Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1871-11-18
VERM ONT FARM E r..


They have such taking way with them that
they have within the last month inveiged
four huge hears into their cosy little log traps,
and taken Bruins scalp, pelt and tallow as a
recompense for the entertainment to which
they invited him. These bears were all
caught on Fayston hills.
At "a trial, not long since, one of the wit
nesses, an old lady of some eighty years, was
closely questioned by the opening counsel
relative to the clcarness of her eyesight.
Can you see meP" said he. EYES," was
answered. "IIow well can you see me?"
persisted the lawyer. "Well enough" re-
sponded the lady. "to see that you are neither
a negro, an Indian, nor gentleman" The
answer brought down the house.
IL. II. Markham of Milwaukee and a
friend were lately hunting ducks with boat
in an adjoining lake. the powder being placed
in II can under the seat. In moving to a
new point, one of the guns fell, discharging
its contents into the powder can, which ex-
ploded, blowing the boat to pieces and lifting
the gentlemen into the water. without, how
ever seriously injuring them. Meanwhile
the ducks looked on and smiled
Thomas Duncan of Philadelphia, an insane
man, who was being taken by II detective to
the Pennsylvania asylum, the other day.
walked along very quietly, but on reaching
the lodge he said II have brought you a
gentleman who is insane. He imagnes,
among other things, that he is detective
officer. His friends wish him left here for
awhile" Despite the protestations of the Of
ficer he was locked up as insane for several
hours.
James Jeffries of jamestown. KY, has had
rather remarkable experience rs family
man. Before he was II years old, he mar
ricd girl five days younger than himself,
and the two lived together seven years with
out children, when his wife gave birth to a
pair of twins, boy and girl. who now at
the age of Is weigh 1855 and 1875 pounds re-
spectively. Seventeen other children have
followed, and Mr. .Jeffries feels encouraged
that his house will be sufficiently graced by
children, in spite of late beginnings.
A New Orleans lady was reading to her
servants an account of the Chicago fire. The
incident of the burning of the emancipation
proclamation arrested the attention of one
old colored woman, n slave all her life, who
viewed the proclamation much rs the Israel
ties did the ark of the covenant. "What
dat" she said, burned up?" "Yes, aunty,
burned up" "Den what gwine come of us
agan?" 81 don't know; may he you'll be
slaves as before" "Den dis chile gwine to
die right now" And throwing up her hands
in dismay she left the presence of her mis-
tress, visiting dire imprecations on the head
of the man "what sot out dat fire."
Mrs. Sarah futile of Rock Castle county.
KY. was walking through ii pasture to church
with her daughter recently, when she
was attacked by a mad bull which pierced
her side and tore her heart out. The animal
then seized the girl on his horns and threw
her 35 feet over fence, breaking several
bones. When the dead and wounded We're
found, the neighbors turned out with guns to
kill the enraged brute. A volley of seven
shots only maddened him, and he cleared
the field and held it for several hours, when
he was dispatched. Mrs. Tuttle's funeral
sermon was nreached nj njpht nv the same