The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-28

Elsie, Il have been sorry ever since L
said you were in hiding.
'Wo will call it quits said Duncan,
smiling. May be we have both learned
a lesson which will be worth what it cost.
See, here is my ring that you threw at
nv feet. Will you let me put it on ?
Esie's hand was not withdrawn, and
the pitcher had time to run over, while
the lovers leaned on the wall and let the
twilight go.-The Aldine for July.
LINCOLN ON Moro LoGIc. c.-Presideut
Lincolns irrepressiblo penchant for mar.
rating humorous anecdotes, and his fire.
quoni application OF them to affairs Of the
most grave and weighty consequence, are
provcrbial.
THIS exuber0nt flow of vivacious meta
phorical wit seemed to issue from a
perennial source, and as his stories for the
most part were fresh and decidedly uni
que, it has been conjcctured by some that
they may have been the conceptions of a
prolific Imagination, induced by the spon.
tsneous volition of the moment, and not
actual occurrences. However this may
have been it is quite certain that they
were uniformly Apostle, os well as for
chile illustrations of his sentiments.
have writes distinguished military
correspondent of the Drawer) vivid
recollection that upon one occasion when
| happened at the White House, just pre-.
vious to the promulgation of his Emanci
patton Proclamation, Mr.. Lincoln
observed to prominent pro.slavery man
present that the subject had been under
consideration for somo time, and he was
fully impressed with the conviction that
it would prove the most prompt and
efficacious method of terminating hostili
ties, besides being an act of justice to tht
negroes. The other begged to differ from
him as to the wisdom of the policy o.
immediate universal emancipation, re-
marking that, IN his judgment, the de-
cided preponderance of the animal ovei
the intellectual faculties, as developed il
the organization Of the African CT anium
rendering that race ethnologically SO fal
beneath the white man in reasoning and
other mental faculties that it would be
unsafe to intrust the former with the un.
restrained exercise Of the elective
franchise, or with plenary participation
in legislation or other important govern
mental functions.
The President admitted that the black.
had as yet received but littlc political oil
parliamentary training, yet he had knowr
instances going to show that they were
by nature singularly astute and logca
reasoners. Indeed" added he, "whcr
was small boy, living in Kentucky
some of the more intelligent slaves il
our neishborhood started sort of da
lectic association for debating questions
Of interest to them and once attended
one Of their periodical meetings, upor
which occasion the following was enunci
ated as the subject for discussion I
certain hen lays ten eggs, and differ
ent sits upon and hatches out these eggs
which Of the two fowls is entitled to th
maternity of the chickens The meet
ing was duly organized, and the subjec
most thoroughly canvassed in all its i'm
aginable phases and bearings until tn
pros and cons had been well exhausted
and the presiding officer was about rem
dering his decision upon the merits o
the argument, when an antiquated indi
vidual who was seated upon barrel in
remote corner Of the apartment suddenl,
rose to his feet, and, in tremuious aut
cracked but ludicrously solemn information
of voice, propornded the following start
ling interrogatory: But, Mser Pres
dent, s'posin dem eggs what dat dar ol
heu lay, an de obdentical eggs what da
dar uddcr hen she hotch out, be duc.
eggs' Den dis niger like for to know
ct dc char place, who am de mudder O
de chickens?
This at first seemed poser to III
umpire, but after moments hesitation
he replied, Dat venerable pusson, m
tckler trien' Miser Jeemes, will plaz
fur to presume his bar'l, as de duck egg
am not in de queschum fur dis fur di
ehenin,' He then concluded in The fol
lowing words; De pedegee OBJ de fow
specie am ginrally monstrous cnsartir
an de 'tickler birds what De s'iety bee
cussin' on dis kashum am periently NOR
opsartiner nur dc ginralty OBJ de he
genus Mabby dis yere chicken got tie
faders den, agin, mabby SO he hahn
got but one but dat be hab two mudde
am, in de pinion OBJ dis char, Sarti
sure. "-EDIToR's DRAWER, in Harper
Magazine for MaV.
\ LEGAL JoKE-A case came befor
a German judge in Chicago in which
young nan pleaded the minors acr
The Judge wouldn't take the young man
oath aH to his age, and even when h
brought the family Bible the old fellov
scowled and said he didn't believe tn
Bible nor any thing in it,
He" he said, you diuks pekaus dc
pook says Methu-aia vos dousand year
olt dot belief hIm :"
But your honor" pleaded Lawye
Hoyne, ave nave man here who live