The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-02-16


Our little community was thrown in
to quite an excitement the other day
by an act Of airocity perpetrated by
some heartless scamp that is unparal-
leled in the annals Of mean nees; in
which the above quotation was mean
ngly uttered, and unsuccessfully per
formed.
One o. our most prominent citizens
had been engaged for some months past
in cling out large stock Of dry goods
groceries, &c, which bad come under
the auctioneer's hammer by the devions
winding and mysterious way marked
out by lawyers, and in which judges,
4lawvers, receivers, clerks, sheriffs and
marsbals are largely interested while
the creditors, far more numerous
class, whose interest may not be as Ger
tain, felt the possibility Of al interest
in the concern
In this scramble for the loayes and
fishes, some OF the functionaries who
were 50 far removed from the theatre
Of operations, that only few crumbs
Of the loaf. and not even the caudal ex-
tremity Of one Of the iauy tribe would
/ reach them until a final distribution,
became uneasy aud ciamorous tor a
closing up Of affairs.
! Under this pressure, our esteemed
/ friend made almost superhuman efforts,
and one night last week, at late hour,
he succeeded in saying "ggne" to the
\ last cake Of Yankee shaving soap OF the
concern. The audience with sober ia
ces, empty pockets, aud full hands, went
Z qaietly away.
The day had been busy one. The
large crops Of assistants aud volunteer
help, weary and worn, alone remained.
\ The excitement Of the day was over,
the oyertaxed energies OF the body re-
la1ed, aud the exhaustion would have
4 produced a state Of despair, but for a
I shretcd guess-a moral cer7ainig--a be.
lief based upon kaomn facis, that just
4 benenth, somewhere in the cellar, was
a two gallon ing, which had been the
ultimate cause Of the sudden failure OF
ten gallon keg OF Whiskey few days
before.
This belief was further strengthened
by the twinklng eye and pleasant fea-
lures u the master OF ceremonies. Ac.
cordingly all threw themselves into ca
sy positions, summoned ~ much pa
tience as possible and awaited fnrihei
developments Soon the oninons words
we're spoken, Joe, 60 down and gei
that In al instant jos sprung, yea
in the twinklipg Of an eye Joe disap-
Z psared. A minute passed in silence,
t~o. three. Eve, aud every one seeuied
an age % those SO anxiously waiting =
Then we're heard from the cellar Low
inasterings that sounded Ike curses
aud MON eat after the ever fniihfal
thoogh at this time unsuccessful mss-
scuger appeared, and with paid face
and qaiysrng laps ~ .laimsd. "It'sgone,
The outer jo3r has been broken Open
aud It's gone Bsey toague became
paa'yzed physical power departed,
and for : space Of hall an hoar there
vas silence Il lLai room. Upon
reaction, Toe company resolved them
se.aos into a committee u the whole
aud made q cayeful examination and
STRIFE search ,ArougA ,be several are
naes and apartments u the place, and
among tie rubbish, bat 40 trace u the
missing treasure could be t0und PIT
tiuliy thai little oompany bsde e&ch
other good night Slientiy and stealth
iiy they parted; aud WITH sad looks,
AMI Ssadsr hsazt., ley weDasd TIER
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