The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-02-28

Aud M#ibtr haFlqi a*kta Igt ifH Nv
irauc pieces o, afsI deposit.
Three yesn pissed Mother MssloIt
ala not seem dsy older lhsu vhtu o.
made her cautraet With Clieot, Sud b.
uss 10 aespait II seemed 70 bin As # h
hs8 paid the revenue ior ball century a
rsady-Ati be Vas deceived, ruined
From time 20 limr be msde . vlslt to thI
farm, A. oue walks over The fields 10 jull
sud logks 10 see whether the corr ls flp'
for tue sickle. she received him viii
malicious sispees. as iisbe congratulate
herself on the clever trek she bnl
PLAYED bin, aud he quickly entered b"
carriage sgsln, mutmufiue Wall yoT
never die eli skeletonl
He ass helpless. He ielt, whenever h'
caus hl sght Of her, ss tbo.eh be would
like to eme ther her lie hsted bar viii
Wild, malicious snger.
lie tearched fora rensdy Oae day ht
came, aud rubbed his bands pleasantly
/ a. he did 90 he day when be bad madt
/ her The prrposinou which she accepted
/ After tslkIug lev minutes about ludlticI
/ rul matteIf, be eaId by the by, mother
why d. you neysr stop IN sud dine with
me when ycu ccme to Egrevllls? People
talk about it They ssy our iileu3shif
bss come to al end A q that makes mt
feel uncomfortable. Dining With me you
fave money and viii be glad to cal
you NY eu,st Come rs often us You like
WITHOUT further caremouy, II viii be
pleasure to me
Mother Msgloire dii bot need much
persuasion. I've days after the visit, dr'
ing With her farmland 10 her lllle cart
10 u atEet, sbe hed her horse put into
friend Cbicot's comfortable stable, and ash
el for promised dinner.
The host beamiug with !oy treated her
Ike lady, aud served her With chicken
esnssges, mutton snd cabbage Yet sbt
dId not eut much. Temperate since child
hood, th3 hsd lived mctt Of her life on
soup aud bread and butter. Chlcot urged
her i0 a somewhat embarrassed manner
Nor did she drink any thing refused
the cufise,
Bat little cordial you won't refuse? be
asked
That I'll take Thrt cant refuse, And
be called through the bar room as loud as
he conld;
Ro.alie, bring the best, the very best
The servant girl appeared appeared with
large bottle ornamented with apsper
vineltaL He filed two glasses. Take 1t,
mother, it's fnel
Tie good old woman slipped it slowly,
to lengthen the enjoy meut On emptying
her glass, she licked up the last drops and
remarked; Yes, yes, must say that's vel
ry good.
At the same moment Chicot reflIed her
glass. She wished to deelire but 1t was
too late. Slowly she sipped 1t. as she had
slipped the first.
When he was going to Gil 1t for her the
third time, she refused, But be iosistcd,
It's as harmless as milk, be eaid drln:
ten, twenty If such glasses without viy
difficulty. |, goes down like IN zar, and
does not hurt body or soul. One feels
how it meIts on the tongue. Nothing IS
better for your health.
Feeling a strong inclination for 1t, she
consented, but only drank half the glass,
and Cbicot in a moment OF extreme gener
onry, exclaimed: Say, If you really like
it so well, | will give you frkin of this
stuil. TO show you that am still good
friend OF yours.
She did rot refuse the offer and went
home little elated
The next morning the inukteper called
at Neither Maglolre's aud drew hrkin,
bound With iron hoops, out Of the car
II ye. He asked her to taste contents
and It was the same The very best.
After they bad each finished three glass
es Chlcot took leave.
BY the wsy, when you are through with
this frkIn uek or suotter. Don't be
bssbiuI Lam not sIiney The sooner 1t
is drunk, tie bitter Then be drove
away.
Iu fonr days be called again The old
uombu sat b. fore the door cutting bread
in the soup. lie came up to her and
shook hsuds btIbgiIg bis face IN close
proIimlry 10 hrs, in order to smell her
breath. Yes, there was faint odor OF sl'
cobcl. ana bis face beamed with pleasure,
Weli,how would a drink suit your Then
they clicked their glasses together, twice
or thr times.
Soon it wrstumo ored in the village that
Mother Ma lplr, WAS tippling o. on the
sly.
Later on she was found lying PROSTATE,
some, iues in the kitchen, scmetimes 10
the yard, at other time in the streets.
She was carried home as stiff and ugid as
q corpse
Chicot dill not come TO see her Any
more. Aud when people told him about
the Old peasapt woman, be murmured,
mskiles sad face. TIs bad at her age to
fall INTO such habit When one Is as
oh asshe, tn res no remedy for IT, ]
tell you il sil plsy her bad trick yeti
And it did play hers bad trick. She
died dunug the following winter, uesr
Christmas. She vas found lying drunk
10 the SOON
Moieur Cbicot took possession Of her
property. He q ed to remark. Poor old
Mo.h,r MasloIrtI Iisho bad rot become
drunksrd, sLe could have lived ten
years more sl least