cap with lavender
ribbons, would have told him at once
whnt TO get, aud her little gray eyes
would not have confused him ia the least.
ljut here was a fine lady, With great
circumference Of BLACK sill, trailing out
along the carpet, waist 30 gger than
a wasp, head on which the hair seemed
struggling in crimps and curls 10 get
away from shining bands strapped tight
ly around ii, aud pair Of great black
eyes looking straight at him. While tie
damscl held up one style after another,
or tied them on coqacttishly, Uncl
Abel looked at John imploriugly, but de-
rived no help from i'm.
Now, young woman, show me some OF
your best bounets real good ones; none
Of your old fashioned, poor things for
my wife.
Having said this, Uncle Abel felt that !
he had stated the case clearly, aud should /
have no further trouble.
Miss Josie sailed about and returned /.
with white chip gipsoy, trimmed with
a red rose on ii, and gray straw trim /
med with earlct poppics.
Now this Is just what YOU want, am
sure; only twenty-five doIIars, too-so !
cheap aud SO becoming.
Uncle Alel confessed ailcrward that |
he fcit quite eouiomdcd al the great
price but did not meant to let that Frcehi- .
fed girI know ii, SO be only sad, Oh. /
that's the style, ab ; It aiu't a bit like /
IBctspf's Old one.
On, no, sir; the ta.hin has changed .
entirely Now this gipsey is iaI the
newest thing ont, md yo3r wife woull .
set the fashion in tic toyn, don't I
doHhL
She looked up at John Dare mcrlily but (
coll not interpret the look in bis eyes +.
so taking IL for granted that It wa. au /
expression OF Admiration, she pursued .
thc samc strain
just flesh from Paris; am sure your
wife would IKE lbat. Shall | try Il on
for ,ous 4
Ws'al yes, eau tell better how It /
look tbcn Now IL Jest looks like q
dish.
Therc-it goes on tliis way oud Josie
pitched tlle Little thiag over hcrrosy mcc,
liol lbe -lfiU~ DO boss knot, aud swept
down the length Of the room.
Don't sou like it2 +
WaaIif. kind a'puHy; but its awful
queer aia.' i John:
John thus appealed 10 eoald only
answer ibat be "krcw nothing 10 ue T.
wofld about women. bomcis;" aud took
ap bis rcYcfie. whatever Il was, iusi
where II was bro on 90 liat looking
id|y in the long mirror opposite, he
.aw Josie making sigBs sHolhcr girl
anl BE- s1ou found lhag tlfy were
mu.ing themselves ys-ily 81 ne oxpeu.s
ot iaeif customer lie saw too, that
pale qa.st gifit with smaolh brown hair.
locked ap fram har work ia1.aaatly,
auA he rlbcf saw then heatd her say.
ft Shame. aoi efow crimson as .i.e
lFuke
ils own fars finished fie ss ~ ~.