The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-09-28
Vol Me II


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that ,he living 9n perform ior tle dsuI
some lmd come with Jdavcs ad hem
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uces fences and post THoy bad llleW
ed their dog lo follow Thesis There was
large gathering &c meu aud bay about
Che dooryauj wai.ibg lor bc miuIJer
who WAS late lhe women baa mostly
gouc Inside, and th6 dog, were rNehaua
ing cAilHies 81 nc.uHtits 10 trc doe
STYLE as They happened q fabcalhme or
disliknp % each other Iul6ag about
With their tail rolIedup "a riea coils
scratching the ground aside Il time
causing "a, dut TO iy aud casting op-
proving glancos, % uuorinR low growls
OF warning according Is they lell toward
each other.
When the minister arrived ~ shook
bands with such as bc was acquainted
with, aud was introduced Is Others Tie
bad hurried to get there Ia timc, set
heated mp and warmed MP ne sausag,.
IN his pockets rhay wcte ycr ,ayory
and were emitting fragrance that soon
came in contact with lhe olIacto8 nerve,
Of The hungry dogs The hucr lof o0
their attentions e each other aud begun
70 suui Tor The source the pleasant odor
which they highly appreciated and they
soon traced Il 10 tic minister They
clustered about him in very friendly
manner bat no notice was taken Of them
and when he went 70 the house they
went too.
4 prayer was offered at Che residence,
during which thc dogs smeled ont the
whereabouts Of tho sayory meat exactly
and in the doing of this thos greatly am
noyed the minister and caused his checks
TO burn and heart 70 ache, Alter The
prayer the corpse was carried TO the
church which was near hy, and thither
the whole company followed, whore the
services We're 10 be moro protraoted. The
+ dogs went too, and soon after the minis
ter took bis place h the pulpit they be-
,rpr "a - fpf,,t. 4 .pgttYl I,ss ,.,of ,,,oEcf.
If Il had been anywhere except IN q
church, or on any occasion but a funeral
i the dogs would have been cudgelcd and
sent bowling away. but as il was, no
one wished to disturb tie quiet sauctity
Of tie place BY the yclpiug ofdog They
seemed to comprehend the situation and
made the most Of IT, They went mp into
tic pulpit-a single one AZ time two
and three al time. Sometimes two COM
panies would meet coming from oppo-
Site sides Of the pulpit but all eentering
behind the minister, whose only means
Of defense was kicking out behind at
them by guess, but the dog. were yory
good at dodging, and none got BIT.
Thus this service went on. The mon
tal anguish Of the good minister cannot
be described; but there was no aIterna.
4 tive he must proceed as best be could
4 At last, to his great relief 10 was about
TO close his part Of the service byprououn-
cling The bcnediction had already closed
his eyes and raised his hands for this
4 purpose when q worthy deacon Of the
Baptist Church wished 70 have the min-
istcr read a notice, Tile deacon was Il
man of rather dimiuutive Size, aud walk
cd as lightly rs cat lie had approached
tic pulpit with the notice IN his hand an
perceived by the minister, aud was on
the stairs, within reach when tie minis
ter raised his hands The deacon, 10 at
tract bis attention twggled his coat tail.
/ or course tho minister thought Il was o
dog, and that Il was necessary for him to
Kick once more which hc did Tho dea-
con not on the lookout Iiko the dogs, re-
ceiyed the ministers foot in ld4 side and
tumbled hcadlong down The tai8
There was o scream, rush d the dca-
cons family, general uprising Of the
\ whole congregation and exit Of tllo dogs.
In The midst ol this conlusioui lhe minis-
ter waved bis hand to restore order. All
cr the people were seated and guicb again
reigncd, he told The people The story of
the sausagcs inali ils particulars, which
seemed O satisfactory explanation, aud
tho funeral proceeded but the minister
was never known % earrg sausage nbis
pockets again.