Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1836-05-20
NO. 81.
THE POLITICIAN.

painted the picture better
Peter Brush was in dilapidated condition
Out at elbows, out at knees. oct Of pockets,
and out Of spirits, and out in the street. and
"out and OUTER in every respect He sat
upon the curb-stone, leaning his head upon
his hand, his elbow being placed upon y
stepping stone. Mr. Brush had for somo
time been silent absorbed in deep thought.
which he relieved at intervals BY splitting
through his teeth forornly into the gutter
AZ length, heaving deep sigh be spoke
"Tbey used 10 tell mc-put not your trust
in princes--aEd hay'nt None Of EN- new
er wanted to borrow nothing Of me Prin-
ces pooh Put not your trust in politician
ers them's my sentiments. There's no two
mediums about that Havnt been serving
my country these FIVE years like patriot;
going 10 meetings and huzzaing my day.
lights out, and getting as blue as blazes;
hav'nt | blocked the windows, got licked
fifty times, carried don't know how many
black eyes and broken noses, for the good
of the commonwealth, and the popularity
of our illegal rights, and all for what2 r
Why for nix. II any good has come out
OF it, the country has put the whole Of il in
her pocket, and swindlcd me out Of nv earn
ings. | can't get no Office Republics is
ungratefull didn't want no reward for my
services i only wanted to be took care OF,
and have nothing TO do and I've only got
half nothing to do Being took care OF was
the main thing. Republics is ungra,eful.
I'm staggered if they ain'tl' "Come with
me, said Charley, helping him along. "Til
take care Of you. But what made you
poiticianer-havnt you got a trade 2"-
Trade yes but what's a trade, when a
feller's got a soul--a whole soul ? Trade
| love my country, and wanted an Office
| didn't care what, if it was fat and easy. |
wanted to take care of my country. and
wanted my country. to take care of me.
Headwork is the trade Pm made for-talk-
ing, that's my line. Talking in the oyster
celars-in the bar rooms, any where
can talk all day, only stopping for meals.
and TO wet my whistle. But parties is all
alike. I've been on all Substituted 'em and
| know-none Of 'em gave me any thing.
and I've mind 10 knock off and call it
half day"
CLApprNo.-At late public meeting at
Nashville, one of the orators wound up
his Grafton thus MY dear brethren, it
has been the usual fashion for an audience
to testify their appreciation of that which has
been said by the clapping Of hands; but
beg 10 recommend for your adoption a new
method of clapping, less tumultuous and
much more pleasing When you leave
this building, clap your hands into your
breeches pockets, and drawing them out
again, clap your money into the box which
is at the door 10 receive it; and may the
Lord give it his blessing r-The address
had the desired effect, and the audience hav-
: ing done the needful, as by him desired.
etaPped their hats upon their heads and got
themselves away home much edited.
; Tremendous Force of Machinery--A
late English paper relates a most disastrous
, occurrence which took place at the Brit
ish Iron Companys works at Aberyschan.
The fly wheel propelling the machinery at
S the forge is upwards of 200 feet in diam
} eter and revolves upwards of 20 times 4
$ minute: during this velocity. it is supposed
0 that one of the cogs of the wheel gave way
t the whole of the attached wheels, &c. were
t hurled through the roof into the air, up
e wards of 800 feet and one piece. weighing
n nearly two TONS descended within ten feet Of
il the forge, and was buried a considerable
Y depth in the ground fortunately, although
d some persons were within two or three yards
of the place where this huge mass of iron
fell, and nearly one hundred altogether in
\ and about the works, not a single person was
injured. The damage done TO the works is
estimated at about $1,000.
II AFFECTING INcIDENT.-A decently dres-
r sed woman was yesterday found dead hang
y ing by rope from one of the rafters in
: house in Chapel street. No one knew who
y she was or how she came there. An in
e quest was held on the body, but no further
S light could be thrown on the subject and
g the body was ordered to be brought to the
dead house in the Park When it was be-
u ing brought out of the house into the street.
r two little girls about and IL years old.
happened to pass by, and being attracted by
o the sight. they went close TO the body, and
st Immediately shrieked out that it was their
mother. On further inquiry it turned out
that what they had said was too true 1t
e was their mother, Mrs. Scott. who was SUBJ
If ect to fits of temporary insanity. and is sup
e posed whilst in that state to have gone into
IS the house and hanged herself-N Y Jour
e nal Of Commerce
e NEWSPAPER THIEvEs-We do not mean
e the stealers of newspapers, but those who
d steal s. 6lch from other mems brains 10 adorn
, > the columns of their own stupid journals.
: and are too dishonest, and too naturally
, mean IN olive credit for the plundered orna-