The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-04-19
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Mr. BulicFwick 90 BoXboraueh bad a
tlt ofsleeplessness one night lately, and
after yainly trying 10 lose himself iu
slumber, he happened to remember that
he once resd In an almanac that man
could put himself 10 sleep by imagining
that he saw iloek Of sheep jumping over
a fence, and by counting them as they
jumped. lie determined 10 Try the ex-
pertinent, aud closing bis eyes he fanoied
the sheep jumping, and began TO count.
He had reached hls ll0lh sheer, and was
beginning to dozo OF, when Mrs. Butter.
wick suddenly said;
Joseph.
O what
believe that yellow hen Of ours
wants To set
o don't bother me with such nonsense
as that now DO keep quiet, aud 30 to
sleepl
Then Butlerwick started his sheep
again and commenced to count. lie got
up to 100, aud was feeling RS II he would
drop off at any moment, when, Just as
the l2lst sheep was abopt TO take the
fence, one of the twin, began 10 cry.
Hang that child be sheuted at Mrs.
Butterwlck, Why don't YOU tend TO il,
or put il TO slcepi Hash mp, YOU little
imp, or III spank youl
When Mrs. Butterwick had quieled #,
Butterwick, although a little nervous aud
excited, concluded TO try II again Turu-
ing on the imaginary mutton, he began.
Only 6I sheep had Slid ovg The fence
when Buuerwick'. mother-lu-law knock
ed at the door, apd asked If be was
awake. When she learned that he was,
she said she believed he bad forgotten to
close the back shutters, aud she thought
she heard burglars IN the yard.
Then Butterwick arose Ia wrath, aud
went down to see about IL. lie asoer-
tanned that the shutters were closed as
usual, aud us be returned to bed be re-
solved that Mrs. Butterwick's mother
would leave the house for good in the
morning, or he would. However, he
might as well give the almanac plan sn.
other trial, and setting the sheep IN mo-
ton, he began to count. This time be
reached 2l0, and would probably have
got to sleep before the 300lh sheep jump
ed had not Mixs new dog in the next
yard, become suddenly homcsick, aud
begun 10 express his feelings in a series
of prolonged and exasperating bowls.
Bnttcrwick was Indignant. Neglect
ing his sheep, BIO leaped from bed, and
began to bombard Mix's new dog with
boots, soap cnps, aud every loose object
he could lay his hsnds on. He BIZ the
animal at last with a plaster bust of Dan
isl Webster, aud induced the dog TO re-
treat to the stable, aud think about home
In silence.
1t seemed almost ridiculous to resume
those sheep again, but he determined to
give the almanac man one more chance,
aud so as they began TO jump the fence
he began to CONT, and after seeing the
SD sheep safely over, he was gliding in
to the land Of dreams, when Mrs. But
terwick rolled out Of bed, aud fell on the
floor with such violence that she walked
the twins and started them crying, while
Butterwick's molher-in-law came down
stair, four steps at time, to ask If they
telt that earthquake.
The situation was too awful for words
BuuerwicE regarded i tur moment
win -peechles- indignation, aid then
seizihg pillow, he went over TO the so-
ia IN The bick ,iuing.roon, aud lqy doyn
on the lounge.
ne leii a,eep ID ten mnnies, without
the assistance o the aimtnac, bu be
dreamed all night thai De was being bat
ted around the equator ht u Colswoii
ram. aud b. woke IN lie mornug witb "
terrible headache, and con, ietieu tbu
sneep are gooi en,ugH f't mabi l4i
chops, but not worth q ert a.a ntrc3