The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-01-24

The iale,i style. and IL walked directly ia
to Asas room.
hn.wom.u, sii Matte to herself
wAs,,a ol .ec,1 " lat esn 'te "'o' 9TH
AsA1
Aal thee sbe ssE tbt. oliso' ~'ik %
to Asa, clasp him sbaut The nee1 Had t'''
bin
TIE toIl. bold wretch ssid M'ttie.
Her hasds ctaebed tbemselves bnt 10
= moment they gres clsmmy aod btlples'
sud she tttutled fr-u hesd TO loot Asa
dld cot pusb the creature from him. Ion
stead. be butst Iutoa roar Of laughter,
esugal hold Of he visitor by the sboold'
ar. and sLo-k her 10 = loyal manner.
After While Matte iound strength TO
creep dosu ttsirs, and oct home TO Cons'
ip Saith =. aud toli that good lady that
che ba hesdHcbe,
Tue next evening she took the rpg
from her huRer aud wrote,
Good by, ASS. sbsll beyer vute to
you sbN more ~ hu'' Nv VIZ ~,
'"teu U.s. Nl' ,.'' "'' n"n ~" ,rIi hs G.npy
,,nlt ,at m.',t.you 50.
MATTE BLuME
And THIS note came 10 Asa one morning
and fell upop bis heart 90 terribly lhst
his frleud aud cbum. Frank Werler, ,toood
mm. 90 hour after. sengelcss upon the
Hp,rnnd teleprsrhed to lis sister to come
n HIM
Hannah went at cuce. She ionod her
brother tossing 10 fever. Ste lookei 10
his vest pocket sDd found ths note ana
he rug.
So when her brothers senses returned
Ha1psh told hIm as she nov blamed her
self for not having told him before, low
Matte had been gong on with young
Brown
So it was over the romance Of two llves,
That beautiful thing, first love had died
the death.
Matte went on with her school, Asa
/ worked bard at hls profession; gained Lls
diploma; practlceu, began to make money
hot for Matte, alas He Leurd funeral
| bell toll at his heart when be thought Of
! her.
| Mesnw bile Hanuah had returned home,
| bnxom and fresh and bright, and went
shout her work singing. new llght bsd
dawned upon her life. Frank Werner bad
fallen ID love with her, and she loved bin
in return. He had already proposed and
they would be married 10 siI months
time.
They were exactly Of an age; they had
tastes in common; they liked each others
looks; why should they not be happy,
then.
In due time Matte heard that Hannah
WAS married, but they, father and daugh'
ter received no cards Hannah had not
desired her brother TO love or IN Try Mat
tie, but she tore ber grudge for Illing
him all the same.
Asa never went home to visit; be could
conld not breathe the air that Matte
bfeathed; but FraLk Werter had DO ldes
that family relations should be broken.
lie often cQutrlged to take llsuuah see
the gCo1 fsther and mother, aud he won
Their love 10 time, outIandish Ss they
thought him.
1t was one Christmas time, and Frank
had brought his wife bone, and Asa had,
as usual, remained 10 the city, where he
had no friend with whom to dine, but ate
bis lonely meal st q restaurant, when Mrs
Wilton, the clereyman's wife, whom be
had but Just brought home to the psrsonI
see, gave party to which she invited ev'
er5body. Poor little Matte received hel
j, gitation, of course, and it seemed impos
8 Die to refuse 1t, and besides, old Mr.
L nme decided to 90. She partook OF teG
q. ate cake and played those games suit
able for clergymsn's home, and looked
and felt like martyr through 1t all.
DR.. Frank Worter felt like a martyr al
so. and resolved IN lis own mind to en-
dure this qQiet no longer. Wait little
be cried. rhtre shall be very soon new
lady here And be vanished from th,
room, aud. s,i1.ug upon the astonisheC
help in the possags, held a secret convel
satiou With htr and departed whittier, nc
oue gnes.ed His wife grew a little ner
yous, for vita would people think? The
clergy mans wife whispered to the deacon
ess next her that much was e1cusable 10
t for, igutr, and ia the midst Of the panic
D that ensued came rappiDg at the door
1t was opened and there entered gigsr
7 tic slrl OF the period, dressed 10 the help
: hest clothes world too small carrying
! = psrasol 10 IT. hand. 1t sat down on th,