The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-12-03

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aroused. aad 10 III train vouid eoas tb'
rapidly nlling purse Of Jcssph. Der hus-
band. and shroash rsss~. their daughter
the yoass nsn and seidsoa. n slsnssI
Of sroviss ialporsAs0, Oss d hh sasas
mates had sssa the bsgisnius Of % orsaa
issd church within ths arss month 81 BIZ
preaching, Hsrisoa Fisher prayed With
tue devotion thss - mighLbs psraitlsd
70 do the same.
y Suddenly IL occurred thst bs might ~
verse his line OF iplssscs. and bsgia vilh
Ireac.
She was pretty girl. II, o. possibly IL
years Of age, intelligent and ignorant, de-
pendant for social pleasure upoo The drum
ners. travelling agents for city business
houses. whose hsht u wAs % como toths
town Saturday might sad ~ ttss sstl
Monday morning.
The islssscs of ssch % isssPoAsibla
transitory class VS. bad. HArris}n Fisher
isM thsa ssssssly. - II " S'Gsss. M
be felt il moro strongly bscauss Irsns ~
very immature 10 the ways and tboughta
OF vomsnhood. and vss quite content 70
be the smussmsnt Of "a honr V thsss son.
psuions who were good or bad = u chaao-
ed. rather than % she chose.
She vas disposed 10 regard with scoru
the young men whom she called "ths ns-
tives." unfortunate youths. whose only
crime vas continued residence 10 this four
months old town, whereas tho drummsr
belonged TO the mysterious, foreign cities
OF Chicago and b. Louis.
When Harrison considered that be had
bad the high and holy privilege oi living
in the EAST" that he vas even destined
to return to New York state in the fall. be
decided that circumstances had qualified
him to overcome the attractions Of frivo-
lous druummers. which we're the only ap-
parent obstacle between Irene and religion
or more trueiy. between Irene and the
church he wished TO organize.
He therefore wrote her . note on
Wednesday, wrote it on linen paper and
sealed it with monogram (his mother's).
He sent it by an expensive and utterly un
necessary boy. and in il was an invitation
to Miss Morgan to drive TO the lake with
him that afternoon.
Her answer was an acceptance. with
even touch OF the grateful element in its
wording.
"What do you suppose he.has asked me
for, ma" sue had said. Hes been here
three weeks. wonder il he's Just woke
up to know that l can do something
more'n bow and say. Mr.. Fisher. Well
I'm going. he sin't one OF the home
spun crowd, il be is psrson.
Il suspect he's struck after you, Irene. :"
Mrs. Morgan responded practically. t'He
made me lobg visit the other day, ~ !
hadn't the least ides then that II ~ me
be come TO see. Amt sure but you'd
better freeze 70 him. These fslIows coming
and going amt to be be eOanted on. sud {
catch you readiag novels 10 ths bOssdsrs'
rooms. wheu you ought to bs 0sking beds.
so often. rs TO make me think literary
mans your cut, alter all
The young lady enjoyed the drive: the
minister WAS agreeable, aud even so mild
d iissi ipa,ion WAS novel experiences in the
middle OF the week. for the drummers
who came then had only business in the
stores which sold their special line OF
goods aud had time and thought for NO
other but business.
The next Friday Harrison called upon
Irene. and finally invited her to attend the
first evening service. which the little band
we're to have the following Sunday. Il
wish to make it . successful, attractive
meeting" he said persuasively. and she
promised to 60.
Though why / did. ma. il beats me to
declare" she said aiterward. Mr.. Glynn
is sure to get arouud BY next Sunday. and
ask me to go TO the lake, where Id grand
sight rather CO. But couldn't ssy that
to the minister.
Then mind" was the maternal conso-
lation. "Tell him yon must go early 10
the day, SO IS to help yonr ina about sup
per. and Ill see that there's fsp jacks 70
make him resigned. After flap jacks be
won't get NAL. II he does see you 90 off
with the minister. Anyway. never found
that il hurt the beat men living, to come
to realizing sense that he want exactly
Adam. the first aud onIy created man.
Having indicated the general plan, Il u
not necessasy 10 enter into the details Of
the summer The yonng students pious
scheme was 10 the msin successful.
I. Not that the bosrjers reformed. and de-
mandel o'clock treakfasts. and o'clock
teas, With no dinner at all. but Mrs. Nor
gan. her motheriy pride srati6ed by the
ministers listing uishing pctics Of Irene.
declared to Joseph. her husband. that il
"was not respectable 10 oct - blind y the
hesthen gods and craven images. nov that
gospel privileges we're handisr'n not, I" and
tho result Of Mr.. Fishers summer VAS .
band Of really ssrnest workers. Who plsdg-
cd themselves in the fall 70 pay half tbe
salary Of the home missionary, whom the
board should ssnd. Not the whole result.
for Harrison Fisher found that bis sttsch-
ment for this. his drst dock. sas trus and
strong. while the sx.vsrnonter. Who had
revived bis conssitstionsl church going