Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-07-01
soAp.Ne THE HORN.


soAPiNG THE HORN.
Our readers may remember the story OF
the ''soaping" of the signal horn. The
story runs that when certain revivaiiss
of celebrity took up the horn to summon
the worshippers to services, after dinner
one day, he blew blast of soft soap all
over his astonished brethren. Ii is also
said by the chroncler of this item, that
the brother was so wroth at this Joke
that he cried out, aloud. r9'em
Brethren have passed through ma
NJ trials and tribulations, but nothing
like this. | have served in the miniutry
for thirty years, and in that time have
never uttered profane word, butIll be
cussed if cant whip the man that soap.
ed that horn |" 7ag i9
WE'LL this is a strong story but wo
have from reliable authority something
little stronger, in the sequel to the sams
incident. This is given to as as follows
Some two days after the horn soap'ng,
tall, swarthy. villauous looking desper-.
ado stroled on the grounds and
leaned against tree, listening to the
eloquent exhortation to repent which ,
was being made by their preacher.
After a while he became interest
ed, finally affected, and then taking a
position on the anxious seat, commenced
groaniug in "bitterness" of his sorrow.
The clergyman walked down and epdeav.
ored to console him. No consolation---
be was too great sinner, he said. Oh,
no-there YVES pardon for the vilest. No.
he was too wieked--there was no mercy
for him.
"Why. what crime have you commit
ted % said the preacher. Have you
etolen ?" ,aaas
"Oh. worse than that |"
"What have you set your neighbor's
bouse on fire." ''
"Wcrse than thst~-O, worse than
that {" %.
"Nwder is it7" gasped the horriaed
preacher. ..tsu.
"Worse than that |" grouned the smit
ten sinner ''
The excited preacher commenced "peel.
ing off his outer garments. a.rg.
"Herc brother Cole !" shouted he,
hold my coat--l'ye found the fe'ler that
soapei that horu y
VERBAL CURIos1TIEs OF THE ENdLIsH
LANGUAGE.--How different is the action
described in securing forest and scous.
ing Aoor; in breaking dish, breaking
a colt, and breaking commandment; in
catching train and catching a cold, in
falling in ditch, falling in love. falling
in your own estimation, falling in with o
friend, or falling out of carriage. So
you might read Of museum Of wonders,
Illuminated by the light of other days,
furnished with music played on the feel.
ings by man who, having lowered his
voice by means of rope, murdered a
tune, but subsequently tried his voice and
acquitted himself with ease with the
walls hung with picures of despair, with
a library filed partly with volumes Of
smoke, and where might be seen the lady
who sat on the lap of ages, the attorneys
clerks who engrossed man attention,
the ma hematician who is so devoted to
figures that he frequently casts up his
eyes, the girl who was saved on ship.
wreck by clinging TO forlorn hope, q
man who was wounded by sitting down
on the spur Of the moment, the acrobat
who jumps at conclusions. the cup Of sor.
row that ovelhowed, the chains which
bound free-born mind, the ticking Of an
oyster bed, the receipt given to man who
paid his respects, the suspcnders used for
the breeches Of trust, the quiver which
was observed in the voice Of (n)arrow-
minded man, lock OF hair from the head
: of discourse and one from The head Of
cabbage, fat iron to smooth ruflled tcm.
pers. phial of tears from weeping will
low, button from coat of the stomach,
sheaf from the shock of an earthquake,
and many other articles equally rare and
interesting. " 1aa
A FATAL VOYAGE About two weeks
since two young men put into Newport
r. l., in small boat called the "Dore."
From Ncwburyport for Baltimore The
! craft was visited by several experienced
boatmen. and the unanimous opinion was
that the chances were against her reach-
ing her port Of destination. She was
ssiff built, not more than twelve feet
long, and made sharp to add to her speed.
She was SO. crank that the utmost care
was requisite 10 moving about in her.
even while lying at the wharf. The boat
has never been heard Of since she left,
and the supposltion Is that she went
: dawn in one of thn baauu 0aIoa that aak