The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-04

against her sweetheart aut po daJhs
she's over hsal8sB8 csrs ia loye vigh
Charlie, Sc; ldepermiaci on diEront
plan,
. rose early pest morning, dressed ms
self with care poe aB paig Of pale prim-
lose gloves, douue5 my newest beaver.
and took cab % 81 Sp.Eenauls. Netting
Hn
The bella were ipuEliug merrUe rs /
alIigpted at the church door, smaH
crowd had alraady gathered an the pave
meni, drawn toaellsr hg that Keen core.
sigbtsf coming exoiicmeni characteristic
Of the human species Friend Of TIE
bridegroom, | whispered 20 Che yrrecr.
and was forthwith shown inta lhe ves-
/ try The clergyman was there already
and shook hands with me Ia vogue Kind
Of a way
( Not the bridegroom be said IN mild
interrogative manner told him tAat !
was only one Of his friends, and we stood
looking at each other In comatpse Kind
Of way, till a little confusion at the ycsiry
door broke the SPELL Hero ho eono-
whispered some one and the next mo.
ment there appeared in the resty. look
I ing pale and aaitaied, but ycgy hand
some Mr. Charles fhrapslow. r.
/ had caught him by the arm and led
him into a corner, before he recognized
who was. Whom be saw me, thought
he wonld have mtntcd Don't botray me
be whispered .. .-#
| held out my hand with signiGmt
gesture. ........ ..... ......
Five thousand whispered in his car
You shan have Il IN five minutes.
Your minutes ARE long ones, Master
Charles, I said
With trembling fingers, be took ont a
pocket book, aud handed me q roll ...
meant it for yoo Tom, he eud. Per-
hops be dd, but we know the fate Of
good intentions, ....
It didn't take me long 10 eoppt over
those notes; there were exactly FIVE thou-
sand pounds H
Now, said /, Master Charlie, take your.
self OFT
You promised he urged not to betray
me. .....
No more will l,if you go
She's got ten thousand Of her own, he
whispered. ............. ...
Be Off; or else .... ..a.
No, I won't said Charlie, making up
bis mind with desperate effort; III not.
IN make a clean breast Of It.
At that moment there was Bit Of a
stir, and general call for tHc bride,
groom The bride had inst arrived.
people said. He pushed his way out to
the carriage, aud whispered few words
TO Isabel who fell back in faint. There
was a great fuss and hustle, and then
some ono came aud said that The wed.
ding couldn't come Off that day. f.
] didn't wait 10 see anything further.
but posted of to the bank, aud got there
just as the board were assembling. sup
pose some OF the directors had got wind
Of Thrapstow' failure, for the fret thing
/ heard when / got into the bodrd-room
wos old EcnpbIes grumbling out, How
about those Damascus bonds, Nj, Man.
ager? rode rouGh-shod over old ven
ablcs, aud tyranized considerably over
the board IN general that day, but /
couldn't help thinking how close thing
it was, and how very near shipwrcck /
had been
AS for Thrapstow, / presently heard
that, after all he had arranged with his
creditors, aud made it mp with Miss
Maidmont. ile bad tongue that would
wind around anything, if You only gave
him time, and wasn't much surprised
at hearing that his wedding day was
fixed. lie hasn't sent me ou invitation,
and ! don't suppose he will and 7 Ger.
tairly shall not thrust myself forward a
second time as an uuiuyitcd guest
-Cha8bcy's JOa3,ggJ