The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-03-29

tho young lady Nrst aha MiS6 i~""'e
cArlyon la shortly TO become Mrs Marby,
was thundersirnck. In that case. !
said uith dignity as sirodc from The
room. II am now the only member OF the
Square Club"
just ~ was tying my neckiie before
dinner, and rejecting that though nerv'
ousness, want oi leisure and blighscd az
iections might be gotten over, J. at least,
had q reason that would preserve me from
malrimony, Budcll hurried into my room
Look hero he said, ''Smithers is go
ing 10 propose to Miss Maxwell; and. hang
il, that's Edith.
"whatl You're both in love with Miss
''Yes, and that forwrrd beast, Smithers,
will be sure TO propose right of, and !
have never had good opportunity"
my dear Budell. you must make your
opportunity. Do IL tonight a
Tonight Why, it's dinner time al.
ready, and after dinner We are 10 have
those blessed tablsaux; and goodness
tnuws what Smithers Will dv while l nis
looking after the wretched affairs. And
then tomorrow I've promised Carlyon to
start for the east moor at nine o'clock.
endeavored to comfort him by sug
gesting that possibly Miss Maxwell might
refuse Smithers. Bnt Budell shu1dered
at the possibility OF being forestalled. He
was palpably upset. and looked nervous
and anxious all dinner time. The compa-
ny generally attributed it to theatrical re.
sponsibility, but they we're wrong; Budell
was too old hand to be anxious about
so simple as tableaux. Smith
ers, on the other hand, had secured seat
beside Miss Maxwell, and seemed to be
making himself vastly agreeable.
The tableaux began Immediately after
dinner, and they were great success
Budell had skilfully arranged them with
ont attempting to arrange them into Sc
ries; and music supposed to be appropri.
ate or to have reference to each tableaux
was played while the curtain was up. Gu
enough, in the second last tableaux
Miss Maxwell, Smithers and Budell were
TO appear by themselves; and, still more
the subject OF it was, "The Riv'
ais" Where Budell had got it ] don't
know, probably in his inner conscious
ness. 1t was supposed to be woodland
scene in the paintand-powder days. A
young lady was discovered seated on
bank with lover knseling at her feet and
holding one Of her hands. AT a little dis
tance, and unseen by either OF the lovers,
was rival glaring from among the trees
at the unsuspecting pair The tableaux
was very effective. Miss Maxwell looked
very charming in her costume. and Smith
ers did the glaring splendidly Bndelis
face it was impossible to see, az his back
was turned to the audience. Up till now
the performers had oil managed to remain
as rigid AS stptues, but in this tableanx
Miss Maxwell, who had already appeared
several times, seemed to lose her nerve.
The curtain had not been up minute
when she started, locked down at Budell,
and at last, flushing crimson, fairly ran OIL
the stage However, the last tableau
went of without hitch. and the slight
mistake did not affect the general verdict
An adjournment was made to have dance
in the hall, and was standing idly look
ipp on, when Budell, once more in his u.s.
ual garb, rushed up to me in fever OF ex-
citement.
,.By George, sir, he whispered, congrat-
ulate me! I've done it; it's all right.
And he dragged me along with him
from the hall into the empty library.
what on earth do you mean, many
exclaimed. what have you doneT
I've proposed, sir; and I've been accept
ed
/ cordially congratulated him; and then
I enquired How did you manage it--wben
did you find the time-and where the
courage?
'1'll tell you. did It in that tableau.
Under cover OF the music / told Edith
that in oil sober earnestness was at hei
feet, not in Jest alone; and ! asked her te
be my wife. That's why she ran away.
"No wonder!" | interiected.
Wasn't it splendid doing it under
Smither's very eyes?' And then Of course
saw her afterward in the little draw
ing room; and sbe'll be here directly
whenever she has changed her costume.
well, I'm gla.l you've settled it; and
think Smithers was right when he said
you would end by proposing in some ex
traordinary way. And 1t seems TO mi
that it was decidedly embarrassing for Miss
Maxwell"
Smithers married Edith Ma1well's sistel
eighteen months after the tableau. Del
0rdria.
All interest in the revised New Testa
ment has disappeared, and its sale ha
dropped nearly down to zero. When th'
work first appeared il met with cordia
reception and had large sale. Thirt,
editions were published in this country
and over million copies were sold, Will
| 1000, 900 copies were sold in England
But curiosity has been gratified, and th
book sleeps on the shelves Rev. Phillil
schaff D. D., who is chairman OF the re
vision com mittee, thinks this result is no