The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-07-11
IN Lovr WIN THE WRONG ONE

II tsd raised steadily for '~eaIJ ioar
hours. sld 10 igug IRON the iaiet' oo'o'
ts.,,ty srd the vbite cloud sresits 'h''
hung stout tte lassr slope Of the monH'
tsi5,. there seemed every probseii''y That
= srsll Of lad weather bad sei %,
Driven ssulth goad by the after d'st
ooafart Of the dirty iou bad left behind
NE 10 the morpios pre,sed 90 10 the
rain ls.hsd glosutus tosatd the old ho'
man u.,etiog pIsce 90 the soatbsra eide
Of the stelv,o psss. bad BoduIo, there, !
tasw. tbe JOYS Of good food, clean linen
ana IuIatioas bath waited ior me.
vet uuhin soms miles oi my goal
when overlook two pe'estrlaps whose
csse was much worse than my Own, Tor
these tuo b,lated wanderers we're somen,
aud the poor ctestures skirts were vet aud
arasgIei and clung u m,ersbly about their
Inmb, Both we're slender aud young and
the heavy uiu beat heavily on iheif heads
and shoulders BedrAegIed though 'hey
..re. | ssvats glance they ~ete ladies'
apl lev words uttered by ooe told me
that they we're eouptTWomen OF my
own. Nv interest ,ud sympathy were al
/ Nuoe enlisted,
mo her hour. Betty, at most aud We
can knock oil. What tramp we've bad
and how IT can rain ~ this wonderful
country
The eirl who spoke (sbe could only
have been 10 her early t~entie'l bad
fair ruddy complexion, her cheeks looked
nke roses that had had thorough dfencA
iog. aud = great lump othsht brown hs'f'
winch showed beneath her soaked gray
felt hst. was heavy with diamopd dtop'
Of water. Both girls wore neat nIHtefs'
but the rsin had evidently soaked them
through. and they clung tightly TO 'he
slim outlines Of their forms.
| glanced quickly at the girl addressed
as Betty. She was wet, but even pre'tlef
than her comNuiou. The steady tramp
Of my steps probably caused Betty acme
alarm, for she looked nerVonsly over he'
shoulder 1t was then thai saw what
very pretty girl she Wss.deepi'e her some
what dishevelled state.
On the impulse OF the moment raised
nv hat and muttered some sort OF Ha'pt'
ton,
Oh, you're English
The accent of pensure was nnm'stSkH'
be aud gratifying.
Tue exclsmat came from Betty whose
dark ewes were turnel fuIl on me- EV
den ,ly the result Of the inspection was is'
4 orable. for Betty smiled aud showed 70"
I of cleaning little teeth. whose whitehess
was accentuated by the rich red lips tha'
eoframed them. The young ladys CON
pleIiCn was slightly Drowned 10y exposure
10 the sun, but the lashing OF the ram
} ,ad brought q flash Of pink to the cheek
hose perfect contoure was apparent as sh'
n rned toward me.
Yes, | am English, said 10 comforts
bls elderly brotherly tone, calculated tG
win the confidence Of these two lndepeL
d.,, dsmsels errsnt; and am On my was
to B vi Bormio'
Ga are We; and we are SO horribly wet
and Il " road seems as il it would never
end
Itm u long tramp from Traioi' re
marked
Oh. on ly came from frsnzeDhoh'
this NOR ming; we had some lunch at sant'
Maria nd We hope to reach Bornio o'
dinner time, .aI the other girl, whose
name | unefward knew to be Kate Tor sc
tell YOU the truth, we are po'n A"'u''
hungry.
What hotel are 20 bound iotf III
CURED.
The Nuovi Bsgnig .,
Ab, am going there, 100 WIN you
allow me to walk VI th you sno " o''''
that bpg2 / added, oiutln. TO = '''' 90
ed rusksack strapped to the s1pP'e o""
OF Miss Betty.
After a little demur the ruEksA'S "A'
unstrspped and attach, d TO the nave '''e .
| carried. saw with "a tisfaotlon that WV
sle pder figure, relieved 4 It's burden. DIRE"
T. elf more erect and mo red iorgard WIN
greater ease.
The two girls, tramp ne Nh ,'ro'eo'e'
ulong that lonely ros vi inh wind cow Il
from the summit Of the pass TO '''
seemed quite free from any fear OF dang
The discomfort Of rain baked clothing,
boots heavy With mud and the fatigue con
segment on the long tramp seemed to be
The only cause OF complaint they had.
You see, when one Is on waking tour,
one can stop for weather. remarked Beu
IT,, wIths comprehensive glance around
a, the mist sbronded mo intains. the rsin
lssbed rocks showing th' ir rich browns IN
vivid contrast O tie prBy,sky and patches
Of vivid green moss; one must take he
good aud the bad Iust ss they come, like
the rough and smoo h places ou the road.
Ny friend and | are good walkers aud We
JOY a tramp ike this il spite OF the
weather.
hsi got sn idea that the girls we're sis
tsrs, although they were { uite upiike 10
pefsonal sppesrsuce. BIZ toy INT got 10
kpow more about ny dause = errsut. They
bad walked nost Of the - from Inns
bruck. through tue Brennvr pass 70 Bot
z,u, there they bad t.kt 'he Train TO
Mfran
Theuce they had pururi their tramp,
.topplug several Jsys 90 Lie road at spoD
desE. Trsfol aut Fr.rEsn hohe.
We shsI stsy b-osni lea day. snd
rett aud tbeu se sAaA meet our bags sgHa.