Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-02-11

A FRANK AND MANLY REBEL.--Per-
tinent to the prevailing cry in Democrat
ic circles of oppression and iliberality
by the Government toward the South and
the late rebels, is the recent remark at
tributed to Kentucky Colonel, former
" in the rebel army. He had the man
illness not since to declare that in all
history and in all the examples of other
/ rebelions in past times, there was no in
stance on record where greater leniency
had been exercised toward those in re-
bellion than by the United States Gov.
eminent toward the Confederates. Not
man had been hung or shot for treason
and but few estates eonfiscated ; most OF
these latter, after being contiseated, hay-
ing been returned to their former own
ers," This is but the simple truth and
yet we see any number of men who didn't
/ fight for the lost cause" but gave it
their sympathy clamoring about the tyr
amy and despoiism of the Government
and its constant humiliation of the South.
School children in Montana have
enjoyed the luxury of going barefoot all
winter.
- Chinese coin is becoming circulat-
ing medium in some of the Pacific coast
towns.
OF 6,65S persons confined in the
Pittsburgh " lookup" during the past
year more than $500 we're under the in
fuence of liquor.
A hundred year old negro woman, liv-
ing at Harrodsburg, KY, who was in her
younger days an unadulterat d darkey,
is now bleached to pearly whiteness of
skin, while her hair has lost its kinks.
A medical student sent lock Of
hair from subject to clairvoyant,
who answered that the persos had kid
ney disease which she would cure for IS.
A Frenchman was lately found in
a paroxysm of tears over the supposed
tomb Of Washington at Mount Vernon,
bu. it turned out to be only the ice. house.
= While James Bayles was eating his
breakfast in Elizabeth, n J., on Satur-
day, he was seized with immoderate
laughter at funny story, a piece of
meat stuck in his throat, and he was
choked to death.
d gust of wind on Tuesday. the
18th nlt, carried tin sign representing
a gold pen from a store in Detroit up in
to the air, and in its descent the point OF
the sign penetrated the back of dog.
impaling him unto death. In that case
the pen was as mighty as the sword.
- Some profoundly speculative minds
are agitated by the eniicing possibility OF
putting a steam engine and screw ma
chinery aboard of an arctic iceberg, and
propelliDg the concern down to New
York to sell for high priced ice in the
dog days.
- An excellent rebuke was that adj.
ministered by Vice President Hamlin
to a party of his friends who importuned
him to frank their letters. The Senator
took the letters, affixed postag stamps
upon them all, and blandly returned
them to the writers.
- A little reconstructed Southern girl
FIVE years old, asked colored servant
in the course of a theological examina
ton, what the 10Th commandment was
The reply that there were only 10 com.
mundments was scornfully received, and
the child gravely announced that the
i 10th commandment was that the eolored
people should vote.
"A man living in Port Clint on, Ohio
imagined he heard burglar breaking
into his house the other night, and seiz.
ing his gun, ran to the door and discharg
ed it at the supposed intruder. On ex-
animation, he found his best breeches,
which were hung on clothes line, all
shattered with the shot.
A newly-married lady in Chicago
complained to her ma that on her recep
ton day her card-basket was overrur
with circulars from lawyers, announcing
terms for divorce. $50 absurd. YOU
know, ma, before our honeymoon is over
True, dear, replied ma Cwho had been
twice divorced), but I'd put them in a
safe place; you may find them very use
full in yea or two"
- Mrs. Robert E. Lee who was the
daughter of George W. Parke Curtis
has petitioned Congress to restore to hel
the Washington relics taken from Airing.
ton House by Gen. Mcdowell, and now
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