Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-03-04

tongue, pronounced 1t 10 DE MS opihloh
think he said sdtientihttec, opinion-that
the boy had the apeaslez.
But positively as | can prove by the two
stout men and BY the bey himself, he had
aothing of the kind. His cough was
caused by his being out of breath and the
fever" and fiery eruptions' by over heat
ing his blood state further that there
were few in that party at that time who
could have told the measles from spots ON
the sun.
1t is true that while we were engaged
in restoring the small boy, an elk came to
the hollow to drink, he looked as though
he needed something to eat as well az
drink, for he was poor, long-haired and
very lean and apparently quite weak.
One gentleman in the party reused him.
self up to a good deal of interest as soon
As the elk appeared This gentleman, by
tie way, had all through the day thus far
been alternating between the AAAA
Twitcheye aud the NXXN Aloes and wa
ter lie at once made his way toward
Tie elk, and when he got within IA few
feet of him, the elk raised his head and
caught the smell OF the gclaleDlHtS Jre1tt
L was then that the elk gave that 'pe~H-
Jar sHort" referred to, and brought into
requsition what little strength he had re-
naming, and disappeared in the forest
positively affirm that it WAS nothing
else but the breath Of the gentleman that
caused the fright aud smart of the elk
Those who have had no experience in
breaths scented by such drinks us that
party had, have no ide< what terrible
sickcning blightlng thu. it is
The trcaths OF the party blown in the
the faces Of the horses sickcned the whole
team, and absolutely the wind which was
blowing freshly from the south that day
wa, completely tainted by it. And when
the breath Of amy OF the hard drinking
portion of the. party eam6 i'll direct con-
tact with the leaves of the ,hemlock trees
it bIightcd them and caused them to turn
yellow and scre
After circulating about on the hill ior
time, the party gathered themselves to-
gather upon j. large bare flint rock, and
one Of the number was. called upon for a
speech, H. started off quito well and
really promised to make Z very acceptable
one, but at list he struck upon the word
scientific, which he gave rather u woody
sound rs he pronounced IL lie was. then
interrupted by large portion ot the
company, each ol whom thought he could
improve. upon the pronunciation of the
tirs t gentleman. aud after that the
speech making .~.e. reduced to vaiu at
tempt, 10 pronounce that word.
In reltti Ii to.the passing round Of
" we'll written remoustrtnee by Mr..
Chattve, the facts were SIMPLY these ::
Some portion of the party thought that
Il temporary Temperance pledge would, j
signed 10y the members Of the company,
bc bcneficaE; and acting upon that idea,
one was drawn up wor.lcd thus:
we. tn" under~lgnrd, promise ana
agree, that 80 E'lll not partake OF any IN
toxicating liquor u any kind during this
day upon. which we have entered and un-
I'll We reach our homes in Rutltnd.
This plcdac. Mr.. Chaffee. with his usual
energy. after first putting down his own
name. circulated, and I am sorry to say
that the account Of the Indeuendent, in
thi. particular; was true. "he obtained
but few signatures.
U-L.r tbo ,,art,. v.ro ,,assiu,, over tie
highlands IN Chittsn9en. Col Merrill who
WI. ON the Io.ls,nt for obstacles in the
.x,.s,- ,f an ,.., l.,fl.7i,,,, nf tho Cbitter-
der, line. rc,narkrd. as we came +, a place
wl.rr,, the northwest wind had . full and
tremendous sweep. and At the time the
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