The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-03-07

ny FRIEND THE CAPTAIN.

kitty, let me look at that ring, and in
the name ofall that is nonsensical, what is
It doing on your finger? You have known
Macdonald just one week and are wear
ing his ring already. Il does seem TO me
that you have reached an age now when
little more discretion might be looked
for
Eighteen last month, Tom, was my
sisters saucy rejoinder, "Too old to play
with dolls, you see, and not quite old
enough TO take TO parrots and heavy teas.
So what can / do but nirt? Indeed,
how any one can help flirting in such an
atmosphere as this continued Kitty,
stepping out upon the fower-decked bal
cony, sis marvel and mystery to me-
Why, the very flowers are coquetting with
the sun, and opening their bright eyes in
answer to his burning glance, only to
close them again as soon as his rays are
Withdrawn. One ought to be a biyalye
or fossil to suit your ideas, Tom"
We were waiting for breakfast my sis
ter and /, In the salon Of our charming
apartment on the kisselef-Strasse, Hom-
burg, at the season when that fairest aud
wickedest of wateriug-places puts on her
most becoming attire, and displays sueh
varying charms, and throws ont such
tolls aud scts to entrap uuguarded youth,
as must inevitably make one in love with
wickcduess forcvermore.
We had been wiuterug in Rome, and
bad journeyed slowly norihwards .atterthe
much oyerrated festivities of Easter week
were fairly al the end, uuHI we reached
, Dresden, where had rather ,habbily
turned nay back upon the family circle.
aud started on pedestrian tour through
the so-called Saxon switzerland aud up to
Rhineland, with the understanding that !
was TO resume my complicated role OF
protector. courier and duema at HON.
burg. when my siN wcck,' leave should
have expired.
needed thc change and relaxation
badly; for truth 10 ,ay, my family cares
consisting d. they did Of q maiden aunt, d
younger brother. and very troublesome
pretty aud coque,ti.h sister, had weighed
heavily uPou my noryes and spirit, du
ring the Roman campaign just ended.
She wa, the pride Of my life and th,
darling Of my heart, this liitle orphan IS
tcr, aud had been voted unanimously th'
sprighilic.t, wirkede.t aud most eaptiya
Ting aifI wh9 had g,aced tie Papal Com
THAI winter: sud yot lu@ef knew ou'
hDur, peace oi mind IS ben had her nn
der mi vsrr
BugM, uiuy thoroughly wcll-brrd ans
sclfrasee-.ed. aud with a capabilily 90
taking sarr ui herself. aud ngidly cuiore
iug tbe lass al $50 far shalt then 40, aa.
no farther, which 6. ihr saving olsu-r d
su American giJl.- ereed at the pre-en
day, Kitty Wa. y1t possessed with a %
mon0f flrtaiiau, which nai ail lae sa,Bt
. ia Cbtisiendon e0uld exercise.
knew ihat uudcg bra iroth sud foil
2 shc Kept hidden away. quite nut Of apy
body igAts the wamest, traot, liu.
heart thai over beAt aud .iill .he wonl
outrage deearum, and tampic ou oantel
tiouslisies ja way tiai seut Eugli.
spring chickens .hudderiHg lo lhe mate
ua. Wing. and our owA poor Aunt Mat
and myself 10 lhe verge of madne-..
Nth fgure 80 1igaoaue thatit wouI
have 6eeH iasgul6aaut bu, f9r 30 pertc.
symmetry and grace io8i that il
sAealhea Chiuet would f.A d9wu 81
wgrsiip aud a heai - dAlnhly set ape
heg shoulders that every turu 81 ], w4s
3 stnAv klite wesi singing and daneif