The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-06-17

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Btu An | 10 be the besi msu'
DoG't ch.f me, Paddy. be sid. Nora
IL ss poor n sm, but sbs iOrss me
She. ..It ior u,, | am ssrs she viii +,
Nov son. one hal bssa tsilins hst ell
about 81 Eims. sbt and promised her
tb.i -h., ,.S IL would go siol, and
tx.mlus 1t closely spd mske scientific ob
.errslions and oil tbs, sort OF thins.
+ Aud the last words thai NoFs spoke TO
me (~.. .efs 90 the shores OF Easlshsm
lake, sad che hsd tissed me aud called
us her osn sailor aud told me that sbs
kns~ abe ns..r could love any ore bsli
a, we'll 40 her sailor ware Arse, ds1' for
got st. Zines hight, And, Af,s. ~bsn
you ,ss that light. Nora sill be ussr you
10 .piut. And when yon see il you say,
49, .'s'-' - .s-aa times aud ~hsrs
ever am my soul will be oloss Ynu
that IN smsnt, Arts.
| Oh, Paddy, she 10 - besutital ~ ~
angel aud am sict With lonsiS TO see
her again. aud tbs poor love slek lad
buried bis isos 10 bis hands
BY Joyo, you've got 1t bad, Bessie,
ssid, | tboasht v. fond OF the sirl
that saved my liis =, Limerick, but my
affection is bu, t.llos dip along sids "
Elmo's light itself compared to yours.
Dent chat any more. will You, Paddy
aud tae h.pIess lover looked pleading at
me
will not, Bessie. don't wondtr that
Nora fell in love with you, you are too
good looking for man And ! promise
you that il on my watch on deck sss 81
Elmos light I'll send Cog Thompson TO
pull you ont by the heels.
After this conversation | noticed
ohsngs for the better 10 Bsscoby. dc
b .d lost hi. moodines and gave suoh bot
shots to his tormentors. who used TO chsh
him for their digestion, that be silenosd
felt relieved that be had told me his story
and | listened to the entire tale sf his
meeting with and engagement 10 the
Irish beauty.
hoped that she had not been flirting
with my ohum, bu. even IS he told the
story Of their love was villisn enough to
conclude 10 my own mind that Nora was
looking out for q rich husband and was
gettiag her hsod in by prsctioing on Bss
coby. There was such = strswbsrry and
cream favor about the business, . Paul
and Virginia atmosphere. that l fel! ny
countrywomsn WAS simply amusing her
self with the susceptible young sailor
and nothing more.
Two days sitsrwsrd We brought up 10
Hskodsts. There we're 8 few merchant
men 10 the hsrb u and an EnRlish yacht.
At moss that evening one OF our fellows,
who had bsen ashore, gave us al the COS
sip OF ,he place.
That yaoht is ths SpraE. he 1'id. and
-.--.-'.- --..-~.-ssssauaaaA,- ~ aas b
large party on board. The consul ,0ld
me oil about than. His aunt aud mar
ried sister are cbsperoning ths girls. One
is swfully pretty, su lrisn girl. She is
engaged to his lordship and they are to be
married at the British embassy at Hong
Kong say. We must give them . dance.
JUS, think how jolly Here We are away
from home and the lots Of English girls
We know. Hey the merry, merry girls OF
Englsudl Wouldn't it be grand il We
got 10 Hong Kong In time for the we'd
wingf
What's the owners nsmsi l asked.
Lord Gilmour. A jolly youog chap,
too, Has grand shooting aud great fsb
ing place somewhere near Glasgow.
want TO see you for = minute. Paddy.
losked around and Bsscoby vac vt my
elbow. he WAS strangely psle and his
eyes wore Wild and most unns,ursl Ell
pression
Paddy, be said, a. he stood al ous OF ths
stsrbosrd ports, there 10 something awiul
ly wrong. | know this Lord Gilmour.
1t was at his house ! stayed. /, was
there | met Nora. Aud be was attentive
II her, remslnbsr. bat abe did not seem
TO care about him And nov she is on
that yachting cruise With him. Add be
ia engaged 10 some ore on bosid. oh.
Paddy, know there is something ~rongi
Nonsense, belsy all that stuff, / said,
cheerily. II Nora on board. which 10
not probable, there are other lrsh girls
in the world aud II does not follow ths,
the Scotehnsn 10 engaged TO her
He shook bis head and as b, walked
away feel just as surely Is 4 | had
heard the sory that his Nora Was the
lord's hanoee snd that she had Ised him
to bring her lsgg.Id 10 tho proposing
point,
Basnoby lost no time 10 couhming his
uapicions. / met him on Lbe bund
asbors few hours sftersards sad be told
ne be told me thai be had ssen one OF the
yschtmen aud lad got tbs wlols story
from tim.
The false Nora wss.o ~ to become Lady
Gilmour and she bad thrown her midship
mao lover completely overheard,
nst her Paddy, the poor tllew s,iI,
snd she smiled st me and shook hands,
ba, II was n il | ssss piesssni seqasint
spee snd nothing more. Lord Gllmour i
s.s qaite friendly aud spoke OF tho shoot
iug aud invited me 90 board, had ouly ,
obs chance to speak to Der ADD whisper ,
sd Nora. bsve you forsotisui aud abe /
laughed ard uid With al air Of woman ,