The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-09-12

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Then please excuse me. sBd III eo iuig
The ueIl car iot lev minutes. In ccI
tain ItsAi fanny story lkaow youiI toll
% "a such way that shall have To husI
right cat 10 spite Ct sH ! can DO. II
bust, lm soBet ~snl 10 hear tho
story mighty bad. bot slsa waDt 10 live
As long as | osn. a.l sIonso me,
lie picked up bis grip and loft the car,
aud the drummers smile faded away, aud
he pulled cut nesspsper aud began 10
read Souebow We didn't hike 10 ask for
the story. and somehow he didn't seem to
care about teihog 1t, By aud by wept
lato theneit car aud found the old man
aud askei
/ We're you resliy honosl Ia what you said
about your aoart9
Well, no, be replied
/ What was your ohIeet2
Simply to stop his yarn. IN travelling
/ 10 the same ltne OF goods for = Chicago
housa, and wanted to hurt his feelings as
much as | e0uld
bad last eaten bresk last at The shanly
called the Royal hotel when mau intro
dueed himself NJ a real estate agent aud
wanted to sell me some property. Ten
minutes after he had been turned away
second one approached, and he was follow
ed bya third, and during the forenoon !
encountered II dilereat men all IN the
real estate business aud auGious TO dis
pose OF city lots at from 500 apiece up 10
800 front foot At the dluner table the
man who passed the bread wanted to sell
me site for factory, aud the one who
kindly showed the butter at me said be
had the only site for mill dam aud | d re
ret it oil my lie il didn't buy ii for
$4,000. From noon to sunset was "hil"
by y more agentl making 81 IN all. |
I'attered myself that the supply was final
ly exhausted, bat Just as got seated for
= smoke the thirty second msu came
around and began:
Stranger what do you think of our
town.
II is a pretty fair town for a new one,
You are ou the BOOM s'pose
Well, yes.
Made any investments yet?
None whatever No, don't want to
buy. What is the population here2
About 400
And ont Of 400 poduIation you have 81
boomers2 You are the Thirty second man
who has tackled me today. Business must
be pretty lively,
Did You say 81 men, stranger?
Yes, g.
And you thought we were husters2
Yes.
Say. you haven't seen us with our coats
of yeti be enthusiastically exclaimed. OF
the 400 population 100 are boomers. but
IS OF them are now over the rIver at
land sale today. Another thing If, you
IRE the only stranger N town Just now.
Stay over day or two If you can We are
expecting alother stranger day after to'
morrow, and that will make two Of you to
work on, and If we can't make Won aoknow
edge that this towh is the geographical
ENTER Of the United States, the coming
chicago, the future great railroad center,
he best water, climate aud soil 10 the
world, I'll give dozen corner lots for
PRESENT and go ont OF business.
An old man who acts as sex ton in the I
ne church OF a little New Hampshire vii &
age has what be calls a sure telin' sign |
D assist him 10 making those prognoetlca I
ions about tie weather for which he has v
cquired pleasant renown 10 the neigh @
orhood, lts my old bell rope that tells ,
le saftln sure when there's dry spell /
omin' an when we may oouut 90 good, v
mart ram. She's Jest as reliable rs last Il
eek. pap or Jest about. o
When take her 10 hand to ring for an v
yening meeting aud ber strands IL all kin T.
er moistened up and strlugy says 10 my q
slt, iWe'lI fetch a storm by to morter
Ight OF my name sin't kezsh Hicks, ssys
Aud we allus fetches that storm by to I,
orrer night -0r there abonts, a,
Bot when | ketch holt OF Der on real q,
lister July morning, when the folks are n
coming along mp the road with pa mleai Ii
us and sun umbrellas, aud she's all /,
Innched mp together Jest as dry ss old
lue, and not mite OF give to her why, 1,
know what to expect. And when the
10 folks = op and say. Don't y0n reckon "
ell Plt some rain 10 cool US of before
ng. Mr.. Hicks? In obleeged to say 10 T.
em that cant give them any etktrrad
.ment.
Almsnacs Is fearful uGsHtln, aud even
Gather reports ~ kinder liable 20 prone
w and then; but you take the old bell ot
pc that's got the hang OF the climate. AZ
might say, aud she Won I never mislead b,
. When she's dry, you can leave your h,
d nbrella TO home. and when she's N 'lst--
by. # you don't see it moocblu up 10 -,
e east before iOIg, ft'Il be - ii be most
ely, because the storm has riz up 10