The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-11-11


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uFst to lasAeas &C. rosg psFsE kaiie oa
d. IN d Biz hzl duger yua vout ~ %
TIE BF0wtaiFs ball
And sly nut askei his companion irri-
tally
We'll - wouldn't son know, ssid
Mt WildHg giving up his Struggle With
tie impossible. aad laying tbe refractory
paper Eniie upon ibe table for variety
81 reasoas Girls play the very mischief
3 .yiili you. aud sou knos what lroalie j,
; gave DE . ga yon oui ofyoar last scrapc
There are ionr BrownnF girls. Arent
ihercf And thcy are al prsiiy2
don't see what that's got 70 DO wiih il,
lsasd saooks salkily Thsp's safety in a
multitude | can't marry EN- all, can II
Happily, no Though il the Law Of
your country did net forbid it, ! am in
clined 10 think you might try to accom-
plish even that Still I've advised, Snooks.
and be conspicuous by your absence At the
Bfownngs small and eAily. Papa
Brownrg when incensed is not nice and
lvoa liaH sod an decidedly 4sris with
Miss Kate
4 No, | am not said Snooks With decision,
not a bit OF it. Though ! allow she is a
handsome girl and has lovely eyes Hasn't
slse nog2
don't know Asa rule never look
into womaus eyes consider II a rude
ness a. well as 5etise, said Wilding earn
estly, telling his lie without blush. New
er mind her eyes. II, warningly, you
must 40 to this ball, at least try TO forget
that She has any eyes at all. II you don't
you viii propose to her. to a moral.
one would think | was a raw schoolboy,
SAID young snooks, wrathfully Do you
think I cant look al woman without
committing myself? Dol look like fool9
Whatever Mr.. Wilding thought at that
moment be kept to himself. Before he
spoke next, he and his conscience agreed
to dissemblc
: Nv dear fellow, do not let MS even hint
al such thing, he said amiahly. | only
meant that you were slightly-very slight
~ susceptible, and that Miss Kate had a
certain amaant Of pleasing power, and
that positively would give up this ball
iII
Are you going? broke in Snooks impa-
tiently.
Well, yes, daresay shall look in
:. about twelve.
Then shall look in with you. said
Snooks defantly.
I, Fact is, the fellow wants to spoon her
e himself, and don't see the force of being
cut out, he said to himself complacently.
as he ran down tho steps Of Wilding's
stairs
:. beyond all question the Brownrigs' ball
was a decided success The rooms were
filed to oyerhowing. the staircases were
y ehoked, the heat was intolerable, Sir
Thomas and Lady Higgins had actually
put in an appearance after ALL and the
supper, il uueatable, was, ] assure you,
very expensive. No pains or money had
been spared everything was what the
d mistress OF the house called rug regal >
, and all the Miss Brownrigs looked as
charming as any one could desire.
There were four Of them. There was
: Kate. the second daughter-Snooks'
friend, and the possessor of the lovely
eyes. And they were lovely large, and
true. and tender; like the North. according
to the Laureate ''black as sloes," said
her fond il slightly oppressive mother, and
Of the languid, melting order.
Then there was Hetty, the eldest girl,
who, II her eyes were not as dark as mid
night, bad at least the dearest little nose
in the world pure Greek feature, per-
feet 10 every respect, ignorant of colds in
. the head, that made one long TO tell her
tonly she would have blushed, they were
all nicely brought up) about Dndu and her
Phidian appendage.
Then came George George the
: Third, as she was playfully called in the
bosom OF her family who, il she had
neither eyes nor nose like her sisters, had
certainly a preitier mouth than either A
sweet little kissable rosebud Of mouth,
that pouted and laughed alternately, and
did considerable execution.
And finally there was Lilly A tall pale
girl with blue eyes, finely cut chin, and
good deal OF determination ali round
! Katies eyes we're larger, darker, and
when she looked at Snooks and thought
l ofhis thousands) more melting than ever
that night, Her dress if slightly bisarre,
was intensely becoming. Snooks for the
first half hour kept himself brayely aloof
from her fascinations, declined TO notice
her reproaohful glances, and languishing
,eiHa1ies. and for reward was wretched
Finally, being driven into corner during
fatal set Of IAncers. he met her eyes
saw, aud was conquered She would
dance the next with him2 Yes lcoldly)
And the next? Yes lmore gently And
the ninth he can see that she il Olsen
gagged for its Yes this time quite warm
lBl.
An honr later the deed was done. Some
J. capital champagne. dark avenue Il be-
icve there were some Chinese lanterns
there originally, but kind wind had
blown them out and soft little hand
slipped into his ala the work aud Miss
Katie had promised bashiully, but with
,unmislAkAble willingness. 70 he the future
Mrs Snooks Whether il was snooks or
y tie property pertaining 10 Snooks she
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