The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-11-28
AuNTJASLS BUREAU

JseE Iharptou believed be bad the be'
little pfie so the World He hsd bee
us,flsi abgat ~ moo h., sud, - be toll
. BIZ ,'al4 hsrh iucud.. the bon yuoa
\ bad utvfr ee,tei And this sss the M -
remarkable bfcsuse econ s'tet they vet
msrriei Jsek ttruck = streak ot bad iacI
wbicb culmiuAied shout veek tet9r
the Itsnkfgtfia2 festival of the yea
lstJ Yoa remember The old provefb
~ ben poverty comes 10 st the door
love 1e aui At the piudos Well tli,
was oue Of the trae love matches sblet
proved that lbis like msoy Of those old
cbe.tnuis, ia sad libel oa the far sci
bsve tad ueEs Ter my mile woman tC
uisht, stii Jark "a Ahce was clearing
away the supper thlbgs aud Iiiyiug ~
the little sitting room, whiIe Jack got out
hls pipe sod she produced the tobacco
!r rrspsts,oty to the post Prandial
smoke
Alice took the lid % the J,r, sod Sith
her os0 anRers filled up the me r.chsum
bow. lot Jack, the sybari e, sl~ays de
clsred mat made bis pipe taste. .s~ee'er
Lght up dear Jack, she remarked, AZ
|iilu somber mood, and sben Brosn Bsss
is gong fuIl speed you can II me all
about it.
! Thafeupou Mrs Thornton brought
uest vork basket filed to the brlm with
all sorts Of Thugs in white muslin snd
/ h,nuel, the begiupiogs OF garments intend
ed for small person indeed, As she sat
under the lampIight buslly plying her
needle, the brown curs iaIIing over her
brow, she made very charming picture
At any rate Jack Thornton must have
thought 80, for be esii, when Brown had /
got under such good hesdwsy that 9
thick blue cloud was settling around the
cel,ug,
leel as If bad done a very cruel thing
10 taking you away from a comfortable
home to share the bad luck OF second
rate fiddler in q tbrd rate theatre
Jack Thornton, I'm ashamed Of you,
replied Alice, with energy, What was it
the parson made you say after him-for
richer, for poorer
Yes, dear, said Jack, but you have got
got poorer and so far noue OF the rich
or Of the bargain.
That will come 10 good time. she an
svered cbeerlly and as seal OF the aug
ury sbe rose from her char threw ore
arm around bis neck and kissed him.
Thus encouraged Jich poured out bis
latest misfortune The prevalent hard
times had struck the Oleon, and the man
ager was obliged to dispense with three /
mem bers Of the orchestra of that 'thirdI {
rate theatre, as Jack had termed it. OF
course the first to be released was the hero a
Of the story. 1t was true that Mr.. Nab =
ley had promised to give Thornton call &
as soon as times grew better but, said +
Jack G
With the winter coming night fast and /
coal not in yet the prospect, You must ad a
NIT, little wife is blue. t.
Alice, stubborn creature that she was,
y ould not admit that there was anything v
unusual about this condition OF things q
,od declared that it might have been (,
worse b
And I've been thinking. dear that there
IRE oue or two things we might sell so as Y
0 buy coal enough TO last us till the Cd I
on man wants you again. O
What things for Instance, asked Jack,
would you sell? 81
Well, there's my watch. You know | "
ever even wind 1t up, and I'm sure ! h
hould never miss it.
No. Jack said decidedly. The wstch
: ont Of the question. What would your c,
Jncle William say II be should find out a,
hat you bad sold the only present be ever
,ave yon2 al
1t will serve him right for being so n,
nesn to u. since We have been married,
epipd Alice as never TO have called to
sk how We were getting on. But, after 10
pause suppose we sell that old bureau,
ihich was the only present my other rich u
el.tiye gave ue for wedding elf g? n
Jack poudered and blew prodIgious
lone before be replied. II We have to j..
art With suythine be said Isuppose We
an better do without that Iun bering srti -,
Ie Of furniture
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