The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-02-18
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T watch WAS STOW, aud bufrie3 q, Ias,. So
.t happened taat uaw ] found myself
heated aua oat Of breath, setting down
my ya8sc before the aU closed ticket
Office. aHd the great round clock boldly
I asserting the bear 30 be Io. The train
aa3ut leave uH la. SAT down on my
raHse opposite she clock. and, taking
from my 6reastpoekat % note, occupied
myself with reading 81 and thinking s.
over. ! will not be rash enough 10 say
tow maHy times bad read il before. nor
how many interpretations had put upon
its simple words.
lour letter came To nc yesterday. My
eu'y surprise was that &c found mo ua-
able 20 give you an answer Wha, shall
1 sagt Perhaps face @ face tho difficulty
woad seem lees. do not understand
myself Can yon have patience with me
aud forgive me fin the end / burt one
who has been my true friend?
/ Jha, was ALL There was no beginning
( Nt t"1s H" sih""'"'e. Aht'o was IuA4'
Of people, and was half conscious Of
being dragged and shouldcred aud push.
ed into q car while held 4 ticket in one
hand aud my vaIise iu the other There
was an empty seat near window, to-
ward which weigbiy old lady IN spec
tacles and a green veil drove me, and
occupied IT with me. The even beat OF
the moving cars seemed saying the words
OF the note over and over, chopping them
up, changing the punctuation. The mo-
uolouY Of this had soothing effect on
my excited nerves, and for the frst time
since the writing Of the letter which had
brought this note in answer to me | was
able TO lock back upon the whole story
! Of my love.
Qullc AZ fit were tale IN a book,
began at the time when accepted MIR,
Dcapcey's invitation to his country scat
for fortuights trout-6ehing as q recre-
alton and rest from my scieutGc studies
/ before ! went abroad. don't know
/ what relation Mr.. Delsucey's late wife
had been to me. 1t was ono Of those dis.
/ tracing problems Of FeuaaIogy chisdy
concerning Observation-Disclosures -
but she had always treated me AS a cousin
which, as she was very charming wo-
man, was pleasing to me- 1t was a little
dull without her there, for my host was
not an intellectual man, and very world
", aud Julia, his only child, was but Is
, innocent, ignorant pretty, but too
p,umn. She used 10 sceompanv me some.
,imos whea fisbad hnt was too sbv ia
tam. Her chief powers seemed to lie in
walking, so that really had thought
very little about her until one day when
/ found her CRYING and inquired the cause
OF her misery.
Papa is going 10 make me marry that
silly. ugly Mr.. Norris. and 20 away with
him to his big tovn.houso.
What for?
don't know
Does be lovo vopp
She dried her tears. looked ND at me,
then blusbinr. laughed and covered her
fsce with her nlumn hands: Tlsuppose
he does,
And Won don't like him in spjte Of his
fine town-bopso2
She didn't answer, bnt ran away
Poor chi,dl II was evident that the 30.
ing to the great towp.bopse conveyed far
more terror to her mind than MARRYING
her rich srf,er
In an interview an hour later with mir.
! Delaney / found that he was in some
difficulty, and ibis offer of marriage from
Norri. seemed to him too good an oppor-
luuity 10 be losl lie put it very delicate
! is. as O gentleman of his breeding should
and after moment Of silence. during
which mastered my Indignation enough
I TO cover it. offered him a loan. which
should assist b.mai ibf. lryipo moment
mare securely than the nossiblo oeueroef.
r.ofa f,fpre sar.ip.lav,
A.Iwsui in to dinner. INIT, ,gbisncrsd
.o ,,a. lr.sll rigbl. Pana's 40 GOOD, I,
ann yerv clad. / said. and was amused
,a sea the virlnous .ompJaeep-y Of gaps
5nrinp dinner.
Three ,ears tater. when ,gas living
ia r,, vrry Ianuv situated spartueut In
Paris there came letter ia me from
r,a, tr.r father Was worry fIl Ills
nansrs having bean put in order by q
I.g,ar She ASSISTING IN ,be d,tpg. e,r
.boE.5 r.r.tte G~.t Time 3i.eaverc3 her
ob.-a,fier t, mo. and rrala 10 tbs,,. me
finn. tardg,, sho said vas snrnrf4e5
ana Interested to fud ,bo letter charm.
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