The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-07-16
He Aimed High.

No. | never was muoh Of Q msrryin man
and that's the reason sllus stayed 90 old
bachelor. My father only got msrried
oncet. though, sn ! come within one ~
many times ss be did.
This is why l am single: Oae day when
| was st Miss Slimmins little chop l went
ed to git some thread to sew on buttons,
On Miss Slimmins she ups an says. smilin.
like.
Bilkins, ssys she, you ought to git mar
ried % hsve somebody to sew on your
buttons for you.
l don't know. says l. / never did Git
married yet, and Id hardly know how
to get about II. l don't see ss any one
would want 10 marry me, says !.
Oh. plenty Of EN- would. says she.
Buch . Hne lookin. nice young man %
you be On s-mskiu . good livin, too.
The trouble 10 you're too modest. says
che. I'm sure you can End . real moe
wife II you only Try. An then she snick
cred % II she had been a-ssyin sumpin
real funny.
WE'LL I'll think about IL, says I.
After got 10 my room l got TO thinkin
about what she said, and Il did seem
kind Of lonesomelike. l got to cogilstin
over the girls su concluded there vas
only one % I'd take.
l made up my mind To do 1t, but didn't
know how. 30 Jest settled down thss
I'd have . talk With young Squire Black |
stone. . mighty ,isin young lawyer. an .
great hand With the lsdies.
Well, comes next mornin l goes down
to Squire Blsckstone's oiil, and found
him alone, an then ! ups 81 tells him oil
sbont IL On ssked bis advice " TO what
vas the light wsy 10 70 shout IL.
Well. BiItins, says be. the only wy
10 do is to ge. the lady what bss esp
Iuved your heart % tell her 90 like .
msn. ! dsnt want 10 seem 'quisihvs.
but I'd hste 10 see you marry somebody
rs wss not good enough iss you.
No fears Of that, squire. ssys |.
l suppose she's like oil women . man
wants s--''lhe loveliest 10 the world.
She's Jest the nioest lady I ever see.
Thsps It, they're all like that TO the
nan thss wants EN-.
I don't mind tellin you her name %
between friends.
Well. Bilkins. Who is ii2
les Miss Annie D.lrymple, ss lives up
IN the bill with her widowed mothe.
The squire gave . long whistle, sn
hen be kind o lsusbs essy.like 90 ssid:
You aim high. Bilkius. You WON'T be
'-tbrowin Of yourself svsy 90 ia mstsers
u this kind it's always better TO aim too
,ieh ihsn too low. And then be ssid
umpin about - fsint hesrt not bein fsir
o the lady" end tbst II wouldn't do any
isrm TO be tryin |! 90 anyway. Well.
bst same afternoon put on my best
lothes snd vent up on the hill TO Widow
)slrymple's IN, IL bein sommer time,
ound disc Annie s-sittin ont 90 the porch
-resdin OF book On s-lookin sveeter
ban ever ! bsd secn ber before. II teen
a to me. 40 when | come up che held ,
ut her hand 90 smiled On ssii:
How dye do. MI. Bilkins. -she sllos
sid Mr.. Biltins. | sm plessed TO see
oo. Come up on lbe porch 50 tsks .
est.
l vas kind of npFot, an didn't kpov
'bst 10 ssy, bot ,he iidbt seem 10 90
Ice. go HnsIly ] got brsse 80 told her
II about it plunb s,rsisht through.
bont Mise Slimnirs' advice 90 sbou,
" ,binkiu over sil the youns lsdies 10
be town sn decidin that she wss the only
esl nice one 10 the xhols lot % sbont !.
~ dfesmin on IL oil uiebt % eoin 10
qnire Blackstone 10 The mornin 90 bis
tvics that The Only vsy 10 do vss 10
ell her about IL. cause . faint heart
'ssnt fair TO the is6y. An sbe Iesl listen
q 10 all bsd 10 ssy, which made u 20
,ueh essier fer me. 90 sniled her sweet
mile oil through. 40 when came 10 the
ID che ssys:
Ian sore yoa do ne . great honor
II. B.ltirs. fer honest sdmirssion 10
umpia 90 cart 'prsoists too high, 40 / y
bsDk you fer Lssi1 been 90 frsbt With