The people's press, and Addison County Democrat. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1838-1841, 1838-07-03
NUMBER 8.

| MANNERS IN MIssoURI.-A member elect of
; the lower chamber Of the Legislature of this
State, was last year persuaded by some ways Of
| his neighborhood, that if he did not reach the
! State House at 10 o'clock on the day of Assem-
bly,, he could not be sworn, and would lose his
seat. He Immediately mounted. with hunting
frocI, rifle and bowie knife, and spurred till he
got to the door Of the State House where he
! hitched his nag. A crowd were in the lower
House on the ground floor, walking about with
their hats on and smoking cigars. Those he
passed, ran up stairs into the Senate Chamber,
set his rifle against the wall, and bawled out,-
IS Strangers, whares the man that swore me inl'
at the same time taking out his credentials.
(. Walk tbs way" said the clerk, who vas at
lie mona. .sMt;nE real Principe, and no
was sworn without inquiry. When the 1!ltr
came 70 coHnt Roses he found 1hai il.ete -
one Senator too MANY present the mistake was
soon discovered, and the huntsman was inform
ed that he did rot belong there. Fool arho j.!
with your corn bread - he roared. "You
can't funk this child no how you can fix it,
Pm elected 10 this here Legislature, and III go
agin all banks and eternal improvements, and
If there's any YOU oratory gentlemen wants to
get skinned, Jest say the word and I'll light up
on you like niger on woodchuck. My
constituents sent me here, and if you want to
floor this two-egged animal, hop on, Jest as
soon as you Ike for though Pm from the back
country I'm little sooner than any other quad
ruped you can turn out of this drove"
After this admirable harranguc, he put his
bowie knife between his teeth, and took up his
rifle with Come here, old Suke, stand by nlep'
at the same time presenting it al the chairman,
who, however, had seen such people before
After some expostulation, the man was persua-
ded that he belonged to the lower chamber. up
on which he sheathed his knife, flung his gun
on his shoulder. and with profound congee.
remarked, " Gentlemen, | beg your pardon, but
if didn't think that ar lower room was the
sroggery may be shot,
NOVEL SUIr.-A suit of rather novel char.
acter in this county, was tried in the court Of
common pleas for this county on Tuesday Of
This week. The plaintiff, Mr.. Young, of
Brccksyille, brought suit against q school
teacher in thai township, for injury done to hi5
children in not permitting them to read "Vol-
ney's Ruins" as a reading book in school. Il
appeared that the defendant used for that pur
pose the Testament and American Class Rea-
der, but nothing would suit the plaintiff, bus
that his children must reao in az o.neys huns'
and IN no other BOOK. KS tirctI' rsasls. ;
that vile thins called the "Bible," that could
not be allowed at any rate. The teacher put
himself upon his reserved rights, and refused tic
have the book read in the school, which so in
censed the father that he proceeded tothe school
house, and in defiance Of the injunctions of the
teacher, ordered his children to commence road.
ing forthwith from the Ruins" and that toe
while another class was reading. The teach
er, however, remained firm in his purpose, and
the plaintiff failing in his object, commenced
suit against him for damages done his children
by denying them the unspeakabie privilege of
reading "Volney's Ruins" in school. We are
much gratihed to be able to state that the jury
promptly returned verdict for the defendant
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