The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-11-10
VOLUME 2S


/ Freddy Saith hsd jaa sshed Mt.
Thomp.ons dsashtr II ,he would sive
him I'm oai Of the slough 81 bachelor
dom, and sbe bed said Yes /: therefore
became necessary 90 set the old get 90
mans permission, 20 Is Freddy said. ~
rsnsemssu might bo made TO bop t5s con
iussl t~is,
II had 10 be doae, aud 90 be wen, down
and ttnddied ont . speech vhich be sHs
10 dissorss Al cid Thomp-on tae htsl time
he SET eyes 90 bin. SO Freddie dropped
10 ou him ous Sunday evcnins, ~hea sll
The family had mesndefed sronnd 20 the
chapel. .snd found him doing q sum ia
beer measure.
Hou ere you, Smiiof said Old Thomp
son. ~ the iormer walked 10. ~hits a. a
piece Of chalk aud trembling. Freddie
vas afraid TO answer. because he wasn't
sure sbont thai speech, lie knew he had
to keep his grip on |, while he had II there
or II would slip from him lniek, than an
oiled eel tlronsh an snser hole, 30 he
blurted oat;
Mt. Thompson, cir, perhaps II msy noi
be unkpown 10 you that. during 30 ,rtend
cd period Of some I've Year,, have been
busily engaged IN the prosecution OF
commercial eltrpuse
Is that go. and keeping II q secret ell
this time, while tbopRht you were keep
iug sbop' Well, by George you are cute
soul, ain. your
Smith had TO begin and think II over
again. to get the ruu Of 1t
Mr.. Thompson, cir, pe,h,pa it may not
be unknown to you that. during the eI
tended period Of five years, | have been
busily engaged iu the prosecution OF com
neroisl rtsrptise, with The determination
to secure . sufficient mainteoance
Sit down, Smith. and help yourself to
beer. Don't stand there holding your hat
like blind begser with paralysis, have
never seen you behave yourselI so queer in
oil my born days.
Freddy bad been knocked ont again,
and so hs had TO wander back 10 take
fresh start: Mr., Thompson ii may not DO
unknown to you that, during an extended
period OF Ave yesre, | have been engaged
10 the prosecution OF a commercial enter
prise with the dett rminition to procure a
sufficient maintenance
| - .,l IN nnl Nm
vent on:
in the hope that some day ! might
ebtsr wedlock and bestow my earthly pos
sessions upon one whom ! could call my
own. | have been lonely man. sir, and
have felt thst II Is not good for man TO
be alone; therefore would
Neither is 1t, I'm glad you dropped in.
Hov's your fsther2
Mr.. Thompson, sir, said Smith in do
spsiring confusion, raising his voice to
yell. it msy not be unknown to you that,
during and extended period OF lonely
man. have been engaged to enter wed
lock and bestowed sll my enterprise on
whom l could du rmine TO be good for
o. rtsin possessions no | mean--thGt ie,
Mr.. Thompson, cir, 1t may not be un
known
And then, sgsin, 1t may. You'd better
lay down and take something wfrm. You
amt we'll.
Freddie's eyes stuck wildly ont OF bis
hesd with embarrassment, but ho went on
again:
Mr.. Thompson, sir. IL may not be lonely
to you TO prosecute me whom friend. for
commercial maintenance. but butch
dang II Mr.. Thompson, sir, it.
Oh. Smith, you talk like iool | never
saw O more first GLASS one 10 the course OF
my whole life. What's the matter with
you. snyhowf
Mr.. Thompson. sir, said Freddy in an
agony Of bewilderment. it may oct be un
known that you prosecuted lonely man
who 10 not good for = commercial period
OF wedlock for some FIVE years, bu, =
Bee htrs, Mr. Smith. you're druuh, and
II you cant behave better than that you'd
better iesve. II you dou'i, III chuck you
ont or I'm Dutcbman.
Mr.. Thompson, snd Smith, frantic with
despsir. II may not be kno~n TO you that
my earthly possessions are epgeged to
enter wedlook five years With sufficiently
lonely mar, who is not good fer CONNER
oisl mai. tsnsnce -
The very dnoe he isn't. Now you Just
get up aud get on. OF III knock out what
little brains you've got left.
With that old Thompson took Smith
and shot him into the street ss II he'd run
sgsin,t . railway train at tho rste OF 60
miles IN hour.
Before old Thompson bad time TO sbnt
the front door Smith collected his legs
aud one thing snd sntthsr tbs. we're lying
about on the pavement aringipg himself
10 . ver,icsi position aud Yelled out:
Mr.. Thompson, sir II may not be ino~n
to you which made the old fellow 20
pink with rage that he went out snd ret
bull terrier on Smith, aud there wss
scientific dogfgh', With odds 10 favor OF
the dog, for be had IN awful bold for such
small animal. Smith sftsrw.rd msrfied
the girl aud lived happily sboat two
mouths Al lhe end oil th,t time he told
q oopfdsntisl hieDd thst be would will
Iinsly the more trouble snd undergo
million nors dog bites 10 gsi rld of ber.
Brakes sud Aeeidsats.