National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-06-17

trenches before SebastOpol holding
his hand above the earthwOrk. His
captain asked:
What are you doing that for,
Patr
He replied, with a grin and a
working of his fingers, 'Fm feelin'
for a furlOugh, surer
Just then minnie ball struck his
arm below the wrist. Slowly draw.
ing it down; and grasping it with
the other hand to restrain the blood
a queer expression Of pain and hu-
NOR passed over his face as he ex-
claimed:
'An' faith, it's discharge
Senator Chandler has business
mans natural objection to being
cheated. On one occasion a tire.
mendous hotel bill was presented to
him by Washington landlord -
He objected strenuOusly that the bill
was too high Z; he would pay a fair
bill, but would not submit to extOr>
ton.
'Bnt, Mr.. Chandler argued the
landlord, you are wealthy man,
sir, and Oughtn't to complain of a
bill you can afford it,
Yes, 1 know that replied the
irate Senator. Il suppose | could
buy out your cOnfOunded old tavern;
but | don't mean to paw for it this
morning.
A servant girl who was sent day
or two ago, to druggist in this city
with request that he would give
her some castor oil disguised as
much as possible, was asked by the
druggist if she liked soda water,
aud replied in the affirmative. The
druggist thereuOn gave her a glass
strongly favored with lemon, with
much oil cast upon the troubled
water. Noticing that she fingered
after receiving this, the druggist in.
quired into the cause, and was told
that she was waiting for the oil.
OH replied the man of drugs,
complacently, you have taken that.
The startled woman gazed at him in
dismay a moment and then exclaim
ed, 'Oh, murder, ] wanted it for a
man who is very sick.'--[Ex.
1t is easy to be nobody, and will
tell you how to do it. Go to the
drinking saloon to spend your leis
ure time. You need not drink
much now; just little beer, OF
some other drink. In the meantime
play dOminOes, checkers, or some
tliiLg else to kill the time. so that
you will be sure not to read any use
full book. If you read, let it be the
dime novels of the day. Thus &C
on keeping your stomach full, and
your head empty, and yourself play
ing timekilling games, and in few
years you'll be nobody, unless, (as
is quite likely,) you should turn out
II drunkard or "a professional gam
bier, either of which is worse than
IA nobody. There are any number
OfyOune men hanging about saloons
billiard rooms and other rum shops
just ready to graduate and be no
bodies.
Nor BAD.-The night was llarf
without u fog, Mat and l sat on a
log. Her ize was cast upon the ski
and her breast did hove with many
a sigh. Her hair was rs black at
blackest cat, and her lips, Jerusa,
lem! hold my hat! My arm was
around her little waist, and I got
ready her lips tn taste; but whenev.
er do a thing so chaste, never am
in much of a haste.
'Tis sade when you kiss the M
York girls, with pretty blue ize and
hair that curls, they ask you wha,
you are about, aud give you q slal
right on the snout. The Western
girls tina make no bother, if you kis.
them on one cheek tina turn tho
other. But give me Vermont cir
, for kissin-tha beet all Others clear
to nothin'. Whenever you give woI
on EN- smack, they purse up thei
lips and kiss you back.
But to mi story mi dearest read
er don't get weary; for if did &c
, off my tract, fve now, withou
. trouble, found mi wa back, and m
, wa again III never lose, as sure a
| this is poetry or prOze.
!, pressed Mattie's form tn mine
and looked down in her ize, and a
! | took her hand in mine, ! kudden
breathe for signs. Nearer, nearer
, my lips tn hers did sneak, felt he
warm breath on my ckeek; l Civ
her little hand squeeze, when, rails
: ing up her he'd. she scd: Take kar
Jeems, till l sneeze!
The devout Dean Paul Richie
/ once said, in the beautiful simplicit.
of his Christian character, 81 low
God and every little child" Pei
, haps no sentence as brief so full,
measures the eXtremities touches
by the infinite love.
' In the morning the mind is calm
the temptations of the day have no
beset you the duties of tho da,
have not filled your mind and begu
to vex you. Before You 90 to til
J. duties Of the day, to its cares au'
!. anxieties and temptations, begin th
day with prayer. Temptations yO'
certainly will meet trials Of virtu
> and patience will oyertako you =