The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-01-09

n JEs' WANTS rot ~ PACK YOUR TRAPS
An CLAIR our !"
slightly gray. came out OF the cabin
and walked slowly aud with sn EVIL.
dent attempt at dignity down the dusty
Rad
In one hand be carried a small bun,
die tied Dp IA faded red cotton hand.
terchief and In the other a cane. curl
ousiy carved, Of piece OF gnarled
wood A green cotton bag was on bis
back. aud within II could be seen the
outline Of q violin,
II was Jasper Price who had al last
been stuBg 10 take this well deserved
rebuke from his wife In earnest,
Jasper bad teen born with a consti-
which his viii power was quite too
weak 10 overcome,
His wife, on the other hand, was a
very industrious aud energetic woman.
BY far the greater part of the support
" their large family OF children. She
had provided for her husbands wants
~ we'll until her patience had been
quite exhausted by several weeks OF
aseIless Idiencss on Jaspers part.
There had been most vigorous out
pouring ~ wrath, ending with this
command 10 "cl'ar out for good an
slli"
liut she did not suppose he would
take her at her word and 10.
"Dar ain't no sieh good luck for me
ss dat" she said when she returned
TO The cabin aud found that Jasper was
aoi there. Hell bc back bout supper
time. Maybe he'll lay out ontil he
gets oncDmmon hungry. but he'll come
hack home den, sho 'nough. | 'clar' II
] aln't a mind nebber 10 give him
snuddcr bii to eat"
She had no opportunity 10 refuse
him food. lie did not come back 10
ask for H. He did not come back st
slI Days. weeks and months passed
without word 81 tldlngs Of Jasper
from ans quarter.
His wife, Kindly nj heart. though
syrrwurked aud worried. began 10 re-
pfoach herself She discovered IN her
memory traits 81 excellence IN her
husbands character for which she had
reycr beforr given hIm cn@ili.
n reckon Was loo hash @Id hin"
she said He comes fm lazy fam
Thy. nss daddy befo' him was too lazy
for 20 draw his bref. an some tink
b. died on DAT count reckon Jas
t,ors no 'couuineSs was bawn In i'm.
Kn' dome drar I'm way for what he
roalln't hep
She found excuses 10 talk about him.
.'iie WAS mighty within an 'hlIgin'
'tout some rlugs. she told neigh
bor He'd ten 10 de baby by de
hour. He'd alters carry home de wash
IN done 10 DC iadies ia de iown. an.
my, esuldn' be play do eddie heauti.
ful. bar ala nobody roun' bear dat
could bt4ug ont Money mush aud he
swan~r Rgglcr sn 81 ont'n de way
ole pan Tueker iike Jasper could. |
done niSs his eddie a-liggliin' away
Oh, ou d. po'ch 10 q summer even"
Four months after Jaspers departure
from leue i stout travel stained black
msn. slightly gray. walked slowly and
YEARLY M the trail ieading 70 new
snd promising Rocky mountain mining
camp
lie carried = little bubsile tied up 10
q red cotton handkerchief The out
llnrs % violin could be traced With
10 gr~cn cotton bas Ca bis back. aud
be- gave bis nsme. at iiae mouth Of a
shaft WHERE be slapped 10 get drink
u water. 50 Jasg~r Price.
"Neii old partner. said the man
who gave him The drink ~ water. 'yoa
loos as II you hsd walked 81 Tie way
fran Georgia
You done struck pretty close % De
tf~ef, Ssh. said Jasper fuefnily rs
walked msng weary mikes oh De way.
an Ia "a da1e walked &c hull " Il II
IL hadnf a bern for Dis yef fiddle
he hasi heard ana stories ~ the ease
ana qusekncss With whieh fortunes
acre nade Ia Ills mining eamp sni
ia hts simplicity be alfnos, erf-ess~d
% rna aagsess u sosd sDa silver ss'