National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-04-10

rick, can you read the name on the
shop Just opposite for me -
Patriok-"Sure, Miss IFS as ignor-
ant as yourself | am! They niyer
Taught me to read either
The Newark "steam man." about
which so much noise has been made.
is denounced by those who know
him best as an unmitigated bumbug-
lie can neither walk nor stand alone.
The general impression produced
ny the recent horse dinner in Lon
don seems to have been much like
That left on the Yankee after he had
won bet that he would dine on
crow. "Waal, stranger, | ken eat
crow, but darn me if | banker after
it."
There was a man in Washington,
And he was wondrOus wise;
He pitched upon "my policy
And scratched ont all his Is,
And when hetound bis Is were out,
With all his might and main
He pitched into Edwin NJ. Stan
ton, aud scratched himself worse
tlan ever.
WHERE ARE THE SCUoOLNAs
TIERS THE Manchester IN. II)|
DAILY Union vOuches for the follow
ing warning note, which it says was
copied literally from one posted
upon tree by the road side in
in North Weare:
"Awl percons are Forbid To pick |
buries or Ilums of on this pease.
p. S. Nor blubres.p
GOOD PREACHING.-The two dis
courses delivered 10y Rev. Nlr. Good |
rich of Burlington, from Rev. Mr.. |
Torrey's desk last Sabbath, were
efforts Of rare ability, betraying
deep research, thorough religious
scholarship, and a power of reason
ing and force Of applicat on rarely
met with Fergeanes Fcrm0nter.
The New York Post notes as a en-.
rious fact that the demand for chill.
dren foradoption is in advance Of the
supply in that city. The number OF
foundlingS received by the police
last year was 40, but, these did not
supply the demand. The number OF
persons without children of their
own, who wish to have child to
bring up, is large ana increasing $500
Girls are preferred to boys aud even
crippled children are not refused.
The UNAsKED GooD'-The pray
or which Socrates taught his disci
pie AlcihiadeS deserves a place H.
III, daily devt lions of every Christ.
en-. THAT he should beseech the
Supreme God, to give him what was
good for him though he should not
ask 1t, and to withhold nothing from
HIM whatever would be hurtful.
though he should be so foolish as to
pray for it,"
An Englishman, having heard
great deal about the Yankee propen-
sity of"bfagginG,n thought he would
make an experiment in that art him
self. He walked up to market
woman's stand, and, pointing 10
some large watermelous. said
"Whatg don't you raise any big
ger apples than these in America
"Applcsw said the woman dis.
dainlully' "anybody might know
you was an Englishman. Thems
huckleberrlcs.o
The Waterman and Reflector tells
the following story and vouches for
its truth:
"a member of one of our promi.
nent publishing houses, true re.
publican made a wager with New
Hampshire publisher, democrat.
that Hartman would be elected GOV
ernor. When the result was made
known. our Bostonian telpgraphed
to his country cousin, .llaS there
been an election III your State p
The reply came, There has; money
rs. justice. The wine is yours 10
tins was sent the answer, Next time
stick to justice 20
n quarrel has broken ont among
the democrats Of New Hampshire,
who do not take their late lailur,
very cody. Prominent Democrat,
politicians charge one another Will
cheating, stealing and all manner o
corruption and deception. Mr.But
terfield, Secretary OF the State ON
mittee, has writtena lcttcrrcsneiul
his post, and Charging the panty,
defeat To "DenOcratic villany, dem
ocrattc money and railroad influence
welded by so.called democrats" -
Tins shows decentralization in thai
party, and augurs well for anothc
Republican victory in November.
The Grew G. Chaunccy Burr
editor of the Old Guald, appears t,
advocate IN that magazine the rs
sasslnation of the radical member
Of Congress as the rcadest way o
solving the problem of recouslru,
ton. ~ hundred men," he says
'0f the pluc!. and patriotism q
Wilkes Booth, ut the start of thcs
terrible despotisms, would liav
saved our country &c. But it i
not yet too late, if the ID, mocrati
party have "thc sagacity aud plucl
TO call upon the people to arm an,
muster TOR the salvation Of I'll,
country
God never meant his church I,