St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-06-18
The horse bit his master
How came it to psss
He heard the good Pastor
Say, "all flesh lie grass !"

The horse bit his master;
How came it to pass
He heard the good Pastor
Say, "all flesh lie grass !"
THAT was it. When the animal bit
his respectable master, the eloquent past,
or-the pastor observed that he never
deserved treatment like that, from q
horse SO well conditioned and fat But
the horse tried the plan of catching the
man without bis leave, by the upper edge
of the left hand sleeve and he tried to
bite, but he missed it quite, and had to
say ''nelgh, this isn't grass; it is tough
er than hay" And he tugged SO long
at the cloth so strong, and it seemed so
tough, that it took 80 long to bite ii
through and the hungry beast didn't
know what TO do.
"The congregation had exercised the
discrimination to present their beloved
Pastor, the horses master, with a good,
strong suit, and an overcoat, to boot.
and they, got them, all, at that place
where the public delight to call for the
best of clothing, to wear in the fall
ROCKrILL & Wilson's, Philadelphia.
In II late western paper, under the
heading ''Situations Wanted" appeared
the following, which in . fair degree
shows the versatility as well as the re-
tiring character of the American print
er:
"WANTED-Situation by practi-
cal printer, who is competent to take
charge of any department in a printing
and publishing house. Would accept i
professorship in any of the academies.
Has no objection TO teach ornamental
painting and penmanship, geometry,
trignometry, and many other sciences
Is particularly qualified TO act rs pastor
of small evangelical church, or as a
local preacher. Would have no obec-
tons 10 form a small but select class of
Young ladies, to instruct them in the
higher branches. To dentist or chro-
podi-t lie would be invaluable; or he
would cheertully accept position as
bass or tenor singer in i choir
\ fellow in New Orleans escaped the
expense of personal advertisement
by dropping in the mail, letter direct
ed thus
10 the young lady who sat in the
first ett-hand private box, at the Narie-
ties Theatre, on Saturday, Jan. Both.
and spoke to gentleman in the parqucttc,
New Orleans, La. If not called for i'll
one week. 20 be advertised"
Mr.. d. Campbell of Olympia, W.
T., evidently was born with a poetic ma.
ture. Hear him:
when YOU may ~ish easy shave,
Ar good barber gave.
Jusi call on me at nv saloon,
A. morning, eve, busy
cut and curl the hair with grace,
To suit the coi.;ytr Of the face
Ny room Is neat and Ilwsy- clean.
S.i.so.- sharp, and raror5 keen:
And ey cry thing, l think youIl fud
TO suit the and please the mind"
Anon. the ,Rcligious Noticcs' in 4
late copy OF the New York Times, we
take this:
"WANTED TO HIRE OR PUR,
CHASE-A pew in u Protestant Episco-
pal Church, Hear thirtv-fourth street,
where the services of the church are con-
Quoted same IL during the past SOC
wears: no candles. no choral service, no
incense. no gaudy robes, no professions,
or other lnummery or nonsense. Addres.
Reformation. box l0l. Times Office"
! Another New York paper recently
, contained the following:
: .'WANTED - American youth tC
travel this summer with young coloreC
man Il youth who can write; Sl2 ;
; month and board. Address -, George.
town, ID. c."
An advertisement OF somebody's oliver
encouraging, silent perambulator, family
pill" tells Il crcduous public that "thl
pill is as mild as pet lamb, and don
e go tooling about. 1t attends strictly t
business, and is rs certain as an alarm
.. clock"
Mr.. Coble advertises his runaway ap
/ prentice, II. Strong, in the followin;
I style:
He can be identified by the fact tha
he has not combed his hair since th
: Fourth of July, 1865, and cannot speal
ten words at time without utterin;
Il twenty ialsehoods."
\ London advertisement i'll rather ba
taste, announces that ''Ned Wright, til
converted burglar, will preach at Wads
worth Assembly Room and break I'll
doors Of hell with gospel jimmy"
One John kreep OF Rockport, Ohio
sends a Cleveland paper the followin
!, notice
g., II hereby give notice to my friend
and not my friends that my wife ru
= away and stole money from my house o
q Thursday, the llth day Of February
,r and if she does not return in twcnty-tou
r hours, l call us parted
|. Rather a singular announcement ap
II pears in one Of our daily papers
n The person who left a human leg o
Al the roof of the building No. y Irwin
II place, on Wednesday, can obtain th
d same by applying at the above number
= The following advertisement under til
= head of "A Wife Wanted," is from
ir Western paper:
Is "Any gal what's got Il bed, cotfe'
e pot, skillet, knows how to cut OF
a., britches, can make huntin' shirt, an
t, knows how to take care of young un
at ken hev my sarvaces till death parts bot