The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-07-11

AIDA
on cor arn italian nytr. Betty Hos
jollyl cried the enthusiastic ksi', her
gray eyu bfsmiag oat from uadsr bsr
irippjns bat bum.
Thea sbe locked do~u the valley aid
ulsd, think. TO realize that this r.ia hes'
eu scebs wAs Italy.
Cueer up, khtie, il viii be doe tomor'
row. .ud ~out We isvel 10 the sunshine
Wheu il comesi
Itv.s Betty sho spoke, The msnner
Of the glrs tossrd each other stoused me-
they seemed 10 take the role Of guide and
oousoler 10 turus Iust as, bsve 20 doubt
they bad taken It 10 turns to carry the
rpcks.ek which bed nov in my care,
Independeut though they were The
girls seemed glad Of my compsnioDship'
especially When We passed through one Of
the darn. csveroous galleries rooted With
stone, euilt 10 pro'ec, the road from avail
snches. They cbstted 10 a friendly. un'
embarrassed manner. aud the sound OF
the ifesh young voices and the sight Of
the pretty faces did much to redeem the
dfeariue Of the long monotonous road.
Tue next morning was sumptnous
one. was coon dressed aud out oi
doors.
| caught the sound Of womsu's voice
tfilling ont the refrain Of 40 ltallsn
yolkslis',
The lsrk ike Joyousuess Of the song
seemed ia harmony with the glorious
mornng.
Inadreamy mood listened. The sing
ine voice noated nearer. caught sight
Iofa white straw sailor bat and splnk cot
ton b'ouse.
I,alIan peasant girls do not attire them
selves thus. lam trhe sbortslghted'
bnt in 3 very few moments ! was aware
that the es,ly rising songstfess was MISS
X ate Morrlsoa. A glance at the hotel reg
lister had informed me of the names OF my
fellow pedestrians.
she looked very pretty and fresh the
mass Of light brown hair was twisted up
neatly at the back of her head, Clearly
the luggage OF the two girls had turned
up, for there were no signs OF travel STAN
about the trim blue serge skirt and the
cnsply ststched pink blouse,
wished Der good morning snd ioqur
ed Tor her absent friend
Oh. Betty is all right, thanks, only rsth
er sleepy. thought it pity to waste
one single honr Of this heavenly morning
and | wanted TO make a little sketch from
the bridge
Au srtist az vel! rs SINGER inqui ed,
smiling,
On, you heurd me chirruping' | suP'
pose. one must sing when one feels &c
utterly happy. Isn't the cir e1hilaratiog
But must make my sketch can st on
the parapet- so and get just the view
want
Her busy pencil did lis work with great
rspidlty and when asked permIss,oa Ia
hook at the sketch, WAS really surprised
q, the ma terlnees Of ber touch ard Eer
know ledge OF perspective
ghe closed her sketch book, and We
Ia a
the gar leo We met Miss Betty. She, too,
looked daiuis and fresh after her nights
rest. The same source OF Information that
had made me squsinted with Miss kittl0
name had told me hers Blount
At breakfast | happened to mention hel
by name, and isncied a look OF surprise
crossed her face at the glibness with which
I uttered it. But her manner showed no
dnplessure, and was encouraged to oiiei
nv escort for sD expedition to the iowu
NJ Hormio, The quaint old world place,
with ita rough psvements and mario"
strrats 70 Italian 10 liz aspects, with lie
veIIov washed houses sud couone loRalnt
and musty, silent church, delighted MISS
Kittie, and gave much occupation 10 he'
nancu Bnt Miss Blount, whose srtlstlG
supeuonty her friend bad proclaimed, did
not make sny sketohe', although no
oopbt, she st0ted up impressions Tor hi
tore use
A the pifIs we're resolute TO keep &c
THAR oisp Cf walking from Bormio TO ron
,,es,ns. we set ont in the Bohemisn lash
ION. ike respectable Rgpslcs The roads
,.e,e GOOD. the weather erfrct, and VT
trapped j'yousIy to bo'IsdoFe aud l'r
smo.
Wa were l. used 10 the Hotel San MI
chssls, one Of lhe q1.lntrst hostelries sure
Iv uberein man might take his ease 'o'
tbe building bad formerly sheltered
>esceiul slsterhood.
Nefhaps 1t vas ihe sol ering infoenoe o
Il. .y old building, OF the conVen''ona
e, " place, or the sTctiIciSm "p'c'
'h'..,,.. ~ ton tbo cell like bed rooms
' 90 tLsi tbird eseuing OF on
Wv AR airis alsnuer bad ehsn'
'S' ''t1 pa,,.,. h.. adiSl iAss Fas sad 500
w. .,..,a1 -. Kiu ss gaEetF bod V'ni'p
'''''.I' .,... 4,anars, epIeaded deAdaah'
and ven, to her room, 49,, -.
troubIed, as she left us, eo' NV -" ~
to follow. suggested "o' '" '''' ~, ~
vent garden, from whence '~
Of the bowls, for that old ~ori
.Iq,ys m full twing sitter The y W.
WAS over the garden, being large, f''
as N open air club to the 'oTosi co. 'e
Betty agreed, aud Ne we're soon III "'
cooy high walled plesssut-s quiet spot
"a here oil We heard Of the players ws the
cpcs of the balI and the distant sound oi
l.ughter aud tslk.
r,.,...,,, had s,t aad cool breszs VA