The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-03-07

! watching the read for the Wedding vas
b. II sis o'clack aud John had ma return
"a. Hat soaa ssw the ris,sh drive o
ami rushed Ia ,as kiscbsa whsr. job
! vas slsm ping The .npw from his boos-
OF whore .te my slipp-rss lcried to'
siug over the l,srcrls.
They re there al debi ssii Jsho.
Bat could not iiod thfm. 40 mothe
came TO ny aid. bat We hunfed iu vain
John looked on 10 growing dismsy su'
perpleslsy. bni suddenly cried. ia fan'
o. despair; hsve III vss y ret iI'ra
this morning, as tbe snan was ont las
oisht hnt had 80 macy other erraads
\ forgot. I'm 50 sorry dear. bnt i''sino la''
I 20 40 hacs
hnr.t into storm ~ t@srs hewailiap
mf disappointment and sewIDg that
wonid not ~ 10 the ~r,idisg IL those Did
slippers Tnrnia. jaet thsn. say Guy
Barton 10 tie ,ioorssss<saa hsd u my
rooai, where sobb-d iili tired out Son
I heard horses feet 90 the Ice. as Guy
rude on snd | thought. anefils. o. etsnd
ing up with him that night 10 my old
wLiie satin slippers Gny was s,ils : on
ly brother, older than herself ! hsd
thought him cold add reserved lately,
though We bad been eoou friends IN the
days when he took me cossiing. Bot he
had been ut college for four years, and |
bad seen little OF him except that he al
ways seemed to b. about, book in hand,
daring tue last few weeks whfn bad been
to see the girls.
Moiher came to console me, and by five
O'Clock was in pleasanter frame Of
mind
Arriving at Burton's, found the girls
10 great hutter. There was the usual
number of things to he done at the last
minute. so it was only at the hour Of the
ceremony that we began to look for our
escorts. All were ready but Guy, and he
was not to be found 10 the general con-
fusion his absence had been unnoiiced.
He must have gone on an errand at the
last minute, said Mrs. Burton, in worried
tone, looking into the darkness outside,
for heavy storm bad come up.
We waited in growing uneasiness as the
servants were questioned, and it was found
that bis horse, Saadi, was gone, and that
Guy had not been seen since morning.
As an hour passed on and be did pot
come. grew angry at the thought that l
was the only one to be annoyed by the de-
rention of my escort, and almost wished
hat something might happen to him. Sal
" declined to be married in the absence of
her brother. As II grew later and later, she
rat weeping with ber bridesmaids. while
,er fauce began to fear that some serious
.ccident bad detained his friend.
Outside, the cold was intense aud the
torn ragged with Increasing fury; 1t was
me OF the wors. known for years, inside,
IS midnight drew near, gloom settled
,ver US oil which 1t was impossible to dis
,el All thought Of going on with the
seiiiu2 was abandoned, and we began to
rganizs parties to search for Guy.
Suddenly we heard a loud whinny. We
prang to the great door and flung it open
nd Ssadi walked into the hall. On his 1
,ack--a shapeless mass, covered with Ice
nd snow was Guy. Lifting him of, the :
,en laid him upon the sofa and began to
AXE off the stiffened wrappings. Sally I
nd clung together, too much frightened I
Or tears, as as We looked at Guys white 9
ill face.
As they opened his coat. to see II his '
cart still beat little package fell TO the I
oor. But he was not dead, and after a
tile seemed quite himself, though SSH 9
I'D lame. As soon as he could stand. be +
1T 10 his breast for the fallen package; |
zen. seeing it, snstchel it from the floor +
nd presented It to me. Q
You can fauoy my feelings. girls. for it Il
ED these; aud opening The box, grand n
ANNA showed pair OF tiny, rose colored ?
ippers, b
As ht knelt ~ pnt them 90, the guests Il
ared in ama2 ! riielc then there was a n
orm OF questions. s.
Yes, he had iliden 10 I - for them o
VI would have been back iu time, bnt !,
st his way ia the storm on the return, u
pnt milas irom The night ROAD. Ane on re- 81
Iioiug il had only strength to clasp bis OF
ms about Saaai's neck aud bid him go q
lme. q
Just here Ssadi created a diversion by e'
slking up to the bride. with the evident b
leniion of rubbing his We, nose on her q,
oulder. lie was petied and spoiled TO 81
3 hearts content aud to my certain Al
lowledge ats bali the bridc'a cake for it
lily thought notbiDg too good for him. b'
~ kept us waiting but short time Va
nger, aud at midnight the ceremony was 0t
last performed. CT
danced the fret dance with Guy, who m
.de brave effort TO keep time with the q
g new slippers, but was forced to sus 10
NIB to wesrine.s and watch the others. NJ
e ne1t day he was taken III and wss for al
eks dangerously lew With fever fc
never could endure the sight OF those OF
ppers, anJ only safa them ooce more h'
rear la'tr a. he nqu.'t ~ The man 20
d had ri-sri ~ iiic 70 burg ihem -
Iaprs ibeu ,hp day W. acre msrried ih
rnere vas charms ~ thspks as grand. ba
mms stopped. Then The eirls. siz-d iis
on her. begges thst she would let them %
~ her 50 ibr gVvn 'Jist opes mcrr. = co
er 40 insisnt's Hesitation she consented be
=. the eIesmius bfocsde eered ih, Al