National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-11-05

zone never loses any lniiiS oy DciuS
polite
Not bad for a little girl of ten
whose knowledge of geography Is
somewhat imperfect: On hearing
her father speaking Of going to the
polls to vote, she very innocently
inquired if the people of the South
voted at the equator.
How JOHN MoRRIsSEY BRO'T
JIM FISK TO TERMs.-The New
York Citizen gives the following
version Of the way in which Morris
sey brought Fisk To terms just at-
ter the late gold panic, when the
firm of Smith, Could and Martin
were carrying things with such high
hand in the matter of settlement
with their creditors. The best Of
the joke is that there is a good deal
of truth in the story:
"Muscle against Gold: John
MorrisSey found himself the credit
or OF James Fisk, jT., after the gold
speculation, to the tune of ninety
thousand dolals, which he could
not get paid. Relying on his per-
sonal Nigor, the eX-pngllist sent
word by our worthy sheriff, the re-
doubtable Mr.. O'Brien that if the
money was not paid within twenty
four hours, he should purchase a
COW hide and use it mp in the inter
eSting surgical, but unpleasant per
Sonal, operation of tlaying his debt
or, and that The entire shcritl7s force
in the county could not prevent him.
When this announcement was cons
municated to the Prince OF Erie, the
latter at first resolved to sue ont an
injunction, but he finally concluded
that any trivial sum of less than u
hundred thousand was not worth
bothering about, and so he paid he
money
The proprietor of a Boston bone
mill advertises that ''persons send
inc their own bones to be ground
will bc attended to with punctuality
aud dispatch.'
Quilp, who has heretofore been
TniverSaliSt, now believes that
there are two things to be eternally
loSt-hiS umbrella and the man who
stole it.
4 good story is told OF we'll
known politician. During his alb
Sence from home his wife gave birth
to twins. He was telegraphed of
her confinement, no particulars be-
ing given, and Immediately FASTENED
home. Knowing when lie might be
expected, the nurse borrowed a third
baby about the same age and placed
it in the crib with the twins, I'm.
mcdiately on reaching home our
friend FASTENED to his witc's cham
Der, and after his congratulations to
her, asked to be shown the baby.
The nurse who had served on simi-
lar occasions in his family, raised the
covering and exhibited to him the
three babies. Opening his eyes with
surprise and thoroughly taken aback
10y the view, he turned to his wife
and exclaimed: Good God moth
or, did any Of them get away y
A MARVELLOUS CHICKEN TALE.
We learn that singular and very
! amusing lnoiaUnJ occurred W Jhc
chickens of Mrs. Hamilton, near
Portcrsville, Upton county, Trnnes-
see, a few days ago. Her husband
! bought Il bottle Of brandy cherries.
| After eating the cherries, the stones
were thrown out, which the chick
ems ate glccdily. In short tirc
Mrs. Hamilton found that herCEick.
ems were all dead. She told an old
negro woman that she might pick
the chickens and put the feathers i'll
her bed, which she did readily. AT
ter picking of the feathers she car
ricd the chickens out and threw
them away. Night came on; Mrs.
Hamilton was Surcly grievcd ut her
loss. Sleep soon swept away her
troubles. At early dawn she was
alarmed at hearing old chanliclecr
growing loudly and the hens cack.
ling. Judge her surprise, when on
opening the door and looking out,
she saw every hen and rooster young
and old, grave and gay, marching
around cycling each other with sus.
piciou, many of them entirely max
ed, while only a few had wings ana
tail feathers, The cherry seeds had
made them dead drunk
Mr.. William Cullen Bryant Is re.
ported 10 have given the following
advice to Il young newspaper con-
tlibutor: "My young friend, ! oh.
serve that You have used several
French expressions IN yOnr article.
think if you will study the Eng
lish language that YOU will tind 1t
capable of expressing all the IDEAS
you may have. | have always found
il so, and IN all | lave written | do
not recall an instance where | was
tempted To use u foreign word, but
that. on searching, found better
one in my own language"
A fancin preacher took for his
text, "fecd my lambs,' A plain
farmer quantity remarked to him OH
coming out of the church. "a very
good text, sir: but you should take
care not to put the hay az Ii gh IN
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