The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-03-18

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% bim when you introduced him to youi
lady friends
he WAS tall sud strong enough to take
your part where physical force wa
necessary. he was well enough of mol
20 want 10 borrow money Of YOU, and lo
lend it you wanted to borrow yourtelf
And, 20 crown all, be bad temper OF the
most suaye description imaginable.
lfbs played whist With YOU snd won,
be poekeled the stakes, H. on the con.
traFy, YOU won, il did not make the
slightest difference TO smith, you poek
eied the money, that was all To use he
language Of the by-goue professor, OF the
noble art Of se't-defeuse, Smith was q
man who always came up smiling, and
for him life seemed to have no care.
Il IL ssid 10 be long lane that has 10
turn, aud Smith found there was turn
iu biz AZ last. That turn led him into
the slough OF despoud
! tnust tell you, by the way, that Smith
10 spite Of bis good looks. was biz Of a
cyuic. Tie sueored al women, aud look
I'd upon Them as au inferior order OF be-
ings only suited TO be shift-makers, set
lers-on Of buttons. aud washers Of gar
meuls, Il was very Objectionable for =
mau TO have such points, but then We are
none Of us perfect.
Said Smith to the one day, quite conf
lendslly:
How a man i'll his right senses, mind
can 20, with bis eyes wide open, aud
say 10 woman, Here, my dear lei me
be your slave for life, finding YOU in
honse-room aud dresses, gets over me. .--
Aud the matter doesn't stop there, for 40
one could possibly supply = woman with
all she wished for. Then look at her
children, and the consequent expense .--
Even if man could treat it IN this light
that his income woGld double
on marriage, aud 90 on doubling with
every child born unto him, it would be Il
great undertaking; but, as matters are,
why, my dear boy, us strocious! IN
never marry. Just look al Jennings!
Not here TO hook at
No, dear boy, he said, snavely; but
look at bis position, meutally--twclve
children, twins three times, which makes
a sexlct. Fancy being a man with sex
Jet! LIS horrible. Try another Of these
cigars, old fellow. wouldn't be Jen-
nings for all the world.
Nice little wife, though ! said.
Yes, she really is a most smiable wo-
man. low welcome she always makes
YOU when son goi Jennings is very
proud of her.
So he ought TO be. She is model lit
lie woman, and loves her husband dear
y; always has sweet smile for his
friends. Seen her sister?
Yes, said Smith, I've seen her. But,
after all, it's a sad position for man to
be iu-ted up TO woman. How he must
look with envy at his bachelor scquain-
.ances! All, woman, woman, as Milton
said, Whose mortal taste brought death
into the world and all our woes.
Gently, Smith, said /, if you must in
Hict quotations on your friends, do it
That's quite correct, assure you, said
Smith.
lquoted the passage,
l. that it?
lie opened his gray eyes very wide as
he spoke.
Wen, he continued, DO you know now
hat thought my quotation was correct?
by the way, said /, the Jennings give
d party next week. Are you going?
Dear boy, no, said Smith. They asked
me.
And YOU decIined5
Wen, no, haven't declined yet I've
puly had the letter a week hut mean
.o.
Don't decline then, but 60
Why, my dear fellow, they have all
.he children out; and cake, and oranges
and blindmau's buff. 1t will be regular
rough and tumble affair. Perhaps ask
you TO hold the twins, aud Smith shud
lered
But YOU like Jennings.
Dear old boy, isn't her said Smith ear
nesuy.
Well, he will feel sighted if you stay
away.
Think he willI
Sure to.
Then will 20, said Smith. But /
shall be a regular wet blanket on the par
,y.
The night OF the party came, aud, hav.
Ing a weakness for children, meant to
go early.
But, being a medical man, | was called
away, aud did not get there until half.
past ten.
There was regular shriek IL the din.
Ing room, mingled With roar, Of laughter
the knocking together Of chairs, aud cries
Of take care, As diyested myself Of top
coat and bat. When edged in through
,be door ia was 90 sce sniih, iu foil even
iug costume, With tive studs gone out Of
biz slirt-irouf, his white tie nuder one
eAr, the said shirt-front regular rag, his
baiT al toulled, big white handkerchief
tied over his eyes, Young Jennings
hanging TO bis coat tail, and others bait.
Ihg him, a., with oats,rs,cliep hsnds, he
gToped about, trying TO catch somebody
10 take bis plAre.
All, DOLBY, glad to zee you, said Jsu.
niugs
Oh, Mr. Dolby. how late YOU are I