The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-07-04

81 sll. bot uheu driving through from u
y station ou ny arrival ! bad uotlcel con
.ol the shops. among them tobsccouisl
. au3s coniacuanota There vers sever
objects q inttrasl 10 sbs toEn. and 20 u
O latter shop uss ssll provided Sita ht
e tables At which the tnppers luaeAed 80
= baj tea. i1aHd my way iuto u, 80
J though nv : early fer refreshments %
Vslt ba3 been bot Que, snd passed !
j 20 The iaurr room. EheTe they siiended /
e nv wants. tad been there shout hsl
: 40 houf vheu ! thres dowu the ] cal pS
per witch bad been studying. aud site
paying NY till passed into the outer shop
There. facing the couuter. winch a, tbi
early bout was rather empty. stood Doro
thy KaIRhtou.
I've bad three buus snd glass Of milk
she was sayiaq, aud then she gave a tre
meudons start when she heard my voice
| didn't see you pass, she went on sal
po'e ven ssw me through the window.
speech wuich convinced me that she VA
unaware that had been 30 near her al
the time She took her change, and ",
stepped 90 the pavement together, But
here she sRalo dismissed me.
We still got some more shopping to DO
thc said, ~ she walked of This was a 1t
tic sbrupi | thought but my feelings
were mixed. aud 60 let her go aud stroll
ed oH dogn side street. bought some
+ tobscco aud walked 90 TIL found grol
GERS shop ltwsrs pokey little place -
/ by 20 means the best IN the town, should
/ imagine, but It would answer my purpose;
at least, hoped so. and entered but
there again stood Dorothy. holding 10 her
hand biscuit from Sh,aA she bad inst
bitten little ball moon
Yes, these will do, thank you. Three
pounds please. And ss she SAID this she
turned and saw NE 1t was to late too draw
back, aud was glad | had not done so
when saw the pretty color flash into her
+ ce st the sight Of me, yet had feeling
that she was not quite pleased. Oh, Mr.
Lowndts the exclaimed, What DO You
WANT
soue biscuits, stammered, for the
og.
For TIT! How Bnn Of youl But I'm
oetting soma sn he won't want DOth lOts
will he? Besides they will he such both
or TO carry oh, yes, III take them with
me, lease, she added quickly to the shop
mar.
I'll carry them, ! said, quite ss quickly,
and the matter was settled TINS But are
you going DoW? ! asked. 1t IS only ii
o'clock, Haven you any more shopping
% do?
No, she lIuehed, have GOT aII want, |
thank you.
had not; h' wever, ! couIdn t say so,or
keep her waiting. SO turned homeWsrd
without word. How merry she was
She dtdn seem to have thought or care
n the World 5be was e'ldeh'iy thorough
ly euoyltg her "aIE,and her hlsh Spirits
so IN nitcttd ne IbH' SHOOK my nS'' meta
at my unknown nVal and felt
was gslul1g ground WIN such nope
before me 'h re was much that could en-
i1re for her sake We d"Wdled so much
30 much On the way LONE that 1t was near
y lunch time when we reach the house
ier hunth 'olpe "as heHf" caIlnB uef,
aud Dolle sped away, leaving me with
he bag OF biscuits. put them down oa
! side table IN the hall and went up to my {
'oom'
Presently the gong sounded. what
5ong 1T wasI How 1t resounded ana re
erbersted through the house, penetrating
be thick oak doors and calling up Visions t
# good things | hsstened down to md
visitor, the curate OF the parish, to whom :
took ou Intense dislike an uniounded t
ne fund afterward hut there was c
lpnly Of conversation during the meal, a
nd my dear cid godfather was plaunlGg (
n expedition to a show castle 10 the neigh c
orhoud t.
There's a wonderful oak tree planted
here by Queen Elizabeth They IN Ike t
be chips Iuto brooches set 10 gold aud il
sll them for the benefit OF the church res il
lrato1 fund a
You muet have one, Doto'hy, my C
esr ii
And Dorothy smiled her thanks
We'll. what shops did you younV people c
atroriza in L---thi- mcroinRY be went 81
D toEiy. y
%. MIss knIgb'on bought sone---- "
VII you pass the mustard, please, Mr., &
1wudee, broke 10 that young Indy, sbso II
stl. 4 FFlF.