The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-07-17

Nevertheless, my AsAy melbef
sasll ty e.
Yoar father Is simply able Is Pay
81 81 your bills; shy don you board
instead
opposiiion WAS 50 unusual that Hor-
age enioycd II and adhered 70 his
scheme with ueat perlnacIiy
i ann tired o. 81 that ] tel YOU
But YOU are bot Yery strong, and /
am afraid bard labor viii inIure your
health
4 shan take it moderately At first q
course
what 4 your task-master should be
severe r
Il win promptly leave him
aYou forget Loranar Elmer what
will she say
/ u don't care a fig.
Il thought you were engaged
eEngaged2 II was nothing more
than a Irritation on either side.
"Oh But you are Old enough to be-
gin 70 think Of settling down.
'Won, / do think q it. III find you
a daughter-in-law while ] am absent
Mr.. Gleason was hornhed
some robust country girl, with q
peony face and a general uncouth np-
lpearance
Perhaps A live woman, at any
rate who will rap the laAness out Of
me and not an automation, nor the
original Of d fasllinon plate
Mrs. Gleason began to cry. She
knew of but one type Of rustic maids,
and it certainly was not preposscssing.
Horace commenced a retreat
Don't worry, mother Kiss me
goodbye, for ] am going off by the SIX
o'clock train.
Two days afterwards he was in the
town of W, away up among the
mountains Of New Hampshire. Leay-
ing his baggage at the deg2t, he started
forth in search Of employment He met
with ill-succass; for for his appearance
was against him amongst those shrewd,
stout yeoman. who even in that sterile
region have the knack Of making 'two
ends meet, significant expression
meaning that they are cool calculators
in reference to ways and means.
He grew weary at length, and seated
himself by one Of those clear springs
that gush out everywhere among the
White Hills. 1t was grassy, and ahad
ed BY naples The spot, as wei rs hit
limp physical state invited thoapproacl
Of Morpheus, ind he was soon wrapped
in slumbers.
Near BY was a garden, and beyone
that Gothic cottage Out from it
entrance1way came dear little Bel
5 Phillips, l.tlmming q Wildwood song, q
! she tl.ipped down the footpath leadln,
j to the spring Our hero slept a secont
Rip Van Winlle, unconscious Of TIA,
j presence Of the hoydon who cautiousl.
g approached him. Mischief dimpled he
i cheeks as she carefully dipped u Ions
: branch in the sparkling water an,
1t shook It over Che sleeper. Horace
Y sprang to his feet, but the fairy fcc
J through the gate as i winged.
}. He caught gleam of cmls flashing
= in the sunshine, saw u pair Of charming
y feet encased in tiny Polish boots IN,
a floating, pink drapery that was all
Is but II was sufficient to set his pulse
y wildly beating.
Is An angelm he exclaimed Only
L don't know that heavenly yisitants bus
T. themselves in giving showor-baths b
q way-farers. II may be, though, 70
u verify stand in need Of one, eyein
re askance his Wristbands, which wer
rs stained with perspiration. perhaps
fe is a happy omen. At all events, I
u fallow. Confound these farmers.
thought they would Jump at the chanc
$ of employing a gentleman; but they q
y have the idea that am agood-for-notl
At mo or a rascal ! do not know th'
VI they are wrong, I'll try again and
refused ] win act upon mothers sus
$ gestion, namely board
y. A few moments after, he stood in I'll
oi large, airy and clean kitchen Of IL
u cottage
, Would you like TO engage a man f
: the coming season, siry' addrcssin
" Mr. Phillips.
- That gentleman gave him a rapi
IL scrutiny with an intelligent eye, as if i
le were taking the guage of his ment
and physical stamina.
'Wen, / don't know You arc II,
~ used to work, are you-haye ney'
q; swung a scythe, or guided a plow?'
"a "No- sir, / have not; but believe
!" can learn"
1T will blister those white bands, an
in nowise tend to improve their delicat
VIZ ness.
ae There wcs nm ineffablc contempt
the accentaton Of the words that struC
e 10 the soul Of Horace. lie had pride
himself upon the beauty and symmetl
of these members Of his body Now
regarded them with self-abasement-
10 They we're selfish hands. What ha
-, they ever accomplished for others?
III Il have a disposition to alter the
hue"
~ sWhat wages do you expect.
s. 'You may pay nae what / earn; it
immaterIal to nae.
" "immaterial you are strange In
7 is All indefinite and unsafe way Of don
~ business, young man.
"a Well, / don't know anything abO'