Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-06-02


mean, rather" said we, composedly "thc
beans grow In these dai things called pods, and
which in their green state, ''may be eaten,
beans and all in that case they are called
siring-bcans." "And what arc these green
round things, stuck up on aiicks'' asked she,
innocenily. "Those are called eubbages," we
replied ga term not unfrequenuy connected
with pork, and which, shen cooked together,
constitutes a mos, excellent dish, and those
round, bulbous roots, with green iapular stalks,
how would you characterize those g. continued
We. 81 think they are called turnips," she
replied, "are they moi p "Ihey bear rescin-
blancc to ihem," we answered, ''lhough they
arc usually called onions We believe. They
sometimes emit an unpleasant olor, and should
never be eaten before going into young ladies'
society" "They never are in New York."
said she 'indeed they arc never eaten at all "
"Ah ~ We replied. Having gone through the
vegetable and floral kingdoms, in the latter Of
which poppy and holyhock were pronounced
respectively snow-drop and primrose, we stroll
led up to an enormous bunch Of feune, stand
ing in the corner Of the garden. "llere," we
began empbaically, "is ono Of the most beau
iiful plants in the whole herbverous kingdom
Observe the stalks, hew round and regular
and the leaves, how exquisitely delicate and
all terminating in these little seeds so prevalent
in tea cakes - At this, she caught hold Of d
bunch, and in her effort 10 pull it of, shook
down huge fennel worm upon her brocade.---
"Why COUSIN" said We admiringly, "what a
beautiful little creature is crawling on your
dress "What is itl' said she, looking
about. "a charming little fennel worm
"a what worm murder where is i'll
get il off," She began shaking hsr dross, ADD
backing a.ross some carrot beds, and finally
tripped in a row of bush beans, and fell into
huge gooseberry bush. "Sir 20 said she, en-
ergcically, 81 shall never forgive you for this
never - "Beealm YOURSELF cousin said we
quietly. "Suaer not passion 10 preside over
reason. Let not the innocent suffer for the sins
of the guilty, for then the rule of justice is
made null. Let us seek rather to rescue you
from this perilous position without doing Sio-
lence TO your lounces. In thut case, however.
they shall be converted into kite tails, where,
you must acknowledge, they will serve an equal
ly useful and ornamental purpose" "Oh, you
mean thing" exclaimed she impaiien,ly, ''do
be still" AT last with some difficulty, the
dress was diseniangled without harm, except a
rem, Of about yard in the fifth tier Of this su-
perfuous foliage, which, we suggested, could
be easily repaired by cutting strip from the
bottom.
''And now, dear cousin said we, 'let US
GO into the kitchen and regale ourselves with a
dish Of cold ham, and when you feel disposed
to ridicule country girls again. call TO mind the
young lady who mistook pole beaas for polyan-
ihuses, and who, through fear Of fenne worm,
trampled down three canol-beds, aud fell into a
--''----i----- irriE, NEW NaDoo.
That famous Indian Nabob, whose name is
so long that it 'could not be inserted except rs
an advertisement, call il Maharajah for
shortuess--is the present wonder Of Paris IL
will be remembered tina, on his frst landing at
Bordeaux, he bought up oil the umbrellas ofihe
place, as |, was rainy day, and had them pre-
sontej to the population in the streets. Ca arr
riving he went 10 the theatre, and seeing a
large audience with bare heads, he despatched
his numerous attendants Immediately for such
number of hats as would cover the destitute
thousands before him. The day after, he sta
toned himself opposite the large earriage-siand
on the Bonlevards, and employed himself with
begging every young lady who passed on foot
to tdke a ride at his expense. A subsequent
enterprise has been 10 ride through the city, fa.-
lowed by load Of ready-made cloaks and Orcr-
coats, and stopping every ill-clad OF plainly
dressed person, to beg his acceptance of the
article he seemed TO need. He is said to have
negotiated for the hire cf a Uhole hedfre and
performance, TO sand himself at the door and
beO The nassars- -hv 10 mn in fraa Az ,h,a res.