The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-11-16
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you've occupied 'em, and u stands TO
reason, ma'aal, a. hstd working widow
womsu, IS hss Only herself % look TO,
wants 20 zee The oolqr q your money.
Not - would have buried ou, ma'am,
With haf relentiug glance towards
Theodors'. mourning garments, while
/ the poor desr msjor las ill, NOT yet while
be was being buried, but
Theodore looked panied
The deep scarlet dyed her cheeks.
i sn sorry TO have iuconvenicnced you,
Mrs. Locksley, she said, but ] was
OF course obliged to settle the undert X.
er's bill 1t once aud that has lsken all the
ready money which hal at command
! | hsve written 70 my husbands relatives,
however, aud expect remittanees very
shortly, which
/ I've heard that same thing FROM my
dodgers before, na'am, said she. All !
can say Is that ! would very much ike to
have the bin paid a. soon AS possible.
It shall be paid tonight, Mrs Loeksley,
without fall, said Thsodora, hOr cheeks
becoming hotter thss before
( And the in,tant the door closed upon
the sIost Squire Of the l.ndlady she l'I
her head fall upon her clasped hand. and
burst Into tears. Tears that were almost
like distilled Sire, 50 scaldius asd bitter
were they.
Thredors Dale had been married oaly
three montks.
Sh, had bees . school girl at Nine.
Bonmelci's establishment, when Ntjir
Lions Dae ssw snd admired her
He made some c.iela-s Inquiries abnai
'hr Young beauty with the gaz-llr like
eyes, ,cntlet lips and blue black hair thal
clustered 90 low npop her forehead, aud
lesrncd Ia az incidehl.l ri ~ wa, that
she was an orphan, training Al the *.
peuse of Mime. Bonmerci, herself, for
governcss.
Hang il! said Maj1r Dale, she is 100
pretty for that. Will marry bsr
Little Theodore Mayder, who hid
scarcely lclt off playing with dolls, and
was heartily sick Of Nine, Bonmerci's ex.
action, on the one side aud the unc n.
scious tyranny Of the children on HE 9TH |
er, was hail frghened, and ball pile ,,cd |
when he handsome, middie-aged mai u |
proposed malrimony 10 her.
But sm SO young, she pleaded, The
carualiou aud lilies succeeding each 9TH
er on her cheeks.
Yon are the pretlest little half bloom
rosebud iu The world, The msjor answered |
galIautly.
Mime Bonmerci spoke a word or SO OF
warning to her.
My child, said sIe, beware OF what
you are about ilc i. three times your
aye, aud CANDLES II is true that your
life is q hard one now is very hard one,
but
shall marry him, retorled Theodore.
Aud she did.
AT the eud OF three months Major
Dale's favorile horse ran away with him
and killed him aud Theodore was wild
ow
Naturally enough she wrote 10 her
husbands relatives, whom she had never
seen, and now upon this October evening
she was expecting an answer TO her let
ter.
The cslor mounted to her face rs the
postman paused beneath her window.
She caught the letter Gag, rly iiom
his hand aud tore ii open.
Il contained nothing but her own letter
returned 10 her with these words peneilcd
across the envelope:
Mr. ChAndos Dlle's compliments Ia
the young ludy who seguiled his brother
into a sectet marriage, aud lie lie COST
dently OF opinion that her talents IN the
husband bunting iine need no assistance.
And this csitIng luunt, this sratnitoa.
Insult, was nlI
Theodore sal pale aud silent.
Sue knrw hal her husband did nj
care to /, feF tuihi. relaiy,s mucli, gvnei-
ally avoided he sabjcct when sLc broaci'
ed IL, Uut shr nyvtr dreamed lhat hc had
allowed th,In 10 think h,r mere adveu.
turcss, v su had coulIive,i TO eutrap hiHi !
into di-a.iSaBtageous marriage.
She had long ere lh. discovered ia Il
Lioilel wp> very seash nian, but shc
never before dressaAed how selfish
Jut tho bluw, sharp aud Fudd' u "a. IT
Waa, uetyoI her 10 further ,xertions.
She put oH her bat aud went oai to the
nearest ieweier, aud sold her watch snd
Lionel's wedding pre.en, -ior ,
prohsbly about oue-tLird Of its worth. {
VIA this sl,S paid her bill at Ms ,
Loekssys.
Begging your pArdon, a,s'auI, said ih.'
old iod=ing kou-s keeper, but Win. ~,
} uu Sping 10 Il" noms
sm goiAx to give music lossons, said
Theodore.
She hsd fuii, ifesh voice, like lalk'..
and .is knew that she could make til,
one giil OF Gods bread winner
Il viii Le q life of drudger,, -te o. q ,
hsr.elf, bu, would stalve soaner u n
Agaiu 10 Eppis TO the Dales for as.i'lAuce.
And tbe ,eafs crepl by sud be :, ven.
teen.se4f.old widow Slto stormed lhr
ciiade. 81 fortune - brsvriY won The da,
siguors Theodors Dali No, have
not heard her s.i, said Mr.. Chsnlos
Dale ndifierouily. Bot they ssy she il
the beet Marguerite we bave ye, bad, aud
have scot to secnre box to-norrow /
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