The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-01-04


u borrowing apd reading gave Way la
magsz pe- al higher grade. A. lhr
summer dass len9lheued desire gui 81
iibo her heart. she hsrdl, knew when ar
lslu 10 attend Ilie commencement c1el-
else. At Amherst, Mas She had ftien,is
there who bad oiieR invited her to visa
ihen, bui She had never dnue 80; now
.Ie was possessed 20 an. her mihd wa.
wholly enpro,sed with the idea, aud She
went on saturday fo' The whole NJ The
I following uiserary week
4 Sabhuh aiteuioou, while seated 10 the
crowded gallery ofthc old church listen
ug 10 the grand opening hmm which
preceded President slcarps' eloquent Bac-
calautaie sermon, she bccamr conscious
nfa liked mag eIic gsrr which drew her
blue eyes by SEINE Irresistible power fr-
ward 10 The aiias of alumni ia the body
af the house where they encountered
those black, soulful olbs whose Tas-
/ .i0nale language once met could never
he forgotten. A deep blush gave tie
wnrf " the black e,es Tie gralih ing as
urancc as she turned quickly away, only
70 look again and again, whether shc
would ar snt, for an answering glance
IF ,npaihy rs her soul was stirred by
The gfled thoughts aud noble ideas Of the
,peaker 50 il WIS al ptize speaking. aud
At the evening lectures AZ the concert
nf Wednesday evening, aud again on
Commencement day, th J were seated
where countless lightning gialIces passed
between them, which each being quick al
interpreting, they were thus made ac-
quainted by intuition with The thoughts
II the other. They met frequently Ia the
grounds, The grove, the gymnasium, the
chapel, on the tower, in the cabinets. aud
one day, strangely enough, The Singing,
seelhng crowd leit them quite alone for
moment IL the quaint silence Of the
Nmeveh Gallery.
! anf glad 10 see YOU remember onr
compact, he said. ia his peculiar rich
voi,e; are YOU willing 10 continue itf
A lock aud the words spoken lrcmb-
liurly, More than willing, was, all; Lau-
A's gay companions returning just then,
and Cousin exclaimed, as She hurried
her down Tie drive 10 lh flower garden
Oh. my, Laua how that splendid man
looks al yonl notice il every time we
meet. You've made conquest shall
write 10 your father iliat hen soon have
ou III his hands. vi lie booked at me IL
that WAY should 20 Wild. but YOU are
80 cool and Indifferent that ! doubt ,onr
realizing That there il anan III town !;
for Laura, much 10 her cousins di.iaste
had turned deaf ear to dlalhe rawlings
about students, to whicliThey were given
IL common with most girls ii a town
where there Is a college.
Aud those chance meetings wem all
which Tho fates that time bestowed upon
them, with tlie.e@cepliun that at the closr
of lhe week, while standing on The piaz.
IN Of the Amherst llouse, she saw him
mount the crowded coach for Norlbamp.
Ton. Thev were better acquainted than
scores who had been formally introduced
aud exchanged few meaningless con.
venliOnalisns. AS he lifted his hat when
The coach ratified away, each were con
,cious Of a vague pain at parting. a pain
cacr had in the integrity Of The other and
The confidence that they should eventual,
meet again.
Every one marked the change in Laura.
Although not less cheerful, she showed
much higher degree OF cGllure and hei
manner acquired a new and charming
dignity. Her tastes took such diIprcm
turn limt She discarded crlight f. vuloue
music and practced Beethoven and Ham
del. She wrote an essay upon culture
lor the village literary society, not know.
lag her friend was preparing lecture on
tie same subject at the same time. 1heil
diaries. during most of this season as
compared aitorwafd, were curious from
their similarity, aud from the way the
stronger had led the weaker aud less cuI-
livaled mind.
How she studied after She went home
from Amherst? How you do study said
her father, well pleased; for there had
hcen time. when tuI Of her pretty girl
i,h coucpil. aud yai idcs, books bad been
somewhat neglected. She took fancy to
c,nchulogy; she looked Tor specimens oi
coral and .ra-anemolles Ia every little col.
lection Ia the village, aud read eyerN
treatise upon the subject she could tind.
She asked questions at her father, OF the
doctor aud OF Squire Brown. Il was SEE
Ing the she'll. at Amherst, she supposed
,he said, a splendid collection size bad
bceu deligltcd with them. II was
shame she bad never sreu them bcfIe
living ~ near them all her lie. Size
wished every boil, could 20 through those
esbinr.; lareuls and lrarher. prtitu-
lsly didu't ihiuk hall enough uhoul it, Il
she had The power every child 10 the
Commonwealth should go 10 Amherst
ahd through lie cabinets How il would
rouse ll.tir ideas and give Il EN- such new
iMoua iH the World they live in Siir
cunId imagine how excited aud cu,hu-l
a-iie ihey wuuid IT,; how, after ihes
wcnt home, they woni commence cob
lraing cufin.ilir. oftbcif own; how ier
time, thc hugs, buiri Glct, and bi,d9
egg. woall sutIer! alm qnami les ofodd
looking .lpnfs would accumulate Ia int
iaii8n 0f Professor lliehtoek And even