The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-09-21


gold 10 Europe 70 keep Il cot Of TIE resol
o. lLeu creditors
saasrn u.crel said Collins is aOa'
ay'
They be-, and ~s ain I seen ,he worst
IT yet. 10 ny opIuloa Au' that remind
me that George Blake owes me three dol
l.rs and some odd cents Tor bay, Let thea
clam. stand b.rs, John, aud III 80 owe
to bl, place snd give him ehaoee to set
tie up.
While Uncle LIN "a, gone tso wome'
came into the store With bluebefries u
sell
Hov de DO. John. they ssid in ohorus
Want .ome nice bueberries2
wall. wouldn't mind htiD' few
said Collins @hst do you want 10
them2
Five cents quart,
Take It ont 10 trsdei
Not today, John. Ye see We are aoius
over TO S~Ans isladd 40 want ltti'
money to buy fe~ things With, an
Csnp spare ii, ssid Collins ! til y
Msris, money is sketse, Uucle Len
Hntehns WAS 10 here jet nov, sn be say
he sees by the paper that there Aint NJ
ID money to be had snywheres.
Then ensued some desperate. dowueas
hs CLING, but Collinswss hrm. He WASH 4
in the market for blusberris' except on
basis Of store psr. The women los
Their tempers presently snd left the store
after which Collins bit of large piece oi
tobacco, and sat down TO ruminate o The
finsnoisl situation, BY aud by Mr.,
Hutchins came 10 With four dcEen eggs,
but she would not trade Tor anything bn'
blueberries, snd Collins wouldn't pay
cash. He suggested paying the eggs to
Mr.. Hutchios sccouut. but the lady said
that her account and her husbands were
t- O separste affairs, aud she took her eggs
home again,
Uncle Lem came back sb1ut this time
aud be said that be didn't think that Blake
vas treating him night.
He wouldn't pay ye, eh2 said Collins.
Said he would when Ruf Webb paid
hin, replied Uncle Lem I've dsrned
geo mird 10 sue him Tor 1t.
Rui Webb. repeated Collins, and he
pulled his ohin whiskers tho ughtfully.
Uncle Lom took up his cams aud de
parted breathing veugence on Blake. By
and by Webb dropped il.
I'm sorry TO bother you, John, said he.
bnt George Blake has b,en dunnin' me
for three dollars an odd, that owe him,
He says hs's goiCg TO sue me. Ii seems
that his wife borrowed Uncle Lem Hutch,
ms paper and read som thing sbo 1t
money icing skerse. That set Blake onto
me. Now, iiyou pay me the tares dol
lars an odd that you owe me -
Couldn't 10 save me. protested ColIus.
There amt that much 10 the bag.
And he beat a mournful tune on the
counter with the little canvas pouoh.
dunno what I'm going TO do. John,
said Webb. II be sues me, why
You sue q man by the name o Collins,
That's natural Rui, but IT amt what /
call kind,
cant help it, John. Moneys mighty
skelse, The paper sysso. su every man
ought to have bis own,
Bot how's be goirs to get itH There's
people around here. that owes me money
| IN bet there's moren twelve dollars OWN
me this minute. II there's any goin to
law. why III take little shy at it my
self,
Finally Hutchins went over TO lse su
Hsut to See = lawyer. He was so fortui
nate as to select day when The legal gem
tleinau was intoxicated The odds were
about Ave 10 two, suywsy There
was curious thing about Lawyer Hobbs
when be resched . certain stage Of inl
toIicstion be became houest, Yea, more
be becsms liberal. 10 remarkable conl
dj,ion OF body and soul he not only sdI
vised the old msn Hutohins TO keep cle.r
OF thu Law, but be sl,o set out demil Ohm
OF Old Medi,r1 rum which was ehsrp
enough to sbesr sheep. Tue consequence
wss T. at Hu,cblUs returned 10 Gov Islsn
10 frame OF mind which made him forget
that money was tight, or. il he remember
I'd it be could not Ia that condition cont
sistently complain OF it. How he got back
at II ss deep sea mystery. for az he ss'
in the stern OF bi, little sloop boat she
seemed to him TO ciny more spsrs than .
full rugged ship.
He rolled into Collins store about
dark.
John, he said. money is easier. Whst''
your little bill'
Three dollars and eight oents, he said
and be got the money.
SIT right dosn here. Uncle Lem, bt
continued. while run over to Rolf Webb'
bouse.
Hu,chins selected . chair from the row
which be saw standing against the wall
aud by good luck be got the one whict
had real aud valid sIistence. He wa
asleep when Collins returned; but preseD
tly be was swskeued by the entrance o
George Blake.
Unole Lem herei asked b ske. Oh
there be is. r.n over TO settle for thA
hsy. Ruff Webb inst forksd over to ne
and here's vhs. ! owe you.
Money don't se.m to be 70 sEerss n /
vss 90 the island, Blake continued tnrn