National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-02-19

OF sheep would Starve to death on
that laad." And sure, your hon
or, wasn't l fencing it to kape the !
poor bastcs out Of it? rel lied Pat.
a young woman in Minnesota
has gone insane from Planchette. /
When Haddock's wife kicked him |
out of bed, said he: 'Look here.
now, you'd better not do that again g;
if you do, it will cause GOODNESS i'll
the family"
There's no harmin glass Of wills
key-if YOU allow it TO remain in
the glass.
We always respect old age, eX-
cept when stuck with q pair Of
tough chickens.
I" | am on the trail of dear" as
gentleman said when he trod on
lady's dress.
Wrdlock is "a bad fastening when
it keeps Il man out Of his own doors
CT nights.
Dull men are to be closely studied
Their qualities, like pearls, lie out
OF sight and must be dived for.
a stupid exquisite at a wedding,
wished the bride "many happy re.
turns of the OCCASION"
When a rogue is detected in Mas
sachusetts, says the Boston Journal,
he seeks to retain an able lawyer;
in New York his first sollcitudc is to
retain judge.
The first camel ever born Oh this
continent saw the light at Cincin-
natl, Ohio, the other day, and be
comes Il member of RoUinson's men,
agile. The animal is little larger
than yearling calf, and perfectly
white.
"Good evening, Gen. Grant, "
said pleasant Oflice-Seekcr the 9th
er night to the President elect.
have not been to see you, General,
since the election" "Plenty have"
said Grant; 81 have not been lone
some.
Forty years ago man could car.
ry the Southern mail from New
/ York to Jersey City, now it requires
! eight four-horsc teams
\ Maine man sells his potatoe:
for fifty cents Il bushcl and no more
/, lie says the Lord told him that hi.
: crop should never fail.
| Mrs. Cady Stanton is described as
! a"gcntlcmanly looking parsonage.
| The only female in Boise City
Idaho. is physician.
= A CANDID NETERAN.-" Wer
= you in fight, Sam p inquired
y white man of Il co.ored veteran.
!. "Had IL little taste of it, Sah?"
:, "Stood your ground, did your
!" mo, sab; l un.'
!" "Run at the first fire."
!" Eyes, sal and would have I'll
y sooner han knowcd it was coming
- "Why, that wasn't credible ,
your courage"
"Dat isn't my line, sab. Cool
at ms my profession"
!, "But your reputation 7"
"RcputatiOn's nothing to me h
the side of life. Life is worth MOI
of dan all dis world; for what woul
IN that he worth to a man wild dc br,
e, out OF him! Self prcserbashnm al
,h de first law wild me, sab"
~ but traitors might have broke
s., up the Government without reSis
o, ancc; anG even if you were kilc
y. your company would have scarcel
missed you.'
20 MAY be not, sab. But I'd mi
~, W. ed myself, and dat was de pint W
"a me.
y. y lecturer lately, when talking
Wv the first settlers Of Virginia. and
'"' its peculiar history to the prcsc
'.' time, tacetiously remarked at Il
~ close Of his address that the last 5,
~ tier of Virginia was Gen. Grant.
r.,
'N; Said Il youngstcr in high glce, iii
u" playing his purchase to bose
friend on the side .walk "Two ,
i, coanuts for ten Ccut's. that W
-. make me sick tomorrow, and
won't have TO 20 school"
' what Il traveller YOU have |
,o. come ! exclaimed an Englishman
,;' meeting an acquaintance at &,
US stantinoplc.
~ "To tell the truth" was the fra
-. reply, 81 am obliged to run abo
Vi the world to keep ahead of my ch
actcr: the momcn. it ovcrtakcs
l.. l am ruined but ! don't care W
.a 49, knows me as long rs travel inc
,uT nito.'
co w THE EVENING STAR-Juptcr
nn now the evening star, and will
nj main so until April 18th, then mo
,s ' ing star till November Sth, and q
,rr ming star again the remainder of [
49,, year. Venus is now morning ST
in and will continue 80 until Nav .
id.
ADVANCE IN SuGAW. Within
rev days refined sugar sugar h
nut advanced about "a cents upr NON,