The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-02-24


mine. and the miner threw his half dolls
into th. bat
The crsmplc vas contagious, and III
silver sss piled ints the he, Father II,
sp stood bcsming oa the bo,s as they eoa
tribaiei to his holy store.
IA. everybody sn,oei, See, yer. Nsts
I 10 hig .bon.d, American buili man. sh
"a. on the end ofs board bench In th'
corner. come up and pool"
Not III know myself, said Nate, sui
lilly.
Go Tor him padre-spest spieoe 10 Linn
The men turned about and faced the
disscn,ipg Nate. iesring and gibing Al
him.
Oh, nov, gentlemen. be sisy, said bis
reverence. with light wave Of his hand
Every man has right TO give or refuse a'
bis feelings prompt him; and TN thinking
It's not for the regard Of the money that
the gentleman refuses 10 contribute. II
might would ask him il he does not
think some kind Of religion is good
thingY
You can ask me anything you please ;but
I'm not buildin' meetin' houses.
Do you not think they ought to be built'
asked the father softly.
don't care whether they ns built or
not I'm not in the business.
Wouldn't you give toward . charity
Meetin' houses are no charity.
I'll tell you what I'll do. said the priest
il you'll add ten dollars TO the amount in
my bat, III agree 10 show you before next
New Years day, if.you are alive. that it is
4 charity. or l will on that day pay you
back the money and two per cent. month
or. il you die before that day, the
money shall be paid toward your funeral
expenses. Come now what do you say?
I don't say nothing to that. But III
lell yer what I'll do.
WHAT asked his reverence.
I'll put mp twenty dollars against any
mans twenty that can throw any man in
he house. best two falls out Of three, and
I l lose. the money will 90 in the hat
Oh.a-sh! growled some one. yer don't
want to challenge the priest do YEP
Whist Wait moment, said Father
Ryan, interruptins .the speaker. Then
urning to the challenger. who still sat in
he corner:
When and where so you propose to
vrestle7
Right now and right here, in the back |
ard, on the stone floor.
What hold'
Collar and elbow.
Gentlemen. said Father Ryan. blandly,
s he turned TO the crowd, il one among
on will be kind enough to put up the
money, with the help of God I'll try my
,est to win it.
Here's your money said the barkseper,
'lankins the heavy gold twenty or the
'oard.
And here's the mats 10 it, said Nate. ris-
ng from hi, place in the corner and strik-
ng 4 second twenty on top Of tho first.
Now, all was excitement. The egg.nos
'as forgotten, while betting became tho
rider OF the hour,
Twenty dollars even that the padre wins!
bet my last dollar on relision--evcry
op!
Ten to one on Nate Smith-from ten
D hundred.
The preliminaries being all settled, the
athletics stepped to the CEN
Or, shook hands, and then standing front
, front. took each other by the collar
18th one hand, and by the elbow Of each
18th each other hand, and the muscular
out began.
The collar and elbow wrsstle between
killed contestants, is really, SO to speaks
st fight with tho feet. One would think
viewing the kicks OF the mailed feet
lat shins would be broken like pipo
ems, but it is net often that one wrestler
permitted to get squaretood kick up
a the shins OF the other, whore there is
,ience on both sides.
But to really describe the tripping,
cking, tending. foiling. and muscular
rithing Of tho contestants OF this New /,
ears day in the stone ampitheatre behind
10 log snloon. is not in the power OF this
IN, nor in my power slower than May
.idgc's lightning photographer, but the )
suit was that, after posing on the brink |
alternate success and defeat, Nate Smith
mt down, solid on the Cat Of his back,
king care, however, TO stiffen his neck 4
ainst sounding rap Of his conscious I
Jesa on the hard floor
Score one for the ehurchl shouted a
lowing fellow in the crowd.
Hurrah for the padre--he's little bull |
th tho clay on his hornsl
Once again the strugglers came to the
ntcr, and now again the contest was Q
Iged with all the vigor Of the human ami '
Il. supplemented by that essence Of i'm
ortality known as the intellect. This
,ond bout Was even more YEARLY work ,
through than the frst--each man having h
'cady tested the skill Of the other-but .
ended in drawn battle, both men COM '
I down together with terrific thump
on the hard floor. This time there
re serious inquiries to know il either a
m we're hurt.
Hurt, is it' Yis, indsds I An; but am
injured. /,