The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-12-21
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a.metAlu' up, and no mistake. That boz f,
( Tommy, has made tricks for suubury
sgiu. b. sure - sb00lu!
His wife. 4 neat, brlgbi.eyed, CHEEKY
looking lads yes q lady, mind you'-
toog the miik into tie pantry, strained H.,
carried Il down cellar, returned, cleared
0a ibe breakfast things, set back The ia
bic, and disappeared, once more la the
pautrf without saving a word
Mr.. Daniel Deliver was considerably
surpnsed. lie hsd never known biz
amiabe spouse 20 observe 80 strict 81
leuee at amy remark or bis since they
had been man sud WIFE lie really did
not know what to make II il lie drew
little nearer 10 the stove, rubbed bis
hands vigorously, oougbed ueryously,
aud finally made bold to sa>:
Why, Betsy, whats upf
wgs thinking, Dauicl, oi tbe day you
and We're married, was the answer 10
subducd voice
l. that SO? replied NJ. Deliver, iainIly
well. declare! aud he sal down and
glanced around Ms il be- did Mt exactly
feel ri home
But matters had mol rOinc 10 their
worst Ii DE had only known the turn
affairs were about TO take, he could have
made some sort Of preparation, but ~
Z, was he was totally uuprcpared. There.
tone when his wife stepped hastily into
the room aud threw pair Of plump arms
around biz neck, and kissed him three
times, in rapid succession, bis astonish-
ment knew no bounds Totally hoored
by such an unusual display of affection,
hc could do nothing better than reilcrsto
his former question;
Why, Betsy, what's up:
Well, III tell YOU what's up, and that
very quickly, replied bis wife, as she seat
ed herself on his knee aud imprisoned his
blawny hands between both Of hers: in
decd viii. I'm going to give You a reg
ular curtain lecture.
The prisoner began 10 look decidedly
silly
Iou see, when you said Tommy was
of again took TO thinking Of the day we
wer, married. Don't you remember a
little remark You made at tlat time?
The prisoner made a movement as If he
would free his hands from their msnacles,
aud shook his head.
Well, do, then. You boasted that If
ever you were blessed with a son You
-hould be snre Of success IN his training;
for YOU could never forget as many do,
that YOU were once boy yourself. But
YOU have forgotten ii, and by your
thoughtlessness- love OF self, too,
Daniel--you are slowly but surely dr,v-
ing our only child from home he breads
to leave, as we to have him 20.
This was the first time IN her life that
Mrs Deliver had ventured to talk plainly
TO her husband. They loved each other
there was no doubt whatever. A more
even tempered man than Daniel Deliver
meyer lived, and bis wife fully appreci.
ated It, as any sensible woman would
But he had one faut--a fault he was not
aware of possessing, of course. II was
sclishness. Al hough not stingy man,
Ia the exact sense Of the word, he evil
IDENTITY considered himself the fountain
head from which all blessings emausted,
and as a natural consequence, had come
to the conclusion that profits mnst fill the
pockets Of him who had 10 suffer the loss.
Bot. as we before remarked, he didut
know that he was selish-neyer had any
such idea: and when his wife gave n
hint 20 that effect, lis indignation knew
no bounds. Spripging TO his feet, he con-
fronled hi. iuilor with ga sugry frown,
and the words;
I'm selfish. am II Well, well, now,
Bct--he had never uickuamcd her before,
Il think things is comm to IS pretty pass
Where'd ,ou a bin II it hadn't been ior
me, Ia like to know AiIyou 10 il to
ak for what store clothes aud other tiSius
you want, and you get EN- What Hills
up that bank you're MI the time DRAWN
on, hes It's thsl there seIiishness, a.
you call H., aud without il we'd all be IN
the ppur-house to-day,
At this point Mr. Deliver called halt,
aud pulling splinter of a stick Of stove
wood la the box al biz feet, he began
/ picking his teeth quite vigorously. But
seeing hi- wife would say nothing, he
proceeded with nj. remarks, bul ~ a
( ,omew hat mildcr key;
Thera'- Tommy; now, I've done heap
( for that boy handed over pocket-money,
fed his company, give him good cluthin'.
with tie intention vi doiu' well by him
when hs twenty -0ne; but tie scamp
dou't appreciate il no more than nothiu'.
I I've doue u5 best, aud If he nind 10 get
contrary utA want two oar-, he must row
Is. own boat ibar's al, f0r ain get,iu'
.lck 81 tlc way things T. g0ii' 90 at, how.
Here lbe speaker found some uuusual
oh-tuciioH between couple 0t back
ice,h, Sud proeeeded 20 dislodge i' with
all possible Dispatch.
Buf, Daniel, interposei hi wife, why
can't yoa begiH 70 do we'll by Tommy
How; Y5u forget that be- seventeen
,esr. old d--ts5 eld 20 b. poBi.bed, aud old
enouga 10 leci iiule ualurs iudepen-
deuee. Nov, you've dune l,ltlc more tlian
feed Hud cloihe hlm from his bahy hood
up Of course you mean to give bin !
chsnee when : iiule older, bat II you