The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-03-08

SOUTH DORSET
Rain, snow, hail, slsighiag again.
Slip and spill, o what winter.
"A. l. Bowen was 10 Mar chester Nor
day.
Il --YrAnoss Grover OF Rutland has posi-
llion Of the Dorset Inn.
--Ssrt,e Blackmsr ard Eva LoGopa wen
10 Manchester Saturday.
--Mrs. Dora Reed and MIRA. Pster Bols
, ter we're visiting Mrs. Frank Bolster last
week.
-Ms. A. Reed, Fl'nda Blackmsr and
Ethel Hall we're visiting At VIM. Jchnson''
last week.
The marble taken from the Lucky Strike
quarry 10 proving very nne ard Of good
sound quality.
VIM. p. McDevitt eur new merchant
,as bought aas young horse Of John
Paddock pay lag $500.
The N. d. 4 @, r. X. has SEINE short
crooks that tnsp the marble "a the cars
rounding them. A whole oar load (three
blocks) cid sn last week Saturday.
Henry stsnnsrd Ard John Burns, two
Of our young qusrrymen, have returned
from Maryland where they have been a.
~ork on soap stone quarry oil winter,
they report . good time In . very back.
ward country and curse the Negroes, as al
| Northsrners do who come In contract with
them on public Jobs.
Yes, It was before tin plate was made In
| America, about 80 years ago, that certain
tinsmith In the Bs,terkill valley had made
up a lot Of cbesp tin ware and sent on, bit
three men, Charles Tinker, Bill Tenor .and
Red Ny sterious, with teams TO scour the
rural districts selling "four pals and
Upper for dollar" They went north and
managed every other night to stop at the
same place. The bargain being big ore
he goods wer like hot cakes and Charlie |
soon had salt sack full OF trade dollars
I'd being Of cheerful and conscientious
ind he would lock himself In the room q
he hotel where they stayed over night to
,unt the filthy lucre while Bill and Red
usrded all approaches. and when the final
count was made some mysterious raps oD
he door admitted the guards, then the
sck Of silver was rolled up In Charles old
oackintosh and placed between the mat
bed and Bill stretched his six foot, lean
body on couch In the same room. Day
after day they roAmed the hills and val
'sys the big wagon keeping on the main
roads while Bill scoutsd the hills. Finally
they struck country fair at Poultney and
hired ground room and opened up expect
lrg great sale, but rain soon set II and
rain water and new tin don't agree 90 they
had to pull the rubbers over their goods
and get under cover Now Red" WAS rus
ming side show selling wire solder and"red
mysterious" (from which he derived his
sme) to mend new and old tin. The rain
poured the first and second day Of the fair,
sXpensss were eating up the profits and
III was glum and gloomy. People stood
.rouud on one leg shiveripg and finding
fault until nnally Red says, ~ lack just
81 90 Of having any money and am going
over to that wide rooted depot and make
s2.O0, and when do 1t boys We will have
a. oyster stew No one thought he could
10 1t but over he went, through the mud
md rain, opened up his hit and commenced
. call up his crowd and In fifteen minutes
y had crowd and had get the s2.00
o,h.rs crowded around wanting to buy but
Rcd closed up saying, III told you oil
a, ktd Was e2.00 and have got IT," and
would sell NO more At that time. One nighi
hey stopped at an old farmers away bach
. the hills. The man was tall, raw boned
and wore hang dog look while his wife
a ~ also tall, Ratchet faced, sharp nosed
mail eyes set close together and q mouth
'ull OF fsnge, . few hairs on her chin ard
.opgue that would cut glass. Suppsr con-
'i.led Of water johnny cake, potatoes anc
whey pork with some white butter and IN
w,etsned apple sauce. Being hungry tb.
sys did ample Justice to the viands and
con retired. Charles did rot have 70
INT bis money and soon they were tryips
o tleep. Tue beds were were old fa.hiop.
d cord sfY.irs with small, short straw
ck., while the pillows were Iii lie her, r
f, site, an.irs 30 tbs, TO sle.p In ibe BID
a. Ike laying over straw tumble, head b
i d htels down. Daylight came at last.
( b,ifg long ard strong suffered badly
! sll were glad to get up After = wa.L
I tie trough cutside, Red beGsn TO rub !
!, neck and ears and bill ked him WIS, !
10 the matter, Red replied be suesSd b. :
I'd 70, one Of them pillows 10 bis al.
rhs look that madam gave him would b,v J
rrren alcohol, but sbe spahe rot. Brst- i.
at vas what ~as hft over night. Re
sied Charlie II be would help bin 10 A. Ia
Their one Of those fried hair combs. mean. 7
e alice Of ~bey pnik With ~ Inch OF u
I, and . email fr,rs Of er'sp tissue. Then c
adam opened Are and Of sii The torsu. ,
ashlnss " heard che took the csie. No I
~ dared arswef and ~. tirafs ~.lt o.
eth the pals src dipp.r. had b,e
ought 10 sha it.ti stil.d. Thes Red
,stsri,o. psestso tr 9TH . 80 %
older ouin I'D ,he sable BIZ tnsred
, fiss her t.sS 80 t'ten Of esteem ard /,
-fIsel aid ~ 's'in. They could
s.r III, = an metallic click Of her tosxas
"a l.. .rseeh Of Der vsiee far down The %
a.. All thrye Of ths pecdieis are siiv.
1t ard eiisn laugh over that erjsyable O.
10 and about The pillows In Reds ears.
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