The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-04-13
TWO ELOPEAENTs.

her. Philip had reached the MIXTURE agc
Of for1y years, and Esther was close TO
hin. StiI, each had pursued 3 solitary
path~ay through lie, seeking no cumpan.
ionship sare that Of each other, til there
was reason TO believe that they would
continue TO follow The same course til IN
tbe tnllness Of time they were gathered
into the family tumb-the receptacle Of
many generations Of the Manson ignily.
There was more reason 10 think SO, since
they took care to commend m unmarried
life, moi only by example but by pracept.
'fNo," sud Philip. when assailed On this
subject BY matchmaking lady; ''marry-
ryiRg may be very good ior some people,
but / could not bear TO have my habits
broken in upon, and my whole house
turned topsy-turvy by the introduction oi
vile
@But by-2nd bye, when You grow older,
you viii ieel the need Of vile more than
ii present"
"Ho,7 said Philip eonclnsively, Il have
sister thGt is devoted to me, and while
she lives Ishall nesd no other"
As ior Miss Esther, she often declared
that she would never make slave Of her
sell ior any nan living. Il other women
were foolish enough 70 give Up their iDde-
pendence, and he themselves 10 a man,
for no other earthly purpose than 10 bur
den themselves with cares md tai IRON
morning I'll night, she was sure she had
no objection, For her oEn palt she was
wiser Her brother and she had always
lived together peaceaBly and happily, and
she did moi think she could make any
change Tor the better
OF course, il was insinnated by those
whose opinions differed widely from Miss
Esthsr's, that in adopting this opinion she
was only making virtue Of necessity, and
thSt II WIS best to be contented with ones
loi, provided there was no chance OF i'm
proving IL But Esther did moi hear these
remarks, and 50 WIS not disturbed by
them. She continued to live IN fhe old
house with her brother. They kept no
domestic, since Esther rEther plumed her,
sell on her housekeeping qrali1es, and
there was really but Little to do. So, rs
her brother was usually absent during the
dsy, she WIS left ior the most part 10 the
comp&nicnship d her thupghts unless
some neighbor CHANGED to call ina thing,
by The WY, Of rather rare occurrence,
since most oi the neighbors had large IAN
lies Of their own, which necessarily con-
fined them at home.
Early one afternoon, iust nter Esther
Manson had completed her task Of clear-
ing away the dinner dishes, and storing
them Ewayin the cupboard after q thorough
washing, she wRs startled by rap at the
door.
Somewhat surprised by q caller nj this
unusua hour, she answered the summons.
She IVES I.stls apFrehepsre that II was &
neigsbur who had Of late proved very
Troublesome from her habit Of borrowing
articles. md owing, i is 10 be presumed,
to IN hahirual iorgettrlness neglecting to
return them.
Il hope" she unused, '-that Il II is Mrs.
Bailey, she vii be wanting 10 borrow
something have not got
She opened the door, but no Mrs Bailey
presented herself to her expecting gsse-a
Eende1nun OF iorty-fve years, carefully,
nay, elegantly dressed, stood before her.
Il beg your pardon iur iutruding, mad
En, - said he, rs be noticed Esther's look
oisurqrise; hut caa ron direct ne TO the
house Of the late Mr.. welfeetg ] have
heard II was ior sale, and fron the descrip-
tion have bear3 ui il, judge II viii suit
me,
1T is the next house on the left sir,
answered Esther, who lind had time, while
the gentleman was speaking, to examine
his appearance, which did not iail TO IN
press her iavorably.
Thank you for the information.
trnstyo viii pardon the trouble ] onca-
STONED You, replied the gentleman, bow
inE
MOT ibe least trouble in The world, - ne
Piled Esther, n little austered BY defer
ence 10 which she had not been nccuston-
Cd.
Two days afterward Esther heard that
Mr.. Nell1eet's estate Ind been purchased
By 4 stranger named Bigelow. She atones
coljactursd, and rightly, thai this was the
same with her visitor. A few days elGps-
ed, and Esther Manson received another
yisii tTutn tb. ,-nnflsinsn