The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-02-21

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70 1--we W 10 ibs posiiica 10 the ssy I
o dress add personal appearance. Bin u
tened 10 sli 10 silence. sna THANKED Nj
. Edwards Tor bic hindpss. The Eissrd
siils backed up their hihsr's appeal b
marking snch proverbs ~ "cloihss msk
The msn" and leaving them sbous wher
Blu sould be sare TO see them. 10 spit,
OF Oil their sflrts there uss no improv,
msn', Bin con,innsd TO DO bis work q
The stors 10 way which excited the ID
mirsilon OF his superio,. He also COZ
''nued 10 shock ell the redned instincts
OF the Eissrds family By bic uncouth
manners and dress,
30 the seeks ven, BY aud BiIi's clothes
haslly reached stage whore II seemed
necessary to adopt heroic measures. Bill
wss told ~ tsctiuily ss possible thst be
must est . nes suit. lie obsyed orders.
he came homs one night wearing On ont
d. thst would have msds the fortune Of
low comedian. Ia color il vas model
ed after csks Of moitlsd castis soap,
One Of the irousers legs bsd been ampuis
ted belov tbe knee, and the cost wss suf
ferins from eolsreemen, OF tho shoulder
blades. After ooe glimpse OF Bills new
suit The Eiwsrds family gave il up. Bin
". evidently intended for . per rsnent
inhiciion. They would do the best they
conld uuder the circumstances; and make
20 further Effort 10 sccom mplish the impos
sible.
Then just when tbe dark clouds Of des
psir seemed TO have settled down for good
over the Eiwsrds family. . bright slesm
Of hope lighted up the horizon. Al frat
i seemed too good TO be trus. Then snd
denly II widened, until from nsdir TO ~
nth oil vas light. Ia the short space OF
'wo months Bill was transformed toto /
Mr. William Clarence Ei~srds. With his +,
'sms engraved on steel, bis feet incased q
o patent leather and his garments OF th =
srtorisl model for large section OF the .
,outh eide, a
Most people will jump at the concl o Y
ion thsta girl was responsible Tor this
'onderful Transformation scene. As u
'siter OF fact, = girl had nothing to do a
nth II. An accidental umbrella was the
ause Of 1t ell,
The iwsrds family have . rich uncle
ho lives In Nov York. Each year be ii
'nds Christmas box containing prose nts d,
# oil his nepbews and nieces. This q
ear be had happened to hear that Bill
~ . new addition TO the family. 40
,rdiogIy Bills name went on the Ohr,st M
as list, and when the box was opened 'cl
noug the other gifts was found q Fl ne
'ld.hesded silk umbrella with "Willism
Eiwsrds" engraved IN fancy scrip, on ia
Q handle. tel
The New York uncle wss man who To-
night the best Of every thing when it fr
me 10 Christmas presents. and. 1000 I'd Iul
ely. the new umbrells was . n ost i'm be
essive piece Of furniture. The silk to
10 hesvv and lustrous. the stick Vas Of
me rare wood. end the hesd Was . mas
o aud heavy crook OF gold Bills pre-
ms experience with umbrellas bad been
lremsly limited. He had always gone 70
the principle that rain Was oslcnlsted Del
make both vegetables and boys grow 70
ter. The mere feel Of the new um brel tne
10 bis hand oppressed him: But II 9
. by far the rsrest and most vslusbls Of ide
possessions, and be felt in duty bound hs
larry it. The 6rst night when be came mo
ne from the store II was noticed With . 70
ok Of surprise thst he had hsd his
,ts blscked, wh
'he next morning be shaved before oo'
skfsst. and the family slmost shiversd pin
b apprehension, A week later . new 1901
Of clothes came home from . fashion tue
. tailor addressed to William o. Ed did
'ds. The following Sunday be sppesr nan
wesring kid gloves. aud before lone the
bad become . connoisseur 10 neckties r
critic Of high srt effects 10 fancy wbs
'tiogs. He got to staying out late two lion
hinge . week, and the Edwards girls wsn
covered sitter considerable smsteur bell
sctive work that be Was sctnally attend OF
dsncins school. One evening Mrs nes'
Yards noticed 10 the newspaper that peel
liam Clarence E1wsrds had been elect N
! member Of the exclusive "Sarscen' disc
, and that brought mstters TO . eli he
|. men
Fhst hes come over Cousin Bill2 she apo
ID her husband, With almost tesrfo 81 .
Iestness. The
y dear. answered the wise man, that see
ny enough. He is simply living up y
,st gold-hesdsd elk uubrells. relic
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