The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-07-22

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} ebsstn pIayiag iis loudssk. ths bank
and vrssshs and tropical Aossrs ssndinI
ont thsir svsssssl perfumes, - The msa'
I; Of ths basqsss vas gradually unicllias u
ssli bsiop ths dslishtiul gosr~as. ant
shanpagns Sowing like river. this drssd
ful thiag happsasd;
Il had bssn = evening of slysiun Y
Miss Joanna She vas rsms-kably veil
drssssd and ~ looking hsr best. and
shs knew Il More Than one man had
| We'd with hse machine escort In civility
and shs walked ont 70 supper with Mr,
| WORKS, vhoss arm che tightly hsld. on
one sids Of hss. and on ths othsr hand
Mr. Percy LAnsdon. - accomplished
man Of The world and desirable partner
Who bad seemed 70 6nd her conversation
snsaining. and 70 b 10 no hasts to g
away from u
Il w. he 70 whom che vas indebted fos
her platsiul Of esoqusttss and crab salad;
4 m hs Who spread ths napkin ovsr her
salin lap. md urged upon her mantling
| glas u vS1vs Clisquok md shs ~ .
veil conlsot With hsr position that for q
time shs rslaxsd ia hsr Observance Of her
other companion. 10 b sure, hs could
vsry veil bsar bsing lsit 70 himself
She ~ reused from her brisi iorgsliul.
nsss BY hearing NJ. Lansdon say. 10 :
tone oi sudden concern:
fear Jour cousin 10 not feeling
we'll.
She looked apprshsnsivsiy around.
NJ. Works w doubled curiously togsth-
* y II With pain. His loot bsat tattoo
on the door.
James. are you i'll. SJamesi said Miss
Joanna. trsmulously (Jamss was The naus
BY which she had elected 70 christen The
machine man.
She laid her hand on bis arm. What
did she doi What spring. wrong or
right did abe touohs She had no idea.
but the efIsct was y immediate y IL Wa
terrible.
M. Works pulled his arm from her de-
tanning hsgsrs. rushed forward 70 the
supper table, seized . plsts In ono hand
and spoon In the other. raised them on
high and began 70 saw up and down with
: regular movement With this move
ment his legs which seemed suddenly
to loosen and get from under his control
kept time In series OF rhythmical back.
ward kicks Hs leaned, meanwhile, for
over the hble. % that tho pyramid o.
nouGat Immediately underneath him
struck his immaculate shirt.front with
sash syration and bestowed its own brown
sickness upon IL And oil the while
that be thus balanced and sawed and
kicked. : strange whiring sound was au.
dibls from his inside, like the running
down Of gigantic clock movement. So
strange figure, such extraordinary gym.
nastics were surely never seen before at an
evening party.
A buxz Of astonishment began TO be
heard. Girls rstrsatsd, holding their
skirts out Of harms way. old ladies |
screamed. mems voices were raised 10
protest.
Hes going TO have ct. shrieked ono
dowager; oh, let me get ont
Hes had TOO much champagne. growlsd
her husband; that's whats the matter
with him.
This aspsrsion. / need mot ssy, was
wholly unjust; for Nr. Works had never
been allowed 10 20 much % taste cham
pagne.
III disgracsfuli It's outrageous.
Indignant looks were bent upon Miss
Joanna. For moment she lost all pres.
sncs Of mind. Everything swan before
her eyes. Then. with heroic effort. she
rallied.
Oh. don't touch him. she cried, spring.
ing forward. Please don't Hes Of
ten Ill this Wy. It's nothing alarming;
his grandfather had IL before him. poor
fellow.
Miss Joanps scarcely knew what she
said. y she seized Mr.. Works arm and
eonvulsivsly ! ssssd The spring which
regulated bis walking afpparstps,
To her grsae rslisi. Il responded Mr..
Works slowly retired. guided BY her. to-
ward tho door. His legs still had ; ten
dency 70 kick ont left and right, but he
vent forward. Miss Arke did not dare 60
up stairs for he wraps, but led her cap.
Tive straight into the street. The pave
msnts were chill under hsr slippsrsd feet.
the wind was 10y cold. but shs needed
neither ia The excitement Of her great %.
excitement 30 intense that she
vas unconscious Of the fact thst Nj.
LAngdon bad accompanied her and was
holding Tho invalid up BY his other
arm.
With every step the vhirring noiss
grew loader; With every step NJ. Works
Isgs kicked out wildly asd his bovins
snd gyrasions became mQepN gsotssqus
The crisis came Just . MiH Joanna gain
81 her own door. with last and Ansl mt.
sls The msshins man suddenly collapsed
ID their handA BE seemed 10 shut up
and fall together I'll 10 moment aud
pitching forward, Icy on the pavement.
disjoinsed hssp. y liisIsss = the dust Of
imperial Cesar.
never knew anything 70 singular 10
~ lie. remarked Mr. Lsngdou. trying 70
raiss the iAiIsu man. Who slipped through
his Apgem With another vhir ard Jsll 70
~ earth vish ebunp. fs's The strasg-
~ sass ever ~ With. snd. ] ~ afraid .
vssy SERIOUS oss.