The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-04-14
wIGGLEHY ; wooISG

period hts scarcely looked - WqDt
'lCts - rsry lJftle bope toF bin.
Aach, 81 least Vas iar case vita HEI
a. Ntssiythy. WhsUevsf W,ssishy ga
himself 10 be minor. which hsppsus
oace iat. sb-a tesLarei himself cot b
ieg vala ots wau.o, Ni.slsby had +
ooo4iou 70 causalt it olteuerI he had
dtpIarshls hsbii Of ajifesstug coueral
lsiafy remarks 70 h,s reelection ia th
s.as, 90 lte faet that they be sud tt
slslns we're able 30 gst along utthou
toe ully EEK. IS Wigslesby aliteratiyeI.
expressed IT,
uss the term dsplofsble. aud il cs
isi0ly Is deeply 20, ~beu 40 oihefsisi
sensible mao Is addicted to taking to bin
sell ia the sIsss sud trying to deceive bin
seli into the belief that be is a perfectly
hsppy and contented old bachelor, wbsr
such = thing Is ac utt,r auomsly and in
possibility,
WiRgleby knew at the bo tim Ct hls
heart that ths life bs wss leading was IN
sstl,isctgry sud iucom plsts tbst his daily
sell congratulations wsres hollow mock
cry sud lrse, sud one thing more thsu
all else thst caused bis to resl,zl tbs vas
80 occasional glimpse which was vouch
ssisd hiIn Of plump youDg widow who
bad eSeutly moved into the roomy old
farm house across the way.
Tor years lhe place opposite bad been
sh,t 10 known ss 81 abandoned farm
! bot 1t l. al lately come into the possession
/ Of Mrs Wiltsey. substsatial and pleas
ant looking widow, who, in company with
young sitter, bad moved from the city
to engage in the fascinating snd (some
tlmss) probable pursuit Of chicken rails
ing.
Until they came WI Reby's d lily Wis
ion had been unjis,urbsd by The sight Of
woman, save When one bsppenel to |
drive by, and 10 that case there WAS no
las compelling WJgsieby to look OF her
aud be usually didn't
Wiggleby attended to hlmseI after
tathion of hls oEp, which was certsinIy
original, though it would probably bother
him some to secure patent on IT.
He had way Of making bed. for
instance, so hat nobody on earth except
Wigg .esby himself could tell which end
wss 10 uteuded for the head and which toe
foot, and sometimes be couldn't And
when it came to baking fl plscks, dish
Of which be was very fond, Wiegleby US
ually distributed the dough impsrtisly
over the top OF the stove and the griddle
and the floor, so that when be got through
preparing the meal the kitchen looked as
II the battle OF Bunker Hi bad been
fought over again on the spo', With dough
for ammunition.
II was one OF those interesting occa
sions when Wigglesby was struggling
with refractory batch OF h4pjacks.
mean that he received his first call from
Mrs. Wiltsey, the plump widow across
the way. He had a griddle full Of flap
j ,cks baked on one side, and be was max
ing her ic tflort TO turn them over, us
ing table knife for that purpose, so that
they could bake on the other, when
pleasant face tuddenly appeared in the :
bali opened doorway and a musical voice !,
said.
Excuse me, this is Mr. Wigglesby | =.
presume. =
The hapj4ck which Wgglesby was in :,
,ot Of turning dropped with thud to tue :,
loor, and poor Wigglesby turned sll the !,
,olors Of the rainbow at once and STAN
nered.
N-n - no; | m-mesn yes, I'm NJ Mr. :
Wigs Il should cay WIgglesby; and "
nd
And I'm Mrs. Wlltsey, your new neigh u
,or, and can't hnd my tack ham mer' W
md | would like to borrow yours for "
while if you don't mind lending 1t, But u
see ! m lnerrupting your work, snd- 81
,srdon me, bat your fsr4c are burn o'
M. ALLOW me to tur9 them for you, al
,ont you, Therel now they are sll right,
mt y0u really need e. "
Oh, no. D. no don'tI interrupted Wig 81
lesby, hastily. Really i
Why, yes you do, Mr.. Wigglesby, calm /
y went on the plump widow; you need tn
ee ular pancake turner They oUly cost OF
lev cents sud you would fnd it ever 70 al
luch handler than q knife for such work, N
Gosh that was 8 Dsrrow sscipe. 20
bought sho wss gong to say "a wife,
lultered WigeIssby to hlmselI as he 20
sshed ou. Of the room 10 sesrch Of a tack 10
simmer
Thspks, very mach. said Mrs Wiltsey, |
ith grateful smile, when Wigglesby vi
sturusd si,h the required article. It is be
sal kind Of you TO lend your hammer 70
I'd / will surely bring it back the miDule
% through With It. VA
You re welcome, | -. In snrs, sod .-and iot
,eres no hurry about bringing It b'ck, Tia
.iselesby mausse1 to etammer as hls hu
III caller took her departure with the Of
.mmef th'
After she vas gone Wisplesby was uu
.c0unubly neryous aud delsctet. HE of
.cbslor bosom had snddeuly become bu
led sith a vague unrsst, nev, strsuRe lea
using. Could II be that, after al, there pa
,s something lac ius IL the le be VS.. sls
.5lpe' he s.ude.ej restiessIy shout ass
1n room 10 room. aud somebov the bis a.
,nse hsI never seemed to bim 30 empty
it dtd then. by
Nelt DAY there came timii k1ock at
q d.nt MIsslsshH's heat, lamHe1 ur pll