The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-05-27

count, cir, abe said. asd giYe me re.
oeipll
That wAs doas With . Grscisus smile,
and Jsrry's wife departed. Mr.. Rewitl
announced Bis having bit The right nail
90 the bead The wife Of the cobblcr
vas making al effort 10 clear OF hsr bus
bspd's debt.
AT The end Of smother week = second
Eve shilling vas paid, and then hArEess
came on-truly harvest to the agricul.
iural lsboFer, a. al that time be gathers 10
clothes, and wbavVsr neesssaries his bar.
vest money will ensble bin 10 procure.
All the little iradesmen In the village
we're busy and even Jerry was reported
to 30 fail banded. Bat be did not come
near The Dram Arms for drink.
On the third week Jsrry's wiis brought
ten Ihillings. ssd on The fourth fifteen, 10
the great 10y aud satisfaction Of Mr.. Re
wilt, whose Joy, however, wAs alloyed by
the fear that he had lost good customer.
lie resolved to look up Jtrry'ss soon as
another installmsBt OF his aecoent was
paid,
Nothing was brought for fortnight,
aud the landlord congratulated himself
upon not having hastily sought out bis
absent customer, who Stlll owed him
over pound; but the appearance Of Jsr.
ry's wife with tbe balance bad The effect
Of making him think otherwise. There
was no display In putting down the mon
ey-it was quietly dons-bnt the happy
light In the woman's eyoa - she took the
receipt, spoke mere than mere words or
actions.
have been hasty with Jerry, said Mr..
Rewitt, whom another whole month had
elapsed without Jerry appearing; be
promised TO pay at harvest time, and be
did II; bnt ! offended him, and the Green
Goose has caught bis custom.
Go and see him, suggested his wife.
intend TO do 30. Here, give me our
Toms boots; they want q patch ON the
side, and II will be an excuse for my
dropping in.upon him.
That isn't too much OF job for him,
seeing that you give George Stevens the
best OF the work, said Mrs. Rewitt.
Stevens works better than Jerry, re.
piled her husband; you can always trust
him 10 do bis work when il 10 promised,
but Jerry keeps the things for weeks to-
gether.:
That's true; but I've got pair OF boots
that want new fronts, and ] can walt a
week or two. Take thom.
III take both, said Richard Rewitt;
nothing like batting your hook we'll while
you are about It.
Armed for the reconquest Of Jerry, the
landlord set forth In the moTnipg-thAt
being a slack time when be could be easi.
ly spared from home. Outside were q
couple OF loAfers, with no money and no
credit, who touched their hats TO him.
Mr.. Rewilt favored them with a nod Of
lofty indifference
Jerry's cottage was 10 the middle OF the
village, standing back about fifty feet
from the road; aud although It's inside
poverty bad been we'll known, the outside
thanks to his wife, looked quite as we'll
as its neighbors. Therefore Mr.. Rewitt
was not In the least surprised to sec it
look bright and gay on that beautiful
autumn morning.
As he approached the door, he heard
the sound OF Jerry'S hammer upon the
lspstone, and, TO bis utter amazement,
the voice of Jerry csrolling cheerful
ditty, IS unlike the cracked efforts he
used occasionally to come out with in the
tap room as the song Of the thrush 10 TO
the hoarSe note Of the raven. Raising the
latch, the landlord OF The Dram Arms
looked in.
Good morning, Jerry, be said.
Alb! is that you, Mr.. RewitIl replied
Jerry, lookisg up. Come 10.
Jerry looked wondrous clean, and had
even been shaved lhst very morning. His
blue shirt looked clean, too, and he ac-
tually bad = collar on. Mr.. Rewilt was
so overcome by tho change that he stood
sliIl with The boots under bis arm, fsrget
ting that they formed part Of bis errsnd.
You look very well, Jerry, he said al
last.
Never felt better in all my life. replied
Jerry. wish, sir, could say tho same
Of you. You look whitisb.
l've--l've got Bit OF a cold, replied
the other, and I've been shut up q good
deal With business lately. Trades been
brisk; but how 10 II we have not seen
your
Well--,he fact is, sir, said Jerry,
rubbing his chin, I've been
busy working of your score.
Bot il Is done, man, said Mr.. Rewitt,
the door 10 quite clean as far
as you are concerned.
am glad OF that.
Others have got their share, said The
landlord, fAcetiously but think we
could make room for you II you would
look Us up.
No, thanky, cir, returned Jerry. I've
bad enough OF chalking on other peoples
doors, and nov chalk on my own.
Chalk on your ownl
Yes, sir; have the goodness TO turn
round aud look behind you. There's my
door half fell.
lie wise thing to keep secount your.
self, sAid the landlord, who hardly knew
what to make OF II, tor INTAKES will hap
pen but
No nistakes can hsppsD, sir, interrupt.