The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-01-22

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eoald detect weaksssses. Avticri Swis
ios's quick spprshsnsion and tsehs sssblss
him r. vsrh Mp ihsss weaknesses fss hi
svn iatsress. whss hslf Aeur lassr. ;,
passsd out between The iilsc sisnPs. b
carried On bic paper uaeIs 'Ldphslsss bssi
book.
NY hasl trsnblss - I hsist uaas vi
The lstssrs very good" Ussls Liphslsl
bad said. = - rsnovsd ~ spsstssls1
and critically surveyed III lassrsd sisss'
turs.
wa may srsst yos y taks care Of Il fcr
us. sir; father ssd dsat hnsv anything
about busissss," Asst Dolly hsA said. y
she rslinquishsd the prssisas little blss
book.
Certainly. rsly % neil % assurs
you Il shall rsmsmbsr the eissumstancss.
Any favor that il il ny power to confer
Mr.. swinton had ssil glibly.
Aunt Dolly stepped V IL visdow With
her knitting. Asd watched ihs nan q be
struck light fer his siger ~ her gate
post
Il visA " hads's dose h, 'L,phslss.' =
said she.
"Oh. doay cay 70. doa't"
II dent like bis sys. and for sll hs
talks 90 open and honest he sssns 70 ne
like elsss man. nsa VIE keeps sems.
thing back"
"You mustat keep prsjudiesd asis him
Dolly. because be appears lsstls vais
and Aashy. Mss aint nov what they
were IN our days Hs comes Of ~ honest,
oblseging Kind Of family. ssd they call
him very smart young nan
Tine with its incidents and accidents
vent on, and Aunt Dolly grew used 10
thinking Of Rubs's money ~ in Swiaton's
hands The certificate Of stock iu the
Native Village Manufacturing Company
was carefully laid away, and she no long
or spent slsspless nights over II, nor
sighed whom the matter was mentioned
The mill went up and the operatives
came; real estate arose again, aud the Ma
tive Village Aourished; Uncle 'Llphalet
sold early potatoes, sweet corn, and NUT.
ton BY the quarter; and Artford Swiuten,
though be had president AND directors and
clerks, and heaven only knows what else
around him, was "Ths Company" and
smoked cigars rs--best brand or none gave
the company's notes, aud fosver stroked
the FOXY colorsd mustache. While be car
ried on the cotton manufacture, he did .
still moro fourishing business In tho man
ufacture OF facts. He hsaved facts upon
the head Of the president until be smoth.
cred the msn with facts; he piled bales Of
facts before the directors until they could
not sec over the pile; he threw facts into
the eyes Of the stockholders until they
we're stone blind; he gave banks and
creditors security Of facts, and his friends
quaifsd nspenths Of facts in the social
glass. Days when croqueting was dull,
the books were "Rxed" Book keeping,
once scissoe designed to show tbs pecuu.
mary standing of individuals aud compa.
MES, now bersme mn ca'y and economical
method OF fixing things. Now and
then u idividend was declared, and tie
stream that turned the mill glittered in
the suu like river Pactolus. Unole 'Eliph-
alet put green backs into the contribution
box. and thanked the Lord daily that he
was giving him Increase Of substance.
Then there began TO be haze in the cir
through which had glittsred the river
Pactolus. Swinton said il WAS smoke
from the Boston fire. II grew dsnssr and
dsnser.
Smoke from thst---B Boston fire; wind
blows il this way, yet said Swinton be-
tween Puffs Of his .oiGar.
But smoke has an unpleasant effect on
mems eyes. ana meeting after meeting
Wa. held to devise measures to get rid OF
it, Uncle Liphalst. II these meetings.
sat silent aad trembling. listened 70 talk
that he could no more understand than the
chsttsring Of Choctsvs, aud vas shown
statements that be could no mere sonprs-
hsnd than the inscriptions on the Pom.
psy's Pillar The mas OF facts lousgsd
10 an attitude Of such elegance ~ men are
won't to assume vhea by themselves, and
agresd with everybody, assured rybody
vas for putting this thing through, and
offered his facts for this latter purpose
with astounding liberslity. Alackl the
Swinton cigar smoke. though it rose grace
fully and curled arouul the heads OF the
stockholders, naturally mingled with the
smoke Of tho Boston Grs, and mons Wis
ions became more aud more obscured.
All at once Swintos was of 10 Europe
for purposes Of self culture perhaps the
man needed it. Then we're bis layers OF
facts. his dividends on paper. bis divi-
dsnds in money pushed aside. Oysgods
what sigkt met the gaze Of the men. thsn'
Now the smoke rolled up in volumes from
all quarters; . darkness that might BE- felt
set 10. and men gropsd for each others
hands. No more did the paetolus glistsn
and glitter and simmer before their eyes.
but 10 their ears reared swollen. turbid
stream, foaming. tvssing great cakes Of
ice up ard dom. and threatening to bear
them ell ausy. grind them up. asd carry
them out 10 10 open ocean.
Some Of the men there could talk, and.
though one hare letters % his feet, fsttsrs
on bic hands. ssd bricks on his hsad. il
he can talk his condition Il not unbsarable.
Bat Uncle LiphsIst could not talk; 80 hs
picked bis way dsvn the icy steps. gropsd
his way home through the saov storm.
and ratified the bssk door = signal u
Dolly 70 let hin II.