The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-12
Gleanings and Gossip

Ii brokers wish to raise the wind they
should negotiate cyclone.
Ought to be allowed to Sit down--a
merchant Of forty years standing
) A polite way OF putting it--Troubled
with chronic indispositiou 10 exertion.
What species Of love ia tina. which is
never reciprOated A neuralgia affection.
You will need long spoon if you wish
to cat with the devil out Of the same dish.
Grind while the wind is fair. and il
you neglect. do not complain of Gods
providence.
He who lags behind in the road where
many are driving will always he iu n
cloud of dust.
We are never so we'll inclined to be.
lieve in stroke of good fortune as when
ono has just been dealt to us.
Why is young lady like bill oil ex.
change Because she ought to be settlcd
"hon she arTi'cS al maturity.
'Tis The sinner that best knew the
world at twenty, whose lip is. ut sixty,
curlcd with disdain at its folles,
Jones believes iu policemen, and thinks
they are all square men. "At any rate"
he says. "they are never round"
Tilden's letter is higly characteristic of
the man. lie begins it with a falsehood
and ends it with puff,-of himself.
We must row with the oars We have,
and as we cannot order the wind, we are
obliged to sail with tho wind that is given.
When young lady hands you card
nowadays with the cabalistic lettera Y.
NJ G. A., it mcaus "you may call again"
Patience and attention will bring us
far. If cat Watches long enough at
the mouso's nest the mouse will not es.
cape.
The ploughman must 20 up and down,
and whateyer else may be done, there is
no other but the long way TO do the work
we'll
1t is given Gu the authority OF New
Orleans paper that there is in that city a
hog with his ears so far back that he can.
not hear himself squeal.
Gov. Tilden in his letter Of acceptance
has not word OF condemnation for the
Hamburg massacre and other Southern
atrocities. A man can't think Of feyery.
thing in forty.two days.
Wha, traveller you have become -
exclaimed Chicagoian on meeting an
acquaintance at Conatantnople. 10 tell
you the truth" was the frank reply, IL
am obliged to run about the world to
keep ahead of my character for The
moment II ovcrtakcs me ! am ruined"
A lady OF London has discontinued
custom originated by her, OF having yisi.
tors write their names in book ia the
hall IN the event ct her absence, as sup.
posed visitor came in fact to collect
bill oil long standing, and wrote in the
book SIS sorry Mrs - didn't leave the
amount as she agreed"
The ysllse Of man who did not hap.
pen to be very fsshionably dressed was
oonfiscated by a hotel keeper at Long
Branch few days since. The man turn
ed ont 10 be prominent citizen Of Phil.
adeiphia, who somewhat astonished the
Boniiace by presenting $1,000 bill in
payment for his meals and lodgings.
A irontiersman was requested by the
sheriff to come TO the Jail 10 identity an
inmate who ives charged with seri.
Gus oaonce. IN go snd look at
him, but I'm not going to be familiar
with him until he apologies for shooting
my brother last fall, was the naive re.
ply OF the guilelass son Of the Aower.be.
spaugled prairies
At the closing Of Il concert, while
young gentleman was struggling with his
hat, cane, overeoai, opera. glass, and his
young lady's fan, all Of which be was try.
ing TO retain on his lap, suspicious look.
ing bottle fell on the floor with a thud.
There he exclaimed 10 his companion.
II shall lose my cough medicine" That
was presence Of mind for you.
Says the Burlington Haioheye: The
authorities took poor man from Happy
Hollow one day this week and sent him
out to the poor house. The parting be.
tween tho poor man and his eleven dogs,
which he distributed among his sympa.
Ihizlng relatives, was affecting in the ex.
IRENE We believe the man had few
children too. but aol enough 10 mako
any tuss about
A rough and io'lofn looking man was
yesterday seen To inll down en- State street
as il overcome by the heat, but before
any one could reach him he had crawled
under the shade of tree. When ap.
preached and asked il he was i'll, he 70.
piled "Knoeked clean over by a sun.
stroke" ado you feel any pain ?" was
asked Lots OF it my legs are stiff rs
pokers.' "The sun affects the head, not
the legs. | guess Won were not sun.
struck "Well know was." said the
old man, with good deal of spirit. "You
don't know perhaps there are various of
bat there are forty different
species, and all are liable to strike man
At once. 1t you could show me ten.cent
piece believe ia feel better" The
citizen passed on and left him groaniug.
The other day dreamy young poet Of
Burlington sat down with bundle OF old
letters, 10 stained envelopes with faded
addresses, to write sad requiem over
the days that are dead. He began
Though ye waken sad thoughts as sit here alone,
will carefully lay you away,
For better the shadow of years that are gone
Than tho cold grayish LIGHT Of to-day