The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-12-17

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youns msu looked al htur sbd thfo bot
batstlet)s be-. y pal Of susb,sr
Aall JeeaL great myttacaiioa,
Oh, aaaly. sail kliy, suIi choking b
hind hef pocket bsudterehiei, ihs, tss
tbs ssy tbst utitt, sfs made.
Hall ~ hauf later X lus Ford ~N ou
90 the gfceu. feeding ber dowuy doe
hags wth soalied meal wheu Jaj.
L.usbiastoB's carriage drove up,
KITTY lrr the lta pail i.ll IN Der dismay
10 her Mics L,ushiuglou, 10 summe
sliks snd diamonds, represented all tb.
sss elegant aDd adorable.
How sbe regretted ibst she .till wor,
het cid blue siDsham .oEn aud tlsl bel
curls were III tangled by the sweet, soi
vind
Don't run away, KITTY, dear, said Mis-,
/ Ltughiugtou. beckouiBg aith her ivory
/ hsudlcj parssol iou arc he very eirI
/ that | want 10 see My cousin, Mr.
Leigh, is coming down this way - day to
sketch. have told him about those pref
tv, old ruins Of be blacksm tbs shop; so.
II be comes past here
On. Mrs Laughing cried X tty.
turning as scarlet AS big bunch OF peon
les 1t the cornUr OF the house be has
come slresdy Aud Ault Jean set him to
whlteWasblng aud psii him quarter OF =
dollar and hts diauer Oh how could We
bsve made such blund,r2
Miss Llugbineton laughed.
Bunder, child said she. where's the
bIunder' If Horton wants to do thing,
be Il do it, II not, the whole world could
not compel him.
And after the glisteLin4 carriage had
rolled away, HI ty Ford sat down and
cried
Judge J. ugbington's daughter drove 90
to the rnlued smitby, where Mr.. Leigh
was com po.edly putting 10 the lights aud
shadows o the old chimn, and the mul
lein stalks.
But she went back to the Stately 'Courf
with bent brow aud sn i'll pleased IL
preston Of face,
Horton Is so awiully eecsntncI said she,
There's no knowing what ridiculous whim
be will take up next
For MIR, Leigh had declined to accept
the hospitslitias Of the Court
You always have such loads OF company
there, Autonia, said he and prefer quiet.
No - II come up to see You when the
,plr. t moves me; but I'll pitch my tent 10
his secluded dale 1t will lie better for
real steady work,
For Kitty Forl's deep liquid eyes still
lsnnted him.
The prettlett eItl ever saw he kept re
pestIug 10 linself. A pure spirit, dwell
ng ins lily-white templel | must see
more OF her; must sketch her as Una
SO be went back that uight Just as the
lew was falling aud the whIppoorsiIls be
int ing to slng and asked Aunt Jean il he
ould occupy the little room over the
itchen, whtre the brick chimney perked
self ont and the one little window looked
lv tft ~ Inuu Of n ola /
rec.
Oh, don care, said good Aunt Jean.
ts's Kitty that does the house work. She
inst decide,
We are plain people said Kitty, blush !
~.
Then may come. sail Horton Lsigb. :
People were very Euch surprised when +
orton Leigh br ugh blue eyed coun 4
y maiden to preside over his city man e
on the next fall.
But Kitty Ford. secure in innoceIt bsp /
ness, never knew how many tears Anton {
LauehiDgton had shed over her cousin c
eddlDg card. And Aunt Jean makes her 6
,ast that Kitty hss store carpets In every t
e Of her rooms and carriage OF her Il
gn. q
Hes a painter, said Aust Jean to her
lends Not house paint r, but pic
re psiLter And be knows how 10 white
.sh ceiling 'qasl 10 Perkins Polk. |
less there amt no fear bnt that he'll D
axe bis way 10 the world AnyLow, K t u
hkts bim. md thaI'. tnouph. 81