The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-08-03

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I will accept
How could have dreaded The coming
80 mn5h9 was the young sohool-ieseher'i
s3liiUgaf more tban once that lrsi eve,
Mag afer her arrival, when abe found
herself sauniering up aud down The broad
pisEza arm la arm with Mes. PcFricAstls,
who wasall kindness TO Der guest. The
dinner bad passed ehsrmingly. Mr.
Pcrrieaale was genial; 4 he children
rather troublesome 81 school, were gen
,'cuess itself a. hosts. The blue musilu
dinner dress, with its simple rufiis at III,
throat elssped by the old-fashioned brooch
bad proved jnsi the right lbipg. And
now upon ihe broad piazza, how deli
eious was The mountain air, the wilder
ness OF garden and vista Of wooded walk
the CLEAN through The dark ling chestnut
trees Of the sunsci-gilded lake.
My dear, said Mrs. Perricastls on the
morrow, II sou stay awhile with me, you
will hsye an your roses back
-Four delightful dsysof the visit passed
Sunday morning came, and the recolec-
ton Of It's Saturday evening was the
crowuiug pleasure Of the week. There
had been rowing party upon he lake,
aud company to tea, followed by music
and animated conversation In the draw.
ing-room; aud, prominent in Miss Dex-
ter's recollection, facinating chat over
the engrayings with the youug clergy.
man Of the place. She was quite anxious
10 hear him preach Altogether il vas Q
glow Of refreshing happiness that she
drove over, in the big family barouche,
with Mrs. Perricasile and the little Peri.
castles, to church,
Not in such glow did she return. A
frown Of displeasure was upon her hos.
tess face, and poor Miss Dexter was
looking pale enough.
am ex remey sorry that II happen.
ed, the impnlsive lady said, as the car.
riage rolled rapidly through the dismal
\ evergreen glen that two hours before
Miss Dexter had thought so exquisite.
lie is considered one OF the most dsre.
putabe men in the place. Fortunately
he comes here but twice year as agent
for some New York house. forget the
name OF the firm; but you know, oi
course, as you know him, am 30 sor-
ry, for every one was looking, and you
had interested--I had interested my
friends in your behalf.
Fritz Ueming, the most disreputable man
/ in the place, had come forward from the
gazing loterers that thronged the paved
path from the church porch to the car.
riages, aud had spoken to Miss Dexter
/ She had hesitated aad blushed, but nev.
erlheless fingered TO talk with him, and
had actually kept = just, too, as the
Grangers' carriage was waiting TO drive
up-Mrs. Perricastle standing at the door
OF the barouche, until, quite angered, shc
/ sprang in and was. ready TO attack ai
once her disconnected guest with, am
extremely sorry that it happened. Fol
your sake, Miss Dexter, as well as for
mine.
The Sunday dinner was colder than iii
cold meats. Mr.. Perricsstle was out oil
sorts. Mrs. Perricastle retired TO her.
self. Mary Dexter was glad she was tc
go home on Tuesday instead Of to stay
another week, as she had warmly been
pressed.
But Monday morning the weather --the
| Perricastlc weather-cleared. All wal
again serene, and delightful was the
morning drive into the heart OF the noun.
tain woods. From the very edge Of the
dashy, dreamy waterfall in a ravins
of vines, Mary Dexter had plucked
with careless uprooting the wild gfrni
um and the maiden.hair fern, to be taken
home with her as keepsakes Of the in.
spiring spot.
Dinner passed pleasantly, and Mrs
Perricasle seemed to have forgotten the
visits one marring event. She even
said to her that afternoon, Keep up your
courage, my dear girl. have many
bright plans for you this winter,
After tea, when ii was growing dark
the young clergyman called. He had
been passing by, and having accidentally
found that day the specimen for the her
barium Of which he bad spoken TO Misl
Dexter on Saturday evening, the pretty
whle.fllwered orchid (Habenarla) b.
had brought it for her book. But MisI
/ Dexier was nowhere TO be found.
4 thought she had gone to her room,
Mrs pefricaslle said, nervously, bat thel
tell me no. A young man called, anc
she received him upon the piszza; II
1 fact, he was not asked in my servant
are very discriminating, and twas ths
dreadful Fitz Demng. only hope tha
Miss Dexter has not been so impruden
AS to 20 into the shrubbcry at this hour
She is perfectly unsophislicAted. Don
you think SO, Mr. GiIletteI
Perfectly, answered Mr.. Gillette, alb
scntly. His eyes, stretching lhtir gaz
through the open window, were fixed o.
The shrubbery, and in conversation di'
not appear his best.
am extremely sorry | DO not at d
approve OF this, escaped his parishioner'
lis, as Miss Dexter appeared In lh
shrnbbefy, emerging from It's remcl
dusk, hand 10 baud with the disreputs
bic Frilz. A prolonged goodbye, su
then the young school-mistress presented
herself in the drawing g-room, somewhs
ttmAaot sud anEheh When ina riergv