The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-12-24

There came TO our door few days
since, a midde-aged respectfully atured
man, with pious air, and a large oil.
cloth satche.
He walked in, in an absent. minded
manner, as soon as the door was open
ed, without being invited, and walking
leisurely through the hall he entered
tho family sitti1g-room, selected y
chair, sat down aud kazlrded the remai K
that il was fine day. Now, that was a
lie on the face OF 1t, because it was rain
ing but felt less interest in what he
said than did in the question of how he
would get up.
You see the lady members Of the fam.
ily were making wax flowers, and they
had spread out a sheet of green wax IN
the identical chair that gentleman had
chosen to sit in. lie supposed it was
some green oil.cloth chair cover, prob
ably, aud be seemed 50 satisfied with all
| the world, that did Hot feel like dis
turbing him with explanations. Then
! he pulled a showily bound book from his
carpet.bag, aud said in an earnest way:
| have here, sir, book which no family
can afford TO do without, bringing home,
as il does, one vi the most remarkable
cases known TO this country Three
thousand copies Of this remarkable book
have been sold already, and the publish
/ ing company has been obliged to buy
new presses to keep pace with the won.
Gerful demand. This remarkable vol.
umc, sir, contains the full evidence in
the Beecber.Tilton controversy, mp to the
day OF publication. 1t is illustrated with
/ tihY superior engravings, printed on
steam.pressed, cream finished, eiIt.edgsd
paper, aud bound regardless Of expense,
as you can see for yourself, When
assure you, sir, that we sell this book AT
the remarkably low price Of five dol.
I ags--
I ventured to intcrrnpt the gentleman
long enough to assure him that had moi
4 had five dollars since the commencement
ol The panic. He hitched around little
TO take fresh start aud noticed the
chair hitehed with him. He exclaimed
Those who first perceive the advantage,
/ Of opportunity, are usually first TO REAP
/ the reward Of wealth. Yoa will notice
HAT this book has every appearance Of 4
ten or twelve dollar volume, and yet
/ offer it for only five dollars --yosr good
wife--here be got mp, think, with ar
intention to bow to Maria Ann. wa.
interested 10 observing that the chair
got up to. .....
lie did not, however, bow to my wife
but he remarked HELEN Blazes, viii
more emphasis than seemed called for
Said My wifc's name is Maria Ann
lie repeated HELEN Blazes, aud whire,
found The chair stuck closer than
brother aud whrlcd around too; Que lef
struck the baby aud upset her. aud on
leg made a clean sweep Of everything ol
the table. He had forgotten about tbl
book, aud asked. How many thousau'
copies Of that book did YOU say had beet
sold? lie glared hereey at me for al
instant, and then began 10 jump ap aut
down, aud kick 81 that chair with bot
feet.
still fes Interested Ia the book, an
askcd him bow much il cost them to pa
in sleampressed PEPPER lie began {
talk about blasting down by the dan
with 30 much yigor as 10 make me suf
fhathe was Interested 10 hydraulics
Then he backed one leg Of the chair Ia
TO the closet doorway, pulled the doc
sbat on it, pulled ike grim deaih on Il.
door 20 that tke chair could not move
aud turned himself around. There va
teariHg Of cloth. and I told bin 20 loo
out he did cot drop bic handkerchief, hu
! he paid 40 attention TO me hs jHst pick
"a up bIs traps aud ealzmiiieg aud left 5
BE BAD come. unlHyiied
noticed thar b. carried hi. saichel b.
if8i an A. though he waaied 20 s
down On it. and when ASKED bin
eal sgasn. ~ told me to go 70 5 plse
whers % noi iatsBd 20 20 II can poi
! s.biy help H.