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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11
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The fluctuations of fortune in this coup
try are SO sudden, and men so frequently
change their avocations, that il is not strange
foreigners can be made dupes in regard TO
the antecedents and occupations Of our
business men.
An Englishman, quite well informed for
an Englishman in regard TO America, ar
rived here recently, aud was much aston
ished at the peculiar things he saw and
heard. He could hardly credit the story
that the president of the United States
once had small farm near st. Louis, de-
pended for subsistence upon selling small
wagon loads of wood, and, on account of
his habits, was unable TO support his fam
lily. He thought that they who told him
this were trying to take him in, you
know" and received the little history with
EXPLANATIONS of "Walkerp "Walker y
Finally, convinced OF its truth, he was pre-
pared to credit anything, and stroliing
through Barclay street the other morning
observed over a small shop the sign -
civilian G. BRYANT, TAILOR"
81 say, now," he remarked TO his COM
panion-a journalistic wag of some note
"do you see that name there? It's the
same as your favorite poet, tho author of
'Thana topsls.' 1t isn't the same family, l
dare say, now?"
mot only the same family" was the re-
ply, "but the same man."
SIS it, indeed? Well, that is very strange!
thought Mr.. Bryant was wealthy journ-
alist, the publisher of one of the great
newspapers here"
a" He was" answered the joker, ga few
years ago. Then he owned the greater part
Saratoga one summer, got to drinking
champagne and betting on faro till he be-
came ba nkrupt, and was for some time de-
pendent on the charity of his friends"
Greatly, that is very extraordinary, now
/ think l remember something of your Mr..
| Bryant's singular career. Let me see. AZ
ter he lost his fortune, didn't he go into the
negro minstrel business2 Seems 10 M
that have heard of Bryant's Ministries
Devilish queer that a great poet SHOULD
black his face and play tamborlne, now
isn't it?"
sob, no mot queer here; nothing Il
queer in this country. Bryant made n grea
deal of money with his minstrels by dane
ing the Camptown hornpipe every night Il
crowded houses"
GLOW did he happen to be tailor, thenP'
"He tried to monopolze the peanut mar
ket by getting up a corner in the trade, and
again losing every dollar he had, he wa
forced to set up this shop in order to max
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-11

get into the corner himself, or did he get
somebody else into the corner? But there's
no use in my trying to understand such q
beastly business. It's enough to floor a
fellow completely, you know, to think of a
great poet getting peanuts in n corner, aud
then bursting up MS you say in America,
you know"
"Not many of our public men do go in
to the peanut trade but the minstrel bust
ness Is quite iavorite with our scholars
and thinkers. You've heard of Emerson,
the Sage of Concord, as In is often called,
have you not2'
"Ralph Waldo Emcrson2" Oh, yes he
whom we name the American Carlyle,
you know. lie isn't negro minstrel, Is
hep"
"Of course he Is. He's playing here
now, and when II comes to iirst-class BAN
10 solo, Ralph Waldo Emcr 'on is mighty
hard to beat
"But really, now" said the perplexed
Englshman. ~ shouldn't think a man
who wrote the English Traits would be
forced to do that sort of thing. What's the
use of being man of genius in America,
you know, If you have to earn your bread
and butter by playing bloody banjo, you
know This is indeed an extraordinary
country, and the more learn about ii the
less | understand it,"
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THE BRurTCuRD TRRRIER.

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Who lived down by tho sea-
He owned 4 rat tan terrier
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But stu that most owdAdous flea
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Just where he couldn't be scratched out
by any reach Of paw,
And always half an inch beyond
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Sam johnson heard the noise, and came
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But when he seen the critter spin
A barkin' all the while,
lie dreaded hyderifobia,
And then began to rifle.
1.-THE pup Is mad enough" says he,
And luggin' in his axe,
He gave the rechid terrier
pair Of awful cracks,
Th., stretched him out upon the floor,
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MORAL.
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Now turned to sassidge-mest;
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Beware, or you may die because
You can't make both ends meet.
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The Parker Gun,

The sporting editor of the Journal
wishes to say few words to his friends
in regard to the merits of this celebra-
ted gun, which we have fully tested in
every way, and found greatly superior
to our imported English guns, costing
two or three times the money. The
great points of superiority over every
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simplicity, durability, rapidi.y and ac-
curacy in firing. AS we are somewhat
of 'shootist" we have taken our Par
ker to several matches, where it has
won golden opinions from all who have
seen it, and their English guns are for
sale at one half their original cost. 1t
affords US much pleasure to find that
guns of American manufacture can
compete so successfully with those OF
foreign makes, and we would say to all
of our friends in want of good, relia-
BILE article, by all means try the. Parker
gun. From American Stock Journal,
July, 1872.
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DEMOCRATIC AND Liberal
REPUBLIC
Mass Meeting
At WoodsfeId, Thursday,
September la.
SPEAKERS
HON. SAMUEL r. CARY;
HON. AUGUST THEME,
HON, w. III. OLDHAM,
HON, II. IL. HUDSON,

The TRoTTING RACE This contest on
Saturday was exciting. There were three
entries, viz:
Honest Frank, W. T. HARLAN
Buckeye Peg, S. Z. JONES
ANDY johnson, G W. CARRoTHERs
The race was 8 rounds to the heat best
5 in 5. ..
The send off for the first heat was as
fair as could be, owing to the track being
too narrow for them to come up abreast
At the end Of the first round, Porter, The
driver of sandy Johnson" ran his sulky
upon bank and upset it upon the track
/ fP0rter's left arm was severely injured
The ether horses continued and "Hones
Frank won the heat.
Alt horses started for the second
heat, bat owingto Porter's injured arm
he was unable to manage his horse, and
he ptlled OFF the track before the first
round had been made. s.Hoaest Frank
won theieat.
When 'the horses were called for the
third heat, it was announced that s'Peg'
and "Andy" had been withdrawn
Crank" went Che heat with running
horse along side and made very good
time
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A Letter for GRANTEES.

The members of the Philadelphia Con-
ventlon are busily engaged in denoun.
cling Horace Greeley for his ''lraitorous'
conduct in signing Davis bail bond
The Convention gave Gerrit Smith a
most enthusiastic welcome. No other
had such an ovation as he. Yet he sign
ed that bail bond, and wrote. long be-
fore, this letter:
!, PErERBoRo, N. Y August "a, 1866
President Johnson:
HoNoRED SIR: | have this day sub
scrlhed d memorial to Yourself in behalf
OF Jefferson Davis. | have done so
with great satisfaction, for l deem, This
very long confinem ent in prison without
a trial an insult to the South,a very deep
injustice to himself, and no less deep
dishonor to the Government and the
country.
trust that Mr. Davis may either have
a speedy trial, or be admitted to bail -
There are many men who have no sym
pathyy with his political views; and who
opposed slavery rs strentoholy as he
upbeld, it, that would eagerly become
his bait. l am one Of them. Your obg-
dent servant. GERRit SMITH.
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Baltimore Live Stock Market.


.r Ceptemusf a.
BEEF CATTLE-Prites to-day for
beef cattle ranged as follows: Best
beeves SO 25a6 s7t, that generally ra-
ted first quality So 0Ua6 25: medium
or good fair quality 81 00a5 0Us Or
dinary thin steers, oxen and cows 80
O0a4 90; inferior and lowest grades of
cattle so 00a0 00-general average Of
the market to-day 81 75; extreme range
of prices So OOa6 S74 Most of the
sales were from 81 25 TO S. so per 100
lbs.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.-The receipts
of sheep this week differ but little in
number from those of last week. The
market has been quite active all the
week, good sheep being quite scarce
and in good demand, the supply in fact
being insufficient for the demand. We
quote fair to good sheep at 44a54c, and
good to extra at 54a64 per 10 gross
Stock sheep at 81 50a3 so Fer head
Lambs 50 00a4 so per head, as to size
and quality.
HOGS-The supply this week has
been quite fair, nearly equal in numoer
to the receipts of last week Prices have
been maintained at our quotations
throughout the whole week, and the
market fairly active, demand about equal
to the supply-a few extra hogs sold at
onr highest quotations We quote corn
fed hogs at 81 00a7 so and still fed
hogs at Sc 75a7 % per 100 lbs net
Receipts this week S076, against 1891
last week, and 1884 head same time last
week, and 1894 head same time last
year,
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