Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-29

W. bssn Eoawp to
1snd needle~@iy wt,hoa, coming To grsef
Between cash ia hand and it, nominal equiv-
slert IN time, Phil, ike most other prudent
young eoantrymsn, had learned To distinguish
with alaerity and posativene~s; besides, be
knew how small was the amount Of ready
money that his faines, IN spite Of care and
skili at hls business, was able To show for
more than quarter 81 a century Of hard
work
The ysgn. mans departure was the coca,
sion for quite a demonstration by the neigh
hor2 Other young men u the vicinage had
been 10 View York. but generally they were
those whom their beighbors did not hope TO
sse again. Phil. ON ths contrary. was q gen
eral favorite His family intended that no
ono should know Of the journey until Phil
fairly on, for they knew by experience,
In which sometimes they had been the offend
egs how insatiabis is rural euriousity about
ANY dotngs out OF the ordinary, But when Sol
MantriHg told bis wife that Phil was TO 60
down with him as u hand" Mrs Mantring
-traightxay put on her best things and went
out 10 tell all her neighbors that Phil Hayn
WAS going down To York and being a woman
who never dill anything by halves she after
ward tleridsd the dusty road that led to the
little vtilage at the railway station, where
she consumed several hours In doing petty
shopping at the several stores, varying this
recreation by industrious gossip with every
acquaintance who dropped in. As each per-
son who hesirt! the news wondered what Phil
was going for, and Us Mrs Mantring was
sure she didn't know any better than dead
and gone Adam, there was developed a wealth
Of surmise and theory that SHOULD have for
a. 49,
Americans are not imaginative people.
For the remainder Of Pills time at home
the family and its eldest son had scarcely
enough time to themselves to attend to their
daily tiegotions People came TO borrow
something, To bring news. to ask advice
anything that would be excuse 10 see what
might he going on, and to learn why Phil was
going 20 the city Phlls parents had pre-
pared what they supposed would te sufficient
explanation the farm and the house needed
some things that could better be selected from
large stocks aud variety than fought nearer
home But they had underrated the persist
sncy q local curiosity. nnmberless pointed
questions we're asked and II IN the course Of
. week there had been any visitor who did
not ask, in one way or other whether Phil
would GO "a the Tramlays, the family did
not know Who 1t had been, they were sure
they would have gratefully noted such con
siderate person at the time. and remembered
him-or her--forever after
There were scores, too, who wanted Phil To
do them small services in the city Farmer
Biowitt had heard that the car companies
often sold for almost nothing the horses that
broke down at their hard work AMI needed
only plenty Of rest and pasturage to make
them rs good as new, wouldn't Phil look
about and Il he couldn't get hun bar
gaini and bring it back the sloop, If he
wouldn't mind feeding and watering 1t on the
home trip Old MIRA WholIey had been find
Ing her spertacles 50 young that size didn't
know but she needed stronger glasses. or
may be Bibi- with larger print, If Phi
would prlca both and write her she would
try 10 make Ip her mind what she ought to
do. Samantha Roobes had been telling b.
husband James for the last five years tha4
their best room carpet was too shabby for
people who might have a funeral in the fam
ily at any time James stepmother being very
old and sickly, but James wouldn't do any
thing but put Off. and as for her she wasn't
going to be cheated out OF her eye teeth at
the stores at the depot, when year before last
she in York newspaper, that the wind
blew out OF the hand OF somebody leaning out
Of a train Window, that good ingrains were
selling in New York at thirty five cents
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tne uuH oi We 9toop uhtu toere was oroan
expanse OF water between MIN anu me shore
linen the entire throhg' excepting TWO ="
three ga a"ies VINO refhaiheu Wild "is
hasu 70 heip her oear up poor soui'
escorted fhil To the sioop Among them was
pfed"iWhhiice Oh young men VINO iooAeu ~
II in case fhii should want a substitute they
were ready and OF young women whose races
Indicated that II Phil should care to say any
thing 10 thinR ABOUT ~hiie away ne shoui"
nave no excuse To leave IL uhsain.
ooi Mahuihg CUT Inc parting sn"f. ny ~
marking that prayer was ali very wen I'D i~
place. OUT ne diuh oeneVe IN !. Seep'ns
sioop IN shallow river WINE Tue 'n'e VA
TAXING anu no w'nd 10 neip aer out 30 nu
hurried aooard. thoush not oetore us tather
mad almost crushed MS mana WIN grasp
that had oeen ueveiopen oy many year"
training win or'die reins' Ak nerves ana IN
ternai ahecuoh
some one cast on 'he Scoops na"se. 'ns
malnsali was Already up and the rrait oegan
TO drltt OUT WIN tue tide ms was tue sig
nal Tor nutter OF handSefchiets anu
chorus e' che'is' nurhig "hich rai uie' may"
pioaded along tue river oahS oes'ue 'he s'ooP,
regardless OF mui' stones marsh grass ana
cattalls lie s'eiiied 10 nave no last ahIuhc
uons iur h's hoy 'hdesh' MS occas'ohi' snou0
were oesto"ed Pr'n'ipahy upon ooi Want.
ring, WHO stooo at the wheel ana eney nan
no more relation 10 fhh than 10 the KHAN OF
khiva In IKE manner Fhh SEEMED less IN
Dresten III e's ta'her thah w Tue mas Vi
coruage at Tue foot of the mast NeVerthe-
less, when the over nnnS ended at the shors
OF the bay and could be followed no longer,
the Oh man s'"on mere as Soi Mantring
said attef"ard. i""hlh rs u ne Il iost MS last
friend never eNp"Ftrd 10 gu another an
Ne go. ven year otief All OF sudden and