Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-12

listing between Hot Springs aud Bader
ends here. The entire village was burned
during the late war. and though it has
been rebuilt, the hotels are (some of them
mere barns. Very great improvements are
making every season, and if the title could
be satisfactorily decided, the accommoda-
tlons would very soon equal those Of our
northern resorts. As it Is, almost every
luxury may be obtained by paying very
dearly for It. Game Of Gli kinds Is very
abundant, and the air AMI water act as
such powerful tonics that want of appetite
is complaint rarely heard. The suit for
the possession of these springs was some
years ago decided in favor of Major VIM.
+ Gaines, near connection Of Mrs. General
Gaines, but the decision was overruled and
the matter again thrown into court it is
now likely that both these parties may
end their days before their respective suits
are finally decided.
SrsrER BROwN GRATIFrEs HER CURIOSITY.
We suppose every body who lives in a city
has wondered what those curiosly painted
images are made Of, that stand By certain
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hand while they invite the customers to en-
ter, with the other. Some of them are as
hideous as they are disgusting, and we
often wonder why such leerng, vulgar i'm
ages are used to attract customers.
Sister Brown was one Of the primest
and most correct maiden ladies', but she
was very curious, and prone to crafty her
inquiring mind to the utmost, and that was
why we were all glad when she met with
the following contre temps
She was going home from an evening
lecture rather late at night for a single
lady to be upon the street alone, when 1t
occurred to her that it would be a favora-
BILE opportunity for her to examine the new
Indian image that had been set up on the
street. and which had puzzled her good
deal
She had often asked of what was it made,
but mad received no satisfactory answer
and mad determined, when an opportunity
did present itself, to examine the curious
figure.
The opportune moment had ar
riyed.-Sster Brown looked in everv di-
rection, and feeling certain she was not
observed, advanced towards what she sup
posed to be the image standing in the shad-
ow of deep recess. but unfortunately, was
a policeman.
Sister Brown gave him punch, pinched
his arm, then gave another punch, all Of
which the policeman bore ia silence. Then
she attempted to take his hand to fee. tor
the cigars, when TO her horror, he returned
the pressure with right good viii. The
a,toni,hment cf the maiden lady can be
imagined but not described, when a grum
voice cried out
Sister Brown, what DO YOU want Of
me
Tae policeman sail he had seen a good
many folks travel, but he never saw "A wo-
man measure the ground as Sister B. did
when she went round the corner.
She was cured OF her investigating spir-
it, greatly to the reliet of the neighbor-
hood where she resided, for the policeman
described her examination of his portly
person In "a manner that turned the poor
woman to great ridicule.
Sister b. says when She lool. at mop
windows. now, that ifthere Is anything She
hates, its Injins and the periice.
There are more people than Sister Brown
who would be benefited by weli-deserved
riiicuIe, if nothing but ridicule viii cure
them OF their iIl-timed curiosity Y0utb.S
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