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

AFTER tils btoAt OF utIhs btLsu on y
Mells without pause for breath. poo
Simon looked ashast Perhaps he vAs en-
!. desvoring to grasp the meaning Of the con
4 deasedreeilal Ny friend had been sketch
. ing the play for the old lady in 3 hast
. way. and We were wonderfully amused I,
o hear her enlighien her partner As to wha
e vas coming
: WAL, said Simon. rs6ectiyely. thcts
e queer looking sort Of dress 10 go court
! in in. IT'S purity snug. 1 reckon he did
| not hev 10 climb the pastur fence As
usod TO when ] vent . cour- A severe
but fsttered. look from his companion
} caused him TO change his sentence into
! when / went csllin' on Farmer Brown. ;
There wasa twinkle in his eye. As he
smoothsd his chis. sndths old lady fan
ned herself vigorously and looked hard Il
the stage. When Msrcutio was stabbed
and Was jesting and laughing with bis last
breath. Simon said.---
Now. 'MeliA, look here; feller would.
MT feel much like joking at sech time
don't more'n half like that He ought to
plnmp right of without talking.
But when Romeo avenged the wanton
murder Of his friend by stabbing in turn
the slayer. Tybalt, and when the sword
suddenly slipped out Of sight up to the
socket. and the victim fell dead, and .
number Of ladies' partly arose from their
seats, and several screamed, no wonder the
good Amelia grasped Simons knees in sup.
pressed pain as she gazed on the scene.
Oh, Simon, said she, did he really kill
him?
Simon wore broad grin on his face.
and slowly drAwled out
Why, 'Melia, I haint seen you so pes.
tered and worked up like for nigh on 20
years. Thet chap did get killed rather
sudden like, he added in . philosophic
tone. thought the other did too much
talkin'. 1t wasn't 10 blamed sudden as
this. though. 1 like leetls talkin'.
Juliet quite stole the heart OF tho old
man in the very first part Of the drama,
when the dance OF the minust WAS intro
duced.
l don't believe could drop such pert
courtesy as thet now. nor move round so
spry, remarked Amelia.
No, l jes bet you couldn't, bluntly re-
torted Simon. You'd git yer feet mixed
up in them long skirts. and tumble down,
thet's what you'd do.
Ef hednt had the rheumstics SO much
from doin your housework, an got oil
stiflened up before my time, I'd be spry
enough, hotly retorted the insultod lady,
with red cheeks.
Waal, 'Melia. lets not srgy, plscidly re.
marked Simon.
As the evening advanced in lateness, the
curtain rose and fell. our folks were
getting tired.
think there's too much love smackin'
in it, Folks don't do ther courtin' thet
way now. a.days, and Inever rec lect know.
in nobody thet did, sleepily yswned 81.
mon.
So much the worse for EN- turtly ans
wered the peppery Amelia, for she still
smarted under tho cruel dig given her by
her lord
Umph, said the provokingly calm Simon
NTH oh,oLla I ractop uow youd ,ast
be the one thet would like to have chap
spookin' round under your winder, after
candle light, PAWN over yer flower gar.
den and blowin' kisses up at yer winder.
Amelia vouchsafed no reply for this bit
Of pleasantly. The last act had come.
The fatal poison WAS beginning TO work
throughout the veins Of the unhappy Ro.
meo just ~ Juliet awoke from her long
'leep, and so real seemed his agony at the
approach OF death that he knew to be irrov.
,cable, a1d that gradually but surely
Ieemed tearing his Juliet from his arms,
hat good Amelia murmured half aloud =
The whites Of eggs is good antidote.
But all was over. The curtain fell, and
he people surged out. Amelia and 81
non sat looking at the curtain even after
t had fallen, and then recollecting them
elves, made preparations to move out.
Waal, now commenced Simon, ]
hink they hedn't oughter died, both On
I'm leastways. Now, why didn't thet gal
axe shine to some other fellow, and git
narried, aud be happy-gals is 80 roman !,
ic. =
As they moved of, he was heard to say. . .
nth . drawl:-
reckon you hAin't too proud to hev me
AXE chew. now. be you! I've felt kin
er lonesome all the evenin', in ther. =
Oh. no, chew away. sharply replied his :
etter half. You alters WAS bound TO be =
,ore like COW than mortal man, what %
YER could do or ssy;cows alters hev thor
uds along with EN-. "
WAL, Mely. l. :,
They turned . corner, and we lost sight y
I them at this point Of the conversation. :
ge really felt sorry 10 part with the chief =
ctor 10 the side drama that had afford us y
, much amusement during the evening =
hey kept the glass in good faith until =
ie very end, but We had not the heart to y
ven feel reproAchfully toward them for =
ieir la,k Of conformity to the rules OF =
as their honesty counter.bal g. .,
need it alL--Cahforniaa. =
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notice in the postofiico advertising
COW for sale. Nov on . square trade A,
linkum can't be beat A neighbor wanted :,
, purchase COW. saw the notice. and !
IA. IL la~.la.l 4 -. =.