The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-03-26

old gray. and be said hseuessed, sesins
that neither you nor tho borss sss here,
bed back down.
JiGios,tyi II l didn't forget I'd 81 Tho
dayl There's the last chsses gone 10 ess
rid Of Bob tell yoa. SHAY. those Per
linscs ousb. TO pay me tos THAI IN be
out nigh three dollars before l get shfoueh
With that wheel businesti he erosned
And all because they didn's come mp to
their ~ord
Nest day, after the Sqasss bed dis,ribat
cd the msil. Jacob Perkins entered the
store
Hello. Sluirel What's the matter with
Uncle Sam tLis week?
Uocle Slmf the Squire asted. somewhat
seitAted. Did Perkins hpo~ any,hioe
about that postsii
Yes. he's powerfully behind time l
didut kpow hat Uncle B'Ily'd had the
lpoplesy or bis horses sct choksd by an
extra ost. snd government he'd stopped &C
cordially. Isought 10 huve hsd . postal
from nephew Rst last Monday.
Perhaps II got delayed Lot Of new
men in the service. and DArby's out in the
country. Maybe that's 1t.
He handed out the card with an effort
at uncopcerued indifference
| l Ishould say twas and the day after
tber fair. II I'd got il when ought. be
wouldn't we had to got . livery and ex.
press wagon TO bring 'em all mp, and their
trunks.
Hey! Raj come? the Squire eIclaim
ed
Bag aud baggage, Tuesday. just as be
wrote he would
Tuesday, You sure il was Tuesday?
The Squire's surprise bal got the better
Of his discretion.
See for yourself. It's plain as day light.
Why isn't that sn 10 there? The
Squire pointed to the word. as he viewed
IL through his glasses.
No, sir You sint so used to Rats writ
ing as we are
Perkins lsnsbed, knowiug the Squires
curiosity. As ] was ssying. IL I'd have
known il in time, ia have got you TO 90
after EN- | was working SO like . beav
er, and the roads are bad. You might rs
well have bad that Ten dollars Raj threw
away on the livery fellers AN better, too,
told him so.
S'liny!
Why. what's the matter. DAM? bis wife
asked In rising accents Of alarm. a. be
put his head 10 at tha door. q few moments
after Perkins's departure. q woe bagone
expression on bis face. One OF your at
tacks coming on?
S'liny, the Perkioses have come-the
whole family.
Land sakes! She bounced up indignsnt,
ly. "When?"
Tuesday, he answered. slowly and solem
ly. Just what that postal said. too. Here
We both Of ms had tbst thing here since
Monday. and read IL Thur day every time.
Aud il Id been attending TO my own bus
mess I'd "a mnde ten dollars. As 'tis I'm
out OF pocket Instead Of 10.
It's a mortal shame! she exclaimed, sym
Folks onght to stop writing
csrds is they cant write 'em plain enough
to be red straight
Well, can tell you what's right now.
He sat down impressively on the nearest
nail.keg' II the government expects I'm
going to spend my time making out Its
postal cards to get news, i.'s going to Aud
itself much mistaken. that's oil.
He went back to the post Office with his
new determination and . detected air His
perquisite had lost it's value. and such
oren communications In Uncle Sans mail
we're hereafter passed by unnoticed. When
bis lessened stock Of information became
! matter Of comment, ~ occurred very soon
be had but one explanation.
News. he declared. isn't to be depended
)n.
Bat 10 S'liny be remarked. It's losing
attending TO other folks Affairs
Without being asked.
SO il is question whether bis disastrous
peculation ever forced upon bin con
'iction Of the truth in Jake Perkins opin.
on, delivered to Ri with q knowing
,bur kle.
Tue Squire haint got ~ much Of nose
or news rs be had fore be got bis come.
ippencer. | reckon he's learned that his
perki.ites' ray best when they're taken
IN the square : Yoah's Companion.
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