The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-07-01


have In Il something Of The supcrhnmar
But shs had learned the effectiveness
silenos.
The summer sped on. Little by it'll
her faithful johanna grew thoughtfr
and psinstaking. 20 that some caro- Va
lifted from her shoulders. She had bee
&C patient with that damsel that an abso
Lutte and Abiect devotion wss her reward
Little BY little the secrets Of The cool
books were revealed 70 her. till she at
tanned : comfortable iaith in her ow1
abilities. The receipt that d hrst Va
IN experiment grew soon 10 b : certai
triumph In her hand, 90 she did not II
awake nights 10 dread lest the merit day
dinner should be failure. bat with
faith born Of her works slept the sleel
Of the victorious She made the hons
plsaasnt aad bright and oheery. With
out being tsrror 70 every Aock Of dus
Or every nswspapsr that dared 70 get II
all out Of position. che nads The rooa
vooy, N. sAk-.~AisAsAss Ah.A ~naaaa frou
kocving how y nahs neatase1 end ordel
ssrvants iustsad Of masters.
Old Adam Bailey. now quite rscovsrei
from his laneasss. coming back from BIZ
business in the city, would pause u III,
door Of the pleasant psrlor and say TO him
sell. This is something like.
The delicate invalid sister would cit ia
the easy chair in the bay v ndow and say,
Ny dear Miss Elizabeth. the secret ol
home making is with you. You ought tc
be in homo Of your own, and 30 ! told
Adam last night
There was an old piano In the house
this had been tuned. and in leisure mo-
ments Elizabeth brought back the old
cunning to her fingers This VAS only
whom the old Adam was gone and
the sister in the quiet Of her room /;
then she played and sang. something
as in the early days-dsys Of which she
never spoke to any one. One day she sat
the early autumn singing. In the kitch-
en- she knew that the faithful servant was
carrying out her careful instructions. The
house was in order, the bright fire on the
grste. the blossoming plants in the win
dow, the cat on the hearth, all giving the
room sweet homelike look. Il seemed
very pleasant % she looked around. She
said 10 herself, II is pleasant, IL looks like
home but it is nst home, for II takes more
Than these TO make that place for any.
Then she began TO sing, saying, We must
not dream Of the impossible, We must not
mourn even though We do not forget.
Then she heard the step Of Mr.. Bailey,
md wondering wha: had brought him
nome so early. stopped her song, rose,
,losed the piano, wheeled bis easy chair
ip TO the CRATE. and, said, Are you i'll that
rou've come home 90 early?
No. cant . man come home early il be
3lesses?
Certainly, . man can and . man may,
0 he may. she responded. laughinsly.
What do you stop playing and singing
or the moment I come in sight?
Chiefly because / am not sure that you
are for muoio.
Well I do. and want you TO to under
tand that you are not to shut the piano
be instant you hear my step. It's just
essible that I can appreciate something |
eside good dinner. Do you understand?
Yen make your meaning very clear; I |
nderstand perfectly.
One thing more I'd like 10 have you do;
d like to have you marry me-will you?
No, mol she cried not for thousand
orlds; then she paused, seeing the hurt
,ok in his face. Oh, forgive me, you are
ood and kind aud did not mean to be
ruel, only
Say noting about il. he answered, You'v
Sen honest; man would be fool who
ould ask the second time when woman's
,swsr came 30 quick and spontaneously. |
on showed your heart. and that's just
hat / wanted to sea-only own the
ght isn't just what I'd like. We won't
y more about 1t, bat we'll 60 and have
inner.
That evening they sat 10 the frelight
id Elizabeth told him her simple little
ory: that she bad been engaged in hes
rly girlhood, that she and her lover Lad |
quarrel in which she sent him from her;
1t troubles came and then, though she
ID repented Of her foolish haste and
icked doubt. Abe would not 10 her sdver- ,
y call him back, and now she had not
,ard Of him Tor three long years, and did
Il know il he were living. II he is, she
id. perhaps be has forgotten me; but it
because be still fills my heart that !
We no room for any other shall never
LIS no sign, Mics Elisabeth, that b.
re- j % esp't love ne that there's no
. ia the world except this lover Of yours'
Il you can love. Tho world il full Of
stty fair sort Of mon. lots Of EN- no donbt
ttsf than this ono Who, 70 my mind isn't Y
nch Of man or he'd como back 10 you.
i sltss III I won't qssrrsl With your
cisioa. You see I don't want 70 lose 7
! ousekssper. snd nov II you won't be :
! wifs--and after assing atnl borri6ed !
X on your face. I wouldn't marry you ?
kingdom ia like 10 have you feel 2
It I'm your friend; just look upon me
. istberly sort Of . being, Who will stand y
you 10 ali times II ycuII permit. I'd y
. 70 b. little mere 10 you thsn the
N whose housekeeping You superintend
hat Do you say'
Thank you. she said. then she bsnt
70 ovsr him . no leaned back in bis z
- chair and Cave him : finv kiss On Lin -