The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-04-12
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THE VERDICT AGAINST J. J.


Wa not aWare e ii n tie time bat
Il vs.. Z before he began 70 r..
slize H. lis lsly lie vas i wretch.
vs. our rs. mother drauk.' His
father va, b profession d blscksmi h,
wlose only recreation was night.
poaching. Tht impropriety Of tbs
nocturnal amuseaeni could never b
impressed upon Mr. ] sruior. blud.
geons and butt-ends d guns had been
used ia the humane endeayor 70 drive
the idea into his head but hi. skull
WAS unusoally strong, and siihstood
manluliy ihe iorciblr entry Of the
idea. Interviews With justice. Of the
peace, and arguments from legal gen.
llemen. had no more effect upon HIM
he took his imprisonmems with per.
ieci eqanimity. as a matter Of course
but "a soon as he got out" he reverted
10 his practice. Game was game,
was his inconlroyertible argument
One chap 'ad as much right to il
as another was his not equally ineon
trovertible deduction and blowed il
they won't preserve butterflies next,
was his ifonical, but vague conelu.
sion. lie was told he would be hang
ed or transported, and he fully be-
lieved what wGs told him but he ex-
pressed his determination neverthe-
less 10 ave his BIT o fun as well as
the best on EN-, and TO eat bit o
public vicluals now and agen, if be
died Tor il for nothing could persuade
him that game was any thing but
public yietuals.'
II is hardly necessary, except as a
eonnecting-liuk in the story, 10 observe
that Mr.. j. seniors friends soon saw
their predictions fulfilled, and the
man who would eat public victuals
was made public example Of The
Jolly blacksmith in fact, on a shiny
night in the season Of the year. got
INTO serious complications with Mr..
Nomans lot Noware Hall) game
keepers and one OF the latter was
immersed IN the water to such an ex-
tent that the whole Humane Society
could not have brought back TO him
The reqblsite amount OF animation
The consequence WAS, he expired and
Mr. }. senior put the government to
the expense OF sending HIM abroad,
aud finding him in board, lodging,
work, and confinement Mrs. j. was
obliged TO remove TO uncomfortable
apartments at The workhouse, where,
finding the supply oil gin mappreeia-
bic, and attainable only by snug
Cling process beyond her abilities, she
fell victim 10 her sufierings in the
thlriy-tifth year Of her age and the
illird Of her marriage, Her end was
(enforced) ,obriely.
j. j. became a work 'us-hoy. and re-
eeved with a very i'll grace the ed
ucalon generally awarded TO that
class OF our you ger brethren. In
Ibis public Institution h. had The mis-
ior3une to quarrel with a comrade
when they had each OF Them forks in
heir hands: the comrade made a
thrust at him with the two pronged
lhsii ument, ard missed whereupon
}. j. returned the compliment but
unfortunately took tfucf aim, and in-
.f.ctcd gha,tly wound. liz was hat
urally SCI down as the more guilty OF
OF the TWO. was severely chastiscd, and
branded as an embryo ruffin. Now,
II IS often very difficult in this over.
populated country for work us boy
@ho begins life without HE prestige
OF convict fatller. mother who died
o. "a deficient supply of--drink, and
OF having himself nearly killed play.
mate with a two.pronged fork, to Oh.
tam bJot-ceaning aud errand-run-
ning situation IN a gentlcman's estab.
hshmenli No wonder then, that
young j. ]. with his antecedents, had
a great deal TO bear at the Hon. ard
Rev. Mr.. Fiiz-Rexs, who had chari-
tably determined 10 give him a
chance no wonder, that with his nat
urally sour, and irritable temper, which
Tor Its improvement. required soothing
rather than aggTi,ating Treatment, he
resented the language Of Mr. Thomas
the gentleman who led the kitchen
al Mr.. Filz-Rex's-wh hose questions
were eouched ID some such teims as
Now, then, conwic, where's them
boots 7 Of Mrs. Molly, the cook, who
never omitted an opportunity OF say
ing GiI out Of my way, works, or
III taste you as well as this ere int :
and oi Miss 'Alelia, the lady's maid,
who deprecated his proximity ia these
words Don't come anigh me. YOU
little murderer - don't. In iacl,
his feelings were al las, worked upon
10 such an extent iha he empiied a
kettle ot ; ling water upon Mr.
Thomas ealsr.. ii consequence Of
Which th 2 nlemap was confined 10
his he'd. @ih - additional discomfort
ia the TACT that ht was forced IL lie
With his face doanwatds; that be an
uoinied Mrs. Moliy's rubicand features
wlili = iab.e.spoa nful Il bot dripping;
AID dat ht, % lis OWL parlanee. gave
Miss Mrlla one for herself - HE
effect Of which WAS that orc u tile
eyes Of the recipient was surrounded
wlih q black balo. II followed that
j j. had TO be returned 10 the au-
ihoritics ai the workhogse, WHO found
u q .ss T..