The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-10-24

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. front Of 81 equally discouraged looainI
horsc. thai bad jasl been broughi TO hin
by lbe widow Simpkins for medical treat
meat Among Sans many accomplish
meats be was rsckoued ia the neighbor
bood al ofscle 10 81 matters of this kind
especially By women, whose beiplessDes
10 meeting such emergencies, found un
: falling solace under his compassionate
Willingness 10 attend 70 any business TIA
did not strictly belong to bin, and from
which no pecanisry reward was 70 be cx
peeted. The widow simpkins hat
bought this horse OF Deacon Atkins, ap
pArenlly fairly well appointed brute,
and espAble IS be Was good looking A
short, easy drive when the deacon held
the reins bad shown OF bis points to adj
vantage, aud the widows small stock oi
ready savings had come forth freely In
payment for what she thought was bar.
gain. When soon after coming into pos
session, she discovered that her horse, il
driVen with any haste, painted 10 fear
iul msnBer, aud that be appeared to be
growing lame, she waxed wroth, and
went 10 the deacon in anger, TO be met
only with the smooth reminder that the
animal wa, all right when she took him,
that she had seen him tried herself.
The widow WAS OF nature somewhat
spicy, aud expressed herself warmly:
1 It's cheat aud a shame, aud III take the
law on ye.
What law vii you take? said the un.
moved deacon. WasD't II fair bargain
IN take the law Of God, said the wild
ow, With impolent indignation, aud she
departed TO poui her cares aud trials into
/ the ever ready ear OF Sam. Having as
sumed the care Of the animal, he now
sat contemplating it IN sort OF trance of
melancholy reflection.
Why, boys, he broke out, why didn't
she come TO me atore she bought this
crittnrS Why, ! knew all about him.
That ERE criltur was jest ruined year
ago last SIMMER, when Tom, the deacon's
boy there, came home from college.
Tom driv him over TO Sherbufn and back
that 'ere hot fourth OF July. Member it /,
because | saw the crittur when be came
home; sot up with Tom tskiD' care Of
him all night; that ere crittur had the
thumps all night, aud he hain't never
been good for nothin' since. telled the
deacon he was gone hoss then, aud
wouldn't never be good for notbin'. The
deacon he took off his shoes aud let him
run TO pastur' all summer, aud he's ben
a-feedin' and Dussin' on him up; aud now
he's put him of on the widder.
wouldn't a. thought II o. the deacon.
Why, this hoss'll never be no good TO
her; that ere e used up crittur, any
fool may see He'll mabbe do for about
quarter of mile OH smooth road, but
come to drive him as body wants to
drive, why, he blows like my bellowses; I;
and the deacon knew it must "a known
| It!
Why, Sam, we exclaimed, amt the
deacon good man2
Wal, now, there's where the shoe
pinches! 10 gin'al way the deacon is a
good man-gin'ally he adorns his profess
sion. On most p'ints don't hev nothin'
sgin' the deacon, and this 'ere amt bit
like him-Come to bosses, there's where
the unsanctified natur comes outl Folks
will cheat about bosses won't about most
nothin' else. And Sam leaned back on
hls cold forge, now empty with coal, aud
seemed TO deliver himself to a mourninl
train OF general reflections. Yes, bosses
does seem TO be sort o. unregenerate crea-
lures, he broke out, there's suthin' about
bosses that deceives the very elect; the
best o. folks gets tripped up when they
come TO deal in hosses.
Why Sam, is there anything bad 10
horsesI we iuterjecled, timidly.
'rain't the hosses, boys, said Sam with
solemnity Lordy, massy, the hosses is
all right enough-bosses is spiritual ani-
mals; Elijah went up TO heaven IN u
eharl't with HOSES; aud then ali them
lots o. hosses iu the Revelations, black
and white aud red aud all sorts o. colorsl
That ere shows hosses goes TO heaven;
but IT'S more'n the folks that hev 'em Is
likely TO, ef they don't look out.
Ministers now, continued Sam, in a
soliloquizing vein; folks alters thinks ifs
suthln, sort OF sbsky in minister to hev
much to do with hosses, sure to get 'em
into lronble. There was old Parson vii
liams, OF North Billriky, got into dref-
ful mess about boss. Lordy, massy, he
wasn't TO blame, neither, but be got into
the drefiuest scrspe you ever heard on
come nigh TO unsealin' him.
Oh, Sam, tell Us all about il, we boys
shouted, delighted with the prospect OF 3
story.
Well, wait til get Oh this crittur's
shoes, and we'll take him up TO pasiur',
aud then we can kind o. set by The river
and flsh. Hspsy wanted mess o. fish
for supper, aud | WAS cal'lstin' TO get
some for her. You boys go aud be dig
ging bail and git your lines.
And 20 s. we were sitting TRANQUILITY
beside The Charles river, watching our
lines, Sans narrative began
Ye zee, boys, Parson Williams, -he's
dead now but when was boy be was
ouel oi the gteat men round here. lie
writ books. lie writ tract agin' the
Armealans, aud pat 'em down, aud be
writ 3 big book on lhe millennium (pge
got thSt ere book now;) aud be was q
smart preacher; folks said be bsd invita-
tions to settle In Boston, and their Aln't