The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-09-05
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hftnt 0i ny oCAfeei au1ss MANM bVPea
soou 10 make 10Y Bride. bad drank deep
oi the cup oi sorrow daring my absence
from her, and looked forward with
glowIog anticipation to the time when We
should meet to part 20 more.
Al length NY business took a favorable
turn. There was no longer anything to
deiaa me In New York, aud | made
basty prcparaIions for departure 10 ny
native vilisge. II was the evening before
| designed 10 set out, lhAs ! wrote two
hAsiy letters TO prepare my friends for
my reception.
The first Of these epistles was TO Juls.
II ran thus;
DEAREST GIRL;--l shall leave New
York in the three O'Clock train to.mor.
row afternoon. Ia an hour from that time
| shalt be with you. never knew how
| loved you until my heart was tried by
the test Of absence; now | feel bow de-
Voledly, how truly sm your own. OIL
what 10y II will be to meet with you once
morel That will be the hsppiesl moment
Of my life, except when eau, for the first
time, call you my bride.
Yours I'LL death, FREDERICK.
The second letter was addressed to an
old msid Of my acquaintance, who bad
been like a sister TO me, and 10 whom
was indebted for many little acts OF kind.
ness:--
Mr. DEAR FRIENp:--I write this In
haste, 10 Inform you that shall probably
visit you some time tomorrow evening.
You see, don't want to fnd you unpie-
pared. Aud | want you to treat me we'll
even II don't call on you the tirst OF any.
Don't think my sfieclion for you has in
the least diminished, but you must know
my affection for another has increased |;
and, strong as are your claims upon me'
hers are somewhat stronger. Now, don't
be jealous; !or, after | am married, !
shall be as true friend TO you as ever.
Sincerely yours, FREDERICK.
Having finished both OF these letters, |
sealed them 10 the same haste IN which
they bad been written, fearing they
would be too late for lbs mail.
AT three O'Clock on the following dsy,I
was at the depot, and in the cars. was
too impatient for steam itself. even be-
leve the telegraph couldn't have trans
ported me TO the arms Of my Julia soon
enough to satisfy my impatience. l
thought the cars moved slower than a
mule, and thought at one time OF fgetting
out to run along ahead of them.
However, slow as thought was trav-
cling, arrived in good time in my ma
tive village. did not stop to shake
hands with single soul, but buried to
meet my Jnlia. arrived at her fathers
house. expected to see her face at the
window, looking out for me, but 1t was
not visible. However, reflected that,
like all women, she was coquettisb, and
avoided showing her pretty eyes at the
window, just to tease me. Yet | felt GER
tain she would be looking out for me,and
| have distinct recollection Of offering
to bet fifty dollars with myself that she
was peering through the blinds at me,
or behind curtain.
ran up to the door, and entered with
out knocking. | opened my arms, ex-
pecting Julia to jump into them, and
supposed Of course she would; but l
shut them up again quick enough when !
saw the old lady approaching not her
daughter.
Where's Julsl | cried.
Oh, she's gone
Comet
Yes.
For heavens sake, gasped, iell me
wberel
was going to, bat you interrupted
me, said the old lady crustily She has
gore 10 spend II few days with her
cousins.
was tbunderstruck. conscientious
ly believe that at that moment was
white as piece OF parchment Al any
rate, could swear before any court that
felt faint and sick.
When did she gog filtered
About two hours ago.
Two hours agol What didn't she re-
ceiye my leiterg
Twas terribly excited felt that my
eternal happiness depended upon the wo-
mans answer. II Jalia had goue OF to
visit hcr cousins when she knew | was
coming that would be there that night
Il felt that II would break my heart.
Yes, believe so, drawled the old lady.
heard her say something about getting
note from you-that she expected you 10
bs here tonight.
II was enough. Ny heart was heap
OF ruins Oh, the faithlessness, lbe
fckleness, the heartlessness Of womanl
All that has been said OF her has been
but faltery; she il serpent in an Angels
forml Oh, deception - oh, misery !!
Judge Of my disappointment, my despair,
my unutierAbe woe, when learned that
Julia wss gone-gone when sbe knew |
was coming; and blame me not for Civ
ing vent to my feelings ia such express
Iions - these.
think | sbould be very serupulous
about swearing to anything that took
place the neIt bali hour alter my heart
received that heavy blow. 0oly one
thing Am sure o. left the house, aud
got into sbe street; bat whether ! ran
there, staggered there, or was carried
there by my friends, could not oostei-
eniiousIy venture to AFFIRM. The fret |