The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-01-10

MIR. Billings settled himself comi
bly, IN bis fsvorite chair beside the stove
10 the grocery store, and returned the
neishborly greetings OF the other reg ular
attendants.
| fes, he said. meditsiively. this Ia The
last night OF the old year. Somethin
kind solemn boat II, too, when ye stop
TO think OF it, A year past On gone an .
new one - mebbe the last some Of ue'll
ever see just besinnin. 1t makes . man
feel serious. People laugh bont New
Years resolutions, bat maintsin IL. a
good thing for man TO phil up now M
then and stsrt fresh, IN the hrst OF tho
year seems the most nstural an fiji 10
time TO do H.
Maxim any res'lutions, yourself. Lishsp
asked Nathan Hobbs. good
Yes. sir ! am replied Elishs. defsntly.
I'm mskin one, anyhow and l don't osre
who knows it. I'm resolvin TO keep .
better holt on my temper ttis year. He
that ruleth bis spirit Is better than be
that tsketh . city, the Book says, I've
bad my fsilin's that way, IS some OF 70
know, and now we're beeinuin q new
year an new century too. I'm goin to
turn over q new leaf.
What was that you said boat . new
centnry2 asked old Eben Cook, from his
seat in the corner,
l said now that We was beeinuin . new
century ! was goip-
What you tsIkin about, LishsY The
twentieth century begun . year. To-mor
row will be nineteen hundred an one,
won't it2
Course twill. but si1t one the fret
number there is2 An don't thsl make
Tomorrow the first day Of the new cen
tury2
Not by long shot. less I've forgotten
how to count, I, don't take . hundred
en- one years TO make 9 century. does II?
No. but II takes more'n ninety nine.
Suppose ! WAS TO begin with. one. IN
count -
Hold OF . minute, interposed Judson,
the slorekesper, Let's ssy thst Bill here
owed me hundred dollars 40 started 10
pay me 10 dollar bills, o,llin out, one,
two. three
Well. s'pose he Dill.
No. Jud, suggested Ssth Gibson.
Here's the wsy heard thst fellsr up 10
the academy put 1t. How old IL man on
bis one hurd dredth birthdsy2
Good land and sessl shouted Mr., Bl
lingp, as be rose exoiie1ly to bis feet, II
be didn't know any mors'n this election
Of hsud.pioksd iunkhesds hs wouldn't
psss for more'n SIX or seven. at most. LIS
= waste Of breath tslkio to 70. My old
sorrel mares got more nse than the
whole pssseI OF 70. and be started for the
door.
What WAS 1t Lisbs was ssyin about New
Years resolutioasf Mcpherson ssked the
~ the door shnt With q bang
Bat Jundson was too intent on bic srgu
meet with Gibson 70 reply.
Koowledse OF any sort being built on
study and resssrch, the pretender TO It's
po 'session generally has . short rope. An
Illustration 10 point comes from the "Ms
noirs OF Baron Stock man,
A friend Of tbs b,roDfs went 10 an
,vsnipg psfty t Frsnkfor'. where he eI
,ected 10 meet Herr v3n R,doxiiz. Who
wss tom ewbst incliL ed to pose ~ scien
let. On bis way be ssvs barn burning
10 stopped sud ssslsied the people. snl
ssited until The flames we're nesrIy eI,in
,nisbed
When he srrived st his friends house,
Ie found Herr Won R,dosiiz, who had
'tevioasly tskeu 9 party to the top OF the
'uildioe to ses wh., he supposed 10 be
hs surots bore,li. Issfnedly diIsted on
errss,fisi M IS neii,m. electricity. steetsrs.
lave fon s.en 10. besatiini s.rorsfbs
sid 70 Stoetmin'- i,iend. Csfisinlyl
"a. ibe,e myseI. /, sill soos be oot.
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Tns sOtk 0i t.tios cot the machinery.
ic. from the C,mpbeli mill tor shipment
. FlGira n eompistrd snd the year
loses with Bennitsiob iosite whst iors
on Der OF yesis Lss been one Of ito most
ronisipg indnstfiss. giving employment
, 100 hands. and psyipz oat 10 wages
early 800 900 . yesr.