The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-02-24
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met the bride aud groom, Nj ane
Mn EyAas. on Main Street. girls sh'
loaks nice. bas isat ii eli pretty. WhA
could be have sesu 10 her 10 aitrsot him
cant undeslApd Il EurYbQdy tho
he wodie HiArFy GS1k ti'Avsssse ws'
90 attentive 70 Der. I'm sure she loved
him, aud scrtis Ia very pretty and sweet
Quire on, N breath, Bella tossed her hsl
and gloves upon the piano, and throwing
herself into sgrareless position oa fhe
lounge, swAited i reply.
Annt .Sne, who was sewing ~ che
window, smiled al Bella's remark, and
then concluded 70 answer her qnery by a
story. She therefore said quietly, as she
weetfon with ber long seam;
don't know, Bella, but you may have
explained. ebe. reason Of Daye Evans
/ choice 10 ccnfesslng your surprise st Il.
You say his bride is nice looking. Now,
although Gertle Graves may be very
pretty and sweet girl, as you say, ] am
snre that adjective would never accurate
| iy describe her. Nice means neat, order
Ilyand eleauly, aud Gertie is neither
cleanly nor neat. @
Why, Aunt Sue, what do you mean
and Belia's brown eyes snapped, while
the girls, her two sisters, looked at one
another over their needles aud smiled.
They understood Aunt Sue, and thought
she had taken very good text and ilus-
tratien,- for The sermon they were sure
she was going to preach to careless
| Bella.
.iwiil tell you matter-of-fact story,
| Bella, that is literally true, and then per-
4 haps you may Judge better what ! mean.
When | was young girl about your
age, she began, was one Of the most
careless and untidy persons yon can i'm
agine. II never msttered very much to
me whether my bed was made. or wheth-
| er nv room was fl Ito be seen through
the day or not. AS for putting away or
banging up my dresses and clothing at
night, that never thought of doing s.
Nv things were tossed upon chairs, or
lay in little white heaps on the floor, IN
any spot where last happened to step
out of them. You may imagine, there
fore, that they never looked very smooth
or fresh when put them on in the morn
ing.
As she spoke, aunt glanced at the
elaborately trimmed overskirt, and knife
plated ruflIes of the rumpled silk suit
Bella had curled herself up in on the
lounge.
OF course liked to be well dressed
when went out, and | generally did
look so, i believe, for had nice clothes,
aud was not an altogether aplain looking
girl, although you may not think so now.
But never thought of taking care of my
wardrobe, and never cared to look neat
ly dressed at bone. re -
Anything would do for breakfast, !
used to say; and so in the morning, my
curls were usually crulnpled together and
tucked under net, my collar soiled my
slippers burst at the sides or down at the
heel, aud my wrapper torn. Altogether
presented anything but snice appear
ance in my breakfast toilet.
My careless habits worried mother
very much, for she was one of the neatest
and most orderly of women but was
an only child, and was allowed to do
very much as preferred. Mother pick
ed up, and mended, and fixed, and
righted things for me with untiring
patience.
Well, the year that | was eighteen |
went to the seaside to spend the summer
months with friend of mothers. She
had daughters about my age, and offered
TO chaperone me the season, because
mother could not accompany us.
Twas eager to visit watering place,
of course, aud that nothing might be
wanting, complete new wardrobe was
made for me. Every article was pretty
aud fashionable. Besides this, | bad
/ beautiful dressing-case, furnished with
everything suitable for the toilet, large
new Saratoga trunk; aud many little
things that had been bought to make my
room pretty aud attractive.
The house at which we boarded was q
-.
large, old-fashioned building, with pi-
azzas running all round Il on every floor
Oar rooms opened npon the first piazza
and were aIl conuected by doors. There
were a great niauy visitors that season
and as servants were scarce, Mrs. Hamil
ton, the lady in whose care had beer
placed, told our hostess that the young
ladies OF her party would attend to theil
ownroons Ell tfHI8AMEI
was 20. pleased with this arrsage
! ment, for hated the care OF the room
but did not trouble myself much abou
ii. ! bad too many enioyments outside
TO allow this responsibility to worry me
! There was very pleasant and merr.
company st.the Old seaside house 'ba
summer, and such boat rides, aud baths
and drives, and parties as we had, woul'
; have satisfied the most exacsing pleasur
seeker. Every day seemed only NOR
. jlyous aud happy than the last. To u'
! then--lo me, at least--the whole wild
& world was coaleHr de rose, snd The fu
! lure rs well a. the present had all th
I glory Of golden age
Mrs. Hamiltons son, and two Of b
college friends, Dr. Grayson and Pro
Blaine, came down 10 the shore toward
the lAst Of bhe sesson. q wm not lon
before one of those two became to N