The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-05-29

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Miss Elizabeth Hill vas still . pretty
little woman. with nice hair and tidy h..
Ito figure vhss her father died.
One after the other her elder sistsrs had
married and left home; aud Lixxs kept
hosss r. hw widowed father and fssyss
~ brss sftirns. w
The two old servants considered her .
mere child. and she was always the young
sst at the rare family reunions. Her
fstlsr bed advised praised ssd scoldsd
her ~ though she had been in her teens
10 the last
| Hsvas % cid vhsa hswsas quietly =
deep Tor The last tins. thAl pssph bad
thsughs Elisabeth would 10 prepared
lfos her loss;" but she vas NET md ssssr
tho Grst great grief and the shock Of lssv-
ing the old home. whom the property was
divided and the hosss sold, she found
that another change had befallsn her.
She vas no longer Miss Lizzie, the
youngest daughter still u home, but .
middle ss.d spioistsr living il boarding
hou.s
of.su when sLe had hurried up stairs
and shut the door OF her room she had
thought to herself that shs sould rot en-.
aurs this oenditioa Of thise = much longer
but, after ali, she dreaded ; ehsngs
She - exsctlv in the condition to
iums Al ANYTHING which offered oscupa.
lion and intsrest. whsn the pestmsn one
dsy brought her : circular, Rilt.edgs sad
ross tinted. bearing these words:
"Mr. Buckle respectfully dssirss to
make known to the public The fact that he
Il, about to re open his class in water color
painting, English school, next Monday.
Terms most reasonable, as the number Of
pupils will be limited. studis. No. -
street"
| II vss an attractive looking card, ana
a. Miss Elizabeth read il an idea came in
To her mi.d Wbv sbeuld ,he not take
lessons in wstsr.col.r p.i.tineg
She vould spiov the work. She could
afford il. 1t weuls pass the time. She
e.ula psrh.us sketch from nature next
summer A (
A little thrill ran through her at this
tboucbt shs got her bonnet and man.
t;lla her narasol and her gloves. and tax.
-,
.nplication for n plase il the class before
n va. too lats for IL was now Saturday
afterpoeu
She found tb. n uupb.r easily. A large
bu;ld;,v with mapv roems. and At the
v.rv ton of the house feur eusrayers, q
,.av .de.ig.sr on wood y and Mr.. B,s.
n,me az . do.r.,late
Miss FlizsIstb. ouits brs.thless by this
time. .,pliod her kuuckles to the pane
ana Altar : little delsy s.a sems creaki.g Z
Of boots q, bare floor. the door opened
and a middle aged gentleman. With . few
er,v hairs n his beard and . bald spot on
bis head. appeared With I palette on his
thumb and brush in his hand. and bow.
ipp politely. rsorestea the LADY 10 enter.
/ "Mr B.skls;" Elizabeth asked with an
in..rooativs inaectio. EFa
IN. s.n,la,., lowaa sosi.
1T rsceived vour card. said Miss Eliz
.h.,b .I .bonld ,ita n ;o;n vour clas.
1, /. !. no.. 20. ,,,ln
..,, !. .ot mi a. xat madam !" r.plied
IMr p,otls ..na .beuld ha d.lichte1
- r...;,. 20. q. puriln @@ II
Hs onan.d a portfelio a. b. spoke.
"ux work , =. .,;d ..p.rh.n. you'd
ura !. ,o.L .tn
m. no,,,.,;o - tru ~ sl.tcbss il
w.,.r.a,o, ~ rr.,;sh .csn.. eattauas
,..as M -oms. s.sL.r;, J fa..ots. laaie,
walking in parks.
They ware not great but they we're yer,
GOOD, Miss Elizabeth was delighted.
uHov lind vou are r. take Z elsss." Oh,
said. bsamiuc. .Sueh An artist ~ 70,
are"
Nr. Buckle bowed again. u. svidentl.
preferred bswine To speaking. j
"Im sure I've seen yeur pictures in th
Academy she said and ad rnired them"
Mr.. Buckle blushsd violently an
bowed again.
"How modest" thought Miss Elizabeth
She inquired his terms. They wer
very reasonable. She paid it on the spol
received Aihtls list Of necessary paptl
i solors. etc. and vent away.
sunday passed slowly, despite its thre
episodes Of church going. She awsits
!. her first lesson with much impatisnce.
10 Al last the hour came. She climbed III
), stairs again, and entered the dsor Of u
" room on which the name Of Buckle a