The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-12-31

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> usks bis sister M.risr yislt don
- ct kuew shst part she Iivss 10. bat me
- be 81. besi Heary hope be ses bin.
Dsscon Jones sniffsd, as Il TO eIprs.
% the iies thst Il wA.n1 .uy credit to = DO
= to bsVe been seen by mao like his en
IL ny
- TIE Christmas service sss over Gnd ih
9 Wllliamses loaded the deacon aud his gii
u snd Mr.. Snyder toto their big doabl
D sleigh aud set ca homesard, Nrither o
/ the lwo men looked st each other o
o seemed 10 be conscious Of the other
presence
8 Ny bot Il makes ne feel erawly, ssit
Mrs. Jones TO Mrs. Williams, as she tool
I on her grsps ID tue bst bedroom, I'm
D al Of tEilt.r IN 10 nervous. shsl
trem bic Tor fear OF vhst is coming every
I time they open their mouths ! do wish
, you hsdLt ssked both Of them, Mrs. VII
hams
didn't hardly dsrs to. said Mr,, vii
llsms, bat john be sail. What was the
) use OF letting their foolIshness keep US
) from being nelgbborly He was going to
ask them aud take the chance OF the
consequences
hope twill all be pesoeable, sal Mrs.
Jones, but i know it Won't.
They oil sat down to dim er and tue con
versatlon became general except MIR. Sny
der aud Descon Jones. Net word did
they address each other, They simply iy
nored each others existence
After dinner the men went out to the
barn with Mr.. WillIsms to look ut the
stock aud Mrs, Jones and Mrs. Wllisms
visited With each other as they cleared
away the rem lls Of the Ohriitna feast.
Mrs Jones tried to be at ease and not wor
ry but coming events cast their shadows
before, aud she felt that her fears were
sure to be reslizsd. 1t WAS simply a ques
tion OF time.
TIE men came 10 from the barn and
sat down, Conversation f,gseG for a
time, as it is quite likely to do among
men who are not IN the habit of visiting
woman fashion. The awkward silence
that ensued was at length broken by Mrs.
Williams, who asked what his guests
honght about the new town hall that was
to be built
| haven't heard anything about it, said
Mr.. Snyder. It's all been talked up sence
went away. Where is ii going to be?
90 the Dusenberry corner. replied Mr..
WlIisms
That's q good place for it. said Mr.. Sny
der, spproyinsly, very good place.
Ms Jones felt her face growing pale
with dread OF what was coming. The
DuseL berry corner was where Mr.. Snyder
wanted the new church built. She glsnc
ed at the tesoon. His face was red, and
she knew by 'ook by him that he was
preparing Tor q battle royal
What DO you think sto1t it, desoonP
asked Mr. Wllisms, not aware that be
was precipitstlng matters.
The deacon cleared his throat and blew
his nose with blast that was like the
souud Of a trumpet urging on to combat
Ali have to say is, ef anytoiy is fool
enough to want the town hall built on
that site, they hsin't got sense enough to
last them over night. | shall oppose it,
sirl won't consent TO hev the funds OF
the town sq1anderfd in building put 10
sech place as that.
Ot course yonIl oppose it, said Mr.. Sny
der, glazing at bis opponent Every body
that Knows you will expect that Bot
tbsts all the good it will do. Folks hev
got their eyes opened 10 the last ten ora
dozen years and they sin sgoing to be
BULLDOG ID ss they used to be- | sllsys
said the DuseuEerry corner was the best
sight 10 town fer church or any other
public building aud I'm reddY to back
my opinion with money. The town ball is
eolog TO be built on the Dlseuberry corn
er too
| think thht ls the place for 1t myself,
said Mr.. Willlsms, rather family though,
for he WAS frightened at the prospective
quarrel be hsd innooently paved the way
Tor.
OF course you'll oppose it, said MIR. sny
der.
Oh, yes OF course cried the Wrstby des
con, OF course yol 90, see now why !
was ssked 10 come here t1 dilner 1t
was to give tbst man chance 10 brow
beat NE. You wanted to let me know
that yon siied 10 With him. That's all
night. II man wants TO let folks know
that be has made a fool OF himself thtre's
20 law sgsiDst 1t that | knows OF, But
there amt any law that obleeges a man t.
set sIl and be ruQ Oh aud cro~ed over, BE-
kro Eed o. NJ linty, I'm going home,
9Ou Can come With me, or stay and take
hand 10 abusing me, Jet as you think
best
Aud the sngry deacon strobe ont OF the
room, bans log the door behind him MIR
Williams followed hin into the ball and
tried 10 prevent him going, but be vas ob
durste, Go be would snd go be did,
leaving poor Mrs. jones to follow 1t her I