The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-01-14

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S n,tairs bat saaa3,t htes d,rar'
i,asb I..usi lfam o., llsr Of ooe Of th'
blsh ~symeo.
Yoa pi.au,I The li.ias to bs 90 you
side sb'
CanDor continued sIoslr: We'll, Ia
dead sba, Il Logger rsose thar mo't chaps
lpd. though you hsVe the drop on me
you couldn't biz NE when fret sas You
jiu Gsyuhe
La broke i,r.h bosr.e, 81
tori.hei voice
Oh. yes, you are hltls boys shoaldn' 4
tell hbs, Conner asserted, Bat You don Z
Sant to shoot me DO mere than ! h'hker
to puta hole through you the ~
would be done by nos
Taats sol came IN chorus irom either
side of the road,
Bat We mean business, be added and
the ether exclaimed.
Starving men dont oouut costs and We
intend TO baye your loadi
There ere two ways Of looking at this
matter. Hear mlne Conner oessn Snlhor
llatigely. And peak lower when you an
swer, for my express messenger Is asleep
inside aud he might take things lees peace
able than !, II he wakes
Ag.io thnya vas tonnd OF laughter
and this time 1t came from both hgnres'
though thor ldols yet covered the stage
driver.
11u ares queer lot, the taller iello"
said.
IN heard tie same before Connof
agreed. Being queer boys, you will not
be surf ristd II ASK you - listen 10 d
ChHstmss selmou'
Q1it iCollug'
It's too ooId iof !2tihe'
4ou Will hear my Sermon or VIII
chuuce II shot IRON esch OF you' "p'ie
get my Run lhto pay Cohuot ueo'''eu
with curious c-hNincineHeSs
Silence gives consent eur "el' aiu
long "lhdea prtaoher ana ~ ek'P tne
text.
Inree or iolr m'les away tuete Ste TWO
camps iull OF haro WORKED III lel' hS''
ircz3n men. IN one camp they are most
ly foughs' ikeyou ana me- or worse 10
the other they are so diers who I'VE o.esn
because they must ana ia pack oi oncer'
who erin and bear II, guess ior tue ssue
reason. There ant much resemblance
between the disorder oi H'nlth CI'y ana
the trier at on fle'cuet' puV tney arc
alike IN cold and hunger. fee' s'r' and
IN one thing mofe' loey oo'n remember
lesson they learned when they were Hios'
that hundreds OF years Sgo the Vorid gov
a Christmas git II amt never iorRotteh
though 1t makes big pretence OF iofeet
ting! And, Tor the sake oi that sitf' they
poor souls, expect to get tomorroW' thls
feller one kind OF pr nt apd mat 'eil'r
'""'''
him far cf beyond THESE prslrles' lhcse
presents nave h're 10 thls stsge-anu
nothing else' lhtre Is money 10 many OF
them, I've seen the messengers receipt
book There is a diamond rinR and con
pie OF diamond pms Tor TIE lleutenan's'
aud II i've hhl' sn nour tney VIII eet
them Presents. Boysl You are at your
wits ends, | know, but you we're honest
men urli no "ofk snd sll'n'gn' pokef
sent you to the devil i guess You all
going 10 interfere with them other ohaps
Christmas eh1
The levelled llttols sank simultaneous
ly.
Connotl Jim G.yDne said and bis voice
sounded youthful and piteous. This Is
our last chance, We haven't eaten a
square meal in week, These fur coats
we stand up in are pledged for day after
to morrow. LIT US have onl y
Not penny But, see here -Connor
leaned forward eagerly-you follow me to
town aud I'll treat TO the beet supper u u
18th Ciy can tpresd FL swesre you
sh.ll not starve on Chu>tmss Day and
l'll DIVE YOU back to Bismarck next trip
gheIe. If our comp ny don't offer well
paid work, you can shoot me ior damned