The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-12-14


Peggy Bottom LIt.rsr,,
Ladies' sn' gommtn. said the chairman,
a' be sipea hm tlusrc .ilvet.rim led
slss'e', De ruppote O. disbete society i.
ter meet an discuss Dc srealcs literary
woitsta de Airioo,Eosli,h language,
Oar aia no seoh language. ibtertup,ed
M'w Dssie0oas Todd. comparatively
Il hl'eompleniouei yoaog womsn With an
air Of general irlsolily.
Lnok yrt, yoa doeuat psn,er s.y IA
dat way Say yoh had yoh spiOi 10, hn,
doLi say III, nef 'tsint. case yoh's
ea'nolet at tripped II you does. nisrry
done elbows US dat de Ausles sn' de
ssrons made Dc A,slo.s.nou language
about which yen read 80 much 10 de
nesspspets.
LIT I'm aon,l Lel i'm alon,. s.id MIR.
Eras,ns piukley, sdmirinslr. Ha's been
de 90 tor IN tso bish schools, an he
knows what he's islkin' boat. bees 10
padding, Unels Rlsbsrry. be added, as
The old msn turned repro,iog look ia
bis direction.
Now. hyah In Fuegy Bottom, ,omc et
de talk We uses IL white au' some IL oul
lud; which is why makes II knosn to
dis assfmblsgo, an thence 10 do worl, as
de Airco.Eusish language
tapni Aa t,rt "a.
msu With polka do, COLLAR and shirt
tront, and cane With large silver
plsted handle.
On what gronn's does you dosiah TO
dispute i'f inquired tho old man, omi
nously.
doesn't mako no dtflunce bon, de
srouns. Ill dispute II right hyuh on do
40.
He had arisen from his chair, but a
couple OF Others pulled him back. The
chairmsn walked over to the stove. stirred
the fire nervously. and then proceeded.
As was saYin', We is hyah to let de
gentle influences OF poetry an prose low
osuh our souls, hab always insisted dat
a man who gifts bis system well soaked
vii poetry is incapable OF crime. De
selection which | has selected fob discus
sion dis eveniL' is dat beautiful verse,
which begns; 'De boy stood on dc burn
10 deck.
'sputes dat pint, said lhe,burly man
with the polka dots.
There was a buzz OF apprehension, aud
The chairman looked snuoyed. bu, he
bimsei snd went on:
Now, ladies an gemmep. ef yoh wants
10 GIT de true benefit Of poetry. you's got
Ter go deep down, Who was dis boz dat
'tood on de burnin deok2
He was q wshm member, commepted
Mr.. Pnkley.
Dat is we'll takep, observed Uncle Rss
berry. efl,bly. Now. evybody was tellin'
lin to come away an he wouldn't move.
What we're do matter
oncet knowed a gemmen dat got ex
'i'ed sn stood on bis own foot so's be
onld'nt move, said Miss Miami Brown.
Dis war only boy. was the grave re
ponse. His weight wouldn't hsve held
In down. We has took dat boy to our
carts an whooped 1t up fob i'm ips' be
ause somebody done wrote q piece o.
oetry bout I'm, My private 'pinion
bout dat csse is dat de boy dat stood on
Q burnin' deck was do same breed az dc
aan dat doesn't know enough to come 10
nt'n de rain.
'sputes dat p'ioi, came tbe ihteriup
on from The big young mans corner.
Is de pshty dat spoke got any wespons
q imp asked the old man, ater lookiog
him sternly over the top OF bis spec
clee.
Yes, was the prompt answer Is got
zzsr; ah' rs ready b. make good.
Ia be got q tevolvet2
No.
Well. sub, isn't got no ra2z>r, bnt ef
3 will allow me Ter use dc stove poker ~
y weapon, he kin take out his rszzer an
me on.
Friends tried 10 dissuide ihe old man
ON bis rash enterprise, bat he held TO
g purpose, aud the crowd iell sway
hen the big yonnt msn swsggered mp
Ith one hand at bis hip pocket. He
n
'out TO make lanpe when Uncle Rs
rfy reached over to the stove aud drew
G poker. The bully fell back In con
srnstiob. Tie poker wes red bot.
As his ssssilaut lsft the place the old
sn said
Ladies sn'gemmen. We will meet ner
iurdsy right as usnsl De subjeet fch
scussion on dtt occasion will be 90