The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-23
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
A CASUAL ENCOUNTER.

And how are ysu today Prg9yf asked
miscellaneous voice 10 her esr as the train
rolled ous Of the Worcester station, aud
the LADY 10 blue who bad been glued TO
the window looked up with start TO ma
q masculine figure settled comfortably be
side her 10 the narrow sest Her lace
,nrpea crimson aud she gave little imp
OF surprise
Why. Toni Thomss J. Lindsay Wh're
IN the name Of all that ia star.ling and uni
e.uny did you come irom2 Am dream
ing? Are you dresming1 Nothing so KIP
Van winkley ever happened out Of
boob
Well. | am here 10 the flesh am gong
10 Boston. | came from Worcester. | saw
You through the window from the plat
form, recognizing you 10 minute. and
thanking my lucky star, walked in to hod
q se.t beside you. which | proposed to oc'
cupy for the next hour at least @ Il d
Are you glad to see me, Peegy'
OF course | am. II renevs my youth
4
like the eagles, just to bear You call me
Peggy, for these 10 years ! have trusted
the dignity Of Margaret upon me.
Ten yesrsl 1t is Is since we met, Really
Miss Duncan. you are very we'll preserved.
By good rights you ought to be wearing
spectscles and a worsted shawl. and here
you are, humbneging everybody into be
leaving you sweet l6 with this frivolous
Paris morsel on your head ands bell skirt
Now. don't try to argue me out OF 1t; l
know it's bell skirt
Mr. Lindssy stroke bis brown beard and
laughed like boy, Time turned back,
and he felt 20 again, taking up so easily
the tone OF light bante ring which be had
long AGO put aside as inconsistent with the
dignity OF the leather business. The lady
in blue felt equally under the spell, She
dropped her eyes and pouted, in spite Of
her two and Thirty summers.
Yes, suppose ought to be dresdin,s
the coming OF the crows feet and tue
backward turn OF besux feet But really
am often taken for bud, and ] only own
up to 25. 1t hardly seems twelve,month
since you were introduced to me at Janet
MoIsan's party
remember. What puny little thing
you we're with those long yellow brslds o'
, hair aud q scared look at the mere mention
, of such childish joys as post office and
Copsnhaseni And l groaned in spirit
:, when Mrs Morgan dragged me up and
ordered me to take you to supperl
Miss Duncan clspped her hands softly
At the recollection. Yes, and you we're &c
tall and scornful that trembled when
" put my new white kid glove timidiy upon
h. YOUR coat sleeve. You seized my hand
y. and pulled 1t through your arm. fol
heavens sake. You growled. take fellow
arm like Christian, can't you? ws
n your galley slave from that moment
10. Strange, isn't ii. how women alsys adcr
the foriiter in re?
Whist has become OF the pine grove
wonder. wh.re we read Dickens and
:" taught you Greek the blind leading To-
v bliudp In the spring our fancy ligbtl
turned to sentime entail things. Peggy, hav
to YOU forgotten my asking you to elopef
d, Because you thought papa would neve
u consent to bestow my hand upon ma
Or who only had sn allowance OF 80 cents
/. week and had no. been through qnadrati
eoustions2 Oh. yesl Where shall we go
| asked you. and you said in grand wa
tbst took away my breath, 0 to Venice
Chicsgol
And they laughed so ioyously over tue
an, memories, did these two middle age
young people. tnst their fellow passenger
~. ns. smiled involuntarily too. and wondere
RS what the fun could be about. Certsinl
m there was nothing in the car TO ano'
Amusement. II was filled with unintere
50 ting people, and the sir tight stove eel
- ont heat that wavered 10 the stmosPhe
desdenine the senses. Outside. the lane
scspe Of New England winter slippt
mono otopously past, bare, unsuggestiv
hopeless Not strange that enyious gls'
u, ces we're cat upon the merry compsnioo
:. too far back 10 the pat 10 be affected
the preien..
- l. was after that, wasn't it, that b
the messlesf Mother was in Florida, 81
j / wanted you to come and see me when
Was couvslescing, but you hardened 20
hear. like Pbsrsohs, snd refused. on :
.core Of propri.ty, TO bulge sn inch III
2 was my frst experience OF womsu's ca
'lonspess. and 1t left Its scsr upon me
many day.
Ali sighed Peggy ! have your 90
nov Twas 90 naive Tor boy OF II II
never had vsndslism enough to des''
Il. Dear Peggy. II ran after reading yt
letter. was mad citar through, anc
KS aid to myself. will write 3 letter u
will make the old girl squrm But &c
,. having cooled Of little. my mind
changed, / shall lie, you off easy. Is'
po4e Won though II wond be bresch
.yas etiaue,,e TO come snd see the. no'wi'
standing the fact ,hst vas unsble so(
and see you. Very welll ! disagree y
you. III tell yop why. wrote ak
VOC and setting the day and eTen
hour. III, bad been party. or any'h
ot ,hs, hind. you would hsve come.
arr a. i, sAa not hipe Of tbe sori. only yo'
ol LADY. spending the sfternoon with -
,repd (prssuning myself to be such.l
.y. / cspuo,. don't you zee ihsi carr
Ds To which reply. No. ] don't zee
inch ,Liusl oh, Tom ron bad the n
az ofs l.s,eraieur in these ds.s