The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-12-30

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Chfis this year Yoa must be slsi II
sumusr s over
cbus ,A,itel uBsasily 70 his seat Lott
, laashtd,
s. nov shall tell shy IT .as 90, Chur
she said, locking 81 Chris
, He only uodded 10 silsBce He apps
eaty dii uol Anticipate much piessur
from the recital
Bat 90 said L,tis, yoa shall tell thos
fret part snd shsli ted those lsst part
tlst is hog We shall DO,
CHRIS appeared still more uneasy. au,
laughed nefvously. but alter moment
hesitation, be plunged into bis eIplso
lou q what bal 20 often wondered at
Yoa hst seen me only III here two year
b t asked
Thatissll, aid.
Well. so this is al tappen oue yea
longer ago IS that, he said. Tboss time
lii alone 10 sod shsnty, and Ruys snC
Oscar tbole was the two mule. she last
one named for king OF Sweden and MOI
way, because be is 20 good they vi 10
other sod shanty. | bal onerly twenty
acres broke then, and ready for SOW seed.
Very few neisbbor then. Oaerly Mr.,
kaudt, Quslley and Mr. Petersen near
here So then Mr. Jansen, father OF
Lotts. be come aud LII very near onerly
four mile away And sometime see
Lolita on Sunday at meeting to Mr., DUAL
ley + house and sometimes | go to Mr.
Jaunsens house TO borrow something's
Then | go to borrow something's, and
Mr., JannseH say:
Mr., Tronsen, you lose srest time to
borrow something's. but | say likes to
ride 81 far 10 borrow something's,
And almost eiery time it was Lotta
what brought me those things what !
came to borrow, aud she tells me to come
often. She says they always very glad to
borrow me anythugs.
Now Gao see, said smiling, why
Lotta did not tell this part OF the story.
Oh, 20, said Lolita, it is not any reason
at all. Chris be knows why be did come
so often to see my father, b tier as | do.
Well, said Chris, continuing, so those
days / were very bashful, and meier dare
to stay for talk with Lolita. Mr.. jam
son very good man, be added IN ,IpIans
ton, but rather talk to L3tts. But | al
ways afraid, so | make believe go eiery
day to visit Mr.. Jsnnson, and borrow
something's. And Mr.. Jameson he think
| was bis very good friend. So he say
one day, Chris. neier had any ones care
so much for me before. like you does, and
come so eiery day to talk with me. SO
when | sees L)tts | Defer knows what TO
say, and so | borrow knife. or nails, or
shovel, AID go right away, So one day, |
after | go away, | say to myself, Next
time | shall go and | shall say, | nal no'
come to see Mr. Jsunseu, | hsf come to |
borrow something's. hsf come to see
Lotta, and shall tulk With LJtts. But
when next time comes, ] cannot tC say so,
And | talk with Mr.. Jannsen oil times
So bv-snd.by ! wants to ask Lolita to be
married With me, and come and lIf here
after new souse Is built, But | could
not dare 10 talk to her about that. Well,
hen so | had saved up my money for
ong time, for build house. But Oscar $50
hose mule named for king OF Sweden and
Norway he die, those good old mule
Poor Oscar And must ont and take
hose money, and buy new mule, so buy
v shite Yack,
An expression Of actual misery settled
~ biz face at this mention OF white Jack,
md 1t took him moment 10 recover
qusnImity.
Those dreadful mules be exclaimed in
He eat and eat and eat
eat bis oats, be eat his hay, be eat his
trsw bed all night Bot he would not
OF to work. He lof 10 put his esrs up
tralght, sud stand up on front legs or
lie down aud roll after those harness is on.
Sometimes be lie ri BIT down in furrow
nd roll, and break harness. And fire
,ut out bis eyes DE are q dreadful
mule, 30 1 whip him some mot too
uush. very liod, be added, at re
look from Lotta end starve
lim m-onerly starVe him little bit, 10 make
im ieel for been Cross. Bat I'll no good,
lie Jump and bite and kick, aud me
ines be will not do some works 1T sll.
)na day is working in field near house
nth both % niles. and be stops and put up
is old white ears Then be throws his
OK b els clear up 10 the air. Then he
ust going to lie down but whip bin -
,0erIy little, very easy. So be did not
e down. He onetly stand still. be
tsnd still half an boar, First | try to
nll bin, but be sticks bis hooi- 10 dirt I
uU pun uaNbt iAFh a Wy w bNaa bihi =
at those tre come out Of bis eyes, and be
Dort aud stand ftill. Wh,n ! been got
II discoursged. saw Lotts going down ,
hose rosd on ox.tesm With little brother
bose ores stop, and | go TO road 10 see
.otts. 30 L2tts laugh aud say
Good morning, Mr.. Ttousen, Why do ,
Gu snd mule stand still all times in isld9 :
Then | cay, do not knov;you must
sk Ysck. Then L0tts said, Does those
,uIe wilins to work. So soy, Those
bite mule. be will not work, be will
nerly stand still bal pull him. aud |
Al push him. aud be will not go. So
zen L7ua Say. Well / think il |
lould SEX him to go, be will go. Mules
Dd dops and cats love me all limes.