The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-07-23

"a fha tB fiHic, ana then alTected hin
attack upon Juliens ms bitter enemy
can in no way be accounted for, unless
By az instinct gwen him BY bis Creator.
Julien understood how il was. FOR be
bad shown this same wonderful power
before Let him who chooses, disbelieye
in these warnings of nature,
The meeting was over and the school
house deserted, when Julien and his
friends sat upon the hard. narrow ben
ches rehearsing their late adventure. =
Herr Sweedlewasher spoke very triyi-
ally u his services. speaking only Of the
wonderful spirit that could bear such
base injustice, and that with so perfect
equinamity. He almost worshiped Jul
len. The unexpected friend, was an
old sehoolmate, who in company with
several Of his fellows, was passing
through the place; and learning by nc
cident that Julien was in town be stopp-
cd 70 pay him visit He knew moth
ing Of "the meeting" till he stood upon
the threshold Of the school house
Such was his Indignation at the puerile
accusations made against one he knew
to be far above his fellows. that had his
help been needed, he would gladly have
acted in bis defence. His advice TO
Julien, was to quit such den OF infamy,
and labor whore he would be apprecia-
ted. He was strong friend, but his
words fell harmlessly on Julien's ears.
He could not leave a work unfinished
that had cost so much All would be
lost; and his design after all would fail
Of its accomplishment. They talked
long, with Herr Sweedlewasher as list
ener, when the tallow lights went down
in their sockets, and tLey were left in
darkness. Julien's friends left him in
the morning More than half his schol-
ars were present at the hour, and he
was again engaged in his daily task.
No mention was made by the teacher
Of the proceedings Of the night before,
and all passed over asif nothing unusu-
al had happened Little Jennie Ford
was heard to say, that her father told
ar. Turrill, that "they didn't make
much by trying to break up the school,
but save this nothing concerning the
affair was mentioned
At night Julien went down to call up
on his friend to whom he was so much
indebted He found him smoking and
enjoying season of reyery. His wife
was gone, and he was taking double
comfort from his pipe. His "willkom-
men" came from happy heart. Their
conversation naturally turned upon the
excitement of the evening before; and O
few facts that Herr Sweedlewasher had
been keeping to himself, and now re.
yealed to Julien, may be worth record.
ing. 1st, the meeting was appointed OF
an evening, when it was well known thai
the civilized part Of the district would
be away. Its object was, to have Jul
lens enemies all present, but none thai
might befriend him; and then by vote
Of two thirds to expel him. The mum
ber assembled was as desired, and has
vote been taken the scheme woul(
have had atemporary success. Thanks
to the Germans brawny arm, cotin.
was the last thing thought Of, when th'
time appointed came. ID, The docu
ments purporting to be the sentimen
Of the district were drawn up by Jones
and Welsh, upon consultation of thost
only, who were favorable to their design
Two thirds of the voters were "sound
and tins was all that was wanted to car
ry their point. Sd, Power lay in Tia
committee to expel a teacher, but b.
SO doing the district was made liable t,
the law Conscious Of the fallacy o
/ tho crimes alleged, their only way wa
to keep free from the clutches Of justice
The plot could be executed almost a
easily by two-thrd's S vote, and as thi
/ process precluded a course Of litigation
it was the one adopted 4th, "Th
meeting was conniyed affair from be
ginning TO end, Jones and Welsh tax
ing the lead After the feelings Of al
we're wrought up to the highest pitch
two boys were 10 bring the hemlock raj
! (which, as VIC remember, they did, an,
then Julien was to be gagged and rod
out Of town under cover Of tho darkness
Such in BRET. was tho design of 9TH
brethren, and nothing was ia the leas
expected bat complete fulflment 0
their preiei iafcrnai- Notwithstanding
tic religious instruction under whicl
they had grown up, one very inportaa
sentiment of the Master whose teach
ings they pretended to adopt, must hau
been overlooked. How unfortunate !