The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-10-02

story on tue puNk going tnr '"""" ~
Amt Matthias friends. IL was quite
bad enough that It had happened Of All
"wen." rasped Aunt Matilda sharp
liz. ~ you wasn't throwing the pillow
AZ me who was you throwing II att
Not Polly PryY'
"Yes. was" said Angelina sudden
~. II hate her. Aunt Matilda. Just
hate that wretched green pestr
.swretched green pestf' repeated
Aunt Matilda with awful horror IN
her tones How dare you call that
bird a pest
1T is" retorted Angelina ohsti'
nately
Aunt Matilda looked from Polly Pry
10 her handsome niece. She deserted
the mat of false puffs still perched on
one of Aneeline's ears. and she hob
BLEED over to Polly Pry aud examined
the gray claws and the yellow beak
with the sharp vision Of second sight
Her eyes fwinkled as she turned back
10 her niece
SYLVESTER left IN a hurry. eh, Ange
llneT"
Eyes" returned Angeline duly
Is he ever coming back agaluf
II guess not"
"why notT' persisted the old lady
sharply
"Yon better ask him" retorted the
long suffering Angelina. aud she flew
out OF the room and upstairs TO her
own bedroom. where she snatched on
the offending puffs and tossed them
into the bureau drawer
There she half sobbed, u am
such n fright don't suppose he VIII
ever look at me again There's Min
ME Fem All Of her hair grows tight
10 her head. aud she-she's inst crazy
after Sylvester Dowd Well. ] hope
she gets him: | don't want him : And
because she didn't want Mr. Dowd
Angeline sobhed herself 10 sleep that
night. which was extremely odd ana
NJ the same time quite characteristic
~ her sex
The next evening Angelina put on
her white muslin gown and sat down
IN the parlor to wait for Sylvester
Dowd She was engaged upon some
fancy work and. although the center
piece she WIS making progressed won
derfully. her heart affairs seemed at y
anndstill. for Mr. Dowd did not make
his appearance. which. In view OF re-.
rent events. was not at all surprising,
Aunt Matilda refused TO remove Pol
IL rry from her evening perch In the
parlor
"Poliy loves the pretty wall paper.
insisted Amt Matilda with wicked
look al Angeline's puts, now restored
10 their rightful position on her head
polly shows poor taste" retorted
Angelina sorely. but Aunt Matilda only
laughed
Three evenings following that fate
full night when Polly Pry had snatch
I'd the pufrs from Angeline's head An
eeline waited for Sylvester Dowd. and
he came not On the fourth evening
Aunt Matilda hurried down the road
directly after tea TO make a cnll upon
her particular crony. Mrs Deacon
Wells
Don't let Polly get lonesome In the
parIor," was her farewell warning as
she closed the, door
AngelIne washed the sntper dishes
and then taking W her fancy work.
went lIstlessly into the parlor. where
she sat down aud began TO sew
THE tall clock In the hall licked
monotonously. and Polly slus bered on
her perch.
Suddenly the clock struck \. the gate
latch clicked. and Polly woke M all NJ
once as 4. some one had pressed a
button
Hello. Sylvester" croaked Polly
stretching her wings.
Keep STILL mnttered Angelina as
she went 10 answer the doorhell.
sylvester Dowd stood on the door
step.
Good evening. AngelIne." be said
with some embarrassment
Good evening. Mr. Dowd.T said An
geline hnuglliily, for she had waited
four nights. and be should have kept
her waiting not al all Come right 10
I'm sorry Aunt Matilda Isn't home.
I'm try 10 endure II" said Mr. Dowd
giimly AZ he hung bis bat on the hall
rack and entered the parior
Hello. Sylvester greeted Polly
turning a samersault on her perch 10
her deligh, At seeing her old enemy.
Mr.. Dowd scorned TO notice the bird
and sat down near Angeilne's rocking
chair
Angeilne picked up her embroidery
and bent her head over II In the de
Cant hope that sylvester would note
that she SIN wore the brown puts
Sylvester looked aniionsly at her
and CLEARED hiA throat 10 speak lie
was good booking little man. with a
thsfcb ~ erayish hair neatly parted
In the middle ~ bis round head His
faee was pink aud white. and his eyes
were very hl1e Neither Angeline nor
himself wns very YOUNG. nor was
either very old. but be was older than
bis sweetheart. and he felt the diner
enee 81 years keenly He kept the
village drug store. ard be had had re
course 10 uany Of its personalities Of
youth IN the past
Making something prcftyY' be ask
et difidently :.
-y-s.- said Angeiine: making a.
AAh. squawkl Blg fuss over moth
ing~ cut Ia Polly IN Der uncanny way
Angeilne grew rerr red. aud syives
Ter made ;hreatenlng motion With
his ciineh.d hand Of the bird
f4 "A As a rxff fasa