The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-01-19

), Not me. bot cur ensissi rs,ur ed orin.
C.nt you sives irlios some bssskiss,'
In most s,sfveJ. hsvsat hsd spylhins
since yatst:sy rosn.
Why, hov you sslkl si.culsted Mrs.
Briskeu. III be right dospl While Mr.,
Briskeu made II duet BY tIelsinips .,
the same time, ! want 70 knosl Why,
how'd IL bsTpepf
Wha else could happen sben . ~hols
,rsinis 81 sed lot Inquired . rim. bslsne
ina on Tie long shoss while the Brlske,,s
hastily dressed.
MIR. Bns ,t, dashed down and aops
open the house doos, nearly filing the
kitchen With sno~. Oniu Honndersd 10
aud stook himself Very soon the coffee
MILL wss grinding. . ere crscklsd 10 the
stove. and . nasty breakfast eel before
oniu. He said be never knew suob .
storm, four engines couldn't make any
impressi-n on the drih in which they
we're.
Trains foil O. wealthy New Yosksrs tsv.
| Isposef ioqaired Mr.. Briskst', Who al
ways had 40 eye TO business.
Money dom. make much difference
when you're trapped in big DRIFT, said
Ornn. | heard several say they'd give
fifty cents Ter 9 ssndwiob.
A sudden light came into Mt. Bfisketts
face. Lois s.v II aud knew what It md
Gated. All through their married life
ner husband hsd been seeking come short
way OF getting rich; NUM- berless hsd been
the ventures thst had smounted 10 moth
ing, not even 10 teach him that the beet
road to success vas to stick TO bis leeiti
mate business. Undismsysd BY failure.
Eben's spirits rose like cork 10 the sur
face, to float gsiy on the high tide Of .
new scheme.
While Lois wss wondering why the
story OF the waiting train should 90 elste
him. Ebeu suddenly circulated, in bis
most speculative way, Fifty cents for
ham sandwich
Then Lis knew; he was thinking OF
the four hams that hung in the garrett
didn't mention hsmi returned Orin.
shortly, but they're hungry enough 10 est
any critters sandwich.
Otrin had 6nisbed and must be of.
II you can get up anything for those
folks to eat, you better take ii over there.
be said. They'll pay you we'll for il.
They were breaking into the baggage oar
when left. Prospect 10 unless there's
= thsw we'll have to stay until the Relief
puts in. They've started one. Of course.
but shed stuck somewhere. Ii
The moment be hal gone Mr.. Briskett
lurned to bis vile. 4
Lois, I've an idee-- Ii
know. those hsm'. you're going to cell
hem to the train folks. saw II 10 your
yes. But VT ere are We TO get morei |
uquired the housewife. We know what
We are ealing when We have our own corn /
ed pork. =
Money'lI buy moro-buy anything
Her husband was walking the floor with .
u inflated cir We won't sell the hams ;
Ehole, Lois. bot make them into sand h
Viches. Better put ham on 10 boil and Q
ct some brerd, whil.t ! step over to the
sir. I'd ind see how things ere.
Lois suggested that 1t would be no easy
,st,er to step over such criits ~ lay be
ween the farmhouse and tho cars, but 0
,ben had planned for this. He would rig G
p an sncient pair OF enow shoes that d
ERE 10 the lumber room. So..very soon Y
tier Orin's departure, Eben esssyed to II
,llow 10 his tracks. sl
Go up stairs snd see me skim the drifts. u
Q said, gaily.
Mrs. Briskett hsd scarcely reached the v
utlook when she hesrd . muiilsd eroan. p
ID sll she could see Of her other halt vas q
10 shoes and bis spindle lsss -he had Il
st bis balance and toppled over upon bis Of
os.l Mrs. Briskett feared bs nsd suffo 81
tie. bnt he struggled 10 his feet; snd 81 b.
Z some practice, fnding tbst be could pl
snsge the shoes, stsrted Tor the railroad u
iib renewed courage. 10
Az hour later M. Brisks't returned. th
g had interviewed the CON mittes on sup si
les. who said they would be glad Of any g
cd, for they hsd only enough TO lsst = Dt
" hours longer. Mr.. Bfiskett nov saw sl
e way clear to great money msking op
,riunity, the tiggett chsDce thst will 10
'obsbiy ever be throwed In our wky, Oh
oisl | told him we'd Ok EN- up some 10
ing by morning l didb't ssy wbss, ieet 81
melody else CT our ldee. 81 you bet III
! put on the rest o the hsms-- N
What 10. for PHYS sake. Ebenf There d.
nt = Kettle nearer 70 the sep house
ould bold ell them bsmtl oh
Haven't We . wash bilsr9 inquired Eben. h
Cock 10 tbstl assped the neat house By
eper.
Why no,' IsL'. this . special occasion. uu
ls,'s got 10 be looked at out o. triinssy do
,h.si queried Eben. severely. BE 10 lel
in to starve oil them poor suf f,ring y
Iks because II lent fashionable TO use co
othes bilers? re'
SO on vent the Mondays recer .cls for pa
,thes. and 5000 30 overposerins odos Of
loked pork filled the house. ric
We must hest op the brick oven, said Gil
,ep, With thst snd the stove we can d.
Oh sll tue bread veil nerd. 10
Oi course they expect to psy % some teI
log Tor oil til, troubIe7 observed Mrs.
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