The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-07-14
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JANEI's MATCH MAKING.

one soft wsrm June day two Young 10
dice we're sitting on the long vine.embow
cred y.rspda Of an old fashioned farm
house.
One was plump well rounded brunette
shose hogers were busy With some fancy
work: the other. q tall, fair beauty, who
lolled idly 10 her seat. now and iheo max
;ns bare prs,epse OF residing.
For on hour neither hsd spoken. but at
las, the brunette, having finished her work
held il up 10 view, saying;
There. Janet, what do you think OF my
tsstef
Oh, dear, Lou. replied Janet with =
yaun, how horribly tiresome you are,
Why will you persist 10 working when you
know how vulgar IL III What's the use OF
being rich il We are not to sc. like ladies'
lam sure. Janet, Lou answered demurrer
ly. there can be no harm 10 such trifiing
employment and it is great pleasure to
me.
| Oh, / dare ssy. Japst cried, petulsntly
suppose there wonli be no harm 10 your
going into the fields to help with the hsr
ves,s. do wish You would not insist on
bringing your disgrace to me. even II you
have 20 care for yourself.
do not see whore there is any disgrace
10 work. Janet.
suppose it is not disgrace to have
ce earped our own living. and presume
there is no harm 10 TroclsipiDg that fact
to the world. Janet replied sarcastically'
NJ. am sure we did not think honest
work diseraceful when We we're compe lied
to lab, aud do not think so pow.
What VII society say, Lou9
| do not know, Nor do / care,
/ believe YOU, aud believe, too, thst
Won have no care for what Robert Barton
may think.
/ l haven't Janet. II society or Robert
b ,rton thick 1t a disgrace to have earned
oues living in preference to begging, steal
ing or starving | have no respect Tor their
opinions and they are welcome to think Of
me as they please.
Lou. said Janet after short pause, II
you bsve no care for yourself wish you
would have q little for me. Robert will be
here TO day. and You know what great
catch he is. have made up mymind to win
him and will II you don't shock him win
your rude ways So, Lou. for my sake.
act like lady. Do not disgrace me before
Rob- ri Barton.
J Well sister, for your sake I'll try and
not shock the sensitive Mr.. Barton. As it
is impossible though for me to he other
wise than natural. and as ! cant pretend
to be lady when am not, the safest way
/. is to keep myself ont Of Mr.. Barton sight.
So. as be will be here soon. III take my
self to the woods.
. Janet sighed hoplessly and closed hti
l. eyes as il worried beyond forebearsnce.
Alb! Lou, Lou she cried st last what
am ever to do with you? II will kill me
to see you marry some common man,
farmer or 3 lsborer, but with such borrid
I taste as yon bsvo can expect nothing be-
' ter. Oh, dear!
Don't worry, Janet shall not marry
at present, aud when l do l shall marry
) the man love. lie may be farmer. bu
whstever he is I'll warrant him TO be
. good man, for shall never love any othe
. kind,
: Lon went down across the wooded mese
ow, aud, coming to q rust c bridge So
down.
Ab, she sighed. | do so wish Janet wa
not so changed. am half sorry We are no
still poor, for | bste sffectstion. and
" know shall never succeed in being any
d thing but plain. mstter,of'fact goose
= cant be lady and sfiect grand ARE, AM
there's no use in trying.
After long pause she resumed: hooer
Bsrton will come, aud when he sees Jane
T. he will like her, and after awhile they vii
m.rry. What fine wife she will make
too. aud what grand lady She is JUS
the sort OF person. with her calm sell
possession and Ter stately dignity, to d
| honor to Q fine old mansion like Oskviev
" All. dear old Oakview. bow love you sl
- ready. because you ere so solid and un
preiet tious. hope Janet and Robert vi
Z be happy.
\ Janet aud l. Harding had been lei
psren,less and poor. and through the csr
oiakind but poor old uncle. they secure
work in 3 dressmskers shop, which the
gladly accepted and retained and wher
by they bad been able to earn scan,y sul
Dor, for themselves
After three years Of this bard, poor
remuns rated labor, their BEN 'fset'
broueLt them news one day OF some soc
fortune ,ha, bad beiallen them. fiC
uucle hsd died 10 Mexico. leaving bis ei
Is tire fertrpe TO bis sisters children. Al
through the tfioits thst bad been made
,. and The ,vo orphans foster sister
their father hsd been discovered in q
northern part Of the State, and arssdy o
bsd seut letter iostruetins the tao gil
,o come a, once aud make their homs vi
her.
How srsbaly fortunate. Jane, b
cried when The good ,idirgs were ma
Ino~u 10 them. lts good'by once aud
III 10 that miserable little sbop. spd
~ .oon 10 We esn &C., lev deeeni things
lIi s.,her ws shalt take the tain Tor the 90
old Aoni B.r,oDs.
But What is 10 become OF dear old Un
Duniiu. Lou sshsd.
Oh, don't kno~ | am cure. he ca
DO, srpeei us 10 ehsin ourselves DO