The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-08-27


aaa ,hsak shat dog ialac.maaEer
spirit must haye prompted ,he remark
7 say "wc. meaning The majority The
courage ala tess tmlI spirits Is some.
SHAT dafapeBej Ia consequence and il
gives weight ta ppcauee.stl opinions
b.saj $50 personal observations 90 the
winds I'D skies. Another Of the party
mentions a heavy dew.iall the night
preYloas. which would, o. course, rem
der a fan Of rain quite unlikely -
Wouldn't old PasJart,es smile at the
vordaary Of the speaker However,
tie eieafveathor prophets carry the
day, sga the provisions are being stow
ed ubdur the seats. Look the coffee
is leaking cot or the can. do somebody
bring jog 20 pat IL in," A Jug
what will be thought Of our temper.
auec principles z jag not, 0 passer-
by until goa arc placed in similar cir
cumstances. Here is a basket that
win not stand on It's own bottom, some
one says. BE careful Of those eggs.
Somebody else volunteers O brace il,
put,iBg a foot 90 each side. Another
suggests that the owner Of the feet
may prove as ipeyIoriablf as the bask
ct, when subjected to the test Of the
steep stony part of our journey. The
/ perlls Of the voyage loom up before us
Where are the Strawberries, ham
sandwiches. biscuit etc 2" All present
aud accounted for.
/ A crack Of the whip and we are fair
/ ly onderweigh. The last suggestion
had left the germ Of a doubt az to
whether we can hold our own on the
smooth seat simply by weight Of per-
sonal influence, for there appears to be
nothing to clutch in case OF emergency
but our nearest neighbor-W Well united
We may stand mo, sit securely. Make
the most of your probabilities when
you are doubtful Of realities.
The clouds break little. The in
crease of glare and heat causes a sim,
ultaneous raising Of umbrellas, like
suddenly inflated balloons. Here
comes the plunge and a rush on the
smooth even road My poor little
neighbor in front just escapes flying
over the low dash board with the sud
den shock and fright, and au umbrella
sails poacelullyby. Fortunately she was
not the one to steady the eggs or they
have would "sheled OUT on the road.
The ol-horse dances and plunges still
and tries to run away, but firm hand
grasps the reins, and the command is
given 10 close umbrellas, at which all
our sails are furled with nervous haste.
| fancy a malicious grin lurking about
the mouth of the ollhorse as he sees
the readiness with which we yield to
his whims, and pictures our discom-
future at the mercy Of the elements. --
lie reloices too soon. His stable is on
our route, and there a council OF war
is held, and, out Of consideration for
the timid ones Of the party, whose
| pleasnrin0 re or noarlv snnilod wn arree
to dispense with his services, substitut
1 inga horse which is lame. This infrmity
gives us an assurance Of safety Two
other friends jain MS in buggy and
we again set forth
We are soon winding up the bare
rough hillside. If our faces could only
be more easily adjusted to the back
ofour necks, what lovely glimpses we
should obtain OF the valley Never
mind, we shall enjoy the prospect I'M
interruptedIy when we descend.
How much pleasanter these shelf
ering clouds than the bright glazing
sun p | will promise to agree with
yon if you will substitute pouring
rain for the last degree Of comparison.
| certainly felt "sprink," as one of
my little brothers used to say. But
shall We retreat, when quarrics and
cave are so near US? No, indeed, let
us rather sacrifice our picturesque
mountain costumes, extinguish the
bright scarlet sacques with dun water
proofs take of the gay little mountain
hats hold them gingerly under the
same safe cover aud face the gather
ing rain-drops bravely.
The climbing grows PERCEPTIONS, and
sc find our inirm animal inclined to
trospass gu the good nature of his
neighbor, Striking his share of work
Suppose his strength should utterly
fail The very thought Of that (un.
mingled with timidity Of course, J caus
es numerous volunteers to insist on
walking.
Here we are at last on a level with
the FIRST quarry Now for a view Of
the lovely distant purple 1t is trans
formed into a grey misty shroud, aud
the higher we ascend the less extend
ed is our vision Here comes a drag
drawn by two horses, containing some
small pieces OF waste marble. The
man by its side drives il 70 the edge Of
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