The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-01-17

MI VISITS XIV rsRK AND nrrrs vrrm rns
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1 Brother Peter MasuG vas sitting alone
I ia The parlor OF his mansion. in West Ho
bokss. % Friday night The ~ind'
hoslcd mournfrlly outside Ever and
anon big. booming blast would svser
, down and thunder n the heavy shutters
making the house shake aud the Window
, rattle. The sun hsd not long been at rost
and Peter was silently deyouring the las'
portions Of . tender pullst which had mol
long before graced the hen coop OF Mr.. A.
Hsrdsuburry.
Il .Umph.umph!' calculated Peter. look
ing up after an unusually heavy gust Of
Wind had shaken the houss Dis var am
. putty pssrt kind o. night. I'm . tellin'
yer. Patty good Kind o night to hang
right onter dc fah an smoke de ole pipe,
j I reckon"
i At that moment . knock was heard. aud
Peter. ia surprise. arose 10 zee who vas
his visitor. He opened the door and ad.
mitted the honorable President Of the
Anti chicken Stealing Society. Brother
Shinbonss Smith. That dignitary did not
look happy. His eyes we're nearly closed,
his nose Was badly swellsd, and there was
. suspicious lump on his cheek.
'Gorrsmighty, Brother Shinbones. :
said Pete, "am dat you? Como right in
var by do nah. Whas do mattah wild yo'
ole man? Ye look kinder all bruk up.'
Shinbones advanced solemnly to the
frssids and sat down on q three legged
stosl. Then he began to shake his head
and said:
"Pete Msguf, dis var am drefful wick
cd ole world. an no mistake"
"Wha's ben de trouble wid ysr?"
"Jss yo' hsl on till git sgoin' an I'll
splain dc whole besinsss. Lars night I tux
it inter dis dar ole head dat I'd 60 obsr
ter New Yawk an SEQ some o de boys an
gals down n Thompson street. I med up
my mind dat I'd fin putty good heap on
EN- at Miss Sally Hsrdsnkamp's. Sho'
'nuff, dars whar struck en. Day was
havin' regular ole time pahty dar, an
wen sot my fut inter de shanty dey was
mighty glad fur ter see me. chile, new you
hsah me-
"'War yo' ben ter all desc times, Brud-
der Sniff asked Miss Sally, an how's
dc price O. hens In Hobokin'?"
"Wall. I sot down an tole EN- all bout
how tings was a-goin' ober hyar, an dey
vas mighty in'rested now ] tell yo'. Pat
soon Brudder Squsezeout Peabody riz up,
an sez be ter de crowd, sez hs; Lets on
wild de dancin. Brudder Smiff'll be
right glad fur to shake a fut, case he's
jos dc smhhtest man o. bis age in dis yer
paht o. de ksntry. Wal. Icslkerlsted dat
wss ies boat ~ good as any on en-. SO
rix up an sez tar As crowd, ssz l: Let 'er
ficksrl Trot out lie GAe bawnjo an de
fiddle an yer can bet ,aaGe dis hyar ole
hoss don't git left. Dey all larfed putty
good bit, an dep Brudier JaWn Gloon
Johnsing tux dc bswnjo an Brodder Carl
boo Wilson TUX de fiddle an struck up
Don't git weary. All hans slid out'n de
fooh an lit rigt inter de middle OF a Vir-
ginny reel Wal, sah, twas up an down
do middle an swing partners an shinny on
yo' owa side fur bout sebsntsen minnits
tell de whole gang was putty much out O.
treff. Den Miss Sally she sez tor de
crowd, ssz she, Come in de mex room an
tackle de grub. Wal. Sab, dat ar front
room was empty less'n minnit. Wen
We all got inter dc mex room ! foun' dat
Miss Mandy Higgins, jes do boss lookin
gal in dat dar comp'ny, was a-aettin right
'longsids O. me. Wal, Use married man,
but | haint made O. bseswax an / got
some fsslin'. So wen dat ar gal gan fur
TO talk kinder like lssses jes lot right out,
In bout fouh minnits We was jes a. sweet
as two ole coons. Mandy SEE ter me, ssz
she, 'Bruddsr Shnbones, slIus liked yo'
mighty much an lowed dat Id allus
liked jes 'bout de same. Wal, We was
gittin' long fus rate wen oil On student
Sqaeczeout Peabody comes up an stan's
in front Of us.
. 'Shlnbones Sniff, sez he tor me- sez
". 'dJsr know dat's my gal 20 am tsLin
ter2"
~ don't ear . hambone who's gal she
am. sez tor him. ssz l.
"'Wal, nov, 70 drap Dat gal right orr
sez be.
"'Nary time, sez L
"Den he grabbed dc beer pitcher osi dc
table an bit me right var on der cheek.
Wal. Sab. de beer scarttered al 'roun' de-
room an jumped up an called inter
Squeezout Peabody like ell possessed. ! hot
l,im on de- nose an he wen down under de
liable. Ipilsd on top o bimls an We rolled
out inter d. middle o de Aooh. Bylgosh.
Amightyl vhAt you s'poso happen den'"
Brother Pee Maguff gave up the con-
nndrum.
"Wsl, Sah," continued Shinbones. "gol.
iurn me fur pickles ef dat ar 'Mand Hig.
gins didn't got rolIin' pen off de shelf
~ fotch me belt right ia dis var nose.
Dat was noah dAR dis var ole niggah could
stan. / jes reached out an grabbed
glass oirn de table an socked her In the
head with it. She hollered, an den do
whole crowd. 'cludin' Brudder Hogwash
Dibbls's boy. piled right ontsr me. Mex
in know vas ssttin' 10 tho middle o
hs street wid cups an sasssrs an deesh
-sgs a-hsngipg' ali .ober me-"
"Dat vas putty tough sperisncs. rs.
marked Pete, sympatheticaIly.
"Yas. but dat haint de wust ob't' And
shinbonss for the first tins removed his
bat and exhibited largo bald spot on the
.op Of his head