The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-09-21
LOST WEDDING RING.

eont yonf said Margaret, peeriss oat
its car ~iHdov si The lights ssd occAsi'
81 bailiiSgs
No. ssia Dick. without looaies o
from inpsy paper some usn bad sits
him, you coulast possibly kuos. sbyssl
sifls dost taos about travelling
lie ". hoy Of eight yesr', spoiled b
constant pettiss. aod the sirl v. 10
yesr Older She bad been forced TO siv
up 10 tits little brother Ill his Tie, al;
ply beessse be happened to be q boy.
vas very hsri somstimss when sh
kps~ be yes ~tooe, bal she bad becon
used 10 doing lust ss Dick wished, So
the lsst thing their father had ssii whe
be pat them on the train was: Margaret
your brother knoss The best ~sy TO seitl
sny little question ,bs, msy come up, al
you are 10 permit him to decide he is
little man.
II W. 10 this way. prseticed man,
times over, that bis parents had apoilec
What would have otherwise been 9 plea
an, little boy. Having bal nis own wsy
practically ell bis few years OF Lille ht
would countensnce 20 objection to ibt
dictates oi bis will, aud bis poor sittel
found that she was only used for the broit
efs sm usement. 10 everything that was
proposed she had 10 give in 10 bis dicia
,ions, and accept bis version Of every
story told. II rnsttered not whether she
absolutely knew better way. II was the
little man" who ruled, aud to whom his
parents listened when there was story
to tell ln this way be bad found il 40
easy matter TO lay sll bis own missdeeds
upon bis sister. and she bad found that il
Was best to take them as they osme with
out any attempt to reiute the false evi
dence against her.
The "lttle man" proceeded to have
everything his own way. and when bis
sister waited the window down because
OF The cnders. be ordered the porter TO
PIT il up. Aud so II went on, until they
finally resched their destination, which
was Richmond, Va. They were going TO
spend the whole year, while their father
was in Europe. with Aunt Louise. There
was to bea wedding ia the family, too
very coon, and they we're lookiog forward
to il. especially when letter came from
Cjusin Agnes, the bride to be, saying that
Dick was to ssist as ring bearer. 30
bis istber had bought him beautiful lit
tie white broadcloth suit 10 New York
and his dearest possession WAS 3 pair OF
patent leather shoes.
The train stopped and some one came
hunying through the cav, looking over
the high backs OF the sleeping berth
seats.
Alb. here they srel You dear little
.mbsl All tired and dusty, exclaimed
the sweet voice Of Amt Lonise.
I'm not dusty. said Dick, but Msrgsret
probly 10 beciuse since We WISHED the
last time she would keep putting her nose
on the window.
Auot L1uisc laughed and kissed them,
hu'r5ing them on TO quaint old family
carriage where 40 old white wooled dsrky
stood hol ing the rens. His fscs was GOV
sred with smiles and he kept ducking bis
bead as bis mistress approached with the
Uncle Rsstus. these sre our two little
n notherless ones, and You must take great
,sre OF them.
Yas. miss, pas. Would de lil'gen. like
; ride viii Unc' Rastus?
Dick accepted the invitation and away
hey went through the dear old town Of
Richmond. II is foil OF hills, and the
ide ont 10 the edge Of the town where
Iuut Louise's beautiful home lay was
rest fun indeed
Neither OF these children had ever seen
cal southern dsrkies before. and they
ound them very different from those in
otel where they lived in New York. The
ime Of this little story was long after the
Isr which gave freedom TO the slaves. but
q many OF the plantations where they
ad been we'll treated the slaves stayed,
nd we're psyed for their work. All Of
be dsrLies that belonged to the old Oar
ey plsnietion begged TO be SLOWED 10
t,y, when told they we're free. because,
on see, lhsy didn'nt know where to 90 or
ihstto DO, as they bad always lived right
here. The little picksninnles we're 81
'sys ready wi h somersaults or other fests
, smuse Dick and Margaret
The great dsy OF the wedding came st ;
Ist, and the pretty little procession form
A 10 the vesiibuls OF the Episcopal =
hurch where the family attended. The
shers frat. two by two. and then the maid
honor. the four bridesmaids, aud final
! jast shead OF the beautiful bride came
'ick, sll in white. holding q dear little
,,in cushion with the gold wedding riug
the middle OF it. He walked very slow !;
), and held head up very high. indeed.
, high lhs. when be reached the chspcel
cps be did not see them, and stumbled
that the ring fell a on the soft carpet
o one saw II, not even Dick bimself,
ho was very much mortified because be
I'd nesrly isllen. When the minister
me 10 the place where be tells the
,oom TO pnt the rins 90 the brides fnget
ey turned 10 poor little Dick. who had
ct discovered that the riog was gone
Is face v. very red aud be stood hold Q
q tie little empty cushion, spd be Vas u