The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-12-27

Hf5H ffitrs .s4 ttsitI y htit atst ~ tff' ~
5tG.nvs. and ! started ont um knowing
whether I wanted . back comb ar box
n eapBed iomAtoes green vail or a
cooking stove, 3 piano siool O bar q
soap The 6fs, store ! stopped at ihey
had ! aier loi oi hronzes Thinks |,
bronze. are the thing they VII iie up %
niee to thc mamlepiece There was q
counter chuck fnll of'eui---fellers grinding
scissors. bird. u Paradise; fcilerv with
bars scross their ewes slashing each other
with blp swords: vimmen with one leg
undres,rd dancing ard fidling on harps;
men an borcbask sPearing lions; Anna
x0n. on chargers Aiaa deising the light
ninrs Venus standing on one foot aud
8gh Hss A fIl,r kept following ne
around. TO sce ] dldut steal no hiag !
.aiI 10 him. pointing 10 .eiler on horse
back. who took ior Peter tbe Great,
How much ior Pstcr says be, Which
Z Pete" Why, that Pete, said / i don't
sge no other Pete. that tcller on horse
beck, with bis finger pointing to the sky
Ight and lhe light Of battle on bis mug.
Why said be, looking a. astonished a.
clam gazing 81 woodrhuck, that ain't
J l'cie--thal u George Washington II
Z that Washs exciaimed--'thc man that's
drunk silent aud standing at dinneraf !
( declare. "a never taken that for George,
I though the horse looks Ike his Perhaps
I Il Mas taken when he was boy. ANY
how, what's the price Of WashE lie said
i One seventy five For bow manyf /
said For one, be said Does the horse
aud Wash 20 lor onef | said Yes, he
said. I'm take one. said. Thank you,
lie said. who is that sour-looking, fat
cu.s. over lbcrer | said. That is DO
ncypart, be said. Does that look likt
Bone, z | said Exactly he said
Them two will make nice pair he said
/ 'Wil wash aud Boney mix well on the
niautelF said. Yes, be rsid. '1low
much for Boney z | said. One seventy
five, lie said IN take him. | said. Then
asked him, 'Supposing the female pre-
ferred Abe Lincoln and General Scott,
would he swap emp lie said that these
were just the thing for her; il wouldn't
be Necessary 20 swap as they were made
to pass for either of them iellers. Then
spied black clock with brass man
lying across tie top Of il with only one
stocking on him. lie was holding guh
and looked like hunter with The bell,
lache. yas told | could have 1t for twu
fny win Il 20 ! said. 'lfyou buy il,
Il will 20, he said Then III take It, !
said. Then laid down two aud q iiyc
dollar bill. He looked and said, Never
mind, we will pay the express But
: want 10 pay Tor 'em; how much do they
come toy said six hundred dallars,
he said said wont YOU say that over
again, and be said il very slow2 for
thought they ouiy came to six dollars
seven was my whole pile lie said: ON
Washington aud one Boneypart com e
three hundred aud tlity dollars, and OF,
Alpine clock at two hundred and fit!
dolhrs--in all, six hundred dolats. 'Oh
all! | said that is right. Yes, that Is cor
rect--iust las them under, please, unit
j. run down 10 the bank He said b,
would aud guess they lay under, now
for have 40 very distinct recollection o
running down TO any bank, not lately
and a. the feler agreed to lay them ~
! der until run down to the bank, If h.
has put them Ia the centre again he ha'
lied next tried china store. The win
dow was full Of women, eats, angels, dog
squirrels, tigers, nOwer-girls, Adams an,
) Ewes, gals dancing, infants, and sich Ike
4 Great big card VA. hung on 'em mark
"a Bisque | went ii aud asked The stor
man which was Bisquer They are al
. hisquc, he replied, in voice sweet o
il though he was ful fed on piano keys
{ There wasa prett, figure, worth abou
thirty cents: il was called tine rescne;'
babe was cutting It's teeth on a piece Z
/, tough steak huge mastif. in attempt
= iug TO steal the meat, had swallowed th
whole - The babe bul is feet; the mott
or. with bound, had rushed 10 the re
cue; one hand clutclIed one Of the babe
feet. tic other toe that had pulled ou
? her hair was disheycled, and She vi
4 shouting fire. llow much for Res cue
! said. Forty eight dollars, lie said
r. asked him II crockcry-aare had gone VI
bc .aid NO said, i guess I'd pa
Rescne Then pinied At tall lady ~
gentleman that looked made of real wa
:, How much fof thcmF said One hui
drsd and tiny dollars, he said ! ask'
lin II d. would trade EN- 90 fora ie
s building lpis in BROOKLYN. he said
:, would. sai1 ifl owned 'cin ] Won
too Then asked him hoN Big pi
J of Bitqne five dollars would bring. ra
~ Bi,qoe not made up. Ile .aid be di
l- uot know ! .aid ! guessed ! wouldr
a buN any 'Bl.que Bisque wac too big
E - Invent sround booking Al cycrylhin
prized mud thar i'll swear cou
torp The meat 0ut ola eat and line !, vi
red silk tof two dollars ard ,weuiy cent
- and ihey asked sl25 Tor i, 4 wooh q,
70 with > bog on the top was s75; tia, w
: Risque Eels jumping the rope was e.
ife ,i4ai was bronze 'Msldeus al PRAYER.
sss india lnk. Vas sl5G; pretty Zig price
.. a maitlen ~ puyer. A picture II b
i sitting on stool sticking bic finger ii
ple. called 'silnce I'ie by S0n-sct. "
$50. A bunch of cold peeled onions,
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