The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-03-17

s~ttctton, and before " vs nehhed th'
people bsa Gro sded % nssr tbe pisiiofn
- possible. He csF,siriy YES . tsncJ
vhisiIsr God the people clspped their ~
pfecission
Hspry bed Leaned bic chair sssinst Z
tree 81 The back Of the platform, proppsd
biz ie,t on the secoad rama aud d. ,pped
of es.ily ir,o .MMchips Thrcash dsoI
ais
Toe Ffsnchmsn proved . rare entertain
er. He Knocked every kaoso bird end
some imssinsry onss. he qoipped end
called and driitsd cod scared. end ell the
,iue kept On eye Of an assd contempt slant
ed tossrd Henry, vho. siter On houf, wss
ploddios along siih n lille 0py.'
Wbeu the noon rest came !. wss plain
hat toe Ffenchmsn bad Won the crosd.
sud The sporting slspsot wanted to be. oil
kinds Of odds against Hsory. Billy coun
seied bis tosnsmsn not to ssmbIe. bat Cd
vissd then 10 ioosssss thst hotel charity
proposition to two ftoussod Thss viii
bald the sidder fas,.rsts bo,.l. be ssi =.
snd added with fquiot OF the eye. one
ss soat b, sshswed Tor the jadse TO pu,
up at
The match vss called sRsio ., one.
The Ffetc chmsn hsd exhausted bis tricks
aud Henry stFnck of into 90 endless repe
tition OF Tbs Girl l L,h Bsbind Me-
Ths audience fingered awhile ovsr their
dinner baskets then broke up into friend
~ groups. There YES eood deal OF spec
uls,ion % to hov long II would last. but
little o. TO the result.
At halt psst two the news vent thsouab
the crowd thst II wss about up. The
peopls surge around the platform. Hen
~ vas giving ont. His eyes Iooksd tired.
bis j,ws VAS ssesins. and hd wss fumb
ling bis hands. His whistle was barely
audible.
Hes about 10 f1nk, said one.
Five minutes and Todds done. said spo
ther.
o., We got 'em faded. eyubersntly de
clsred . certain citizsn OF the Point Who
wss interested 10 charitable institutions. |
The tired Frenchmsn vas almost Wild
with delight His heart he'd grown heavy
during the last hour. bat nov be would
win and the wioe and the prsise they
would give hinl He struck boldly and
loudly into the 'Msrseillsise He repeat
ed soms OF the morning fsvorites and %
Henry grew nearer and nesrer the finish
be broke into loud, sbrill SCOTCH sir thss
made the audience cheer. The oertsin vic
tory end the spplsuse drove him on to dee
pers.e and daring iests bat would the
tired farmer fellow never quisi Hs vas
getting tired. Oh. 80 tired -snd be wanted
to bear the boys cheer.
The Frencbmso bad dropped back into
. mioor key. Henry tipped bis chair ior
wsrd, sat up straight, rubbed his eyes end
looked srouod, Softly be elided from
The Girl Behind Me- 10 MY Country Ills
OF Thee Strong, olesr came the notes.
6trooser snd clearer. un'il those st tbs
ontmost edge we're humming. sweet land
OF liberty. Of thee Isiog.' Oae after sno
thsr be took up the osmp.meeting favor
ties and the love songs dssr TO the country
girl The people slmost forgot II was
contest. sud listened % II d 90 ntsrtsin
mens. They began 10 call out tunes for
Henry 10 whistle He vhistled every one {
cslled for end the more be wbistled the
,lesrsr and more animated grew bis {
notes.
He's Just waking up. said Ike, nudsios
bis neishbor eleefolly. At the close Of
very popular tune Henry turned toward {
lbe poor Frenobm an, who was nssring col I
.pse, snd wbistled very softly. Little Boy I
B .ue.' The sudieoce rosred' The 6ckle ]
'ympsthy bad tnrned. /
Oice more Henry broke into spirited
,ir. 90 loud and clesr thst be wss heard .
3uarter OF mile swsy.
10 the middle OF its shout vent up. I;
TIE muscles 10 the Frenchmsn's face bad
,iven svsy and bis jaws collapsed. he
vss green Ground the eys'. snd struggling
vith oil bis might 10 pucker bic lips, bot
,ever sound could be male.
The Bockeye Bridge people swooped
lovn upon the platform snd smid wild :,
,urrsb. bore the triom phsnt Henry away
10 their shoulders. .
When the waving, the laughter. sod the
bouts subsided, hsre set Henry on the
houldsrs Of his sdmirsfs, ondisturbed.
lpmoved, sePsnely whistling =
"Tbere'll Be . hot Time 10 The Old
'ovu Tonight