The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-10-26
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Der rflm and spcctaelcd maiden aunt in
Boston, win be read with eariou. interest
81 tie more enlightened i@4dcr:
NY DEAR AC>T- Although yea told
me, when invited sou e my wedding
tlst was TOO young 20 marry and MOI
capable Of choosing = mats for life prop
pcrly aad with dine eonsi. .eRtion know
that yau may now feel llal was wiser
than you ihoueht. II seAcling dear Or
iaudo, ] have gained a nip.t ailcc,ionaic
and attentive husband q one who has
neither a fault nor ice. Heavens
Whal must a gal saili,r E,ho finds herself
united 10 dissipated sison negleetnl
of her. and disposed to ssek the society Of
unworthy persons. who drink, smoke,
and do al sorts oil drcadial things
Thank Heaven, Orlando Is perlectIonl
TO day Is my eighteenth birthday, and
we i.sta besa usastieda 5Sar. we aeep
house now, aud can make pretty good
pies only the under crust will be damp.
however, think that must be IN the
oven. Once pui peppermint IN the pud-
ding sauce instead Of lcamon favoring.
but then Orlando was trying to kiss me,
right before the girl who didn't much ike
either ofus going into the kitchen at all.
The flowers are coming up beautifully
IN the back G rdcn. We sowed great
many seeds, bat hardly suspected So
many plants. Among The most numeron,
is one variety with very large leaf, that
scratches ones fingers, and don't smell
nice. / wonder what il IS. Orland,
flightens me by talking about weeds; bu
weeds always come up don't they?
Dear Orlando, | come back TO lin
again-so excellent, temperate and true
rell all the girls to marry as soon as they
can, if they can find husband like mine
have but one trial, business takes hin
away from me. A lawyer must attend 10
business, you know and sometimes thel
carry on the case until two at night. OF.
ten and often he has examined witnesse,
until half past twelve, and come home
perfectly exhausted. And the nasty thing,
viii smoke, SO that his dear coat quit,
smells Of it, And as 1t makes him i'll a.
it docs me, have to airit, and sprinkl,
the lining with cologne water before he
dares put il on again.
had terrible fright ihe other night
dreadful Orlando had told me that bust
ness--l think he said it WAS a case take OF
life and DEATH would detain him late.
SO ! sat up as usual, with book and did
not worry until one O'Clock. After that
| was a little anxious, confess, and
caught cold in my head peeping through
the upstairs window blinds; for deal
aunt, il was not until three O'Clock that
heard cab driving up the street aud saw
il stop at our door; then | thought
should faint, for ! was sure that some
dreadful accident had happened to Or
laudo.
ran down to open the DIOR; a friend
of OrIando's who is not, Iconfess, very
much to my taste-such rcd faced, nois,
man, was just supporting my dear boy
up the steps.
Oh, what has happened? cried l.
Don't be frightened, bln. Whilel said
Mr.. Smith. Nothing at all; only White
IS a little exhausted Application t.
business will exhaust 6 man and
thought I'd bring him hone.
And, dearest aunt, he WAS so much so
that he spoke quite thick, and couldn't
stand up without totteriug. Mr.. SmilL
was kind enough to help him up stairs;
and he lay upon the bed so prostralcd
that ! thought he was going to die. Then
| remembered the Franch brandy you
gave me in case Of sickness. | ran to ge
it ont.
Have little brandy and water, dear!
| sa Il.
The very thing Smith is exhausted
too, Give some to Smith, said be.
Aud SO reproached myself for not hay-
ing thought oft before Mr. Smith was
gone. But gave glass to Orlando, and
ander Providence, think It saved his
life; for oh, how bad he was.
Belle, said he quite faltering IN his
speech, the room Is going round 80 fast
that ! cant catch your eye. Aud besides
there's two Of YOU, and | don't know
which Is which.
! knew these were dreadful symptoms
Take drink, dear, said / aud IN try
to wake Mary, and send her for the doc
tor
No, said he, l'll be all right IN Tie
morning. I'm al right now. Here's youl
health. You're a brick. - Aud
over be fcll fast asleep
Oh, why DO men think So much Of
money making? Is not health better than
any thing else.
or course lie had Iali down III bis hat.
took that or first And managed 10
d,vest him Of his coat. BUT when it came
10 Bis boots--deare.t aunt did yoa ever
take OF a mans booisf probably not, as
son are a single lady--what task. How
DO they ever get them orr pulled and
pulled, and shook aud wriggled, and gave
il up. Bar IL would do to leave them
on all night; 50 went at il again, aud al
il again, and nj last one came of 20 sud-
denly, aud over went on the floor, aud
into his hat while had pat down there
for a minute. ! could have cried. The
other came Of IN the same way, iast a.
sudden at last. Then pat sofl blanket
over Orlando, and sat ia my sewing c4air
all night. Oh how heavily lac braathed !