The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-12-04

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they vsss Ia sssiisg ~ rssa isss enc
esssfui spsrstiss. n vss dsspsirsd .
several times. vasa't mr.
"ssssly." sssss hssk lrsa Sisux Falls
.Tbsrs av csrsais dinsslsiss V - ever
come u The pole yea knsv."
oh yss. nasnssisIn and III thai" -
turss Virginia 20. dsysu know " ar,
hsvisg . novelty here i Desses. musical
iy' The old iashiossa spssa Of Pisaiors
il being rsvrsd. M ~ tAs qussrss
shisg. Funsy. bat - oiarsss from VI
music 10 this ass."
People thea" rstsras Psal heart
lrssly. "vsre not much better than bsrba
riass. What do yen suppose they sould
uadsrssand Of the sdvsaesd music Of ihi'
ags'"
"But they had Dask and Hsdyn and
Msndslssohn asd Chopin aad wasnsr.
rssuraed Virginia somsvhat beautifully,
bscAnss she = not surs whether those Old
composers aisd one 81 Avs hundred years
ago.
Yes" says Mr.. Dc Lauoorssux, soa.
csaling supsiisr smile "Dut The last
one is the only one Who il any degree
resembles the CON possrs si our age.
Some Of the others did very gosd work
but primitive. very.
1--WE in Boston, returns Virginia rather
stifiiy. ''still have respect for sgs and cnl.
ture."
II beg your pardon for, trsspsssiug On
the boundaries Of that respect, says Paul.
bowing profuse. by the way. will yen
permit me TO call on yen in Boston to.
morrow st noon9"
I shall be pleased to see you, says vir.
ginia. Must ysu 60 newi"
Il think So" Paul answers. Il have
az engagement Il 10 At Kansas City. ard
must hurry to catch my train, electricity.
you know. waits for no man"
"Wsll. gsod-by, thss."
"Good.by. Twill go you tomorrow
without fail" and Mr. Lanoorsaux has.
ten. to make ready for bis journey.
He catches the lightaing express
rightly called. since IL 10 run BY lightning
and ten o'clock finds him in Kansas
City. But the radiant form Of Miss
vaughn as it was reflected in his mirror
fits constantly before hin. and the gently
tones Of her cultivated voice
still sound ia his ears. In short, Paul
Lamooreaux is deeply in love, and he
knows it.
The next day finds him in Boston and
ascending the steps that lead TO Miss
vaughn's ancestral porch. A month and
more rolls by and still Paul De Lsmso-
reaux fingers in the East. When be re.
Iurns six weeks later to Sioux Fall, Miss
Vaughn is his promised bride.
Six months afterwards Paul is again cit
ing in his bachelor apartments smoking
! aasly favored cigar and thinking Of biz
ovely Virginia. 1t ia August now. Lut
here il NO extreme heat. Indeed. " far
Is temperature is concerned. one would
eallze no difference between now and last
December Such is scisuce.
His telephone rings aud he hastsns to
espond.
Paul, dear" comes in voice broken
With sobs. 20. am in such trouble"
You alarm me-" says Paul turning
side his cigar and turning pale. what
) it? Tell me quickly. dearest. Is Jip
lead? Is your parrot sick? Has your
come home spoilsd9 Have you
ost your property? Tell me quick"
Keep still then, SO l ssn," says Virgin.
!. Besides you're making fun Of nae,
nd shant tell you at all' (bursting into
ears again. "lt's much worse than that"
"What, then?"
THAT horrid Count Poliarowskwitch! -
obs Virgins. hysterisally.
What about him?" comes 6srcsly from
'ioux Falls, and Paul's fists are doubled
p in trusly alarming fashion.
20, nothing, returns virginia sarcas-
icaliy. Its only Jip that il dsadl It's
be sick parrotl The cat was hit BY :
ootjack last night and severely injured.
"Virginis. dear. I beg your pardon,
ays Paul III IL the most persuasive tones,
don't keep me iu suspense. Tell me;
hat is il about the Coup1"
"Well,' virgiuiA condescead dingly re-
lies, ''he proposed to NY uncle for me
ast night"
"The wretcLT aud Paul gnashss his
eeth 50 fiercely that Virginia is quite
flghteped. "Whst does your uncle say
bont it?'
well, and virgiuis', tones grew tear.
al again. ''yon know 'nuuky' never did
ke you very well /"
What do ! care for that. SO long rs you
OF" broke IN Paul
And so he"---sob. ''And 30 hs, -
mother sob--"he wants me to marry the
ount."
"But you won't III shoot him Hrst.
'Aul is nov fairly beside himself with
age
"'Nunky says must. More than that
e's going to compel me 10 do it." Here
'irginia wesps. "The idea. he says, Of
carrying . WesterIsr, when caa have !
ssl live Count. And il you come on here
shall be shut up in my own house and
sps from you"