The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-02-15

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the handsome thing by yor. and itappeArs
ihs, be has no, iorsoslss yoa. Nov. nm
der such circumstances you oaghi not 10
thro~ yourself sway upon any common
plsce girl in the villsge iopshonld look
ahead and not give way 10 the passing
fancy of inexperienced boybocd. Think
Of alIying yourself With one Of our first
/ families.
II understand you perfectly well, re-
turned Arthur. "Bnt you speak as II l
was the only young man who had the pros
pect Of receiving legacy, and that, there
fore, could with confidence pay my ad.
dresses to Miss Augusta r. There
are plenty ofyoung men who move in the
same circle with Miss F., and IT is prob
able that she would prefer one who had
always belonged TO the higher class OF
society to poor man like myself who has
not yet received the promised Legacy from
his uncle.
THAT is good reasoning for ordinary
cases, answered the schoolmaster, "but l
happen TO know that Miss Augusta is cspA-
Bile OF making choice. aud that she has
set her cap for you in particular. Think
Of it. my good fellow, or yon may repent
when regrets may be too late for remedy.
Unequal marriages are very seldom happy
ones. No doubt that the first Napoleon
loved Josephine and admired her as grace
personified, but after he became emperor
the daughter OF plasterer was exchanged
for the daughter ofan emperor.
"You forget that Napoleon wanted an
heir"
"No; not quite. said the tutor with a
smile; "but you see that although he want
ed an heir he did not take low.born
woman for second wife"
The schoolmaster took his departure,
and as our youth watched him from the
window he said to himself, Whats ur
now? How did this man know had fan
cy for Lucinda, and why does he want
that should leave her and pay court to
Augusta F.? But forgot that have
no parents to advise me, and as was once
pupil Of this schoolmaster, he would Of
fer himself as q substitute for my poor pa
rents who sleep in yonder churchyard.
Already had the promptings OF ambition
brought flush to the cheek of Arthur.
He had been told that the proud and
somewhat supercilious Augusta had spok-
en- well of him and now that he was no
longer poor what was to hinder him from
succeeding with Augusta?
The lad did not feel altogether happy at
the idea Of exchanging Lucinda for Angus
Ia, but il anything can conquer love 1t IS
ambition, and to aspire to the hand OF a
young lady whom he had formerly scarce
ly dared to look at seemed to him almost
like entering q new world and commenc'
ing career in higher order OF beings
than ever inhabited the dusty globe
Now Arthur did not want his uncle to
die, but he did want to receive that lesu.
cy, as he imagined that having once made
sure OF that il would heal the perturba'
tions of his heart aud set his mind at rest.
But Augusta F. did not wait for the
arrival OF the legacy. Meeting hun on
the street one duy she locked at him and
smiled very sweetly. Arthur bowed in re-
turn md from that moment he felt the
binding of the silken chain. Yet it was
not in his power to forget that look Of hers
which tailed so well with what the school
master had told him. No doubt Augusta
was pleased with him or she would never
have thus honored him with smile even
before he had spoken to her
| A few days afterward there was party
at the great house and Arthur received
note containing polite invitation, signed
by the fair hand of Augusta herself.
i Who could remember the humble Lu
cinda after all? But Lucinda remem
bered Arthur and was somewhat saddened
BY his long absence. Yet it was withou
a pang Of jealousy that she had heard he
Young friends talk Of the party at the grea
house, OF the songs that were sung, OF TIN
games that were played, and that Arthu
had danced with Augusta who had seemed
highly pleased by his attentions.
. Indaad such words had passed betweel
: Augusta and Arthur that the latter had fel
! himself at perfect liberty to call upon tn
? Young lady at any convenient time. VIII.
/ pot9 There was no engagement betweel
"a spl Lucinda He had not even told
Ia. he loved her 1t was true tina
her tina. Imagined that she felt tha
Lucinda liza. now hegaE to fear tha
lie loved her Sn> She was very un
she had been mistaken. '~rs tell why
happy. Can any OF our reae at tn
Arthur became frequent visito. "a
great house. and was always well recel,
until Augusta gave him hint, which
scarcely amounted to a hint, however,
that If he declared himself the declaration
would be we'll received. Arthur blusbed
up to his eyes with delight and trepida-
tion.
He made up his mind to pop the qnes-
tion at the next visit. The eventful even
ing came. Arthur had dressed himself
and arranged his hair and whiskers in the
bes. style, when he heard rap at the front
door. He hastened to open the door, and
there stood horse and light wagon.
"Does Mr.. Arthur Pease live heref" de-
msnded the driver Of the team.
"Yes, that is my name, answered the
youth.
well, have something here from Mr..
Joshua Pease--your uncle suppose.
| u...;. ..;l ,haea words the man went