Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-10-13
CHIPS d CLIPPINGS.

BOTANY: OR, A SnoRT TALE OF Bro TURKEY.
Who that has wandered over the northern section
of the Green Mountain State, in October and
June, has not admired the golden and emerald
scenery of that glorious region, where "nan re-
tans his native dignity and woman smiles in all
the loveliness that adolns her SEX" IL Vermont
has her SCREEN HORNS" she still has her rich green
fields, and can boast Of her intelligent sons and
captivating daugbters-her verdure.cad hills aud
fruitful valIies-her crystal lakes and gently flow
ing rivers-her bdbbting brooks and boiling
sprngs-nnd ''all that sort OF thing" "But what"
the reader may ask, Gins all this TO do with botany
or iurkey?" just nothing, gentle reader, and so
we will cen proceed to tell tale as briefly as
possible.
Some few years SINCE a young gentleman, who
had just graduated with honor at the University in
Burlington, paid visit to one OF those charming
little villages which so abound in Northern YER
mont aud in passing through which, on sunny
afternoon, so many blooming maidens " worthy
to grace a throne, may be seen in gleesome gath
erngs on the gay parterres that adorn the unpre-
tending but tasteful mansions in which they dwell.
1t was in such paradise as this, and with such
witching dnnsels, that our youthful hero was
passing zone heaven Of love aud gaiety, when
10 change came over the spirit of his delirious
dream Having been one day invited to dine
with "Widow CHEEKY" and her three four
lovely daughters, lie Nv it'll pleasure accepted the
invitation and, being the only gentleman nj Ia
bic, il Of course dcvoyed upon him to edo the
lIohors'" AS our hero was not much ol carver,
he ghzed aIter oeing seated Il moment or lWo'
upon huge roasted turkey mai was placed before
nun, wan anything nut pheasant emo'iohs, out
ruuing ne WINS .n'ty ro"Sht "''u ,n'' inere "os
no "backng cut" he thought TO himself, as does
George BrOCn nudlhly, III the opera OF the "Whte
LaHy' NOW must prepare 10 meet ,he tooFSf,
a"u 81 Hc Con"e"ceu "Peiu'ohs Wy P'u"S'nB us
FORK, ScCundem d'lem INTO lie, To hliiI '"rihuaoe
iowl' MS hrs' ieat our nero accohlphshe",
mn IN uptio sill IEcupglnbIv
iot " MS en"e eu's,aruou' sun very 'eSPe''uOy
ior new peghner bu', 10 MS uuer cohs'e'-
NATION ana cohiusol'' me next mope our nero naue
ny soii'e "huccoun'ap'e hCcuS PocuS' 'ne ''e'eSs
ana 'ee''er'ess o,r"J'eO rs IL WERE s'noN'e nov
ou' " u'o us" 0e"' acioss ,"e 'u"'o' '"" '''o
zap Vi u's gay onu accotlP'smeu hos'ess ''c gravy
JWWg Ne'y wn'c" way, "eeiy .pesPuuo''ns
mother anu daughters! an "ePl meu coume"an1
teS very "e, ul'n our neio u'e.li"eu " '''enu
'ie mater ny renark'hg tha' ne huu NOT studied
Do'd"y N,nsdhhS hhaloniyJ a' CoHeSe ts, was
'oo lnuch 10. human nu'ufe 10 oeaI' W. 'u-
oW Oieer'y purs' OUT mo nearly qua NnVo'un'
tary III vi IauSn'er-neI iuh 'o',ns ua"gn'ers
io'ioWed sui our unfortunate nero urea 10
iaugh out comd NJ uoHeu, anu mas "ot oeeh seen
III t,ia' V''ase OF ',cIn''y since.
'ho'"', 'inr we ho'u '''a' 'ae Wt'"oIn NOR"
is poor tIngl; young gentlemen should become
adopts III the mysteries OF the Art OF Carving, be-
lore lhey go about Lnuch among the young ladies'
eSpecldtiy-BoSton Erentng Transcript
from Ma'lorys " Lille ana Speeches OF Henry
Gay, reiules one OF tile most current OF lie
wholesa'e ca'uthhies against 'he great statesman
I'm Inc spring OF 1863, we hau me pleasure
OF pelus lelow passenger WIN MI Ciay, from
New orIeanS 10 i-o"'sV'ne. hter general ac-
qhuintahce ilau neen established among tie cabln
passengers, TO passaway The time more agreeably,
II was proposed to have game oil cards, IN which
one OF the number proposed to invite Mr.. Clay to-
JON. when lie invitation was gwen, he en-
CURED what gaine was proposed lie reply was,
Brdg" The sudden compressor oil his lips,
and the change from easy polileness TO the dign-
htd department OF one entitled 10 give advice,
evlnced al once determination not 10 engage III
the game. Excuse me, gentlemen, SAID he,
81 have not played game OF any kind OF hazard
Tor the last Twelve years ana take occasion 10
warn you all TO avoid practice destructive OF a
good name, and drawing alter 1t evil conse.
quences OF great magnitude In my early days,
II was my misfortune, owing to ilvely ana ar
dent temperament 10 iali mo this vice, anu 10
considerable eAtehl, ana no one Gun a'helt more
sincerely the evll ana the consequences oil II than
do. These have followed me INTO nearly all
the Walks OF llc, ana lhough ! nave long since
apahaoheu Tue perniclous pracuce whlcn ieu ,ne
otneih' " seems ''a' 'ney VIII never "oa"'o''
me.
- i"'P'oo"ts 'ewS'-n "iiler al u'e h'eHa'"rIa
uaze''e' s"Ne "'' a'Iou'o Jo"'ney W i'os'o'
ana having Expressed 'le op'ulo' 'l'at ',e aooLi-
non movement az me uor'h Is oVerr"'eu ny the
0out', uu's 'ne 'o''oWW'"s.'e No. "nie" are d
good deal more cohci'hatory anu 'uir th"h "hat
nave usna'y come from 'Il"' qu"t'er:
IL now our "'elus ~ Co"s'ess ana e'se"neIe
WIZ a''ei 'nen Po"y '''''e !" ihu''cIs U, u'scus,
s'oi anu VI 'he recepuou vi 'iie'hoi"s' tley WIN
consult their own best Interests aud take the last