The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-01-21

Il sss late 10 The fall Of 1891 when. sud
dealy. oae afternoon. about four o'clock
Mr.. wsllsce Brett became swsrs that tb
vague. ipdehusbls snuoysnos that hs'
been troubling him oil day vs. develoP'nI
into hesdschs There are headaches Ap'
headaches. Some Of them will give quar-
ter. hold psriey. and cspituiste upon re
mopsirsuces. These belong 10 one class
Mr.. Wallace Brett's belonged TO the other
II occupied the spsce sbove bis eyes, be
hind bis ears. aud penetrated oil the me
duIisry substance Of the csrebrum and ob
lones,a II did not. like we'll regulated
headaches, eud even here, but continued
ns trium pbsnt couue along the spinslis
causing Mr.. Brett TO regret thst be pos
sessed . ver,ebrs. every one OF whos'
thirty three bones psiued him worse thar
. jumping tootbsche.
Mr.. Brett closed the ledger, into whict
he had been transferring entries from th'
journal. aud leaned bis he'd upon hI'
hand.
Something ran down bis back that fell
like the sensation he had when Mrs. Brett
10 the morning. requested him TO get W
and make the kitchen fire.
Then the silence oithe tffice was broken
by two loud A.chu'sl followed SO rapidly
by y shrill succession OF repetitions. that
the AS dropped ofI and left them chou
'chousl
There WAS . giggling among the clerks
10 The other room st the book'keepers ex
peose. Bretts gettiu' there, said one to
another.
Mr. Bret, sat for bali hour longer, sl
terasteiy snetzing aud holding his bead
then be got into his overcost and started
for home
But while be waited at corner Tor the
tAr1y street car, be began TO imagine that
his head WAS N anvil. and Longfellows
village blacksmith Vas ham mering II with
. sledge. Something about the chestnuts
kept going over and ever in his mind, and
be couldn't get il right.
believe I'm going crszy. thought Mr.,
Brett. Visions Of strsight,iackets and
padded cells hoa,ed before bis mental
optics, and not altogether pleasing.
III take time by the Iorelock, tnougn'
he. and stop in and consult DR.. Know
nothing.
Dr. Know.notbing was holding levee
OF men, women. and children, and ell OF
them we're remarking. A choul Acbou!
With impartial hand he was dealing out
auipine capsules. right and left. aud recon
msuding them oil to take good still dose
OF wbiskey, from three TO six times day.
Hit makes you see double. so much the
bstter, said be; twill show tha. the remedy
is taking hold. Wbisky's like ptomaine'
II kills the microbe. These here microbes
| was reading last night, are bisger'n Jer
sey mosquitoes. and carry trunks with 'em.
Need sight Of KILN.
This borrowed witticism was met With
roar OF laughter When Mr.. Wallace
Brett got : chance to be heard. he cleared
bis throat. and said. in depressing way
IL never drink, Doctor. The truth is'
I'm opposed to it. ! signed the pledge
years ago. and I'm Incorporating =
Yes, yes. understand! That's oil right
I'm . temperance man myself. But you
have 10 fight the devil with hrs. you
know, and microbes With poison. E'1,
90. ,h to drop fl yourself, eh, II You
don't use II?
Mr.. Wallace Brett was good M.thodis'
and . Christian. He knew that oil men ere
mortsl, and mus, drop cfI sooner or later
He preferred thst bis case should be later
he h I'd q dear wife aud two lovely child
rem. He WAS paying for his snus ttl'
home in instsllments. Carrie and the boy
needed him, it was very evident. and i
wouldn't do TO take risks.
A pini,botile and do II justice. shouted
the doctor alter him as be vent out th'
door.
NJ. Brett was glad tbst the clerk q th'
drugstore Shere be stopped was srspg'
one. and didn't know him. when be sham
a,sdly called for . pint Of their bes
quality Of old rye. He thought there "a
. supercilious snirk shout the youol
% ms mouth - be timidIy sdded 10
sickness.
He wss mistaken; il vas only the ~sy i
which the young msns mnstsche vs
curied. Il bad been measuring out piot
Hs.ts Of their bet quality Of rye oil ds
for sickptss.
The ', uus % sn vss new 10 the bushes
and could not bat feel thsi 10 dealing on
this precious ,nm odity 10 What, si'hou
tvs dyius community. be vas sometf
ing Of . c,ots bs,seeu a missioosry aud .
an seI.
Mr.. wsilsc- D cit uebi home and q
main ID the srua'iou to bis vie. -
entered. BY declaring. A.cboul A'chos
A-cbngul
He took the psules on, Of bis poke
ant pu, them 90 the table. Then. ii
some u giving. be producef The n"l
and repes ed the doc,n's advice
Nrs. Bret, oh, c,ed. Mr.. Brit s.'d
presumed she wanted bim TO die
Mr.. Brett deuurret: she said Il y. o.
Only mons. ns. ba, il %" wicked 90
shameful Mr.. Brett wanted TO tocs shs
she tsot her medical diploma Mr.. Bfe
began 10 cry; then che beg.n to 'co''
Then she rescLsl for The bos,ie. and N
Brett sisacsed il out Of hss hands
Aod The fra, qususi Of this o'befsis
and up 10 this time hsppy. couple y
ever tbsi pint. bottle Of old rye.
! Mu Brett said Dr. Know nothing v