The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-04-09
Local Omnibus.


o. PLEBEAN" reports below, with
rare wit and humor, the only liquor case
we have known in town since our last
issue; although it has little to do with the
new law unbaiton your weskits," anl
read; ~
Liquor CASE. ~
. We would not any account, by ,cotS or decd
inJurc The feelings ofthc worthy Fentlcmii alluded to
below. 80 disrcspeei whatever l. intended and we
trust he VIII readily pardon ~ that incident -
laufhablcl ~
Dear rriutcr since YOU desired fr the paper
some innocent scrihIIesS1'l u light up my taper
And u yourgoqdTs5lers viii list to my rhyme
Iii'eil them atalc To accord with the unes:
n1srsn incident happened one fine ApriI day
Near The Franklin Hotel. jusi over ule way.
Where some liquor was" spli,nas many there saw.
Although mot exactly according to law.
Twas about six O'Clock, as / came from my tea.
Ilai Two men drove Up, and hiehod under tfoe;
One q them jumped OUT and went over tho street.
Nhilo tie otaer stopped quietly there in his seat.
Twas plain TO be scon that tie man had no lagoon,
BI' sober ana qliet be sai ia the wagon,
n u poor mortal hc never had hatmed-
Ana Iiio we thought that the fellow was armed 49,
Vet he was and 1t seemed that, In spo oftbe laws.
lie meant u hehto in King Alcohol cause
For he had Ia bis pocket, snug as a wallet.
boitie--or " pistol, As some people call H.
And looked az that good looking man. a.. he sat
ln his ample great coat and his black Knsuitb hat
with arms folded quietly over biz breast
Like q shrd, philosopher taking his rest.
And perhaps he had been there ten minutes. sb,,,
"hoh the thought seemed 10 strike him he'd better
Get out
30 he nose from hi scat and turned himself round.
Ana prepared To make ready to jump to the ground
And osrf The eide IT the wagon he Jumped
And iar bottle Of glass the W euR heel llump'd
Ana nat which he thought to have run down his
throat,
Now ran down his Tuwsers and tail II his cont.
And he look ed on the ground, aud he lookedup the
tincti
Ana be- looked a. bis coat tail Ia. loot,
And be- lacked falnd 10 ssr, with eye-balis enlarged
u NO sa~ that The P''o" had snagpcd and ID,
eiargsL
And friends Of tho liquor law Jaw and were glad
And thirty sf-i'per. looked wi.tful aud sad
To zee That good liquor thus wasted, uuquaatd 49,
ava ''Tt II Tie hyailnier' shouied aad laughsd
oia'hi enquire what tht pistol" had ms
"As loaded, 90 doubt, via r.od brandy o. gin
ANH' hs'hins Cor r'asiiar, wen ssyl "a The pan
"f-i = iHemaiurrly', and--so diI tle usn.
Too, i't 40 " good citzensr hoarAhatfssrt
''o hf'i O. tAai Incident over tlo way:
=" Ca rea'nh--aye treason, a. undef.taaf
10 - arm and equip 'saiaat the laws oflhe land.
rLtbEIss.
a. The friends Of the Herald. we are
pi'lsed To say, are manifes,ing their food
"lli' practically, in all quarters. A few
days slneo Dr. II. S. Brown, Post Master
al North Clarendon, nd William Green.
ESQ Of that place presented ~ with
handsome list Of new subscribers hearty
iofy and from other localities our sub
scnp'ion books show disposition no, only
to hare good home pa per, bat to supper,
H. These genusmen viii be kindly re-
mambered by the pnn,er.-We alu,os, for
got to say that the above list was accompa.
Mod "i'h the ever needed needal.p
O. We hope our friends in ysriou,
towns Of he County uill help us b,le
more 10 The say q furnishing local news.
The rssi'try for Marriages and Deaths !.
On Interesting department Of ths papcr. and
D "e were Kept lirle better posted al r..
g'ra % these eyrau, Eoa!d be much
more 81.
uTha'o We any egg among us;-
alH1e The appearance n Puusm's Monthly
''' Ap0A ans question has nsen. 10 point
% Interest, among our townspoopls. above
ue Bourbon msuer We how. no,,e,a
several inqu'.Hirs Penaas, ziih basket. g,
u'f aHas- investigating he sub,ec, and
% De- si~rised they wiii BE- obliged o. a.
'ie- pol ihs aegatiso. -Caur tas- com.
neness cost weeL and D.. hsn ssmo
e'''e o- "hsf supp1sed Do b. connected
-'h ia' mysteries n the hu, hafe Is 81.
"'is demand iar thsta here ~ ssrb tines.
i''ai'ry foiss will o. vel 10 Sc 20 d that
''s 'aa1sei be Supplied
" j i' hy" uesfiy time ~ camnsbe,
s91t'as Do s9gs gtfaaas. A good gafssn
p " gree it-Poftsnee o. al hoass leen,,,
ar'Hefs he fne supriy ofii- be-, -sr.
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