The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-04-23
HOW THEY MET

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sud rousI ap5n ber s!sudsr naset bu
brightly ss IL sgsfkisd. sciBlili.lins fe'
.ad gold sod blas. It could no, bresk hs
ire.m the happy dream Of siri 10 love
Ter tbolshis we're fsr s~sy Aud tbel
wsfs bris bt sud besulli1l Sc the diamond :
assb
Nab VS. engsssd II wssa very recen
inst - ber engagement TO youos Nj
E,erlsrd Lane, Of the Ltches Aad tn,
strange part Of i, uas that she bad no
seen hin 10 tSo years
They bad been children together foi
the Lucbes joined toe Wsluuts, ahlot
sss Msb's home; but st tue death Of bef
mother, when che wss fourteen, ste vas
sent 10 school. sad when she returned,
81 The end Of the year. Eserhard was al
college, snd they did DOT meet for snoth
ct wear.
NAB seemed TO Eyerh.rd 10 bsve grown
50 pretty Add Everhsrd seemed to Nab
10 have be,ome - manly rhsts sss a
new. strange charm in their intercourse.
NAB learned the uick OF busbing when
hs came, aud be the Tick OF slshIus when
they parted ltsas strangely Vivid June
to these two Young things; then EVerhard
~ent sbrosd With bis father
Msb's father was all odd msn. de would
| keep silent for week before saying
something OF importance Familiar with
/ bis habits. Nab vas 10 some slight de
gree prepared I r the revelation which
| followed,
"MebitubIe" be (sould always give her
the whole dreadful nsmel Squire Lane
and had talk together before he went
away. Are you attending to whst | ss 7
The Lsrches aud the Walnuts Join The
squire aud are both old men. Do you
hear, Mehitab,S
Yes, father,
Yes, sit
We have been thinking OF the future
be for bis boy, and for my girl
Nab started,
We propose to MARY you two Young
folks. aud make the estate one,
Obi fstherl
Have you any obIections'
1t is not as say.
Obi what's the reason it ANTI
Everhsrd -
Well, EVerhsrds written you letter
Here 1t is. Take it aud read it. Aud
euets there won't be any more trouble
concluded the old sea captain, who knew
little enough how to understand girls.
But Everhsrds letter settled all danger
ss to his mstrmonisl scheme. 1t WAS so
warm, so manly, so gentleI
T.eyoung gentleman could hardly have
IN sde love better with his lips than with
his pen
Dear Little Msb: Since returning home
TINS bNbuluRt nhfe heu au inVeifisW
with my father. and it seems as if must
see you, but it is too las tonight you are
probably sweetly sleeping, unconscious OF
the plans made for US by our fathers -
snd leave at five clock 10 The morning,
90 On interview is impossible, But wish
| could see you. | prefer to be the irst
one to tell you that they desire our mar
rage, and that your cons ut to the union
would give me the greatest pleasure 10
the world. You know me well, with all
my imperfeclionsI but know you only to
dwell on every memory OF you with de
light and love- How proud would be to
call you my wife my little jewell O0r
fathers thiuk OF land and bonds; think
only Of you aud hope that you do love me
q little, aud that You will consent to their
wishes and mine. Write me at once, and
giye me permission when ! reach Paris to
send yon ring. II | could only bold
your little hand q moment and look into
your blue eyes, ! should 90 away far hap
pier Think, hope
Dear NJ ab. lnclose my address. Wfie
me rs 5000 as you can.
EyERARD
Add to this letter the facts that EVersrd
,,ne was the hsndsomest aud best natur
ed fellow 10 the country, and you will see
shy Nab vas very happy. and expected
to b. more So
Her rely was very dainty snd sweet
like herseli; and by aud by Everard reach
ei Paris, aud the ring came.
II was q beautiful solitaire. Nab had
never 10 her life seen so due diamond,
and was never weary watching its chang
i9g sparks of color. Tbery we're rainbow
hued = her hopes.
A. soou as the engagement was settled
Evetsrd would gladly have returned home
a, any time but bis father had other
plsus. sud t4rnei deaf ear TO such sug
gestlUus.
A wear lengthened out, and smother one
gss nesrly completed, before be beesn TO
ste returning home.
How gladly ETersrd wrote Nab thtt [
they would set sslI 10 Novem Der, and
how dehpbtedly she received the news
And boa NAB f. II 10 dreaming more tbsn
ever. II
She hsd 30 mofber or s,ster 10 cotAie
10; al her sweet thoughts we're kept to
te,.elf Eyfrard wtuld look older, man
lier. spd he would have The air OF foreign
travel upon / in. "hst stories OF eIpet
teeee be wouii nsye to relstti Would he
be disappointed TO hud ber The sane