The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-12-01

| ~ste tsrtufe w. bes sNo sti WI ~
dussry spd economy. she found II . bsrS
matter to provide Ter bsrali and the hslp
lees onss depending on ber. end th,rs ger,
times h,p she really fsbeisd ths y, II usi
Islsssdy st her door.
The family connections held themselvs,
sloot from her. md still cot tinued thsil
direfui psedittions
Sylvester SmsIley took psrtical,r pleas
ure in driving past the house. With Nancy
Msris Stubbl.f. ID. to whom be bad trans
fsrred bis attentions. seated beside him 10
bis ~ ring bussy.
Bot no one offered bclpils hand. and
Amsrsnth wM beginning to feel t-emoi
OF despair when something happened
vbich no once rtsiniy not AmsrAnth :
had ever drssmed would ccne to pass.
1t v. nothing more ncr lees than the
building Of = branch railway irom the
Ozark Lead and Y nc mioes TO = poipt ou
the Mississippi River soms three miles b.
youu lucy WIG ItuHr.
The nearest route, according to survey,
lay directly scsoss ons side OF Amsrsntb' .
estate, and she readily accepted the offer
Of two hu ired dollars from the mining
company for this smsl portion Of h'r
worn out farm land.
But the tide Of pr ,spsrty did not stop
hers
Roger Alden. the young surveyor, who
had lid out the new railroad. suggested
Pineyville Centre ss the most convenient
point the sm ltins works 10 BE- erected
by the mining company.
And 80 the sleepy little village walked
up one fl IA morning to fnd itself 10 the
midst OF = mo.t unexpected boom.
Car loads Of lumber and other building
material soon arrived, and ere long the
sound OF hammer and saw was heard in
the land.
Tents were put up for the temporary use
OF workmen but were soon supplsnted
by nea, cottages. Mercantile buildings
and supply sttrS followed; streets were
laid ont. churches aud school houses we're
er,o'ed. and the farmers who Aocked IN
for miles srouu tempted by this new
market for their truck, looked with won
der at the furnishing t,wn, which hsd
sprung up, like Alsddin's palace, IRON the
very wilderness.
Adjacent farms which the owners would
have gladly sold fer ten dollars sn soro
but short time rgo, now brought more
lbsn ten times that amount.
Amsrsntb, though offered high price,
refused to part with her property on any
'erms. By the advice OF the y youg survey.
or, however she was induced to lay out
portion Of her farm. fronting the railroad,
iu town lets, which we're eagerly purchss
ed st . satisfactory vslu tion, and the
Brooke addition soon ranked ss the most
residence portion Of Pineyvllie
Centre.
And Amsrsnth found herself, IL not
wealthy, 1t least comfortably situated.
A stout hired hand attended to the farm
york now. The worn out meadows, aud
'orn fields we're redeemed from their i'm.
condition. The sntiqusted COW
vas supplsnted by small Ii ord OF Jerseys.
The decrepit pony was pensioned of on
he latest OF pastures. while . span Of
Matched bays drew the new csrrysll. when
Amsrsrth, or Mrs. Reuben snd her ch,l
lren. took sn airing.
The disoom6tsd rsla ives. who had oil
,ut boyootssd Amaranta 10 tbs dark dsyr,
low discovered that blood wss thicker
han water. and hsstsned 10 make friendly
vert uses.
And Sylvester Su.lley. who had not yet
ucceeded 10 building on the pstefDal
orty acres. abruptly ceased his attentions
o Nancy Maria and cast longing eyes
oward the t,riity corn aslds and veil
He'd bsrns 1T the old Homestead.
Long since bad be rspented of bis shorti
il sbtednesss. snd after soms skilliul ma
bs one day succeeded 10 meet,
ng Amsran'h lace to lace, at the old stile.
she d = rosein Ler bonnet. aud oil she looked
sweet,
- ths Lille pils doser that grows 10 the
wheat.
nd Sylvester I. that be 10 ust win her st
ii hsz .r,ls.
He advanced with eutstretched hands.
Did you resliy think meant TO give
'ou up. Amsr.ntb2 be asked, reprosch'
uliy.
But she drew col lily back.
Give me up' CeririnIyl You gave me
Up long ago. she returned.
But | didn't mean III IL own l Vas .
ooi, Am.rsntb, be s'smmersd, desperstsi
=; but / sllus Intended 10 come back an
marry you. An tsint t,o Lite yet. Only !
Isme the day, an I'm your.l Il
Bnt Amsrsnth smiled ss she glanced
eyond him to tsll figure which was
spidly prJscbing.
Very much ot liRed, I'm surs, she re
lied. dem urely; but | hare promised 70
e Robsrt AIdeps wife, and the day is 81
psdy nsmed. Hers comes Roger nov.
VIII you stay and be iu,r,duc.d'
Bot. vnt dIssppoiLt'd ID scowi. Sylves
70 slunk away.