The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-05-03
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f have nasty, ashy fires Al. over The spieh-
di1 mansioa before The weather became
cold enouRh was one o. bis eccentric
I ffosks, Mrs. May berry called il, with 3
,afl OF her Ilp, 8 toss Of the head and 8
smile, almost Of contempt, directed 81
/ lhe hsie, Hearty, honesi.iaced ola gentle.
man who hsd Married her iof her pretty
face, ten years ago, when be was an i'm.
mensely rich widower With bis handsome
bali grown son for q not undesirable IN.
cambranee.
They were sitting around the handsome
table, discussing their seven O'Clock din.
Der, with The solemn butler and Bis sub.
ordinate, In silent, obsequious attention
/ lheae three May berry's, father, sou aud
/ the baugbty well dressed lady who YEAS
wearing decided frown Of displeAsure
on her face-a irown she bad barely
+ tio wef 10 restrain from degeuerating into
/ gerbs. expression of anger while the
servants were ia waiting, and which, as
7 the door linaly closed on them, leaving
4 the little party alone over the wine and
nuts, burst forth impeluously
4 ! declare, Mr. Mayberry, IL is too bad
/ have gone over this Hist of invitations
you have made, and TO think there is not
one-no not one--of our set among them
and such a horrid lot Of people as yon
have named
Mr.. Msyberry slipped his wine content.
eddy.
/ told you, didn't |, Marguerite, that Il
was my intention to give an old fashioned
dinner7 And by that meant, aud mean,
TO whom IL will, indeed, be cause for
4 thaakfallness. AS to making grand
fuss, aud seeing around our table only
the people to whom luxurious dinner Is
an every day occurranceI shall not do
IL. And as TO the guests on my list being
horrid' aud common you are misteken,
my dear. None OF them have worse
failing than poverty. There is not com
mon, vulgar person among the ten names
on that paper.
Mr.. Mayberry's good old face lighted
ap warmly as be spoke, aud Ernest May.
befiy's handsome face reflected the satis-
faction aud pride he felt in his fathers
views. Mrs. Mayberry flushed, but said
nothing. She knew from experience that
kind hearted and indulgent as her hus-
band was, there were times when be suf-
iered no appeal from his decision. This
was one Of those times.
We will have dinner ordered for twelve
O'Clock, as ii used TO be when ! was boy
We will have roast turkey. with Gran.
berry sauce, and mashed potatoes and
/ turnips, boiled onions aud celery, and all
on the table at onco. For dessert, pie,
cheese and cider, and nothing more.
Marguerite, shall give the order to Lor-
ton, or will you attend to III
Mrs. Mayberry twisted her diamond
rings almost roughly. oh, don't ask me
/ TO give such an insane order to himl !
have no wish TO appear as laughing
stock before my servants, Mr.. Mayberry.
| IL will be as severe a strain on my endur-
ance as am capable of TO be forced to sit
at table with such people as the Hnrds
and the Masons, and that Thyrza Green
and her lame brother, and that little, old
Wilmington and his granddaughter, and
| Mr.. Mayberry interrupted her gently.
Old Mr.. Wilmington was a friend of
mine long before be went to India. Since
he came home with his sons orphan
daughter and lived in such obscurity-
comfortable although plain, for Winnie
earns enough as daily governess to sup.
port them botb-i regard him as more
worthy than ever Ernest, my boy,
I .hail depend upon you 10 help entertain
T cor guests, and especially at table, for |
/ shall have no servants shout to scare
them out OF their appetites
I And Mr.. Mnyberry dismissed The sub.
jecl by arising from the table
/ Would | like to go? Oh, grandpa, |
sbonld3 viii you 90 do you thinkI
+ The little, wizeued old man looked
fondly Al her over his steel rimmed
/ glasses.
I So you'd like 10 accept Mr. May berry S
/ invitation to dinner, eli, WINNER You
wouldn't be ashamed Of your old fash
loned grandfather, eh, among The fine
/ folks Of The family? Remarkably fine
/ folks, hear, for all can remember when
Joe wes a boy together with myself. Fine
folks, Winnie, aud you lhink we'd bet
Z ter gof
would Ike TO 90, grandpa, don't
/ have many recreatious-l don't want
many. for think eonten,ed, honest labor
| il the grandest thing in the world, and
\ the best dicipiue but, somehow, can't
tcli why, but | do want to 20. can
wear my black cashmere, aud You'll be
so proud Of me.
+ Proud of you, Indeed, my child, no
matter what you wear. Yes, wen 90.
I And ilas it happened that among the
E ten guests that sat down al Josiah May.
berry's hospilable, overfowing board
that cold, blue-skied day, Winnie VIII
mineton aud the little old man were two
and TWO 10 whom Ernest MaybeTy
paid more devoted attention than even
his father had asked aud expected.
I Ofcourse !, was grand success--sll
excepting The cold baaieur on Mrs. May.
bery's srislceralle face, aud that was a
failure, because no one took the least
notice Of Il, 20 much more powerful were
lhe Influences of Mr.. MaybeHy's aud
Efnests courteous and gentlemaHly a.
teutions