The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-10-01

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OF ell difsdsat Ass that ] spr snes
Augustus Chandler vss the worst Az .
child be vAs The Ounce Of the school.
simply because he could not rsciss veil
learned lesson wish the brisht-eyed sirl'sh
fsecs srsusJ Lin.
II shall have 10 get private tutor iof
him." said bis father In utter despair.
Hell never make anything uniess 40.
The boy proved the wisdom Of such :
course by making rapid progress; then
grsdualing a. . celebrated college With
| snsi.bla honoss. and saterins enthuias-
ticsliy upon his chosen profession. that o.
physician; . strange one indeed. Tor such
! diilident man. Stranger still. Be ad-
| vancsd rapidly until he had veil essAb-
lished paying practice.
| After the death Of his parents se'livsA
sloas in ~ cssDttable boe "a. -
fathers hons and bis grandfatbers : bsidfs
hin, With tvo old sswsats Who had grown
=, tsss:;a i. ....... !,
agreed. bat be VA content
Constant association with his fellow
morsals 20 far overcsms his ti.idity that
he vas no longer oonspicuous 10 that rs-
spect, but had settled down into sober.
refining bachelor Of forty. .
1 Then m uncle. Who had accumulated
an epornous fortune 10 India died lsav-
1ing him sole heir Of the wealth which be
had denied himself even the comforts ol
life 10 obtain.
| Somehow be found that life suddenly
1 presented different aspect, and be found
lthst county doctor. no matter how tal-
ented, and . gentleman with good bank
account. we're far different persons = th'
world sees.
Mammas with msrriagsble daughter
smiled sweetly upon him. and the fail
damsels themselves greeted him with sh!
glances from, demurely downcsst eyes
that sst his pnil1e 10 dancing ID way .
bewildering as il was terrible.
Mr. Chandler's opinion was all.power
full, and no entertainment uss comples
without his presence. t
4 "You ought TO marry said one frien'
after another.
But he only smiled in superior way
be avoided Ahs quicksAnds Of natrimony
Al last there came to Wakefield conel
widow Of thirty.Hve or thereabouts. Sh
had not been comfortably settled in th
place ~1ek before she kneW thb exast ID
come ana bank account u Aagustds Char
ldler.
The knowledge sotisfed her exceeding
l,; but, beiags woman we'll skilled 4
human nature. she did not begin an ops
; siege Of bis we'll fortified heart.
She simply lay in ambush and awaite
her chsuce. which came It last. as It q
ways does to patient walters.
II was lovely day in June, and ner
Z lry party we're assembled in the cool oa
fgrove bshind the Chandler mansion.
No one knew how ii happened-the nj
lucky man himself could never tell--b'
the pretty widow and their obliging ho
soon strolled away from the others, and
~ artfully exprsssed wish went to vie
the rooms OF the mansion.
IA With pretty exclamation Of delight q
sought out the hooks dear to him fro
his childhood,p while he followed with
pleasant smile. until she stood upon
\ vine covered balcony.
O "H is all pe1lst tho house. l mean
began tAe widow, srtfully. There is b
y one thing lacking"
And what is that?" asked Anguish
eager 10 remedy any defect.
1T seems well-just little gloomy
= said the widow Aowly.
. Yes admitted. with deep sig
thinking Of the faces thAt had brighten
the homestead 10 days gone BY.
Il think--ip fact wek, Mr.. Chandl'
Il Imsy be 20 bold shoxid ssy that :
one thing needful was wife, answer
the widow, bluntly. looking u him will
p bewildering smile
II cannon ball had whlzzed by III
be could not have been any more ssto
y ished.
= "Do do ~ Ihink SOL be ssanp
ed 1t last. vAi2ly striving to tsdA1
magnetic eyes. that resolutely sought
= own.
II certainly dor she replied emphst
= ally. "A honse is always frightened
the presence Of loving woman. Perst
= OF --of our age. Ar. Chandler. .leed col
~ panions more than younger ones. A hol
y becomes ! necessity. and as old 20 cree
! on, We feel more and more the need
some one whose interests are identical v
our own. That Is the case with mo.
have never known happy day sinss p
= Harry left me. =
70 A snowy handkerchief covered her ..
and Augustus Chandler looked nUu
n With flushed brow for some means 4
q cape. Tears were something be could |
= withstand.
q Gould you would you" be b.
for . want Of something TO say, With
- masculine laundering choosing the VI.
words, playing into the widows band
abird in into fovler's snare--''could J
think Of marrying again."
III Il mi-might." sobbed HE widow. Il
= very Icnsly'g
\. "Couid your I'm an old man nov
~ know, but T."
Ha xu ahont 70 asY thai be never