The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-07-12
VOLUME XVII.

'N"NANA A@f ANAtR hNhN WIZ over thN
wondeffally besatiinl woman who drop.
ped down sll OF sudden from oae u
The Channel lsiauds This l. The wAy
Loais ). Jennings goes on about her IN
bic last letter 10 the New York Wor,a
describing Lord Heaghlon'a reception OF
Grants lie is the lion Of the teason,
sharing the honors with . Heaesa who
has Suddenly appeared in The London
world and about whom everybody raves.
The llouess, my worthy editor, and bad
you been there you woab have made
chase after her Just As all the rcsl Of ns
did, and throw dignity and pride 10 The
deuce. did not think such creatures
lived oat OF heaven, but there she was In
the nesh, aud such lastrout, daas'laE
flesh, shining and spollens ~ ivory, and
white as the driven snow on a mouutala
slde-dear me, my Agod sheart warns
even now Al TIE thought OF Il Her face
is like some dream OF happier world,
her form like that OF q Greolan goddess,
her eyes but the moment YOU sec these
tits all over with you; you are Knocked.
like that famous work OF famous
preacher, "hlgher than kite, aud there
is nothing for Il but to PROSTATE yourself
meekly before the divinity, and go home
aud be miserable. And who Is shel
Well, really nobody knows much more
about her than this - that she Is lady
from Jersey, oRe OF the Channel islands,
that she is married TO gentleman named
Langtree, and that she has been plainly
aud quietly brought up, 10 manner be.
coming a gehtlewoman. She only came
over here with her husband for little
holiday. aud every body made dash At
her at once, as gold hunters grasp Il
some huge nugget. And now she is all
the rage, and people climb up on chairs
or stand wedged In on staircase merely
TO get a glimpse Of her, Judge, then,
what must have been thu feelings OF your
too susceptible correspondent when hc
found himself sitting next but two to her
at supper the other night. His condition
at one time was grave; but he IL making
fair recovery. And the lion aud the
lioness went down 20 supper together
quite q lovely sight TO witness. do not
know how II was, but the ex-president.
with his usual good geueralship, man
aged to get Mrs Langtree on Que side oi
him and Miss Howe of Boston on the
other, and then look Of perfect content.
ment came into bis face, and verify be-
lieve that AZ the moment he did not care
cent for all the dukes and duohesses Ia
existence. The crowd surged round the
doo.s looking eagerly, mot to say hun.
grily, upon this paradise, a brilliantly
furnished snpper-table, and beautiful wo.
men sitting round lt--altogether feast
worthy of the high gods, only ! did not
believe, and never will, that The female
partners OF their joys were half as radiant
as are Miss Howe and Mrs. Langiree.
Gen. Grant seemed, II struck me, very In
disposed to retire from bis enyiable posi-
| tion-in fact, he mauiies ted an unmistak-
able intention TO fight IL out on that line
If II took ell the rest OF The summer. But
the gnashing Of teeth Of the crowd In the
other rooms became too loud TO be mis-
understood, and so We who had snatched
few moments of Olympian existence
were hurried back Into this prosaic world
again. Yes, yes, dare say you will
A stranger wandered into church In
San Francisco, but the service not being
of such character as TO agree With his
peculiar temperament, he began TO feel
nervous and fgity, and TO wish that be
hadn't come In. AT last tho presiding
officer remarked that they would now
proceed with the ordination service.
The stranger picked up his hat aud pre-
pared 10 leave. Aud, continued the min
lister, after that IL over there will be 9
big collation. spread up stairs, to which
all are Invited. The stranger settled
back into his seat, aud bis hat dropped
to the floor. To bis neighbor, wbo had
been cycling him rather quizzlcally be
whispered: III see this service out II 1t
breaks every bone iumy body.