Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-10-06
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Hush. hush u says the landlord, "he5I ~
something else directly.' '0'I iof
Il wish he would make about il then H..
time that every honest person was bed us Is
the wife. %"
"He's taking the shingles off of his bopss ..,
putting them on ours, said the landlords 0"'
At this James began..to come 10 his night Gen..
and commenced rubbing his eyes and sre,, "SsS'
himsdlf as if just awoke, saying, | believe rI
co.
Don't be in hurry, James," said the Ian,
lord.
20 yes, must 60" says James, good nshr
and off he started
After an absence of some time, the ard'odr
and accosted him.
"Halo, jim, why amt you been down To- g,
usW
why" says James, II had to toke he ,5.
giles off my house, and 1t began 10 Iea5,<aI
thought it was time to stop the leak aid have
done it!'
[ The tavern-keeper was astonished, Went hor.
to tell his wife all about it, and James ever 8;
has left rum alone, and attended 10 his own h~.,
ness He is now happy man, and his vIfr,rI
children are happier than eVer.-N \ Ora,
ExTERNALs Us INTERNALs.-It is wron~ IA.
reprehend, as we often do, those men w.o ~
proud of their wealth, their rank or their T2r.n,
age Standing at their point of view, rs,
judgments are right and sound. They con.q,,,
wealth with wealth, and theirs is greater; n.g
with rank, and theirs is higher; pareu,acc vr.
parentage, and theirs is more iiusrio9S TIE,
misfortune and error consists in having 50 m~r
a standard. II thew were able to concei,e Eor
much nobler high character is than h3h rank
they wculd strive almost TO conceal the M",r rs
it should delract from their admiration Of ef5r
mer. Ii they only Knew how infinitely suptr5.
good deeds are to what is called parrntarp bev
would wholly forget the latter reverence for he
former If they could look beyond acciipn,s and
circumstances-if they had souls, all their noIn
; would be reversed. Bot from their point Of vie1
their judgments are quite sound; and if ller
have not soul enough to elevate themselves a5ov.
that point, we ought not to stife one thrill ohh%
pleasure; for if.deprived of these sources. no En-
. iovments would be left to them. They are *.
the poor toad who thinks his wide mouth and Vt.
low under dress are beautiful, because no ilcY.m
. ever supplied him with the conception Of am
thing more beautiful. When we see a v0uo.
man, therefore, proud Of what his barber. his to-
or, and his groom have done for himself aa
horse, we would not disturb bis soifcompIacrn";
for how miserable and empty musl his life be,
he had no pleasures but those which come fro
. knowledge, worth, energy and talent
When we see young lady in the stress Hho
sways, right and left, obedient to the vwcc
: pIumes upon her bonnet, we are reminded "1,Jy
the law OF gravitation, the lighter subsancr>hot
$ move in obedience TO the wcIghtier. IjSiaS}ro,
i tive to see The contrast between the motions, vla
# the lady commands the dress, and when the da
n commands the lady. A dionfird, matrony v.
e man always moves equally and onprrlvIdn.
: sell balanced by the specific gravity Of worlb.s
J. talent-as deeply treighttd ship sails ss&J
O while an empty one hobs and waddttS WI.h ",
i Whit of Wind.-Com. Sc Iool Jour.