The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-04-10

obur Nutu uWsh ~"nfNa w Af'Nh Wv
home ps.ter. be sent 10 the c,clop-edy %
hpd oai sbonl il, bat sli be diskivered vas
Drain zee Tile THIS wss 10 1859, aud
the cyclopeedy had only got down to
g.
The coz ~as ,ick silh lang fever one
spell. aud Leander laid her d,in TO ,hs,
cussed cyclopeedy. cause shen be wen, TO
readiu .bout COWS II told him TO ''see
Zoology
4 But what's The use oI h1rosin' up ons's
Z feelin's .alkiu' "a thipkio' about these
thinesf Leauder got so after awhile that
the cyelopeedy didat worry him at all:
I be arew 10 look at II AZ one the crosses
that human critters has 10 bear without
eomplaiuin' through this vale Of tears. The
only thing that bothered hin VS. the fear
that mebbe he wonldn't livs To see the last
yoIum..- 10 tell the truth. this kind O. got
to be bis bobby. n Nv bearn him talk
sbunl II maDy = time. setiin' round The
stove u, the tavern 10 squlriln tobacco
Inice at the sagJast box. Els wife. Hat
tie passed away With the yaller jaoders
the uiuter W come, aud all thst seemed to
reconcile Leauder to survivin' her was the
prospect Of seein' the last voly ume O. that
cyclopeedy Lemuel Higgins, the book
agent, bad gone TO bis everlastin' punish
ment; but bis son. Birsm, had succeeded
TO his fathers business. n continued to
visit the folks his old man had roped in.
By this time, Leaders children had
erowed up; all on EN- was marr'd, n there
was numeris grandchildren to amuse the
old gentleman But Leander wuzn't to be
satisfied with the common things VI sirtb,
he didn't seem TO take no pleasure 10 his
grandchildren like most men do, bis miud
was alters sot on somethin' else, for
hours b hours yes. all day long. he'd SIT
out on the front stoop lookin wistfully up
the road for tba, book agent TO come along
with cyclopeedy. He didn't want to die
till he'd got all the cyclopeedies his con
tract called for; be wanted to have every
thing straig htened ont before he passed
away.
When oh, how well | recollect It,
when Y come along he was so overcome
that be fell over in fit Of paralysis, n
the old gentleman never got over it, For
the next three years be drooped p pined,
aud seemed like be could't hold out mach
longer. Finally he had to take to his bed,
he was so old u feeble; but he made EN-
move the bed up ugnst the wiuder 80 that
be could watch for that last volyume OF
The cyclopeedy.
he end come one balmy day IN the
spring OF 81. His life was ebbin' pow
erful fast; the minister was there, n me,
n Dock Wilson, N Jedge Baker, n m ost
the family Lovin' hands smoothed the
wriukled forehead b brushed back the
long, scabt. white hair. but the eyes OF
the dyin' man was sot upon that piece Of
road down which the cycIopeedy man allus
come.
All to once bright n joyful look come
into them eyes, q old Leander riz up 10
bed n says. It's comel
What is it. father? asked bis daughter
Sarey, sobbIn like.
Husbl says the minister solemnly
be sees the shiuin gates OF the Moo Jeru.
salem.
No. no, cried the aged man: it's the
oyclopeedy y-the letter q its comin'l
An sure enough The door opered n
in walked Higgins. he tottered rather
than walked, f'r be hak grosed old n
feeble in bis wicked profession.
Here's the u cyclopeedy, Mr.. Hobart,
says Higgins.
Leander cluiched il; be huRged it to his
pantin bosom; then, stealth one pale hand
under the piller. be drew out a faded
bank-note n gave it to Higgins
thank Thee for this boon, says Lean
der. rollin' bis eyes up devoutly; than he
gave a deep Sigh.
Hold on. cried Higgins. excitedly.
You've made a mistake 1T isn't the last
But Leander didn't bear him - bis soul
had fed from ITS mortal tenement n bad
scared rejoiciu to realms OF everl istin'
bliss.
He is no more, says Dock Wilson, meta
phorically.
Then who are his heiis? asked that mean
critter Higgins.
We be. says the family.
Do you coninintly n severslly acknowl.
sjee o. s.sume the obligation Of deceased
10 me? be asked EN-
What obligation9 asked Peasley Hobart
stern like.
Deceased died OWN me fr cyclopeedyl
'ays Higgins
That's liel say Pessley. We all seen
lin pay you for the z.
Bot tbrre's another one 10 come. saws
Higgins.
Another? they all asked
Yes, the ind,1l says be.
So there vas. % IN be eternslly col
turned is he ANT ssnin' the estate in
he probate court nov fr the price OF
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