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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24
Not Afraid Of Burgiar..

ITS joke on me, Of course, bat I'll
give it toyou fellows" said Csss farm
I'su TO little group in the city hall.
u have great lear Of burglars. When
! 20 TO bed ] want to know that every
door and win,low il securely fastened.
About > month ago ve changed hired
girls. and the new conner vas very care.
ls,ai ut the doors o'nights. On two or
tnn, ccasions came down stairs II
midi gLs 10 fnd . window up or tho back
door d locked. therefore determined
TO put up job on her. got some old
false whIskers and "a old rig. And one
night shout eleven O'Clock crept up the
back siairs TO her room. She was snori0g
sssy like trooper. but the minute l
struck match she svoke. Iexpeeted =
great yelling and screaming. but nothing
Of the kidd took place. She bounced out
Of he'd ~iih You william on her iips.
seized chair BY the back. sSd bsiore l
bad made move she knocked me 70 my
knees Before ! could get oat Of tho
room she struck me sgsiu. and il vas only
after hsd tumbIod down the hack sisirs
that shs gave tbs alarm. Thea she vent
through 70 ny room. raped on ths door
ssd cody announced: Mr. Blank, please
gst up. I've killed . busglsS.'"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24

A rainy day had housed us up in tht
cabin Of Teunesssan, and about O'Clock
in the morping man who vas addressed
BY our host - Uncle Billy came riding ur
through the steady podr on male. The
animal was placed in the stable. and = the
two men entered the house our host oh
seved:
Well. Uncle Billy. how'll you trade
mulesf
Oh, bout e3 tev boot. va the answer.
They returned 10 the stables ard talked
until noon. Then vs hsd dinner, and they
talked until ( o'clock. The rain let up
bit then and ve vent out 70 see cave.
leaving them talking mule. We returned
as 8 and they we're still It IL We hsd
supper. aod the interrupted conversation
vss resumed and kept up until o'clock.
We vent Oh 70 bed With Uaois Billy ssy
ing:
Tell ys What I'll dsv. III trade far ss
tsu boot.
II thnndered u midnight. and woke
up and heard the mule ialk stili going. At
6 o'clock ! got up. Uneis Billy Vas jast
ridisg sssy.
Well. hov did yoa eons osti ! ssksd
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24

into sore strata. Tkor dds take my
husband. and nov my home 10 thrsassnsd.
appeal 70 the. widows God, and thS or
phans. Father" JoaiaA started; strange
emotions sugsed q HE hssrtstsinga
''wils thou deliver us nov; wilt thou save;
wilt thou show 70 our oppressor vhst he
owes 10 the God Of Tho widow and or
phau'" Josiah could catchjths sobs behind
the words; his own eyes we're vet. and be
looked about 70 sss II any one wAs 10 sisht
But the words wore growing calmsr. and
thanksgiving vS succeeding petition.
Even before they call I will answer.
Verify 70 US thy promiss.' cried Window
Hanson.
Redbush waited 10 hsss no more. He
found his horse, bat hs "a . losg time
unhitching him, and he allowed him 70
walk I'll the wsy home. Tho Lord had
appeared 10 bis life, and be vs. before tho
judgement seat. He slept little. bis
life faced him. and hs wss speechless.
Scores Of people seemed 20 pass him; the
widow and the fAthsrlsss hs bad robbed;
and the Judge put down the items until
the page was covered. No one appeared
for him. until woman. fair but carevorn,
approached the Justice. II Vas Widow
Hanson. Give. him one moro chance"
she cried. "hs had praying mother :
But - the Judge Vas about TO speak be
awoke; the sun was pouring ih rays into
bis window; another day had begun.
It is probable Josiah Rsdbush spent
such profitable day. although his bank
account was not increased. II had been
said Josiah would make more rubbing his
nose. habit he had while working ont
some financial problem, than other men
in exhausting toll. But to-day he was
puzzled with the hardest sum OF oil bis
life. The Almighty called for his soul.
He found there WAS little OF IL. All that
day he sat alone and thought, and the
hosts Of eternity seemed watching him;
but at sunset he could endure it no longer
and he fell on his knees and
cried, God be merciiul to me
a sinner" But mercy seemed denied him
for many days. until in his agony he
said: "Perdon me and will pay Thee
all"
And then the change came. He began
to make restitution. He became poorer
man, but he was rich toward God. The
treasure increased beyond. Alice Ham
sons prayer was heard, the mortgage can
oelled, the heart Of stone melted. The
mothers petition had been kept in one Of
the golden vials," and now It's frsgance
blessed many lives. -Nep Fork Observer.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24

other side heard that 70 often that Il be
came y familiar almost - . cradle scng
On one occasion In 1894 . lot Of " entered
. stAlvart ConfsdsrAte neighbcrhood'
We bad been there before, and had found
everybody enthusiastic Ia our support
When ws came 10 this time the old gro
cary keeper treated ~ . little ccolly.
Each one Of us had from 90, 900 to $780,
900 10 Confederate money. and We decided
to mako = good many purchases. We
bought freely. but when ve came 70 pay
Tor the articles The old gentleman inform
cd us that hs would take nothing but
gold, silver, or grcsnbscks. This WAS
good evidence 70 NJ that tho Coniedsracy
vas on its last Isga We tried 70 argue
the old isliov ont Of II, bat II vas always
gold. silver, or srssnbaoks. We retired
ics consultation. and finally determined
70 pronounos him . traitor 10 the cause
and conhsosts all his things We aunoun.
csd our purpose to him, and offered 70
make payment at high prices in Coniedsr.
ase money for Whatever we appropriated.
His reply was that be would take nothing
but gold. silver. or grsenbacks, and We
proceeded 10 confscate. We found nm
der the door Of bis grocery surface indi-
cations Of buried treasure, and digging
down We unearthed quite . number Of
hams. We were in the act Of parceling
these out 10 the man at $50 . ham when
there came upon our ears the sound o.
our Yankee friend with the bugle. After
be had sounded the regulation call he
gave that playful. exultant whoop ! speak
Of. We dropped the hams and broke for
The woods. The wont Of il was ws left
III our Confederate money piled mp on the
liable, and We judged BY the way that the
Did fellow made his bugle jingle tha I
night that be had the most Of 1t in his
pocket"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24
A Story About Evarts.

l head = funny story about Senator
Evarts to-day. II related 10 an occurrence
which happened when he was Secre-
tary OF State under Hayes, and II was told
me by one OF Mr.. Evsrts' intimate friends
Evarts, you know. is one Of the best livers
In the country. He likes terrapin and he
can tell you to the year the age Of old
wine or fine brandy. He spends thou.
sands Of dollars upon the stomachs o.
himself and his friends. and nevertheless
be seems to have no more flesh than .
scarecrow, and his ekin hangs In wrinkles
over the bones Of his anatomy. The scene
was the Cooper Institute, New York. The
time was that Of great public meeting at
which William M. Evarts-he was then
Secretary WAS to be smong the speakers.
A long lank vermonter WAS present early
ct the mecting, snd he WAS very anxious
TO see Mr.. Evarts. whom he spoke Of -
E.varts. pronounciug the E long aud draw
ing it out with Yankee twang Is be did
so. BE kept asking II E-varts had arrived
and every time new man came upon the
platform he wanted to know II that Was
E warts. At last the great Secretary OF
State shambled up to the rostrum, and the
man WAS notified that there at last was Mr..
Evarts. He looked at him for full mo-
ment and then turned around with sur
prise written I'll over his countenance:
And is that E.varts?
He WAS told that 1t was.
Not William N. E-vayts?
The same.
Well, swan, concluded the man with
! look Of mingled astonishment and dis
rust. He looks - though he boarded.
II is said that Secretary Evarts tells this
tory sometimes upon himself. and that he
aught heartily ~ be does 80.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24

There we're sons Of Jour people. :"
said an ConfsdeFst<. Who made Q
bugls talk. Thsrs vss oos buglsr With
. cavalry regiment of 6hsrman's sdvspcs
column that had vsy Of making bis
bagIe givs sort Of erultsnt vhoop AZ
ter be would give the rcsslAr call os or /.
der. and W Of ths rsss guard % ths
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24
Seeking Marriage Crrtiaosts.

The Buffalo Courier tells Of gentleman
!. OF that city whose heart Vas won by bells
in peighboring Pennsylvania town. Al
engagement followed, and in due time tht
, wedding day was set. The prospective
groom. II appears regarded his abnegstior
OF bachelorhood with sort Of rueful mis-
. giving. which increased ss the days Of biz
".4rty waned Ills last revolt against the
NJ. - mstrimony occurred when be
.h.cL,s. IRE the marriage license.
-. a.. - ceremony. Lie
80 ...- --Asided over
.oueh. ~ 80, oaa.,., -. -vely;
the license department. aud asked, n.
Is this where licenses are kept2 IN
Yes. sir, answered the clerk. politely;
what kind OF license do you wanti
Well, what kind have. you got? reJoined
our friend with surerhuman gravity.
The clerk hAd begun 10 look upon his
visisAnt = Iunatic. but obIigingly ratified
of the list.
Give you license 70 drive hack, give ,
vou . license 10 pull teeth or practice
medicine. give Jon . pawnbroker's or
buckster's license. give you license to
reep gunpowder 10 the bouse-
Stop. said our friend. quietly. that's
Rhat ! want
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24

Speaking Of ". Davis reception ID
the South. Juds Harris Of Virginia tall
. story which shows how enthusiasm
may triumph over adverse facts.
Old Jonathan Peale lived on his farm.
about six miles from Harisburgh, Va.
during the war and rode into town twice
week on bis old white horse to hear the
news and comment on IL after his fashion,
which WAS sbominably through his nose.
He was one Of thoss thorough Soutberners
in whose head there never was room for
= doubt. He had such . steaifast conf
dence that the South would whip the
North, and was doing so daily. that mo-
body ever ventursd To hiutths contrary
to him. He would stride into the Office
Of the weekly newspaper On his semi
weekly visits, throw himself down in .
chair, and inquire.
Well, editor. what's the news7
Oh, Gen. Lee has had another battle
with the enemy, the accommodating
oditor would reply, and drove them of in
confusion.
l knew he would do it. knew he
would scatter 'em. the old man would
respond. with much nasal enthusiasm,
and trot back home to tell the family how
!. - was going.
'ne w. ~ there came time when
Dut q lens.- - would no longer
'dch pleasing fiction md week OF
10. ~ came to be the sec. -.tox.
lpfii. lS66-the week Of Appom..
When Uncle Jonathan came 10 with hi.l
sual inquiry. be found quite 40 esrnest .
roup o. men in the newspaper office.
The news Is very bad, Mr.. Peale, very
ID, the editor acknowledged. with con-
derab..a hesitation. Tor he couldn't see
Nv be WIS ever going to get the old man
,wn 10 the level Of facts without come
ing breaking. (.
What's WRONG? inquired Mr.. Pesle.
Well, said the editor, desperately. a
erything 10 wrong. Gen Leo has sur
ndered.
It's an internal Ab'llishun liel snorted o,
ncle Jopathan, bis nostrils fairly ringing
th confidence. =,
No, Uncle I'm afraid it's too true, %
sre We have Gen. Lees addrsss 10 bis b,
'ops, advising them TO 80 home. jim /.
Ilton got there this morning With his
rec and gun, and says our infantry boys v
Il be along about TO- morrow.
The old man looked piteously from one
another. ~ though bsseechins them 70
ntradict the overwhelming tidings.
body spoke. Then be took up Gen. o.
e's address and read II carefully through IN
ice. He laid u down with . mighty BY
b. and taking mp bis hat 70 90. he th
d: On
Well. mebbe 0en'rl Les knows best. ~
bbc its best 10 give them snotber try. -,
doesn't do Tor CArississs 70 bs hard
J unforsiving. Bat II the darnsd Yam M
y don't behave. veil Just have TO turn
And vsllop EN- sgsin.
Ind 90 philosophicaIIy accepting the ~
uIts Of the var. Uncle Jonathan ~
tied Of home 10 infinite content 1t on
ing participated 10 Gen. Lees gensr- =.
W. 10y
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24

our hcsL
Beat him down 10 q and thrce bits. be
replied
So you saved two shillingss
Exacty. though wssn't working for
that II was the principle Of the thing
which looked a.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24

@1eY Send 10 cenls postage, and 20
hIkI will mail YOU free royal. vAlua.
VIII Dis, sample boz Of goods that
vtii put you in the way Of making more money
q once. thsn anything else in America. Both
se1ss Of ell ages can live II home and work In
spare time. or all the time. Capital not requir.
ID, We will start you. Immense pay sure for
those who start q once. eTixsoN 4 Co.. Port
land. Maine.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24

A Chicago somsn eutersd the oflcs of
: loan sscncy the other day sud said;
! want 10 raise 81 800 on 5000 worth
Of furniture. What Is your lowest rsis Of
ioteresiY
asueh losns W generally Ssh Ten pss
cent
Very veil Send Jour ersminsr up 70
The house. II ss speculation With me.
Going iato business, ma'smi
Yes sir. I'm going 10 take my thrss
daughters 10 the ssxsbofv, and either mar.
~ 'rn. ~ o. drosn 'sm2
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24

During terrific thunder storm . little
eight year old boy WAS awakened. and
called his mother, who was sitting In the
drawing room down stairs. She sat with
him awhile, aud then told him he need
have no fear, because God took care Of
little boys. and would not let the light.
ming hurt them.
But God is away up in heaven, said the
child.
Yes, replied the mother, but ho 10 here.
too. He is staying right in the room with
you. He can protect You. but ] cannot.
As long as God is here, you need not bo
afraid.
The child was quieted, and the mother
left him and went back to the drawing
room. Pretty soon there came another
deafening clap of thunder. when tho boy.
crawling out OF bed, came to the head OF
the stairs and called again.
What do you want. George? asked bis
mother
You come up here aud stand with God
awhile, and let me go down stairs, was the
reply.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24

An yva pretty sell seqasintsi With
your asotbes tosgae. my boyf ssksd the
school tssolaes VI the scholar. Yes. cir.
answered The lsd, tinidIy. ne jsws ~ .
good deal, sis.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24
. il vast difference between the

Fhst utHrfthcc uetWceu tue
'sv and those Of fifty years
The - y regards the things
boys OF to-. II aod pleasure.
sgo. more especial, nsrtiality
wb'ch minister 70 comic ~
Perhaps Il IL OILY an old boys
for old wAn's ways, bat IL seems ~
that the bard experience Of the old boys
did more for them 10 many ways than
tho softer and esssr lot OF the nsw boys
does for them. The former we're quite -
happy With the little they hsd - The
lsiter arc with their much; aud they vere
taught what tho others we're not -ecopo-
ny, industry. ingenuity. ssIf-dsnisl.
self-relisnce. the valns of money. tbs
Of labor. Probably the psw
method Of training boys makes more gen.
'iemen. bat the old method makes more
men
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24

ellello. neex xlsllnD I PACIFIC railway
* r..sss q e esssr.l position sn1 Gloss r.i.sn %
,ainsi pes rsssiiisiss Il. ssss ias.sans s1 miS
.s. .s ns MI, 4 sAss 'ys q tt,ssh r..s
i.s>s rtIss 81 de Isisssas ~ rsrse ess.,.
Y ssss ~ fsvsits snd bcsi rsssr 20 ssd frasa o,ris
@ hsss ssftss.ss N ard eesiss.st, ard eorssspanaIss
p1fnts hssh kefthvesf and kpsthwext
Tho Great Rock leland Route
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- ssnests tfArts a entlnasus sfssl fsIi szhstsr.
ns, sss ss,e.1 ssd t.,ases rsiiias sieet - nssr
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ar .i.s sss is cssrsss ssss ~ - .s.s
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Hiss<>ss shs o. fssA ~kxfs nanssgsior, - 1. 49,
nsss< bsssss fes ~ pas< II ssss fsssssass~. saI
49, 49, ~ sssss"ss - = Over tks rsss. Ssss Esr~s
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CHICAGO.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24

One eldely hyperbolstsr has become
fearful nuisance To bis friends with bis
war yarns. The other day this excellent
gentleman sauntered into newspaper Of
flee, took > chair beside > journalistic
friend, pulled out Century and opened
to the map Of celebrated engagement.
With sigh, the editor. who. by the way,
shutters most disastrously, laid down bis
pen snd prepared to be bored for an hour.
Said the veteran: "Oh this was famous
battle, and how well remember the day
and recall the scene. Here whore my
finger points 10 where the enemy tried 10
turn our left flank. Here IL where We
charged. driving them back in disorder.
At this point our gallant major fell. PEN
etrated by score Of Mimic bullets. And
here. right beside this clump Of trees. is
whore ! had my leg broken by bullet"
GO. General, said the editor, bis face ~
impressive as wall, w-w-wont you
show the b-b-boys. please, where your
brains we're blown out2
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-06-24


This edication they fIf boys up with
now days don't seem TOR mount Tor much
fer Ordinary use, said . Dakota settler.
What makes yDu think so2 asked =
friend.
Why, there's that boy Nv nine sent
him way ter school Ter pretty uigh two
years and be Amt cspab'l nv taking right
holt nv ey'ry day business yet.
What has hs failed 10? 8
Well. pretty important pint sow ! tell
you. When be como back ! give him
mid'lin good hoss aud told him tor SEQ
what be could make ov II and III be
hanged il be didn't tfsde sconpls ov times
aud come here with su old plug ov boss
that was colt bout thirty five years ago.
He couldn't tell notbin' by lookin' u its
teeth you see. III be busted Of don't
b'lieve you could shove hoss onto thst
boy with false teeth fixed up w ons ov
these ere dentist shsrksl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-25

SYRACUSE, n. V, Nov. "a Ier,;,J,
accident occurred yesterday afternoon =,
the fatal West Geuesee street CROSSING .,
the Delaware, Lsckawanna ami Western
Railroad in Geddes, n. y. \ wagon co,
tanning Mr.. aud Ars. Jereminh Callahan
their eighteen year-old son rad Mrs Fn,,
Foley, Of Lafayette, approached the trar,
The gateksepar warned .ue neople hset
but the driver venturcd O.. and y tr,;,,
struck the wagon at fail speed. Mrs Gala.
nan and her sou were instantly killed th.;r
necks heing broken. Mr.. Cnliahan's skp,
was fractured. ant! Mrs. Foley incurred a
scalp wound, a broken leg aud an injured
spine. Callahan and Mrs. Foley were ricE.
ed up unconscious and cannot live. Tho
blame for the disaster seems to rest with thu
driver, as the gatekeeper could not raise The
second gate quick enough to let the wagon
pass after it had entered on the track
through the first one in defiance Of his warn.
ing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-25
Marriage in Fauguier County.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria GAzE1TEl
TIE PLAINS, Nov. %, 1SS6.-.Our neigh
borhood was aroused from its Iethargv this
forenoon and the smiling people congre-
gated from miles around to witness the mar
riage of one of Fauquier's fair daughters to
favored son of Loudoun Grace Episcopal
Church at the Plains was NEST tastefuly
clad in flowers and made by artificial light
to shut out the day. A few minutes after
the appointed hour OF noon the bride elect
Miss P. Winnie Carr, leaning upon the arm
OF her brother, Mr.. Ferrell Carr, entered the
we'll filed church and were preceded to the
altar by. the groom, Dir. John Carter and
bis attendant, Mr.. Il. B. Robertson, ir. AT.
ter the ceremony, which was performed By
the Rev. James Grammer, the Rev. Arthur
Jotns, of Middeburg, assisting, the man
and wife, radiant in their happiness, left for
their home in Loudoun. FauQuer has been
the loser in this affair of love and will not
soon forget her loss. In Mrs. Carter, Lou.
doun will find one Of her brightest gains,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-25
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
RUSSIA and .slc Rl,cIz Ga,

CoNsTANT1NorLE, Nov. o5-cau,;
Kane, British naval atiAchs, who hos 49,
rived fron lo,lr Of observation roura -
Black Sea, says he has seen no,i;,., ~
warrant the a-suia ntiun tha, Rns-;,
itating any immeiis'e hustiip ac,i,, d.
sion officers, however speak orcutv IL,
advance TO be mate upDn the E,Su;...,,
when The irouclnd ilse: is Ready ,,,,.."
Kane does not consider Russia, ,.,,.'
naval position iii those waters f,rm;,aa,.
Great preparations 10: defence ar. y,;.,
at Batoum. The large fort nj ,hc .,,,a,.''
is being extended in o;der ta uo,r,
heavy guns in addition to the present .,,n.
meut. A new battery on the no;lbc,.. 81,
of the bay has been begun. Esrtbwo,l,
have also been run up along the snn,o ;.
the westward, so rs to prevent any hos,;o
landing between Batoum and tina Ch.rn,
river, which forms Il stroag barrier in fra,
direction. Russia will Corce events vhan
she is ready, Mt The first favorable onpcr,u,.
ity, but this will not come before ucyr v..n
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-11-25
Murdered Girls

DETROIT, Nov. 25.--The alleged murder
of another unfortunate young woman has
been reported to the police, aad makes the
sixth case of The kind in Southern Michigan
that has ccme to light within the past ltw
weeks. 1t is amoss ideatica. with the cas.s
of Mary Young, Mary O'Neil and May
Morgan, reported last week in dispatches
from Detrit. jeanne Phillips, twca;v Years
Old, from Gait, Dat, is this last victim c'
an unholy love and The desperate attempt Of
we'll known physician to hide her shame.
She died last night at No. 81 Fort street.
East, where she went three weeks ago to
wait until the evidence of her shame had
disappeared. She was handsome girl and
Came FROM Eogland three years ago. The
case has added fuel to the feeling which the
other recent casa excited