The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-06-05

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Earle and her Asst Esthsr. With whom
shs lived, had bees bidaes - the feast.
urs wrsyburn's nephew. Richard ken.
netsos, . geAilsnsa of scms 20 years,
handsome. vsli-brsd ssd fairly educated.
was aks thsrs This iAss nausd person
vs. ! strssses 10 W sisy. His home 80
ia New EsglAsd. but Ter The Last six years
he bad seen very little Of IL. having spent
the time since his graduation, for civil
engineer. in travel and protractsd sojourn
In Europe. His father, at bis death, had
lsft his mother, her sister. and himself
largs Ssstuss. ssd Richard Kssnstssa IN
leaving college had found himssif ia ths
pleasant position u maa Who L eaabled
10 crafty his tasiss aAd inciinationa % The
fall. aud il must be owssd that Mr.. Rich
ard Ksnnstssp inclinations bsisg those OF
. gsutlsmes, ths crss-Alsche grstihsatios
had produced very good and harnonious
result, and had neither made an affected
bsre nor blase sgotist Of this decidedly
handsome nephew Of Mrs. John wray.
burs. There were . great many people
10 whom she wanted 10 introduce him, for
various reasons. but envy, hatred and NAL
ace, and all uncbasita blsaexs aside, she did
really vsat Margaret Earle to meet her
nephew. K tN#
s'shs Is 20 superior 70 the ether girls
who will be here" she said to her hus-
band, ..and am sure she will enjoy talk
ing with him immensely"
And so il came to pass that they met.
and Margsrct thought whsn the tall.
straight man with the brown mustachs,
very dark eyes. and graceful sir. was
brought up to bs intrsducsd, that he wa'
rather the most distinguished looking per
SON she had seen in some time, and she al
SO concluded that he must have thought
she was rather the moAt awkward girl hs
had seen in some time.
Richard Ksnnstsol, after the last gues'
had departed. had said.
Aunt Deb, that was mighty nice little
girl yeu introduced mo TO-" and then hs
had strolled out on the vsrsnda, lighted .
cigar, smoked it to the end, aAd gone e
bed in his usual placid state OF mind.
He called once after that, and went away
in less than week, and that was all; 1
was not likely they wsuld ever meet again
He had said he was net quite sure wher'
no should go next. and had gone with
pleasant handshaks and genial goodbye
and the girl remem bered every word h
had ever said.
II was about this time that her sister
Mrs. Mabel Hoskins, wrote, sntrsating he
to join them in their contemplated visit +
the seashsre. They we're all going. Mr.
And Mrs Hoskias, the thrss children :
CiArence, Auguaths and Hamuel-.ond III
nurse, the latter psrsonass being the Is
peciAl attendant Of Samuel, an infant VIII,
was yet in long clothes
Mabel Earle had married widowsr q
years her senior, without children. sns
very rich. Margaret was in high favo
with her brother ii. law, and row that sacl
strong Inducements were offered for
change Of scene aud good time general
ly, she did not hesitate long 10 accepting
10 see tue ocean, which she had never ~
osheld, was delight which she could ao'
oAsily let slip: and so, in consultation will
Auat Esther, the modest wardrobe VA
made ready. and Margaret joined the pr
ty st point absut 200 miles east ON
own home.
Nearly two days after, about or. m' inc
train arrived at b. ,whsr thsy con
cluaed TO remain over nigbs 80 they took
: carriage up to one o the best hotels
ana the ipsids Of thu sshicls being pretty
well filed with ID. family and their haAd
bags and sLsvs straps, Papa Hoskias
mounted bss;ls the driver With more hand
bags and .aawl straps. It WAS long
drive though intsrminable strests, and
eyervlsay was tired apd half asleep, OK
cept Clarence aud Augustus, who were
tied and cantanksrous.
Arrived st the hotel, and three rooms
having been obtained on the fourth h0or
the party in two or three installmenss
were taken up in the elevator and at last
met in one Of the rosms. Mrs. Hsskins
first question on catching sight OF Lizzie
the nurse was: a.'sy ss
Where's the baby?'
Lisas regarded her mistress, the very
porss snifieation q dismsy,A and stanmsrsd
out: !,
Goodness gracisusl mum. Why hain
you got himf"
"No, nsr' shrisked Mrs. Hoskins. turn
"Nsw don't bs frightened. ssid Mar
garet; perhaps John brought him up sse
put him 10 enc Of the ether rooms
The other two rooms we're immsdiAtsl,
ransacksd by three excited women, bu
John hadn't done anything OF the SORT
Whore was JoAns He VAS now the las
ferlora hope He might bsve tho bao,
With him. II he hadn't-bst the thrs'
women refused 10 consider the terrible q
tsrnativs.
..Hs vent down stairs 10 see about some
thing" sAid Mrs. Hoskips. and . bell be!
vas hastily suunopsd TO send him hishsr
when Mr.. noskins opened tho door o
his apartment three women shrisked.
The baby
Mrs. Hsskins tainted dead away. tA
nurss srupg her hands. and stepped o.
the toss sf Augustus, who sst up long ans
pisrcisg bowls. and Clarence joined n
from no particular reason, except 10 he'll
alsng the general misery. and Marsars
exclaimed:
Il kae