Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-04
He that gives way to self-will hinders

He that gives way to self-will hinders
self-enjoyment.
A farmer in Pennsylvania who thor
oughly underdrained his land says the
money thus used, paid him better than
if he had invested in bonds or bank, or
railway stocks, as his capital is doubled
every five years.
A couple were married at Shelbyville,
Ind, the other day, the groom being six
ty-four years old and the bride nineteen.
After the nuptial ceremony, the happy
pair bought twenty-five cents worth of
cheese and crackers and started on foot
on their bridal tour to the groom's resi-
dence-fve miles from the city.
Several young men-drummers and
others-who were fellow-passengers with
Josephine Mansfield Lawlor on the train
from New York, lately, hooted and hus-
tied her on their arrival in the depot at
Boston, creating considerable distur-
bance. Some ~hackmen and railroad of
fcials helped her out of the crowd into
carriage, and she departed.
A Connecticut man who left home
twenty-three years ago, and had never
communicated with his family, nor been
heard from by them, suddenly returned
one day last week. He thought it was
pretty trick, but changed his mind
when he found that his wife was re-mar-
ried, his estate divided up, and that he
had long been treated by his family and
the law as dead man.
Some laborers who were digging a
cellar at Philadelphia, the other day,
had the good luck to come across quite
large amount of ancient and very curl
Gus coins, and one of the number realiz-
ed about $3.50 for his days work. The
Oldest of the coins is dated 1857, and
the discovery affords pleasurable SEN
satiOn to Philadelphia arch@ologists.
The triumphant announcement from
Great Britain, that the problem of using
steam as motive power on common
roads had at last been solved, turns out,
in the light of subsequent events, to have
been rather premature. One great ad-
vantage claimed for the Glasgow "steam
road wagon was that it could by no
possibility explode; but on the 3Oth ult.,
while an exhibition of its powers was in
progress, it developed a new and un-
wished-for one; and by its explosion
killed outright five and mortally wound
ed seven of the lockers on.
CALL ON THE DEMOCRAT NATIONAL
EXECUTIVE CoMMITTEE.-The Louisville
Ledger-straight-out democrat at-make a
loud call upon the Democratic National
Committee to show its hand. 1t says
the Presidential campaign is already en-
tered upon by the republicans, and as
yet no movement whatever has been
made by the democratic committee as to
when and where the national convention
is to be held or whether there is to be
national convention at all or not. The
Ledger speaks for very important class
of Kentucky democrats. Will its call
be responded to?
EXTRAORDINARY BREACH OF PROM
1sE CAsE-A Boston LADY THE
PLAINTIFF.-There is now, if not
pending, at least Impending in Phil
adelpha, one of the oldest suits ever
brought before a civilized and Chris
tian tribunal. A. is a young gentle
man of that city; B. young lady of
Boston. They met, loved and agreed
to wed. After the engagement B. be-
came convert to free love, and mott
fed A. that while her feeling toward
him remained the same, only, if any
thing, little "more So" she could
not be party to any marriage cere-
mony, religious or civil. A. remon-
strated; B. was firm. She argued
that, in the absence of a legal bond,
he would be more devoted, because
more anxious to retain her love; and
she told him frankly that if ever she
loved another better than him she
would have to 'follow her heart
A. demurred to this view of the holy
estate and regarded the engagement
as s'off." But B. now sues him fol
breach of promise. He is still viii
ling and anxions to marry her in the
conventional manner, but wholly
averse to making her his Mistress
1, She has soul above conventiOnalities
licenses, and parsons, and "sich,
and she refuses to become Mrs. A. on
any terms but her own. If the case
ever comes to trial we shall watch
with some curiosity to see what the
! Philadelphia lawyers make out Az
precise offense to have been.
; A LEssoN.-A laboring man, coming
) out of one of the gin-shops of London q
: few years ago, saw a carriage and q
: pair of horses standing near the door,
+ and two women, richly dressed, came
, out of the building, the lower story Of
, which was occupied as dram-shop, and
! were handed into the carriage by tho
| proprietor of the "gin palace" The la
borer stepped back into the bar-roon
and asked the owner;
O "Whose is that establishment %
The man of gin replied
= 'It is mine, and my wife and daugh
$ ter have gone out to ride.
e The laboring man bowed his head fo
V moment, and then looked up and saiC
with an energy that made the man o
gin think his customer had a sudden at
tack of delirum-
81 see it | see it ~
II ''See what %
y "See where my wages for years hav
e gone. helped pay for those horses, an
i; for that carriage; and for the silks ant
o laces and jewelry for your family; tn
e money that | have earned, that shoul'
e have used to furnish my wife and chill
Y, dren good home and good food ant
n clothing, have paid you, and with m
e wages, and with the wages of other labor
W ing men, you have supported your fam
N ily in elegance and luxury. Hereafter