The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-23

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snolbors eyes, that nay doctor came to
see me.
4 I'm afraid you're going to be very lone
( ly here, be said, amer the first greetings
wcra over,
/ Bat shall not be here; | am going to
( live with the Purdys.
Arc YOU quite sure they want you;
They say 50.
Doubtless they feel IN that way now,
but their hearts are warmed By the sight
Of your afiliction. You had far better
come home TO me,
lie held ont his arms, with a gesture
that belied the calmness Of bis words,
but would not see 1t.
How can be sure that you want me ?
DO not say IT.
Yes, and so do the Purdys. II man be
that your heart is warmed by my loneli-
ness.
[ What is the use Of fencing | love yon
and YOU love mo;
i How do YOU know thati
/ Because you have been so careful not
to show even a decent regard for me, YOU
would have been more cordial,
0, wiser again than Solomon said |;
but saw his arms pat out 10 me at that
moment, aud forgot what O'Clock 1t was
until Kate's opening that hall door made
me draw away from my doctor,
Kate made a lively talk for few min
utes, but had little response from her au-
dience.
My dear turtle doves, she said at last,
laying one hand on mine and looking at
my friend, see how it is with you. You
have reached the point whore two are
company and three are a crowd.
No, we have passed it, said the doctor.
I Aud Ester is going to marry you?
You have said it.
Then | wish you joy with all my heart.
BY the way, did you bring the engage
ment ring with you?
OF course not
You need not look so irate. Some men
ale SO certain of their happiness that they
buy the ring beforehand. Why don't
YOU use this one that came to Esther out
of the gate-post? said Kate, drawing from
her finger the sapphire ring, which she
often wore.
II would be a bad omen, | said, shrink
ing away from it; and suppose some one
should claim it, after aliH
did not think of that, but you could
have another made like it. Nothing
could be prettier for an engagement
ring.
Ii Doctor Gilmore likes it, | am sure
have no objection, said at last, for there
was a tinge Of romance in giving the rinl
happy ending after being spurned bs
the first owner.
DR.. Gilmore did like, and put it on my
, finger before Kate went of with some
good advice about not sitting up late
which met the fate Of most good advice
/ crept into her bed in the wee sma
hours ayont the twal,' and she awoke in
stantly.
This is a good exapmle to set before
: young man and innocent maiden, she re
! marked. ..
, Oh Kate, said in the usual gushing
, fashion. am so happy can't believ,
, it.
Oh, well, | can. Nobody comes to bee
9 this time of night unless something awfu
has happened.
+ wonder he didn't fall in love with yol
f Kate.
/ So do /, but some men have taste, yor
know. They are to be pitied not blamed
! Besides, as have said before, he is to-
aged for me. He'll be centurion whel
. you are IN your prime,
s Kate refused TO talk all night, as | woulo
+ gladly have had her, and did catch a
! hour or two of sleep, full of happ
- dreams.
3, was nearly alone in the world, an
there was no earthly reason for delayin
D the marriage except for wedding gan
, ments.
! Devecotes was wonderfully healthy Q
2 this time, but the Doctors carriage--h
|, had discarded the old narrow sulky an
1 replaced it with buggy might be see
going at full speed along the avenue of
4 ca enough for patient at the point {
1 death,
t We were married and went into th
village to live in the very house in whic
70 | had first taken possession Of it, owl
; er.
u The former neighbor who had seen N
n an old maid, in her prophetic soul sait
j So you took the doctor after ALL
0 If this were an ordinary aud well cor
II dncted story il ought to end here; bl
0 being a true history, my life did not
p once come to an end, like that Of mo
2 heroiues, with marriage.
ii had been Mrs. Gilmore nearly te
years, aud had led a yerv downy life
~ It. My love, which had run so smoor
y from the beginning, kept up the sau
y habit
Z, mentally carried an umbrella all tho
= years, but II never rained anything b
good fortune.
Nj. Three little Gilmores made my life
p, happy burden, and my old friend Ia
is Purdy came constantly TO the house
help me bring them up. Kate was nea
10 IS forty years old when ber fate was ca
y ried into her aunts house with sprain,
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