The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-01-24
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lnA ritter reeeivea = few DAYS ago from
persen in New tlAmps Aire oscurs this
. ~nloneoi Oid Simon Lave Stopped here
Yesterday ca bis way homo. Tie Is a.
, most " and lshAlo aud teauy.
Aud thnt trough, 20 mind an inoidcal
which occurred ave and iwepty ycara ago
--yes twenty nine years ako-li va. tho
autumn Of ists The same Simon Love,
then sixty-three years of agr snd living
with son.ln.law on Tho Crest lutrryAl
road under Mote mountain, had bcea
aid up for more than year with what
the doctors called species Of lumbago
lie could not arise from his ehsH without
assistance, nor could he move from chair
TO bed without The holp ofa strong man
for he WAS himself yery heavy There
seemed 10 be a sort of paralysis Of all the
muscles Of illo lambar reaiens, and when
the pain cAme Il came fnrieusly, / tlont
know how many kinds Of liulnlont aud
unguents bad been rubbed upou lbc ont
side, or how many barrels OF swAsh he
bad poured down bistsrosl iIe seemed
10 grow worse instead Of better, and with
tho prospect OF smother hard, long wiutrr
before him, ho didnt think be should sur.
vive Il. ~ e#&
Well, one day 10 early October, while
The pigeons were plenty, Nj. llpmmand,
Loves son.in.law, was fixing bis double
barrel gun for shot at them, lie had
tjust cut piece OF Iudia wheat, not far
away, aud thcro pigeons would be sure TO
gather, and be meant TO be ready fJrthem.
lie had loaded both bsrrels heavily, aud
put on the percussion caps bul as The
caps were slightly small for ihe tubes he
bad to press them on. which he was wont
TO DO by easing the the hamper down
upon tbem,
oId Simon sat by the fireplace, bolst.
cred up Ia his great easy cbslr, with psd.
ding Of pillows aud blanket Tor his back,
and cushions for his feet 8W
Look out, Nathan he cried, a. he saw
the double mpzzie pointed uneomiotmbIy
near him,
Poohl ther' aint no danger, dad, rc.
turned Nathan, pressing The hammer
down upon the cap.
Bat the cap was very sensitive one.
and be pressed q little too hard, and----
Mercyl what q crash aud what ahowtl
the right barrel OF the gun was dlsohsr
ged with report that shook the house
from ridge pole to foundalio ), apd few
OF The sbo, Rrszed Simon Loves icg. He,
poor man, believed that he was shot
dead. lie sent forth2a howl, load ard
long, and leaped to his feet.
MuIder! Muideri Murlerl I'm dsadl
-killej-shot all TO pieces, 0l al Or
MurderI
And away he eaped. oat OF doors--put
into the yard where be danced mp and
down, yelling ilko'mad all the wLlle, un.
I'll Nathan, bis wife, aud hired man,
came TO his assistance. They got him In.
to the house, aud and got him down into
bis chair, aud after critical examination
they found two or three liyid li6es upoa
the calf Of bis right lex, where srsy
shot bad just Rrazed the skin.
Amt | sholl
No Get up and see.
lie was up In moment, standing ilrst
upon one leg aud then upon the other,
and presently the thought occurred TO
him that he had riseu alone, lie started
ofupon brisk walk, without pain and
without hindrancc. lie could hardly
credit the evidence OF bis own scnses.
lilo leaped and danced he'ran to the well
aud back again. W sa3 "@F feA
Glory, hslleIujAhl Nathan I'm a wen
mau l'tw %#E t#n
Aud hc5s spoke .uuh,s The terrific
shock, cpnynising every uyiye anal slrain-
ine every muscle, bad heated f,, sid
from lIlat iime he had i.ol another touch
o1be old trouble.
way nhS, TnoMPsVs NJ, ~ to sfs
MIts. UAYEs
The cabinet ladies sfe all maltcr.of-iaUi,
practical womtn. 10 illustrate, A lew
dsys agc sfyera tadic- wee ealiing on
Mr. ilar, lhey wrr cnxaa i ,na
picas ~ cllr', "icn ti,e 'opf pe,,i g,m
tee u.hf an,anleta Nf- Thompson.
klf- ia, ,ts advance "a raiactial. ~.
Ias rd and we've hr9npwiei2rd i,y bow.
Ar- l'houpsoh ~aiRs'i 'p~atd the wilt
dow overlooking the lawn AMI stll. t8
Mfs, llayes, where do iLey pa.lnre your