The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-12-26
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slasc.
he taught ia frisco. dldut hos
f Yes; ! eaess be was 30 tbc depagi.
meBt
Tho doctors vile vas authority ou al
matters iu Rassian Bar, aud ou this Lass
seusatiou--she freely enlightened hrf
neighber, Mrs Blunt. q plump widow,
whose miner husband had died a few
months before. There was nui much to
gossip iu thal quiet yIliage The arrival
and departure Of iho stage brought peo.
pie TO their doors three times week. and
IL a stranger vas noticed, ENJOYS were
immediately dispatched % the hotel to
learn hls name aud business aud the prob
able length ofhi. stay. But now Russian
Bar was 10 have new schoolmaster, and
the people wondered much IL he would
have any trouble with sam Seymour, the
butchers boy, or Ike Walker, an unruIy
spirit who had knocked down and pun
melcd the last preceptor, who undertook
20 teach bin school discipline The trus-
tees were powerless IN these matters, aud
declared that ita sehoonaster was not
able 10 get away" with The boys ia a
square staud-up fight, be might as well
pick up his traps and leave Russian Bar.
/ On the very evening Of the expected
arrival, Seymour aud Walker, the lead
ing spirits Of the mutinous school boys,
met at pool, from which both were en-
/ deavoring to coax few spcckled trout
Tor supper.
+ Have YOU heard what the new chap is
! like, sam said Ike, as he impaed wrig-
Cling worm on bis hook.
+ No; have yon?
/ Father told Jake, the barkecpcr. that
he was very Young.
Aud smallE
Yes.
Guess he won't STAY long in TOWN Ike
guess not. Sam. School mint GOOD
for us, such fine weather AZ This
The worthies sat and G.bed in silcnce
for some time. and then Ike prodnccd q
bunch of cigarettes and passed them to
his friend. AT last. finding that tbe fish
would not bite they shonldered their
poles and struggled up toward the village
pausing for moment TO stone a China. |
mans rooster which had strayed too far
from the protecting wash house.
Philip Hougbton was schoolnaster
from necessity, and not taste. Like many
who have been educated as gentlemen in
one sense of the word. that is. without
the acquaintance with any special pnrsuit
that might be turned to account in the
struggle for bread. he fonnd himseIf
adrift in California, with nothing to fall
back on. Seeing an advertisement IN
city paper for competent teacher TO
take charge Of the school Russian Ror
he answered it, and was accepted at a
venture. Putting his few movables to-
gether--a pair of old foils aud a set of
well worn boxing gloves, for Houehton
was an accomplished boxer and fencer-
he bought his ticket for Russian Bar.
lie found the stage driver a communi.
cative. pleasant fellow, who. .at his rcouest.
described the characteristics of his fntnre
home. Indeed. his deseription of the
class Of BOYS who Hougbton was TO take
charge Of was not very encouraoino
You'll find them hard lot. said he, and
they're all on the muscle, too.
What is about the weight of nv oldest?
asked IIoupbton. good.bumorcdlv Yon
see. if | have cot TO exercise something
more than moral suasion want
10 oct nosted an tha nbvuopo ofmr
men.
Wcu. Sam sovnopr is obort no
strongest.
And what Is abont ,he size of tho 70. /
doub,ablc Ikeg
Well. | guess he ions von bv batf y 5
head
@. Iexpect we'll oct olong VOL e,ouoh q
together said uonghton. and snn,aso q
mi, is the first gIimp.o Of Rnsstan Ror c
he added a, a ,nrn in tho road hronob, r
them in view Of that pictnrcsono yiIlogo Il
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and ms, ,bo ,,ro.t ,,t;,a cal. nh o
WHOSE friendly branches tho te,ms,ors II
were accustomed IA p,alo nhoir poon.
iimc hal, &
I'm GOT yo, do,gr ot ,ho ho,,g .ai1 tic n
driver There. parli,s tho nrcr.;o,or,
hat f,t mar, s,,al.i,a an tho -, G
uong,hoo CON. f.ssed 80 ,,t,nsais ,,.,,.,1. z
,rosroc, bof,rc hin, vac an,.,,,iaaI,a,o /
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