The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-01-23
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ut cali ii romantic think the wind sets
thar way myself; and iheres b.i u love
10 Il. toe, though yoa'd never think ! was
a subject tor = iore story 70 look % me-
N I'D enough, dye see, 70 ieei safe about
the drsit. ard bronn enough TO Be Hot.
lcuiot and e. for fesh--wtll, no matter I;
some d YOU slim young iandies viii be a.
stout as be. il you live a. long Besides,
thai ffaeas al Gibraltar didn'i improve my
looks IIl lell you about that before The
story Il over, reckon at present ] d bet
Ter heave ahead.
Fal A. am and old as am, there was
time when | was IS SLENDER young iel-
loN As ever Shipped afore The mast agin
bis parents leave They, Lord bless EN-,
wanted 70 make counter jumper Of me,
and tried measuring rags abou, year.
Then couldn't stand it any longer, and
Jumped the old counter for good, and cot
and went 10 sea. bad haukering FOR
l its good while, md the only thing ever
regretted was the way my poor mother
took !, 70 heart. Wait bit Honor
bright, there was one thing
That was Jenny Bush, old BnsIl's only
daughter, and the preitesi girl ] ever cast
I eyes on. Her skin was jus, as soft and
far a. any babYs. As for her hair, I've
70, bI in my desk upstairs AMI though
IT'S crossed the ocean about dozen times,
its so bright nov you'd take it for n gold
chain coiled down under the bin Of blue
ribbon it's tied with
/ Od Bush was my captain ashore. !
mean 10 cay, he was lhe bend Of 4 big dry
! goods store here they first sent me to
measuring rags, and Jenny used 10 come
over every day afte; ribbons and calico,
and the like, and, the Lord lo,e yc /
i don't find fault with tie women folk, louk-
Ius after such tl,ings, though i don't seem
\ = mans place 70 seil EN-. Sic looked
mighty pretty when she put m on, did
Jenny. Father and the old Bush were
ia-l friends aud when they found out that
! wa. sweet on Jenny they put leir head,
I together and resolved to sanction the match.
/ ! aas 10 be taken into partnership, 10 ) {
see, and vas 70 step into the rag bu,rcss
when lie old mau stepped out. Dry
Goods, Wholesale and Retail was tue
sisn, ult M"ayS e'lied en- rags.
Well, Jenny and | were iosd Of each
other, and kner il already; So the old
iolhs being agreeable, We saw 4 good deal
% ,aep o'her au"aal : ana evening" to say
uo'hHs q we e''"has Fhe made 70 tue
store Agd usea y N'sh c"u.d make
4 UP ny m'nd 70 y say a'hore b1nt ! could
~ ho' aita iot y, ] he1ld llie
waves gsa''''S aoo'' my ord - fny dreams
! ha'eu wy o.o'. 5"'a "''' 'ne Sc'ssQts -
,hey maze me ~ ana "ne hishi tola
Jenny g. one So, . z NJ oa' y ana
oy sac o"l'a '1"' sHe didi 1ae me l"f
" ana "' s'''Ns' = ,te ,''ng "h' !, ! 'louii
ue = c'Plaiil' any ~ shoh'o inaNe very
Noy aEe N,'h he' "''a h'fe . e'o'h Ike a
P'a,or 20 ,'ei ,ci''
l',h sue ~ 'A' A,ss 'e,. maps
N',ea 'ie oacN ""a clt on ne yeiio"
edi. : 'o,d !ou y WIN Par = scissors
Tue oh'y 'Isa'an' Ioo eyer Ga wan ne
souniouhaea 'n''lss ~ aH 'ny ne
na' i''ei' Wsht away, ana liiou4h i
uiuboered i@e bHnl "htn p''ssd motli-
ef door, !oo eouluh have coaNrd me me
PACK again. h'' Nia'i wants to 0e ne
w'li be ahd mere are men meant from
thsif cradles loF the Fa'eF - sarin as ihe
hsh are
so' : le''ef from oid nanny thai cut
me up 1ui heiis oul knew SUE
would come rouh1, anu lIdn guess the
worst ho" ahovid { Wheh \ hrst came
% me mat q mah mi so'd rags was 3. Ter
than sailor 4 TOOK my breath away his
was When ! hra' VEN nome " You see
Mamma, she scoided aga ctird and Kissed
me bui Martha and Mtllndy' aud broth-
e. 0tniies Augustus pitched 'n's me fero,
cious. Says thel ou have d'ssraced
your ,am'ly--we have been Respectable
ana eln'eel iolk' alI our iiHes, aud now "e
,re 2 have 2 common sailor W = brother
! eahsh' II reg laF gaze ana lathgr Pui
~ his cars regarding d'sobedtnce. when
shat came cleared out aud marched over
I" ga bush :. Nobody Vas az home bul
Jenny AM she ran in'o my arms. Wen,
We we're Oihns and coo'ng as s~eetheafts
mostly do ! reckon when oid BUSH came anne
some 'o tea never heard gale q "ind
fo'. louder 'hAn rs did "i'ea he saw ne.
I" h4, 90 YOU want here' ~ says le'
says ! 'pant you Fee2ilecl M, Mr.
bush { ! an JACK ballast