The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-11-09

date tor congress against that arch3ems-
gogue box withwhom he wa, under au
engagement to discuss Jlae issues Of the
hour, At Tick Knob that day. ii ten
o'clock Wpaia there be smother train
Ia time
There wa, no other train tal three
O'Clock.
Conld a private conveyance be had
Tho relative would soc Ii Mr.. Jones
would take a seat Most OF the convey.
ances IN that line were in use, a. nearly
everybody had gone to The speaking bu,
he thought Of a friend Of bis who might
be able to accommodate him.
Nearly an hour elapsed before the
friend returned with rckcty old sulky
drawn by lauky horse, whose sire
might have been Rosinantc, aud his dam
well, ha hardly looked to be worth
one, ltwas the best that could be done
however, aud no time was TO be lost
Jones mounted the seat and took the
lines For quarter Of mile the horse
did wonders, lie was an earnest-looking
qnadrupcd--evidcntly an animal Of tcna.
eipus purposc-but Jones hadn't looked
for any such speed Fiji was backed by
corresponding bottom, lie would reach
Tick-knob in ample time TO demolish
Doy, and brand his wfe's sistcr.in-law's
swindling brother.n-law with the ever
lasting infamy he deserved
At the eud of the quarter hour the roads
forked Jones way led 10 the rights the
horse saw The path Of duty on the left.
Jones tugged one way, the horse set his
face the other. Jones coaxed, the horse
was infexible. Jones swore; It was
SHINING to no purpose Il was nearly
noon, aud there were yet nearly twenty
miles TO go.
Which way'r yer goin? inquired
shockheaded urchn in ventilation trow-
sels.
TO Tick-knob blast YOU! The latter
clause TO his horse
Yer don't understand Iinglebones,
said The boy. He wants tergo home an
wen he does Tiers only one way 10 man
nidgc 'im.-Lemmc show yer
The boy took off bis hat, aud holding II
brim up went to the right calling;
Cope! cope
Attracted by imaginary oats, Jingle
bones turned in that direction, when the
boy adroitly clapped thistle he had in
readiness under the crupper. II acted
like charm. Jingebones set off at full
galop. Jones heart bounded with de-
light. lie might yet be in time. If the
stimulating thistle only kept his place
everything depended on that.
But the fates were against Jones. Al
a sudden turn the sulky struck tele-
graph pole, and the whole concern
spokes, felloes, axle and body-1ew to
pieces like the she'll of touch-me-not
Jones was hurled head first into brei
patch, and before he could extricate hiu-
self Jinglebones, whom the shock had
relieved of his thistle, turned about and
cantered placidl, homewarl
Jones gave it up. 1t was too late TO
think of going forward lie would walk
back and tell the fair creature he had Jeff
all he had suffered for her sake, trusting
to her generosity to reward his devotion.
On second thought he would wait till
evening. The lady would probably keep
her room till then, and it would be
against etiquette to disturb her
Turning into the fields he sought
quiet spot for meditation. He tried TO
immagine what Dox was saying at that
moment. Could he have known that
just then the reputation Of the unfortu.
nate sister of his stcp-father's uncle'r
aunt's cousin by marriage was being
ruthlessly assailed, and his own absence
attributed to sneaking fear Of meeting
that and other issues Of the hour he
would have probably felt even less COM
Portable than he did
VIZ MS way bhth It ehiIlCu AhlbuSu
the lanes aud by-paths, carefully avoid
ing the public road, now throngcd with
people returning from the meeting. A.
he listened TO their cheers for Dox, aud
groans for Jones, his heart sank. tire
viyed a little as he thought Of the conso.
lalion ahead.
His destination reached, he rang the
do0rbelI
Could he see the lady be had left there
in the morning.
lie could; would be please step iny
There she was as lovely a. ever; the
same matchless eyes, the same heavenly
smile: but, stay, who's that she's about to
introduced
box! by all that's diabolioal
My husband, Mr.. Jones, said the sweet
voice that had 50 charmed him in tie
morning, aud 50 diabolically deluded him
Jones rushed from the house with
tervent curse on Jinelebone. for not
having ended bis woes By breaking hi,
neck. OF course DoX carried the district
by accIimation, aud Jones left 20 avoid
being laughed out Of Il. lie went into
shoe pcgs, made fortune, and uow
thanks ii. -tar- ior having escaped p0.
liiciau. fare.
Tho obligiHg relative, we forgot 10 cx.
plain, was no other than the wretch ihat
sold sand Ia his sugar
Jones, we may add, Is still = bachelor.
An honest blacksmith wa, once gross