The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-22

As soon as the meeting was fairly un-
der way Brother Gardener an-
ounced thst Judge AiiidAvy
Martin, late Of Alabama, but now travel
Ing In the North as the agent OF patent
fish hook, was present aud desired to
address the club on tho subject named
above. II was voted to hear the address,
and after being received in due form and
introduced, the Judge stood upon the
platform and begsn:--
We mus' not look in dc past fur our
fucher, No man kin, toll what de neI'
hun'erd Vars VIII bring Iotn bY lookin'
ober de fence Of ole grave yards. What
am our fucher? Who kin tell what dis
nashum will amount to If II keeps on In
do way it hez begun2 lfAny one bad
told yon 20 years ago dat TO night !
would stan befo' you wild paper colsh
on my neck, you would have sot h.m
down as all assassin, yet do march OF i'm.
provement has accomplished even mo-
dan dat. Fur do sum Of so cents you kin
have br ass watch chain fixed up so nigh
like gold dat you can work It In on hos
trade fifty d-"ars. Ef anybody had told
George Washington dat dc day would
come when shirts wonld button behind,
what would dat great man have ssidl
Dis kentry am mighty clock Ebery
time de pendulum swings a child am BON,
Ebery time dc mint hand takes a jump
somebody come to do front wild u new
sort o'stomsch bitiers or an improved
rat trap. Ebery hour licked OF ain
mile o'railroad built, bridge laid down,
hill leveIed or q forest cleared. Such Of
us a. kin remember back hun'erd var.
realize do change mo'dau do young folks.
Slcb OF us as live q Injured Vars in De
!ncber will not be surprised 10 see jugs
wild free handles, coffee pots dat shut UP
like Jack knife, rat traps dat illumiDste
dc house, an rockin' chars dat sail
arouD' on wheels.
The speaker closed amidst cheers aud
applause, aud for tho remainder Of the
eVeniAg was giyOn tie scat OF honor un.
der the Bear Trap
Once upon q timet nye years Old
youngster was poevish and peppeTy
bsyony matensl explanation or endur
AHcs: Finally, the weAry aud psrpleIed
mother pulled him Into ber lap and dee
psiringly demanded What does all yoa--
% act sol
Cause e--causs, the question was poser
fer five year old philosophy. Bat iust
thea pussy walked into the room, tall
erect, with that air Of leIsursly serenity
and self satisfaction that Is sometimes 30
AggrAvatiug TO the opposite state OF mind.
At once the answer came with explosive
promptnsss aud emphasis, Cause the cats
tail is up.
II was just as good a. better explains
tion would have been. And II would nt
jast as well many mood oi older folk.
Blessed are they, and few In number isis
10 be feared, whl 30 uot get out Of sqfis
betlmes, aud hnd themselves unableto
offer any better reason for Il than that
the cars tail is up. Whether they
attribute Il slo lack Of ozone or excess Of
east wind, 10 warm bread or wet feet, 10
broken sleep or elatler Of tongues, mat
lers linle--Ail the same they grow touchy,
their spirits 90 down, their Judgement
loses Il grip, the gfassbopper Ia burden.
These times Of which we are taking
the times when We sfe on, Of sotts--ats
the times when meGnnsn taxes the helm
10 our coBduet; when men choose the
cowArIly course, wheR true frIends fall
out, 10 their lasting loss; when mistakes
when mistakes are made that can HsVsr
be altogether reeiihsd. Therefore taks
heed TO yourself then the eats tall IL up.
i is danger signal u The srlriiuaI
weather sefyiee