The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-05-08

saA " are delighted viIh hi psssshisg;
Jet vs vssld LIKE V hare eur sunosity
srstifsA ia oss respect Il h this: Why
doss be borrow msssy % ettsof"
borrow money! Yoa surely srs sst
10 earnest We ssvss hsasa 81 his bsias
the least 10 debt" sIslsinsi tvs o. three
10 one breath.
4 That 10 where shs systsry cones IL.
He never ssays 10 dsbs BY asy nsAss; bat
III win tell ysu vhsi puzzles ne. aad ~
what yen think 81 IL Fer The last six
msnshs. every Saturday evening, without
fail, about hsli-past aiss, Ar. 6sasrisAt
comes 10 our aosr. asks Tor Mr.. Leroy Aad
bsrrevs Il hin Ave lsllan."
/ Five dsllArs every weak! You doat
cav soie exclaimed sssrs Of voices. lin.
isg their hands in holy horror 81 The bare
idea
III IL true. Bat The NEST rsaarkabls
part remains 10 ~ told. o. Noaday
moraipg. rain or shiss, cold Or warm.
before ws sst our brsakfast, which. yen
know. is served vs,y sasly. that the gsa-
sls.sa d " ianily ~ lAAvs for bssi.
sess. the aoor-Lsll riaes, aad Mr.. Ssa.
bright appears aad hands back Ave del.
lars"
"Why, how straage What can hs do
with it' II he spends il, how osn As get
Il 10 refund 20 sooa," said oss 81 the
ladies.
He cannot spend ii. said anethsr.
"No," said . third, .the stores are
closed on Saturday evening u niss, and
you say he does not come until half-past
sins?"
"Nst until half past nias,' said Mrs
Leroy. Then none open until ssme time
after We have our breakfast on Monday.
l tell you. friends, it puzzles u.s."
"How does he appear on receiving it?'
asked another,
deeply grateful. He thanks US, on
returning it, with all his heart,
After considerable talk. Mrs. Hurlbut
said.
Mrs Leroy. did il ever occur to you
to mark the bill lent him. to see whether
it passes from his hands or not?"
"No, was the reply. Il mean 10 pro.
pose it to my husband this very night"
"Do! dow cried several ''snd tell us the
result.
So, laughingly, they separated.
The next Wednesday the ladies waited
anxiously for Mrs. Leroy's appearance to
hear the result Of their little scheme. Al
soon as her smiling face appeared they
gathered around, eagerly asking:
Ibid you do it?"
"we did, and to our utter amazsmsnt
The same bill came back on Monday
morning"
THAT is too funnyl What can il mean?
How shall We solve this mystery" were
exolamatisns that passed from lip to lip.
Finally Mrs. Leroy agreed to have her
husband ask an sxplanatieL the next time
he came on this singular errand aud re
port the reply
Saturday ght arrived and with it Mr.
Seabright ut the door Of the elders house.
He always declined entering. pleading the
latencss Of the hour; but this time Mr.
Leroy would not take refusal.
Drawing the relunctant clergyman int
the warm well.lighted parlor, the COED
man gently told him that his curiosity was
aroused to know "why be so regularly
borrowed that money!"
because, my kind friend, was the 70.
ply, II absolutely need it"
How oan that be when you do not
spend it2'
Show do You know that do not spend
~"
Because have marked the BILL and
the very same one came back. Besides,
NO stores are open while you have it in
your possession"
1T is too true. do not spend it At
ALL"
'.Thsn Why in Heavens name do you
borrow it?'
There was long pause, then the pastor
replied
''Since you press me SO hard. will tell
You, though | would rather not When
first came here fsuua that articles for
daily use in family were much higher
than had been accustomed to. Ny sal
sry by strictsst economy doing without
q servant, going partially fed and clothed
could only supply our pressing wants
and educate the children. Every Saiur-
day night found my pocket book empty,
absolutely empty. Tho human niaa il
most sinsularly constituted, varying in
different individuals. Ny own mind b..
came distracted WHOM the last csst vent,
TO such degree that all animation and
life left me. and ]. scanned 10 becsms
mere machine. grinding out sernons
This was noticed BY my people, and
committee was appointed 10 speak 70 me
upon The subject. ] knew the eauss sx.
ac,ly, spd devised plan at once 10 obvi-
ate il that week borrowed Ave asllsrs
TO place in my empty pocket book. Know
ing that had i've dollars 10 my posses.
sion impaired the needed life. / at sacs
saw tho effect. and consequently have 70.
pested the experiment. Please cestisus
10 bsirisnd me in this innocent way. sr
shall agsin lose heart and fail 10 please
my people
Mr.. Leroy pressed The bill into The
good mans hand. siyisg it as be did % .
symPsthetic squeeze which showed that
We fully appreciated the situation
L.