The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-03-19

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able to resist bic pleading. she caught
something Of his hope aud enthusiasm,
snd gave herself up 70 The enjoyment Of
I the hour.
A last kiss. and tLen one turn around
the room before that wslix hnishes. said
George, xiiha happy sigh.
But il vas not 10 be, Gentle Mrs. Bar
ing approached her daughter with trou
bied face
Oh. Aimetl I have been looking for
you everywhere. Your father says that be
u ust go home. He bas managed TO take
cold. and is already quite choking. 1t is
so trying. because be must be on parade
tomorrow morning The general will be
there, and he cannos get of il.
Col. Barring. Who commanded the l24th
wss not msn to skirk bis duty. His
only suxisty nov ~is 70 ges homo and sp.
ply the usual remedies. iu the earnest
hope that the troublesome ailment might
be STAYED of. He was annoyed that the
necessity bad arisen for turning his back
on his guests. He would have liked to
have seen the ball out. He was also an
noyed with the attentions Capt. Hamilton
had shown bis daughter st supper, and
the offence Was aggravated by the dissp-
pesrance Of the young couple Immediately
afterwsrd. This. together with bis EN-
bryo cold, conduced to bRd temper; and
made the drive homo anything but pless'
ant for wife and daughter. He did not
dislike Capt Hamilton personally. On
the contrary, the colonel recognized in
him an unusually smart soldier; but he
lostbed the Indian Staff Corps: Its higher
rsy aud richer plums lured the young
subalterns from the Queens regiment;
and, in his time, he had seen ut least .
dozen youngsters 60 from the l24th aloue.
They had no business, 10 his opinion, to
leave the regiment 1t was only debt or
love wbich made them do il. Why couldn't
the staff corps be properly recruited with
out having TO steal men from British reg
iments, just as they were beginning to
know their work?
Poor Aimee had to listen to TRADE on
the subject as they drove home to their
bungalow. She knew only too we'll what
it all meant, and, unsupported by her
lover, she was thrown back into the old
despair. How could George overcome
such prejudice? II would be impossible
She knew her father better than he did
1t would need nothing short OF q Miracle
to accomplish it.
Col Barring put bis feet in hot mustard
and water aud tried all the we'll known old
household remedies. so fraudulent. so fu
tile in most cas,s. The sleepy servants
we're reused from their warn blankets and
sent flying 10 different directions. one for
hot water, another for the whiskey bottle,
q third for the traveliog rugs, fourth for
sweet spirits Of Dilre.
In their anxiety to please the somewhat
imperious master. they brought remedies
enough to have treated whole company
Of men with influenza,
Mrs Barring and Aimee ministered pa
tiently and gently to their wheeling pa
tient, until fortunately for all parties con
cerned d-he fell asleep among his blankets
and was at peace; st peace. except for
the portentous snore that shook his frame.
Very early in the morning. before il was
light, the aysh crept at the door Oft the
bedroom with the tea trsy.
/ am afraid your master is no better;his
breathing is very thick, said Mrs. Barring.
in answer to the syah's ipquiring look ;
however. he must go on parade. l hope
bis uniform is laid out ready, and tell the
butler to see that the horse is saddled 10
good time.
Mrs. Bsfing returned TO the bedside
and found ber husband awake. He was
already firing of his de joie on proclams
ton morning 10 volley Of sneezes.
Oh! confound this cold! Get me out
scme old soft silk hapdkercbiefs. l feel
as if my head would burst, he cried, as
soon as be could speak.
Dressing this morning WAS no easy mat.
ter. Never had msn worse or more weep
ing cold. Every nov snd Sgsin ft OF
sneezing held bin speechless in its grip.
II was with the greatest difficulty that be
got himself into his uniform. drank bis tea
and buckled on his sword. He was con
yinced, in spite Of sll bis wife could say
to the contrary. that be was late. He
hustled out OF the house. mounted bis
charger. and galloped to the parade
ground.
The English troops we're drawn up 10
line On the opposite side. aud on their
left the native regiment were 10 posi-
tion. An was ready for the eagle eye oi
the general,
Col. Bsrirg pulled up as be reached
the ground. fbe general bad not yet ar
rived. twas relief and q respite. for Il
woul give bin time 10 blow that much
afflicted nose OF bis once more. The morn
ing air was .hsrp. for The Sun vss only
toucbine the borz,n. and coufound il
all here was another 6t Of snes zipg com
ing OIL
Where was his bandksrcbief? Nov,
where had he put !, In the hustle Of dress
ing?
lie felt ia the erfi Of each sleeve. i
was no. there. He stuck his fingers 10 th'
breast Of his iunie; Of course it ~ss no
there; be never carried u 10 such plsce
He looked around as bis horse keeper
No. be did no, remember hsvipg given
to him TO bold.
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