The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-12-08

are nonc Of mine. Only. thinking over
three or four equally appropriate titles.
chose the one as being the oldest; and
Al9ays had fancy for odd things. And
n0w for ile story.
Ga what my aunt 10y marriagel and her
family founded their claims to arisioorAey
/ never could discover. My uncle bad
been merchant. il is true. and one OF con.
siderable prominence In his day. have
been told. and so had his father before
him, and his fathers father before that
That bis business in it's most prosperous
time was intimately connected with China
is impressed upon my mind i became an
tomato OF his house when was about siI
years Of age, in consequence OF the death
OF both OF my parents within week Of
each other, leaving me with no means OF
support, and no other rclativel by the
fact that every FIRST OF June saw bright
new mattings laid on our floors, TO remain
there until cold weather came again, and
that our mantles aud what-pots were deco
rated with many pretty, dainty little por-
celain cups, thin as egg shells rariiies in
those days, but in these plenty aud cheap
enough.
Now, according to all have learned on
the subject, real Simon Pure aristocrats
look down upon trade even on the grand
est scale, aud never have anything to do
with it further than once in while mar
rying one OF its sons or daughters who
have come into possession OF millions
enough TO offset the honor.
However, onr family Il venture to In.
clude myself, none OF my cousins being
within hearing) assumed all the airs OF the
"blue bloods" of the old country.
Eleanor, our second, wore look OF deep
indignation for several days after manly,
clever, good looking fellow, the brother
of one of her old schoolmates, with COM
Portable income, but who was junior part
ncr Of firm keeping retail store on Six
til avenue, proposed for her hand
The presumption OF the man she ex'
claimed. raising her arched eyebrows in
astouismeut, and curling her full red
upper lip in scorn, to imagine for mo.
I ment that honored him with my COM
pany to the opera two or three times,
would marry him! II his business had
been wholesale, it would have been bad
enough: but fancy person who sells pins
and needles by the paper, and lace by the
yard Never would die first.
Minerva, our fourth was equally hcrror-
stricken at the afirontery of young book
keeper whom her brother Laurence had
introduced INTO the family circle--a rare
thing for one Of her brothers to do, for.
Hike all other men as far as my limited ex-
prience goes they scarcely ever thought
their com mpanions to be good enough to be
companions OF their sisters when he
yentuied to express his admiration for her.
The young man soon after succeeded to
very handsome property and became a
great swell--a perfect too too, as believe
the fashioable way Of expressing it now is
"A kind of being after Minerals own
heart but she never was invited to ride
behind his fast horses, aud what was much
worse, never asked to take the head OF his
table.
And in like manner the gracef III and en-
tbusiastic professor of music, the stout
good-naiured proprietor OF the extensive
iron works Wholesale aud retdit on the
next block, the young artist who has risen
to wealth and fame, and sundry others, all
+. falling short OF the aristocratic standard
set up by our family, were snubbed by my
lady cousins, aided by their brothers, and
not whollp unassisted by their mother.
never had had, at the time this story com
mences, beng then in my eighteenth year.
chance to snub anyone; for lacking the
personal attractions of my relatives, az
well as their high-toned natures-truth to
tell, having decidedly democratic tenden-
cies-I was kept in the background on all
occasions.
Let it be remarked in passing that Ell
eanor eventually married, when rather an
old girl, widower in the milk business
very wholesale, however-the father oil
four children. At 1.-THE same time Minerva,
few years younger, designed to become
the wife OF an elderly bachelor, something
or ether in shoe mandatory, But they
held their heads as high as ever a1d de.
clared they had sacrificed themselves for
the family, uncle having failed for the
second time--though no fault OF bis own,
dear old mana few months before the
double wedding.
That their sacrifice was for the good oi
the family | don't deny; but there still
were left at home to be taken care OF after
their departure three old maids, young
man, who, having been brought up to do
nothing, did it to perfection.
After the failure, uncle got situation
as superintendent Of one Of the many de.
partments in the large establishment Of
the gentleman who sold pins and needles
by the paper, and lace by the yard, lhe
, was at the head Of the firm, and had O
/. pretty, lady y-like wife, and two children,
and we dismissed one OF our servants, and
moved into much smaller house.
But in spite Of our efforts at economy
our income proved vastly inadequate T.
. our expenses, and this was the cause OF SC
much bewailing and bemoaning that ou'
house seemed to be bereft Of all gladnesi
: and sunshines. And one evening. aftei
I! Ethel, our youngest daughter, burst in1
tears because aunt had declared that i
would be impossible to have ice-cream
merincnes. wine iellies. and similar dain