The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-05-19
A STRONG Man.

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CIV. sua oil tue iuhAbitsats Stfe east'l
ssitias il, strvaL Tie Dissers Afu
va, - utual. cfosdt', and ss'lpst 1t
baspltal sails loapsri those unsble
ssi 10. sadatuly a crack, ioai sud :
yerber.uug, sounded 10 The cles' mou
l.ia air. snd sitb wboop aud rasile To
great coach Ian bered ua
4 The driver. = cleery Yankee, Sba Eas'
It's nussll.s be kUew lie ho'sa
shoaiett Hsyr yen be - tho ueT'
baysf Nol Well IlI tell yoa NaHI
4 City bs. Imported psrsoul
/ Auhatlsbou ed the miuers Jealous @
/ tleit owa tosn.
/ Aresl live p.rsoo, and, ~hats more
they 'se taroed the old saloon ptos mee
iue house
/ n There was long standing feud b
tveen North Ciy sud South City, wbicl
dated from the Gfst gold rusb, and many
aud useles we're the buildings tibet The
rival towns bad erected to go obe better
than the other.
All looked toward Teras Joe an old aud
tough mlner, who by breVlty OF speech
snd quick use OF bis gau had long held
the peuous posi- ion Of dictator TO The
nei. hbothood.
No one spoke indeed no one quite
cared to, At length the oracle, shifting
hi. plug from one cheek to the other, said
Pass the word that there'll bs meeting
here Of sll the boys st 6 sharp. ltalnt to
be allowed that young shove ahead vii
lase like North City is to take the shine
ont Of Us, No, sir, it sin't likely.
Long before 6 the whole adult popnls
tlon was collected near the saloon, and II
was clear thst no room would bold the
crowd. Finally 40 open sir meeting wes
snd carried m tions moved by
Texas J Joe generally were -sud the dicts
tor took the barrel,
Men OF South Olty, be begar, you sll
know why this here meeting is called
We have been made fools OF by the people
away yonder, waving bis hand northwsrd,
aud It aiat 10 be, They have been pre-
,nmptuous to get a parson, ss il the inhsb
tants Of those parts want either doctors
lr parsons aud are cracking on about 1t
DO end. Now, amt more religious than
n nost, stil say, kicking kicking bis heel
q the barrel to emphaeizs bis words. that
t's real disgrace TO Us that we amt got
parson too. Now, what | say is this:
North City have got parson, South City
will have one too They have got travel
ng cuss; we will have ANN of our own.
chap wot's got some educaton. That'll
X 'em up, you bet
A redhsired Cofnishman, who hated |
Ioe, ventured to say: vote we have q
rood chapel man, he'll be sight cheaper
,ud will be more OF our cwn way OF think |
ng,
Now, Treleaven, you dry up. Psco
,sl know, Catholics know, bat moth |
ng and care less about fancy Religions
nd we'll have one from the bishop or
ge'll have none at all, A chorus OF sp
rowing voices showed that Jos bad the
ar OF the meeting, and the Cornishman
ulklly drew back
Now. it cant be done without money,
slot got much, still Ill give $40, said
be chairman. I'll give S5l I'll give sl0l
Iere. take my dusll Here's for the sky
crsperl we're heard on oil sides, and amid
scene Of wild excitement Texas Joe, af
II counting the collection on the barrel
est, said, Well have the best there lie to
e got we've got S400. He beamed Oh
le crowd and saw genuine satisfaction on
'ery face 10 front OF him.
Then, with queer smile on bis face,
relesven pushed his way to the front aud
u
eve got to do is TO write to Frisco, for |
eres cure 10 be boss there who will
nd us up the boss we want. vote that q
e chairman write and see 10 the Job. !
dead psuse followed this. for almost eV (
y msn knew that Joe could neither read )
" write He rose slowly With bis pistol q
bis hand, d
Now, look here mates there's kind er
,sty tvsng about the last speakers re l.
arks that don't like, ! amt pushing
al, but Ct course III write il Mr.. Ire
aven wants me to. Say, do you uowf n
asked, looking iuleDtly st the Cornish a
30 rs he did so
l he crowd fell away on oil sideP, for the b
seemed a little heavy. b
no Pfsps young Green, the last ten b
tioot, bad better write it, We oushtn't
put i, all on you, Joe No oflense, be d
altered. d
All, said Joe, just as you Ike. Now, e
.een, get paper and pen. The crowd
thered assin. Give the boy room. Now c
81 yon write. With admiration the min Ii
listened " bile J oe dictated the follow L
! letter:
sturu CITY, Gal, L. s, A. ?
HoSoEED sIa North City have got q q
APPEL psrsou aud South City felt that the II
be bss come TO hsve real college par al
D living 10 the tosn. A weak man sin't le
use, cos We waut strong mao fit to b
o The show proper We send 800 for
=. Yours truly. az
luE INBAmTASrs or souTH VIEW q
Sov, boys, ssii Joe, h's my .h3ut
3onth Guy ess co ieie, TIE miners. n,