The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-12-30

II - - satn is1Asr's paasescs be-
esassd 70 - polils virsss that Frsd ao'
! dssiAsd 70 csssy ost ous plan.
Hs hsd said 70 many times II brsskisss
jssl = - lsid dovs shs carving kniis 40
fork. sitss waiting on ~ al;
Flor. ny dssghtss. 10 o'clock is lsi
sasagh for ssy ysssg nan 70 stay on ii
svsaias call.
| And Rlcsa I'D y ofsso looked up i'm
pIosissly. hss pretty ,isos on hrs. ans
said.
wAy. papA boz - hsip ~
70 I'm dsssssivs inquiry father wosid
sos dsiss 70 reply. While mother, Aun'
EiinbssA sad vs boys maiulaiasd pro-
|Sossd si,ssss. sssh dosbslsss poudsrina
hoe ~ diaoals qssstiou might BE- solved
Roger Petsijohn vss sophomore 10 III
college town 10 which - lived. ns led
~ slas. ~ ~ 80 4 biz fsshss. Judge
| lrsttijoAa. ssd eeasssl isvodts wish thu
fyeass psVpis Hssa ssd rssner Hxec
hin; biz bosss usrs always u oar service,
aud Il ~ one Of our choicest pleasures to
spsad sn hour in The study which be had
6tted up in one Of the college dormitoriss,
y ~ vilh ~ boya" There vas 10 ssd
q sedoes thisgs there. for Roger wss not
: asss ''dis. !" bat - entbusiastio student
Of naturs. and famous good pitcher 10
the college nine. Besides : we'll stocked
aquarium asd large collection ofsesGsd
birds, his room was decked out With fenc-
ieg foils. pstsut oars. boxing gloves. 6ns
pair of sntlss ssst him from Texas. and
q good nany thinss thss would interest
boys.
Bat The one drawback 70 our enjoyment
Of Roger Pstaijohn vas that be came 10
80 our sister Flora not less than thres ev-
snines . sssk. and the town clock usually
struck II - be went Whaling homeward.
Not Nat ve boys OF the household were at
III put osl By his cans. We never heard
anything from the parlor, save the sub
dued murmnr Of talking or reading. sud
now and then the melodious tones Of pi'
Ano or flute But il was one Of our little
domestic secrets that Flora was working
for the valedictory 10 her class 1t the
academy, and We oil knew she could take
II II she could get time to study At home
But, with all the numberless housekeeping
duties which she took upou herself. there
Vas sfisn not much Of study hour left
hor. 30 Roger Pettij0hns calls. epjoya-
bio = they might he. were not 50 cordisl-
y thought Of or msstioned in The family
eirsls = they woald have been had they
been fewer or shorter.
All this accounts for the plan which
Fred and determined TO carry out.
We said that Mr. Roger Pettijohn should
b msds avsss Of the Aiehs Of time, II
such thing we're possiblc.
Ituss several days before ve bit upon
sohAas that snited us. Any number Of
rads jokes that might easily be worked
out came into onr minds; but we were
not sure that we should enjoy rude jokes
ourselves.
Ono day d school Fred looked up from
bis algebra With peculiar grin In few
minutes saw . note working its way from
dssk 10 dssk towards me. Az Last it, came.
aad eagerly opened il slaost in plain
sight Of The Arsus-sysd Mr.. Winter, who.
" Thought, spent moro Of his time In pro-
hibiting ''evil communications" than in
equasicns and construing our
difficult Latin sentences.
Frsd's note was y follows:
I've got i'll You know the old clock9
Well. I'll make il strike P. 90 hard he'll
Don't forget it. More later.
! hardly understood; but gave my
,onssnt without hesitation 10 Fred's plan.
whatever IL might be; for he had what We
boys called "long head and safe heel.
Among the treasures 10 our workshop
rAs ! rn-out clock. The old timspiece
aad come down from another generation,
,ut in the days when Roger Pettijohn
,ams 70 - our sister Flora. an old iasb- (
onsd, tall clock was not 30 highly priced
= nov. Bric-s-brsc hunting was an M.
rnown mania, and clock that would not
ell tho time Of day. no matter how ancient
md honorable il history. vas we'll out Of I
be way in boys workshop. II
This old clock Fred and had taken to !
,isces and put together again times with
'ut numbsr, 10 the hope Of making 1t keep
ins 20 that W could put it in our room. /
Iomstimes il would 60 nicely for several I
Iosn, and then some unlucky pinion i
Vould clip its place. The pendulum would i
lowly come 70 stAndstiIl. and the pite I
us. patient locking old face would stare !
! ss = il in bleak disappointment At be- =
ng left bshind 10 the march Of time. But, I
'orn ont and uselsss y il was . ; time b
sspes. i could stsaks = loudly and bold =
! = in IL youassr days; and 70 had no '
nall amount of Inn 10 farming the a
'kssae % - 10 hsar IL silveFy ring and
Bshaatis whssss.
After school W discussed Fred's plan =
thoroughly and enthusiastically. II 10 0
oubtfnI il " ssieysd il fruitica more il
- " aid bilius il oses. md eagerly =
ddisg sugsetion until Il vas. 10 our essi' I,
'ssion pssisol In
II plsa y Just this, jamie, said Fred. .,
sks ths works out of The case, fasten b
,su 10 ths fireplace, put : long se6st e
siog = IL ~ plsss q - striking
einht sord. viaA the ~ % ths strikiag =
az = fall = " GO, thso pes The iins =
, over pulley u tho top Of the chimney y
sd pus on the weight The old thing Z
III ssriks = losg = Il tahss the weight 70 y
il dcsn.
n tock eeue time 70 ret everything 81