The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-12-21

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his pocteg irianphaulIy-ghst- gay su,
u0 mistake And there is other busiues
To which In Interested, tao, Jolly bu
things look lively, anyhow auithe yo0n,
gentleman slapped his pocket once more
which act pot him n mind of tea jollar.
So he SCI lhe lamp down on a block o
wood and Withdrawing his pocket boob
found the identical bin safe and sonna
Tie examined it lull ten minnie. by ,h,
watch Finally he got back iHi5 ,h'
kltei en-. He found the letter Just whcr'
be- leil It, and read Il once more 20 see .
thcre was anything he'd skipped u,
then felt TO sec ifhis pocket book was al
right, aud opened Il 10 sec Il everything
was snug inside Seeing the ten dollars
he drew Il ont, and examined K viii
great curiosity for something ike dN,
minutes, then he wen, "a bed
lie arose remarkably early the nest
morning earlier thau usual, although BE-
\ bad retired q, 70 late 40 hour lie aic
/ breakfast With an appetite, bot did nol
venture any remark Ia reference to The
letter be had received the night before
/ lie felt that post masters distributed
I the mails without regard 10 their content,
and concluded TO keep silent, Promptly
81 seven be shouldered his axe and pro.
cceded 10 the woods, where be chopped
an day with an energy Of purpose per
teetly surprising lie worked just as bard
/ the next day, and the next, and the next,
and the next But that was Sunday.
Well, be didn't chop that day; bat he
thought a good deal about making money
and the visit almost at hand, and that
colt, and the $40, and any amount OF other
things just As bad, YOU know.
Monday morning came at it, regular
time, and Tommy was mp before day
light He Was somewhat uneasy at the
thought Of having 10 walt until after
breakfast; but he managed to pass away
The time packing his valise. When the
bell rang, he sat down and drank cup OF
tea, aud then got up and put on his hat.
lie wasn't hungry, and might miss the
train, and so goodbye land he was of.
We would add, n order to prevent anxi.
ETY., that Tommy didn't miss the train.
He was two hours ahead Of time, and the
train Itself was one hour behind. SO he
had to wait three dismal hours. But he
got away at last and was happy.
At the expiration Of two weeks he re-
turned, and upon being requested to take
his pick Of the four colts standing in the
ward, he did so. He selected the best one.
He was then given half dozen sheep,
one pig, one calf, and an acre of ground
on which TO plant what he chose, the
profits to be hs and hi alone. OF course
1t was understood that he should work
for his father, as usual, but that was Il
minor consideration. But at this point Of
our story Tommy came out strong. Pic
ture the amazement Of his parents when
he told them, with knowing wink, that
he was going to set that whole acre out
to late cabbage.
Mr.. Deliver said to his wife:
Betsy, wonder fthat boy got that ri
diculous idea out of that book OH garden
in he had here last week. Fnow we're
close TO good market, but cabbage new
cr has nor never will head well on this
farm.
Mrs. Deliver said to her husband;
Well, Daniel, wen hope for the best.
Cabbsgea pay well If they do succeed,
and he will likely get enough off the land
to pay for his labor at least
But Tommy bought the seed aud soon
had thousands ofvonnR cabbage plants in
full blast. But they didn't occupy his
time bv any means lie suddenly took
to doing mans work on the iarm--a
proceeding which filed his father withde
light Up early IN The morning, until al
most dark did he toll steadily along until
the corn wa. ali planted. Then he prepat-
Cd hi- own acre, and By the last Of May
wa, ready 10 set out his plants,
/ At this poiut he asked bis father ques-
ton. It ran something after this fashion:
Say, pa, I'd like 70 hire you to-day aud
+ tomorrow | want YOU 70 help me set
ont them cabbage plants.
/ Mr. Deliver looked somewhat bcwild-
cred, but finally made bold 10 ak what
wages he paid
! III give a dollar aud balf day, and
pay IN cabbages, or IN money when !
market 'em.
I OF course uu sane man could refuse
such generous offer, and they went to
work forthwith. They may have been
engaged half hour, when two boys
about Tommy age came into the field In
their shirt sleeves aud considerably out OF
breath. An right, boys, said the gradner,
all light There's tho plants, and let,
work lively.
DO you board those Two young gentle
men? asked Tommy's hired hand, - tbe
bell rang fur dinner
No, father, replied Tommy, with his
first giQgle, they board themselves. I've
paid them OF already. jim gits my new
patent skates, aud Charlie my old vol
dier oyercost II ! make well on these
cabbage, can huy something better next
winter. Mr Deliver turned pale. mld
,euiured uo further remark,
Fal esfne, sud Tommy msfkeiet BIZ.
crop which hsd done qniis welt d