Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-05-29
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CHINESE DEvIIs.--M esdow's History Of
the Chinese, lately published iu London, in 3
chapter on love, has the following;--
Chinese. who had been disappointed in
marriage and had grievous'y suffered through
women in many other ways, retired with his
infant son to the peaks Of mountain range
in Kweichoo, to spot quite inaccessible to
the little-footed Chinese women, He trained
the boy to worship the gods and stand in awe
and abhorreuce of the devils but he never
mentioned women to him, always descending
the mountains alone to buy food. At last,
however, the ipfrmties Of age compelled him
TO take the young man with him to carry the
heavy bags of rice. AS they were leaving the
market town together, the son suddenly stop
ped short, and pointing to three approaching
objects, cried Father, what are these things
Look! lookl what are they 7" The father in
stantly answered with the peremptory order,
"Turn away your head they ars devils "
The son, in some alarm, turned away, noticing
that the evil things we're gazing at him with
surprise from behind their fans. He walked
to the mountain in silence, ate no supper, and
from that day lost his appetite and was afilic-
ted with melancholy. For some time his puz-
zled and anxious parent could get no satisfac-
tory answer to his inquiries, but at length the
young man burst out crying with inexplicable
pain, "0h, father, that tallest devil that tall
lest devil father"
DOES IT APPLY TO YoU-The Dayton
(Ohio) Journal publishes the following as
having occurred in that city. We submit it
to onr readers aud the consideration of the
public generally without the least thought that
any one will find anything in it that could
possibly be of peraonal application. we take
it, however, that there are several wives in
this place who discover something that might
be construed into personality.
Little "Name" was discussing the great
hereafter with her mamma, when the follow
ing ensued:-
Mame-"Mamma, will you go to Heaven
when you die ?"
"Mamms--'Yes hope so, child.
Mame-"Well, mamma, hope I'll 60 too,
or you'll be lonesome
Mamma" hope your papa will go too"
Mame-"Oh no, papa can't 90, be can't
leave the store
Mamma thought she had a good one on
papa, as he can't often leave the store to 20
to prayer meeting
LAST WoRDs OF MEN.- All eminent men
have their "last words" Just before giving
tuSli Hplbol cOll lnc huhht, ana lnehe words
are often quoted and preserved. No common
man ever thinks it worth while to say any
thing smart just before he is going to die; if
he does he is sure TO make failure of it
What a world of grandeur in the final exclam.
alton Of Bonsparte "Head of the Army !" and
what prophetic meaning was embodied in
Webster's 81 still live F" 1t has occurred to us
that we might be doing eminent men service
by suggesting some 'last words" which they
can adopt if they choose to do so. We don't
charge anything for them.
Andy Johnson--"Oh Moses.
JEFF. Davis" only ask to be let alone"
John MorIissey-" Throw up the spoge."
Ben. Butler" Bottled up again"
Gen. Grant" have fought it out
Banks" Let EN- slide"
Prentice" Prentice's last"
Forney-" Dead for a duck "-(dies.
Seward" 1t will be over in sixty days."
Greeley" H. g."
Barnum--" What is it :"
Ashley-Impeach Impeach p
Garrett Davis, lstick by the Kentucky
resolution Of 9S."
James Gordon Bennett.--When asked if be
wants to 60 to haven replies, " not unless they
advertise it the Herald. - Cincinnati Times.