The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-08-06

sion iar This Arctic irisidiiy.
WIZ. Asaus dear, ! .housht ] bsd
been periec.ly lovely 10 tim. Hes sacb
dear old soal ths, Tell 10 lore sith hin
him 81 arsi sisb,.
DO 90, man Nj Hilion. child bu, the
nspbes.
Mt Hsuiltouf o., he IL too yoars. 81
together too yenls; besides. ,ouus men
pos.s-isys dol't smoaIl to much snyvsy,
The sords sooDded suspie,oo.iously is
u.lin 10 Mrs Cfompiou. snd sbs inrped
sharply to Ssdie. bu, tbst youns lsdy v1
eszlps out Of the wiadov With child-like
irroceuce
Nos. grille. don't be nsustty. be tiee
TO them; they are my saests. snd - On O.
pecisl favor to me. l AK you to try to like
Mr. Hamilton. Remember IL IL 10 be only
Tor few days, dear.
S,die's fsce uss . study. Taere vss
flicker Of suile 10 he Ia brown eyes
end 90 expression Of positive pain about
The rab1d mouth. Mrs Crompton
,boush, her 90 the verge Of releptias. bat
moving tbsdow 10 the rose-ssrden be
low hardened her heart
Very we'll. Aon,ie. for yonr sake Ill try
to be nice to Mt HsmiI.on, bu, / cannot
help tbirkios his uncle perfectly sweet.
csp II
Mts Csompton her lip With veXstion.
Wbs, IL J 1sish should take i.ncy to this
slip Of eirI'
The shsdowy figure below moved imps
tiently.
will be good. Aunlis. indeed ! will,
and the very next time see this much
abused swain l promise to make pesce
With him. II is arowipg late; byf-bJl !
must rua down and get rose Ter my hair.
And With . snatch Of song upon her lips,
she ran lightly dosu the broad stsirWsy.
scress the garden, under the viue-scvsred
srbor. spd straight into the srms OF the de
tested Mr. Hamilton.
l Ithousht you would never come, Sweet
hesrt.
And l thought should never get the
chance. Oh, Charley. feel that ! am
such an s.ch decsiver. Aunt Sarah has
been lscturing me on my treatment oi you
And Uncle Josiah threstens TO send me
home OF once il l do not proceed to bov
down aud worship Ut your shrine.
Tuey both lsosbed in the j youspess OF
youth and love.
l hive discovered smother secret besides
our own. Charley. Tbis moroinR l vent
over to tske some 6oaers 10 old Mrs Bet
tis, Who has been bedriddeu for years.
The Ola Home week celebrations made
her reminiscent. and che told me That long
ego Aunt Sarah and Mr Hilton we're Low
ers. and only through . foolish quarrel
were separated.
Charley gave long. low whistle.
30 that IL Why Uocls Joe was 60 eager
W !ysu otu num1 pilgrimage. Iou
ought 10 have seen how excited be vas
Then l found out where be vas coming |
and suggested that l DIN bin,
Aud Aunt Sarah never once suspected
our medium OF communication in the little
pos,offi, 90 among the bills ct Gfeenviile.
None bat the brave deserve the fair.
II takes them both 10 do and dare.
laughed 8 ,die. Is che plucked . rose and
gave 1t to her lover.
l must go nov or Aunt Sarah will think
l an lost. 90 goodbye, and intend to be
little more civil, for her sake. you know.
The ball was grand success from the
opening strains Of "Home, Sweet Home"
to the moment when they oil joined hsnds
in one big old-!ims circle and. to the
rhythmic motion Of clssped hands, sang
"Anld Lang Byne"
Somswsy IL brought back TO Sarah
Cromptou smother ball Of many years ago,
when Joe Hilton bad asked her TO be bis
bride. She remem bered that she bad worn
q simple muslin gown with blus ribbons,
an1 tonight she vas radisn. 10 heliotrope
SAITH and diamonds.
Aud once more the Honorable Josish
Hilton's eyes grew moist % be too thought
OF .hst other ball, and that life had prom
ised and oil that he bad lost.
Together they walked out OF the ball
room.
Sarah. be bessn With manly directness,
years hsve come snd gone since that other
ball when We plishted oar roth, Then
von we're . simple country maid. bat
sseeter never lived. and was plain Joe
Hilton. Nov you sre sststely mstton
with wealth snd position, snd ths world
me With having riabtiully won .
place 90 ito ladder OF fame. Snab. l love
you still. C.n you 6od II 10 your heart to
plight our tsoth spesi To me. Sarah.
you we're Vermont. the old boms. every
l have travelled isr 10 hear your
'Dsser from your own lips. Whst is 1.
% be, Ssrsbf
The same % on that night so many
Issrs ago. josiah, Tor you have not irsveIi
ID 10 vain. bis compAnion responded soft
y. will try 10 mske the sunset yssrs Of
Iour lie richer for What the noondsy bss
oct. :
BE bowed revefently snd kissed her b
,spd. I
You have msde me b'ppy man tonight. I
sarah -snd . proud one the p'oudest I
nan 10 oil the old Green Moontsin State. q
dov surprised the youngsters vill bel
an 90 sorry they do not seem TO like .
sch other Mrs Csomp,on remarked 10 . .
roubied tooe. J.
Well. Charley is still bo,hsrios bis head .