National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-07-22

4d to their bed. in the utmost
and with the truest hospi-
-ali;y, they gave their biped com
panion the middle of the bed, some .
Iying on either side OF him, and 9th
ers answering the place Ct IL quilt.
Their warmth prevented him from
being injured 10y the exposure. 10.
ward morning he aWolle. Finding /
himself uncomfortable and in bliss /
full ignorance Of his W hereabouts, he
himself enjoying the ac-
COnmodationS OF tavern, III com
pany with other gentlemen. lie
reached out his hand, and catching
hold of the stiff brlStles OF hog, eX
why, mister, when did
you shave last 2
a Norwich paper says there is
man in Norwich so ugly, that with
six trowns he can kill Il bull dog.
Why is a public officer like
wheel barrow Because both must
be pushed before they will move.
Dcfaultcrs don't always get rich,
but by the time detectives look tor
them they are generally we'll off
There can be but little harm in
drinking like fish, so long as it is
borne i'll mlnd that fishes have but
two sills.
Why is a halldoor porter the
greatest rascal in the universe ? Be
cause he is continually taking peo.
pie in.
Something that should be put
stop to-the girl Of tie period.
When Adam and Eve partook of
the tree Of knowledge, did they
study the higher branches
People are constantly talking
about Our first parents, as if it
were possible to have asecond set.
4 lady need not be particularly
prim because she is a rose. There
are other roses than prim roses.
A SHOWMAN'S SPEECH-This,
ladies ANA gentlemen, is the porcu-
pig-the animal which resides IN
the East Indies. He is remarkable
for his shooting, which he does with
his pricl,crs, or quilts, which stick
/ ont of his body before and behind
He shoots his enemies with his
quilts, and thus saves his hide. The
porcuplg is a Singlar beast. He is
fond of keeping hiSSclf to hissclf,
and depends upon his Sagacity for
4 livelihood. lie has two small
eyes, as is Observable, and he has
four feet ; with the one he watches
his victim. and with the other he
runs away with han. He is sad to
nun we'll ana he Is very ahiaoIe.
II Is true. ne - not lollu ol society
/ nat he i foreigner, ana don ull-
/ delStdhu our language. II You
could ouly see liIhi eat meal, You
would be convinced OF ms sWcct
temper. John, STIR lllm mp La
dies, look out loF the qullIs
/ Religion is mai, site in the State,
/ it may be grand in the church-in
+ thc church building institution, in
the State Swaying the dcstinicS OF
millions Of men. But picty looks
loyclicr and swcctcr at home; not
mraycd in her court Of dress. not set
oil ia her church rcgimrntals. bat
dressed in her homcly week day
clothes. 1t is a little striking that
the word piety, which 81 often rings
in the Christian church. is mention
ed only once in the English Bible,
and then coupled with the admoni
ton to show itself first at home.
The drill Inspector in an old Enc
lis lcgimcnt-onc Of the I'D stamI
terror of every recruit and the re,
morsclc,S tyIant of the awkward
squad. was putting firing plry
through the funeral exercise. Hay
ing opened the ranks So rs toadmit
the passage Of the supposed carriage
between them, the Instructor order
VcrScd.' Then. hy way of practica