The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-06-04
AFTER YEARS oF w.rriSs.

A. tho Grssgsr's} Ye., .hall he there.
F ! hope il wdn't be q crush.
/ Whyf rather ike = crusb.
Oh, 4 cnssb makes ne fc,I awful
Ayie.out
kopeu Thon0uy smilri as be looked
iowa 81 thl speaker Something bad
evidently pat Her sul. Are loa often
yIoiously disposed, Mrs, Kalhlsne5 ll is
BeNs ~ ule. ....
( wisil gou souid not call me that, Ba.
/ pert Mrs kaAanct You do II on
+ purpose, -ud dou's ike 81.
/ The last words we've spoken like q pet
uleni eb,ld, and there va cloud ou ihs
face whicl. hooked up fot moment from
the .ofl, yividly eolored wool which the
white aud slender fiugers were Knitting
iuia sumo inoompfehcusibIe 'aucy WORK. 3
/ 4 very beautiful taco 10 wac, aud a
very beautiful woman WAS little Mrs
katblaue, aud no sne in the wide world
was more thoroughly convinced Of the
laal lhau Rupert Tbombury.
~De Wa -4gut aHd auall of hgure-
gir.ish l"oking -tiu. despite lhe lour and
mypu yesr~. No other woman wouId
bave dared, with her conplexion,to wear
the color. .he did; ofen Ia defiance oi
ordinary rules. She wore. this morning,
8 deep, royal purple dress, with purple
band. Va hrr back hair. md ooked-
charming Her har dropped over her
iwehead 10 ,u,l rous waves, aud WAS last.
ened wilha light golden c5mb Hen
lace WAS almost marvellous Ia it. peilet,
iurm aud brilliant coluring, aud her great
dark eyes, with their lasher. were enough
OF nem.elyes TO turu an ordinary mans
head
DON'T like -, ~i- said ngain, gmucing
At hct compnuion, vito wss ab.igactedy
nugiing he bright woods, apparently losl
in thought, and shall be seriously AL.
CRY with you IL YOU persist in being 81
formal For it i formal after YOU have
known me since WA little child, to
speak to the AS lhouglt W. were >rau
gers.
IN not call you SO again, MilIiceut --
/ Only, Mir. Thorubury paused.
/ Only what, returned the impeiou.
little lady, giving him another searching
glance.
| Things have changed 81 great deal since
you were child, Milicent. You are II
woman now, wealthy, courted flattered
aud I--but it is no good talking of tEesC
little things. must be going. vii
you promise me the first waltz with you
tonight?
Certainly. hope you appreciate
my kindness. waltz very rarely, yot
know.
do appreciate il and now, must g
down TO that stupid old office, as yol
call it, and make up tor lost time. Goot
morning, Milicent--don't forget you
promise, aud then he was gone. Con,
aud Unconscious, as he walked swift
ly down the street, that little Millicen
KalhIane's dark eyes were looking after
him,a soft sigh Auttered from her beaut.
ful lips, aud shadow cIouded bel
face.
He had known her, as she said, since
she was little child, and be, q strong
rude lad, had loved the flower faced ittl'
Millicent dearly; and when at the age o
eighteen, he had been sent away from
his home to qualify himself TO play par
in the world, news came to him tina
Milicent, his little Milly, was married
II was her fathers wish, the gossip said.
Mr.. kathlane, the suitor, was immeusei.
wealthy aud having been fascinated will
her beauty, her parents had used all thei
influence with her, and the end wa. sh,
was married. MiIlcent, now Mrs Kath
lane, went away to her husbands home
aud Rupert Thornbury weadiv went OF
wils Ms dnll di.lasleful labor, with no
evcn the old bo,i.h dreErGs 30 tighten hi
5 fa.k,
Sis ,esr- more passed SLOWLY by, max
iuY many g'auges ia the affair. Of both
Mr BsIhlaur died ,uAieul, fer two o
,brrc ,psts 20! msr,lcd Nfrj uH MitIccn
wetj ultuni witt ,one friends.
she had teen back nearly year nos
and had settled down 20 town life. Du
rlng rbia peri II The old child sb friend
ship ui iiupert Thofnbury bad beel
warmly renewed, aud Rupert had dis
covered that charming a. she wa Ia he
elildhoud and girh0Ud, now that sh
b was d woman she was Infinitely NOR
So.
During lhi- year, life had grown Il dca
brighter DO Mr. ThornDurt he was pro,
periuE. slowly and steadily, and ha,
gained mauy ucHes Anxiou, mann
lna. looked upon hm with favor, au,
uHn, bright eyes gave him beNiichin.
, glauce- --iithp1e I.. veiu III. wbuI
.teau-- and he kncw u-was .lil wii
Muirsm kmhisuv: bm her marrigg
had raised hcr. both as 90 wealth aud pu
,ttinn. 80 lar nnoye himself, lhaI be- di
nA. czeew d, some loud, deIusivs me
nru'. dare go aspire 20 hpr. He was oul
"a :uy nlan. p'oddjug ou in biz close cit
uihrc. with hi- thrrc ar ioar clerks undc
tln,