Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-10-07

ophy. Recently one of the two children in
the household died the day before II circus
came into town. The parents and surviving
child thought how the cherub, when in the
flesh, would have reveled in that circus, and
they honored its memory by attending. In
the afternoon they prepared the dead infant
for its long home, and returned to the even
ing's entertainment
The women are unusually smart up in
Maine; at least some of them are. In 1864,
II Captain in the FIRST Maine Heavy Artillery,
Third Division Second Army Corps, while
in camp upon the Potomac, received the fol-
lowing laconic letter from his wife. BAN
gor, Maine, August 1864. My DEAR lIUs-
BAND.-I have washed and baked and had
n boy baby got through by half-past two
o'clock. Think I'll rest week. Affection
ately your wife. NJ.
a "strong minded thus relieves herself:
marry! marry! marry! That's mans eternal
cry Marry and settle down" Settle down
into n house-"two-story back" perhaps set
tie down into n kitchen, Il cook-stove, II
wash-tub, cradle! and so keep settling, set
Ting, settling into II weary, worn, faded wo-
man-on whom the male importuner, after
five or ten years of his exclusive companions
ship, may look and congratulate himself on
having accomplished n successful ruin!
Because we are taught by tradition to
trace all ouI ills and trials back to Il serpent,
we. the human race, have been very unfor-
giving. and sought occasions to bruse his
hand ,nnorrifnll,y M, TJvrnrJ Ram an
English gentleman, however, is an excep-
ton, who has some confidence in snakes.
He thinks that they were made for some
wise purpose, and so is doing his best to ele-
vate their condition. He has established
'snakery' in his park, where he keeps
I large number of the innocent species of
snakes. and hopes to improve the character
and condition of the reptiles of England by
careful cultivation and judicious mingling
of the breeds.
August Reigemeyer, II Catholic priest,
who has been missionary in China for
some years, can hardly think the Ceestials
are worse heather than can be found here.
While in Terre Hautc, Ind, recently, he
started to walk to Catholic institution in
tiic 10, iHt'H''ihS w tthc tnc cNthihS
train ut that point for st. Louis. When
about two miles out he was halted by three
men, one Of whom struck him blow which
feled him to the ground He was then tied
to IL tree, and the contents of his valise ex-
amined. The robbers took all his money,
about Sl69-Sl2O being in French gold-his
gold watch exchanged hats and boots with
him, and left him bound to the tree.
A young Ohio couple left home the day of
their marriage, about n fortnight ago, for
Chicago, going by lake boat, on board of
which was jolly crowd of all sorts of peo-
Pile, with some of whom the young farmer
and his wife were quite familiar. On the
trip the wife proposed IL trial of planchette
with young gallant, and the machine told
her that the man was her true husband and
that she should accept him. She was by
training free lover, and accepted. When
the boat touched mt Milwaukee, they quietly
disappeared on shore, and took the cars
south. A purse of $1,000 she had taken from
her husband, and her mothers diamond ring
passed into the hands of the gay scducer,