The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-03-26

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girl of ia. clsppsd hsr hasaA sad sa-
besosd hsr relative - W. - esslaxias
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~ iron Ais sisssr: he oihN ~ Airsst-
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sassfully sisbcsaasd. asi ifby eue nj sivsn
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| 70 b. vhat - sxpsstsd. - - rsad his
shssr's ists>r Arsk The - Of which
ran thns
Do yeu ksov anybody. II NJ fsr avsy
village Of youn BY TIE nans a Psnsy Har.
dyS I happsssd 70 ksov ~ soaa1saes
sf eoansI ihat shs i sngaeed 70 ny par
tisulsr pet Archie Johnssn He raves
ever hsr - -. aad Sspsst ssss her pstsr-
nal relative hss % sad ef nensy. IAN
dying 10 know al about hss. Do make
her asquaistaass, and give neyssr candid
opinisn Of her,
Her pretty ring. = irisad" 10 vhon shs
constantly spoke oi writing. and nunbsr-
lcss incidents unaosicsd d The time. rushed
70 biz memory, and slow. sieksning con-
victjon grew upCu the lonely man thai
''yosth attracts youth," and that Archie
Johason's Paasy vosld nsvss b his wis.
Slsvly. aimlsssly, he epeasd ths Other let.
Ter. bat aitsr the hrst line o. I've. rsad
rapidly and eagerly 70 tho cad. Psnslops
wrote:
Ihavs read your letter sn1 must say 4
va great surprise to ne. Insver imag.
ined that you cared 50 much. or at oil for
me. First Of al, ! want v VII ron some
things that you may not know. You sPeak
Of the difference in our ages = II Il we're !
great deal. Imsy look younger than am
but did not think 80. I am A, and n
heard you tell father you we're 40. 80 you
ses there is very little difference. Iprom.
issd mother when she died, 10 years ago,
that as long as father lived. would take
care Of him. so il you took me, you would
have to take father. too, and not many men
would want an old maid for wife and
her old father besides. You are also mis-
taken about my having had suitors. have
never had ono IN my lie; y0u are tte only
man who has ever cared enough for me 70
ak me to marry him. 20 ! know nothing
about love affairs, but 10 know that your
letter has made me very happy. aud that
il it should b the will Of Providence.
will try y make JON : good wife. But
would like yon to consider I'll the obsta-
cles. and do nothing that yon might regret
ono Of these days.
PUuoPR HARDY.
"Whewl'' whistlsd the doctor sitting up
right IN his chair. "Hsre'a deuce Of
messl asked Penelope Jr. and Penelope
81. has sccept me.
Ivonld not like to ssy how many pipes
the doctor ~moksd that night, or how
many times the letter was read. EAoush
that quite early next morning ANAL boy
brought note to Mrs Penelope contain
ing these words:
The obstacles are not inssrnesntabls.
| shall try to call upon ycu this ftsrneon.
Is ]
This note threw Miss Penelope into q
state OF nervousness very tryiag 70 Pencil |
epe, Jr.. though II must be confessed that
energetic young psrson did . great deal in
, short time--certAinly Penelope Aardy,
With her hair rolled Loosely = fbe nAps OF
her neck, instead Of tight knot on the
top Of her head. With : soit bow 0f pretty
blue fastening, tho simpls lnsa collar, and
the ssssssay GAds black dress,
with ) pink dnsh tborn Of intense excite
msntl on her cheeks sad . new light in
her tinid eyes, ~ much plsasantsr per-
son 70 look st than Tbs Psnslope who at
W the hearth and daroed.
Penelope. Jr., opposed The door for him.
Il am very glad. sbs whispered heartily,
pressing his hand 10 her eager, sislish
fashion. II ulvavs thuuahk Won would
suit each other. And before be could
find words 10 respond (that last remark
being hard Rpon him, considering the cir.
-. a.. s.x.,
cum''sncs - n'~ slc1y !" 80 49,"
away.
Behold your Ulysses" be said with
forced gsysty, very foseign 20 bis usual
self-possssssl manner. But - he saw the
small shSisking 6sut ;. tho thin face flush.
ed. the hands rougheued and stained With