Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-11-17
Correspondence.
letter from Rutland.
RUTLAND, Nov. 14th, 1875.

TO keep up some little surface life
last night there being no less thar
three arrests-and | think four. Al
this owing to the flowing bowl. On,
Of the saddest commentaries on thu
whiskey Of the period is found in it.
responsiveness to Use axes in the house
instead Of the woodshed, substitulina
q gentle loving wife for backlog anC
the prattling infant for k.ndljng wood,
One Butterfly (not celebrated in the
song OF "Im as happy us butterfly
raised what, in the parlanca Of the UNI
godly, would DO termed "marry hell,
and he did it with Ole Of the Water.
vile warranted axes. 1t so happened,
thanks to the uncertainty Of the size
Of drunk, that Butterfly did not hit
everything he aimed at, but he man
aged to split up Mrs. Butterhy's APP.
parel into rags suitable 10 go into a
carpet loom, and to cash the little
Butterfly their or heiress somewhere
about the face, to such an extent that
it sswas found necessary to employ a
seamstress to do some stitching. But
tcrly, .not being an uristocrat, was
boxed up. This was Of Saturday
p. m. 0, Butterfly, what misnomer
You are no more like the little winged
namesake than Jesse Pomeroy is like
a cherub in heaven. Still later,
much still later in the evening, two
young men got mixed, and instead Of
scratching their heads a inmate, to Lift
their mental fog, and estimate the con-
ditions OF drunk here in Rutland,
they, or one Of them, spelled and
was about to ''go in when an officer
of the law dropped in IS umpire and
decided against both parties. As usn-
al, they went up.--Nct long since one
or both OF our daily papers announced
the robbery of a Mrs. Allen in a door
way in Cranton's block, The particu-
lars were somewhat startling. The
"Short thick man" who the woman al
leges had the boldness to grasp her
wrist with one hand aud snatch from
her pocket, her purse or portnoniae
containing severa dollars and scrlps,
has not been identified, and doubtless
will not be until somebody looks for
him. Many think Mrs. Allen tried to
Get up corner" but if so,tshe was
unable to "bull" it on this market
Retire Mrs Allen, into darker places,
and bill yrur play 4 little later than
six o'clock, p. m, if you expect full
house and generous applause.---Thc
little son of George Richardson had
very marrow escape from violent death
on Saturday, a. m: last. He was sit
ting i'll a wagon waiting for his grand
father to join him for Il ride, when q
pair OF horses, attached to Il heavy
trucking wagon Owned by EIyyn
PierpoinD which had been left with
out hitching-may somebody Get
!eSson-ran with the speed Of n Her
aid Sunday mail train, up the street
where the child was waiting, colidjng
with fearful crash with the lighter
wagon, and throwing the little fellow
at least fifteen feet. lie must have
struck most favorably not to have
caused his instant death as it was he
was badly bruised and greatly shocked,
but | learn nothing serious is appre
hended by his attending physician,
Dr. c. L. Allen. He is a great favor
lite with all who have met with him,
and bright winning little fellow,
whose escape from serious consequent
ces will CRAFTY many Of our citizens.
DTMIXG