The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-12-22
The Eton hoy aad how he Did
tIse OdI ns.
: 81 - 3. I.ag. 80 l.era-lllea lh Il

Hampshire. aud meeting nith lu0r
military friends sho werc going l9
Fafuboro Station. (lot Aldefshoil
got into dcif aauiagc. hesises "a,
nye, there was an Elon boy There
Is no mi,laking that description Of The
race. They ave alwa,s dressed in the
height of fashion Ia lhe vacations, al-
though ~ school thry delight IN q bat
win bait is brim uf. and moreover,
they at wear sIlii litile ties, which
gite them he appearance Of daoa6ci-
mo ministers Of some juvenile rellgi-
Gus sect. The little wrttr,es are as
naughty and resersed as North Amer.
lean Indians; and the individual Of
fourteen years u agr or 50, whom we
had on ills occasion fur our itlluw
Traveller, looked as though tic tndle
railway station plat, and valuable
property u jarem, belonged entirely
to himself Ms soldier lritnls, how
ever. q class Which las gpnemllj a
contempl Tor hoys) paid TO .orl Of
attention to him, sfd as for ne, ] was
delighted 70 i.norc hi, presence
Now. jack, said my friends, two
Of whom we're my college clums, and
all a tAem inlimales, you will let Us
sm ke, ee know, although 10, ioui ol
i yomscll.'
Wei, replied !, "ii viii very
probably make me sick, 5ut Otherwise
! have no objection"
AS sool a. The train began 10 move,
lhey accordingly Iii their cigars they
hnd uol, however, taken three potls
before lhe clild in iha wl.itr crayat
(whose wishes no one had thought Of
conmling) reque-gel in thar half
hoar.e, hali-squetkit < vol c peculiar
10 lis period Of lile, llat they should
PIT tlteir cigars opt, because smoking
WAS offensive io him, anl contrary 10
the bylaws. Tie officers stared a.
though the caring lamp bad uue,ed
an observation, Htd then nidi four burst
into 4 roar of laasbtef.
You 8ill lind II 80 lan-liiug mat
Ter, gentlemen, whcn you 80 10 Farm
holo," said tie E,onian Dir at all
events, tie joke vii .o.i yuu tTo
pounds apiece. You have been varn-
ed, as die act directs; lol jet 70 our
smoking IL this carriage"
1len z { Into another, you lilde
brute observed prpperpoi, Of the
enc hundred ard tenth; "ind "a /
have good mind 70 drop you out d
Tie winlow IS we 90 aloug
i wil. thank You for Your names
aud addresses returned tie phennm-
eton. tHly "hrre is my card 1t our
sety.c. BE So good a. 0 name your
friend"
Smith, Of London replied Pep
perpot. only give me time TO write
10 my wiie and family. What blood
thirsty young creature il Is"
lie is very plpck!," remarked
Norman O. tie knights. approyiugly.
(" ! will say that for him: bat what
cherk shat cheek T
II am obliged to you for yonr good
opinion returned the liutle wonder,
drawing out q gold repeater; bai
it within one minute oar cigars are
not exlinauishel | will appear against
you a sure as ] am a living man.
Ny time Is of 10 consequence. and
would as soon gel out At Fafnboro 81
anywhere els, 80 you may be sure
you viii uot escape me. | feel il my
duiy 70 prosecute on public grounds.
Once more did Pcpperpot glance
at the window, AID even stretch lis
hand towards tbs human gadhy, as
though he would have uipped him up
between his fingers and thumb but
With Il rupful loOA at his companions,
he presently east iis beloved weed
oui ot the carriage, instead ct The boy.
The other llr followed lis example
for, VAS It worl while 10 pay forty
shiliings apiece ior forty minutes
ride
That's right, observed The young
gentleman, appfoslngly, returning bis
watch 10 h.s pocket, aud re-rBsagii g
himself III iiie columns Of Bells Lite /;
obedience 20 law Is one Of the first
du, q II the ,ollirrn
Conversation tagged after this, for
sense o. disgrace iul defeat opme,s-
cd ths sp,rts os N.Y. iri ntis. they
said d great number ~ severe things
againei il.c common ,nemy bot le
never lifted ii. tyrs iruu ll,e ae.iiue
aelai.- q ile Champion Fight oi Liehi
Weights, Witch appeared % Afford
hua intetse, tiiotigli irsnqpil, sslisiac.
,ion. When tie soldiers eol oui al
kariiafo ! ohserts7l l.is exe tNiukle
with special userrtneni lus could
rot b. certain ilAs Lo was stjsy ias
his victory unlil tle tram tegau t.
move again. No sotaef. hoWeyer had
VIZ lcli Tbs platform lhan ihe Etonian
burst into such sesiss 81 Cts of
iauglieg thsi Iiey aciuslly ramlled
his ueel cloth. He became, in shori,