National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-10-22

snS SohC you hooo NV ~ W eAr wy u WV -
the county, for you can get az good work and
as low prices st this Office a. at any other.7 y
as the dust continued to be vet
through to the top by the tar. II
took me but an hour OF, two to 60
over the whole rocf-10 feet BY Is
in this manner. My first appli-
cation vas made in May, and about
six weeks later l went over the
whole surface again in like manner,
finishing up with the fourth appli-
cation in September. Since the ap-
plication of the nrst coating Of tar
aud dust, to the present time, the
roof has not leaked drop and looks
good for century at least to come.
Since the frst year 1t has been Ike
q sheet of stone, about half an inch
thick, on which the family can sit,
walk, run or dance, without injury
to it. .... ..
"Waiter,n said a fastidious geu.
tleman at Nevada hotel, exhibit
ing q singular looking object on his
soup spoon, "waiter, do you know
what that is I" That, sir, looks like
q mouse, sir. We often find them
in soup, sir" D.- ...f s.r.n,.
Squib, speaking financially, says
it was the last camers hair for Mrs.
8. that broke his back. -.
Josh Billings defines q "thuryer
bred biziness mann a. "wun thai
knows enuf about steelin' sO't there
KART ennybody steel from him, and
ennff about iaw 30 that he ctsn do
his steeliIf legally.n 1di II sriwof',l
"Mamlna! mamma I, beloved the
angel of. the household from the top
of, the stairs, "l'am mad, and. HIM.
nah won't pacify me-" ,15,oisM
81 know every rock on the coast" !"
said an Irish pilot. At, that mo-
ment the ship struck, when he ex-
claimed, "and that's one Of thcdn!"
Two theological professors were
crossing lake together IN the West
Highlands, in company with num-
Der of passengers, when a. storm
came on with terrible force, One
Of the passengers was heard TO
say, "The two ministers should w.
gin to pray, or we'll be dOomed.s ~
"Na, ma, !" said the bOatman, "tbe lit
tie ane can pray II he like, but .hs big
ane maun TAX an oar" ,.ra.rr
| Some people don't believe In ad-
yertising, because they say nobody
reads the papers, But let them get
into 4 scrape, and you will and them
flying around to the newspaper Of,
fees with the request, please don't
mention that little affair, it's mis-
take; don't want my name pub
lished all over the country " d
tSir, said an old Scotch woman
to her minister, Il dinna ken pari
Of your sermon yesterday 'Indet,tf:
what was itr you said the Apes
tie used the figure Of cirosmloeutior
and l dinna ken what it means Ii
that alli It's very plain. The fig
ure Of circumlocution Is merely 4
periphrastic mode Of dictiOn.' 'Oh
ali! is that alp said the good w0
man 'what . puir TOOL ! were MOI
to understand thatv =. -; b.. ....t,.
Il A gentleman driving up 70 (,
country inn, accOsted q youth thus
My lad, extricate my quadrupet
from the vehicle, stabulate him, do
nate him = sufficient suply Of nutri
; tious ailment, and when the ao0r'
of morn shall again illuminate th'
. oriental horizon, l will award you |
. pecuniary compensation for you
amisble hospitality 'l - ''
Il The boy ran into tho house, an,
; exclaimed, Daddy 3, there is q Dutch
man out here who wants some lage
: beer.' , -r
y A young lady contemplating mat
rimony was one morning handed
Testament by her father, with tn
leaf turned down at the followinl
passage: He who giveth IN mar
!. riage dOeth well, but he who givet
not in marriage dOeth better Sh
: Immediately returned it with tn
y following reply written underneath
Dear father, l am content 90 q
q well let those do better who can.'
s .sMother wants to know II yo
s won't please to lend her your pss
!. serving-kettle, cause she wants I
do up some applesarse.' 4 wonl
t with pleasure, boy, but the truth Il
r the last time we lent it to your m,
q ther she I ,sarved ii SO effectuall
o that We have not seen it since.'-
Q well, you needn't be sarsy boz
y your old kettle. Guess u was ~
Of holes when we borrowed 1t, an
mother wouldn't have Troubled 70
agin, only We seed you bring honl
!, o new one.' , .,,r .u,rtop hon
d At RECENT fete In the forest I
u Saint German, In France, 16O, ,W
L bottles Of ordinary wine, 1000 bo
y tics Of champagne and o0O. bog
heads Of heer were drunk IN alitt
|. less than two days 81 .u.,ir. IT,
II A terrible boro-the inside Of
IS l5-iuch gun. so.I'o s-uh Is,
Il M ChicnpOanj dare hit a stfo