The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-11-08
HOW THEY GOT AHEAD
or THE OLD FOLKS

Mas Jnlia NaruMNfl NaA Nre@hthAtHM
and was attending 20 her canary when
the pos,man arrived and ief, letter
Tor her.
Good grscicuar' she exclaimed.
"Mamma 10 bc married Sorry she
can't come home quite as eafis NJ on.
pected 'Mr Arbackie' Hopes IN
not l~ naughty about it' What In tho
world am 10 dor | can't vet nscd to
a strange man In the house, flf'--
A maid entered and handed her a
card on which was written. Henry
Dufand Arbuckie"
well. | declare" the girl went on
with her sollioquy, after telling thu
maid to say that she would be down
scon, this is disaktcr following fast
aud following faster l hardly learn
that am to have a stepfathef when I
4 nm called TO face him. wonder II
mamma has gone and made a silly of
herself by taking young man. Shc
always dislikcd old ones. SO ] suppos"
she's got boy. Heighol | wish ! had
some one 10 marry myself
She prinked little before the glass
and then Went down INTO 'he drawing
room A handsome young man OF tweh.
~ Ave arose as she entered, lie looked
tatber einoaffanseo ana ss"""er~'
Few incoherent sentences
beg pardon. Mira Arbuckle-I near
Miss no, Mrs. wardwell. Tor calling
NO early have but few hours In
We ciV' ana
iou are quite eAeusao". Mr' ar
p'.A'a' 'N"' ''''e' "'' INVITE
ing -,
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y" 20 hh" so young u pe'''"
'eai~
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VI nv 80,
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'"ne "'s p,ae'' 'u'
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m'SS ""i'"', r'uee' "s"" NV
io'e VI SON ~ in"i'''i'" W n'"''s
'unauef
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en s'a' W 'o'" INV -,
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p'e"se' ,us' ue,o,' sou ea nav"
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isia.uon '"'n'o I" p''"'''' "'
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= mean 'na' .a,.,e, oo''uh Inv"
.nosen '"o'' s"''''"''o'' ''''"'o'"''
ior me-
otep'no,ncr' why, -" +" w sou1
s'epuhusne''
What ~ you '"he ,he io'.
han'in"S ne" n'e"""o '""'
DE-. -
Are you not Mrs' Waro"ehf 4
Il am Miss Julia Wardwell. DO I
look Old enough 10 DE your step-
motherT
This Is very astonishing l sup
posed was calling on fathers nan
cee."
And ] supposed you were my motn'
er's iance."
Father wrote me that Mrs. Ward
well would arrive In the city yc~ter-
day and, ms was passing through.
asked me to call on her."
II have just received letter from
mamma saying that she mas been de-
layed. supposed she had chosen
young man She has never liked old
ones"
"Well. well! Upon my word And
you're not to be my stepmother after
air.
II should say notl And you're noo
to be my stepfather. and I'm TO hnvo
M old man In the house! I'm disnp-
pointed"
"And I'm to have an old woman for
4 stcpmother"
II shall not live with them"
Nor J."
II shall take apartments ana liv0
alone. with a maid and other seFv-
ants"
You cant do that"
Why notr'
You're too young-and prettyF
oh dear! I'm Disguised"
80 am l. shall 20 into bachelo1
quarters"