The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-02-01

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hanasoae house 10 which Am now LIVING
"a - street. There VAS much oeher
ps36&stt aSds no inconsiderable sum 81
ssossy. 1ejds ) pretty little farm twenty
nisss ~ - ctr. Ivas IN fact rich
vonss - utst vns still better perfect
~ 49, ssI Z xkjSysa ny liberty for 'h.
nrs isv mss1gvith al the abandon Of an
| unrsssd t(sd But = winter came on
Rus ! iittis isnslx ] had been 70 ~
| fsrm - found y veGises- Nsssven
The pri1s u possession eosld reconaIie De
10 Is solitude ADD nonotony rhAdtrisd
watering pls0s. and the patronage oi
some and the ssrvility Of others had so
sounded and diagssasd No that early in
Sep pssnl,sr I ssmS bsck 70 ny home in the
city. Il IA bsspee piAia 70 me. more
over, that some pcrt 81 chaperon WAS noe.
essary. for. although ! knew was able 70
take care Of myself, society did not seem
to think so; and had been continually
irritsted lby the constant proposals OF
friends TO look out suitable one for me.
Blu. IL was TO have an incumbrsnce
was determined TO select it myself. and af-
ter some consideration l wrote TO my old
teacher, sxking her to accept the situa'
ton. The scheme had its advantages and
its drawbacks. as every scheme has; the
advantages being that Mrs. Whitney was
thorough LADY. clever housekeeper and
quite manageable. the disadvantage being
that she had daughter whom | must
take, whose position it would be difficult
to define
However, the agreement wa made; Mrs.
Whitney was installed ss LsGs Propriety,
aud Rose Whitney ms my companion.
Then, soon after, the usual round OF win
ter gayeties began, aud although etiquette
| forbade my taking part in them while
was in mourning, still found in calling,
shopping, concerts and lectures most sbun'
dant recreation.
Mrs. Whitney proved valuable. Under
her management my house and housekeep'
er were models OF elegance; but Rosa was
| something OF trial; she was only sixteen,
aud insufferably vain Of her pink and white
prettiness and her youthful bloom. l
tried, however, to be kind and just to her,
for clothed her handsomely and took her
with me wherever went | was careful.
too to avoid anything which might make
her feel her position as dependent, and
for these things I think ] deserve some
credit, for the servitude Of one woman to
another is generally a very bitter one.
One evening my lawyer called to tran
sact some business with me. He re-
NAMED to tea, and proposed after it to
take us to hear some famous singer There
seemed TO be no reason for refusal, for
the night was fine and the moon full; be-
sides had no other engagement, SO the
offer was accepted As We were going up
the wide stairway at Steinway Hall gen.
tleman accidentally trod on my dress. He
stopped moment to apologize My
| friend recognized him and introduced us.
| had heard OF Frank Ellers before, and
had read many Of his contributions TO Va
rious magazines, so was no little pie e,sed
and excited at the reacontre His chair
happened to be next to mine, and our ac-
quaintance made such progress that l
made no objection to his proposal to walk
home with me in the clear, frosty night.
So Rose and Lawyer Denton and Frank
Ellers and made very merry party, and
I went to bad that night with strangely
happy feeling in my heart.
Next morning he made formal call
and indeed though | don't quite know
how it happened-he was always calling
on some pleasant pretext or another. Rose
grew quite familiar with him, and indeed
Frank took great interest in the pretty
child, and persuaded me to have her voice
cultivated aud to make her practice care
fully every day. When New Years festi-
val came he made us both presents oi
equal value, and was not jealous, though
many girls would have been, but loved
him all the better for his thoughtful aud
sensitive kindness. Yes, loved him; 1t
had come naturally to that; aud felt sure
that he loved me; but he was poor and
proud, and TINT closed his mouth.
How swiftly and happily the winter
passed. Every night we were together
At first we went out, but gradually we fell
into the habit Of spending the evenings IL
the quiet, comfortable splendor OF my owl
drawing. R.room. And there / listened tt
his voice, reading the thoughts OF grea
minds, or blending with Roses IN som'
, wonderful may German melody. | an
naturally reticent where ! feel deeply. 50
I l did not say anything OF my love or m.
: hopes to Rose, who, indeed, had litti
sympathy with any subject unless it relat
ed to dress or pleasure making, or the ad
miration which she received on the street
or elsewhere And her simpering small
talk. and her silly wonder what the me
ali saw in her 10 admire her SO muchf wa
] my little daily cross
But the love in my own heart strength
ened and raised me above every petty af
noyance; and when contrasted my weait
with her poverty, my cultivated inteliet
with her want OF capacity, l did nc
grudge her what compensation Nature ha
given her 10 the blonde prettiness OF hs
> face or the 1.-THE grace Of her petite figure
And so spring came, aud another ever
= happened Mrs. Whitney, Who bad bee
sling for some weeks, grew much wors
aud the doctor ordered her to- change
air. So re solved TO send her for fe
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