The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-30
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
HIS UNLUCKY PLANET


I've no more chance Of coming into the
fertile farm land thsn--ihsn yondsr Italian
organ grinder, who is turning the crank so
perseveriuely under deal Squire Homers
back kitchen windos.
Oh. Charlie, said Bess. clsspipg ber
hands despsiripgly,
don, eIpec, much else. went on Mr'
Cleve, 10 rollickipg. light hesrte'i sort oil
wsy. Was born und an unlncky star
Ss,utn, or Mars, or some one OF those
planets thst never bring fellow sny good
You cant expect star TO reverse its order
on my account. can your
Bot, Charlie
inst wait until you here the full account
Of atrocities. | wasn't so much to blame
for treadiug on the cat any one might
have done that. dou't think she laid that
up against me. Add when / broke down
,be old cherry wood chair that bad bee
llonped TO her grsndistber-thst was
M rs question Of weight. And ] mended
Ii for her, too. But when the broiled ham
Tor breakfast had such a queer taste to il.
and had 10 confess that had been smoki
ing up the chimney where it hung
Oh, Charlie
How was / to know that she made
storehouse OF the back room chimney
Folks iu Philadelphia don't do that sort
Of thiog. Add she wouldn't tolerate to
bacco IN any shape -she let me know that
at the very outset The nett did was to
upset the whole churnlng OF cream. IL
hung half way down the we'll, don't you
see. aud when came home, famished With
'hirst and j rked the bucket down. well.
the first thing heard was Cousin Sarepta
screaming like mad Is it burglars? said
/, seizing my black ,thorn stick. or is 1t
fre2 And had plunged into the house
and put my foot literally. not metaphor,
cslly-into the old lady's baking OF custsrd
pies, that she had set on the cellar floor to
cool, before she could make me under
st.nd. But the last straw that broke the
csmels back was the old gray goose.
The old gray goose, Cbarliel Surely
nothing has happened to tbstl
Mr. Cleve shook bis head.
The very orst has happened, said be-
I've shot it
Oh, Charlie!
The young man laughed bitterly, and
spouted the lines:
Why look'st thou sol With my cross.bow
/ shot the slbatrossl
YES. | did Out wild duck bunting in
the mSrshes. thought it was rather q
mammoth specimen. when | leveled the
trigger; and when Don brought it to me
my heart sank TO the very soles OF my
boots. / had half an idea Of burying the
creature out among the salt grasses, and
saving never word But that would have
been a snesking sort OF dodge. The
Cleves can do plenty OF shabby things. but
they never lie outright, SO brought "
home with the string Of wild birds. I'm
very sorry, Cousin Ssrepts, ssid |. but
I've shot your old goose. III replace it
with the fines, pair to be had in Salt Inlet
Replace II says she; aud then, to be sure,
there was scene. She set good deal Of
store by the old gray goose, you know,
Yes, know, said Bessie. resignedly. II
was nesrly twenty years old. She raised
IL herself, in the basket by the kitchen fire
and it ate corn daily out Of her own band.
She woulden't have taken twenty dollars
fer that old goose No, nor f'ty. | do be-
liev'.
SO, added Charlie. with particularly
expressive shrus OF the shoulders. she has
turned me ont Of doors. She called me .
loafer and a shiftless e'srIdo.veel, and
dare say she was right / couldn t contra
dict her, so l didn't try She recomm
ded me to 90 shout my business; so ! did,
And here am. I've telegrsphed TO Phils'
delphia for the ,s1idermist That was all
could do. Do you suppose, Bess, your
father would take me to board Tor eight
dsys2 I've Just eight days left OF my va
cation. and there'll be snch = lot OF qaes'
lions asked II / come home in advance OF
time. wouldn't advise yon TO b. We q
word to say TO me. dare say shall set
fire to the house, or roison the family, or
shoot somebody by mistske. What can be
eIpeeted oI 8 fellow thst was born under
40 uulucty plsue,f
Bess Warden laughed cheeriIy
Father will ri,k II, / am sure. said che.
We haven't a great deal Of spare room
but mc ther will maze Mp co, bed 10 the
room With the boys. and il you csn put up
With our plsiu way Ct living
Hestopped ber mouth With kiss.
You are 40 sbsel. Bessl ssid be.
! The kindly Warden family did their best
10 console old Miss Ssrepts Smiths dis
car led relation. and TO make the las, por
tiou Of his vac.tion trihe plessanter than
tue FIRST bad been Bu, Doctor Warden
shook hls irost white bead
dont like long engagements. ssld De
Add Bess eab', marry msn Oh sny tsel'e
dollars seef.
Bat, father. Charlie will do better an
time.
II plesses the unluety plsret, intr
polsted Charlie.
! Well, wsit util the better time comes.
Oh. ve don'i mind waiiias cried Bees.
speal tor yourself. II yon piesse. maf
INJURED Charley.
vs'ves lifetime before us, sssereried
Bees; ard Ia TIE nesniime, chsriis. veil