Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1862-02-27
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ALL SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS.

CoNJuGAL iNFIDELIrY.- young woman,
whose husband has enlisted in one of the Yer.
mont regiments was left by him in Burlington
few weeks since she formed the acouaintance
of a woman who told her she could find plenty
Of employment as IL seamstress, in Boston,
She accompanied her friend there, and was
taken to hoase of ili.fame, where she remain
ed n few days, and escaped on the 18th inst
The Boston police will send her home
A New ENrERpRlsE.-T Boston 7rau-
eiicr publishes as an on dbl that certain parties
have gone to Mount Arrarat to find the rem
nantN Of Noah's ark, and sell them to the United
States government tor transport service at
profit OF five thousand per cent The ark could
be laden with shoddy, with shoes as soleess as
their makers and with Belgian muskets, war.
rantcd to be harmful to only those using them
and so the cargo and the craft would be
matched, and when sunk the loss would be
gain.
Burnside is one of the Generals THAT do NOT
issue proclamations" He is "a man of action.
not words. This was shown by his speech On.
the reception of the flag presented to him at
Washington, at an early period OF the war.
cred hotteriug speech, and had presented tho
hag Burnside received it with an expression of
satisfaction on his countenance, made a crurte-
Gus bow and said, VERY much obliged to you
Move on men!' That's it, No words to
spare. Move on, men,"
The following is related Of the late DR.. L.
V. Bell, as having occurred at the battle of
Bull Run. 1.-The Doctor was examining
wounded rebel, who said to him-'Doctor, you
had better look to your own men; | suppose
am your enemy The kind.heartcd surgeon
raised himself to his full height, and with that
dignity inseparable from his character, replied
Sir, you acere my enemy ; you are my patient
Is there anything in romance more pretty :"
The N Y. Post hears that CDR. Ives" the
person who has been sent to Fort McIIenry by
order Of Secretary Stanton, on charge eff trea-
sonable spying in the War Office, was on Tues
day dismissed from The Custom House, where
he had held an appointment. The Post says:
There is some curiosity among ignorant outsiders
TO know how d man can hold an office in the
New York Custom House and at the same time
live in Washington.
A grand ball was recently given at San Fran
cisco, in honor OF the officers Of Russian man
of war lying in the harb,r. A. jenkins, in de-
scribng the affair, says the officers, true to the
instincts of the Russian bear, Rugged the girls
in the polka, in the most natural and charming
manner, and the latter seemed to like it.
Tom Sayers and a circus manager were fol-
lowed through The streets of Liverpool, on re-
cent day by an excited crowd who supposed
them to be Mason and Slide Such is fame.
Illinois claims the honor of the victory at
Fort Donclson That State had twenty-five
regiments Of Infantry, and four regiments of
Cavalry in the battle - Fl eeman.
The late Henry j. Winter of Chelsea Mass,
bcqueathed to the town ofSt Adams $1,000
to establish library, provided the town raises
an equal sum for the same purpose.
Senator Lane of Indiana read dispatch to
the Senate on Monday announcing the cap
ture Of Fort Doucl*on. Mech laughter ensucd
when it was stated that Floyd had escaped
Geo Hawkins of Reading private in COM
pany c, 9th Vt Regt, who has been at his
fathers for the past month on iarlough. has
much improved, although there are doubts Of
MS heiHg hUlo 10 endure lhc hafusNlpS OF camp
life,
The Southern spy who was said few weeks
ago to have been at Washington, disguised in
the uniioim of federal officer is now known
t, have been 0. Jennings Wise. who was
killed at Roanoke Island
IF twenty seven inches of snow give three
inches Of water, how much milk will COW give
fed upon turnips? Multiply the flakes by the
hair on the cows tail then divide the product
by IL turuip, add "A pound Of chalk and the SUM
will be the answer.
Al late term Of the Rutland county court,
there we're granted thirteen bills OF divorce
A rather dissatisfied community. we should
judge
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