The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-12-29

tlpAca Eosn, black lsc< gap stau thfe
red peoples 10 T.. aud string of sod
beads srrutd her neohf
P.ulas colored.
She is not rich. said she; but sbe is
Richards osly living relative -bis fathers
annt
0a. ssid Mary. l seem "a remember nos
Lives ip sn old manor house. undermined
.wIth rats aud blue mould. up the Hscken
.ck River don .bef P.rhsps she'il give
you the .ck lace csp s1d the old gold
beads for . wedding present. sbe added.
sa,ir,e.liy. Well Polly. give II mp,
Since you have systematically determined
to Ignore III the pice peo ls Jon tnos and
invite The rag. tag and bobssil OF cres
ton
She ,t,pped suddenly.
Th.r, was faint scent OF dried Isvsnd,r 7
leaves 10 the room "a mouselike football
oo tho carpet
/. my new niece. Papllns, benf said a
soft voice 0al aud this one Of her brides
msids9 Happy to meet you. my deer, ]
sm sut t,'s very tisA Of Richard. Ell
ga ted vile 10 invite ms here, isnt ~ an
ell womsn like me. that has slmos, for
o. ten how to behave 10 compsny. For
I'm eighty year old. and though you'd
hardly be'i've IT, wss youug and gay
once. I've cold the manor house, subj O.
only to my lie lease. and my husband lost
sil bis Southern slaves when President
Lircoln sent out the emancipation prccls
nation; but I've my string Of gold beads
lei, y,t. and Psulina shall have that to
wear at her wedding. Aunt Ennice's pres
EFT
The 9 was second silence,
N ~ flashed . miscbisvous glance over
Aunt Euoices head VI her friend. ere
Psnlins snswered:
Dear A mt Eunice. IL is very kind o.
you. but coul Int think Of taking them
from you.
But you must. my dear, insisted the old
lady with gentle chuckIe. It's bad luck
to come to q wedding IN bring no prss'
ent. And those gold ads " II be the
very thing for your white neck, shanf
eruage them to You. dear. N1tblug is too
good for Richer l's bri le, the sweet rs
tured girl sbo has asked h'r old aunt all
the way from Haclensaok to her bridal.
III olasp them around your neck myself
when you have your wedding dress on.
Thank you. Aunt Eunice, said Paulina'
smiling, while Mary sigpslsd /, her slyly,
behind the old lsdys back.
There! Didn't tell you SOP Cousin
Higgins and the old aunt Rag tag Hall!
What wedding you'll havel Oh, th, res
no use hoping for forsl bell now. That
sort OF thing would be quite out Of place,
as ! lilly see.
Did she give you the Id gold besds2
said Richard Graham. VII On he came thst
evening. Bless The dear old aunt, 1t WAS
sll she had Bnt she's right. She and
Uncle Hsrwood were rich once, though
you'd nevtr Il iak it. And I've slwsys
heard what beauty sbe vas when the
century vas younsl You didn't refuse
them, Polly. l hope9
Refuse theml echoed Psulins. No.
Gel ,inly, not.
That's my own darling, said Richard.
know they'r old fashioned things, but !
wouldn't have Ault Euuices feelings hurt
for the wofli.
Oh. cried Mary Nellis, impstientIy. what
geese you and Polly srel I'd risk her feelI
ingsl Oaly TO think that I've been look
ing forward oil these years to Polly's we'd
ding, and it's going t, be such two pen.
ce bali penny sfAir, after all
Richard laughed.
Well, said be. II we're su ted, who else
has any right to find fault? Polly and !,
III show You A ,rsl bell and SIT OF dia
monds md all the lr, tty things that my |
little girl de erves. Only wait.
Humpb! said the scorniul Msry. msy
wsit forever for that.
The day OF the wedding csme. Cousin
Higgins brushed up bis we'll worn suit to
sn o,ty. tied hi. xnberant lawn cravat In
Beau Brunmel knot, and put on the
tsrpished lesrl .tud that bad been bic
ist 1rr's before him.
couldn't do much fol the young peoi
pie, said b', bu t'ry'll ind that barrel o
Ponud Sw, ets lhBt caue by express bis
m rainR ~ good an article 10 pass round
at dinner tlae or bre4k fast, the fssbions'
BILE folks call It, doD', lb.y2-ss they make
novalsya
Aud old Mr.. Graham exchanged the
black lace cap with the three poppies TOT
. whie lace burbs Of priceless old Poinie
dc yenise. fastened by pins which Mary
NelIis said looked like resl pe,rl beads,
bat vhich, Of conrse couldn't be.
l don't stte nd . Wedding every day, |
said Aobt Eanice Gfshsm. complscently
The Ortons hsd sent an etching OF The
AnRtlu-' lug Lhiok'oho ks'o D"'""e ~
all. The Fslklands, Of Philsislphis, dis
patch, d . five d,l liar pocket handkerchief
by mail. The Luceys sent plush photo
arsph album. Mary NelIiss gift was 9
pretty Innco set OF double dsmask linen.
Since yon like useful things so veil said
she. msiiciously
And Psuiius vas innocen,ly pleased with
oil the oG rins-.
Every Que - 30 kidd, 'sid she.
An, but think OF shst You might have
had, sighed MARY, II ouiy you have bad,
a, ood under . A,ral II and asked tse
right sort Of psoplsl
A, the lest moment there vas . delay.
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