The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-06-25

10 Banty. He never dreamed that th
mstrimooisl msrket siinej zach possibil
ties ], became plain 10 MIN The, b
bed been ioolins svsy bic tiue sith th'
Widow Donnistn. faded. touesbs
vtinkled sni owning bnt twenty.hvl
sores OF bottom isnd. here we're lsdies =
Abe paper spoks Of them slvsys u
"isdies' = sho appeared wiling 10 msrry
any body. aud some Of them bad s25 oot
10 cssb. Ban,y opened correspopdence,
To make cure bis letters vould nj
tell into the hands Of Shanghai, be direct
ed The ladies' 20 sddfess them ttnt: vii
liam tBupiy) Smith.
William tBan,y) Smith soon began 10
receive no lever than tso letters from
each mail. The superscriptiou vS so on
mis,aksbiy ieniaius that the postmaster
mentioned II 10 the ioupsers. They
twitted Bun,y and told Tim be would
prejudice his chances with the Widow
Duppisen II be persisted 10 his tritiins
With ladies' hearts By mail. Bunsy laugh
cd. He could marry tho Widow Daoui
gen any dsy he thought. What he wss
after was bigger 6sb. He Apslly siited
the choice down 10 two. According 10
their uncontrovsrted statements one vac
. widow with $4,000 In mining stock.
the other . maiden lady Of means. Her
mysterious reserve on The question Of
means led Bapty TO believe she must st
least osns back, possibly . rsilrosd, To
these ladies he sent bis photograph. tax
en- ten years previously, when be attend
ed the Grand Army encsmpmen', He sl
so gtvs them 10 understand that be was
sble to support vile as che should be
supported aud that be did not 60 much
value means ss . faithful heart and face
free from wrinkles.
Bun.y made progress. He arranged
With the two women to meet him on
certain day 10 the city, twenty miles
from Tow Head junction. one at the nniou
station st one hour, the other Of the
post otiioe d another. O1e vas 10 wear
. pink. the other . white rose. Banty
marked himself apart from oil mankind
BY tying . red ribbon 10 bis lapel button
hole. He did not 60 to the postoiiice
that morning, but took the 9;l0 train 10
the city. When Shanghai went after bis
mail the post master handed him letter.
Amt for Bua,y, reckon. he said, ss it's
addressed jist Willism, Shanghai open
ed the letter and read:
Dear William Looking st the map,
zee Tow Head junction is very near the
,ity, l fad the fret train from the city
reaches Tow Head junction fifteen
minutes teiore the train you will leave
on gets there. so have decided to go
o Tow Head. Meet me on the station
platform. l will wear pink. Caroline.
Must be for Bun.y. 6hsnshsi reflected
V be ses out TO look bin up. Jim
Daniels said be ssw Bousy 81 the depot
md that be heard him ssk for . ticket
% the city. Before Shanghai got there
he 9.l0 came, bat the train from the
,ity had no. arrived. At the depot they
aid il was thirty minutes late.
Bnnty Was TO meet Caroline at the
lnion station 10 the city st 10 O'Clock.
)sroline wss the maiden lady With means.
1e had named ! O'Clock - the hour for
eeins The widow who held the mining
took, d the postoflica The widow also
consulted time tables and maps. Bhe
ound that she could get train 10 Tow
Head junction thst would pot her down
here at 8.55 and thst she could return
o The oity 1t noon, She decided to
uu out and look the place over. 30
hen the train from the city which
vhould hsve arrived st Tow Head before
'unty ieit, stopped, two women got oil.
Joe wore pink pinned 10 her bosom.
be other . white rose. The one adorn
by the rose wss fat. short. broad faced
nd masculine
The tall wOmsn scanned the men 90 :
be ststion platform There Was not OIL
lean OF red ribbos on any Of them. Z
Is Mr. Willism Smith herei she ssk
d the agent, h
That tall gentleman over there. be
nswered, pointing ont Shanghai, who. 4
svins missed Bonty. had forgotten The
,tter end Caroline. The ht womsn. Who 4
ss standing pssr, with hands on her
ips and 9 vslise betseen her feet, critical
surveying the isndecspe wberson Tow
lead wss dot, beard the query and
nswer. Bhe picked up her grip and .
esded for Shanghai The tall one resoh .
! him fret.
10 this Mr.. WilliAm SMITH she asked.
Shan ,hsi bowed, That's ny name, be .
splied.
Well, said the tall one, an Caroline. q
The ist one spprosched. IL this Smith !
.WilIism SMITH vs ber stern query. d
The same. msdsme. Shanghai snswer
J. somsvhst confused st the attention. I
! sm Msodie, she eXplsined. p
Light dsvned on Shanghai Ladies', ID
lid be. sm Willism Smith. bn. not Il
,us William. Il is kno~n - Bonty. II
an Shanghai L
Confusion followed. The women sccus y
J esch other Of hesobery and Shspghs' v
deceit. They drew crowd. IL
II yoo will Walk mp tbs rosd With me. o.
msy be able TO explsin. Shanghai sus II
s,ed. They vent H,lf 90 bour lister O,
Q fss ope returned s1s told the seent
10 hsd been iriehed snd deceived BY =,
illisu, othersise Bno,y Smith end thst /.
e would not live 10 hole like Tow i.
"a eov su The Emt hs IN ths Uo,Id