The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-05-13
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valid TREAD % depressing, exclaimed ihs
stylish, afitlocrsue Thsodors Treat, TO
hsr haas hsy. wraktHihded moahsfi sou
oagAsio hsys beard her grunbis aeoat
Z the fsdeu 10 ihs rector.
Every apple grls stolsa bstore am
dowH Ia tbe morning heus eat sVsrV ear.
rent lboash wrap ssSh busb In ausl'n
nke sbost. TIE birds sal every cherry,
tie .aysgs. 1aah creatures. Watch
them " heh you iesd them abd Joa VIII
/ nsver feed them aEain. isiber wiz
bop "a wilb the family diuuer from under
tbe very nose Of bio hungry vile aud
children, aud grown-up daughter viii
saateb the very bread aud butter irom
between her old mothers very teeth.
Bshi nice race.
Aud 80 .hs rsiiled on. Aud the inost
provoking part Of il eli, mother, is, Nj.
Keith has ssksd permission 10 take her 10
our picnic. What AZ the siegaai. rich
Ar. Keith has to grind 10 iUvi'leK that
lsrceutfic old woman, don't see Honor
Craven seems to understand the position
she Is beat hlted for In acting nursing and
eompapion 10 those tlresoms old women !.
wish Hervey would teach ber what
was fitting Middleton, bat Il Is sbePs-
less tack she is not used 10 elegAncies
and win probably never have q chance to
show that she il ili ftted Tor riches. How
wish Christmas would come aud bring
with Il Lady Lawrence, for until II 10
done 10 black and white that tleryey and
| are heirs 10 Old Middleton's vast estates
there will lie some uneertAiniy. think
In . superb idea Of mine 10 have photo
graph Of all the Middlelogs heirs taken IN
group a. the picnic aud sent TO the Lady
Lawrence. Cousin Hetyey Is always
elegant and easy 10 his positions, and
Pbebe Owens will wear some dowdy
blue which will take badly, and wba'
some people choose to call Honor dainty
!. sparkling beauty will look very tame u
the background, and Jane and Law
renee Eloughlon cannot look otherwise
than tomb.s stones, and | don't believe
shall make very bad central figure.
The day Of Abbotsmoor picnic has ar
rived, aud II you have listened TO Theo-
dor4's chat you will feel acquainted will
: most OF those that are ON the grounds AMI
. their purpose. Old Middleton after Nv
ing a mi,erly, sordid life had willed 81
bis vast possessions TO . sister living II
India to be willed by ber TO one or NOR
,. of his beirs as abe saw fit, and thos
heirs you have had formal introduction
TO. The artist stepped forward and said
y win you be kind enoughio tell mo whom
| am 10 tsk6 M
Not me, said Mrs. Payts.
Bless the man, does he think tho Who'll
neighborbood is peopIed by Old Middle
toms kindred?
d And |, too, must be left out OF the pic
= ture, said Royden Keith.
Mrs. Payte's shrewd eyes watched th
preparation for the photograph.
= Theodore Trent looks we'll in that pc
sition, and sbe knows 1t but 1t will max
hldeous picture. Lady Lawrence vi
kaow q great deal more About them fron
that photograph, won't she3 For instanc
how 10 she TO know that Miss Trent mad
: all The arrangements 10 suit herself, an
that Honor Craven is laughing the whol
notion TO scorn? For goodness sake, u
is us walk about till the tsrce 10 over. Bu
| don't like ,his sststs; do you, Al
Keith. How can old Middleton's nons
20 cause anything bnt evil when we rsmen
ber how IL was garnered!
Very easily. II nobly and generousl
used II will return blessings on the give
ID See, they are beckoning us to dinusF.
I'd The cloths were spread, and all seated
What Is il you have there, Mi" Trent
said Mrs. Payte.
Tdrtelettes du .fromdge, la creme, II
piled Theodore, with lsnRuid frigicity,
Good TO estl
Theodore psssed the dish to the foo
; man without deignlng reply.
In my younger days we called sspad
- q spade, and sffcctsiioB folly.
Theodore kept still at this thrust, bV
wondered more lbsn ever why tits sou
tempered little thing should ever con
/. among them.
After the meal, they started TO 90 ov'
the house, ssd the art gallery was hr
visited.
Too bad there IL not picture OF Lad
Lawrence, said Mrs. Payte.
d We have sketch of her taken lAiel.
said Honor. She IL tall and stout vii
:, smooth black hair, and serious face.
don't like that kind Of an old lad
said Mrs. Payte; bnt what are you goiE
TO DO with Abbottsmoor # yoa Inherit
'or Mr.. HoughlouS
= Let Il.
=; And you, Aiss TrsntI
Pullh down aud build = splendid ma
sion.
And you, HONOR
, never thought about 1t; but suppo
- should try TO restore IL. and make Z
old place and even the old name, honor
again.
Your idea is ehlidisl, Honor, said Nj
Payte.
They slroiled some lime iong
through The gloomy rooms, and By q
g by noticed that raIo storm wn Addi
10 the gloom.
are yoa all hersi said Mr.. Keith.
- All but Honor, and there abe com
"a wet through, said Pbebs.
So ali FASTENED into their carriages, .
aeknow ledged 10 have bad pless'