The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-08-19
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people considered extremely singular
lie desired bis dasghter, then eleven
years 90, 70 become, on completing ber
twenty 6rst year, the wife Of Eibert
DaAue, 1hen aged fourteen
Various conflicting reasons were given
for ths curious stipulation. Some per-
sons affirmed that Ia early lie old Mr.
Adsir bad been hopeless Adorer Of NJ.
bert Duane's mother. Others stated,
with ronndesi positiyene.s Of assertion,
that this wss completely untrue, aud that
the clause 10 The Sill sprAng entirely from
strong friendship once existing between
the dead fathers Of Ebert and Viola -
With the other gossipy reports We will
not concern ourselves
Viola Adair lived IN great country
homestead that had been ia the family 5
great number OF years, aud principally
occupied herself at the age Of twenty,
10 speculating upon what fne time she
would have In the future.
Elber Duane was always the subject
Of such dreaming. She had never seen
him. 30 having lived since babybood
among foreign English relatives, and
consequently the possibility that he might
be The most charming Of oung demigods
was changed by Viola into the decided
probability that he was thus divinely IA.
yored.
Niolas great auut, Mrs. Marksley,
lived also ut the homestead, but being
eighty, il day, aud so deaf that il would
not have disturbed her repose particle
bad she slept over shooting gallery,
this estimabIe lady, as may readily be
imagined, did mol contribute any special
diversion to her niece's daily life.
Niola's only real companion WAS GER
tain Miss BUTTERFLY, lady now about
forty years old, who had been engaged
IS Miss A1aif's govorness surely twelve
wears ago, aud who still retained her pc.
sition, thuugh 1t was every day growing
more aud more OF sinecufe.
II would be hard to imagine more
charming elderly spnster than Miss But
terby. She was literally fat, fair and
forty Her plump face seemed never
tired Of dimpling itself with the hesrliest
and happiest mirthfulness.
Viola adored her, and repeatedly de-
clared that existence would be blank
without her dear old Butterfly
O1e day, about three months or so be-
fore the completion of Viola's twenty
fret year, Miss Butterfly came running
into the room where she was seated, with
IN expression of fright and anxiety by
40 means natural to the goyerness' usu-
ally merry face.
Oh, my dear Viola exclaimed Miss
Butterfly, such dreadful thing has just
happened down at the gate. A gentle
man has been thrown from bis horse and
half killed.
Viola's sapphire.eolored eyes opened TO
their widest as she jumped up from her
seat. almost shouting:
Good heavensl Butterfly, dear, do
you mean IL? What have you done?
hope You called James and John right
of. Did you see him thrown7
No; but just as | got to the gate
heard groaD, aud there he was, lying on
his side with his eyes nearly closed, and
the fiend of horse that had thrown him
was grazing several yards off as quietly
as lamb.
wellY questioned Viola, deeply in
terested. Go on. What else happened.
at once rushed up to the poor crea-
ture, and asked il he were much hurt,
and what had hurt him. He pointed to-
ward the horse and murmared, Thrown.
felt like throwing the largest sized stone
conceivable at the beast, Viola, for dar-
ing to treat such beautiful young gen.
tleman in such an infamous way.
Was he beautiful inquired Viola,
more interested than ever.
Oh, splendid! But just wait till you
see him. He's in the sitting-room now
| got james and John to help him in,
aud then sent james Immediately on
horseback after Dr. Fitch.
Aud Is he much hurt, Butterfly?
don't know. It's bis leg, you see,
aud be groans a good deal, aud rubs it
now aud then, and all that IL didn't
ask any perious questions, Viola, dear,
Tie might have asked me, you know, in
the Gue carelessness OF suffering, TO roll
up his pantaloons aud make surgical in
yestigatious.
Who is with him nowS
Mary Aun watched him while ran up
to tel you. By-the.by his eyes were
shut when left him, aud he didn't ap.
pear TO be in swoon at all.
/ II took Viola nearly ten minutes before
sbe considered herself presentabe enough
10 20 down stairs. OF course, If her SER
vices bad been 10 the lessl needed, no
coquetry would have deferred her from
at once appearing al ths sufferers side,
but she well knew Miss Buierby's lhoro'
efficiency.
She entered the sit,ing.room al last,
looking perfect picture, with an apple.
coiored ribbon a, her throat, and her red
dIsh auburn hair curling over her fore
head and temples IN the most artistically
negligce fashion; for some country girls
would be miserable unless they could
consult the lAtes, modes, and am sorry
to say that our Viola possessed this some