The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-10-01

/ Ia her disappoiuimcn, 81 bis refusal
she wrote him to come and see ner or she
would 60 TO him, and now Fox was here,
had been with her several hours, bat We
have seen from hor tears, tha, she was no
7 nearer the father she loved.
/ Miss MAlabone did her best 10 comfor,
bet, and finally, At YirginiAs request
went down to see Mr.. Fox. lie was not
a particularly pleasant looking parsonage
aud could not easily be forgotten. His
speech was not what one would expect
from his letters, it was the idiomatic talk
Of the southwest uncultiyaled, but moth
lug more
What does Col. Mason want me TO do
with his daughterI she asked him, after
the few commonplace remarks that had
to be made She will graduate In a few
months, what will she do theng
lie says she'd better stay right here,
ma'aul, he don't want her near him and
allows YOU could board lser snd look af.
ter her II he'd pay you literally for all el
ceteras.
/ Then he does not intend ever to take
her to live with him2
4 That's just the point, ma'am; he don't
want to see her.
/ Did YOU tell her this?
4 Pooty much; not quite so sharp like,
but generally held out them ideas.
Then Col. Mason wants me TO keep her
until she chooses home OF her own?
! Choosesl Such as howg
supposing she should marry2
/ II she could join with man such as
You would cham with, her father would
pan out Literally aud be mighty glad to
see her settled down.
There was more talk to this effect, and
il was made plain TO Miss Malabone that
the girls ihther was really educating her
from sense Of duty, but had no inten.
ton as ever seeing her or caring for her
personally. The picture she drew of him
was OF man Overwhelmingly selfish; SO
selfish that he nurtured his sorrows and
disappointments, and occupied so much
time in plying himself, he had neither
sympathy or love for any other being.
Fox had another interview with Vir.
ginia, but this time in the presence of the
perceptress. He reiterated his remark
that her father would never permit her
TO come TO him, and tried to make hel
understand that Brightwood was to be
her home.
When he had gone the school routine
was resumed, both teachers and pupils
happy that their favorite was to stay witt
them. But ii was soon noticed that Miss
Malabone's evenings came much more
frequently than had been the habit OF ole
and Brightwood came to look upon thest
entertainments as gala occasions. o
course the young men of the village wer,
constant attendants, but Miss MaiaDUn'
was careful to show those Of the fast sc
that her evenings were not for their ben
fit. She had duty to the children's pa
rents, she observed to friend, and mus
not admit any young men to her parlor
whom she could not wholly endorse.
In all these gathering some girl was pre-
eminently the most beautiful, the mos
accomplished and the most accessible
Mrs. Malabone was trying to fill moth
er's place to Virginia Mason, and was de
termined she should have an opportunit
of seeing the world, or at least that muc
of it as was to be seen at Brightwood.-
Special efforts were made to gain the in
terests of the best people for her, and t
have her placed in society. OF cours
! her story was well known, and conse
quently society received her with ope
arms. often wonder how the Lad
Tippenses of society can continue to gus
as they do, but il is a fact that they ca
call up any amount OF latent enthusiasm
whenever anything ia the line of sent
, ment is whispered in their ears. The
doic Oh sentiment long after the time tht
they should be telling their beads.
Aud Miss Malabone was destined TO b
successful much sooner than she hoped
She was gratfied when, year latel
y Morton Lowe, only son of Judge Low,
y came to her with his story of love, whic
was reciprocated by Virginia, and askin
d her to communicate with Col. Mason 0
Z the subject.
She wrote to Fox, aud that gentlema
answered that be had orders to settle Il
; ty thousand dollars on Virginia whene'
u er she made a marriage which Miss Ma
abone approved, and consequently thel
was no need as there would be no goc
= in writing him.
g But Virginia could not let the matt
= drop thus. Her own happiness but mao
Z her fathers life seem more miserabl
She could not think of giving her life /
TO tile hands OF another without at lea
- one word from her father. He was
- her thoughts morning and evening, al
'e at last her lover set ont TO find him.
= II was vague search TO start Off npo
- The only clue be had was Fox's st. Lou
y address, but when be called at lJ PC
- place, be was confronted with the inf
nation that tho family who lived the
% refused point blauk to tell where N
T. Fox was to be found, or TO give any
lo formation regarding bin.
We None Of the neighbors had ever seer
lil man coming TO the house who would .
er swer to the description OF Fox, 90 il "
u evident the letters came there aud we
az then forwarded lie mi hl be 10 anol
~ er part Of the city, and he might be
'ie thousand miles away.