The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-01-04
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ttiE eat 81 ouF leffu iAn-s, - thought Z
tall aud well dre,scd Suuug mau wls,
cumiug ~ ltom side street, lined h'
hal gracefully, -, iag a. be did -. ! heg
your pardon, but | ua- booking 81 u,
ios, uiiiee, AID expected 10 iiad L hele.
4 j. opposite, jo.t sefuss the common
she rrphrd ia Ihe sNetie-i u yoiee., -
digathg lle direction Hith wave d hei
daims pIuvcg hand.
A. We nrc going 10 the same direction,
viii you allow me tie pleasure Of oui
COMPANY lie asked.
/ csuld not refuse 30 simple request
she answered, u,.de-lly.
He thanked her, aud explained thai
wishing 10 mail letter ou bOa,d The eai
he had iuubd il Was MOI a mail train, "a
naa ayaiied himself oi the short delay al
tne station GOruu 10 tie post olBce, which
uv was told wus ciUse By.
And 20 h i, but ou kept TO the lcil
instead oi tie right, aud 80 uisde The rII-
AAAA VI tA4A ANthhteAs
/ cannot regret il, he replied. with 50
pointed lyuE Of admiration thai Tie
Diush rose hue ui brr cheeR dgcpehed 10
cafnline, Winch noticing he tastcaed ~
Say. Is il not ioyep motningy have
enjoyed my eaily ride Win It's giinpvs oi
varied scenery exceedingly, and 1rnnS
sons lines have haunted ni, aind eoptn.
uaily
lie sun, the moon, the stare the sea, the Li.lo
sl.d ,iir piAius
Are ho' lhvsy soul she vision OF HIM Who
Irlsns.
That is little singular, for was think
log ol that Higher Panlhelsm when !
met you, and repeating 10 my self
"ls nor lie us,on Hyl tho Hg be not that
wh.cA No scvni-.
Dreams are ras sale they last, snd DO We MOI
1--we Ia Grsansr"
a continuation OF my train Of ideas.
how shgll We account ior III Upon the
principle that our minds llet even before
our el les had seen each uthcrf
A wave oi ll,ought which touched Us
both perhaps.
lie looked pleased. Do you then be.
lieye HAT there Is n sympa. hl although
vllcn unrecogmzed - existing betMeen
people VI certaln temper unentsf Tlat
mlnu acts upon aud Influences mind?
zee, be,ieyeit without knowing why
az II puzzles me inexpresslkt.
Thank YOU Tor "a, know ledging It.
ihi 4 n.any people believe as much, bul
ior tear VI being thought foolish ul tiah-
seendenial they will nut admit IL. | anl
an enthusiast upon tie subject, and tonu
OF experiments. Now, will you make u
compact with me which We slalI.neitlIer
ol us mention TO third person? We aie
enliie strangers; ! do not know suur
nume, u YOU ming: will you rrolnist
me not 10 Try IN uliy way, 10 ascerIpin
my residence or identity, aud ! will ,re-
rerye the same silence in regard TO you.
We afe opposite IN loo and in lempera-
ment, believe. Wehaye some point, Of
interest IN common, GU admiration ful
Tenn, sou, for instance. | shall never
lea I his poems without a thought fyOa ,
aud believe Your mind will IN The saIne
way revert 10 me, although you must not
invest me, Ia your imagination, with all
llie virtues OF Sir GalafIad. We will each
pray for The otler at our daily morning
aud evening devotiOn-, aud trust 10 our
own mrds to acluatc u,-by that higher
know ledge which is not iusliuct--as to
our future meetings. Aud | fully bell ve
llat :, meH here in the golden tnlure
our liIc-palhs, which have crossed each
uther this morning, will meet aud Aow
on IN the same channel.
promise, said Laura, and added IN q
tone OF real regret, AIN sutry, but hcIe
is the post flee, aud ifyou douOt hasten
sou will lose the train.
Many thanks, he said, earnestly, raising
his hat and bowing low iu alicu; aad
each went tlcir separate way, but with "a
new interest at heart, which they would
carry to The end.
4 cnriuus beginning 20 curious ac.
qnuiuiuuce. Farkhnrst was Young min
i,ter, handsome, talented, and just start
ing Ia life under auspicious circumstan
ces. Hope aud faith were predominant
traits Ia hir character, and be went on ti-
way as confident that the beautiful girl
with whom he had just parted wuuld
some day he bis wife rs thangl they bad
been futuaily betiutlipd. ile had never
been particularly fond Of the ladies or he
loved all maids, bul none in special, and
tlii. tsir Iadiau lace, with pure spiritual
light aud giaee shining through, which
tat irauscehded ans mere ,,hy,ical beauty
was oue To whuu hi- spirit cried like Pc
Jeas, " hrrcr o Wherct love tliee, tho
know the uut.
Laura Was a lovely, imaginative Young
petrutti possessing strong iultl'rtt alid
a taste f,r snd, iug into aHd pondrriug
upau 81 kipd- vi Ihn,g- .reu aiid unseen.
tyf course Ills meettla aud compact wiih
au enii c stranger tnok strong bold of trr
ntsg sginaliuu, particularly a. ibc stranger
cllaHcrd to be "uc oi she haud-0mr.i ud
n,usi impressive mcu .hs had ever -eru.
Although a minister. daughter, shc va.
uo more religious than tbs generality u
girls She had uctci been gitru 70 n.ad-
iug tbe Bibie very itenyeiy, " 10
spending to much time 81 her private &c.
yutions, ihlnking liist i she Was reason.
Abl, regaar a tainils pfasers, that was
III tlat was required ~ her Bot 10
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