The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-11-22
ouR UNCLE. THE GENERAL.

tbsp thst ~han the pocasiou really ellie
Tor IL sud the os,e YES important Oh
soald have scot her elder brother ooH
mupiestiou which might easily be mistsl
co Tor voig,as. nestly every telih lice 0
shich sppesled 10 hin TO ssse The lam
ly huror and tbs, Immediately sod vi,l
oat . Domeb,'s delay.
Ny strength is exhausted snd my son !
obdarste. pleaded abe, aud | do not dsr
cay q word. ss be iaa medstrly throws on
hiuis aud mskes threats which make
my blood run sold and my heart TO stsnt
. III. | am anticipating come ierribi
calamity. 10 my opinion tbs beet thin,
TO do would be 10 talk TO the girl herself
OILY | could not do II. - ! an nothing
bat mere womsp. With you II 10 dllel
co.. You, beipg msu, could do II tt
uch bs,,er than | The honor Of oul
fan liz 10 al stake, and my whole trust SOC
confidence are anchored on you
Thus sppeslej TO aud the case being sc
urgent, the general lost not moments
time, Having consulted = time table snd
sent . telegram 10 bis sister saying. an
coming. he left on the spot shall BIZ
tbi. idyl night through the center, mu
tered be, twisting the ends oil bis mu
tsche toto such fierce ends SIS II be intend
ed TO spear the idyl on their points. The
widow, Msgdslen Mono .sry, could not
do other xise than meet him y, tbs depot
and. falling on bis neck, sob her soul on,
on bis msnly bosom. 0a the way home
she did nothing bat lament: Only . tail
or's dsughtefl Only q !ailor's daughter
The general made 9 deprecstory gesture.
All right, ny deer, oil right. Oonsole
yourself. ! am going TO see to things.
As the carriage rolled along the single
street Of the little province town the news
that the general had arrived spread like
wildfie, aud OF the market square q small
boy yelled; Won't tsilors get l.. thought
The general bss arrived. But the prodi
gal SOD, hs Who isops dizid the family
honor, was nowhere to be found, ss he
had left the house early 10 the morning.
Never miod, said the general, l have
come to see to things With regard to the
girl. do not need hin.
Shall accom- psny you, Belsbszzarp
No, indeed. Women invariably spoil
eveiy thing. will manage without you.
and straight as ramrod be started ob
bis srrsnd to the loud clanking OF his
sword, which struck the Sidewalk at every
step, until Re reached the hut in which
the tailor patched and steamed the pants
OF the poorer citizens OF the town. He
was followed at respectful distance by 9
small regiment OF bsreiooted children,
who started in swestruck admiration st
bis beligsrent mustsohe sod gold embroid
cred N ustsche and gold embroidered col
lar and who whispered among themselves,
He is going to the tsilor's, and he will
murder Este with that ssberl
The general finally noticed the crowd CT
little rsgsmutfns, and their sight made
him turjous. He could not very we'll die
perse them. for general could not so far
forget his dignity IS to notice the chill
iren OF the rsbble, but on resching bis
destination he gave the door such tre
mendous pull that the tailor, who for the
last five minutes had been trying 10 look
iisni6ed, nearly fell of the table.
The general remained standing on the
He looked the tailor up and
iown sud then down and up and foslly
Numbered 10 bis most military accents,
Are you the bossi II the tailor had dared
% answer truihiu!ly, be would have snwer
d, Not exactly. As il was. however, be
answered with humility, am, but l hope
you will kindly excuss it,
Tie general looked the frsil little man
,v,r nee more and thought within him
,eli: What 40 acquisition to ones fam
lyI Something truly to be proud oil
Here the Mrs, who, to do her justice.
,sd much more presence Of mind than
,er husbsnd and wss much the cooler OF
be two, offered chair TO the general,
,sying, Wontyou accept section OF our
modest little LONE.
But the general iro~ned her down and
.em siped stsnding. Thank you. said be
J, ffis, / have no intention Of sitting down.
want TO speak 10 your daughter
The sirl was rrobsbly not upprepsred,
or she stepped through bali open door
nd ssid, Here an. general
Then the general did quite unconscious
y what so i,r be had forgotten to do. He
Islotes. at the same time critically eIsmin
ne the girl who threatened bis family
sith q missllisnce.
She vas slender. but Of mslstic fig
lie, Que bau ~ tA9uis'o bVsH W WV
blond hair and magnificent blue eyes aus
,ieiously red around the edges, IS II they
lad shed . good m,ny tears. There ives
10 much dignity sbout this young girl,
rho vas . school teacher. that she seemed
n,irely out OF harmony With the sur
euudinss 10 the fathers hut.
The general turned to the tailor and
sked 10 considerably milder tone Of
'oice. 10 this your dsusLterf
Bu, the girl opened the door into the
i,,ins room aud ssid firmly, Kiodly step |
his vsy, general TIE neIt moment the
enersl saw himself alone uith her 10 the
cru sulousIy clean sitting room. He took |
chair. while the remained lesning /
s.ips, the m.nlsls Bot the general did |
%, reusIu eesied long. He slmosi inme