The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-08-22


kespsaies 30 thiok ot them by 10 The dl
taBt laud The guiy person to ~bom it "a
necessary 10 suuonuoe ny lateution ~as
maiden aunt cf mIae whu lived 10 Dafl
ins she told ne lrsDkly thai Was
fool. A. sho looked al me With certain
sdmitstlou. howeysr. va. iaciiped Il
think that 10 her hesrt Of hearts rne vsl
oct without a sentiment Of approval tot
my action, and sas drm ouee more sud
reitefaled The atgumtnts ~itl which bad
favored Amy
My relative gave me au excellent lunch
and bottle Of burguBdy then which
never visb 10 dfiuk = better aud sitei
wIsbinf bers silsctionAte farewell - tor
she had sSsys been very nice to me-
veot back to town and commenced my
preparations.
My furniture consisting Of a desk 80
armchair aud tev dilapidsted articles
uhich forget, disposed Of "at Il saen
hce ! ordered 3 couple Of suits OF cloths
-- clothes | bad understood we're dear 10
America and ! booked passage by the
/ Germania
Hsyipg PIT my affairs in order and hsv
ing received TO NY surprise, letter from
/ Dorkiug repeating that was a fool, and
including check for Ij0 | paid last
Vi It to Threegstes, folded Amy 10 my
/ arms and sailed.
enjoyed the voyage immensely We
bad iiOe weather. soeable people on board
and was eImlsrated by consciousness
that | was doing noble aud resolute
thing. fsmoked my pipe With satisfaction
aud looked at the ocean in the moonlight
and Amys photograph With pleasnrable
sentimeutaly. SO much for the trip.
arrived IN New York tn the best part
Of Goo ln my purse. thanks 10 my Ount's
hbers ty, aud ] went to hotel and thence
reno we'd to comfortable loardlng house
10 order to give myself time TO look
around.
No immediate prospect Of making very
large fortune presented itself, and my
money dwindled rapidly, When bad
been 10 New York few mouths, | was
glad to forget my anxiety in reading.
mention this because It led to an i'm
pOrtant event.
learned that there was 40 admirable
public library near by the public libtar
les of America are better than OUTS and |
one day | strolled IN there to see what OF
the newest fiction | could procure.
1t ~ass huge building, and in the up
stairs RON to which | was directed
found the attendants were all young wo
men.
Tue book had asked for was "Out,"
but was supplied with another. | read
it and returned it The following afternoon,
when the book most desired was "out"
again. This went on for a week i always
missed it-snd expressed my annoyance
at last rather emp1sticalIy.
AS sos dong so my eyes fell on one
OF the girls bebiud the counter, who rlyet
ed my attention in the most extraordlnI
ary manner for an engaged man. This girl
Il cannot find u proper adjective tJ des
cLb be her well, ste was peerless Her
hair was positively Of the most glorious
color ! had ever seen on woman. there
was just q soupcon Of red 10 it-only a
though and t had Il natural rip
pie 10 it all over, from the wblteness OF
her brow down the nspe Of her divine
neck Under this imagine blue eyes, and
you will have an idea OF what she looked
Iike-s yeritable goddess
She had heard my exclamation and NOV
ID forward with a smile.
What is it you are asking for? she
asked
told her,
%, she said, you see it is a new book, l
and of course there is demand for It,
ri tell you what III do the next time
1 comes in will save it for you.
thanked her cordially, and she proved
,s good as her word, for the following aft
,rnoon when ! presented myself she nod !
led directly she saw me aud htld it up,
sm awfuIIy obliged, said, That was
-eslIy kind Of you. Have you had 1t your
self?
Yes.
Somebody claimed her, aud went {
,way. 1t does not sound stable 10 tiance,
1ut / must confess that | read the work d
lurredly 10 order to have 30 opportunity L
If seeing my goddess soon again.
/ changed my books every day now, al
ways poiog to that part Of the long coun
.rr here she was standing and always ad
nirng her more fervldly than before.
easted my eyes 90 the girl II ! saw her j.!
ull ia ce or ID profile, or il she bad her
back TO me, she was still conspicuous, |
itstely and entirely adorable. | thought
.bout her when | was st my home.
,oud not Danish her from my memory
How this might hsye ended who shall
Jay? Did Amy's dyussty totter in the bal y
.nce2 fear, sorely sud Tremendously |
cor, that did. but it vas restored 10 J.
bew ldeupg aud even d,apsrsging issbI '
on
Who can conceive my sstonlthment 3
= ben 90 entering the library one morning c
ssv INV diyluity sith her hsir cut short
cropped like boy'sl | vas staggered,
Jres,hlen. Mouentarily | had failed 10 '
her, she vas 20 painfully chang
d. Goue ttose inloI eating ripplesi
lone even the richness Of color Gone the
lusenlln... oI carriage, Why, gssped
could not suppress the question my
ia. ,rVry t.3v wby have you had ypBf