The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-06-13

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shirt They can give the records of fam
lilies who came over tho plains, or acros
The isthmus, in 49,now alluent, who ba,
then precious little to do with. The.
will rcgale YOU with experiences Of thei
own, incident to al pioneer civilization
with ,he relish aud gusto Of indlyidua
appropriateness Of ali the hariships en-
countcred on the Pacific slope-that he
ing tie wholesale term for every litil,
slope is hurled at every stranger VIII,
comes, as il It was chunk Of solid gold
An It's fruits are apples from the garden
OF llespcrdcs, Is honey is sweeter that
that of MI. Ilybla. The native wines o
of the Pacific slope, sif, are tit fermeuta
tious for the gods; and its grain crop
will store the granaries Of the world. Th'
crystals of California outyie in splendid
the diamonds Of Golconda; aud the bari
Of the big trees has been heard all owe
creation. The golden waters Of Shiloh
river are not to be compared to the mud
dy depth Of the Sacramento, and the mar
row gauge leading to the pearl gates o
the Eternal city is mere myth to thi
wonderful realities Of the iron highway
termination on the Pacific slope, Let mt
tell you sir, Mrs. Silyerthorn's husband
was wont to say, that God put the finish
in touch on this yere great plan o ere.
alton o. IIis'u when He made Californy
Ef ever you're favored to git to louse.
mite and the Geysers, you'l find the stu
pendiousness OF the fust only equaled by
the brileatness Of the tother. We don't
lack for nothin', 'thout it's calamus root /;
an, as for fires, why, we've PhWnixed
out o. three o them an made lyc o. the
ashes. Tell yer stranger, this yere's d
great country.
There is another class, not simply deal.
ing in langhable rbodomontade, but
given to the drearier and darker task oi
resuscitating from the buried past errors
which have been amended, sins which
have been repented Of. They will hoard
up secrets and spring them at inoppor-
tune seasons upon those who have, in all
sincerity, long since eschewcd the short
coming Of those lawless days They will
hint of peccadllos INDUCED in quite at
variance with the staid responsibility OF
husbands and fathers of families. They
will hunt up preposterous accusations,
and poison with wicked menace those
who have well.nigh lived down the results
of some sudden temptations. If success
has crowned hard years of toll and strug-
gle, they are uugenerous in their memory
of the parsimony which poverty compell-
cd, and sneer at the exhibition of refined
tastes and higher culture, either ignor-
ant or forgetful of the fact that Il is inn
possible 10 indulge aesthetic longings In
the midst of scant pecuniary resources I;
and SO Mrs. Randall, feeling herself snub-
bed by Miss Patty Dree, was hard ON the
young teacher. A touch Of gall was add
ed to her bitterness, also, from the fact
that she had-after many years of small
speculations and rigid stinginess-with a
fatal blunder worthy Of man, invested
her savings in wild cat stock, and lost:
since when she seemed harder and sharp
er than ever.
The sewing circle had been vapid of
late; but this evening Patty's ears must
burned, If she had not, in happy uncon-
5iousness, been resting her WEAKNESS in
Mrs Drscol's neat little spare room,
where, between the lavender-scented
sheets, she reposed-a perfect picture,
with her pretty plump arms and swelling
BOSOM half hidden by the auburn hair
,ressed over them, and her eyes closed in
serene sleep; healthful aud lovely inn
ige of rest.
Doctor Randal-Whose speciality was
to strangers, kept in perpetual
heck, however, by the old woman, as he
called his wife-stopped on
lis way down town, few mornings al
er, to leave the school house key with
Hiss Dree, in order that she might make
ONE re-arrangement in chairs and bench
s, preparatory to its opening, taking oc-
aston to present few luscious pears
nd pretty bouquet, which Patty re-
eiyed with smiles aud blnshes.
don't know how you will succeed, he
aid. There has always been trouble in
ur district. The boys especially, are un-
uy. am not on the committee this
ear, but shall be glad to offer you any as
istance. Ny library is quite at your
isposal Said library consisted Of a die /
Ionary, two cook books, some Methodist /
ymn books, aud several bound volumes
( The Ladies Repository.
Has the school a library? questioned I
atty, at the same time thanking him
WLapsy was announced before Doctor
.andal answered How do, Doc? How
II you Miss Dree?-qneer name, that O
ourn. Reckon you'll change II one O.
iese days. Our teachers most always
its married told Sharp he oughter a.
one and net you. But Sharp amt
rong; be was a-lyin down; had a sun
roke or sathin' -leas.ways, he warn't
cry well. ! hain't fetched no flowers,
lie Randall, there. IIe's got garden,
"a ken do them things But here's some
ia u come handy and lie handed her
bundle of thin manzauita branches,
notty and uneven. You'd better put
Dc o them il soak for llazen Sims. Hes
.e worst boy ia tllis town; you can't
auag nm, nohow Why, the last teacher
c had licked him about eycry day.
Tie unfptluu brnfr said patfv With