The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-10-06

They we're q, the theatre, They consis
Cd Of an elderly farmer and his old fas
ioned siie We we're we'll. Il does u
matter Who sc we're: suffice II 10 say. Y
were al there for the same purpose,
veil as several hundred Others Sl
thronged the house. The drama to |
produced Was the passionate love TRACED
Of Romeo and Juliet. and the part Of th
fair Juliet was TO be taken by young an
beautiful lady, who made her debut th,
evening.
We immediately learned from the cor
vcrsstion OF our farmer couple. that b
Was Simon and she WAS Amelia. He scene
one OF these slow, good-natured mer
whom We often meet and seldom disliks
while she was evidently the nAior-ssoeru
OF the Amelia-Simon Hrm. Her nose an
chin were pointed. and she carried an ai
Of decided authority about her. She ha'
. comely facel indicating eIcellep
sense. but the contrast between hsr ap
pearance and that. of the meek Simon wa
striking These good people had evident
ly been unaccustomcd to the theater, ant
the conversation and criticisms that pass
ed between them was novel and entertain
ing. We will not attempt to give thei
conversation verbatim, as il would fill /
small book.
The drop.curtain, hiding the stage, rep
resented an emigrant train crossing the
plains. Amelias eyesight was still good.
What lot O. wagons all in row. she rs.
marked. as she gazed at the painting, and
under EN- it says 40. | reckon ther must
be forty mine on 'em; who'd o thought
ther was thet many!
cant see EN-, meekly responded 81.
mon. with crestfallen countenAnce.
Law sakes! can't you, though? What Q
pity nov you didn't fetch your specks.
Jes like you. How do you spect to see
without 'em. Your eyesight
want never SO good as mine. nohow, she
added.
Thet's so, mother. he added.
He looked 30 uncomfortable, that We
leaned over. and offering an opera glass,
said;--
Take this, sir; it may enable you to see.
Amelia turned upon us quick, search
ng look and then scrutinizing the glass
sharply, and raising no objections, she
ooked the fact to her obedient spouse,
Fho, taking it awkwardly, said in blunt
manner
Wall, now. ] hold thot's right clever; /
hought these folks were oil on them too
tuck up to speak TO country folks, let
lone handlin' this ere thing TO look
through.
DO still, will you? said his wife, eau
iously, with the characteristic readiness
u her sex; how are they to know We hain't
'ity folks? never wore this gown but
nee before, an my bonnet is as spick
pan new as when Samanthy put it on the
rec for me thet Christmas; and you know
light well you got the clothes new, out Of
he store, this very day. Folks can tell
hey are new by the folds, she proudly
dded.
Simon had been busily examining the
'pera glass, and good Amelia's worldliness
Ia not affected the old man very much,
or he musingly spoke, as he turned the
lass over and around;
seen the place where they was givin
I'm away, down stairs, when we come in.
Givin' 'em away, indeed! A pretty lot
hey was givin' 'em away reckon eel
iW had been. I'd he'd share. I'VE
,lieved her. They was sellin' 'em, she
serted, Is il she knew for certainty, i |
,tened mighty sharp.
Poor Simon, he had turned and twisted,
nd shaken the opera glass until he struck
le happy medium that suited his eyes.
9 it known that it was wholly an acci-
snt, however, as he had come to the con-
usion that they were not good for much,
ut he so dreaded to hear the voice OF his
dy, assuring him that nothing was the
after, only he didn't know how, that he
,pt on fussing until the happy accident
,curred, After brief pause, the sXcls-
alton that startled us was:
Why, Melia, them wagons thet you talk
about, All in row, is meant for emf
ant train. Blest Of it don't look kinder
tural, too, mused the old man. Yes,
We been across them plains twice.
,ugh times we had them days; them OK
ANS don't look much like the teams wa
d; they never put less'n six or eight
Ike on sech big wagon, and there they
We only got one. They never have their
ads hoisted up like that ere yoke; they
ers lop 'em down. I
Another prolonged gaze left tho pause I
interrupted, and then tho following in ,
rmation was elected from the good man,
10 little guessed how many he WAS enter.
ming. {
Ho, / see tibet 40, thet you said meant
Q number OF teams. You want right Z
ct time. sure. Why, it meant the spring 4
80, when come, over. Umph. just
.e women folks, sich lcalkerlationsf
The light suddenly grew dim, the bel q
pped, and the whole emigrant train I
th the 40 and the OK teams, began roll !
I over and over into confused mass 4
thin ths curtain fold, as il rose 10 the
p OF the stage. After the introduction
. number Of characters. the gentle Ho- ,
% made his appearanes. His costume, !
o Of the day in Which he was supposed /
have hourisbel vas compuxed OF q