Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-03-22

/ A HARD CAsE.--An ex.postmaster IN
Georgia, who recently resigned his Office,
has made an amusing exposition lie says,
that his receipts as Postmaster were nothing
at all though he was expected to do the druid
gerry ofihe party, and that when he had been
officiating abouta month the Department
drew upon him for $50, which he charitable
furnished. Shortly afterwards when there
were not FIVE dollars of the public money 10
his hands, the Department drew on hIs Tor
$50 more which he also furnished. lear
| ing subsequently,. that a third requisiiion was
about to be made, he backed out from his OH
cial dignity MS precipitately as possible
This is hard case The closest parallel TO
| il that we have ever seen. was that Of a stage
traveller oyer muddy road in New Jersey
Soon after starting, one OF the stage wheels
dropped into u mudhole, and the passenger
at the solicitation OF The driver, GO Hence
rail, & helped TO pry il out. 81 guess, ana the
driver aflerthe job was finished. you mought
as well bring that ere rail along with you.
there's another hole ahead" Accordingly.
the traveller, not in the best humor, tfndged
along half mile on foot under the ponder
Gus rail, and again relieved the wheel: He
was now abou, 10 take his seat in the vehicle.
but the driver called out to him There's
another hole yonder-I guess you'll have to
take that ere rail along with you, and, as the
road is muddy, you'd better go a foot
Look ye sir" thundered the traveller at
last, provoked beyond endurance "go TO the
devil with your old stage I've no objec-
ton at all to walking. but as for paying stage
fare for the privilege Of walking the whole
distance with big rail on my shoulder
shall do no such thing !"- Louisville Jour
nal
A Promising Son. A young man ma
med Henry Swlzrr.. arrived nj New Or
leans abou, fortnight ago. in company
with his father, from Alton. ILL.,, and short
ly after his arrival lost all his money (S275)
by gambling. He then stole $50 from his
father, and shortly lost that also. BY some
means or other his father was npprised of
his various transactions, aud demonstrated
with him. but to no purpose. The next day, |
young Switzer went 10 his father. and said
be must have S25. The father refused
when. they being alone in their flat boat, the
yonng man seized stick of wood and with |
il beat his father most numerically; so
much so that he fell down senseess.He then
robbed his father Of SilS. and started for
Mobile.
The Ne1t Census-The Act Of Congress
which provides Tor taking the next census,
prrscribes various items to be noted by the |
Marshals and their assistants. viz.
First. The sex OF all free white persons !
Secondly, the ages OF all under 5-under 10
under l5-under 20-and then under
each successive 10. to 100. Thirdly. the |
number OF deal and dumb free whites under
l4-und-r 25-and OF 25 and upwards; also,
specifying how many Of the last two are
a public charge.
Free colored persons. or colored persons |
bound to service for term or Tor life, are
to be enumerated, the sexes distinguished, |
and the ages under TO- under "a, under SO, |
under So. and under 100, to be noted Also. |
the number. without regard to age, of deaf
and dumb, blind. insane and idiots. ard how
many OF the las, two area public charge.
The enumeration is TO commence on the
LIST Of June. 1910, and 10 be completed in
ten months.
NoUei Sale "A gentleman Of Buffalo
has just sold all his real estate for $780,
600, payable in instalmenls, without interest,
at the rate Of 81 an hour. The Advertiser
remarks, according 10 these terms the pur-
chaser will have Ia years. "a days and 20
hours to pay in. at the rate olSS,760 per an
mum.
In Germany, men do all the ladies' work
There is M woman in Drasdon vbo c,p
makea dress All the German ladies en-
ploy men dressmakers.