The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-04-11


Ia the center Of one OF the lovelies
OF Someisetshirs coombs rests 10 VII th
stitelioess OF so,iqus arohitscture ih
msnorisl home Of the sncient family o
Lu,lrell. One mellow evening in earl,
sntumu there sat locking ont 70 ses. will
sad sriious fsces, Wsltsr Lnltrell snt
his bride
Aud so, Wslter, murnnred the girl
there 10 ro hope Of your father relsn,ine
Walter, have been cruelty selfish. and
you. my darling, should not have sacciAt
ed go much for me.
Don't grieve. desrett Bear up, The
fate is hard, tie true, but better thus,
and so go forth asd struggle With The
world. than to be sepersted. Come, We
will meet The future brsvely. and 10 Amer
cs there isro family pride to mar our
happiness.
Waiter Lnttrell vas the only child OF
Sir Walter and Lady Lnttrell, who look
ed upon alliances OF their blood with oil
sxsctiug sxclusiveness.
During . Summer vscstion 10 his uni
versity career he bad been the sole ooeu
pant OF his fathers honse. She wss the
grsndchild Of his fathers gate keeper. be
took his fate 10 bis hands, and husbing
and svsdiog sll Msud's scrsples presented
themselves before the rector Of q distant
parish and we're we'd with the proyiso that
the marriage should be kept . secret,
Bot almost the Arst guest who entered
bis fathers halls after his parents return
wss no ether than the kindly reotcr who
so recently hal oftioia.ed.
80 the decree vent forth. and Walter
Luttrell. asa discarded, penniless man.
bade adieu 10 the home OF his ancestors
and sought consolation 10 the love OF his
plsbeisu bride.
For seven or eight years lost sight on
tirely Of the friend Of my boyhood. and
the story OF bis fortunes never reached
bis home. His mother hsd died, and
gloom huig around the msnsiop.
Ihsd long become permanent resident
Of New York. One vet, boisserous night
| jumped on the front platform OF . crowd
ID street car on my way home. / was
alone with the driver, whose msnner OF
talking to his horses % he Ltoppsd aud
'tsrtsd rather attracted my attention.
You don't appear exactly at home With
his kind Of driving. / remarked.
sm not . professional coschmss. be
'eplsd with slight English socent
How far do you 60 before you ohsnge
,af ing uired.
/ change close BY at the station.
l got of and wstcbed for him ~ hs
'sme oot sgain and turned to 60 home iD
be pslting, piliIsss rsin. Ovsrtsking him
stepped up and, slspping him on the
exclsimed:
Luttrell, how are you, old boy9
How came you to csll me that nsmeY
,e half sngrily answered. starting back
Ny name 10 Loring but. by hesvsnl cso
bel Oh. Frsnk, how glad an to see
'ouI
10 sn upstairs room 10 dilspidstsd
enement We found the bride OF bis youth
'sle. bat still besuiiful. budding close
o her three little children. My old col
sse chum. Maud. he said answering her
uquirins glance.
My first impulse Was to get them ont
1 their preseLt wretched abode and into
respectable house until other arrange
aents could bs made.
| obtsinsd for Wslter some employ
,ent more b, q, Jag bis education. bat -
10 prospects here wers by no means
,tteripg. l lt'uck upon smother scheme
bat, II succetsfal. would aid him effect
ally. ! wss on the eve Of msking . peri
dicsl visit TO g connection whose estates
) SJmefsetsbire sojoined Sir Wsltsf.
I'D proposed 10 Wslter snd Maud TO
Ike With me their little son Wslter snd
y II through the child . reconoilistioa
opld no be Effected.
The little follow aud | set ssil and
ssched our dtttiostion witt cut incident
any kind, and ooe bright summer
IorDing ttok bin TO pay my respects
, the old bronet. OF course with bis
susl psrtlslitg for children he pe.ted the
oy, who answered to bis nsme- by pre- .
ions tniiion Wslisr Heury. spd l wss
TO observe that tas mention oil
10 meme, 10 cotI1nction with the little !
Hove trisb sssrthy face. cent . psng .
trough bis test,
! Was very b. 'r.h, he sid, TO ny Wal .
u, aud now bis poor mother 10 gone ] :
stl sadly slooe 10 Toe world, Would
, God be would write, Add the miser
bic old man sighed a. be turned to~srd
10 lawn vh'fe tbs little bjY vss play c
Y, ] Hv II oLee that Sir Wslisr's c
ride vs ite lbsiseis 10 . frat comets
on sod, a.pliug oo, on to the Lawn, re b
'lved TO maze ouf eoop siitont dsisy. q
| cslled tte ebnd to me snd gave him .
me nossn. siih distractions 10 tsks Il
em TO The bsfOsst sud Likewise shat 4
) ~ss TO ssy TIE child sppfossbed his '
bee snd holding mp hisIipiis face ssii. a
Here srs soms fosen Tor yen. ssr 1
spdps. .
That oGe word v1 suffieient. The
u,h fisbsd through bis mind. and gath Z