The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-04-09


nooa be picked d paHGaI of ~ Finest
.iawbsur.es. aud directly amer les start
ed OF arruss lls iats ia the dieGioa o
widow Lees with tl,s berrio. ou his arm.
ID gss dask before DO ga. 20 the. widow.
lor be walked slowly tie bad ver, busy
thoughts for egmpauy, tie wac wonder
Ing absi it vas best 10 Re. Sboul3 be
propose at ouce 20 Rulh, or .bupld be
see her mother Grsi and talk with hes -
Hg concluded thai the laa was the wis
est plan. A. be opened Che gate uois.ess.
/ D., he heard voices iu ihe other corner Of
the garden, aud stopped moment 10
dud oui if &c was fhs widow sni her
daughter
uerer had auy idea Of it before, said
r. voice which he recognized as CHARLES.
Iie said be- hadn't thought anything about
IL uutil to-day; could not iud oni whom
he hsd jn view hope IL len, old Miss
sLpfg. she wouid be awfuleIa3 % get
.omsbod}.
tle said be djJu't -ov as ever inouded
q, get married, went ou Charie. di3u't
tell him bed got me wife picked out,
but I wanted 90. sm sure he approves
my TASTE in making "a selection,
What nonsense! laughed a clear, pIess-
ant voice -Rdth'. voice, the Squire knew
the moment he beard il. II asa going
TO be your vile, want you to quit laueh-
ing at me ia that sly way, pretending you
are Galeru2 ms al the time.
Ills wiicy Good gracious
The Squire was 50 taken by surprise
that he came near dropping his slrawber.
ries. so il was settled between Them -
Aud he had come near proposing 10 hi.
sons intended wife He felt cold all over
at the thought Of it. IioN lucky that be
did not take Charlie Into hi, confidence,
aud tell him whom he had conelnded to
marty.
declare, said the Squire, I've made a
mistake this time, sGre enough. The
rascal has got the start Of NE IA like
to know what am TO do? I've told him
that intended to get married, aud il
don't, he'll likely q, not mislrusl some
thing.
The Squire was iu trouble. Another
bright thought occurred TO him There
was tho widow. After all, she would be
more suitable for him than Ruth would
have been. She was somewhere near his
own age. A iiue woman. A smart wo.
man. She would make hue mistres,
for his empty house. Why shouldn't he
marry her, since he could not have hen
daughter!
I'll DO il, exclaimed the Squire, bound
to 90 through with the matter since he
had got so far. III do il.
lie knocked. The door was opened By
the widow, round-cIeeked, rosy and
smiling.
Why, Squire Dudley? Good evening
she exclaimed. hardly knew You a
first; haven't been here in SO loug. Com,
in; take tins rocking chair, aud let Nj,
take your hat.
The widow hustled about and got tn,
squire chair, aud deposited his hat OF
the table, before he happened To think .
his basket
On! Ruth told me your strawberry
crop proved failure. SO thought IL
run over aud bring You few. Straw
berry short.cake don't 90 bad this time o
tie year.
I'm thousand times obliged to you
said the widow, taking tie basket.
, was 20 provoked TO think the hens shoulC
spoil mine. Such nice lot as oulc
have had,
Ii you want any to preserve, come owe
and get en-, said the Squire. View
. plenty OF EN-, Mrs Brown--she won
use them, suppose.
want to know, exclaimed the widow
Yon ought 10 have them doue up, The,
are so nee IN winter. / would like I,
- get some for jlm aud if Mrs. Brown
won't take care OF them, l'll put them ul
on shargr.
wish you would, said the Squire
y, Things are going to wreck and ruin abou
my place 'Taint TO be expected hire,
woman will take any interest in affairs.
, No; that 10.
,, h wa. strange tia. The squire bsd 10