The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-12-11
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ibsi isiriy nsae ny osn qasii
Vel. yoass G.p, don't 'h' terte 20
savp ~ as 10 thai wsy Be yoa the ues
olsfk from b,ck sect or sio't yoai Osoi
700 snsutr civil qaeslioaf
Well. ms'.u. sni, isellas that nas'
sy souelbinF. sn iatt tron th' eas'
.na sn Mf Bl.ks's nss slsik Il 't.t'
~bs' you sspt
W,.sl. I'm Mslitsy Hi8es ! liss cal
hets ou Tatkfy orstk, sbe went on W.
Va ssl . lii 10 olsim ont there 40 are 'tI'o
10 Improve 10. Pa, | aioi veil. WbF'
,ou vonlda'. believe oil the 'roaals Ff
been to since csme TO X uses lfS lsti
ssful, ~ I've teld Hises lots OF umoii
there slot nbtLin ! aint bad. I've been
.Hin oauti ie able tie most Of NY nslef
lite. o zoe back 10 |, any ] hsd dJptr
~ tnd then the lis compliant % eoa
somptioa lssilopis eonsomplio', uiDd
yop) IN csp't remember shen ! ainl had
The pbecuoBy. o., ne ciu'ioe' the
,hiuss I've gone through
Really. ms'am, soii ]. doablinlly !
don't ste how can belp yu an 40 en
tire stranger aud -
w..,l, sposin yo be. she broke 10 Ant
you dlasgisli Aiot you drussi'lf
Aint you .st iron the city where they
know lots OF thioss thet these people ou'
here on the praities don't dream on
lana druggist. that Is cert1io; Int do
cot see tor can be of any particular
service to yea on that secount'
III tell ye. Ye see Just heerd Of
A longer 90 ! lankier specimen oil human
il, Ci such a lhins were possible 'hsn The
specinep a idressing me opened the door
sod entered the store. He vas typical
"sray" from awsy back. In spite Of be
,ppesranoe thers was something 80 Of bis
tWinkIiug eyes and good nniured iaoa that
N ade ore suepec, that be was lees fool
Than be looked | took him TO be Mells
sy's husband, gnd bis hrtt words proved
ms correct 10 my snfmise. be vas egl
denlly much po out about something,
Mss Hlegs col / he, interruptlpg my
goiuble visitor, IS them your doinsy lie
held before her ball from the rival drag
.lore' whit b showed sem total Of s37 70
Tor medicine purchased 10 the past three
months What in tie world coul you
nave got Wi,h ell that money!
We'll, let me see; There was Bnsied's
3 lin, 10 bottles for ny acre stm yoe
saow,
Aod then there was six bottles OF Per
dy's Poritisr. and six Of bis Pearl Pills, l
sot them cheaper because ! took ah even
dem.
Yoa did? How mach do they ususlly
cJst, tben2 Berdin has charged me dol
lsr box
The ,bieil she exclaimed He told me
| should have them for 10 dollire. Ill go
riabt now and see about IT aud she houuc
cd toward the door.
When she had gone, Mr. HIsss became
cophjentisl.
She 10 the ornsriest woman / ever did
see, be mn'tered, with despsir-lsden
sigh. You don't know what . cross she is
TO me. She's a good vile and mother, but
her bills for psten. medicine nearly swamp
me every year. You've iust seen one Of
EN-. Every new medicine that comes out
she buys. We've got bottles enough mp
to the farm to more'n stock this here store
oi yonrs. She's Just heard Of new kim
Of electric bi,ters ths, hsve been Invented
and don't doubt she'll wsnt to order
come
Yes, | responded. She was talking to
me when you came 10 ss though she was
Interested 10 my coming from the city.
That's it, she wants TO know II you've
heard OF this new stun. Say, let's fool
her. Pretend to give her soms, snd we'll
expose her an see II II won't beve 90 eiiec,
toward cunn her OF her ioolishness.
Isereed, and We we're busy discussipR
log the details when Mrs Hisgs returoed.
she locked Of as rather quetrly when she
entered.
Y.u meo folks get scqu.iu,ed mighty
quick, she remarked.
Isuppose aiees and looked guilty
bot she ratified 90 without stopping:
| axed that oil right With Berdin. The
price wss put up by mistake. he gave me
tao extra bo1e. OF pills to make II even.
Higgs srosped.
wa-al. Mslissy. I'll so down to the bard
ware store aud set some nails, and thet
I'll call for ye. he then ssid. and leit Of
alone, 90 tbs, eonld carry oul my farl o.
the preconoelyrd programme.
When be bad shut the door behind hin
hi, spouse drew close to me. aud 10 :
strange ~tisper begsn:
Ives s.soin ter ask ye II ye knes 50,
,blos ahout Eiot's Elec'uc Biters, seeir
tha, ye bsd jet come from the city,
Yes, us'sm. was my answer. hoped
the recording angel wonld forgive The pr
vsries,iou on scconu, OF the esnse ia
ubics II vas told. Tbey are msiins I
greet s,ir 10 Sss York snd Boston ias'
coz.
Ihsye'tesrd 80. 80 ihs,'s ~b, | ssntst
TO iaIk ~nh ye. Wbs, air they made Of
Vegetable, fyrnps mostly. uss ny OF
bluthins reply.
ysstlshlstf shs erel.imsd 10 wonder