The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-06-18


Ths Rev. Jonas Eldsvbsry hsd preach
I'd 10 Fiintvills Q 0 years and had neve
had . vsniion. Sickness and death hss
Nsnesd hlm 10 mias lev Sundays nov
sad thsn. ssd after mach dslibersticr. no
entirely irss from scriuony. the churci
Asd decided on each Of thsss cccss'cn'
not 70 deduct anything from his salary.
ooucsssson which vss thought very gen
srous. q be rsesivsd 800 year. and tha
psssosaes rat frss. 6till tbsss bsss
rsspitss from labor vsrs not vacations
Though . qsist nsa. Mr.. Elderbsrry wa'
not without smhitioss and dreams. HI
sometimes wrote short articles and possFy'
which appeared in magazines and news
papers undsr ~ veil Of -. E."aud vers
Dsonospced by the editsss ''imaginabls.
% Il ~ not strange that he often iancied
hiusslf and bic httls vifs. Matilda. going
- Z real vssauoes ~ looking upon III
aosatains - thsssA Bat thess drsams
vsss liks olh1ra hs hsd of owning -
liable gold watch instead Of the ridiculous
silver turnip that licked away like town
sloek ia his pocket. Of oi owning > home
4 which hs could speak proudly ~ my
hspss." Ibis sebsr moments --snd most
of ~ life vas very sober Indeed be nsv.
o. expected to have any Of these dreams
ssalipd. ~
r. children that had come to the par
sssags had all died in infancy. and per-
haps that vas the reason that there was
alnost always some one stopping there.
All The copsins came. sven 70 the fourth
and 6fth degrees. and cousins reduced 70
their lowest terms. 10 to speak, and this
abuudast hospitality cost something, IN
spits Of the fact that Mrs. Elderbsrry wss
the maid Of oil work, and 20. notwith-
standing the $7O0 year. and an occasion.
d e5 from some editor, Mr. Eldsrberry's :
only bank ssosk was few hundreds 10
what was called s1pressively, "back sal
sry."
Flistville, though an old place. was
little more thsn one long street. lined With
White houses, we'll hidden from the road
" honey locusts and poplars. The Orth.
,dox meeting house had sundry coats o.
paint, but in other respects, was just as it
vas she first time MIR. Elderberry entered
i. The people we're conservative and the
Orthodox people we're the most conserva.
live in Tho plaoe. 20 they quietly ignored
The smart. little pine boz. called "The
which had sprung mp on one
ride Of them, and the squat brick build
ing arouad the corner, called the Aalielu-
iah chapel. and resisted innovations.
Tho Rev. Julius r. Surplice. rector Of
"The Church." took . vacation in July;
but = he VA an unmarried man, It was
supposed be spent the time with bis par
sass. Az for the chapel, IL ministers
uans and went too oitea v need vaea-
!. -: While In F1intvile, - NJ. Elderbsrry
~ his ssrnoas. IL was knswn that be
~. 'asu: but any male member Of his
-. !, ~ksd his opinion Of such labor.
80. - said: 1T must be easy enough
, - !, -. house. and write things out
your be.d. !. you have been to college .
. q. ~. while they considered
~ 'ue :.' vm'o' deep for the female
;na ,h.. -. .a..;. cred ii something Of
10 nature OF womsn'sN go 49, 49,.
asinsss bus ~ oocupatio. =
odd moments = ksitling, :. s. 80.
hen nothing more importal
Nature cannot endure everlasting dro, vsnE'
And M. Eldsrbsrry hsd twice aske, ~
vasation without success. whom y,
hitaker Of Chicago. after doing som. '
ing very sharp in corn. sent his wife to
10 visit her father Dea Billings. :
Il never heard Of minister prsachingi
rough August" shs exclaimed. .
And The next Sunday the long desired
oation Vas granted. although Squire :
sc opposed il, saying. II be hired man =
hoe corn. ~ did not expect him to skip
sry other row. b
Where yhall W 60. Matilda said Mr. Q
aerbsry ~ next morning. ]
'wsr' ordained Nm. Eldefberry, y
nsleusly. 'It's your vacation. Jonas. I
! don't - how l can leave. There's :
hens, and honse. and missionary bed o
IL and Cousin Alxins liable to come q
! day" I
NY dear" said Mr.. Eldsrberry, With 4
eyes, III ! go anywhere you shall ac- o
npspy ma" Il
'hursday evening came; but Mr.. Elder y
~ bsd not succeeded in obtaising
I from the back salary" He had \
q asksd exactly 80 times where he vas fe
~, and whom hs vould start; and there y
in bis pockstbook sl5.75 n
TildA" be said coaxingly, Lets 60 OF
- sister Martins" N
hcugh Mn. Martha Tucker had l,sen a
daughter 10 Mr.. Elderbe. ry's faith y
house. she Vas the child Of his moth N
sister. Shs bad been ma. Tisd Gve =
= when he welded Matilda, aad had
, AFTER visited them It the ps rsoaass d
n she bad invited them to ,ns anA y
~. NJ Eldssbery had always istsnd- q
Q do %; bat the Tucker farm wss 10 q
= across the bills. the stase tars was to
; considered. and his wife always liz. 1
4 TO bis remarks on the subisSt in .si
.. Without much thought about ihe b
matter. he had concluded that Ns<iBAa b
prsjsdiced assinst Lis sdopssd sisi~. fe
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