The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-02-09

10 the army Of hseklriyers al ,he depot
dragging his bride through the crowd, q
iDilniie danger Of her slender srm. I'm
man iba, reads the papers, and know al
ai,oui ye and yer lowliyed tricks OF
strangers fe may skin some people, bul
W dost rob me without arumpus, and
reading bis ,imid partner 10 the other side
Of the street. be told her 10 freeze 20 th'
hitoLing post while lac went TO look aftei
the baggage. He soon struck bargain
wi,h hand e1pressman, and after helping
him with the trunks into the cart, aod try
ing the lock 10 make sure be had the right
one, hc told the sable propeller TO keep
him IN sight, and giving him TO under
stand that IL he undertook TO scoot up any
alley with that ere box, be a never live 10
see specie resumption, be went back 10 his
Polly and found her in tears. frightened
almost out Of he senses by q crowd OF boys
and express drivers gathered around her,
engaged in yociferous competitive ties,
as TO who should have the honor Of con.
ducting her TO her destination. Her
groom recovered the basket from coupl c
OF fellows who we're trying to make II 60
two directions at the same time, and shak
ing the boy till he gave up the satchel in
the other. and telling Polly to wipe her
eyes aud come along. or every body ut the
tavern would Think she wasn't happy,
they set of up Plum street. BY this time
the darkey had got half way up the hill.
and fully believing that they were about
to lose the trunk, which contained all the
store clothes OF both parties, they set off on
dead run with dozen small boys and
three dogs chasing in the rear-the boys
filling the air with remarks suited to the
occasion, punctuated by the barks OF the
curs.
Hold on thar! We long legged, black
skinned ronstaboutl yelled the thorough
ly enraged BRIDEGROOM, bounding thirty
feet ahead Of his companion, Drop that
ere trunk. or I'll break every solitary bone
in yer Iniun-rubber carkiss, ye liver color
ed son of darkness!
The darky. hearing bub.bub in the
rear, looked round, saw the commotion,
and stopped the wagon, until the breathless
couple came up, the bride gasping and
crying, and wishing she was home.
by some special providence they at
length brought up at the Grand Hotel,
made their way into the exchange, and
asked the porter and pretty much every
body else il the landlord was about. and
seeing benign old gentleman with silvery
hair and beard, pacing with head down
and hands under his coat.tail-
There he Is now, said Zeke, and to him
they at once made their way, and set down
their traps at his feet
say, Mister Grand, what's the show for
a few days board and lodgin' with ye? We
have no team to look arter Jest our two
selves-kim in ON the keers
There's the man you want to see, said
Mister Grand, pointing to the desk
Well, I'm real down right glad to see
ye, said Zeke to the clerk. How's things
been movin' along with yeand say
what dye thinkg-we want to tie up with
ye for a spell, flyer prices is reasonable.
Polly all me has jest been gittin spliced,
an seein as she's never knocked around
the world any to speak Of, l jest thought
we'd kim down TO see the fountain, an the
bridge. an have peep at the animals in
the park with the jaw -breakin' names, an
see how prices stood on house keepin
traps. There amt much style about us,
an SO you needn't go to any extra trouble
on our account. We can eat jest whatever
We set before yer reg lar boarders--so it's
fresh an the vittles amt too high seasoned.
We both take milk and sugar in our coffee.
an il it's Jest as handy, we'd like to have
it three times day. We'd like to have
carpet, handy to the pump-for | may not
be around all the time. and Polly's so shy
that she'd likely git as dry as a herrin'
afore she'd venture out to git herself a
drink, if she couldn't see the well from the !
winder. We're not particlar what time
we have our meals, an wouldn' want We to |
make any change in hours on our account. |
Our time amt pressin', an we can easy fix |
our program to suit the rules o the house. |
We'd like TO eat at the fust table, il it |
won't interfere with reg lar arrangements
an if you should all happen to be gone to
bed when We git home from the theatre,
we can go around TO the back door or |
climb in at the windei III we have room |
down stairs, Polly will make the bed, OF
course an sweep out the room herself, SO
her mother, don't know as we'll raise
any objections, pervided she gets back in.
time to peel the pertaters for dinner. II
there's airy shin Dig comm off in the house
while we're with We, we won't mind sling.
in heel in il, but then don't mean to
insinerate that ye ought to get up dance
on account of our comm. We're both
young an like fun as well us anybody, but
We don't want to have good time at any
body else's expense.
I've got plenty Of money with me, and
intend 10 pay as l go-still we're not big
faai,,t an 10 ma hava any y,ra n,rana ,t.L
cts we're not above eKceptin' few. as
bliee tavern keepers allus has a free blow
with sech concerns. specially il the show
ties up with EN-.
We shall want 10 commence eatin' in the I
mornin'. an ye won't have to keep the
table wsiin' for us AIRY meal. II we're no,
here every time the bell rings, go along an
dish up, an vel take our chances with