The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-08-01

the president He argued thai . person
VAS born into this world TO take comfort
He bad a right 10 expect good weather. .
reasonable cash income. lots Of holidays.
and the right 10 keep seven dogs. Why
should a person expect TO wake up and
hnd a boil on the calf OF his lesf !, was
more reasonable 10 expect that u would
appear on some other man slcg llwssn' I
expecting too much, As he viewes 1t, that
the hens be left peacefully roostiug on a
pole a, six o'clock IN the evening shouldn't
be on deck at six 10 the morning
Rev. penstock, who had been very un
easy for the last Ave minutes, nev arose
aud inquired
Iwould like to inquiar II de cheer claims
dat owe him dsllar9
No, sab; not just now replied the
chair.
would furder inquisr' II ebbsr Dor
rowed dollar OF de cheer an didn't re
turn IN
You hev sllus returned II, sab. ! used
your case simply to 'lus,rate. II you had
borrowed a dollar Of me an hadn't return.
ed II dar wouldn't be nut,in TO 'lustra,e.
Did you wish to speak ol 10 question:
No. sar. simply desiah to clar my
Rakhshul reputashun in de eyes of de
8 No.,
Den y6f kin sot down. Your tiuanshul
reputashun ar way up in e.
Sir Isaac Walpole said be was ia accord
with the president He believed il WAS
the great fault OF mankind to expect too
much Men sat on the fence all summer,
and expected to live on roast beef and
mashed potatoes all winter They ex-
pected to get the smooth shedding and |
leave the rough roads to some one else
Men who couldn't pay their house rent eI
pected good clothes aud a piano in the
parlor. He sought to be reasonable in |
his expectations, The extreme limit with |
him was expecting his landlord to repair
the plaster Of the kitchen ceiling, and he
bad been Knocked out on that 80 often that
he had become discouraged.
waydown Bebee said be arose to a
question Of jurisdiction. The chair had
made statement which he could not pass
nnnoticed, While it was true that he
lived next door TO Brother Gardner, and
had to borrow groceries, be
lad always made it an inheIible rule to
return the loans. Did the president mean
20 insinuate that be was derelict?
Dis char reckons you has paid it all
pack, answered the president. wss
simply 'lustratin' my remarks. might
lev meant dat when loan you Java cof-
ZEE 'spected de same kind back, but got
Rio instead. II you hev no remarks to
make on de question at issue, you kin sot
lown.
But feel that my integrity has been
mpugned, sahl
You is all wrong. Your integrity has
lufln to do wid it. You is energetic
nui1 to keep plug hat fur Sundays, and
lonest 'nuff not to be cotched by de pur
eece OATS all, sab, an you'd better sot
lown.
Giveadam Jones said he had given fit.
cen minutes solid thought to the inquiry
low before the meeting, but had not been
BILE to decide the matter. II seemed |
sasonable that man with boil on his {
light fore leg should expect the public to {
'ass him on the port side. but he would ,
urely be disappointed. II would seem as
man was put here to enjoy himself
s as II be could expect dark nights 10 Z
he water melon season, and good westher
Or Sunday school picnics; but the biggest /
islons always came with the full moon. q
nd the picnics always had shower on the @
'ay home, il not sooner. He did not 8
'ish to commit himself at this time. but he G
'ould admit that he leaned 10 the affirm. !
tive '
General Colfsx, Judge Holdback. Pro. !
,ssor Jackson, Uncle Davis aud others d
poke on the question, and the discussion
as then closed, and a vote was taken. II {
as found that the query was carried in i
le affirmative by large majority. d
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