Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-13

of Sambo, and the accompanying "Tee
he !" of Dnah and Phillis, which they
their work, would to my mind have been
in better taste at an old-fashioned Virgin
ia "corn-shucking" (huskipg) than on the
present occasion.
Here were darkey women who would
WELD an ak and sever a log as mechani-
cally as pioneer woodsman; Others would
come with large pieces of canvass which
they would bind about huge piles of wood,
and getting some one to assist them IN
getting beneath it, would walk off with it
on their heads with all the apparent ease
with which an uptown belle would carry
her chignon. Sometimes venturesome
youth would set the whole gang in AN up
roar by being tempted too near the edge,
where the debris would not sustain his
weight, and thus, as some one would warn
him, would find himself con de road TO
glory sartain sure" Sometimes he
would avoid total immersion by throwing
himself fiat upon his belly upon the float
ing mass, which seemed the more singular,
rs the natural inference would be that one
of these fellows could cover more surface
by standing than by laying down, such is
their understandings. Seldom have |
witnessed tn exhibition of more remark
able feet's (feat's) than here. a few Irish
men appeared with teams, upon the
ground, bat true to their native instinct
would not enter the field of plumber with
Thin durthy nagers," but finally con-
sented to haul wood on shares for such
nagers as had no teams of their own.
Strong stalwart, "colod gemmen," bare
footed, and in q semi-nude condition, en-
bodying the condensed elements of pow
erty, were curled up on the bridge,
watching the workers. To the stirring
appeals of those with teams who proposed
to draw on shares if they would throw
the wood out, they were unmoVed. Pic
lures of the coming winter, with wood at
eight dollars per cord, the chance of re-
ceiving a winters supply, and the num-
Der of dollars it represented, were of no
avail. The characteristic reply would be
mo sab, drudder go widout it dan go in
dar." But in the coming winter the same
class will be found among the patient
walters around the doors of our various
institutions of charity.
Much sensation was occasioned here by
the annOuncem ent that large portion Of
the Interior Department had been abol-
ished by the repeating clause of the cele-
brated Jenckes Patent bill Mr.. JeDck0s is
said to have INDUCED N good deal of
merriment over the affair, but the wise
men of the city shake their heads, and,
especially our leading journals fail to see
where the laugh comes in. The friends
of Mr.. Jenckes sought to attach the blame
to the Commissioner Of Patents, claim
ing that Mr.. Jenckes had, to a great,
extent acted upon the advice of the
commissioner in the drafting of patent
laws. In order to be able to lay the truth
of this important matter about which
there has been much vague rumor) before
your readers, 1 interviewed the acting
commissioner this morning, and ascer-
tanned that the claim made by the friends
of Mr.. Jenckes was only in part cor
rect; that the House Committee
on Patents were, in the legis-
lation of patent laws, guided to
great extent by the advice of the commits
sioner, is true that he, in the codi6cation
of the patent laws, did advise with Mr..
Jenckes, and suggest certain measures,
which were acted upon, is also correct;
but the commissioner did not suggest
those clauses which have caused the APP
prehension, nor did his suggestions speci-
fly any repeating clauses. I am advised
that the commissioner did on one occasion
suggest to the chairman of the House
Committee on Patents that they review
those laws together, with the view of as
certaining what repeats should be made,
but the press of business at the time pre-
vented it's being done. This being true,
the reflections cast upon Mr.. Fisher seem
unjust.
However, less Importance is attached tc
the matter than was at first, when the ne
oessity of immediate Legislation wa:
talked of, and an extra session of Congress
predicted The business of the offices ii
question continues undated. Applica
tions are entered and pateuts issued as o
{ yore, and the general impression of thos'
most competent to judge is, that no action
will be required that when the question
is brought before the courts, decision will
] be rendered according to the intent of tn
| law makers. rather than the technical let
q fer If the act in question. *"