Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-03-01

pale, nervous, and as one of the elder
members of the law firm, he had
entered, said; working day and night,
and avoiding all social pleasures. s."
AT this the young man smiled, and
replied that "society had no attractions
for him, and work was pleasant"
One afternoon, with his mother on
his arm, he strolled up Beacon Street
during the fashionable hour of
promenade. Suddenly she was con-
scious that Archic's arm trcmbled and
saw his face flush as he bowed to
two ladies just entering a splendid
carriage drawn up before spacious
private mansion. She looked the
second time ut the ladies, stopped n
moment involuntarily, and then moved
on asking breathlessly:
"ATchie, who are those ladieS9n
"MrS. and Miss he replied
"Not the Hon.-wife, and daugh-
ter"
"Thc same, and your ambiguous
Smythes.'
"Archic, my opinion is-that 1
shall faint! How long have you known
this?"
mot until it was too late for You
to be well enough to call upon them in
Dover said the Young man with n
suspicion of bitterness in his voice.
"Have You called upon them here?"
"Nevcr, nor do | intend to, until |
am in position through my own
efforts to do so-pcrhaps never
"You forget your fathers wealth,
and our reSpcctability.'
"Don't, mother, they have not given
me the slightest intim0tion OF Il desire
to have me visit them"
Mrs. Manchester did not faint. She
soon after, however, returned TO Dover
with 4 subdued manner, and with Il
good deal of impresSmcnt, diyulged to
her confident Martha that "ior once,
she had formed an erroneous opinion,
and was willing TO say she regretted
She had not been polite TO the Boston
folks that were at the Clarendon the
previous summer. Just to think of it,,
Martha, might have entertained the
Hon. family
From Martha this news went at
lightning speed through Dover, and
Mrs. Manchcstcr's friends said, "It
was such a pity" and "wo all thought
they were distinguished looking pco-
BILE. "
The following Thanksgiving, Archie
wrote 4 day or two in advance that he
could not take his dinner in Dover,
that he chad promised Aunt julie to
spend the day with her at the hotel
where she was wintcring in Boston y
Mr.. Manchester, Sr. smiled at this
announcement, although he expressed
regret at Archic's first absence at that
timc-honored festiyity in his own
home.
Miss Granger had only been few
days in Boston when she sent for Ar
chic, and he had since devoted himself
to her; but ncitherha alludcdto Laura
or her family, Judge then of his sur
prise when he entered Miss Grangcr's
apartment, Thanksgiving day, to find
that young lady seated with his old
friend, smiling, rosy, gracious, and
happy. His embarrassment soon wore
oil, and the three had merry chat and
some music, which reminded them all
of certain summer evenings in n hill
top town some months previously.
Miss Laura said her parents were in
Washington. or she could not have
spent Thanksgiving with dear Aunt
julie.
As the evening advanced, Laura
wondered that her carriage did not
arrive, that John Thomas had forgotten
her, etc, until Archie was constrained
| to offer his services rs escort to the fair
maiden, and she demurely, but with 4
little twinkle of her eyes at their hostess,
accepted.
And so this handsome, pleasant, and
gracious young couple started OH arm
in arm for long walk, on clear, cold,
moonlight night.
Its result may be imagined, although
it was not immediate, Eyes, Laura
could pardon Archic's MOTHER and
"why should he consider it presumption
for him to ask her in marriage" and
"above all, why had he not visited her.
etc, etc.
To all of which Aunt julie said;
"Wcll, | had TO bring those two
young people together. | sent word to
the coachman not to come. Moonlight
is n wonderful agent in love matters, -
and 81 wonder what Mrs. Archibald
Manchestcr's opinion will be of her
sons marriage in one of the best fam.
lilies in the old commonwealth" "