The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-12-06

r.,ss wben one 10 really 10 love seems 'e
ynls.ria, The siiasiioa II makes, 70 ass
The familiar eIpression, business q
4 pleasure, o., mote accurately, to mshe
4 into a ,ulss, hasiuess matter whsi shoa'd
be issIously sasrdei irom any tain' o.
business tnssettioa,
/ Your objections are, siser oil. proper
only 10 The modtrn msrfiseei
wss oct, be confessed. thinkins 'hoa'
,h. Garden Of Eden Basincss YES 10 is'
iafsaey then so wss marriage For my
part be coutinued, dislike snythins As
sooa ss ID becomes dniy. Used TO iike
buptiaa. apoa they made me Master 1
/ look forward TO the sutamn ss person
locks iorsIrd to Sn1dsy. aud yet there
was time when be doubtless loved soins
10 church. wheu IL Was only permissible
tecr s,ion. supposins II we're one of the
Ten Conmsnd mepts that se should 90 TO
ball every Monday and the opera every
| Wednesday
And you mean you would dislike the
duty OF beius permsuently 10 love WIN
me, said tue yoang lady. Who perhaps
found bis remarks becoming too general,
though az . temporary sentimental eIcur
sion You have not hi hetto iouad II disa
greeable2
What flad fsul, with. Is, be declared,
that uuless one were TO marry you one
eopl1 not do several ihinss one would
like For Instance, | wonld Ike very
N uch to take You to India.
When9 impaired ths yoans lady, win
somes bat startling dehniteuess.
Not, BIO replied, ill. say, October. 10
dia ia the middle OF the season you would
mol enjoy Bit. But ! really fear lanless
we do get msrried the trip is impossible.
All The same, should love to explain tue
Tel to you, and Snsh Aims Mosque u
Ahm ed sbsd -ob, snd the Golden Gate at
s.pFrsncisco; it is tiresowe that cannot
take you there without marrying you.
You could take mamma as we'll, and
Aunt Adeliz,, perhaps.
That would be different, A superior
r,sn for those to whom 1t commends II
self, bat personally should Lot like 1t so
much.
Hiss Grestort1 laughed. Mr.. Markham
left hia eequestered p'ece and took ons
beside her on the sofa
We're you thinking. asked the lady,
that You would like to take my hand?
| have thought OF that before, ! was
thinking OF tsking it. Now, II we we're
married, be continued after sn interval
this would be my business. 1t would be
exoec.ed OF me ss il is Of hen to Icy
eggs, or the Prince OF Wales to 10y fonnda
tion stones,
And then il would cease to plessef
II would then become detestable, and
often lately have pictc:ea myself ss rid
ing home 10 the deepening dusk OF win
ter's afternoon from hunting either With
you by my side or to find you waiting Tor
me At home. When think OF it | nearly
take a hanson and come her to lay my
sell at your feet.
Why don't you2
For the reasons detailed above. l pic
ture comfort and inconvenience. 1t would
entail sn entire change OF my plans for
the rest OF the seison.
But II you were hot refused?
Mr.. Markham started.
Oh, that certainly struck me IS sn alter
native, bat didn't find it less alarming.
II | we're accepted we ehould probably
eet married; and how dull for both OF as
it would subsequently bel What should
really like would be for us to come aud
stay in our present capacity st Msrkham'
say, for q wear. You would walk With
me, row with me. 6sh with me, hunt with
me; would read to you my fsvorite bits
Of my isvorte authors, and you should re
Lallate WIN yUuls S"o ioA's'SS
ing so delightful. have already had you
to stay at Markham; but then Lady
Grestore1 and Sir Marmsduke came, too,
and my sister came down TO do hostess.
We were never alone except now spd then
Tor ausrter Of an hour OF mutual endeav
oripg.
Thank you, INTERCEPTED, With some asper
ity. the lady.
What / should like wonld be to have
you thus for q time all to myself fou
would God me much nicer than you lmse
inc, have much more to me, as ibe
Yankees say, than you would think.
You are not, in fact, such fool rs You
LOOK.
Mr.. Markham took 10 notice shstever
Of this frivolous interruption.
Well addei the lady,o one condition
will come Do 20, lcos frightened,
don't mean to insist on prior engsee
ntnt. You need not promise 10 marry
me. Bot | will come g whole year TO
Markham ii-ii msy bring Lord Mendip
with me.
Lord Mendipl Mendipi Mr.. Markham
released what he had been bolding and
laid IL back in the yonug lady's lap with
something Of the air wberawiih one russ
dsyn 40 Aricle thA one hss been hngef
ing 10 the sale. room, when one discovers
4, n. marked Sold He resumed bis posi
t,on On The hearth rog, bat without assin
accom- uods,iug bis back TO the mautel
piece
II wss. be remarked presently, very
nice Of you TO inform ne Of Jour engage
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