The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-09-24

iie q u every deslrauie pace ~ al
times. lie Is always az the ilp e--sonlo-
Times boolless, and halless, aud shir,less /;
still be is there
re is IL California, al Pixies Peak, or
ia utah, and has a practical belief ia a
plurality Of wives. lie rejects tie eur.
rent proyerb TIA: there can be too much
Of a good thing in ais respect.
lie is engaged alike IN John Brown in
surreciions aud southern secession move
ments.
OF course hc has joined tbe Sons Of
Malta long ago lie Is one of the pio.
uecrs. Ills admission was irrtgoldr. Very
much TO the sorrow and discomlilurcoi Tie
order, he swindled the goat oui Of his ac
customcd perquisile in the lo7iag line
soizing the animal by the tail aud re-
versing The enginc.7 z And, after be had
seen the elephant, or, rather, the goot, be
published his experience in The newspa-
pers, illustrated with cuts.
1t was very plain thal le could s'r6a
at least he got along swiInmingly."
Tie "Jour. Printer travels. lie Isl
not unfrequently compelled 10 travel by
the force Of circumstances. His litlc
brass rule is an opcn-sesamc alike toI
steamboats, and rail cars He occupies
the choicest seats, and puts bis muddy
boots, Of shoes, upon the velvet cushions.
He is always "strapped," more or less
generally more. Still, he declares the
world owes him living as surely as he
owes lis washerwoman an indefinite sum
which she viii never sci
lie is never out Of spirits--animal spir-
lis, mean--for he is sometimes crazy for
want Of the variety 'clept "ardent.' In
some cases, his idea Of Paradise is, a huge
barrel Of Old Bourbon, pieiced for large
sized straw, with his mouth at themuzzlc. |
repeat he travels. At one point in
his perigrnations, he works at his "pro-
rcssion "it would be saerilege 10 call il /
trades at another, he is quack doctor,
with an adequate supply Of bread pills
and molasses syrups & another, be AZ
sumes ministerial robes oies the so-
cred lcsk, drawls oui il liz. .rious tones
.he paragraphs Of purloined sermon, and
addresses the throne ofgracc in style
lis own.
Al another point, finding game to be
Dlucked, he plays cuchre--whaicver that
s--lor little loose change
The world is bis country--he basks in
The sunshine Of every climate. The bones
of his comrades whiten alike the plains of
Mexico, the hillsides Of the Climea, and
he barren wastes Of the Arabian deserts. /
This is hardly fancy sketch.
"YE LOCAL"
Next comes " Ye Local. He is an m
lispensible adjunct TO every well-condue!-
ID newspaper Everybody knows him.
II my rural friend comes TO toMn, be
sees him" lie is standing on the street
,orner. lie meets him on the pavement,
possibly with a bill for collection
"Ye Local is ubiquitous.
If Dutchman drink forty glasses Of
ager at sitting, "ye local sees it done,
md helps do Il. If plug-muss occur at
he is certain to be present, and,
en- TO one, he has black eye for the next
week. If a man has tbs bad luck to be
the "local" is the principal
and if there is an elopcment in
ligh life, you may be sure that be is at
he bottom Of it for the sake Of getting 4
,ood item.
lie attends the first and the last ball Of
lie season. He reyer goes home till
morning, and then be takes the girls with
lin. lie is the chrouicler Of the ocea-
ion, and Of every other occasion.
lie renders extraordinary service to
hose who get into bis good graces-hop
hey get there, Il nobody's business. Ile
makes an able and entertaining lecture
ut Of an irregular grouping Of stale, fat,
md Improbable" " ideas " graceful du,-
e,tse out Of large-limbed dam.el who
would disgrace Pete Williams hoe
Iown;" and melodious, bird-yoiced
ongstress out Of a croaking, braying old
campaiguer." lie puts the bad English
f the public speaker into proper shape,
me secures for him fame and renown
which he would never enjoy through bis
,wn merits.
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