The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-05-14
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Nell managed II / SAY il, a. the best
Il was d southwestern road, running
va viii say from 4. 70 4 AZ 4 my
rood old mother lived at T. had the
sweetest little wife under the sun and
a baby; and always had a dollar OF
two put hy for a rainy day was an
odd kind of man Being shut mp with
tic engine, watching with all your eyes
aud heart aud soul, inside and out,
don't make a man taikatiye
NY wifes name vas J3saphine, and l
called her J,e Some people called me
unsociahle and couldn't understand
how a man could feel friendly without
saying ten words an hour So, though
/ had few old friends dear one too
i did not have SO many acqua ntan S
as most people, and did not cuy TO
have. The house which held my wife
and baby was the dearest place on earth
to me. except the old house which held
my mother up IN A.
never belonged to club, or mixed
myself up with strangers in any such
way, and never should il il had not
been for CRANKY You see CRANKY was
one Of the shareholders a handsome,
SNOWY fellow. | liked to talk with him,
and We were friends He often rode
from Z. to A. and back again, and once
he said.
You ought TO belong to the Scien-
tifc Club, Gueldon
Never heard Of it. : said l.
II am a member" said he We
meet once n fortnight, and have a Jolly
good time We want thinking men
like You. We have some among us
now III propose You, if You like. F"
vas fond Of such thirg and | had
ideas that / fancied might be worth
something. But then an engineer don't
have nights and days to himself, and
the club would have one evening a fort
night from Joe. said
I'm ask her If she likes il, yes.
Ask whom said he.
Joe, said l.
"If every man had asked his wife,
every mans wife would have said, can't
spare you, my dear, and we should
have had no club at all, said CRANKY.
But made no answer At home /
told Joe. She said "Then if CRANKY
belongs to it they must be superior
men"
No doubt, said l.
1T isn't everybody who could be
made member, said joe. Why, of
course you must say yes.
SO / said yes, and CRANKY proposed
me. Thursday fortnight, | went with
him to the rooms There were some
men there with brains, some without
The real business OF the evening was
the supper, and SO it was every evening.
Id always been temperate man. /
actually did not know what effect wine
would have upon me; but coming to
drink moro Of it than | ever had, at the
club-table, l found it pat on steam. AT
ter 50 many glasses wanted to talk
after SO many more | did.
| seemed like somebody else the
words were so ready Ny little IDEAS
came out and were listened to, | made
sharp hits; | INDUCED in reparteo; !
told stories; | even came to puns. |
heard one say to CRANKY,
BY George, that's a man worth
knowing / thought him duh at first :
Yet | knew it was batter to be quiet
Ned Gueldon, with his ten words au
hour, than he wine-madc Wit / was
i was sure OF II, when, three hours
after, | stumbled up stairs to find Joe
waiting for me, With her babe Oh her
breast.
" You've been dcceiving Inc, said
Joe. suspected it, but WASH, sure
A scientific club couldn't smell ike a
bar-room.
Which means | do said l, waving
in the middle a the room like signal
flag at n station, and seeing two Joes.
And look like one, said doe; and
She went and locked herself and the
baby up in the spare bed room ;o-
gcthcr
Ned said she, "do you think
thing SO much ike a bottled up and
strapped down demon ar steam IS, is I'll
to put into the hands Of a drunken
man ? And some day, mark my words,
the time viii come when not only
Thursday night, but ail the days Of tie
week viii bc the same Iye often beard
You wonder what tie feelings Of an en-
gineer who has about the same as muir
dered a train full OF people, must be,
and YOU Will know II you don't stop
where you are. 4 steady hand and
clear head have been your blessings all
these years. Don't throw them away,
Ned ii you don't care for my love,
don rum yourself"
My little Joei She spoke from her
heart, and bent over aud kissed her
One club night, is | vas dressed to
60, Joe stood before me.
Ned, said she, I" Incyer had fault
t. find with son before You've been
kind, aud good, and loving, always;
but / shall bc sorry we ever met i you
90 on IN this way Don't ask me what
mean. You know
Joe, said It's only one club
night"
II VIII grow. said she
Then she pat her arms around my
neck.
Don't BE afraid, child III never
pain you s. again
And meant Il; bat At L o'clsek