The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-07-17
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,bepsagvss With The AlkAh 81 The sur
rounding eArtb, take occasion 20 pea
brief history Of bic lite Caplsin boo
sor ncrc than ,cu yesrs The chief q ne
Plutss u storey Cona,Y, Seudl, so
thirty yoatt old when Be bfe'lhsa u''
,si.sitis vlehlup, 60 the lf.h Of Fepia. .
sr. sarrousdsd By ,be leading iish'' Of
tbe tribe over which be ruled. Ter 81
unaaullernted specimen u the gul'eles'
savage. laa barely .eAyenei Win zoe
yeas. Of civilization - i s--poo
hsd 20 equal on earth.
The irst time / ever bad The pleasure
Of meeting the geptlemsn was one ho'
SIMMER afternoon, on Taylor street, "
gIpiA CITY. Bob was mounted on niue
anmpy mule, aud the only exer'i9n hs
seemed TO be engaged 10 was TO bend hi'
knees sufficiently to keep his colossal lee'
from humping against the grouod. Inc
animal was led by Bob's wife, who hAd
abou. one hundred and dity pounds Of
wood oo her back, and vas shedding
uersplratIon At a rate which threatened
10 reader the services OF street.sprinkleF
I. useless on that lhoroughfAre. BOD looAeo
every inch like lazy man born to RUE,
and held his head With an air that MIN
i ing superInteudent might have enViea'
. The same night the mule alluded to was
stolen. aud Bob came TO the choR'cft
Office with d woeinl history OF Tue out
rage:
T. Some dana sunnagunna heap sieaium
mula. You putta in pspps one plecer
q. Caiehum, you bet.
y A blood.curdiing account OF the ravlsh
mept OF Bob's stable was accordingly
: promulgated 10 the columns OF the paper
next day. The description oi The mui'
Zone ear gone, four brands on bis BODY
aud a game leg) was recognized oy al
honest raucher ia Carson Valley aud ih'
animal was rescued from the hands OF
tramp. Bob got bis mule, and from tha
time his respect for the power oil the pres
was something akin to the reverence OF
uindoo for one Of his Manufactured
!, deities. To Bob's uututored mind al
sn things were possible with newspaper
&c and although the rascal could not READ
word of English, be came next mornin
and ordered copy lett regularly at HI
wickiup,
Me reada TO my mahala.
When il came to thanking the stan io
the return OF the mule, language is lmp'
tent 10 describe his expressions OF graz
ice tude: and when he learned that was U
man who was Immediately responsio
for the mules return, It required u
- efforts of three sble-bodied men to pr
M, vent his hugging me to his bosom
Finally, understanding that such lam
isrities would not be tolerated duriI
business hours, be coutented himself wi
Mt admiring me from distance, and eJac
less latlng at short intervals
: Heep gooda man, you beicherliie.
y was st once established In bis estlm
tion as bigger man than old Grant
- Next day, about nine O'Clock 10
' morninV. he filed IN with his wife q
- two children, and gave all hands form
introduction to the family. As marx
special distinction to myself he insist
that | should be allowed to hold |
baby, a little, weszey.looking papoo
wrapped in greasy swaddling clothes
smeared all over with ham'iat.
lie sat down and stayed an hour, W
his feet In pile of fresh exchanges,
chiuned us about the forthcoming PR
Dental election.
INT. When told that Henry Ward Beec
was the peoples choice for the WI
ppv House, be communicated the TACT TO
wife with a chuckle, and nudged her
n 4 Am the ribs with a Ieer which spoke voluI
- for his know ledge OF the great Brook
sensation.
Beecher no good. Me hear alice 'bc
'oi and throwing back bic head he made
building echo with his laughter.
lle was fnslly invited outside
II for given half dollar to cover pedess
ne 70 lap OF two blocks.
,uPp Next day he came 10 with six squ
and introduced them with great rou
~ As bis sisters and bis cousins aud
Sc aun,s. was specially pointed out
them as heep goods man, csiehum u
This announcement made tne ia
tavorite at once. For the next
a., months was pointed out by the II
- on the streets as the matchless recov
OF stolen mules, and soon my popnii
with the tribe was such that no buck
90 thought OF passing without shaking b
as 70 while the squsws would skip aero
lsbrst. street 10 three bounds TO say, How
cure do, llarra Davat
Colds Presently the attentions OF Bob le
iaros. more pronounced turn, and be
orvsFd como 10 with
sism Say, you got any old plants, some
iol., blne fsnneil shlurs, may bee. SON
elote some day, you sAbbef
This business would be kept up
man would be willing to take clolt
n0 bis back 10 sAtlsiy the demands
unrelenting savage.
Wear. lils cheek increased IN propoit
the kindness be received, aud so
p sass Office became a regular resort
"a fast royal family.
Drs.s s.ss. He ouineuded The worst OF exc
iiends. Although be did not H
oss..s on. single letter, he would frequently
a7u an hour looking over the papers, p
ing TO be absorbed In their content
IA . ganer.I idea Of what belong