The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-02-23
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
OUT or WORK.


Tor every Job that wants doing, there Al
two fellows thai are ready TO do IT
] had . long spell Of Ioshng-I cslle
it losfog because coulint get Job
bat 9, last was 10 full swing at ron
very gcot works. and sttr having IN
hands quite soft. and my face clean, W.
really delighted to be knocking the iro
-bout once more. filips and turuing. get
tin oiiy, aud then o. ouly hsyiog goo
appetite. bu. something to put iato m
molth 10 quiet it.
One day. when WAS very busy. ma
who bad lately been taken on ct our shop
but whose lathe bad been more often idl
than going. came up 10 me With greel
baize bag ID his hand.
Want to buy fiddle, mate2 he said
BAIL VIII should | do With fiddle
1 asked. Aa
Play Il and enjoy ii, hesaid, lisa gro
one and will keep you home o night
when you might go ont and spend you
money.
Then you keep it and eujoy il. Abe
Brown, said. aod spend more O. youI
nights at home, and your lathe woa't be
o often standing still.
He looked at me rather curiously and
slowl5 pushed the fiddle back into its
green bag. went to bis lathe. hung up the
fiddle on q nail aud began working. aud
thought no more OF him TIL | bad my
wash fer dianer and turned to my jscket
pocket 10 see what was there. Nice Iiece
OF sslt pork and two penny crusty, rolled
up in a clean cloth along with an old
sms hog bt tile OF mustard aud pill box
OF salt.
As tell You. I'd had rather long spell
OF work; now was In full swing and felt
rsveuous Id just begun my dinner in
he shop all the other mep had gone
thought when looked up, and there
was Brown. sitting with his eb.ws on his
knees and i, chin in his hands.
Hellol not going to dinner? ] asked.
Anything the matter?
Yes, he said anerily. How's . man TO
go to dinner without penny in his locki
u et2 Didn' ] tell you that had no mon
eyS
No, you.
Didn't ask you to buy that fiddle?
How Was l to know? said. Here come
on. Have cut slong with me. Help
yours II, old man; there's plenty.
After some hesitation. he cut bims,lf
morsel Of PORK and about quarter OF the
bread. aud then ate lii, but lsi ! ii ell
down.
Can't eat, be said. in dull, heavy way.
Mnst get some money and go back. She's
very lai.
Who's very bsdi ] asked.
1hs ni,sus. he said, lay Jog his head
against the will. was out OF work elk
months, and it did for US both. mate.
Couldn't get job, and when at last got
one hSre, it was too late like. and the mon
ey seemed no gool. I've set up with her
every ni, hit for sweek, aud sm about
beat out.
Why didn't yon ssy so before9 ! siid.
| thought you'd been on tue drink.
Driukl he cried. No; but I've felt ready
TO fly to il only I wouldn't for her sake.
She's been bad for SIX mon h., and the
few things lol together have oil! gone
again. Ia come ont to try 10 raise little
money on the II Idle, ior Id kept it to tue
last
Iok b.rl crisd What do you
mean by coming and spoi lag fellows
dinner like tbis.
! said it bsuterlngly. o as to hide feel
ing bit queer, lcouldn't belp think
n OF my osn bad times. bat hs turned
bis eyes ut 90 me with such dresry. witt
ful look that ] said, :
Here, hts Il ok at the fiddle.
Be {, tched it from where it hung, took
Il out. drew the bow across the strings.
.ad IL wss wonderful wbst . sweet sad
oue it had.
Ii'sag,o Oh tna. be ssii. tmiling at II ss
Il be loved it. think is Italian. but
they o1iy efl,red me five sbil.ioes on il 1t
the shop aud would not let him have it
How much did you wsnti s,i |. taking
the shabby thing 10 my b I'd.
I~sltgd to get two pounds he said.
but il you would let me have one for IL i
,to aid Il should =
lie choked like aud turned away, sni l
stsIted sft,r lin, thiukipe be wss play
acting 10 Lumbng M, bai II seemed eli
real enough. and toDel os, from q soft Of
fellow feeling Tor a cl ap 10 despair. like !
might be myself. IL Ia had five pounds be
might have or osed IL all As it wAs. l
pulled on, my leah pune where had
soi sov. reign. . half aud eieven sbillings
aud cisppine Inn n ia, shoulder, ss'.
Hers you ere. Btown don, want no
addies, tni there's a couple oi pounds
hui earnings from oDe ~bo who knows
wh 1 IL is 10 b. oat oi soIk CsicL btld.
aod ,hali keep ,hs Idle tiii iimrs are
better.
ne turned ufoI NE quite hsfceiy. eiaI-
cssd ., the money sud msds for The
door. bot the next momeut be uss back
sesiu TO get bold Of ny bsbd.
God ble.s yon. ms,tl hs ssid, aud lie
gave ne speb look ~iih those ~ild eyes
ol bis ~ made me shiyer.