Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-01-10

tIne since, Wnen he met party OF Jolly young
sailors. The result was that he was laid fiat
on his back and was unable to move for some
time, and since lie had not felt as lively as usa-
al There was one thing TO which he would
call the attention of the Convention. lie pri-
ded himself upon the purity of his political
principles; he was the alderman's best friend.
The Shark had lately insulled him by calling
him regular old hard shell. (Here the Shark
interrupted him by asking if that was not his
cdseO The Turtle replied that he should say
nothing more at present. but should have some
thing TO lag briore the next meeting. The
Shark, (contemptuousy) yes, a fle eggs, prob
ably.
The Porpose did not exactly understand the
purpose of the convention, nor whether all the
members were present. The Secretary called
the roll. The Whale called him TO ordor and
was sorry TO see him reelinR about in that dis
graceful condition. His motion was quite out
OF order, and he appeared to be attempting to
get up a revolution The Porpoise assured the
convention that his movements proceeded en-
tirely from the motion Of the waves, but still
he should waive the motion. lie then took a
back seat, amid cries of "you'r blo,ccr."
The President remarked that he should be
happy to hear from some Of the small fry, the
oyster, lobster, and others--who, if not the
"bone and sinew' of the tribe, were at least
the muscles. The Oyster proceeded to open
his case, which was hard one. lie was con-
tinually in trouble, and always in some stew or
broil lie had family troubles, also his half
brother, the Clam, was disgrace to the iami-
ly, always in liquor. and generally considered
squirt Some Of his family were very la
, zy, and spent most Of their time in beds. There
had also been some rakes among them, crea-
ting great disturbance. He was most respect
able himself his father was most distinguish
ed, and his maternal ancestor was Mothr Of
Pearl, lie went in for his own rights, and did
not care whether the rest got theirs or not
The Jewish remarked, dat was very selfish
The Oyster continued There was one OF
his neighbors-he would not call any names
who was very surly and grabbed that he was
one-sided individual, and no one approved of
his motions.
The Crab protested against this abuse, and
said that the rest took advantage of him be-
cause he was "sofi.' He respectfully relir-
ed jdckrdrds.
Here the Goldfish entered and apoogized for
his lateness as he had been visiting school.
/ lie thought the Whale was badly off, since men
| took LIs oil to make lights Of His own case
was the revcI-e Of this they took his lights
and liver too, for that matIer-io make oil of.
This might be very good for consumption, but
it was confounded bad for him. lhe most a.
farming kind he had ever heard OF was lhe con.
sumption of Goldfish. II might be very good
fun for men to cut him open and salt him, bat
TO hang him up afterwards was rather too bad
a Joke.
The Herring said there had heen dispusi-
ton manifested To play tricks Of this kind III
his school, and that lately some of his compan-
IONS had beeo badly smoked.
The shad, too in his spring migrations uf
the rivers, had been greatly prosecuted, paric
ularly by the members of the legislature. Mer
had greatly netied him, and had nearly driven
hin insane. lie was supersitious fish. anc
must unucky day 10 lin was f;yday. How
ever, he thought his enemies had suffered some
wha, in the warfare, and found his tail regu
lar bonyparle.
The FlaifsA was not particularly laiierins
in reply to the Shad, for he did not hclev,
there was shadow of truth in his remarks
The Salmon, also, had his troubles. III
WAS an ars,ocrat- (here there was a genera
turning up Of noses, and some tiiering, not o
the Goldfish kind either )-and did no, associate
with the small fry. He spent most of his tim,
in travelling, and in summer went up 10 the in
/ land rivers, and took his family to the spring
and the falls. lie had been lately much afi.ict
ed and grossly maltrcaed at the sonih. Pass
ing up the Savannah river his family had bee
surrounded by party of Infamous kldnappers
, and some of his children had been hooked.
S was his intention to inform Uncles Sam an,
Tom Of this outrage. and the Union would b
dissolved Immediately. y.-Here there was reg
5 ular row among the small fry. The Tror
a called the Salmon "Nonhern Fish, with nor
ihern principles, who had no business pokin
e his nose up southern rivers" lie consldere
S the story of the Salmon all CANNON, and q
y up for political effect. He was small fish
: but anv insult TO his native streams he woul
j. not brook.
t The Flying Fish flew into tremendous pas
n sion, and appealed to the Blackfsh who moo
It estly thanked Neptune that though his bac
was black his belly was white. Just then ther
J. was great disturbance, also, among sundr
e others of the small fry, who had evidently bee
drinking.
! There was lot Of suckers who were muc
d intoxicated, and one small fish sung AT the to
n of his gils that he was "a jolly old sole, )" an
y the contention, like many of our political mee
f, ingS, broke up in general row therefore
} is presumed everything will 60 on as if notl
d ing had happened.
i "What do yon think will become of you