The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-03-01
rHALIAs LOVER

awhs, an industrious little ihins you
are. Tbsl. for ooe fear thai y msrnms
relied for her three quarts 81 berries upon
me. she would have 10 DO without
10 saving handsome Ida Mintnfo ieans
her bead upon her white band shile she
..tcbes lsnsuialy ber cousins bnsy move
ments.
Iisssxee, arch face that Ihaiis ''''s
10 ber ~ sLe smilingly snssers: "iifru
already Ida, do believe you we're Dor"
% be . drone 10 The hive Everything
seems TO weary you except going 70 par
ties aud -
Flirting. | suppose you would hn'su
with. Well, you are not far wrong sao'
by the way. Tbalia.I i have found delight
iul sablec, upon which TO try my powers
a. fascias,iou. Papa should have thought
twice before he engaged such handsome
oyerseer, To be sure be is cold aud dis
,snt; bat you will ses yet how expressive
| ! can mako his dark eyes look
A delicste pink rushes to the younger
girls fair face as she springs to her iee''
almost dropping her basket OF berries
.Ida Minturn. am ashamed o. YOU
4 Indeed. / was going to finish my sen'ence
In no soch way. det-st the very wofu
air,s,,ou. aud 40 not believe Mr.. Holmes
would stoop to such thing
"Tbahs how seriously you do take
things. II you could only see how dra
matte you look CORY, ontsiretehed hama
and all But here comes Mr.. Holmes
himself / believe will tell bin oil your
enthusiastic defence, doubt not 1t would
smuse him.
"oh, Ida, please don't.
And Thslia's cheeks grew to deepes
rose ss she pleads. i.
But there is DO need to fear, as. VIII
merely grave. courteous lift OF the straw
hat. Mr. Holmes passes on to where, IN
distant part of the field some men are en-
gagged at their work
The golden summer months fit genti.
nv. and /, is not long before 1t is plaini
avident to all eyes but Mrs. Minturn
how affairs are tending between the hand
some young overseer Of the farm aud sh
i gentle girl. who for the past three year
9 has made her home with her aunt
II think he's perfectly splendid say
Ida, candidly, as. with many blushei
: Tbalis confesses the fact Of her engage
ment. "but Mamma will never consen
and I myself think you're very foolist
Tbslia. Love is oil we'll enough, but
for one. have too much ambition TO thro
myself away on poor young man; loo
v for coronet 1t the very least; and 20
z z with your pretty face might certainly q
oi better"
"Better All, no |" and Thalla's lace
more than pretty-beautiful-as 81
;. speaks. my Harry is noble and goo
=. What could be better than that Aud
he is poor | am too; but | count myse
n
rich in bis love y
Ida is right in progno,ticating IL
mothers approval.
= .Epgaged Aud to man not worm
penny. and OF whose family one kno'
] nothing Tbalia, am shocked | ha
seen that you we're very friendly. but
had no idea OF this. for we have oil treat
Mr.. Holmes with greater considerat''
thsn his position calls foi. And what v
your uncle say i? just what ! do-til
the affair must be stopped at once.
vour guardian, Thalis, and until you
OF age you can contract no marriage VII
ont nv consent You know that, and NJ
ssy that this engagement must
broken"
IS And all Thslia's tears and pleadings
Of no avail. Mrs Minturn is firm. 10 +
,, weeks time they will go to London, q
abe shall then see that her niece is plum
ed into the very vortex Of that fash'ona'
life from which her tender years as
de have kept her
cruel blow to Harry Holmes,
relying upon bis employers evident frieI
illness. he has suffered himself to bu
high hopes.
Three years Oh. Thalia, your i
will never survive such test
|Iv Have no fear, Harry" Thala snsw
resolutely. "for neither time place
surroundings can alter my heart;
when our time Of probation is over, an
am my own mistress. you have only
i, come and demand your own. Tor shaii
yours then as now.
In the belt tha, clasps her slight "
nestles a cluster OF daises. Stooping,t
nv disen,angles them from their issteni
"I will keep them, Thslia, as ren'
br.pce Of your words. And nov l b
= something to tell you. Since yonr uu
told me the other day that, after this W
my services would not be needed
llonger. / received q communication u
1 Ireland which has decided me to 90 u
Al once. II il letter from an unci
vb ,se existence until now have been
4 nor.nt. But read II for yourself.
n This Is what Thalia read:
II "Mr DEAR NErHEw:-I baye Just LEI
II ed, after long ipqairy, that my sister
Il . sou. aud that be aud you are one
= the same. This letter will undonoi
= proye a surprise TO you. as from my
q solemn yow made to me when she left
" home. know that you can never
4. heard my uame. Let me eiplsin;-A
q early age your mother sad ] we're lei
AZ pbsus Time went b, aud your INC
an ,,.ahad IN one Wi