Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-03-03

tied with bits Of paper attached. When o.
grain was swallowed, the paper with each
movement of the goose, bobbod up behind him
and at him. la few minutes the flock were
racing and flying and squaking each with his
paper whirlug close behind him. Is this sto-
ry whizzng behind us in ike manner and for
punishment
# is not, however the story that aiilicis
us. 1t is the pous affection of good people,
who, every year or two, have fit of cores
pondence come over them, and ply as with
letters of inquiry of grief, of holy udigua-
tiou, of exhortation and instruction One Of
these periods seems just setting in now. Here
is a letter come TO hand yesterday giving the
story,iin full, with assurances that the dear
writer does not believe "a word OF it, and has
so expressed herself yehemently but in vain
to a numerous sewing circle lIoWf | he
willing to deny it in the Ledger, DC. sc.
Denying one Of these stories is like fighting
Canada thisues. II you cut them up, ten
more will sprout from each root, and IT You
let them alone, a million will spring from the
seed the only way 10 eXterminate the Can
ada thistles is to plant IL Tor a crop and pro-
pose to make money out OF it, Then worms
will gnaw il, bugs will bite it, beetles will
bore it, aphides will suck it, birds will peek
it, heat will scorch it, rain will drown It, mill
dew and blight will ride it, All nature helps
weeds and runs down crops We are afraid
to deny IT, 10 would start off a walking like
Weston. A new batch of letters would come
moaning and inquiring at our door Fresh
vlgor would be given 20 its withered limbs,
and like the wandering jew it would 20
trampng up and down creation TIL the last
day. No, for saletys sake, we do not pro-
pose to deny it any more 1t would be the
ruin Of innocent souls, o., this negative which
now shall give will prove
And the narration Of the incident brings
me back to the question whether one can re-.
member what never happened IL viii be
seen that he can.
Sitting at friends table, one evening.
was telling an incident that belell me--n
this wise
" A young man from Buffalo called TO see
me to-day. He said that he had heard %
young lady in large company, relating the
story Of my beginning sermon with the
phrase It's d-dhot.' He at once contra
dcted it. He replied | have lately read a
published denial Of the story from Mr.. b. him
self She answered Wig, acas present
myself at his church and heard it with my
oDn ears OF course he could not say what
he thought but replied | am going to New
York and will myselfcall aud see MIR. B. q
The case seemed so fragrant, that said to
him "Wheu you go back. wish that you
would take occasion, before witnesses, to say
to that lady, from me- that she lies, and that
she h'ioios that she lies, and that she know,
that know that she lies
This was very improper language, but |
was was angry, and besides had been reading
the Tribune
When | had got this far, sweet youn.
girl, who sat opposite me, brought up unde
my eye, almost from the cradle, and as inca
pable Of knowingly telling fisehood as
rosebud would be Of committing burglary
this innocent and charming child Of ffteel
looked over at me- and said
But you did say so, didn't you, Mr.
Beecher | heard you !"
For moment there was silence Thei
came a crash of laughter from the whole com
pany. Confused and bushing scarlet, sh
said
"Why, always thought that had hearc
you say it,
For the first time then believed that
person might distinctly remember what neye
took place. ! take back the message to tn
Buffalo lady, and humbly apologize for sup
posing that one could not recall a thing whic
never happened.
No, Mr.. Bonner, | never swear Proian
swearing is not right, even in the pulpit