Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-01-18


trespassing; for | mean to come ovel
some day and arrange a treaty OF
peace"
That evening Herman sent a mes
senger to say the COW was out of dan
ger, and strange new futtering
awoke in Rachel's heart.
A few weeks later, when the first
SHOWS were lying on the ground, one
Sunday morning in church the parSon
took for his text these words: " Love
your enemies. Do good to them that
despitefully use you;" and Rachel,
turning around caught glance from
Herman Brayton's eyes, which shot
forth mischief and triumph. When
she walked away at noon, Herman
Joined her in the most natural manner
possible.
DO you know, Rachel" said he,
= =, L. "~'"+"ned the minister's text g.?
To me it sounded ike this: Love them
that stone your chickens, and scald
your pigs, and drive your cows off to
pound: and it did not seem a very
difficult command to obey"
Mrs. Pcttigrew, who was walking
behind, nudged her daughter Esther,
and whispered, 1 allus told you how
it would come out"
Now the Henderson and Brayton
farms are united in one, and Herman
has demonstrated to his neighbors, by
his tall grain and his fat meadow
lands, the reasOnableness of scientific
farming. He never tires Of Joking his
wife Rachel about her war, and if she
expects to hear the end Of it during
the term OF her natural life. fear she
will be disappointed.
AN IMMENSE GRAPE VINE The
Santa-Barbara (Cal.) Press CORES
pondent says:
| have seen the "big grape vine. :"
The owner says it is forty-two years
old. The trunk is nearly circular,
and at ten inches from the ground is
thirty-nine inches in circumference at
three feet from the ground the small
est place, it is thirty-six inches; and
at five feet measures forty-six inches
in circumference; Immediately above
this measurement it SwellS out much
larger and parts into branches; it is
supported by frame work six 20 sew
en- feet nigh, containing sixty-Six posts
from three to eight inches in diameter,
and covers about 1920 feet of ground.
Several of the limbs are nine inches in
circumference at thirty feet from the
trunk, and one Of the branches at for
ty-eight feet from the trunk is seven
and three-eights inches in circumfer-
ence. 1t has now over 5000 clusters
Of grapes on it growing finely. The
owner, and others familiar with it tell
me that the clusters will average,
when ripe, about two and a half
pounds each; but call them two
pounds each, and it makes over five
tons of fruit from one vine in one year.
Several persons made estimate on it
last ear, whom the fruit upas ripeni"g.
by counting the clusters on ten feet
square and weighing some average
clusters. Their estimates varied from
four to six tons. This is probably
the largest grape vine in the world.
John Randolph was travelling in
part of Virginia with which he was
not acquainted. In the meantime he
stopped during the night at an inn
near the forks of the road. The inn
keeper was fine old gentleman, and
no doubt one of the first families Of
the Old Dominion. Knowing who
his distinguished guest was, he en-
deavored to draw him into converse
ton hut failed in all his efforts. But
in the morning, when Mr.. Randolph
was ready to start. he called for his
bill, which, on being presented, was
paid. The landlord, still anxious to
have some conversation with hin, be-
gan as follows:
(Which way are you travelling, Mr.
Randolph?'
"Sir?0 said Randolph, with look
of diSpleaSure.
Il asked, said the landlord, which
way are you travelliug?"
"Have l paid my bilI?"
"Yes."
DO I owe you anything morc?"
mo"
well, am going just where l
please-do you understand? ?"
Yes"
The landlord by this time got some
what excited, and Mr.. Randolph drove
off. But, to the landlords surprise,
the servant returned to inquire which
of the forks of the road to take
Randolph not being out Of hearing dis
tance, the landlord spoke at the top
Of his voice
"Mr. Randolph, you don't owe me
cent; just take which road you
please"