The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-11-08
A PASSING ACQUAINTANCE

a. 4N4LiAln L@Ftt thl group ~
tosf4su vete seated sbou, 10 bal and
psr.sr, eusssias ia isacysofk. reading ol
h. .ht gamt.. slije CHEEKY Gre barred
brightly on The lestth, for sss late il
The season
We are last Stloe patty pow, sad one
yoaag lady, lookiag 10 r. IL htr Ispiul O.
sbs8ea s,lss, / hope nobody else All
ooue
Except 10 ,lI vscautl.s a. uo drop Cd
sslJ . peutlemrl Sc be laii asile his let
ter Yoa viii seo tso vacant chairs 81
the table tomorraw.
Eery well, vas tie reply. liyou mus
ge, Se will sptesd ourselves and keep The
table foil, 1--we cant have Mrs. Bruce
snd you We don't want any one
The rtIt moraiag the bone bound tray
elers left on the esrly stage, aud at The
ls.t moment smother es, decided t2 &C
com psuy them.
! TIE party remaining wet GU, some 10
rsmble 10 the pine o3ds sonnet to the con.
cert the cttno, Rsturnipg toward dim
uer time, they found that a telegram had
been r, criged from Miss Miliceut Paul, bel
spetAlng room There was ssbout Of
delis on reading tie telegram Mlllcent
Psni VAS knowu 10 some OF the party and
tso nt them bad been her schoolmates at
fashionable seminary three years be.
fore
AiIceut will be the roseleai on our cup
OF happiness, said ooe, and bow iortdu
ate thtt there i room for her at our ta-
bic.
Tue dinner bell rang, and the merry
etaup beIook Themselves to the diDlpg
room Two chairs were turned down ut
The 'abr.
PhD has come? the guests Inquired OF
OF, other
A. they took their seats, a man and his
vile cutered, IN hesItating manner, and
we're given the two chsIrs. Swift glsnces
strs directed at them. and side looks eI
changed. They were evidently plain. Aard
working people, entirely IN ccustomed TO
travelling aud to hotel hfe. Iu an instant
the o iglual pr'y became clique. They
hardly concealed their dislike Of the newI
com rrs who had brought among them a
PERSONALITY that jared on all their sense
Of lat was stylish, conventional aud
seretaLle The two strangers ate heartily,
htlped themselves to what they wanted,
flushed lLer meal and lef. the table, b.
fore the rest Of the company had reached
their nuts and raislns.
Dad you ever2 | call 1t an outrage, torl
clug euch people on US. The plowmsn
bai b, tier stay at home and plow. His
bdtds took away my apeptile, | hope
ey are not going TO stay over night.
TIE offending couple spent the after
ncoa walking about to see the views, and
tte1 sat out 10 the piazza till supper time.
After tupper, the criticism recommended.
Theyr going 10 stay, Their trunk has
gone up TO No IA. What will MiIcent
Paul ssy2 Ste will have 10 sit next to
them She II ireezs them with one glance
when he sees that hand reaching in front
OF her Tor the butter.
On, come pow SAID the brother Of the
lastspeak,r; you knew they needed the
butter, and you should have passed it see'
ing the waiter was not on hspd.
Hush! I'm too provoked for snything.
We ere such a nice party till those folks
pushed in. And when Milicent is coming
TOO? 1t just spois the table.
Next day, while tue newcomers were
cut, Milicept Paul arrived, amid the well
coming excamations OF her friends. She
was tail, slender girl with an animated
couutenance, iashiouably dressed, carry
ing gold eyeglasses. and holding her be
a oft 10 way peculiarly her own. She
bad plenty to say, said it we'll, and was at
once the entire ceutre OF everything.
At dIuncr time she took the vacant stat
aud Vas Just r ceIvioR h,r plate OF soup, |
uh,n The much c itlcised couple came 10. /
TIE pues,s were all confclcusly watchful,
bot Miss Paul seemed to notice nothing /
s e VAS giving vivid description OF her
l)pinpy. Suddenly she paused an 10
stsut.
beg your rerdon the said, pleasantly,
as ter embausssed neienbor attempted,
ra,b,r awkwsrdy, to reach the salt, aud,
placing ii cobv,uiently near she resumed
Der description.
May trouble you f,r the pepper? ste
asked him little later; not black, | pre-
'tr white. Tuslk you. And ste spoke 10
.xucty the same tone as when she asked
handsome youuq Mr.. " ring across the
able If be knew when The mail went out
Be admire her none the less for it
She has broader outlook than the rest
4 us. be tLoufht to himself /.
A tip TO tie Notch was planned for the
eIt day, to 90 10 the morning and return
t night. There sere enough to fill the
40 mouDtbIn wagons. No. not quite
uoush. Those who counted ionnd there
would be room for two mota,
Don't mtrt 90 J.. Mr.. Wilbur and his
4 Ife may a toy, said one lady. with
touch Of iunt tou ia Der voice.