The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-02-14
AN AMERICAN DUCHESS

TIE beet la.kius busintss / sac ever
miIet up iu .As ssii siowlyl vas dovu 81
utfaa c uft. u,tr 0ai,iord. msy be .
ba "a ssbloued 10 ~ isiief, bat I've 81
usrs bcea rather partial 70 duebrsef. he
s.il llss ~tlAsr,.isb, - though they
w.reseutttiog talI 10 u1s.l Aud sheu
Itau 10 fIAuyd's' tbsl the lonne Doke
had .one aud mstued Miss Deborah Clan
CT. dtu.ttr OF the veil kuosn rubber
m,rshslt ol Ntv Haven c 20 aud when
Lev that the Wedding preserts ~ss both
.,uu. er.us sBj costly, tnd The happy pair
l.a left tow icf the dukes house nesr
Guaiufl amld q shower Of ice sud oid
sIIyl efs. then ssii TO myseIt ! said Go
ardviu. my boy, aud play the game
a O your osn bat Don't have 20 psri
mere. s.ys 10 myself; don't bSVe 20 com
fdtfs'e,, bo, Jet so IN and bHves sr.nd
old nv. 30 dressed myself up very iss'
ulv .ud vent down to Milford Sta
tlcn
/ Iiai g Gladstone bag sith ne, sud 10
that bag | bad few necessary articles
.lDar n. ote eau do without don't care
bls cl yer ylu are, you can DO without
ttei lip. Ard had htiIe money Win
mr. la. Ihats smother thing that yon
usul. always to have shout you. Msny's
.,hs u,ie busloess We known spcilt Iasl
TO. ,.y aaut Of a sovereign or two.
va. waking out one afternoon, aud |
ussro.l. doWns lane pretty close to the
.sroual, OF a mansion. 10 front OF ne was
.suet.rI in blue serge, with bonnet
box il d band. She was one OF the
sim vs,.ttd sort, and she carried herself
yer, upishL As ! passed her osnsh'
.sr.tt oi the address. 1t was for the duch
,ss / lite my hat like this. Look
/ r.rtoa ne, miss, saws, but might yon
be- .us 4 tue maidshat Heron Court;
/ Wilt. she says, | might
O Il eays. Pleasant weather were
hayaug, aren't We?
She ,ald yes 1t Was very pleasant "ei'h
Rude, 3. She ssrd this she said IL
,.uI.uarly pGable way she vas afraid
", ,.uull have wet before night.
B.ru her. long? lInquues,
No she hadn't been there long, she
-.i Only three weeks.
C,mr down with the dukes party i sup
pore? .
Y,. she said, she came down With The
rul|. party
Lkg til, place?
Ab, ,aId she didn't mind 1t. | asked
nrr 4iew questions about the people oat
..ii ,ae conId get 90 sli right with The
ipke, and she was on awful gtol terms
with the duchess; but she wouIdn ! give
t,,i,r d gross for the servants. For one
,hiro. she didn't believe they kept prop
e., ockout 1T the place, While they were
oa.upg their time IN smoking aud drink
,rs and AmtiDg, a burglar could get ID al
Amos suy moment.
On, we'll, mns, after oil, says, we rt
one Of us perfect, You know. We ell have
our little @bbies.
nut on my best suile and made up my
mind to have lash for It, J asked het
whether tb,re was any chspce Of having
lock luaLd u bit d supper IL the even
ipg. She locked at me very straieut
Then she SAID ,blng that knocked me
silly,
Say, mister, she says, where DO come
iD2 How much am gong to make out
Of this little gsmel
was so sstonished lhs, quite blush
ed. did really.
We'll. | saye, II you sie going to put II
that way, suppose Id better speak ou'
Straight. III give you twenty 4uid now
and I'll give you another twenty after 1t
O., T
AtakeIt thirty soy, reigns nov and thif
alter, she said, and it done.
started to argue blt, and the turned
Ju h,r heel.
here suddy on, ny dear, says, Don
loo, Your temper You've got sood
a, rcd lace. You're not going to be hard
op poor chap, are you nowH Give me
I Ii-s snd I'll give you twenty five.
-ur fired up
n don't have 10 kr-s,mister sue says,
.dIyou want NE to Lelp you lon must
E.a over the CON. Y. u keUt do better
.ulwhr,
tell you sic fairly surprised me /
urc you, to lock st h'r, you'd lb'uk
she was as quiet ,irl ut ever wore sdoes'
; kept her eye buttt, black eyes sh'
had liked on my lace, ,aud seemed aimo''
60 erjoy the coru,r she y tine TO-
turned the matter quickly over IN my
a.Ipd. After oil, knew, lprednt really
olb,e about the secoad payment J
.u,lIb, clear aFly Dt.rl shs hal .
chance to see vheth,r putlt there or
Tot
Auueht, uies, ! ss's, cont sgsIe, ana
don't bite 8 fell,rs fsd Ltli orL Here's
the thirty pound Wat tine shall come
! upF
She told me that At half past eight the
duke would be having dluueLsud that she
sould leave the eirdaa 4 The dncbess' =
dressing room open mi.ht 6nd lad