National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-05-13

II WIS Hlotutl WHlH 'oHt NV
er desired it to be known. There
fore you were ignorant Of the fact
that she had dollar beyond the
annuity held for her.
When, six months later. Austin
and Janet were married. her elder
sisters dared to say that he married
her for her money. He knew better
and so dol.
\ FrcnChman who was endeav.
0ring to Americanize himself in
New Orleans remarked that there
was one English word which he
could not find in any dictionary,
and that was "tattle too,n The
planter assured him there was no
such word. But the Frenchman
insisted there was, and looked tri
umphant when, a few minutes after,
he heard his friend say to servant,
"That'll do"
The most dangerous characters in
the world are those who live in the
suburbs of virtue-they are like
rottOu ice.
a PERSON desiring a situation as
teacher in Nova Scotia, wrote to the
board "fab 4 1870. Sir Offer my
Sltto you for that place to the board
which | am well quallia'c for my
adge is i02" (meaning, doubtless, ,42)
\ DEBATING society at Lyons
has been for some time engaged in
the discussion of the question al
you had to have a bile where
would YOU have it ~ and its mem.
b"rS have finally decided, "on an
other fellow
While DR.. Mary Walker was lect-
uring lately sapient youth cried
out: /: Are You the Mary that had
a little lamb :" '.NO.' was the
ready reply, "but your mother had
a little jackaSs"
AS DR.. Dwight once passed
through region of very poor land,
he said to farmer: Sir, perceive
your land here is not very product.
i've" NO, siln said the honest
farmer "our land is just like self
righteousness" "Ah! how is
that ?" "Why, the more a man has
of it the poorer he is
THE Congregdtionalist gives the
latest and most touching illustration
of that appreciative mind which
thankfully receives the SIN Hest
iavors-the case of a clergyman
who, at a late ministerial gathering
gratefully acknowledged the paroch
ial Gift of ''two pints of skim milk
Poor man there must he very lIttl,
cream to such joke as that.
A German exchange tells the Sto
ry of an enamored couple Che 90, sh,
lS,D who concluded to get married
The ardent lover was too feeble Il
walk to church, and was afraid t'
tlust himself inside u jolting car
riage, 50 the bride put him into !
perambulator and wheeled him t,
church, married him and wheele,
him home.
A DISCOVERY IN TIE INTEREST
OF PLACE.-Statements made bN
Captain Ericsson in recent lette
to an English journal Indicate tha
new revolution III naval warfare /
likely soon to be inaugurated
The revolution is to bc effected by
novel application of torpedo, which
by a new process. is made succpt
bic of guidance in any direction aft
or it leaves the vessel from which
is operated. With this new appl
cation Captain Ericsson is certain
that he can easily destroy the mos
formidable iron clad alloat. Sho ul
Captain Ericsson's expectations q
the efficiency Of his torpedoes b
realized, it will I've the greatest ste
towards insuring peace that wa
ever made.
a monster prolite has recent
, fallen IN Fezzcn, near Maurzoul
Ii weighs nearly 5000 pounds, an
IL thought to be the largest meteo
ic body yet discovered.
A sCnEMING mother IN Ne
York paid $50 to have her dauglt,
b. abducted and safely married to
rich suitor, but the young wolna
t foiled the scheme 10y leaping frol
the bridal hack, and running shricl
ing through the streets.