Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-01-28

The way in which the title Of d. ID is
often bought and sold is amusingy described
in letter to the n. y. Tribune, the instances
being a matter of fact, and nothing magma
ry:-
"a college is raising the wind by importu-
nate medicancy The Rev. \. IS pastor OF a
congregation with half dozen rich men IN It,.
The Rev. A. has printed Thanksgiving SER
mon, and knows as much theology as he imbi-
bed in listening six months to the projections
of DR.. Dozy SO, in consideration OF his
eminent attainmcnts in divine science, the
Rev. A. is made Doctor Of Divinity, and
forthwith sets to work helping squeeze the
sad half dozen sponges for the colleges good.
The Rev b.. pastor Of the church in Leather
head is somewhat shaky in his position.
Sundry uneasy brethren desire change
So very intelligent congregation as Leather
head requires minister Of higher distinc-
ton Friends Of the Rev. b. pull certain
wires; the trustees of Gingerpop University
become impressed with his merits and he is
duly authenticated Doctor of Divinity. The
Leatherhcad brethren either find his sermons
greatly improved or some other congregation
covets the Rev Doctor for pastor and gives
him loud call, which, after much delibera-
ton and prayer, he accepts. The Rev. c., as
pie aVcr, is chosen president Of Log College
near the head waters of Missouri river. To
match his honors with his fortunes, Clodhop-
per College makes him Doctor The Rev
d. is located agent Of the--society holds
its annual meeting one year in the Rev f. IS
parish and makes the Rev +. one of its cor
porate members The Rev. f. is also one Of
the trustees of Clodhopper University fore
said TO return the compliment. the Rev.
f. at the next anniversary of Clodhopper, pro-
cures the Rev. d. to be made Doctor of
Divinity"
Fanny Fern says male teachers won't do
for girls;--Thcre must be discipline that's
certain; but in my opinion. a mans head
must be gray, not brown or black, if he would
enforce 10 his blood must be cold and slug
gish, and his ear beat to the charmer, charm
she never so cunningly, or certes, his magis-
torial chair viii be set at naught. Don't |
know Answer me, thou now Reverend gem
tlcman, who once kept me after school for
reprimand, and spent the precious moments
rolling my curls over your fingers, while my
she-comrade was bursting off her hooks and
eyes as she peered through the koy-hole.
Not that uphold it, but every animal fights
with the weapons a good Providence has Civ
en- it--that's the amount of it--and some
how or other had found that out though
whether France was bounded south by Rhode
Island or not was still a mystery was not
in porspiration to solve
GENUINE ELoQUENCE.-There is no pco-
pie in the world with whom eloquonco is so
universal gift as the Irish. When Leitch
Richie was travelling in Ireland, he passed a
man who was painful spectacle of pallor,
squalor and raggcdnoss His heart smote
him, and he turned back. IF you are IN
want, said Richie, with some degree OF
peevshncss, "why don't you beg ;'-"Sure,
it's begging am, yer honor. You didn't
say a word. '-"Ov coorse not, yer honor
but see how the skin is speakin through the
holes of me trousers and the bones cryin'
out through me skin Look at me sunken
cheeks, and the famine that's starin in me
eyes Man alive isn't it beggin am with
a hundred tongues -