Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-07-06

!. Of The lower chamber OF the Legislature o.
, this State, wns last year persuaded by som,
ways of his neighborhood, that il he did moi
reach the Stale House at 10 O'clock on the
day of Assembly. he conld not be sworn,and
5 would lose his seat lie Immediately noun.
: ted, with hunting frock, rifle and bowie
e knife, and spurred Till he GOT 10 the door Of
z the State House, where he hitched his nag.
. A crowd were in the chamber in the lower
house on the ground floor, walking about
5 with their hats on and smoking cigars.
), Those he passed, ran up stairs into the Sen.
} ate chamber, set his rifle against the wall,
and bawed out, Strangers, whers the man
thut swors me in ?" at the same time taking
out his credentials Walk this way,' said
the clerk, who was al the moment igning a
real Principe and he was sworn without in
quiry When the Teller came TO count
noses he found that there was one Senator
too many present; the mistake was soon
discovered, and the huntsmnn was informed
that he did not belong there Fool oho
with your corn breadW he roared You
can't funk this child, no how you can fix H.
Pm elected TO this here Legislature, and I'll
go again all banks and eternal improvements
and il there's any ofyour oratory gentlemen
wants TO get skinned jest say the word, and
I'll light upon you like a niger on wood
chuck. My constituents sent me here, and
il you want 10 floor this two.legged animal,
hop on, jest as soon as you like, for though
FIN from the back country I'm little smar-
ter than any other quadruped you can turn
out OF this drove" After this admirable !
harangue, he put his bowie knife between
his teeth, and took up his rife with, Come !
al. al. -. IL.
time presenting it to the chairman, who how
ever, had seen such people before After
some exposulation, the man was persuaded 1
that he belonged to the lower chamber. upon /
which he sheathed his knife, flung his gun
on his shoulder, and with profound con-
gee, remarked, Gentlemen. | beg your
pardon, But If didn't think that are lower
room was the groggery, may | be shot"
Eecentricities of Beeehcr-The Doctor
has no clerical dignity. Posing by his
house one morning we saw him rush out
without any hat, his hair standing up like
porcupine quilts, bis coat and pan,aloons APP
parently in the last stage ofthe consumption,
crying out as he shuffled down the street in
his study slippers. CLANS Clamsl" We
perceived that he was after man about
quarter of mile from him who had the ar
';cle for sale. lie invariably did what no
other clergyman, we presume, 10 Boston
would do-went TO market On his way ,
home he would stopto read the papers. and :
in the forgetfulness of the moment frequent. i
" leave his purchase behind him His c
observation-disclosures was proverbial He !
would sometimes look his most intimate I
friends in the face. and no, know them
One morning when a, Litchfeld, he had ar. !
rayed himself in new black suit presented 4
BY his Pensioners. as he was. in the course
Of an hour 10 go 10 a neighboring town to c
preach an ordination sermon He thought. il
n the mean time he would 60 to the barn a
md give his horse some hay. In The Iof ii
ne found new-laid egg, and put it in his $
,oat pocket-then another and another-un- u
IL he had six or eight File walked into the !;
Dom. took down his fiddle, paced back and \
onh, and fnally-sat down. CRACK" +,
vent the eggs-his coat was ruined We y
ave these instances-lhousand more might a
'e menIioned--as Characteristic of the man. e,
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