The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-11-14
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morning st eisb, O'Clock aud Of We vel
10 coach engaged for ,hs, purpose. 70
know what besu,iiul day yesterday ",
Just the day for picnic. l vish you'
been alcng.
The momen. we got aboard the stean
boa. at Falmouth. appropriated Jo;au
as We moved mp the river talked TO be
like the Snowman Of . panorama Th
big bridges and little islands. the grace
fol bends of The river, the bills on eacl
side and the view generally, kept m
busy 81 bad been over the route the d.,
before TO take notes Of tho occasion.
We reached ths grounds at wissahickor
by taking the Lovers Walk" along ths
upper eide OF the creek. . most piciur.
esque part for the park.
The smusemenis OF . picnic are very
tame reading. 90 I won't sffiici you with
sn account Of ours
Miss Jo WAS Is crisp aud fresh ~ . vat
srcress. and. comparing her xth ths 9th
or eleven ladies. ! couldn't help feelioe
proud TO know that one couple was al
ready made up and Jo and make very
noticeable couple. let me tell you.
felt more kindly toward Cousin Weezie
as the day Of my deliverance was At hand.
| even began to think Of her as prospec
tive cousin; with very little of that vague
feeling Of terror with which she had In.
spired me. In the fullness OF my heart
and lishtness Of my spirits I got of 3
number Of smart things that Miss 10
aughed at,aud so did Cousin weeze when
hey we're explained to her.
In due time I introduced Cousin Weezie |
md Dickson. They were mutually struck |
With each other, that was plain IS great
'rimer She actually woke up and be
eally forgot be had the finest moustache
N exhibition. When made up my cal
ulation abont Dickson l must have left
Mt factor or two. as the professor says,
,r you never saw such disinterested and
evoted lover out OF prize story
SO much was this the case that, strange
, say. Miss 10 grew annoyed at II, quot.
birds OF u feather" aud even went so
+ as to make some disparaging remarks
bout them; but it was only a temporary
I'd soon passed off,
The end OF the day arrived. and prepar
ions we're made for returning. The pic.
C had been a complete success -par,icu.
rly my part Of it, For the past hour /
ID been spuiring my wits TO find some O
at ending for the day. At last remem J
red that Miss Jo was extremity fond OF e
isbrooms, so l quietly borrowed little
ICY basket Of my cousin-to. be. Weezie, "
warning her to say nothiog, slipped O
npperceived. / calculated that l had b
cen minutes in which to collect the ses. "
'able delicscies. but twenty minutes h
'sed before succeeded 10 filling the p'
ket then returned quite gaily. y.thipk hi
OF the surprise bad in store for Miss p'
E,
'nt greater surpise was waiting for
On coming in sight OF the grounds an
iscovered that the picnic patty was th
e! Imagine my feelingsl Bnt ah SC
re was Miss Jo sitting on log waiting q
me! came up quickly and was with ch
rms length before she heard me. start la
up aud turned; and oh, it wasn't 10 at re
was Cousin Weezie! th
'on't try to imagine my feelings. ev
there are they? said l. &C
hey've gone on slowly ten minutes
nd and Miss Jo? ;
be and Will made il up ct the lsst mo a 1
~ idt
ade what upp al
b. only lovers quarrel. the simple toe
+! know she thinks the world OF Will do
be told me today that be bad notion bv
ake up with Jo. ali,
set down the little fancy basket Of A n
hroons on the tree stump and took off spt
hat though ! was neither tried DO, !
] looked inside my hat for half q she
,te at the Goddess Of Liberty. VIII o wei
there contemplating me. It's habit so.
ve ] fancy that she helps me to col m
my ideas; perhaps your plan is dif yea
II
ss Louise, said |, putting on my bat ask
lakine up my basket. may have the E
r to accompany you home? rep
ank you. rutl
my proposal Wa returned to town BY His
by which means Cousin Weezie and N 10
just time to enjoy most delicious SINS
OF mushrooms, when Miss Josephine d
I'D and Mr.. Willoughby Dickson ar goo
err
e word. My heart il Just ss sensible her
Is sensitive, and when poety is scarce vat,
live on prose. 10 the present popu we's
nguage. the electrict currents OF love folk
1t the soft iron Of my heart into . worl
et that il. lover: then when the max
let current is cut of. by accident or ma.
D, my very good nature returns, with. ~ ds
~ nonsense, TO the soft-iron condi ;es,
and is ready to respond to the NEXT so'.
ical shock ~a,,
No, 10 BE smoked v.,. mo
he Edinburg students on = football
o Glssgfow wished 10 secure . car