The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-02-14

thai ] mt ,htm. l always travel ihifd
class 10 Aasiris, nrst. becsnse there 10 d
. iosrih-clsss, secoud. because II is tsic
: ss ehesp ss second elsss, third. because
, like tho company, which 10 large d.
sree consists oi nstiye peasants.
/, These three little msi3s we're eiltius
, opposite me. aud tried very bard in th,
Q cramped qustiers. 10 teep my knees from
! in.rutins on them. once or t~ice, when
, the car suddenly started; | iouud mysell
slmos, on the lap Of my nearest travelling
I compsnion, bat she vas very good-asiur
ed snd gently lifted me back upon my
, feet. The conductor came to punch our
tickets, and % be passed be addressed
my neishbors 10 . familiar aud bsnlerine
tone. ooe OF the little maIis smiled st
him 10 most bcwitchins way. aud with
her little black ssilor hst thrown to one
side. and ber red bodice fitting closely TO
her form. ste wss picture for en- artist
The secoud one seowled Ut him ~ II 10
say; know you men, yon sre sll rsscsls
ou cant fool mel Her little black sailor
bat sst firmly on her head, her necker
cbief was tied into one strong knot. sLd
everyth about her seemed to cay: You
mind your business and III miud mine.
The third hardly lifted ber eyes ss she
handed him the little piecs Of green
paste board, bot looked steadily aud some
what vaguely into the di.tsges,
The Grst one WAS very tslkative.
am from Acbtelbacb, she said. lean
ing toward me- You know II issgreat
wsy ca. IL hours walk from Lautsrbscb.
You know L,utei bach, don't your II is
the place about which they sing: "Io
Lsuterbsch hsb ich mein Stumpf verlorn,
uno obue siumpi eeh' ioh nicht heim.
She sang it Tor me once, twice. and 10
third time, but l felt that she was hurt
ipg her youthful voice singing so much,
go interrupted her. Do You know where
/ came fromp asked.
Tell me sba returned.
Well, come from further than L,uter
bach.
Can it be possible2 she said in aston
isbment.
Oh, yes, much further. very much fur
ther,
l thought | would surely pm, her in
ave OF men when | told her from what
lend had really come. 80 / said, with
much dignity and great emphasis: Well
| come irou America.
'Mericsl she cried She shook her head
| never hes!d Of il. IL ii really further
that LlutetbaoAp
II was who was put 10 ave, and to
cover my confusion / changed the sub
ject.
Have you any cbldrenP | asked.
II was bold question. She blushed
oil over
Why. never had husband
Surely, l remarked, with presumptuous
and not overdelicste gsllsntry. the boys
OF your village cannot have very good
taste to go by 60 charming q girl and
not ssk her for wife.
But you know, she explained nsively.
still flushing to the tips OF her care,
there sre not enough to 60 around, So
girls aud only 10 boys.
Truly sad state OF sff,irs for one
village to have 90 old msids st once. /
advised her to go to America. where such
Q ratio between possible wives and bus
bands did not exist. but she shook her
head, end replied that IL Americs was for
thtr than Lanterbsck Of course she
couldn't think about ii, but II l would
take her with me her eyes we're emitting
dangerous fre-she might consider 1t,
told her blusbingly and hesitstingly
that this trsin did not 60 IS far as Ameri
ca, and that / could not think Of robbins
the village OF 60 fair . maiden, and. fur
thermore, / had Q wife 10 Americs who
might object should bring home snotb
er without consulting her.
She appeared to think these eXplsns
tions eufli cient. but for some resson shs
did not look pleased, so turned my st
tention from her to the stern cne. She
was over six fest tall. and otherwise OF
proportions similarly generous SO
thought it wise TO be cautious.
Well, little mother, (mueterchep). /
called her, jokingly. where are you soinga
/ sm 10 mother she said Indignantly,
and certainly not your mo.berl
Had she been the Later she probably
would have laid me over her knee-she
wss tqnsl to ths task so iawardly ] was
thankful that she wss not.
Have you a tusbsnd2 l asked.
No, she said, reithef do l want one. {
don's believe in men. would not marry
one II bis bead we're OF gold.
The silence lived for . moment, then I
sho went on with softuess had thought
10 her. Yes. there vss one. would Z
have given my life for him. He told ne Q
10 wsit for him while be was 10 the army
| worked day snd night and sert hin the
money. that be might procure himself q
some com forts; Her voice bsriened and .
her f.ce gfew more stern. Three tears l J
waited, sud then be married smother 20
mar Uais sirk nov his vile il cross
sud neslects tim. his children are curse !
10 the commuuiiy {
Add ye. ttis sscord little msii sss {
now going OF q pilgrimage TO pray Tor !
himi She said she could asvsr forgive I
bin, snd a. gsz.d into fer face. which
looked ss II 1t bad been heSu ont Of the e
rock | ielt the never would.
The fret one esz'd ftssiiiy 8, me, tet Q