Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-10-19

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Accordant to the pillows lofiier roll
FEMALE RAsHNEss. circumstance
occurred at Newport, (says correspondent
of "a Bristol paper,) on Monday last which
shows how unbridled are the passions ol
some ladies when thwarted in their lncllna'
tons by their husbands. A woman by the
name OF Phillips wished 10 attend a fashion
able bazaar, given for the benefit OF the
new church but her husband objected, on
account OF her services being wanted at home,
upon which she declared, if he did not allow
her to go, she would Immediately chop off
her ginger. The threat OF course was treat
ed with contempt, but strange to say she
carried her intention into effect, and no
sooner was off than second shared the
same fate; when, with the most extraordi-
nary perseverance, she exclaimed, heres
to go at the hand The Ratchet. for that
was the instrument used, Immediately Tell
below the wrist. and severed the whole Of
the tendons, but without injuring the bone.
MIR. Harry Fry, surgeon, was sent for, and
the lady was destined 10 undergo second
infection by having both OF the stumps am
putated, and her mullated hand was dress
ed She declared in the presence OF that
gentleman. although she regretted the loss
of her fingers, she would do the same thing
again, rather than any restraint should be
put upon her reasonable inclinations.
If and his progeay-lf every one were
honest we need not lock our doors.
II every body would mind his own bust
ness there would be more business done.
II we talk less about other people other
people will talk less about u.s.
Ifthere were fewer novels in the world
there would be fewer numbsculls.
1.-THE mistress would scold less she would
have less need OF scolding.
If you often charge servants with lying,
they will soon become liars if they are not
so already.
If students would read less and think
more, there would be greater number OF
really great men in our country.
If young ladies did not become women at
Is, men would have better wives
II you want to get rich work hard and
spend lille.
II you want to render your husband I'M
happy, blame him for every thing he does,
right or wrong, scold him for this or that
before you know whether he did il or not
Western Luminary
CHEERFUL FUNERAL-Lodovick Corfu
sius, an eminen. lawyer, who died at Padua
on the 18th of July, 1913, when upon his
death-bed forbade his relations TO shed tears
at his funeral, and even put his heir under
a heavy penalty if he neglected TO perform
his orders. On the other hand, he ordered
musicians, singers, pipers and 6ddIers, of
all kinds, to supply the place Of mourners.
and directed that fifty OF them should walk
before bis corpse with the clergymen, play
ing upon their several instruments For
this service he ordered each OF them half
ducat. He likewise appointed twelve maids
in green habits 10 carry his corpse TO the
church Of St. Sophia, where he was buried ;
and that they too, as they went along, should
sing aloud, having each OF them, as a re-
compense, handsome sum Of money allot-
ted for portion All the clergy OF Padua
marched before in long procession, together
with all the monks of the convent, except
those wearing black habits, whom he ex-
pressly excluded by his will, lest the black.
ness oftheir hoods should throw a gloom up
on the cheerfuness OF the procession.
SHOCKING OccURRENcE.-M Legrand
Porter was accidentally shot at his residence
in Campbell CO (Ky.) on the night of the
20lh inst, by WIN. Freeland Pendleton.-
The circumstances which led to this lamen-
table catastrophe are mysterious For sew
eral nights previous to the fatal occurrence,
some unknown persons had been throwing |
stones at and around the house of MIR Por-
ter. In order TO discover the perpetrators,
Mr. Pendleion and Mr. Davenport took their
guns and commenced shooting, as they
thought in the direction from which the |
stones came. MI Porter (who was blind
from his youth being very much irritated
at the conduct ofthe unknown persons, who |
were throwing the stones. directed Pendle. |
ton, (who was his overseer,) to shoot wher-
ever he heard stone fall. He (Pendlelon) |
according (leaving Mr. Porter and Mr.
Davenport in the house,) went into one of
The negroes houses and while there accu-
sing the negroes of throwing stones, the de- |
ceased and Mr. Davenport left the house and |
stood near the chimney OF the dwelling, the |
right arm of Davenport being on the left |
shoulder of the deceased AS Pendleton |
approached the dwelling house, not more
than ten steps from Porter he heard stone
fall, and Immediately fred his gun at ran.
dom, and, it being very dark its contents
were lodged in the body of Mr. Porter Just |
behind the bone OF the left breast He fell, |
and Immediately expired. utierng only these |
words "Oh Freeland what did you shool
me for ?" Thus has fallen eof our most
worthy citizens, in the bloom of life, being
only 26 years old