The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-06-25


nah kiudnus. ~ i.unY spd c5sl ou O.
have l.uiieJ the rynniis oi E.yp'. He
s,smpsd .od ,bored, sod poked sed hsps
sj, add euf.ed sbd sEo5k tn even tbs
cat t--s sod II had bad i,s dinnvr vac di,
plesaed ~iih bin, snd departed TO the
uuter kitchen 20 try the oysters. which
the dlls.oty grocer bad last deposited 90
the able without waiting 10 psrley With
hr Meek He was sise grocer sud hsd
beard enough.
Nheo stout i've minutes lster. Mr..
Meek discovered that the est bal fouud
tue oysters to it's taste. be became even
less calm Had ths cat been srouhd but
+ like the grocer. 1t had heard enough, and
taken 50 uuobstrusive depsrtutsll is high
/ ly probable that = considerable mslonty
Of the nine lives would hsVe come to al
sbrupt termination.
At this stage TO console the unfortunate
msD, the FIRE began to go sgsio. Onee
started IL didn't stop. 10 shout five min
utes II bad burat mp vhst remained ptet
ty much everything except large pot OF
ereeu tea and small portion OF Mr. Meek !
The chop thst the cat bsdnt eaten was
especially we'll done. 1t could be quite
safely left on the siudov ell with whole
legion OF cats around it. Mr.. Meek. how
ever, simply left 1t 10 the coal bin. 10
point Of either color or hardness 1t would
have been difficult TO have found more
fitting resting place for It.
Then there came over Mr.. Meek's face
a terrible expression. He brought 10 3
pail (lt was the SC ubbiug pail, which be
bad mistaken for the scrap pail, but no
matte aud poured the soup c'retully in
10 it, throwing the pan shout Ave feet 10
10 the sink, next be scrsped the potatoes
nto the same pail. aud again smother pan !
ollowed the course OF the first 10 getting :
% the sink; then be poured the tmstoes I
op OF the potatoes, and still q third pan !
got to the sink with unususl rspidity, 1t Z
'snnot be d, fini'ely stated whether or not
ir. Meek, 10 doing this. was sctusted by
he desire to prep some famous hunt h
rs dish relIshed 10 the dear old camp r
ng days gone by, but certain it is DO h
ooner he got the tomatoes nicely on top n
I the potatoes, then be took the whole I,
hing and tossed il. pail and all, into the IL
nter lane.
This accomplished be proceeded to I,
lske meal off the cold ham aud some ;,
read and butter the cooking butter OF ;,
purse. II
Just as he was flushed, Mrs. Meek re ii
lrned. Why, James, she cried cheerful
:, you never sent the cab for me and | -,
sited nearly an hour. ~,
No, said her bus band calmly. I've been
rtibly busy. Men from New York = just q
1t home little while ego. This is 3 q
,ry good BAN "a shade overdone, tho,
Mt it2
ps.aaPs eb@io lsss srouldat hsvs te
irt it. Let me get 'ou q piece OF he
e2 a,
No. thank yonl No cold pie for me he
ben there's hot apples 10 the oven. I'll IN
Il you what you might do, you might m,
ing them 10 II you're hot too tired. cl
Mrs. Meek departed on her mission 10 at
few moments che reappeared, and, with nm
/ moving muscle, placed the plate oil an
ked apples before ber lord and master vc
icy we're about the siz, OF wslnuts and nj,
e color OF ebony, Judging by the way
ey ratified on the plate they were rather te,
fder than flint, or,
Mr.. Meek rose With sn awful look in his ,
es.
N afraid, observed his wife they
like the ham i Just shade over
ne.
II ever catch that cat, remarked Mr.. val
EEK, as that sleek feline pured past him Ph
ih q playful frlsk OF its tail, III break sto
sry bone 10 It's body. onls be described sn'
body with sundry sdlrctives that were fo
~ strange to the ears OF Mrs. Meek
lesst. 80 she said when she described her
occurrences TO her bosom frienj, Mrs len
Iggins, next day CIV