The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-11-03
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Unele Zsrsh That riding master ms
think be kuoss il all so far sserace is col
cerned. tbcush his idrss oi grace Diff
With mine materially; but Id like to Il.
bin about one woman have known wb
bad been sccusiomed 10 the msusgemeu
Of AsSsss ss runl part, or q ibs ylsin'
who had been 81 home Oh horses bse
sll Der life and seldom esssyed any gai
bu, ealop. yet who could lay II over 40.
rider in this city for grace.
Uncle paused to p, lish his Rlssses. tbel
remarked. itt'rrogst,yeiy' You remembe
MIS- --? Her name was Csptols Dix
ever tell you how Capt |. won her bus
band?
Ii was an early September mcrning II
made vegetation rank sndhh ufislo rsst
was then thickly mated, brown and dry
as powder The night bad been gray and
still, aud given place to skyligbt copper
IN the morning, aud a strange ttilness
brooded the air.
had been given orders for branding q
bu6ch OF stes to send to the lower range,
aud as came up 90 the porch discover.
ed Cap in her dingy old ridinc habit, sit
ting on the edge swinging her fest her
pony browsing 10 front OF her, and beside
her wss Henry the owner of the big Home
ranch aud b,r sffisnced lover. His bride
rein was thrown over bis arm, and be was
earnestly begging the girl to comply With
some request.
Please, Caprie, yield to me this time.
But | want the gloves aud whip.
In buy you gross OF silver mounted
whips and q dozen pairs Of Jouyiu's best
import tlem especially for the purpose, If
you uouli give up riding at the fair.
That would be circumstance. wouldn't
t2 flushed Cnp.ols, could shake them
under Misc O.t,s' nose and ssy, Therel
Just see what got for letting You win the
priz,. No, Hal, 1t isn't the gloves or the
whip, but mean Ii tie smbiticn l want to
crafty. That woman called me hoyden,
40 uncu 'tivated little heathep. and said |
couldn't ride little bit don't mind the
hoyden and heathen. suppose am both
but can ride, and mean to do it.
Little girl. you hurt me when you talk
so thoughile,sy
And You hurt me cruely, she cried, pssi
sionstely. as she turned ber flashing eyes
on him. I'm ashamed to scknos ledge
how much. | thought you loved me, but
you don't When you see me beside your
M thtr and your Incompatible sisters, and
and that norrd piim Puritan. Miss
Oates, you get sshsmed Of me and want to
make me over by the square and level OF
your own social world, but you cant do
it. tried to tame little prairie snemones,
but they always died: III die, too, under
the cultIvsting process. SO you Il think
you can have your ring back, and with q
little sob Csptola began to tug at her gaun
tlels. but henry caught her hands.
My dear little wild bird. love you
sm twenty years older than you are, bu,
never said that to 3 woman till met you
am grave ard queter than You are. but i,
like your sunny ways you bright nature.
Ny mother and sisters do not know you o.
well a. ] do, and they want me to mary
Miss Oates They are looking for flaws 10
my gen. aud don't want them to have a
chance to think they have found oDe l. /.
is such little thing | have ssked you
Your father is away; there is no one to at
tend you. as you utterly refnse my escort
unless | des ri my mother and the other
ladi, 8, which cannot do. You well you Z
know, little girl, that You are very uncon
yentional 10 both manner and dress. and
DO wish yen would try to win them over
child Henry paused. feeling that he wss
msking bad matter worse.
Never Cap replied. apserly as she
ierked her hands away. They MAJ take
me as | sm or not at all II mamma had .
lived may be would have been different
As Irunes and prisms rs Miss @ s'es, pos 0
Silly = but I've had dad. and he likes me o
best 40 sm. ueve. would have thought u
of riding ct the fair. only when we we're oil D
out horseback riding one night after Miss
Oates first came. she said, purposely for c
me to hear. that sticking on" WAS MOI
good riding by any means, and made fun al
,f my old fashioned riding habit. And ia
Caps tear. sllsshed down on the dinRy I,
black calico, ID
You sre much prettier 10 il than Miss b
Date, is 10 hers, rtirned Henry warmly. IL
Oh, ye.l ssid Cap, M ckingly, much 50
,retiier; but you don't want to see m =
ns,ch my skill against ber grace; but ] b,
siIl; and | viii ~iu The ~hip and gloves,
70 now
Then we will discuss the meter no for, 81
her. 81
Adois, tseu, senior. until this afternoon. 81
nd remem b,r. she called. ss she vsuiied &c
N Bret's back and turned - go. after 10, M
Isy nesn 10 shos tsst dad has Is mueL p,
money as auybody dopi care for drsss
,ut IL you do yen shalt be pleased. snd |
sith ssucy hiss from her hag'r tips ste to
ode sssy.
! i.ltsoiry for both. bot ltneu il would Il
ONE on, al ngbt lu bis summers on bis y
toek fsuch, only two miles awy. Henry
I'D seen CsI t1is sr0w into s~illiul, but u
oysbls sirl. aud had yielded up sill the 81
irsugih OF b. great besii TO her; but 10 eI
be Vas too young 10 marry be was visit b
na for her. His mother and sisters bad
crne from the Qnsksr city 10 inspect the h
,ossib'e addition to the family. aud were q