Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-01-05
CHIPs q CLIPPINGS.

WOulu I0cu COW Oh pumpkins tillt want cnOpt'
1.-THE pumpkins was chopt And iwaent the
pumpkins neither that choked her Twas the
tray--the end ont is sticking out OF her mouth
now"
"Ughl Ugh! There goes my bread tray. No
longer ago than yesterday, told you The COW
would swallow that tray"
The Wood VIA The Bark OG.--A wag has been
telling the editor of The Sporting Chronicle story
of his exploits while in Canada, engaged in the |
lumber business in which he says he should have |
made fortune had he remained another year.
lie says there deal of rough gambling" |
(thot is stenliug) going on all round but while
Other people only able TO sten the saw logs, |
he was able to steal The boards ready sawed He
concludes his story Ivy relating that things had at
length come 10 such pass, that nj NIL the saw !
mills a watch was set to prevent stealing logs ;
but he had got wide awake in. the business
that lie could "back yoke Of oxen up to Il log
with ninn sitting on II, and twitch it out clear,
leaving the man sitting on the bark"
Emphasize your Words Correctly -" Boy, go in
and ask how old Mrs. jenkins is"
"Yes ma'nm." Tue boy returned with the an.
swer.
1.-THE lady says she don't know how old she is
ma am"
Cool" May be smoking is offensive to some
of YOU"
Yes yes" Immediately responded dozen
voices.
Well" said the inquirer, again placing his CT
gar between his lips, lis 10 some Jyiks"
Where lie leisure evening hour is employed by
laniy ~ reading 'he page OF instruction, there
grows ~ the mIn1s OF the younger members,
love OF nome ana knowledge incompatible with
some Of The worst vices, aud deserving Of being
ranked with some of the highest virtues.
Henry C1ay'S UVe.--A lady OF Northern Penn
sylyarIia now residing in Virginia has written TO
II friend IN Alonlrosc, Pennsy lvnniu, from which
the editor OF the Susqlehnnnuh Register has pub
lished several extra Is. Among them we find the
following, which will interest The ladies'. n, least.
and shows Mrs. Clay to he the true American
matron, her husband is the true American Gill
zen aud Patrio
happened 10 get in company with CLAY men
and ladies' too. met with Mrs il. of Lgxinr,nn,
Kentucky, who had visited at Mr. Claws during
the last summer. and size gave n uleasan, account
of the domestic habits ct The family. Mrs. CLAW
gets Mp al O'clock in the morning superintends
her dairy does much of the labor with her 1wn
hands sometimes churns the cream and ALWAYS
| salts and prepares The butter for market Sie
said it well arranged house, and she des-
cribes The place Us beautiful in the extreme
inquired whether Mrs. Clay WAS genteel and lady
| like in her manners Sue said, Yes exc, edIngly
so-lhat II was rare 10 meet with Que so lnlelii
gent and accomplished. Mrs II. would almost
nav huse il9'' ""y man OF you II 80" had heard
her taK
! Use o. Sidnder-l hat slander is often bencli
| pS'SN"
| recoiIect an ailecdole IN point man some
where out West was elected 10 congress. II was
totally unluaIhed, IN every respect, for the posi-
non friend III Washington once asked him -
How was It you managed TO get electeh?
" stole pig"
"liey ?-What? How? Is stealing pigs
considered qualification Tor Congress P"
No-but as soon as it was known the papers
on TONER side took II up, and OF course our'n had
10 Ge'enu me. great noise was made about it
ne called 1t an Infamous attempt to destroy the
spo.less reputation OF an Innocent man for party
purposes, the people got roused aud got in,
Az The next election his opponent was chosen
friend meeting the defeated candidate one day
asked how 1t happened.
"Oh, blast the ieller"-he replied; " he smell
Tie rat and got The start oil me- lie stole sheep
Sal. Pest
Economy IN FueL-A correspondent Of the Elk.
eler News Letter recommends to the economical
TO have their wood cut and piled up at their doors
He says that by following these directions it will
go much farther than II will If locked up in n wood
house. One Of his neighbors has tried it repea.
;edly, and has sometimes known n large hand
sled load TO go neurly half mile in one night!
| REFUSAL. OR CHRISTIAN RunIAI tn
THE SON or 4 DISSEN rIN(; uIN.
ISrER
The London Patriot of Nov. 2 contains YER,
long and painiul narrative of The conJu., otSI
clergyman in The city of Wells. whose views o
: duty, under circumstances stated, have occasion
cd considerable excitement ia that neighborhood
. Such conduct cannot fail TO strengthen scctara,
r feeling, under the influence of Which charity re-
Tires TO dcplore the injuries infected on religion b.
e lis minister's who think they do God seryire bj
throwing combustibles on The flame which is kin
died by bigolry, and kept alive by strife. TIN
= following IS an abridged account oil tins sad exli
q bon of ecclesiastical intolerance:
son The 9Th inst died in the citv of Walls Mr.
N H. Crossman son of Rev. II. Crosslnnn, Bnp,is
i minister. On The following day. the CLERGYMAN O
the parish called unsolicied. on Mrs. Crossn,an
} ther husband Icing absent from homel and IN
. auired of her il her late son had been b1pli,ed :
= On receiving reply IN the negative, he reloined
6 "rhen cannot bury him. I'm nv ouinion ban
& ism. according TO The rites of the Esnhli,be,
Church, is necessary to salyation." AnuEcatio