The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-04-26
MISCELLANY
".Iarsaun LEGISLATION.


d Eing9the session of slS-there came to
Trenton, two ineD, Brown and Robinson,
- each having designs onshe honorable legisla-i
ture. Robinson had a termagant wife, and
fnaen sfacted a-pretty widow within the pale
of his ACC uainta1ce he desired that the hon
ora Die Legislators, should put away from him
4 mis- vixenish vile tina he migktmarry the Wild
IL esioow. Brown who mad a nice WIFE, a matrimo-
rial angel in fact, and ten little Browns. set
like dladems IN tbs crown ot his connubial hsP-
zine didh't waat anything OF the SORT Not
be. as wanted TO Charter plank road from
Squesdunk 10 Squash Hollow Boh these
worthless addressed themselves TO the task OF
lmpresslng the assembled wisdom, Win Inc
re aimportanee ofthese matters- They assauiteo
rs inuiierence successfully, and successfully
with spppers Of oysters and yenison ana un-
limited apple lack anu, champagne. Finally,
on the lasteay OF the session, Robinson gave
q champagne supper, and Brown succeeded 10
by champagne Dreakiass: Ane 4 ev ~ l
---peoa things turned of the bills OF Robinson
enaasud Brown like hot cakes, and they journeye Vi
home each witha certified copy OF his bill, re-
~ 1oicing and mtking merry. Brown convened
hisgsHily in the best roouls aud flourishing his
document, announced with q, becoming maies-
$40 tg, thai be had Won the plank road He should
.bePtesident AM bis matrimonial angel should
be Press dentess. II have the charter here nv
dsar.n says Brown. 81 et me see itn saws the
aasels Let nae see i'll, The parchment
IS ~ GUY nproseq-lhere was q sudden palor on
3 81 ina countenanceo OF both Brown and his an
ssa,s Rbis ana tileh came numbering oatn, why
81 Salsie, my dear, says Brown, 'those scoundrels
~ assiferton have divorced usp SO, indeed, "
ISL Was; she f,charter" was bill Of divorce, bear
a ing the names of Mr.. and Mrs. Brown in II ight-
tuiyplafn letters. Here was situation, Brown
legislaturedinto single man. and stranger
MAJ TO thednosher Of the ten dadems. Like the
gIs army Ia Flanders, be swore fearfuliy sui
aAs there came no peace to his mind until, struck
asi with a brilIiantide he took the former Mrs.
Brown under his wing aud set out for the par
il9 edeoais house. Almost slupeded by amazement.
at the request, the Rev Mr.. Biblebanger re- tied
s. K tee krot thst he had sied SEVENTY odd years
.VA~ before, and Brown retired Ahappy ia having
defeated the feudish acs OF the honorable
le2islet0rsA Meantime, Robinson returned TO
his home, sought out the widow, and gleeful-a
YE "a W nfsgqed her that heswas rid OF that Jeze-
bel. know how to manage the Legislature"
says Robinson, "or half dozen of them.
ThatsuPper did the business. Let's go to the
~ parson my dear. ccs s --.sf-sr ~
= Tie widow arranged her toilet for walk
OUT and Robinson she took his arm, tri-
uRphantlY paraded his parchment, saying,
A--as-@ "See how handsome 1t looks, Jabez Robinson
sni Jerusha Ann Robinson are two" The
widow looked up and over his arm, and witha
va waiting "Oh dear r. sank back an the sofasa
lsqsGe" azssn says Robinson, "a basket of cham;
pGgne, and no end of happiness, done, ruinedn
= 1t was indeed hard. Ja6ez Robinson was du
lY. ard by law, Incorporated into plank road
between Bristol and Burlington. The raging
DssaVare, just one mile in widtb, rolls between
9 has W. PLACES imagine RoGasoS'3 help
q Solessness. III they had chartered me plank
- road anywhere else, y said Robinson, in agony,
might do something with it., but planK
IS roat rom Burlington to Bristol, ia an absurdi-
ty." rltsis. The widow not understanding
clearly, tearfully inquired. eJabez dear. amt
you divorced?' "No," beloved Roblnsob,
and what's worse, the legislature has gone
20 home drunk, and Wc1 t be back for a year."