Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-05-27
The Harness so far as Heard From.

A poet says: "Oh. she was fair, but
sorrow came and left his Traces there"
What became of the rest of the.harness the
poet don't state.-Er'ie Despatch.
Oh, no. Further down the hill of poetry
it says: Come wi me, my lassie, and
I'll take thee to thv Hame" The balance
of the harness is missing DEM
0crdt.
You are mistaken about that. The same
poet, speaking of the same young lady.
says: And all the Lines that sorrow had
left faded in JOY" The rest of the har-
ness is still missing.-Erchange.
No: still another piece has turned up,
for further on the muse informs us that
Loving hands and simple flowers had
decked her for the Bridal Nothing has
vet transpired as to the whereabouts of
the rest of the harness.-York Republican,
All a mistake, for hath not Walter said:
Give me but what this Belt hath bound.
take all the rest the sun goes round"
Don't be discouraged, friends. the rest of
the harness is bound to come.-Ohio State
Journal.
OF course it is, for hath not the poet said:
when Greek meets Greek then comes
the Tug of war" Pass along the balance.
| Toledo Blade.
No more, no more Well give You only
what Gratiano proposed for Shylock: "A
Halter gratis; nothing else, for Gods
sake. ."-Chicago Republican.
Another portion of the harness has been
Appropriated by the Church. 1t is found
in the Collect for the last Sunday in Trim
ity. commencing with Stir up, we be-
seech Thee" etc.-Brooklyn Union.
We found part of it within a mile
of Edinboro' town." where 1.-The lassie
blushing and frowning cried, no no, it
will not do; / cannot, wOnnot, wonnot,
wonnot, Buckle to- Who lean hitch
up" the remainder of the harness?-CgeUe-
land Herald.
The remainder can be found. Shaks-
peare makes Macbeth say: Blow wind,
come wreck. at last We'll go with Harness
on our back" Find where Macbeth is
buried and the harness is there.-Clereland
Leader.
Two very needful parts are supplied by
the poet who speaks of " fancys flowing
REIN and conscience. the whip that
keeps the virtues in their course. ."-Roches-
Ter Democrat.
Whv are all these foolish editors like
!, Saddletree scarce reached had he"
CURIOUS SCENES IN A CHURCH There
: seems to have been a great deal of sport
: at the annual public meeting in connection
with the Pastors College, held recently in
. Mr.. Spurgeon's Tabernacle. The pro-
ceedings, says the Pail Mall Gazette, hav-
| ing opened with prayer. and the speeches
having been delivered, a song called " The
, Lifeboat ." was sung by a gentleman who
explained that it was SING in America
Ito endeavor to touch the hearts of hard
ened people who would not listen to regu-
/ lar and well-known hymns This adj
, mirable song, which. it is stated, =. has a
moral or religious termination" was a
; great success, and brought down showers
of applause Mr.. Spurgeon next intro
t duced sHillier, who. he said, had been a
/ soldier, and could play every wind instru-
ment in existence. He asked him to show
the audience how he drew people together
when he wanted to preach the gospel to
them, and concluded with Come along,
!, DOCTOR The doctor, thus urged. did
! come along" and having played The
f Last Rose of Summer" with. variations, on
e a clarionet. addressed the meeting, saying
f that he was under Misrepresentation, as
S he expected he should have to make a
f speech upon " the holy stick " he had just
S laid down He then, to illustrate the lack
5 of musical taste in those who conducted
, the singing in the churches of the present
= day, told story of a northern church
where difficult tune was chosen, the re-
frain of the hymn being repeated once or
e twice. The last line of the first verse was
And bow before His throne" The re-
: suit of the selection was that it was rem
r dered "And bow-bow-bow." "And bow
e bow-bow," "And bow before His throne "
e This story produced "roars of laughter, '
c followed by a brief address and hymn,
and the proceedings closed with the bene-
] diction.