The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-07-25

tie isll 10 gold. sud don't tuow Why
,ou vouldul De =. veil A. smother
Would yoa please write her address. S't
cd MisuouDelte
And she vent 90 home utih It, leaving
the good farmer 10 much smsEe "a TO Sbsi
had hsppened 10 inspire little lsue Mig
uouuelte With SO mnob ambition.
She did not see Richard osen until
duck that evening when be came 10, stsl
usrt spd handsome and erect as ever.
Why, Miguonuette, where ha'e yon
been hiding al day he asked, ssyiy
but Misuonnstte slipped out Of bis enctr
cling srm.
Is true Riehsrdi
Iswbst ttuei
Tbat-tlst YOU are going TO be mar
ned
Who told youf he ssked, hHll'smil
ipg,
Is It ltueY
Yes. it Is true. thought You would
have been pleased,
So sm pleased, RI hard, hope you
viii be happy,
| dout think there can be a doubt
about that, said Richard, cheerlIy, be
canse, Mignounette -
Aod then Sylvia Martins high pitched
voice was heard, aud Aunt Joanna came
10 with The heh', aud Mignounette crept
away to find lonely spo, to cry in,
When Richard Oven entered the old sit
ting room the next evening be bad tiny
box 10 bis bend, box lined with velvet,
which held ring.
It's like her, exactly, Richard said to
himself, looking tenderly at the white,
pnre stone. Diamonds wouldn't have suit
ed ber; emeralds and rubies are too glar,
ing she Is pearl
And when Aunt Joanna came 10, at the
sound Of her nephew's footstep, be looked
brightly mp.
Where's Mignonnette? be asked,
Gonel
Richard started. Gone, who're?
And then Aunt Joanna told the little
story of Mignonnettes trials ambitions
aud resolve.
And you let her go, aunty?
What else could | do. Richard2 | had
you that | would not tell uuI
til
Yes. | know, but -, Call Simeon to get
mp the wagon. may reach the depot be
fore the train goes oil yet; lis is always
late on Saturday. Or, stay, I'll saddle old |
Bay myself, To think of Mignonnette
starting into the world all alone
All alonel The strange sense Of her lone
iness came to Mignonnette with a sicken
ng dresrinesa, ~ she sat on the bench |
outside the railroad station trying to think.
She had had some one to lean on and cling
% all her life; now the support was torn
,wSy,
A tear. shining softly in the dusk, not
mike the Ilmpld pearl which was IN Rich
lrd's rlog, escaped from her dropping
,yeId aud rolled slowly down her cheek
The great world 1t looked so strange
md cold and fsr off, aud MI0nonnette
Ielt piteousIy that she was so small and
weak aud solitary.
Mignonnettel
A hand laid lightly on her shoulder,
amilsr voice 10 her car, and MigEonnette
tarted
Mignonnette little girl, were you run.
ling away from me2
He spoke with such reprOachful ten,
lerness that MgDoo onette had TO control
lerself with a strong effort as she ans
Vered;
| have been a burden upon you long
nougb, and and yonr vie wouldn't like
t i stay on any longer.
VINO told you so2 asked Richard, With
puzzled face. Not the girl sm going
o marry, I'll venture
Yes, said Mignonnette sadly, 1t was Syl
IA. Here comes the train
Let it come, Mignonnette You are not
'oing on it. What made You think was
,oiug to marry Sylvia MsrtinY
She did,
There's mistake sll around, said Rich
I'd am going to marry you, little Mig
Iounette If you will have me
Did ever lover yet propose when the
huuder OF railway train was 10 his ears
70 when the footsteps Of the IRON horse
we're shaking the so il earth below With a
hull and d tremblr2 Yet Mignon0ette
}, ard BIN, AID her little hear gave an up
gurd best
Me- Richatd? Rot | AN so little and
% lame aud 80 helpless
And so precious to me, darling II
40 marry you, MigDonoette, ! will mar
y no one, lou will stay. MlguonuetteE
And Mignounette stayed at Owen Farm.
t was a simple love story, bat It was one
4 those romsnces that last lifetime.
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