The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-01-17

kseW b. TIE sympathetic glow upon
hss bald bead n Aus~ Is the ,h0u.ht'ul
look apoa bis f.ce-l Ausv by ne emo.
iionai aush upon ths StrawbeFrg on the
sud u the 0ld ree.lvers nose, that 81.
mou Wbetlcrs u.emory vAs busy with
he gldeb times And 50 ! prepared Go
lsFp, because al ibese were symptoms Of
reiuiuisceuee- sisls that De was going
Be delivered of An0ibrr Of his tircsome
per onAi experience. was 10 slow
he got lbe ,tari " me A. nearly as
can recollccl The iBGi1,ion was couched Ia
the following language
We were sll boys then and didn't care
for nothing sud didn't wouy aboul
nothing only 20 'hirk school aud keep ~
reyiyng ,tsle Of digilmeni al the time,
This yer Jim Wolfi was talking about
was the prentice, and he was the besl
hearted Teller, he was, aud the most for
givin' aud onself.h ever eee--well, Their
couldn't have boca bullier boy that be-
was, take him how you would, and sorry
sorry enough was | when | saw him foi
the last time.
Ne and Harry was always Fostering
him aud plasieIing boss bills on his back
and putting humble bees IN HE bed, aud
so on, aud sometimes we'd crowd Ia and
bunk With him, Notwithstanding BIZ
growing, aud we'd lei ou 20 get mad ana
eight across him, 20 - 20 keep him stirred
up ike. lie was 70; he was long, AMI
lauk, and bashful aud we was Il and 10.
tolerably worthless aud lazy So thai
night YOU know, that my sister Msry
gave candy pullin, they started Us Of
TO bed early so as the company could hay,
iall swing, and we run into Jim 10 have
some fan.
Our window looked ont onto the rool
Of the ell, aud ABOUT 10 o'clock coupl,
OF old tom cats got to rarin and chargu
about Il, aud carrying on ike sin. Their
was four iuehes Of snow on the roof, and
i was frozen 90 that there was RICH
smart crust Of ice on ii, aud the moon wa.
shining bright, And we could see them
cats like DAY light First they'd stand Oh
and eyou pow WOW, Just the same as b
they were cnssin ohe another, you
know, and bow Up their backs aud pusl
up their tails, aud swell round aud spi
and thcu al ola sudden, the gray cal
he'd snatch handful Of fur out OF the yal-
Ter cats ham, and spin him round like The
button on a barn door, but waller cat wa.
game, aud he'd come and clinch-and the
way they'd gouge, and bite, aud howl.
and the way they'd make the fur Ay wa.
powerful
Well, Jim, he got Disguised with thi.
row aud lowed he'd climb out there and
shake EN- of n the roof. lie hadn reel,
no notion Of dom Il but We everlastin'l,
dogged him, and bullyraggcd him, and
lowed he'd always Dragged how be
would not ltake dare, aud 50 on, ill
hlmeby be bisted up The winder. aud lol
and belluld YOU, he wcut--wont exactly
AZ be was, nothing On but shirt, aud II
was short. B0t YOU ought 10 a seen him
erc-e-pin over that ice, and diggin' hls
toe-uaik 10 to keep from sIippin' snd
above AL on ought 10 seen thar shirt tail
asppin' IN the wind. and them long, ridi-
culous shanks Of bic glisleniug IN the
moonlight
Them company folks was down there
under the ewes, the whole squad Of EN-
under that ornery abcd Of old Washiu'tou
bower yines--aIl setiin' around about
two dozen tassens Of hot candy, which |
ths'd sot III The snow TO cook Aud thcy 1
wss laughIn' and islkln' lively but bles.
you tbey didn't know nolhin about the
panorama that was goiu' on over their
heads. Well. jim Dc went a sueAkin' %
unbeknowu 10 them tom-eals-lhey were
swishin their tails and yowin'-snd
theateuin' 10 ciinch, you know. and not
pawn any aiicntiOu--hs went sneakiu 1
right 70 she comb Of the roof I'LL be wa,
within foot and hslf 81 en-, ard then
all Of sudden be made a grab for ID, /
WALLER cal Bat by gush' be missed Gre
and slipped, bic heels Beu up, aud he
Gopped oa his back, and be went oa7nl
thsl room ike dart went a slashiu' ,
AVID smaahiu and crashin down /
Ike a arthquske in them two dozen sas.
Of red hol candy, aud let Of howl which .
vas bark from ihe iornbl Them gals -
we'll They looked, sou know. They see
he wssn't dressed for company, and 20
il.ey len. al done 10 second. Il Wa
jna one little var wheop and . whish u
thsir dresses. snd blslae tl,s wench Of 'em
was IN sight anywhere.
Jsm, be was sight lie was gorn.d
with tbs. biiin' Boz m0lasses caudy clean
d0wu to his heels, and bad more busted
sssser hangiug 10 hsm than II s. was AZ
lna.&n rrincess--aud BE- came > prane!n
up stairs, just boppin' aial enssln', aad
= cassiu, aud ever juap be made be
shed some oiiiua aHd every siuim hs
ie.eted be dr5nped some eaHdl
And blislcrri Wis, bsess cur soul
.hAl peof creature combat reaily .ei
iown fsr ~ mach ~ i9uf weeks
II fn4ns a8m ia this sprid be god
he ehSaoes asv that he VII mlsA Lre in