The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-05-28

siese oio NHpt rid9fu hanged himself
With the strings Of bic ~ifss best bonnet.
The esuss Of this anuouted quickeuine oi
pnise sod iinbsrlag Of tongns in the lsth.
Isrsie little village. biddcn 10 an everlasi-
ing rspcss BY the railroads that tapped u
Tor nsishboring city. vas a--nsnl Only
this and sothisg more" but he was young
end good looking. and had evidently como
70 stay. ~ . modest sign. vhsrson vss
lpaislsd. 'Dr 0rshAn @. Stscsy, Dentist. :
bore witness.
| II further proof Of his staying qualities
hsd bscn asked Il could have bssn found
in kindly statement Ipriee ten csnts per
linel sonspicuously printed in the mid
dlstovn Plaisdsalsr," 70 The eject that
DR.. drshAn q. Stacey, fresh from Phila-
dsIphis with his we'll earned laursls had
furnished elegant dental parlors at No. 20
Man street. ovss ths barbsr shop and
voald bs pIsassd 70 receive tho patronage
Of The public. DR.. Stacey the editor pro-
issssd 70 know and esteem. taking seven
lines Of nonpsreil for : statement. and
adding > postscript relative TO new and
improved instruments, teeth extracted
without pain. fllipgs warranted to last
| for thrss ysars. q eetsrA It. T."
Niddlstown read. marked. learned and
inwardly digsstsd the "Plaindsalsr's'
sncomiums, sent out scouts to fad whore
the ycVeg stranger boarded. and finally
gave him the freedom Of The city BY invit-
ing him. through the agency Of psrpetu-
ally Standing committees. to take sitting
in each Of The churches. TO contribute to
foreign and domestic missions, 70 attend .
"bazaar" TO have . membership in the
circulating library. How devoutly the
young ladies wished there WAS vacancy
in the ehoir. and how scornfully they COM
mented on the basses and tenors Of the
we'll meaning old deacons and elders who
innocsntly praised the Lord from the or
gan loft.
No one knew until later that the shapely
throat Of the blue eyed stranger wss not
built for singing. His talent for vocaliza-
tion resembled the first Napoleon's for
dancing; he could not sing himself, but
he set his associates to warbling gener-
ally in his praise. Small cause was there
for wonder that he should be the thcme Of
sulogistic discourse, even in the commu-
mites where all the eligible young men
had mot taken Horace Greeley advice and
gone to the land Of the setting sun and
rising value OF stocks and real estate. He
was tall he Vas slender, he was elegant
his raiment did not bag At the knees or
"hunoh up" in the back; his teeth were
white enough and even enough TO serve ~
IN advertisement Of his profession; his
dark brown hair gracefully outlined the
smoothsst and hirest Of brows; his nua@
taehs Va love. his mouth VA darling;
10 b sure his noss-a nne straight ons. BY |
the wsy-vas rather longer than the Apol.
10 Belvidsrs's, but then Is Tom, Miss Au-
relia Wintsrgresn's impsrtinsnt young
brother, said, "You cant have too much
Of good thing"
"PhysicAl charms and grace are we'll
enough 10 their way" says some sensible
and didactic old literary smooth bore.
"But after oil they are but the guards
and trappings Of . real man. and they con-
ceal rather than reveal him TO ~"
Trns enough, old gsntlsmanl No one
could have told by looking at our gentle,
genial dentist Of sweet smiles and defer
entiAl address that be was equal to the
task Of acting the role Of guide philoss-
pher and friend, with suspicion Of SEN
timsnt thrown 10, to twenty maidens.
more or less mature, without danger Of
pistols for two or breach OF promise case.
'Tis opportunity thst makes the man.
II he had lived in the far West, where
bsllcs are scarce and besux aro drug in
the market. he might have gone to his
talent for .fnesse. For instance. il he had
any rivals save those oi four downy-lip-
ped boys and au ancient widower that
"cosldE't see what the bIazss oil the WON.
en- run after that blamed tooth carpenter"
could be have taken Miss Millicent Winter
TO festival one evening, and applied balm
70 the feelings Of Der six intimate friends
BY taking them 10 couples TO the ice cream
parlor three successive evenings thereaf-
ter? Could he have extracted all Mrs.
Higgins upper teeth, when her intentions
lad been 10 part with only the two front
ones, and then lured hor back 10 invest in
Ehe wisdom teeth tho manufacturer cuts
Tor you At two dollars tooth. aud plate
given Is . premium, II he has not bsen
The sole masculine auditor when the twins.
Dora Isabella and Maud Ethelinda Hig-
gins. executed their soul-stirriDg ducts on
piano and guitars
Would 20 beautiful and accomplished
young ladies Of the best families at Mid
lIetovn have submitted 10 the trying or
deal Of having their lovely countensncss
lImost wrong aide ont while Dr.. Graham
.. Stacey dag and scrappsd and scratched
Il their pearly molars with bis lilliputiaa
picksxes and hlss, pounded red hot gold
,ver shrinking nerves. or examined the
pinples on their tongues with his little
glasses. the while be half
,hoksd them with napkins. whitensd his
'lesvs With French chalk intended - -
,rnsnsnt TO their cheek bones. rubbed
heir sutocratio noses the wrong way
unused their front hair and knocked
heir back ditto into chaos Of sangles
Ind hsirpinsf
There 10 no occasion for echo to ansver
Ihese question; they answer themselves.