The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-01-14
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ths fgga,cs heated BOT qa,te - ovrr@afm
ssts lhrtr SCOT Bat sqch cold ss The
Soubuesi encounters on ihe prsiris ~hel
tie tttrmou,tef bss ffrE-u At forty Dc
gtets bflas a.r1 sni meu cease &c recs 10
lbe Increased iciaers Of the Atmosphefe.
Iae Bismarck stage durag the Siattr
sess9a ibal .aag Aso yesr, maie but one
seekay J9orneY te Zenith Chy aud wa'
ue IT, destluatoo 90 Christmas Eve.
Coauor, 'be jriytr, possessed au euduf
saae aamifei through sll the frontier snd
= reyervlc- certain socieut customs uu
suspected BY ID. closest inumstos.
Am3 z the dugouts Of The yestIius to~n
aud lbe iulstt Fort F,ttsher, its neiRbbof.
he knew th.t bic srnvsl was anticipated
~i(h The siek logging that eIlles feel for
/ tokens from the distant homes where they
faia would BE- Add be defended TO sr
rive n. mpily for the sake Of pscka e
tucked ito hr. ssiost pocket. A package
oa which 40 old lady down 10 Vermont
bad written sbati.y. 10 bs opeuel on
/ Christmas mlruiug
Bat to The r.neba an, bis hott Of the
prevlous night who ptophesled blizzard, F.,
/ be uttered his intention, minus sentiment;
| Tbers viii be no bIlzzri unless the
wud cbsnRee, ho said sdecisveIy, We
have got q = s.enRets to kick about tre' 2
/ log their uos,s. Me and Morris hsye COO
tractei to deliver our goods to rikht aud
IT We doL t do il you may look for MS 10 a
! drIft somewhere between here and the
town when the JOB tak,s your fancy,
Morn, the express messenger, who wac
nes to The frontier grinued an enthusiast
10 assent. The rsrc ~, 'eclqrad gfr iig
thet Couuor trusted to. u.u.. 10 bis luck
aud pr ssed upon u III the 10 OF al eI
ira i,lo robe each
They set forth, 19e rod vas not bad,
lndged by prsine mldw 1t,r standards.
rse sky was A,vIers ssl IRE and the
ICY air, Lich wAt'turd the flesh like hot
IRON where it touched, was forbidden &C
cess 10 auy feature OF these professional
voyaRrrs, except their we'll trained eyes,
They had journty Of SIX hours before
them without change Of borses, but Con
nor opined that, with the cattle feeling rs
prime as they did, be migt cut the record
down to Ave.
Ugou which Morris CIcIsimed that it
woulI be plty 10 ,horen such glorious
slti h rldr.
C1nnor loseyer, vouchsaied 10 reply
to this ignorant hsrdIbood except glance,
which was tortuugt3 that his for collar 10
terceI ted, as II conveyed rebuke yet
more scathng to youthful high spirits
than Taleyrand's famous point de zee.'
TEey had been three hours on the way
when about noon, the messenger suggest
ed that be would walk hslfs mile to warm
himself bit.
Wuste time and the wind is cbsDgiDg,
Connor answered briefly. and Morris was
aware Of sudden thrmping at bis heart
But be sought mutely to disregard it by
humping bis chill bands.
An hour later Morris produced a whis
key flask, which bis companion triskly
sustched from bis grasp.
Not il know it, be said trimly.
| am near irozeul
You would be past thswing when We
get to the town il | let you swallow this
stnli now, lad, Conpor added with a eigsn
tic slap on tie messengers bowed shoul
der; sin't a temperance Teacher. Ill
share more drinks than you can stand mp
for within two hours,
Bui--
But | don't propose to drive into Zenith
City ntIpg beside a corpse-it would
kind Of Fp,i my Christmas dinner, Goa
nor, asserted and Monis Vas silent.
A silence which the other ended 10y
shaking him roughly.
Wake up be exclaimed. YJu are forget
lnR my lstt remark,
There Was only 90 indis'ict murmur
Couuor drew 10 his horses
Git dcwn, you young iool he rosred.
You are bouad T. have that tramp any
hos.
Tatn as Morris scrambled to his feet
half stle ? be criered him again to de
sceod.
Ran buldrcd rds Or 70, as II you
was sFrIutlnR, he Commanded
I StunbhnRly Morris obeyed Ut first, but
as y c staguant bloo stirred in bis veins
snh the enforced motion bis pace inoress
ed. Aqusrter oI a mile further on be
/ overlook tie stsge at racing speed
/ Thst is better, CJnnor ssid choerily, ~
Morris prepared to climb beck to his
place. No You don't come mp here, I'm
/ tired q kecI log one e'e 90 you when !
want DO ior the scenery! Ju.t take
these 3 obes Of yours sLd crawl ilslde
smoug them msIIbsss. Yon will need
mJre than su hour to frtoz' stti under
o7v,rard ] rttkon on getting to town
within thst Init,
A stage diver Is as sbsolute soyerers c
s,Gslip's c.ptsia eld travel vas resumed
upo1 - IN 'scubed conditions
: ne g. U tlsl Bei, mass ot clouds
bal rlsrp 10 The Wc,t, ttrJngh which the
sun elesmsd drey bal lbst Knocked the
col3, ~hiIe ftlul siud ptomisrd inIh J
meut Of BE tatctmsu's prorhesIed biz
Izud.
The pCn ierou- shi4h scfsred ADD cr sk
ed l. he top ci sl.ht vceu', witch
dipped toto coale .hose iult1et q ie
fote Al. bet and . epef Dosu the first