The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-01-24

uld }on WAntf Oh, said FhmnlH, Will
impernrable gravity, wanted 70 Sc,
whether you would tap him Or notl
Jack Holmes, man about town. llvlns
no Que knew how, was once under eros
examination BY sergcsni-ai.law, whe
knew bic man TOO well. Nov, sir, safe
the learned gentleman, tell The jury how
you live.
Well, said holmes, chop or steak
aud on Sunday perhaps a li,lle bi, Of fsh
! am very plain living man.
You know what mean, sir, thuuderoa
the ques,ionor, What DO You DO for =
liyiugg
The same as you, sergeant, said the
witness, tapping his forebcSd suggestive.
y, aud when that falls do going
through the pantomime Of writing acros !
bis hand-a little bit Of stutr-lhe same
as YOU again,
My iud, shall not ask this obtuse Wit.
ness any more questions, said the angry
counsel
Brother, said Baron Martin, think
you bad better not
Here is hint for our old lriend the
clown 10 the pantomine. AT the burning
of a provision store the crowd helped
Themselves freely. One man grasped a
huge cheese as his share OF the salvage
rising up with Il he found himself face TO
face with policeman, and with admin
aole presence Of mind put the plunder in.
to the officers arms, saying; You had
better take care OF that, policeman, or
some one will be walking oil with Il.
Equally ready to relinquish his loot,
when there was no help for II, was a
Chicago negro, caught by poultry fan-
eier IN the act OF carrying of soue of his
live stock, aud challenged with. What
are you doing with my chickens2 | wuz
gwine fer ter fetch 'em back, boss, ex-
Claimed he Dere's a nigger roun' here
what's been dispntin' along er mo bout
dem chickens. ! said dey wuz Coaohin
Chyniz, an be said dey wuz AIabarmar
pullets, an | wuz jes taking 'em roun'
fer stablish my nolidge. Dey don't lay
no aigs, does dey, boss2 Ef dcy does,
lm mighty 'shamed of hustlu' 'em roun'.
Aigs is scasel
lmpudeully cool as the darkey was, he
must yield the palm for eirrontery TO the
Erie Railway guard whose Interview
with Manager Fisk is thus related.
You are conductor on tho Erie, be-
ieve?
Yes, sir.
How long have you been on the road ?
Fifteen years,
Worth some property, lcarn2
Some.
Have very fine house 10 Oswego? |
Cost you some thirty, forty, or fty thou
'and dollars?
Yes, sir.
Some little money invested in bonds,
sm told?
Yes, sir.
Own farm near where you reside?
Yes, sir.
Had nothing when You commenced as
conductor on our road?
Nothing to speak Of
Made the property SINGER
Yes, sir.
Been at work for no other parties2
No; but have been saving money,
md invested II from time to time to good
.dvantage.
Well, sir, what win you give to scttle2 7 |
)i course you cannot pretend 10 say you
ave acquired this property from what
ou have saved from your salary7 You
will not deny that you have pocketed a
rest peal OF money belonging to the rail-
vay-at least fifty or sixty thousand dol
arsf NV, sir, what will you give 10
ettie aud not be disgraced, as you GER
ainly viii be II trial /. brought, and
on are compelled TO give up The proper
y you process TO own, but which la feal.
y belongs TO The companyy
Weil, Mr.. Manager, ! bad not thought
4 the matter For several years have
zen running my train TO The best Of my
biiity, never looked at The matter ia /. is
glii before, Never though | va, doing
ny hing wrong. have done n0ihng
iote lhanelhcr cohdnclprY trrd 10 caiu
lY salary aud get IT, aud tiahk I've sac
ecded ! don't know that owe IT,
ompanY anything. Ii you thick 10,
Why lhcre's little difference VI opinion,
nd dou't want any trouble over il.
ave nice family, nice father and moth
r, relatives all Of good standing; they
you'd feel bad TO have me arrested aud
harged with dishonesty. II would kin
iy wife She has every confidence IN
d me and The idea that would take a
enny that did .uot belong TO me would
reak her heart. ! don't care anything
1r the matter myself; but on account Of
ny family and relatives, il you won't say
nylhing more about il, III give you say
"a dollar.
GENE ~ A WEsTEHN sCHO0L ROOM.
Modern weapons OF precision can be
sed to advantage in The school room, a.
'ell as at the seat Of war, especially IN
Western Villages, where The young ideas
re quite apt to shoot Ia The direction u