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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-25

dont thiRk yea wern Eaxhi iA erei
my dssk - you dii, BE saisi BE- sino'
you hsye toana the lofisr, ia make .
eisan hseAxl ef II. Lore L sos shing
l tlas sowpg Asd Fgss asvAI lo*~S hat
.v2msn, and tbs. popF girl, lovts
6spsAse, n 700 fsel ssssoas TO -. aefne
20 yoar fathers Ianss lss yoa III
Ewrhe lSthe pa gentleman And iain.
fisood-nisht, KmmA
Ns1t day q csrrbge stop the
Door asa whits-hAired -. rmer
ssiepTsd hNa l.. y was EmnA,. thsf,
sMn Osahaa4i dad been ss = bic
wspa, And la4 written 70 81
J Oh. faaher. cried the wrf "a wssnAn,
! - she clsng y his arm. 2 IA sad
ending of aiiny hope
l. YaN Emma, said ~ j mae. sraw.
lord hAs told ae all. 3 j yery drc'dfal; /;
bat yoa can come q t. me, yea fnowi
and yoa cannot tat leaving bm-A
man that gets loa siers FROM osher we-
inen, Emmy
.Aes nl9,bei t5oK Der IN her arns u the
door /, that was something; bat after aA
she oonld not forget her long, long wife
hood. That night Mrs. Crawford lay
awake and nos likely TO sleep.
Awake, daughterl asked voice.
She answered Yes, fsthcr-and likely
TO be.
Then the door opened aud the old man
came in.
Icameto bring you this. Your hus-
band gave me this TO give you. It's
about that woman that wrote the note,
and I'd read 1t tonight II were you.
III set the candle over here. Might as
well get over II at once. Goodnight.
The same queer look that she had seen
In all their faces startled Emma Craw-
ford again; but IL passed from her mind
as she took up the thick letter that had
been laid upon her pillow, and breaking
the seal, found within two small pink
notes-one numbered and the other ?,
In black lead pencil; aud another in her
husbands handwriting:
My DEAR EMMA, II began, think yon
know. She's a very nice little soul,
though troubled with jealousy, and |
married her Is years ago. ! lived very
near her during courting DAYS and we
wrote little to each other. ] had two III.
tie notes only. Those kept. The one
numbered two was written on her return
| from a short visit. The other, numbered
one, while she was absent. The number
two is the one you read. ! came across
It in the morning you spied me reading
| it.
should have told you bad you not
been 30 cross. But, when | was soft
with the memory of old courting days,
you snapped at me, Emma, my dear,
you have forgotten your own little notes I;
but if instinct had only prompted you to
look at the dates, it would have been bet
ter. Instinct always guides woman,
you know. Perhaps, on the whole,
you'll not care to stay always with your
parents, but may some day forgive your
husband, and return to him.
Yours, as ever, WILLIAM.
| Father, do you think he can ever for
give me and take me back9 said Mrs.
i Crawford to her father next morning. ]
have been such an idiot!
] don't know, Pm sure, my dear, said
the old man; and then he opened the par
lor door, and some one standing within
Il II stretched ont his arms, and Emma
Crawford rushed into them. Her first
it Of jealousy was over, and 1t was her
| last.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-25

The Free Press .ays an old man en-
tered Detroit shirt store yesterday 70
get himself pair q miltens ile q.
some chest.proteetofs the aeil ef
looking them over be said
Well, IN be masHea y Rsog what
these are
They are capital things i9f the winter,
replied The clerk; thief arr chvsi irotee-
tors.
Put 'em on the chcsts a8ea TIE oid
man.
Yes, right over be lga9t VT sel
you one very ehesf. n va Awss ~
No, guess noi. Ny Ola womau never
strikes out from lie sboqhier,b blt Aiway'
blls dowa blow, and one q these things
wouldu't be w0rlh ! cent
4 - - aa &
When Troy police captafs sp-sis :
egase" instead of goose ble hlga . Brs
Yates eaB be psrs8ned fet sh oseasIoba
error
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-25
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he sat one side Of ihe yoain iH q ia
wbite-oak rocking ebair she on ths
osher side, 10 lIitle while. 3 foaslps
chair. A ionreArci dSeghaaad, snsp'
plsg at files, was by his side h4stei'ci
sewing BY hers Both rocked iae .annt
that Is, the yuuns people neg tle Ia
snd the basket. ne eghs heavily aud
looks out of lhc wesl wlnaow st ersni
myrtle tree; she Signs hsssift - q i-oEs
oul OF the aasi Wiui0w Il fhr iurnit
patch. Al last he relnmks q"
This IL mighty good wcafher 70 pick
cotton.
That b.. if we ouly hat ans 10 piokl iBa
The rocking opatlness b ysa
,WhAl's yovt tus 'sahana Fa Il
I aOoonyx Isl ba am s.4v
AnalbeE sgh bsason sitlasss.
What's het8easfH ,saaAlA
whals who good mff sha said, ab
stractetly sam
AoaE aoessCe1sy~ D. sea aesS 81
Fur kercflsS' peasvsns ab a f'
siloaee % bali An hear.
lie looks likea a deer ,ipg
Who hooks like = deer dog.
Coony. "a
He Is; but hes kinder belowsed ap'
gettin' old an' slow now An be amt
no count on cold trail.
b, the quiet ten INMATES that epsued,
she took two stitches ip her quit. i was
gorgeous affair, tina! qpilt was, made BY
the pattern called Rose OF sharon, She
is very particular about the nomencla-
ture of her quilts, aud frequently walks
fifteen miles 70 get new pattern, with .
real putty name.
Your ma rsisin' many chickingsf
Forty odd. ''a
Then more rocking, and somehow, af-
Ter awhile, the big rocking chair and the
little rocking chair were jsmmed side BY
side.
How many has your ma gotp
How many what2 @ -
d Chickings.
Nigh on to hundred.
BY this time The chairs were 50 near
together that rocking was impossible.
The minks has eat all ours. a
Then a long silence reighs. Az last he
observes: e.
Maxim quilep 3 alssf
Yes, she replies, Frightening up. I've
Just finished Roafin' Eagul Of Brazeal,
Settin' Sun, and a Nashun's Pride.
Have you ever seen the Yellow Rose Of
the Parary?
No. m fs
More silence; then be says
Do you love cabbages
do that. t
Presently bis hand is accidentally
placed on hers. She does not know il--
at least does not seem to be aware Of 1t !,
Then after half hour spent ia ssighs,
coughing and clearing Of throats, he sud
ueniy says:
Ise great mind to bite you.
What you great a-mind to bite me fur!
Kase you won't have me.
Kase you amt axed me.
Well, now, ak you.
Then now has You.
Then Coony dreams Le hears sound
of kissing
The next day the young man goes to
Tigervile after a marriage license
Wednesday, the following week, No
cards.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-25

The other day Marcy street boy enc
tered the house with sob in his throat
and bloody nose, and when his mother
demanded TO know The cause, be ex-
planned
Us boys was playing Revolutionary
war out there.
Yes.
And we got mp the battle Of Benning-
ton.
Yes.
And We went In.
You whipped the British, oi course,
said the mother.
Yes--yes, sobbed the boy, bat hang
eml they wouldn't stay licked r. Detroit
Free Tre1.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-25

A woman ut Medicine Bow, says the
Wyoming Hesuld, just as she was depos-
iting her vote last election day, was sur
prised to hear . rough sing out:
] challenge that woman's vote.
On what grounds, sir2
She hasn't been long enough In the
Territory.
Did the woman sit down and cry over
it2 Il Is not to be recorded. Tier dainty
little hand glided back into the folds OF
her pull-back, and the next thing that
audacious cur knew he was gszing into
the muzzie Of Dcrringer, while the fair
voter said:
How long have been in the Terri.
tory, sir?
Look out, madsm-don't. That cussed
thing might go off--tske II away; beg
your pardon; l--don't touch that trigger
--I--I--I'm mistaken in the woman.
Please point that the other way. III lick
the lYin' sheep thief that says you haven't
lived right here in this town for ten
years.
He scooted around the corner, and she
smilingly passed in her ticket.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-25
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Daa dU no, long ago an old ohal
.hQm shc Interior, accompanied BY hi
Rllo, entered vleksbarg dry Eooa
store, and afrr looking around for |
m,,neu, l4e said to The clerk;
Pie yer beet kAliksr down here aior'
me, ioF MlrADdy waeis drcss.
AS lbe pieces were tambled down b
toatiaued
MiFandys been party good Ihis sam
pier, and she can have her pick Of th'
Besi kaliker IN me store.
The old man felt Of tbe dIttsren. pieces
ard hls wife tossed them over, and ilnal
sytiiey settled ch apardcalar piece and
Z ahesaid: = sA
Cor het or nibe yands Of that.
4 wbstf rifbe yards echoed The wiis,
That's what | said, MirAndy.
tean't get kAlikor dress with loop
iup behiod to ii ont'n no nine yards, she
excialmrd, turning pale with dismay.
ss@ sa.a tnylt&g about loepsr h
lipqaied Haven't yon always Eot :
kaliker dress oat'u nine ysrdsl
/ Yes, but the fashion has ehangea. Ave
rot to have fourteen yards now.
Have, chi I'D like 10 soc myself baylng
any fourteen yards
Then YOU won't2
Not IL | die for Ill
You are an old miserl she holly ex-
claimed.
Don't fool with the alligator, Mirandy
he warned
Oh, guess you'd better buy her the
dress, pnt In the clerk, hoping TO make
peace.
Darn 4 do. growled the man.
The woman walked down the store,
looked into the back yard, and turned
and called out,
Come here minute, William.
What yer want2 he inquired.
Come here, darling, want 10 whisper
% you, she continued.
He followed her out among the boxes,
Her face wore a smile, and he suspected
nothing. When he was clear of the door
she turned and selling him by The wind
pipe, rushed him backwards and Topped
him over a pile Of boxes.
Mirandy, III pound blazes out'n you
for thisl hoarsely whispered the man.
! William, II don't lay In your backbone !
she replied
Take thatl he gasped, trying to kick
her.
llc made a heavy struggle, but she
lclung to bis throat and topped him as
often as he partially rose. After realiz-
| ing that he was foul, be family inquired.
Mirandy, what's yer object
A kaliker dress! she promptly re-
sponded.
4 Nine yards he asked.
Plump fourteen, she responded.
Say twelve, Mirandy
Straight fourteen, and no gouging, she
answered,
He made grand effort 10 throw hei
off, but she banged him down and landed
blow on bis nose in addition.
| Mirandy, he gasped.
Well, William.
Tell that Young man to cut of tha
I kaliker.
4 That's right, William that's purity, sh'
said, loosening her grasp and extending
her hand.
You won't say anything, Mirandy'
Not wboop. of
/ He scrambled over the back fence, ant
! she went in and had the full number 0
yards cut off. When ready to 60 the ole
man was at the deor with the mules,
shade of sadness on bis brow, but still
willing 10 admit TO the clerk
Mirandy took me by surprise, but IL
all right; charge that kaliker to my &C
count,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-25

When Nevada photographer wsnts
TO make good picture, be puts the sitter
ln bic place, pulls out nasy revolver,
cocks Il. levels IL Al the mans bead, aud
says: Nov, jist you sit perfectly stiIi,
aud don't move bsif; put on calm,
pleasant expression Of countenaDce, and
lOok right into the muzzie OF this revolt
yer, or pl blow Tie top " your head oa.
My reputation a. an artist is ~ stake,
and don't want 40 nonsense about this
picture.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-25
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This Z remarkable weather, remAfs "a
his Horror - he shock TIE ssow 20 Als
oVercoat
Yes, there Is good dosl ef weather
around for this ume of Tie year slKhei
Blah, - As Esn1ed a, tie Ore.
There was a dead silence for ! lous
Iime, and then bis Honor rut his hand IN
Ais pocket and save 1be hullw en- cid.
fashioned cent, and pastod hlm oa The
back and said
u win b. sad day for this lows whea
they bury yea
And while the warrants were being
signed Bjah walked around with beam.
log ooaatenanee and scflly sAAg
Oh, Iary mo saaer yss, ys~ sre~.
las aeid sllseA and foriera.
AN AGmeuL ApenEAs.
AZ the asmc et John Cropaean wma
annoaDced, poFiis ba'd headed va
grant sid out aud fastened his eyes Oh
the court
IL this Mr.. Crossgung
Ii air.
Ar. CrossEan, you arc registered on
the bl0tler as a farmer.
know IL.
Wen, sir, II Ia my duty 10 deliver a
short agricultural address and your daly
Is to listen. ! will not treat OF agrioal.
tnre In general, but only on the subject
Of transplanting. For the purpose Of
more fully illustrating my remarks LET me
compare you 10 plan tree. You are
now growing on hard. stubborn soil aud
you yield only thorns and leaves. 1
transplant you TO the Honse of correction
aud you at once begin to thrive and bear
fruit.
oh, pshaw! replied Mr.. Crossgun.
What do you want TO put fellow In
there fori
II ~ one OF the finest institutions in the
West, and after You have been there one
week yoke of oxen couldn't draw you
ont. Take the blue saw.hor@, Mr..
Crossgun, and try and be real good for
the next half hour.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-25

Horses and children are often most
cruelty treated, and sometimes killed by
mismanagement when frightened. A
child screaming from terror at some huge
dog, is rudely shaken, and even severely
struck, by mother who herself Is
thrown into similar state OF fear by
mouse or spider. Ny indignation is Of.
ten aroused by the sight OF some man,
undoubtedly an arrant coward, who IL
beating nervous horse because be trem-
bles at the sight of train Of cars. Such
conduct only sggrayates the difficulty.
The terrified one is not inspired with tho
confidence which Is essential TO q feeling
of safety. In the case OF the animal II ia
impolitic aud cruel; 10 the case OF child
1t 10 outrageous beyond expression. A
shock to the delicate nerves Of feeble or
sensitive child will sometimes cause In
mediate convulsonG and fatal Illness, and
sometimes--a result quite Ms much 70 be
dresded--will unsettle the mind and
weaken the nervous system.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-25

The hsppiesl moments 10 woms0's
life are when ste Il mskinx hsr wedding
garments tbs saddess, wb ben heF husband
eonss hon,e ATE st night and yelis % her
from NE front steps 70 tbrow oat sonas
keY-lloIea, Aasorted aIzea.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-25

He waaniIking the river asd ssH in,
Is lbs Roebsstsr Dsssoosaf's sSpiAHatioa
of the aeGth iy dFoNning of mlikmaa
few days since. See The pinlf
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-25

At Indinna lad who has jasa Anished
reading bic Blbln throHgh. sanoanesa the
discovery ibas llse words begs cad
q gifls 0oeuF ii only twice.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-18

the Marblehead men had improvised ma
nonal colors from old bunting. There
were bonfires, and ringing of bells, and
almost frantic rejoicings over the hero of
Marblehead, and he and his two COM
rades were escorted to their ma
tive town by great procession.
He had fulfilled his promise to his
beautiful wife Martha, to come home
again before she had all the apples
strung for the winters use.
The silent influence Of this magnificent
act might easily have had most potent
effect in stimulating the legislation which
looked toward the founding of our infant
navy. There is, however, no record or
allusion to it in the public annals The
tradition says that Abner Taft afterward
commanded privateer, but his name is
unknown except by those who have
heard the oral legend His after-career,
however, must have been daring and
heroic one, and borne splendid if I'M
recognized fruit ,-Applston's Journal.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-18
Mourning Dresses.

HENRIETTA cloth is now the choice
fabric for fresh deep mourning. Il
is mixed silk and wool, but is far soft
er than bombazine and has no gloss. Ii
costs from LOO to 50 a yard. Grape is
the trimming used upon 1t for widows
and mothers dresses. 1t Is also hand
somely trimmed with folds of the same.
Tamise cloth will continue in favor for
spring and summer wooden suits. This
IL soft wool, lusterless, and has not the
Objectionable twilled surfaces that hold
dust. 1t is being made into spring snits
with cuirass basque, tablier, draped
back breadths, and walking skirt
trimmed with knife plealings, Plain
canvas grenadines, and tho.e with faille
stripes and checks, will be made up over
foulard skirts for summer mourning
dresses.
We are often requested by correspond
ents TO give the length of time customary
for wearing mourning for different rela-
tives, and also to prescribe the appropri-
ate dresses. 1t is impossible to do this,
rs there are no prescribed rules in which
all acquiesce. Each family has its own
customs about mourning and merchants
of experience say the best families, If
they put on mourning at all, choose the
simplest dresses, and wear ii long time;
indeed, there are large connections in
New York who seldom get entirely out
of this somber attire.
With the French the mourning dress is
worn but short time and Ia less severe
than that adopted here and in England.
Thus a widow need wear her mourning
but year and six months, and 1t is
lightened at the end Of the first six
months. Her first attire is long plain
dress Of black delaine without trimming;
a cashmere bordered with English Grape,
If 1t is winter, or grenadine shawl for
summer; the bonnet is doubled English
Grape, with u veil of the same, reaching
to the feet; Grape collar and cuffs, with
no jewelry but u brooch Of black pol
ished wood. During the second six
months she may wear more lustrous
wooden dresses, with a mantle Of the
same simply shaped, but trimmed with
bias fold and wool galloon. At the end
of year she may trim her dresses
with lace, wear white lingerie and
more jcwelry. A year is the minimum
duration for wearing mourning for
parent. For the first six months this is
precisely like widows mourning. The
six months following any lustrous black
fabric may be worn, with crepe lisse
pleatings about the neck and wrists.
Then the dress Is any stylish black cos
tune, with white collar and cuffs, and
silk bonnet. For grandparents simple
black stuff dresses are worn for six
months. For an uncle, aunt or cousin
three months is the time prescribed.
For brother or sister, also for brother
in.law or sister.in-law, the French rule Is
six months. There il much license in
the time Of wearing black for child;
some wear 1t six months, others year,
others always.
We quote these rules without COM
mending them. The English fashions OF
wearing severely simple mourning are In
better taste, and are copied here In pref
erence to the show and glitter Of French
black.-Hd,per's Bdzdr.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-18
How 1t Feels to Ride on an Ice.Boat.

Bob" Tunnard, OF West Troy. has
bought an ice.boat which he claims is
fast enough TO make all the other ice
boats IN the vicinity "take back seat"
/" Well, Robert, we shall see what we
shall See" If any of our staid citizens
are DESTROYS OF enjoying the sensation Of
riding on an ice.boat we can tell them
Just how TO do it. First, secure the serv-
ices of Capts. Foster, Foot and Hay
ford. The Ice is just right now, being
thin and plenty of air holes are Lying
around loose Wait until the wind
blows gale and then notify the above
named gentleman that you are ready.
Walk down to the foot of Schenectady
street. West Troy, and find the three
Captains waiting for you. They will
smile pleasantly, shake you warmly by
the hand, and act 80 nicely that you
would scarcely believe that "butter
would melt In their mouths" This Is on
the principle of "Will you walk into my
parlorr said the spider TO the fly" You
get on the boat and as the sails belly out
to the wind and the fat-iron-shaped thing
begins to "scoot" you fatter yourself
that you are going TO have delightful
time. Perhaps you are; but don't Jump
too suddenly Mt such conclusion. A
gust strikes the boat and she almost tips
over while you are flying at the rate OF .
mile per minute. The man at the helm
laughs and eases her mp little. Next
you see water ahead and the old harrow
broad end frst--is going for II "like
all possessed" You SPEAK TO the man
at the tiller and suggest that he change
his course. Does he do it, Not bit OF
It, Away she goes, and If she Is not able
to jump over 1t she must go under IT,
that's all. You begin TO wish you were
visiting your great-grandmother or at
home singing psalms. Your hair stands
on end like quilts upon the fretful por-
cupine," and the cold sweat drenches
your alabaster brow. Next an intention
al collision occurs and your boat loses
about half her standing rigging. After
soaring you nearly TO death tor two hours
they viii finally "jib her" AMI away you
90 like q sIreak for about forty rods,
skinning your elbows and knees, tearing
your clothes, and making YOUR best silk
hat look like q worn.ost coal.scuttle.
You limp home sadder and wiser
man and take your oath that you will
never 90 ice-boat sailing again. The
Captains, who do not know what the
word fear means enjoy the matter huge
ly. and have a hearty laugh at your ex-
pense Troy Times
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-18

the crown. This hat Is worn quite for
ward, and is the reverse of the en-
aggerated present fashion Of placing the
hat too far back on the head; either ex-
treme is Objectionable. The Castalia b
a pretty sailor hat for young girls to
wear in the country. The Warwick has
a round high crown with f1aring sailor
brim. Girofla is saucy hat turned up
on the left side only. The Souvigny has
a high peaked crown with flexible brim.
The Heloise, with similar crown, has the
brim rolled evenly all around, and the
Villa Franco has this roll much exagger-
ated. Other nondescript shapes puzzle
one as to which is the front, back, or side;
indeed, the trimming alone decides such
matters.-Hdrper's Bazaar.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-18
FADING.
The Past IL fading, fading,
Never to come again;
The cypress tree is shading

The cypress tree is shading
Half of the sunny plain;
unchanged. wot, is each well known scene,
Not a branch shows new In the hedgerows
Inst SO the lark from the meadow sprung
when life and / alike were young;
Inst 90 the primrose peepd to light
when / and April haird the sight.
Yet, Natures self, pervading,
Is the sense Of something gone;
The Past is fading, fading,
And the wheel Of Time rolls on.
The Past is fading, fading,
And gather'd in its hold,
It's mighty pinions ladiRg,
Is much we priced of old
The grass grows rank over many grave
or the Young and joyous and gay and brave.
MANY a well-lov'd voice is hush'd,
Many golden hope is crush'd,
Many happy dream is over,
with smile Of kindred, friend and lover.
The Past is fading, fading,
The blood runs cold and slow;
Harsh wisdom is degrading
The crceds of long ago.
The Past is fading, fading:
We cling and pray in vain
Where the cypress tree is shading
The tombs of all the slain.
Slain by the years and put aside,
The darlings Of love, the Idols of pride.
One by one the frail links part,
Hand drops from hand and heart from heart;
One by one the sweet things given
To brighten Earth go back to Heaven,
Till love and life, pervading,
Sigh the sense of something gone,
And the Past is fading, fading,
And the wheel of Time rolls on.
London World.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-18

Mature says that Prof Simon New
comb, Of Washington, has visited the
astf economical observatory Of Paris TO in
vestigate the possibility Of constructing
q refracting tclescop- which shall have
o lens one meter 1898 inches) in diam
eter. The instrument is intended for
the observatory founded by Dir. James
Lick, Of California, to be erected on the
most suitable spot which the Pacific
coast affords.