The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-05-25
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3 DAYS FTsttise.
The Iramt and tha4Ls

aHd impress upon hitu She fael ibat bee
fore hc au roak IDS G.h ie mut catch
IT,
"sncE 9gFrr dashed ia,o oaa Of llte
hrgr stores Goa dc street. where la quick
ly to1ud ll. friend uh3 WAS arranging
lot of jawely cases iaoue OF lhe large
safes.
"Tibalu., meet me % tle depot atthree
%. 80. today. Haurthag prevents then
meet me at thc lgout surum tomorrow
morning, Bring tbs Manchester rods
hayp The O y-boob and tackle"
Remember, Tibb.c, whore we took
tLat large trout last spring io,t as nay
aic touched tie wucrz How he raced.
puited and tried to get away; How
rcejed aud played him, The rod, Tlahig,
such "a rod, bending BIKE q Damascus
blade, and recovering ljkc that maichIcss
steel 4 man who bl, never hshcd with
tle Manchester rod ha. something to live
fgr Eat that trout, Tihbic, must have
weighed four pounds. The line broke,
rrafcd of course, bat as old lz4ak Walton
would have .ail:
II is better to have fshcd aud lost,
Ih.u irycr TO have hshed at ail
Dear Reader Gentle Reader, III be
charitable aud suppose YOU are gentle.
II you have a secret consciousness that
you are not thou stop right here, don't
read another word OF hi. article; turn to
the advertising columns of thi, paper and
make your own selection ou-Eley's Dia-
bolich Trochc. or Mrs. WinsIow', Sooth-
ing Syrup win suit your ease much better
than going with me fishing, for miad You,
now if you do 90, YOU must either fish
or eut bait
81 rise to explain that in this little
sketch shall omit those pen portraiturcs
Of character which 20 clearly introduce
+ the persons spoken of, and are almost a
necessity to the charm Of story telling,
should describe the personal Of Tibbie's
frantic friend, you, or your cousiu John,
OF our cousin Mary,would certainly know
him. Shall give youa full length pho
tograph of Tibulus? Not |; why the
Trade would then recognize my honest
and confding friend. This is an DER
+ true tale as true If il commenced, "Oncc
upon a time there lived IN New York" d"
Imagine then that Snel2roye, who has
just departed, peace be TO his lively ashes
Is five feet, seven, or If you please, seven
feet, five; that he wore store clothes, and
a "soit shelled' hat with a "dish brim,"
"Snell" was as racy as trout at the end
Of q liue,and as sparkling in conversation
aa the ripplcs in a mountain stream.
I Tibulus was salesman, and very
good one Tibbic! 1t is of thee speak
"If this should meet the eye;"
! DOARDlNG IN A QUIET FAMILY, disposed
/ } 70 be tociabie Five minutes from the Ferry.
No. s9l0 street, Brooklyn. References
exchanged brooklyn Eagle St. cod.
I You must remember that You were alb
sotbcd in thoughts of mossy rocks, green
fields and gentle sport, and did notnotice
the stranger who came into the store just
before SnclIgrovc went out. Ills pres
cncc was finally made know to you as
he remarked. "Mr. Tibulus. Glad TO
see you, only arrived in the city yester-
day, came TO see you as soon as could
get around. Have MT much time to-day,
either Of us, | reckon. Show me your
new styles. Anything out in corals OF
maachitcs: Not getting anything from
Paris now in the way Of Jewelry, | sup
pose"
The busting, business air Of the
stranger, aud the familiar manner OF his
address impressed "Tibbie" with the idea
that he was an old customer.
ave" he ratified on, "eamc in, saw
YOU were engaged, went down the store
been looking around little, didn't see
any salesmcn knew, qll seem busy
Have You time to show me a few goods
How YOU been since been gomez The
friendly inquiry was accompanied by
such q hearty shake that "Iibbic" felt as
,urcd he wa, grasping the hand Of for
COTTON patron Of the house.
"Oh yes-ycs, " he hesilatingIy replied
.now remember Mr."
"Shark :" interrupted the stranger dis
playing, as he softly smiled on libbio,
beautiful row OF white teeth "shark, 0
thc 6rm of Shark & Co., ST. Louis. Mari
cases "s. & Co., diamond"
That's all regular, thought rbbie, fas
einatcd By the condescendiog and win
ming manner Of the customer,
"Ycs, just 50. ., &. Co, diamond.
"Wam this afternoon. Now if yot
have Aye minute.-dyo minutes-show In
some Of those sets, come around a Iittll
aora to the light, just want TO see th
q shade of color, coral you know
shade H. everything in coral Did prett.
well on that bitl made With you las
Fan By the way ribaIns, ever been on
to ST. Louis
"No,7 replied TIbbic, for the first tim
being able 10 get In q word since his we.
torn customer had seized him. "Na
ucyer was out Weir broke ia ID
customer, "Fou should come. DO yo
remember when was here in ihe Fail
said that the South must come up so0nt
ayes blan3ly replied the sal ,ma
aI-I lbluk--l dld hear you,or some on
say 50. You also spoke ofthe South T..
eide road through Texas"
u $50 did. and The South ha. come up
more cotton raised than ever, never ha
"a such a crop d. la.t season. cotton I. 70
low planter. can't pay southern inei