The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-07-01
THE Asylum GIRL

before iAs paa1etogs older /" Cuea
s,su st.ve rligbt tavs ,t,o3 bsiors her pc
sbls ra.shsssr "a olifa tina
!, ssems .lsesries si'i sa2ash, s,ii to-
elder.
o. ye.I ai1 Ms Moot ,outr, Aal'
graz haired lady. wrh black sax drss,
sps OLD fashioned ssrDtt sstriogs. Re,
,ey's gool girl. s4es beer help sac
c1mtttl 10 us ever sinse toak her on, o.
the errhsn tsylum, three years ago CONS
lhsukssisiug DaI.
Mrs DaabisdAy wants sui, 10 make
herself u,siul sroand The house, nid The
elder, duti3usly. Young woman, c q you
waahi
Oh, YES, SIT! ssid Peggy, 10 los. sofl
voice, that made the elder think OF the
striking Of the little French clock on the
sqn,rs's u.sHtel
Ard iron aud bake Snd make soft soap
snd clean houss snd mind little children
10 oil Of lhss, queries, Peggy iaclined
her bead sssenliugly, while Mrs. honta
cu's I'd ade b ste to deol,ra that Peggy
xas ssterhsnd to tarn ca work, for sIl
she looks 90 slim
liks slim gals, said the elder They
rsn't opt to be tuob heavy eaters aud
they don't wear 20 hard 90 stair carpet.
I've notion to take her
You woa't regret il, said Mrs Monta
cute. sbould never think Of parting
With her il 1t vast for my son Glen
ent yon kuow, the college graduate. with
LITTLE fash OF ms'ertal priis on her
cheek. Clement can't bear the idea OF an
asylum girl about tbe house he is 30 re-
ined in sll his tastes An1 ideas; 90 we're
70 have a regular cook snd chamber msid
from the city -sn establishment Clement
calls it-snd must fad Il, good home
ss eau for Peggy. Mm..
Well ssld the elder risiug up like
d mountain (ot black broGdoloth and |
"a Doth shaven ohin) in motion, I'll try |
Ter snyhoW. And I've notion she'll
suit Mrs. Doubleday, though Mrs
Doubleday sint easy suited. neither.
SO the elder trundsd himself ponlerous
ly away and Peggy turned her dark eyes,
like thoss ola startled fswn on her mis-
trefs' face.
Must | go there2 she filtered
Now, Peggy, don't be unreasonable,
said Mrs Montacute, briskly. It'll be
good home for you,
Ia rather stay here, isltsred Peggy,
with qniver Of the full red lower lip.
But You know you can't, dear, on so
count OF Clement, said Mrs. Montscute,
pstting the shoulder, ss one might
sooth iretiu child.
| would be very quiet. sail Peggy
Aud | woud never come 10 his way
It's quite out OF the question, my dear;
said the little widow, nodding her head.
College young men have tbeir hncies,
you know, and they've got to be humorsd'
But it isn't my fault that | m an asy lum
girl, argued Peggy. with strong sense
Of injustice swelling at her heart. {
| know that, Peggy, sooshed the old
lady; but folks often have to srffer fer
what isn't any fault Of theirs, 10 this
world, as you'll find out by the time
you've lived to be IS old ss | am. Now I
go mp and cut ont that new c4lico dress q
OF yours, for the elder will want YOU 81 d
the end OF the month and you must get i
your wardrobe in as good order as you 1
can. L
And Peggy went slowly up stairs to her h
own room, little sloping rooted den, IN 8
der the very caves Of the house, with O
window that looked down into the emer
aid billoEs Of the apple orchard. and o
shelf Of rough, unpslpted wood, upon n
wLIch Peggy kept her small store OF .,
books and tde worn portfolio OF papers, 8,
" here she had hidden away her own am
bitious little Efforts to initiate her stand n
ards Of perfection. For Peggy, the ssyl
nm pirl, bad had her dreams Of luture N
rank and greatness, and sometimes, 40 m
.he locked into The little square OF warped ii
looking glass that hung close TO the win
dow, = face locked back st her that star Il
tied her OVID, and Jet not her osn.
And ttiIl Peggy never realized the fact Of
hst she was growing 10 be beauty.
Bot that siternooa she dressed herself
10 the faded pink muslin which Mrs d
MsBtacute had worn when girl, and bad .,
oesto wed 90 Piggy as queen might be a
,to~ coronation robe on some favored p
'ubj ject spd look Moores Melodies down n,
10 her fsvorie seat 90 The doorstep TO o.
'sad, while Mrs Montssute was spending N
he sietnoon al toms nslsh bors house. il
| shsll not hsve many more reads on ee
hi, nice old doorstep, thought Peggy, ht
siih tears 10 her eyes pt
Bot as abe sat there, looking eIqaiaitely h,
ovely 10 the level afternoon sunlisht, With NJ
,sr pick dress relieving her tropical I.
,eauty in true artistic fashion sud the d,
ait lest posslb shsds Of rose glowing 10
Ter cheek, shadoE fell across her book. "
She started up to behold tall linen
sitsd young man, slth striVelins knsp v,
q strapped on his thoplatr, and W.
.oldsn beard snd mustsohs covering the
over psrt oi bic sountsnsbes. pr
! beg your pardon, said. lifting hls At
sp, fear have disturbed your studis. a.
, Mrs, Montsculs ST bonsi
Peggy bad started up, With dark syes
littsfros beneath their Jet black lathes a
cd cheeks burti4s Slh sm mbafrassmeut 40
she ls rot At home. She hH gone to Al
] .ss Dst0faA Deal she s.id dropping