The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-02-25

~ arres II ibe best ixna that ever lay
outer doors ripped an 10 flinders o
Sarrr Ann, lille knoweI ihon that vi
at a Tuinel. busted family Little yeot
iliuksa tliou au eggr o Jcrewsa.
lem low slrll ever meet yeoa. ,in
tiis drsruakslou hev hin arouglied
Ariter all orr skrimpiu an skre@in, an
pinrlin', an mmin, 30 twsiin' afilei
selln' old Buncy an' th, steers; AFT
irr srlla, Tie lso.yrar oll Ariicr an
tlc nme .lloiis AL arie thpu, @, Sarel
Ann goin' to ehurci 10 calkrr, Nerc 8
bus ei family Q, Jelev.alem All.m
lost gone in a mrnniil Q, heow hule
jed. and Sarr Ann, kin meei teoaT
Tbi. outbur.l from tie tall Ymibee look
us all By u prize. VI roaii noi imas,ur
What hal lappeHe io cause hHn mara
allrn ard erG o. tie foor man was ab.
oluely bc,id himself with trrora ard dc-
sIair aud uar> rete flowing pleuiiu.iy
down his brown. Wcubrr.beaicn chceks.
Wha on earth his happcaed to You
sir. TO capse you 20 much di.tr So You
are certainly not lamtnling At this rate
over that rent in your carpet bag asked
!, advancing Ia where or lankee stood.
Oh. 10 no, holy Jerewsaeu, ci twas
nothin 1T bot that o., miH,Icr, mur-
der, d4.eni hardly thjnk sn't There's
poor, poor sirrr Ann, ieeln' 50 proud, ab'
ndkm to little jed about oar fnr new
home Ia the prairers, .jist ike me an her
ust otte, 10 10, an liere, O, .lewdlS, Is a
lull quarter section ot the ucatesl land in
Iowa gone to eternal smash
Tie poor fellows feelings now COM
pleltly mastered him, aud he hid his lace
% his tands and sob5ed ike q child. Ills
last words, however. rave me a clue TO
the mystery, and taking up lis carpet-bag
] c mmeueed hauling out shirts, ve,ls aud
handkerclnefs--al thoroughly walersoak-
cl--,l at the Bottom | found a carefully
rolled bundle.
NJ, Yankee had now controlled lis
q AMI stood near, wth his LANDS on
liz knees, bending oyer me IN 5reatlllcss
,u-pen Unrolns hickoty shiri, /
found within a large cotton brown paper
parcel, aud within that handkerchief,
carefully pinned, and within It a package
done up in newspaper. On opening the
newspaper found what | had expected
10 find from tie FIRST, viz, 4 laud warrant
lor 100 acres Of government lald, all snug
and dry
1t is almost useless TO describe the ex-
travagp joy Of the Yankee The mo-
mrnl that he saw tIgd his land warrant
was .afe and sound he gave perfect
howl # delight, and snatclnng il from my
fingers, he pressed it to his bosom, as be
might have done Sarer Ann, had she been
present. and with tremendous strides COM
meaced pacing back and forth across the
room. II seemed impossible for him 10
be still an instant Cloiy 10 God 7 cried
he glory to the most highest Sarer
Ann, all our sayin an skrlmpin amt in
vain. Go on with your talk--plan an
kaIkeratc Take little Jed on yer knee
and sing In the eyenin', when you 90
out to milk. look to 'rd where the sun is
goin' an think--thare I've a happy home +!
Your Peleg's there he'll hev The land.
and well be happy yit! The steers is
saved The shoats is all right ! the heiter
amt gone in, and old Baroey's bound to
count Q f.ll-rs you see in your mid.t
happy he d Of er iamirly--you witness
4 joyful Iuman----'
II you viii excuse my in'egruptng
you, sir, and il is far question: said i,
now did you come to get into this sorry
picklrT
Excuse the question: Sarling. sar-
ting Tel yer tie hull siory in er min
nit--givc the hnll partickelcrs--a full az
keoant Jewda. what narrer escape
that quarter section did lteyF
Well, bot let's have the story
Yaas, sarling, sarting Wall. gents,
my name i, Peleg Snodsra,s. son ot Dea-
con Eleazer Saolgrass, from deown IN
Maine. on the ----'
Never mud that, tell rs how you got
50 vet.
Yas., sartug! Well, you sec back
hur bout mile beyaut the Nockernoseoii
Greek. | wnr wakm along as happy a a
lark. look IL abeout over tie pra rcfs and
thinkin how beautiful the gr. at All Bern
had made ite world AMI what awful Ia
teis THIS siie woaid raise, wArn ] seed a
big drove Of cattle jist one side. | Wur
adHiria ri hacow e. and lick thee wur,
All ookin AZ tIiafe gold pgis, wien an
almighty great brtndle buii Jumped up
out'n the tall gia, a,d began tew shake
his alldred great curry head an beher an
switch III. tail an paw tie size over lis
bAek. | concluded il aur best few let on
like, el want afeard. and ! began irw
whistle RaAc er deown Sal and other
good chunes. ihnkin' as hcow III slip
past the blasted cd GUS but li-i a. pot
oppersitc, he gin snort and began tew
walk toward me, stoppin onet in q while
,pw fetch rake 10 the sile with his fore
feet. | pot III few quick steps beout
then, bot was aieafd 70 run, 60, ka0wed
Ct Did he'd teel encouraged. Putty soon
he began to come on ilie iro;. and lhen |
lsi on. Ia q kinder canter. Then be ris