Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-09-04
Grnrral iAtscellanp.

JEFF. Davis and his family, with the How
ellis, now reside in an elegant house on the
came street, and the other evening at the OF
tawa House, beard good story with regard
to him. 1t appears that bis next door neigh
Dor is a worthy Canadian merchant who has
Scotch wife of considerable pluck and spirit,
and both take great deal of pride in beau
tifu garden which is attached to their house.
Since JEFF. and his family came to reside next
door to them, the members Of j. ifs family have
partially destroyed this garden, by tearing
down beautiful trees. trampling over flower
beds, &C., much to the grief and annoy ance Of
all he family. About two weeks ago how
ever, Mrs. - took the law into her own hands.
The circumstances are as follows Jefferson
Davis, Jr., was seen to climb the fence and
get into the garden, and was quietly engaged
in picking awberries and stufing himself
with them, when our Scotch lady mediately
proceeded TO the garden, picked up birch
wand and gave young jeff sound thrash
ing-letting him 60 with the admonition that
the does would be repeated every time he was
found there unlimited. OF course the youth
went home believing from the application Of
birch to his HRS, and the whole family Of the
President was up in arms, and an immediate
demand was made by the female portion Of the
family that jeff Davis himself proceed to the
neighbours house and demand satisfaction He
accordingly proceeded, rang the door-bell,
which was opened by the lady herself, after
which the following coIoquy took place
JEFF. Dsyis-' desire to see the lady of the
house
Scotch lady I'm the Teddy o'this house.
What may ca you, if you'll excuse me for
speerin' (asking)"
JEFF. Davis-( Hesitatingly,) | am President
Davis
Scotch lady-'Oh, aye SO you're JEFF Davis
are you you're neebor o'ours, aren't you?
JEFF Davis-'I am
Scotch LADY, Rather snsppishly)-'And
what may be your business wi mei
JEFF. Davis came to inform you that one
Of your servants abused my son jeff in u most
shameful manner
Scotch lady Rising to the dignity which
attaches to a true matron) -'Dont deceive yer
sell, Mr.. JEFF. Davis it was name O. my ser
wants that gied the Gallant lckn'. did it
myself, and what's mair, if ever find him in
our garden again, I'll give him double dose
JEFF. Dsvis--'This is outrageous conduct to
both my family and myself. l will appeal to
the law and have you arrested
Scotch LADY, Getting her mad up)-'Ar-
rested JUST try that. l suppose ye think
you're in the Coniederacy and still President
o'ti You'd put me in prison would ye? Hoo
did ye like it yersel'i--lt's no sac lang since
ye got outi You're pretty man to talk Of ar
resting onybody-jis after ye escaped the hall
ter wi the skin O. yer teeth =
At this juncture JEFF Davis beat hssty re-
treat, leaving our Scotch lady still talking
and when the latter saw he was leaving she
slammed the door after him"
NEW ENGLAND WAITER GIRLs-At the
Profile House all the dining room servants are
females,--so artistically selected that they
come under the head Of pretty waiter girls
AL of them are New Englanders, caught on
the Mountains, | suppose, and the sight is so
novel to me, while eat, Oft little white hand
reaching under my arm, and thin slice Of
voice, with a sandwich of a music in it, say.
ing, " any cold pullst sir p that wonder how
it can all be afforded for four dollars day.
The only trouble about female help of this
kind is the jealousy it is subjec! to.
Colonel RAFT, speaking acquaintance, saw
while he was eating supper all alone, two
nights ago, that drop of water fell from some
where on his raspberries. He looked up in
time to ward off second tear from the dis
consulate eyes of Margaret Ann, the waitress.
"Why, what's the matter, Maggyf'
"They are going to send me way, sir "
"Send you awayi"
"Yes to attend other table, sir. It's all a
count of Beck, that wants to wait on my
gentlemen. She's got all the handsome ones
now, but you. She's in with the head waiter
and he's going to move you tomorrow. Dear
me with trinity of tears on Rats berries,
don't see as she's so good looking At the
table where ! am to go, everybody is bald
headed
find that these girls make up the beds bet
ter, give cleaner toAels and more of them,
sweep oftener and cleaner, and answer bells
more responsibly then any servants have
known. 1t would be popular to man New
York hotel-or rather woman it-with such
New England help.-Cor. Boston Post.
Waste nothing neither money, nor time
nor talent.
Hyou can say nothing good Of one, say no
thing at all.
Always tell the truth you will find it easei
than lying.
Prosperity is blessing to the good, but
curse to the evil.
Let everything have its place. aud every
business its time.
Better to be upright with poverty, thar
wicked with much.
Resolve to perform what you ought: per
form what you resolve.
They that laugh at every thing, and they tina
fret at every thing, are fools alike.
Every man magnides inj uries he has receiv
cd, and lessons those he has inflicted.
ldleness is hard work for those who are no
used to II, and dull work for those who are
Value the friendship Of him who stands- b,
you in the storm swarms of insects will sur
round you in the sunshine.
A Coon DEAL or SNAKE.--A few DAYS ago
Henry Yale, Of Elk county, Pa, while out OF
Boon's mountain after huckleberlies, with two
small brothers, came upon den of rattlesnakes
and found themselves surrounded by them. Tn,
boys we're on rock. Before they could get away
they killed fifty-seven snakes and piled them on
rock. All the SHAKES were females, oontainin.
from eight TO twelve young ones inside, making
loss Of snakes OF from five 10 six hundred. Thu
boy sAv hat they killed about half the snakes, tn
buAnce refuge under the rocks