The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-03-31
FROZEN CHINA

ne aeis Dallas sauii he ttu3 lo ~
sa8 uks be vac,al place, ADD uheic
tiud alter uis odd. st'up, iashtgu. h'
Auui A icts datsg I care iot ue. ,pl It
stfls laaE co'aIy on ny shabby drcs' ~
pale. uatl i.es Euieutly ! sm oct
c7auu 90 be- proud It. ItIsue 40 Be-
ess. ,ltpss uonli be very dA reBt
Poor uuls 4 fabe5 Toe world locke
very dsrk g. ter a. ste tat ou the viudo
siu ofttt th fi sterl bach room 10 ID
Dsliss u.utou. which bad been uusl
moa,ly voted good enough for K7ssb,
Raymond and watched IAe uli reds Al
staysioi lhe vlutrf suasei isdiug oui b
htui tie efosdiug spires Of tie city
How desperately she lougsd for th
suos msutled h,lds, the black. leSlles
seods Of the county She was 30 hon
sick, so solitary, so SIOncI
/ Oh, Rossbel, are you hsrei
Ii wss her Cousin Maioras sof', sVee
voice. She disIikei Msdors more thar
either Augusta OF Bsll, sltboagh sh'
could not tell why. aud she vss yeIe,
that Medora should sse the traces Of tear
90 Der syelnhes Bn, Medora pretended
Dot TO lotiee them.
We we're thinking, mamma aud |, said
/ Medors thstyou must be terribly dui.
without suy thing to do, I'll these dlsmsI
days
1t sratb,r lonesome, sighed Rossbel,
wondering At be cousins unususl thought
iulness
Add so, addsd Medora, With the sweet
smile that kosabe always mlstrusted
shen Mise Armitsge told as Of the place
10 the china painting and flower designing
rooms you always were 81 artist, you
know, dear eIclsme6, IN that silly,
imrulsiye way Of mine. The very idea
for RosabelI You see, Miss Armitage's
protega Helen HaugemoUde -has gone
to Rome to prosecute her art studies, and
there eiss vsc,ncy. Aud the salary would
be something OF 90 object Of course, be
csu.e-
OF course It would be 81 object, said
Rossbel quickly, Iou DO not suppose |
that do not feel nv depende ce here2
And sdded Medors, thinking 1t best
not 10 notice this outburst. Niles Arritage
says you CAT obtain excellent board for
four dollsrs week with widow lady
near the Rooms, and that you would save
a good deal Of time and no end Of car
fares. So, you conclude to accept the
position, perhaps yen had better come
down into the drasiog room and see Miss
Armltsge,
II there was anything which Rossbel
Raymond loved, it was her pencil. Water
colors were expensive, and drawing
boards came dear, and Aunt Alicia
thought 1t very unisminine for a woman
to set np an easel and a pslette, full OF
oil colors, like man. so that her ten
dences had, since her residence in her
unces house been literally starved Here
at last was much longed for opportunity
aud she rose with alacrlty aud followed
Medora down the stairs.
Mrs. Dallas and the Misses Dallas were
openly eIutaut when Rosabel was gone.
SO dspiritIng to have her around all the
line, with her swollen eyelids and pale
ace said Miss Augusta
Aud so shabby as she looked, tool said
Mr.. Dallas. And how on earth was to
provide her with q wardrobe, when papa
naie snch a dreadful fuss over every
lres that came home from Madame
'iceIle's for my own girls2
OF all things, poor relations are the
D os; 10 olersblel esid Medors. spiEefully.
But what are We to say il Mr. Ballard
sks after herr blurted ont Bell, the most
Ionest and least polite Of the family.
ssy2 Why, the truth declared Nj
lors, That she bis left Us
For the secret OF Miss Medora Dalas's
nIiety to get rid Of her pale little cousin, i
those morning was so dlstres sDgly be
oming, was the isct Of Mr., B,llsrd's sd {
liratlon Of the white s stnesque face, the /
eep lurkspnr blue syes and the ieatnres I
Ihich we're as perfect a. any cameo Miss
ledora had arked Mr.. Ballard iJr her /
Kn prey, and declared war upon any no
,rtun4te preteuder who sLould come 10 a
er way.
Perhaps, ssIid Mr, Dallas. hopefully,
ell never Inquire about her at ell. d
Don't You believe it said Bell, With
gnihcspt nod.
Il Was night, The very Grst evening b
bat Mr.. Ballard called b. inquired for I
iiss Raymond. Medoa dropped htr
,pg lashes. 6
Rosabel had cold, reserved nature.
be said. She never teemed 10 become c
nd ef any Of o., and she has gone away. =
Gone sheref Mr. Ballard uss persl tent b
lough to k. y
She said shs would wrte and send us .
le sddress, sa1d MsJors drawing on in
siustion, but she never did, 1t quite a.
eut to mamma heat. Msmna regarded O
o..bel ss loauh daughter. Bat Ross v
VI never vas iucIiaed 10 reciprocts our
!scti0n. h
Mr.. Ballard glanced st Medofa With at f,
.pfes,Is1 which she could 10, Interpret :,
q, II meant Imply
ltilI.sifl is lying. .hs's dong it very
u,tics.ly. Appea'auces trs oertsin,y ol
y.iust Kassbsl Bayuo-d; bat 1t would +
make TIE be i,ve her either cold Or Tn
.stelgI fa