Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-01-19
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Items Of all Sorts.
A female rebel writes to her lover 10 the army
II love you better !han candy, and yol 30
love il. aant you to receolIec what told SOU
about Captain berry"
An InaeIite has recently bsef%ho,en Mayor Of
Southampton, England, and another !, Mayor Of
Liverpool
It is said that snca the sale Of whiskay was
prohibited al Nashville, the opinion IS becoming
common that all The ahikey ia The department.
by standing TWO OF three days, will change ID
brandy gin aud vine. To ell these l.q4o.s by
ths glass or barrel, will be ~ violation Of the
order. Such, al least is the general opiaioa IF
the thirsty.
The Rev. Mr.. Shine, Chaplain Of the house 5f
Representatives in Tho Iowa Legislature, % die
opening OF the recent session, prayed thu, "BI,,s
thou the young anu growing Stale Of 1891, bee
honatoH and Representatives, the Governor a1i
State officers. Give Us q sound currency, pure
water, aud uadehed relig.on--lor CuHsts slaa.
Amen
Sergeant Shea, lately appointed lhe juice
snip OIL Tue court Of the queens bench, is said 10
be The first R2msn Catholic VINO ll} been msd5
Judge since England became Protestant.
GOOD LNouGH TO BE 'IRUE.--Au army cores
pondent tells an anecd0te which has never been
IN PRINT Of Stonewall jackson The rebel army
was on it' march to a3hnd. seoosA farmer
sought an interview with Sgonewa and said
"ueneral, are you going nto Maryald g' "U1
you seek an interview to ask me lh3t question p
" NO SIR" replied the farmer "buD If vou Vill I'M
form me will tell yous secret" 4 secret eh?a
les sr" Can You keep secret?' asked
sion wall, cycling tie man slernly. "Od, yt8."
HelL ST." said the general, "you keep sour
secret, and III keep mice !" md he rode off.
leaving MS butternut friend ina maz, Of bswiidlf-
ment.
The Confederate Navy consists, according 10
thrif own Official report, Of 1888 commissioned
oEicsr, l0l petty officers aua s77 seam.n. u
about Two officers to every three men. The fac.
suggests the idea Of tbs old Spanish proyuI,
winch says:
"lfyon're .egnior and I'm s,ignor,
Then WHO'S to pun he boat Asuore2'
PoRTESToUs. The New York Times New
Orleans correspondent Gsys:
" A letter from secesh ady in Ibis CITY tot
Trend IN Mobile, think, wa recently captuftd,
aud reveals the fears Of the sscessonst, batter
Than anything had Je! seen. Among other re
marks Of the kind, occurs the f5Il18ing amusing
ana significant passage: " The work u saoiht.on
s going on rap div, and the Yankee officers are
locating hey Janaities piM an air Of p rmanency
truly distressing"
A FlGnr "A broad-shouldered, r,d.shreI
deck hand from one Of til packets, and stall
wart gentleman from Zlngu -bsr, got into a friend
y hshI on the leyce last night By adro. move.
ments they ran their heads and different portions
OF the'r corporosities against each oiher's fsis
ana boots iolsrAby hard. The scrimmage w.1ed
warmer as II progressed, until the fnll- assumed
the :" situation describ,d by the following e1c,
which we quote;
They cl.nched like two ramp,liou, bears
And each Tell on his .it
They twore stream o. six inch o. hs
ana NJ, and H. and Ht.
Tho mul it niw the sky grtwdsrk
And all the lanterns Mt;
And still them critters rolled about
And ~, and NJ, and a.
FOR miles around the noise was heard
Folks couldn't sleep BIZ
becalse the two cAntsukereus chaps
sill a., ami A. and 1T.
~ o. Delta.
Here i's brief epitaph
lhorpees
corpse.
Tho friends of Mr. Thomas Tborue Ind
Originally intended to engrave upon his tomb
stone:
This corpse
Is Tommy Thoip's
but upon reflection it was considered 10 long.
PROPHETIC DoGGREL. There /, an old f..
male eonIraband following the army Of the Poto
mac, "ho has the reputation OF being hal-crazad.
9hs repeats the following doggereI verse:
Ia sixty one the war begun
Ia sixty Two it was half through
lnsHiy-lhree the nlggers were nee
Ia sky -four The war VIII " Ger
THEArRlcAL.-Why did Jossph'a brethren pg.
him in the pip
Because they did not want him in the trnity
circle /'"''|
When beau was asked why be wore bi,fs-
tplendenl llesslan boots in the fne.t weather.
aud appeared in shoes and silk stockings only
when IT WAS wet and muddy. be answered umy
VIE washes my stockings, but have 10 clean nv
boots myself"
REMARKABLY PoLTE-In one Of The Nsw
ork churches, recently, the clergyman concluded
his discourse as follows:
But bear the rus,liug Of silk IN the peWs
IS II some ladies' were inpatient to leave viii
therefore say God bIes. YOU"
" Don't you beey. the Lord (, on our side on
aid strong rebel to not overcouhdent friend. !
some time since. "Don't YOU think, now. The I
Lords on our side i" "Well, y.s.s.s," responded /
me Others "y'e-ss, but lie, acting mighty /
strange abou! it, mighty strange"
The ladies' describe Mrs. LineoIn's dress on the
cca'lon Of the grand reception, New Yelr's day.
IS rich, dsc.tely shaded purple silk, trimmed
. iIh black velvet and fringe, lharlre lace nee,
ne, and a pearl brooch at the throat dropping
White feather in her hair, aiding in giving cE,ct
q the toilette.
a cynical fellow who can't muster the cash for
sleigh ride, publishes the following recipe for It's
,nsauonS: Sit in the hail IN your night clothes
'lh both doors open so that You can yet good
raft-your feet 10 pail OF iee.water-dfop the
rsni door key down lcur b,ok-hod an ice,e N
ne hand and ring the tea DELL with the other.
'o says "you can't tell the difference with your
yes shut, aud II IS great deal cheaper
s----'s
G. w. STORRS, h
Grocery & Crockery Store.