The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-12-09

throash my sia5oss At those Rlri' VI
costfgually ,rat slong tbe ,IrgtI lar to
busy.
What lell5s yea T,i isosbe
RolbermtL Jua the ssme Sl~s,s !
lot my psrt sn DOT 10 tbe itsst ssbsme'
ollooiias stets prery girl when so
her. This youog iady lcft tie store a
entered II. sbe sore grsy ,ult aud
be- to mslch. With crimson velvet doser
10 II. and there wss buueb OF the s'mt
15~ers on her little maf She vas lov,
yl
Oh, see, said Muller That vas ny
cousin Linda going 10 matinee sh'
stopped 10 get some candies. All, thoS'
sirlsl always chewing sweet things nGii
their teeth .re ruined. Girls are idiots 90
that's my opinion, aud be began to make
up prescription,
Both young men were Germans by
birth, bot, while Muller retained strong
.coent, Rotbemel spoke Enghch like a
native, owing to the fact that bis mother
was an American.
Both had been at Heidelberg aud The
pueuacious Muller bore the tokens OF
those absurd ,tuds1t's duels 10 several
scars upon the face, though Rothsrmel
had be 0 so good nstured that the ineVlta
ble encounters bad tnrned into isrces IN
which bis round, rosy face had always
been spared.
The men were the very opposite OF each
other, how they came to be last friends
was puzzle to those VITO knew them,
Bot fast friends they were, brothers 10
everything but kinship, though Muller
was always saving offensive lhlngs to Roth
ermel as, 10 fact be dld TO every one, aud
no one else could have laughed at Muller
as Il 1thermel did without having furious
quarrel with him,
The meu we're az different 10 their sp
peafauce as they were .disposliicn, Mul
let being tell aud thin, With peculiar
dark skin and deep SET black eyes, while
Rotherme had the features and complex
ION Of schoolboy and q bead OF curly
blonde hair, while his cheeks were so bril-
iautly red that they would have brought
upon a womsn the imputs.ion OF nsing
rouge.
His frequent smile revealed fine white
teeth, aud altogether be was very pret
ty fellow"
Now, as be lit bis cigar Muller pre-
terred great china pipe and shook bis
head scorniully at the offer OF the cigar
case as be lit his cigar Rothermel con
tinuel.
Well. my dear Muller, your cousin i@
very beautiful; have seldom seen such
40 attractive lady, such lovely shade Of
hair, such tim figure, so round and yet
so slender. | congratulate you on having
such 4 chsrmIDgreatlve,
We'll, WE'LL Are you talking OF cousin
Lnds2 cried Muller, staring al him. Is
she pretty2 ! have not noticed it, bui,
then. indeed, | DO not look at her very
often. My aunt, Katrine. keeps bouso
for me-s dear old lady who always has
refused to learn what she calls American
ont OF pride Those others should learn
Germsn. she says, 1t is the only language
Linda speaks by English and German,
besides French and Dutch. Yes, and she
makes good apple cake and very nice
noodle soup do you tell me she IS pref
ty2 mus, look at her.
II you can have girl like that about
the hLuse without looking at her you
Il ust be a very queer fellow, said Rother
mel. Well, good bye.
He opened the door and sauntered ont,
while Muller looked after bin
IL sppears TO me be SAID to himself, that
my friend Rothermel has fallen 10 love
With that child, A good little thing, but
that she should strike sny one with admir-
alton amtzs me. Uml After ell It
might not be such bad thing my best
friend and my relstvel We might even
make one home.
As shall never be such an idiot as to
marry, | shall put all my savings at inter {
sst and leave them to the children OF Mar
and Linda. the little Rothermes. There
be three, two boys end girl --One
sIrl is quite enough 10 family house |
bold purposes oae is necessary, perhaps,
Dut no more. ,
The fret boy must be nemed Goethe, q
he second Schiller. ! will make chem ,
ate OF them the business will one day be ,
Rotbermel Brothers, late Henry Mailer.
need net wait until | am dead; | shsll =
.etire at the age Of fifty, and thereafter en- /
oy NY liie To be cure, | m not yet
hiry, bu, il is we'll to settle things early I
o liie The children wilt have time to Z
,ros up, the girl will help her mother /
md % suut will have nothing TO DO b1t
lnit stockings. 9
At this moment the boy. who bad been
loEn cellar opeling boxes retn nrned TO
lie place behiud the counter Tao Gus y
omers esne IL, doctors eis drove up 10 =
be door add the dfussist bad 10 more '
ime for reyeria,
Hoseser, wien Linda returned hon
be m.tiuee. TO ~hich she bad been sth /
Ter pscisl irieDd. = young lady whose
noth kept the Gsrmsh frniI snd sorsttd a
tore 10 the b,I. bloch, be kept bis prom /
se srd looked a. bef. g
She is certainly very pretty. be thought.
;be hss violet eyes aud the bair T'i,u /
liyes bic xtmen. She l. e. uch taller tLsu B