The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-05-21
THE HOST OF THE RED LION

II oss sets 10 seek tue fIte Of lbs Il,
Laa. ttst stood On he Hstlsm road orl
eeatgr asn. be old ao ~ dnet
u j, tA4a be coalJ Ibe sbo~ thsi fell
BE- date q whiob ~ute
Toe Red Lion uss 40 iuu kept ~ j
" Ho.lspder. tsmsd Peter steen, sud d
ectty opposite ws- The Only grocery sloi
on that part Of tue islsad aud thls v'
presided over hy Peters brother Bel
The broltefs sere very diaimilsr 10 tet
.partmeut sbd appearance Peter seis
Cd over two hundred rouuds, vss hat
iuuker iuyeierais smoker aud great tai
et. Helsl sss Of email stature, Weighr
only oue hundt and some odd pounds
aud be netef drank spiiiiuous liquors o
used tobacco 10 auy form. Neither Wa
be Of Ioquacious iuto. Silent aud me
it.tive be weighed ont bis sugar and te
to bIs customers. took their hard money
pat It safely away, sud grew richer eacl
year than bis laughing rolicklng brotbe
Peter.
Every evening after the store wss cloD
ed, Htlst tuvsrpbly vent scross the way
and The brothers. taking chsifs, would
/ when the season permitted sit IN from
OF the tavern uuder the trees sni cor
verse, while Peters fon, Dixie, attended
the bar
It vas the latter part Of the summer
when the brothers were seated ia their sc
cUstomrd places that a couple OF strangers
we're driven to the iuD, and slightiug, re
luested accnmu odatons. Peter slowly
took bis pipe from bis month and shout
ed for Dyke
Go yourself said Helst, IN an under
tone. Youi never come rich il you
tnru these matters over TO OF ers. You
must mend your ways, brother, and not
put the care Of the touse on Dyke, Come,
be stirring, aud be gave Peter 4 gentle
shake.
The latter laughed. and, arising, wen'
forward to attend TO the wan's OF
bis gnetts. A small trunk aud two shot
1uns was the only baggage the travellers
possessed. and these we're carried to the
lnu aud the strangers assigned rom,
and while their supper IVES being pre-
pared Peter fosumed his seat by his bro
tbPr,
Do they seem like persons OF mesue2 in
quirsd Hest,
How can tell? replied Peter They
went to their cbsmber without taking 9
druk
II had examined their fsces, conlin
ned Helst, think | SHOULD have been
able to determine their quality. Your bus
mess is not the kind to enable you to dis
cover the depths Of yoOr customers pock
cts. ADJ Peter, fear You never will &C
cum uIste large fortune,
We'll, Dixie, may, il | don't, replied the
brother He's like you, HeIst. he turns a
penny over twice before taking it to see if
ii is good.
Dyke is a prudent lad, said Hest, He
may turn ont well If be continues to be so
Q clutious. Brother, We have to be wary
10 this world.
Thank heavens therel be no occasion
for it 10 the next, replied Peter, aud lie
.auehed aud blew great clouds OF su oke
10 Helst face.
Tisa nasty practice, exclaimed the bro
ther, coughing and moving little apart
80 as to be out OF the reach Of Peters
pipe.
It's great consolation, sometimes, re
piled Peter,
Itss great waste Of money, retoued
Hest. How much do you spend 10 to
5lcco2
How should know? replied Peter in
~ pnse. never kept account.
TryIt, remarked Hest, dtyly,
Just then q couple OF shots made Htlst
5,eeu bounce 10 his Sc I,
1t only the travellers disphargiug thei
suos. said Peter
NUT go. repli,d Hist; cool night,
md the brothers sepsra ed.
Peter S,een found his guests TO b. quie',
out eccentric Eaglishmen, who seemed TO
axe the world easy aud paid literally for
vi they ord,red
What in the world can they wait heref
,sked HelsL Why don't they go to the
,ily.
I'm sure don't know, replied Peter
nd as they pay in honest money | care
not how long they lsrfy,
They may be robbers, suggested the tim
ID Hslst,
So they may, responded Peter, but they
lsven'tiobbed me, 50 as they sre not sharp
enough for you,I dou't tee Why We should
mpsia,
Fall deepened Ioto wIuter,sud the ftrau
ger. still soIoorned ct the Red Lion. They
a eut out suuning frequently, and when
hey remained Indoors they necessarily
cad the newspapers that came from Eos
and.
! have it, eIolaimed Helst one evening
10 bls brother. They ere refugees from
ustlce sud they rssd the newspapers TO
discover What ,flotts are being made TO
q CT their cspture.
+ tr laughed beietsrously.