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

3 Bat iou't usat you TO bay II, Sd
lsushtJ This is your tack hammer, 80
u my sisicr sail to tell you she va. eve
SOD ever 90 mach obliged for the use o
. u.
Er eIonse the. Miss. stsmnered W.,
siesby, took You for a one Of the cot
founded er - ! sboald cay, female SCENTS
| fact 10, -er--oh. Lord, Why didn'
yout sister come with It herselif TheI
this souldn't have happened.
Aui sith this someEhat lame and iacC
aerent conclusion to bis attempted spolc
ey Nigglsby seizld the tack hammer sDd
asi, leaving his sstouthed caller sulI
standing At The door
When Maud Max veil Tor sach was the
Young somsu's uamel upon her return
Iausbingly related TO her .istor the psrtic
ulsrs Of her Interview with Mr.. Wisglssby
she wolnd mp by saying; Don't you
think be must be tribe cracked, Kttie?
Aud with smile OF superior intell
genee the astuts kittie (otherwiso known
as Mrs. Kate WiItssy) dryly observed
guess net that is, no more cracked
t an sny old bachelor is
From which 1t is evident that the plump
widow did not have very exalted opinion
Of man who preferred to dock by him
sell
Bat to return to Wigglesby, For sew
eral days after the hammer episode he
spent the most OF his time drifting unesi
ly sbont his house aud grounds, and cast
ing fnrtiys and frequent sl.nces across
the way to SEQ il psrchsnes bis fair neigh
Dor might be coming to borrow some
thing else A woman, be reasoned, 10 al |
ways losing things; and, OF course, Mrs
Wlltsey would come over to borrow sgsin. |
For where else could she go except to her
nearest neighbour So Wigslessy kept on
the qui v.ve, with his entire collection OF
farming and household equipments in
readiness Tor leuding at moments notice.
But, alas the plump widow csmo not.
pelther to borrow nor lend; sud Goslly
was IN despair He even be
gan to thIuk seriously Of sueskiug across
the way some dark night and stealing
some Of Mrs. WiItsey's tools. 80 she would
be compelled TO come the next day and
borrow Of him,
Somehow he felt he must secure ssother
interview and get better acquainted With
ler 10 some way, either by hook or crook,
md at the same time he kept wondering
Why it was that he was suddenly taking 1
uch an interest in the women or, at
east, 10 one won n. {
The sder has probably guessed the
ruth Wigsleby was in love, bat being
lew experience to him he did not fully J
ecogniz9 the fact He knew that some
hing allied him. but wasn't exactly Ger a
ain what 1t was. He bad general sort
1 idea. however, that the society OF the !.
lump and pleasing widow across the .
'ay would be good for his complaint, and O
hen an old bachelor reaches that etsge
here is some hope for him yet. |.
For fortnight Wggleby waited in b
ain for Q second call from bis new nsigh
or, and then it occurred to him that per g
APPS she was waiting for him to return II
er cali; or maybe she didn't consider
er borrowing expedition a call at sll and et
as make the initial call on Der. Wigges q
ssn't very we'll mp il the etiquette govern et
Ig such matters, bat be finally decided ci
lat in any case it would be only neigh o'
orly to call and let her know that his "
rvoes and the resources OF bis establish &C
cut were at her disposal at any time she
loud happen TO need them
50, shaving and dressing himself vth
lusual care, he betooklbimself across the
ay, and was 10 the act Of ringing Mrs th
'Iltsey's doorbell when the plump widow er
irse came around a corner OF the wood ur
ed, 10 her working clothes. and with 3 co
ucsIng snd protesting pullet under her co
m
Why, good afternoon, Mr.. Wigglesby, frt
gan she smilngly, and without the or
ghte.t trace Of fmbIrrassmeUt. pm so br
al you happened to call as you did eh
.fhsps you can tell me how to make tn
ia len stay on The egg, until they're th
lched She has b5sn setting two weeks II
d nov has taken a notion to quit, This hs
,kes the third time I've caught her off lit
E neat in the psst two hours tti
Why Why don't yon tie her on, suR
sted Wiggleby, with sudden burst Of on
ipIrstlon. ns'
Oh, thank you exclaimed Mrs. Witsey PEI
hought Of doing so, but wssnt inst su. e to
elher ii was night or not. jus. hold 10
minute, will you, while hunt up
be % tie her down With. for
"a the next thing WiRgl-tby knew he pri
: standing there alone, locking very mar
.lish bat happy, with that balky hen abl
btly cIsfped ln his bsnds, while his vel
sting neighbor bad vanished 10 search IN
Tue reQuiIte cori 10 secure the fowl on |
nest the
'he presently retnr1ed with II and day
red to relieve Wipslesby Of bic charge, aus
Wigslsby ssij: No. II Will take at 10
st ,wo persons to properly snchor that sit
let on the nsst, aud seeing that your the
sr nat ou hand to render the necessary boa
stance, would lasi ss coon help you itor
sot nnt
ron tbis i. unuld seem thst Wiggles tusi
was improving very rapidly. viii
, j. very kind ofyou. I'm sure. said the bes
mp widow, isvorns Wigg g'ssby With snfl