The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-08-19

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q sisssaooa = Niliy ~ Walking home isea
y tova, iplioviag ~ familiar pstA ~ u
rivers bank. ~ came saddssly ~ I
= iaes with JoAR Armstrong. 6As snilsl
J and bovs1 ~ wesn have passsd -
bal - put ssl dslsiaias hand.
I'll Assap yoa epiag " slop aad spsak \
me, Millys - ssasas hsstly, y tAs eoss'
1 saEssd ovsr Ais fsoa.
> Why JohA she anewsesd, sssuy.
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/ You haov ~ yea who havsat wasted
| - spsak 70 No sircs-- d
Since made TOOL d myself. blurtsd
out John. Thsn 10 sddsd. Come snA 4
down here viii - nomeak vont youf'
!. II vaus V - nysslI right With you.
i when they stss ssalsd On he trunk d
: faiisa trse. - eonsipusd. @
il I've thought Il IN over what yoa aid
10 NJ that night Milly. and have cons
70 - that thsrss good dsAl q jsstiso
- your sids. ~ asuA | eosldHv ~ "
bSS6tss. ysu kaot, Y ~ blIS1sl ~
il prejudice md euslom and -trsditiod. But
| I AaalIy csus 70 look u u hike this: Yon
-. marriage between folks like you and
- b kind = psstassship. Nov. says I
70 nyssli. Joha Asms>sosg. you wcsldn't
4 60 inte paztassstip vish ssy nas. agrss
10 Do bali Ne vesh q work ssnssy Aours
; day = b dosl. - sEpsst 10 81 aosh.
Ing 1or Il only yoss board and. Clothes
Yos'd sxpsst 70 gst bali NE proAts. como
sow wouldn't yosi We'll, Thea. says 10
mysslf, lst'sput ths shos - The Other loot
Nov, u I VA vonAs, would I 80 Into
partnssahip with man. and agrss 70 do
half ths work sad not 81 hall The proAtsi
In course I wouldn't Then. thinks I, .
woman hes Just - much right 70 what
she saras = amas. There amt any dif'
fersnss except h thsdiGsrsnt Kin Of work.
Aud 70 q last n kinder come 70 me what q
blamed fUol had bsen. and-why. Milly,
what's the mattsri oh. don't cry, don't
dsrlingi Don't you ~ Il Was oil along o.
loving you 70 much thas msds me como 70
look d II Just y you do. And II you'll
only take ne. Milly. love- I'll promise 70
give II Ill 70 you. I'll promise you any
thing II you'll only take mo. MilIy Will
you. dsArs
And who vondsrs thal she did take
him lhsn md there into her tender, wom-
anly hearth l
s~s 80 -
The church balls wsss psaling ons rare
sunny morning In late October, and there
was holiday look 10 the passsrs-by Ia
0lsnville town, for everybody was crowd
ding into the little church 70 ~ John and
Milly; married. Speculation VA rife
An cir Of mystery peEvadsd tho usually /
slumbsrous community. An indeAnable
someshipg was going to happen. Az last
suspsnse vss ended. and down the aisle.
proudly stopping. csme the bride and
groom. with sunshine on their faces and
sunshine 10 their hearts. But Whist arc
they doingf Where's the ministeri Whats
thst table forP And for mercy sake. what
are Lawyer Cobb and those other men ,
doing with thai rspers II looks like
will
But I'll agitation was summsrily qsell
~ when Lawyer Cobb. 10 bis most difIuss II
oratorical ssyls. read tho following rsnsrk-
Able document:
Know al men BY these presents. I. John /
2. Armstrong, being Of sound body and 1
mind. do this day. ia the year Of our Lord ]
49,, and this month Of October. and 25th /
iay Of The sams. sntsr Into civil contract !
" marriage with Milliosnt b. Morrison.
And ! do hereby declare that our civil nm. t
on shall b governed BY strictly business b
principles, 70 VII: All moneys. personal b
Ind landed property. sccruing to me after i
shis date. = Anaacisf OF busipsss mana. b
Isr Of The same. shall become the joint .
property Of both parties 70 this oontrsct .
~ condition that said Millicsnt h. Nor. d
'ison isishIully psr1ofm : shsrs Of ths
abor necessary Tor The aequiriog Of said
property. An squsbls division Of the
sms 10 bs made ysarly. reckoning from
be date Of this inslrument. b
In cass Of separation OF divorce. this D
contract shall be. literally adhered 70. 10 y
ass Of death. the properly shall revert to p
be remsiniog partner 70 the contract or
o his bsirs.at-lsw upless otherwise de
reed. ln witness therspf hereby snixl
y hand aud ssal. this 18th day Of Octo-
sr. l8-. ii
(6isned) "
JoHM p. ARnsTRoNG,
MnrAcErf H. MoRRIsox. !"
WitssseG Thomas Wiggins. william =
|sowp. John Psstsnsill.
II bsssshlsss silence waited ths we'd 70
iss guests vile ths signatusss vsrs nads.
be sivil sssvios thss being MnpIstsd By
v prsesntasioa of ; copy y The doom =
'sst 70 both bride and groom. thsy sssnsd
, ths altar 70 b uaads one By the man Of
tod.s
AZ lsst u vaS al over, and - AiIly =
alked down The aisls, che realized the
,nstsrnstion che bed oaussd. 4 bomb
,sll exploded 10 The midst Of The sasrsd
iiAes eosld seases have sssstsd greater -
Icitsment than this. The tellise of Il
,rssd like prairie 6rs. Discussions =
sxsd bot. One good mother 10 Israel
- hard 70 declare to 90 ssgsr crowd Of :"
ptspsrs:
Wal. I always thought AiiIy Mcrriscn
= qussr. but nov I'm certain On Il. and = =
satsstiousIy) Y Bsdisn don't reiga 10 =
'st hosss aiors Avs years. then I don't
Row nothIng about hsass nature!