The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-09-28
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e&ueYf n4eNeft i@faWln AiflA -eAN INC aNa
no dosbi they re righl. iboush cant ge
% far as to RErre wiih them when ihey
declare that mHn owning 70 hFe-aud-
forty years aud dozen white halrs ..
decidedly veuersble ard feaffuily gray
However, al Old bachelor am dnbb,
ed, snd must confess, II % Eeqnire ibsl
distinction one is obliged TO enjoy lie to
the uinoti, As ! DO, and be male mach
Of by lovely women and charming msid-
ems, ssl sn, have no serious objection
10 The gtle.
Ia the first place, my home is a home
ID every sense Of the word. although
without a mother, or even moiherin-
law.
occupy, aud have occupied for the
Z past year, suite Of remarkable pleasant
rooms, the front windows looking on
city psrk, aud the back on gsrden
made delightful by two dne old peaoL-
trees, heavy grapevine, and sweet
smelling wistaria, The latter has climb
ed TO my windows, and lwining in and
out Of the stats Of The shutters, tGyctualh
prevents my closing them, but gives me
in recompense great fragrant bunches Oh
flowers.
Three cheerfal roons are part and par
Gel Of Mrs MidgeI's boarding honse NJ
| am wrong. Mrs. Midgat-Mr. Midg
ct was lost at ses five years agodoes
not keep boarding house, but takes )
few select boarders, OF whom she !,
pleased to intimate she consid ders me the
seleclest.
Wonderfully comfortable The few se-
lecl fiod il in Mrs. Mdgel's shady, old.
fashioned, neatly kept, turee.story brich
house.
Everything like wax, my elder sister
says when she comes 10 visit me here.
which is about once Ia four weeks-a
day or two after my magazines have ar
rived.
Aud the landIandy, | invariably reply,
isn't she awful cunning ESQ demure u
her ways and speech for such wet
thing, and SO pretty, with her bright blue
eyes aud yellow hairl
But Maria, can't divine why, pre-
tends not to hear me, or else repeats wit |
scorniul emphasis, Awful cunning
The fact is, I'm so much among m
kins "a nnton that I nttnn fnd ,rtsatF "a, hon 4
| wish TO be particularly emphatic, boz
rowing their queer adjectyes and pecui-
ar forms of expression.
Indeed, uncle, said Charley to me the
other day-named for me, Charlotte
(Chsrles, as near as they could get at ID
you're beginning TO talk like girl
and At your time Of life, tool Aud
didn't feel at all insulted; for If all girs
talk as well as my nieces, consider
Charley's remark rather compliment
Iban otherwise.
Mrs. Midget knows how to furnish
liable too; all sorts Of little delicacies ano
unexpected tid.bits, stews aud hasher
above reproach, bread and pies marvel
IF culinary skill and tea and cofiee-wel,
'eslly coffee and tea.
AS for Mrs. Midget herself, she's sucl
! tot OF womss that feel like laugh.
ng outright every time look at her
'erched on pile of music books placed :
IN chair-the chair itself taller THAI
my Of the few seIects-at the head of tbt
lining table. Indeed, only the other da,
when she asked, in solemn manner,
king ber blue eyes on my face, and lif
ng a large soup ladle in her mite OF
and, IL | would have some soup, die
'urst out laughing, she looked SO yer,
Ike little girl playing dinner with be,
nother's dinner set.
Tho miniature woman laid down tht
adle aud looked at me in surprise.
Mrs, Midget, | beg your pardon, sal,
/; suddedly thought OF a man saw
he circus.
Ohi said Mrs. Midget, aud returned I,
be soup.
I'm romantic old fellow there, ytu
ee bow naturally fall into my nitcer .
FaS -love,poetry, music, flowers = Mrs
iidget always has posy ready lor M,
. summer time, which she pins into IN, i
with her own far hauds
I'D assure you IT'S not at all uupleAs A
ut to have her standing on the tips o.
er toes 10 reach it, with her small rouuo n
cad just touching my chin, aud the isi, ii
ex.
Yes, old bachelor as | an, love, aud
lways Lave loved The fair ser: and ! J,
tAlly think 1t is because love them
'ell ! still remain unmarried. never !,
ouid make mp my mind that one OF al
hose ! admired was preltier, brighter +,
I'd sweeier than the others, and as
Tantsd the sweetest, prettiest, aud
rightesi, have been in dilemma al
y life. But I've always meant 10, aud
y intention is stronger than ever sioc
day picked up the little patched
love In Broadway in front Of Mr. Stew
re. 10
feel convinced that the owner Of that m
ovc il the wife Cor me. wear il next n
y heart. silly? Not biz Of ii. No
ng man could help wearing a glove
ke tha, near bis beart. 10
Five and hslf, pretty mouse-color;
Eery finger well lled out. scarcely ce
ease In them she must be plump; q AZ
In, smell Of rose, (as 8 general thing
'ilh tie exc ptlon Of honest cologne, | pe
siesi perfumes. but IL | eau endure any. n
is rose ,ealliag 70 mind, a. II does, bees,
nitel nies, flowers, and AL that sort OF er