Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-02-21

at the Same time throwing IN MS nook
and resuming his favorite pastime.
Uncle phin looked on this cool pro-
ceeding for moment with mingled feel
ings, in which the ludricous aspect of the
affair and the enormity of the offence
seemed equally blended in his mind, but
finally turned on his heel, muttering, fish
and be hanged" He did fish, and bore
off large string as trophy of the morn
ings work.
The nearest church was some three or
four miles distant. consequently third
service was frequently held on the Sab
bath, at the village hall One afternoon
or evening, in the middle of autumn, the
customary meeting was convened at the
usual place. The weather was raw and
chilly, which made it necessary to warm
the room. The genial atmosphere drew
out from their hidiug-lpaces around the
windows multitude of wasps The
| preacher had warmed up with the subject
which, added to the heat of the room.
made the perspiration stand in thick beads
on his forehead. One of the insects, per-
hars thinking, if wasps have the power
to think at all, that the minister's face
was more desirable "road to travel, 3"
than the cold chinks of the windows, COM
menced slow peram buating walk on the
facial muscles, and when that thorough.
fare became too hot to be comfortable,
would cool off on the white cravat and
then again resume his rounds Uncle
Phin watched the scene with interest At
length, fearing the preacher might suppose
an obtrusve fly was in the wrong pew.
and attempt to brush it off, whereby he
would get most outrageously stung, in
which ministerial dignity. the solemity
of the place and the occasion, would alike
be forgotten, he determined to delay no
longer, where delays were so dangerous,
but arrest the offender on the spot, then
and there Hastily taking out IA flag hand
kerchief from the bottom of his hat, and
approaching the platform with a catlike
tread, he raised his hand aloft with the
wiper" inside of it, and cried out,
stop minute Mr.. Speaker, while
take that arc wasp form your face.
At the same time, suiting the action tc
the word, he seized the offending insect
, with a grip that would have crushed 9
much larger object into atoms, and shak
= ing the contents on the floor, ground the
defupct under his heel with force tha
: left neither sting nor wasp behind
e The "feelinks" of the "speaker" and thu
e audience, may be better imagined thar
: described.
T. Afterwards, in apologiziug for the lib
u erty he had taken, he remarked:
s "When | seed your face all kiverec
b with 'lather, aud that are wasp amos
0 ready to shoot his arrow, human natu
4 couldn't stand it any longer 1 ris righ
a up in my seat to kill the teller afore he'C
y chance to shoot. They do sting mos
+ swearingly, that's fact, and if he hat
/, done it, you would have yelled right on
in meeting Yon couldn't have helped it.
e The minister smiled, thanked him, AM
replied that he should have no doubt ut
!, tered an exclamation of pain in spite O
o the solemnity of the hour
t At another time while returning from
n New York in private carriage, for be
! known railroads were then unknown, wit
|. his pocket-book well stuffed with bill
!. from sales of cloth, he overlook pcdcs
J, trian travelling in the same direction, VIII
= looked dusty and weary. With his us
r, ual courtesy he invited the stranger t
y take seat in his carriage, which offer wa
d gratefully accepted After riding som
distance in which Uncle Phin narrowl
II scanned the features OF his passenger,
q cried out:
e Pears to me I've seen you aforc bu
n where | can't tell"
l. Likely" said the other; my nam
It is Brown. Yours, if mistake not.
% Phineas II"
e "Jes so. How are you, Brown?' q
t. the same time giving him hearty gri
j. of the hand. Il haven't seen you senc
i we were boys Wot you doin' on ? VIZ
h ye drivin' at these days"
"A little OF everything replied Brown
'e "Latterly have been connected with e'
h hibitiens of legerdermain, i'll which mai
J" age to exc out living"
,r "Show Du tell Potter tricks, hey ?
d never thought it needed much Indian SUI
in to stand at table with two or three mo
lg fellers behind curtain to help, and d
p them things-sleight o hand performa'
d ces. I've hearn tell of chaps cute enoug
to take feller's money right from und
re his nose in open, broad daylight witho,
his knowing ont but Id like to see IL
ID man that can take that" at the same tin
cd slupping mis- breast.
O ii do not know that ] could take
mans money without his knowledge
said Rrown ''but | have seen those vas
,ff ly more clever than myself that thiI
Ok could do it with very little trouble"
or "Look-a-hcre Brown; thar's ten thou
and dollars right in there slapping b
Is breast again. land I'll give five hunde