The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-07-16
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regarded ~ harmless dfodse there u
ed srd "conducted elssses" . Ions. raw
bonsd moup.sineef rsDed Hill. He VI
msn Of sussins ipdnstry snd possesse
of Diplomas Of learning. bot be rstsipe
10 rich luXarisnee tie nnpfnped coilo7r
81 speech Of bis native monnt.ies =
speech which took sfote,que liberties cit
ssnmsf snd idiom.
Nov tbis Hull v.. snoos other tbins,
great hspd for the gsls." ~ be elessI
ly ehrssed IL. aud 10 their oompsny b
took . satisfaction which ovein1sed Il
srins end c.ckles sni uncon,h compl
mepu. Even here. hosever, be hsd. lib
Washington irslns's immortal Ichsbot
Crsne whom, 10 general, be rather clos
iy ressn blsd --sn eye upon the prscsics
aide Of thugs. 10 short, be We spt y
look vith specisl favor upcn youos sou
en uho we're blessed si,h rich fathers.
Nos, 10 the ssae region 10 which lhi
scboolmsster held svsy lived . sen,lsmsi
wbo undertook to supply the comm unit'
viih The local news 10 weekly iDstsl
msp,s. snd, TO that end. msintsined ,
plant consisting Of . hsud press OF respec
able age snd 90 ice force Of one compo,
itor.
Naturally Mr. Harris, the editor. was Z
msn OF high consideration, no political oi
social function YES complete without him.
Naturally. also, Mr. Hill, tbs schoolmss
ter. vas person OF eq1sl II not superior
consideration, and Likewise much 10 de
msud for oil msnner OF festivities. Both
gentlemen vent ct least % cheerfnlly o.
they we're bid and neither ever missed
one OF these delis shtial dsnoes which we're
Q festure OF Wsuhstebie society. Both
the editor and the school master danced
vileiy -snd ssob regarded bis own cspers
With much oompIsoency. These facts sre
interesting bat not essential. the point is
that both the editor and the schoolm sster.
by chance. fred their sfisotions upon the
same lady 80 local heiress. Al fret good
friends. they presently began to look ss
each ether out OF the corners OF their eyes
and then settled down to deadly rivalry
marked by 90 uueomprc misios attitude Of
m utusl scorp "a scorn which neither took
the psins TO hide.
The lady 10 the case was not wiser or
more besutifal tbsn the general run Of
girls. but she had the sstuteness which be
10 ass 10 the sex. pod she held the bslsnoe
10 true between the tso rivals that neither
,oold claim any long continued sdvant
sge.
Il 90 happened that the learned Mr. Hill
hsd 90 assistant . bsrmlsss drudge who,
.s 10 The way OF some foolish schoolmas
lers. sci his boys to write com positions.
n any and long, and Mr. Harris, % be6tted
) public spirited editor. offered . priEs for
he best composition on . mstter Of pub
|io interest, written BY . pupil Of the
school 10 which the whole town Of Wan
nstchis took pride. Bot. beesuse be hated
Mr. Hill. Mr. Harris stipulated that the edi
Ior wss 10 be the sole srbiter Of merit.
These com positions on ms.ters Of public
interest" we're duly written. doubtless
9Th N much painful thought and more chew
ng Of the tops Of innocent penholders oD
be part Of the youthful suthors. The re
'ulls OF their lsbcrs we're handed TO the ed
tor. and the editor awarded bis prizs-s
Issf's subscription TO The Wsuhstchis
News Farther, be published the PRE-,
.sssy in bis columns. This juvenile scrswl
YES not remarkable 10 any special wsy,
Dot IL vas ontspoken about . mslter OF 10
'.l politics which vas si that time mshinP |
sd blood. Whst wss worse, the yonne
ter Who wrote its puanscious youth =
,sd vsn,urec to sseume . position which
lid not st ell agree with the stand which
he schoolmsstsr had judged II wise to
ske on the came snbjsct. Reading the ef
1st8u nov 10 . public print snd proclaim
ID 10 scare head lines ss . prz essay BY
pupil Of bis school. The lesrped Mf Hill
sirly boiled With indignation. His enc
ny had plsysd hin scurvy trick, and be
nus, have rvsnee. He seis,d his bat,
I'D stiIl holding on to the t6sndipg news
'spsr. set on. TO 6nd the editor. This be
ed no difficulty 10 doing The faithful
ervsht Of the pen and the public vss 10
is esnctum With the lone compositer and
tversl losiers who spent N muob time there.
O the midst Of this sleepy seos'e sppess
a suddenly the indignant Mr. Hill very
ID 10 The laos and ssi,sting bic newsps
OF -spd declared With greet vebemenos
bss be objected to tbss so-cslIed prizs o.
y. He beeso TO sline his moontsin lilo
o sboos reoklessly end even indulsed 10
uissd 10 threats Of pertonsl violence AT
bich The editor smiled pleasantly. Then
10 schooimsster, beside himself. made
v the editor With bis fts. shereupon
,s composi,or snd two burly losiers
rom ply collsred him snd hustled him
Wy. ssesrins 10 . vsy that sould have 4
i,so it6si,e delight 10 the Innocent
oys over stom be presided -snd. doub.
~ stocked the youne lsdiss to death.
All the nexi dsy the schoolmssser eI
l,irei the mysteries Of the pons ssinor I
% 10 = lot Of blookbesds or made ,hs /
,ms bleckhesds reeite L,tin verbs The Z
ouos ,iliisus hsi evidently tssrd oil
boo, the tsene 10 the tm,e Of the Wan 4
.,chis Esss. They Uttered spd talked :
corners when be vs busy : snd The .
oons LADY members OF the school we're es
ecisily nsdderioe,
ID .as uIl xionA al hts nj .ek hosvi and :