The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-03-26
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n Oh, lis tbe miiIiners sppten'iee, is II
sad Green, the psrl9r sih- just step u
tbe bali. and usil miuute Mice Mad
sol's osu maid sin be dosu directly
We're hsvias auIte st'ts Of lh'ns' uI
s,sIfs, Green .dded busiltns around t'
iasteu up ~oolly white poodle whict
bad couitired TO sasp tie I'm. OF bis eIld
81 obsn Mics Ma 90 h's h'd dl'
mood flns stole Aod eve SEPT Tot =
J detective gentleman. aud Miss M'dlsoo :
aDcle from Wall street Aud missus bas
bad Mysteries, aud tue doctor Is there CIV
ips her drops ADD cook says up snd
joEn, she won't stay 10 20 family where
the help IL suspected
DesT, dest' said Little Rsohel open
lpg her blue eyes S round "a lwo mar
bIfs,
And as Green buried asay. 10 answer
TO shrili summons IRON sbove she look
ed timidly Hound her
She Was slssys pleased to he sent b
the Madison house. 1t vas her ideal OF
Aladdin psIsce Of the BEAUTIFUL mao
sions sberelo DIV II the heroinrs Of song
sud story.
When she described IT to the II tie ones
at hone. after her days work was over,
they could scarcely credit the spleD
dors,
There wsss circular ball, with rallied
gallery extending around the second sto |
and dome OF white sld amber g ass over |
head, and eat brorzs statue OF some |
tabled warrior kept guard on horseback
10 the middle OF the marble floor,
There was deep fireplace. lined With
china tiles, where hre Of scented logs
blp2. ID 90 tall nre dogs OF polished brass;
deep, plush easy chairs were drawn up
beside It, and pair OF monster Japan
vases, which reached up to Rachel's shoul
der, were always foil. whether the Feb
rnary snoss catpeted the outside world or
the March winds shook the easements, Of
delicious, hslt blown roses, with long
tens aud sauny, shiny leaves.
For the life Of her, she would not have
dared to 60 up and smell OF them. or to
touch their perinmed petals but sue stood
siar of and bresthed III their sweetness,
and looked at their tlnts OF pearl snd
pick like humble worshlper OF the bean
ufuL
Miss Madison has new psroquet, she
thonght, never saw that little beauty 10
the gold cage before. ,
Adrenba, the French maid, came hurry 4,
ing down direatIy-s tall. bold looking l.
yonng woman, with aIannty cap percbed
in the midst oil her black brslds, and loops p
of cherry ribbon on her white muslin =
apron, !,
She had sn absent expression on her =
lace, and looked at k'chel as II her mind i
was pteoccnpled with something else, and
she ala not see tie girl
Its the reception bonnet miss, please, =,
explained Rachel, with courtesy ;,
On, the bonnet said Adrenne You
work people Me always coming at the =
wrong time. Oh, yes, dare say 1t ~ all u
rght' But Win sudden, smiling aS ~
OF interest, you are wet. 1t
rains, and you Will take cold Take OIL 7,
your shawl. and come to the fire and dry =
yourself. D
Oh, DO, ma'sm thsnksi said it'll Rsch
e reaching ont for the shawl which Ad -
rlenne had offciously removed, and resist
log efforts to lead her to the fire. 1t don't =,
rain it only mists little. ~
But it does rslu, sharply spoke Adreu
ne, giving the girls faded skirt shake as
she spoke Don't you see the drops2 Well,
with sshrlll lsugb. il you don't choose =
10 dry yoursef, The fault is you own.
wss to return as soon AS possible,
na'am, ssld little Rachel, ther EN- bsrras
ID by ell this extra attention. II Miss
Madison was suited
Adneube caught up the bsndboI. which ;
Rachel had held alI toi. lime. aud whirl
ng around on her heel ran upstsirs 10
o The reception apartment where Miss ~ '
Madison herself stood, surrounded by W
,roup Of people
NJ 5, Madison was a tall. blonde com '"'
,leGion,d yonng lady, with clear bszsl ~
yes. we'll rtunded chin, and the air Of l.,
ue Who d@6ult,ly comprehended ber e'
igbt- and meant to sssert them.
Her mother-sn rresolute, elderly lady
ooked ieebly from her daughter to the W.
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