Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-01-22
miscellaneous Etems.

Brigham Young has increased his hatem O
soventy-fve white wives, by adding to it IF
teen young and lovely Indian squaws.
The Texas Legislature has passed bill
which allows free negroes who may desire 1t
to select masters and become slaves.
10 A down cast poet thus immortalizo'
the beautiful river Connecticut "Roll on
loved Connecticut, long hast thou ran giving
shad to Hartford. and freedom to man y
Abby NJ. Hemenway of Ludlow, has il
preparation a book Of poetry to consist of Sc
iections from the productions of Vernon
poets.
TY7 A schoolmaster asked fair pupil
''Can you decline a kiss; :" She replied, drop
ping perplexcd courtesy, "Ycs, sir, | can
but hate to plaguily."
The latest case of absence is that Of young
lady, who, on returning from walk with
her lover, the other evening, raped him on
the face and babe good night to the door.
If you wish to increase the size and promi-
hence of your eyes, just keep an account Of
the money you spend foolishly, and add it up
at the end Of the year
The CUNNINGHAM FAMILy.--The Now
York Times says that Mrs. Cunningham is
living with her daughters and sons in Twenty
third street, New York. Consequently, none
of them arc in France, as reported recently.
~ The notorious prize fighter, Chris. Lii
ly, who went from New York to California,
and was ordered out of the State by the Wig
lance Committee, has been murdered by the
Costa Ricans
Mormon advertisement reads as follows !:
"To be lct-Rooms for two gentlemen and
four wives. or rooms for one gentleman and
six wives" We have been trying to figure
out what sort of accommodations they were.
Frank Dalton, the hero Of the Boston di-
vorco case is quietly engaged in the clothing
business in Kansas. The boys have got
up burlcsque State ticket, on which his
name appears as State Treasurer.
Little boy. can | go through this gate to
the river" politely inquired iashionably
dressed lady "P'rhaps so--a load of hay
went through there this morning was the
horrid reply.
Somebody describes the absurd appearance
of a man dancing the polka, in this wise -
ale looks as though he had hole in his
pocket and was trying to shake shilling
down the leg Of his trousers"
Nncty-ivc persons died in Providence last
year who were seventy years Of age and up
wards. Patrick Donnclly, a native Of Ire
land was the Oldest, and he attained to the
great age of one hundred and three years.
~ "Where was I, said little urching,
one day. to his mother, as he stood gazing
upon his PROSTATE pa, where was l when
you married pa why didn't you take me
along; I could have picked outa better man
than he is.
ALBINo RArs.--At the first December
meeting of the Boston Natural History Soci-
city. Mr.. n. H. Bishop exhibited a pair of
Albno rats, which were caught in barn in
Modford, upon the Mystic River They are
perfectly white, with pink eyes.
FIRE AND WATER.-A man in Pawtucket
lately made application for insurance on a
building situated in village where there was
no fire engine. In answer to the question,
What are the facilities for exhnguishing
fires !" he wrote, at rains sometimes
I-V1 We do not often come across a more
fragrant sporting item than this from the
Hartford Times "Henry Hendrick, the we'll
known trapper of Plainville, took II skunks
out of one hole last Saturday 1t was feat
that will not soon be equallcd, probably"
SAVED BY ROOSTER - In Cambridge
before Judge Ladd, A. G. Patten was put on
trial for stealing hen, but the evidence show
cd that the fowl was a rooster, and Patton
was discharged. The TRANSCRIPT. speaks OF
the distinction as technical. -Bosfon Courier.
A HAIRY EDIroR.-Thc Rutland Courier
thus welcomes its subscribers at the com
mencement of this year 1--WE are happy to
Il 4.
are posted and balanced, and we commenc,
the subscription of 1858 with clean sheet
as every subscription is paid;
We learn with pleasure that the lady who
was said to be the innocent cause of the Kali
loch trial, about three quarters of year ago
so far from having the consumption, as wa,
apprehended by some of her medical friends al
the time, is now las well as could be expect
ed."-Boston Post.
While Mr.. David Myros of Pownal wa,
scraping hog, one day last week, the knit,
which he was using unaccountably struck hin
in the eye with its sharp point entering noai
the sight, and making so severe a wound tina
he will be deprived of the use of that mem
Der entirely.
An extravagant young gentleman having
gray horses, asked friend of his, who hap.
pened to be of a serious cast, what he thought
of his grays. "Why, ] confess, Ned" repli
ed the other, "they look extremely we'll, bu
take my word for it, your grays will soon b.
converted into duns."
Years ago, when Long John Wentworth
saw fit to leave the Democratic party, upol
the fugitive slave bill, Douglas, his towns
man, told him ''that he had joined the Wing
and Abolitionist.' Long John, it is said
has addressed Douglas a brief note, askin,
that Senator 'what party he proposes t,
joint"
Blobbs says that the "grab bag" syster
carried on at ladies' fairs, where a shilling -
grab is charged for the highest prize value
two cents, always reminds him of the shrew
colored individual, who issued S4,75 in shin
plasters, payable when presented in sums G
FIVE dollars. That darkey should be made
Bank Director.
~ correspondent of the London Build
or suggests that in the upper sash of ever
window there should be inserted frame
pane that will open on hinges and this Shout
be compulsory because in numerous instar
oes the upper sashes of windews are five,