The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-06-07


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go ial besa ought q marriage IS
nAag saIta Obo brought wealth,
another Gue persons another ths;
another tlH Ba ,aey were 81. roiaa.
I'd hY me od mau, wlio became by-
werJ f9r liis obsiiuscy among iLeyouns
men 81 thc village ana pujshbeghood
AtleuQih tho nineteenth birthday
81 Aasat'e, hi charming daughter, who
was as amabia aut modest IS sho uas
beautiful arrived Ibe morning ot
tlat day. .btr tatbgr invited al the yoath
% tbe country taa 0ay making ifahc
Segontoon handsome ald industrious
Soale man assamblal Ibey camenot
oniy 70 make bay, but also to make
loye % tie fair Annette Ia three
hours ihoy lad G.led hey fatAcrs barn
with ,he newly dried grass, aud their
oen hearts with love Annette by her
fathers command, Aaa brought the
malt liquor ot hor Own brewing which
She presented 70 hen euomorod swain
with her oWn fair hands
Now. my boys, said The Old keeper
! of ihe jewel tley an courted, as leaning
on their pilrltorks they assembled
Irouud the door Ia Tho Good Of the even
ling Now ms lads, you have nearly
all Of you made proposals for my An
netto Now, yon SEQ, ] don't caie any
thing about money or talents, book
learning nor soldier learning can do
as well by my gal as any man in the
country; but ! want hor to marry a
man Of her own grit. Now you know, or
ought to know,when | was a youngster
| could beat anything in all Virginia,
ii the very pleasing way Of leaping.
got my old woman by beating the
smartost man Oh The Eastern shore, and
have took the oath aud sworn it, that
no man shah marry my own daughter
without jumping for IT, You under
stand me, boys There's the green, and
here's Annette, he added, taking his
daughter who stood timidly behind hun
| by the hand Now the one That jumps
| iartAost on dead level, shall marry
Annette this very night
All prophesied and many wished il
would be young Carol He was the
handsomest and most hnmored youth
ia tie eompony, and al knew that the
strongest mutual attachment existed
betWeeE him and the fair Annette.
Carol had won the reputation Of being
the bes leaper, auu in D country whero
such athletic achievements were the
siae qua non Of a mans cleyerness, this
was no ordinary honor In a contest
like the present be had, thereiore,oyory
advantage over Ills fellow athletp
rho father Of tho lovely, blushing,
and happy prize, for she well knew
who would win with three other pm
trlarchal villagers we're the Judges ap-
| pointed % decide upon the claims Of
1 tie several competitors The last TINE
I Carol tried lis skin il this exercise be
clcarcd,t q use the leopers pbraseology
twenty feet and one inch.
The signal was given, and hy Iot tho
\ young men stepped into tie arena
I Edward Grays4D, seventeen ieol,cfied
onc 81 the judges. The youth had
\ done his utmost lIe was a paie, in-
Italectuai tudent But what had in
telleci 10 do in such an arena? With
ont look at tbe maiden ho LETT the
ground
Dick Boulden, nineteen feet Dies
with langh turned away and replaced
I lis coat
Harry Preston, nineteen feet and
three inches Well done, Harry Pres
7 Ton, shouted the spectators you have
tried hard fot the acres around tic
homestead
Harry also laughed and swore be on
! II jumped ior TIC fan of ihe thing
Harry was ra.tie Drained fellow but
+ be never thought Of nairmony He
loved 10 walk aud talk, and laugh and
romp with Annette, bnt sober marriage
uceer camo iato ls head lie only
jumped l9r lbe ian II iAe thing he
would u0l bagp said ~ Il be was sure
ot winning
Charley Smms diteen feet and a
balf Harrah iar Charley Charley d
aln cried the crowd good humorodIy
Charley simns was one of the cleyer-
ess follows in the world His mother
hal advised him % stay at home, and
told him y be ever won wife, She
would laii in love with his good temper
rather taan bis legs Charley however