Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-30
Ulley on BREAD and BHtter"-He
Tells a Little story.

Col. Usley, of the Racine Journal, goes 10
decidedly TOR the - bread and butter policy
Abiding - the report that Ex- Governor Ran
dali says those who ca: the Presidents bread
and butter must sustain the President's policy
he says
Now, We like this olsaniug-out operation.
Re are going 20 sustain this policy. Not for
bread and butter, TOR we ehouid never get any
OF that If We We're to forfeit our soul IN behalf
of all his policies We do Is tor the purp pose
Of having the Republican party ~eeded out,
preparatory 10 the coming IN OF = new dispen-
For every that was - Rapu biioa n
from primer pie will scorn the bride, and every
one that Republican tor what ne coul1
make out OF 1t will tick she hand that hsids
thu axe. What precious haul johnson will
make 1t will be what our fishermen call a
water haul. Ii may be that some of our read
ere don's know what that means We Will
tell them for nothing, although Is cost US i've
dollars. This thing happened to Us In n early
day, as long ago a. when we were keeping the
old Fulton House In this city. Is was before
they got these new tangled gill and pond nsts.
|, happened II this way: We had been keep
ing tavern thro severe, hard, dull winter.
House full OF boarders that never missed u
meal nor paid cent (TheIr bills remain
with unto this day. We had been run
ming the thing on suckers tor some time, ~hen
we heard they were Catching trout down on
the lake shore, and We concluded that We
would change the diet of our boarder=. lee,
they should leave US We were little green
then, which was u very excellent thing for
that class OF boarders. (lhey pever ieave)
But to The fish story. We went down TO she
beach. They made splendid haul JUST ~
We got there-lois Of tout and white fish
Well, we negotiated i.r the next haul for five
dollars and the fishermen put out to cast their
net. The net Was very long and covered
quarter of u mile Of lake. 1t Was a cold, raw
day and tier shivering around there for about
two hours. the thing began to draw IN to the
shore. We were oil excitement. There were
evident signs OF A big haul. Fishermen offer
| Us an advance on the haul. Could Ms think
| Of it. Head fisherman congratulate US How
the water fosms a. the net hears the shore
Large white sides roll pom the water. There
we're ieu.ders there, that was certain. W. ell,
they were dragged out on the sand at last,
when the old fisherman turned 10 US with the
mrss blank countenance that we have ever
seen before or SINCE, and says, " Bill" (thas
WAS before We Cos to be q colonel and general,
anu all them sort OF ,hings) says be, = Bill,
swear, we've made a wAterhaul." " A water
haul ?'' says we. How is that? There il
a wsgonload in the net" $50 there Is, - says
he, but they are the tsrnalest meanest
things that the Lord ever made, and nobody
can tell what He made them for. Tney are
neither comeiy to look as, DOR tit to eat. There
ie no chanoe tor decent FISH when they are
round" We stepped up and took look 81
| our waterhaul, and we must say, they we're
| the 6ithiesr, meaness looking things we have
ever seen IN the shape of fi.h. We asked him
what he called them. He said he called them
lapyers. He was unable to satisfy US that
there was any like or similarity between those
creatures and that MOST respectable portion
of our fellow citizens. We starred for the
| house q wiser, If not . weaithieI cltizen. As
we turned to 60, the old fisherman said 80 Ne,
Bill, I'm right sorry about this haul on
your account; but I'm mighty glad to get rid
Of these disgrscsfui critters. They are \ reat
curse to US. There will be y chance TO make
| = haul OF better fish now
| w hen johnson hauls his net that he has
cast among the ofhce-holders, TO Ihe shore, Al
though it looks promising and she net seems
! full, ne will come TO the same conclusion that
| she old fisherman did, AID swear ISIS water
haul, or st least that they are the tarnaest,
meaness lot of critters the LORD ever made,
and he will wonder why He ever made them,
and the Republican party can console Them
seives that there will be . chance tor honest
men now.
GENHRAL STANNARD FOB CoN0REss.-The
Burlington Free Prsss has the following
There having been some doubt whether the
re- insta tement of General Stsnnard 10 his po-
sition in the army, would not occasion the
withdrawal of his name in connection with the
nomination for Congress in this District, We
are authorized to say that the Generals tenn
porary retention in the army will make no
difference with his action IN that respect.
Grateful for past honOrs and tokens of esteem
from his brother VermoDters, and modestly
claiming nothing on the ground of personal
desert. the General will gratefully accept such |
further mark of confidence and respect, il |
the citizens of the District choose to tender it
20 him. We trust that the Generals friends |
throughOu the district will note the fact, ana |
see 70 it that tho preferences of the people |
find due eXnHaaaiOn a The COnYa0fiOn