The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-07-17

iR using whole box. Tat Weula NAh0Ns
luto tbe composing room and n 'yre'
one day Mrs.. Bob sal dowa en- bot :
Stove. misstine q evidently TT 2 seUae Z
81. presently discovered hsl blandsf,AnS
rose up- somewhst hssliG, Sht 80 o. !
aF We I'D, hsr 5at Arsi ws'h hst
cock exunguisher, aud neX, With strong
shove through su open door she no
ioub, alll bears the inscription, Charter
Oak No. y, Patent applied tor, IS an
evidence Of the first lasting impression
made upop her by civilization, aud can
/ no longer be alluded to as an unleuefea
savage,
/ Oue day Bob grabbed up lasi hniAnea
editorial, written by Dennis Mccarthy,
on The corrupuons Of The Bank q Csii-
fornis under Bill Sharon, and proceeded
TO light bis pipe With II, while Mac was
turning round to give theatrical agent
bis ruling figures for tbree-shee posters
The author OF the editorial never knew
where II went to, aud no one dared 70
tell him, fearful OF a subsequent homleiue'
There was a halLbreed 10 bis tribe who
could read, and whenever the Chroh'cfe
contained an approving notice OF Bob,lbe
bslfbree would translate Il 10 the chief
and bis family. These notices soon bore
! unexpected fruit.
. One day Bob came in With some game,
il. remarkiug;
You likee llshy throwing down atronl'
You likee labbiu? slamming bare on
the table. PIalie (prairie) ben plelly
good2
!. These tokens were thankfully received
: TO Bob's delight; ducks, hare, grouse
r aud trout were showered upon the repor'
Q torial staff by the hunters Of the tribe.
i, Whenever the supply began TO fall short
n a slight alusion to Bob's emineut fitness
e for the place he occupied and a passing
a notice of his good looks OF genuemanly
II treatment OF his squaw, would bring an-
5 other delugc of game.
a The reportorlal staff, which numbered
d three, went into keeping bachelors bail,
Ii hired a Chinese cook, aud begsn TO I'VE
r on the fat OF the land, at the mere cost o.
a beer and stove wood. A petition from
y the staff to the county commissioners
is asking au appropriation TO build Bob
board house, was jokinglY taken up, and
the lumber furnished. This made the
Or staff perfectly solid with Bob, and The
o. supplies of fish aud game increased unit
il. II seemed like Christmas all the year
be round. To keep this stream OF luxury
lie aud high living flowing to the full capaci
be ty of its banks now became our man
'e- object in life.
One day, however, Dan de guile, witt
IL. was no doubt little envious Of our pop
ny ularity with his pet tribe, was taklnI
Ith dinner with us, and there put up Jo
,u. which sent our bachelors hall TO the dog
at single kick. lie tol us, IN coni
Dental way, that nothing SO delighted
na- PIute as 10 be considered the father
twins. We swallowed the bait, hook an
Ihe all, aud The next day officially announce
nd In the Chronicle that Captain Bob wa
ma the happy father of twins, weighing n
of spectivey ten and twelve pounds. "
ted waited next day at the house, expectin
the Bob TO heave in sight loaded down vii
,se, game. lie came little earlier tha
md usual, with several stalwart bucks al
the interpreter. lie rushed in and wa
18th ing the paper aloft, shouted, Heep da
and liei
esi- The Indians waited tor no explanatio
but pounced upon us bodily, clearing .
.her the astouished staff in about five minute
bite We fled through the back window, al
bis Bob and bis followers proceeded to sma
T in the crockery aud deInoish the iurn'tuI
mes after which he left, satisfied with
llyn work. The damage was estimated
the landlord at SOS, and | guessed this
put be an undervaluation of at least 500
the We ascertained that night that nothi
was such disgrace to Piute family
and twins, il being supposed by the Ind
rian that each twin required separate ialh
Thus our game supply was cut OIL W
Jaws one fell stroke Yet we forgave Dan
irish Ouille for his Infamous hoax, for 10 Ct
bis dizzy heights does some men's msgns
{ 10 nifty soar.
nule. Presently Bob fell into evil ways
mily became pokersharp. iie made his Q
two rules aud counted The spots to SUIT
futes own sweet will. lie would constr
serer four aces from pair Of deuces, on
arity principle that The deuces contain
ever requisite number of spots. For yea
,ands two lie had about all the money OF
oss G tribe, his flexible and endless rules
: YOU rying a percentage In bis favor OF al
ninety-lve to five.
ook Finally his victims rose 10 revolt
you'd demanded sci OF rules Tor all time,
not for each change OF the moon.
West, beld poker convention on Amer
pe ole Flat, and The wags OF the Comstock
that the spirit OF Poker-hontas pres
mill a over the deliberations, and wanted
hes OF rule of Pass the buck abolished.
II the that poker convention Bob never "
hand, aud quit gaming in disgust.
ion 10 A few weeks ago he lay in his
on the dying. II was the house "bich nc
for The built from lhe C0uuty's lumber.
inelo.ure and It's cooking stove insid
change proven TOO much for the constiinlii
now the savage, and be was LITERALLY I
spcnd from stroke Of civilization. lie hi
retend. bis life been accustomed to the
=. lie blasts which sweep over 'he ssgc z
ed 10 be had sleptin the snow thousand
.nnh 10 and rrnnrhrd under lhe quartz crop