The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-11-24

. A4!A iA4 a@A4 if0m lils place
A.. BE takes 70 our I,ie mighty hand,
said BiIl Decker 4 had bim out
my boat many day aud be DO take
! bius-fshing wonderful. He used
have lot of truck With flies and SCI
for fishing. But be gave hai up an
came into our WAYS and now /
takes as many ish as the best Of Il
most days. He's tonguey chap, 10,
and Is master hand 70 tell stories He
iull Of them. All about the sea an
sailors and such things they've don
time and again. like to sit by an
bear him, that ] do.
Yes, be have tongue enough. If that
all, said the landlord There's no en-,
to the tales he has TO tell, nights wher
We are in the sitting room, the old wo
mau and Emily and l. They do TAX,
10 him wonderful, do the laomen. Dash
ed il | knows Why ] cant see wha.
you or they make out Of him. Now
Captain, phat viii you take?
I'm for brandy What do You sav
boys Come up and take summat. &
Twon't hurt, if only to keep the wind
off a mans stomach.
What do you say to that, Rill Deck
er said the landlord after pause. You
proised the whisky.
Yes, / did, replied Bill. 4 did
praise it, and II needed III This bran
dy IS good enough to speak for itself
so It's, said the landlord. Fon said
the right thing of it All, who's that =
It's this Fletcher we've been talking
OF, said Bill Decker He's always ON
hand when there looks to be trouble
brewing in the sky. He loves storm
do think. Here be be-.
The door opened to admit the new
conner A slight man, with clear-eut
pale face, a finely shaped head, cover
ed with curling black hair, and the in
describable air which marks a person
OF birth and breeding His dress was
evidently chosen for a sojourn here
and was coarse and strong, and little
better than the dress Of the fishermen
though better cut and made. He had
small fowling-pieco on his shoulder
which he set carefully behind the door |
throwing down bunch of quails upon
he little counter.
Just give those to your wife Mr.
If You viii be so kind. and tell
Ter to dress some of them for break
asst They are very fine. My dog puts
hem up finely. Good evening. Mr.
Decker. | call you to witness that |
aught the largest rock fish the other
ay. Mr. Fithian don't more than half /
eheve me. We shall have to take him
ut with us some dry and show him
ow il is done ,
we will that, replied Decker, laugh 4
lg Old man Fithian has some old /
'shioned notions about knowing how a
take out blue fish. We would soon {
low him. |
The landlord made no reply, but took +
P the quails and disappeared with c
lem through door behind the bar. ,
You'll fnJ snack waiting for you O
the eating room, be said, coming ?
Ick. I think you'd do as well to 90 n
now, or your coffee will be cold Fl
Thanks, replied Fletcher III take h
wash. Handling powder and dirty L
ot all day, I have made mess Of it. a
You'll find the basin behind the door t.
r Fletcher. told wife to cook the g
ails. She knows how to do it. n
What are the chances of a storm to- Il
sht' Mr.. Decker said the young Of
IN, as he dried his hands upon the re
vel. II the worst comes, ask as bl
'or that you will give me a place in M
ar boat
! don't think it would be right al
Have you got any one that can beat pe
at the oarY n
No, ] don't think we have. I can't tb
nix where a gentleman like you pick. III
It up. But what | was thinking Of th
ssthe danger. m,
Danger; to whom 2 up
TO yourself. a,
| didn't think Of that. Don't let ,h
I tronble you. You might think Of Ii,
or yourself for you have a family to str
e for, while II have not near rel an
e on the face Of the earth. What if cir
st my life 7 DO not know that any dir
living would shed single tear. ed,
y should not 20 odt with you2 loy
i your promise. Win you give itY mo
I you are bound to 20. Why then / lef,
mise. il wasn't on my account that wa
'oke at all, You asked if We we're wo
70 haye a storm think we are. Of
mere be signs which a sailor knows pla
well and they 60 % show that We he
safe Tor troable. You be ready il Dor
.ise. and when 7 ,,ass ~, ~, -, =, -.