Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-02-11
wRIrTEH THE VERMONT PHGNIx.
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WRITTEN ron THE VERMONT PHGNIx.
a BIt OF the Last Massachuseu's Flee
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Well, you see, John, that Is my husband,
" as for CASTOR, and l abominatc CASTOR,
for nothing in particular, to be sure, for
there is nothing particularly abomnable
about him, and he is a good ing man,
and adorns the gubernatorial chair well
enough for the old Bay State. But dote
on Rice. / have met him two or three
times up in the country and he was real
pleasant, and must admit 1t is the man l
am interested in, and not his principles it
will be so nice, you know, TO observe, "Th0
Governor is friend OF oursr Just fancy
the complacency with which 1 shall make
the announcement.
But speaking of the principles involved,
l don't think there was feathers weight
of choice in the tickets. And TO be quite
year, and he has never crossed wish OF
minc about any thing, and boosted about
ii 10 brother Tom one day, and he said,
"Nonsense, he won't hold out"
"Ie will" said I.
"He won't" said Tom, "and what is
more, there is no sense in keeping hin
wound around your finger in this absurd
way; it Is his bounden duty 10 break the
leading strings, and he will by voting for
CASTOR"
"Gaston, indeedr l replied "he will
vote for Rice, if l say so. l intend to visit
the Governor OF this commonwealth next
February, aud he will not lose the vote Of
this domestic combination by any means"
"If John don't vote for Gaston," retorted
Tom with vim, ~ will send you up from
Jordan & Marsh's one of those new, light
cloth what do you call -'ems? trimmed with
fur"
THE cal thIng2"
"rhe real thing; no imitation"
So / commenced Operations by cuaxing
John, and The dear old fellow was absolute
ly horrihed at my meddling with politics,
and said 1 might admire Mr.. Rice TO my
hearts content, but that had nothing TO do
with his voting. 1t vexed me a little, i
must confess, when he went out with that
look slightly clouding his face which his
mother calls "irOn-clad," the first time he
had ever adopted II for my benefit, and 1
knew l had got to cast about in my mind
not little in order TO accomplish my pur-
pose.
Presently l ran down 10 the drug store
aud told my respected paternal progenitor
all about it, and asked him could admin
lister with safety morphine enough TO keep
him asleep all OF election day. Papa would
never have done II, only coaxed him so,
Il L., 4 al 4, - q a..
boys who are fond of playing jokes, and
he understands John so well he knows
just what he can bear. Besides, papa said
he was "morally certain" that CASTOR could
not be reelected and John would lose his
vote any way. So at last he gave mo the
necessary alkalOid with full directions, and
returned home sure Of success-and my
new polonalsc.
John is the most absurd man US to some
Of his habits. For instance, he often sits
up hall or two-thirds Of the night writing,
and then comes up to our room where l am
wrapped in solitary slumber, puts on his
night-dress and goes wandering of down
into the kitchen and pantry for a lunch, il
have failed TO bring any thing up for him
or ho goes hunting for some particular
book or paper which is in plain sight all
the time, and as he comes back from his
nocturnal perambulalions frequently sa-
Lutte him from the depths Of the bed cover
ings;-
"Well, Dory, love, did you find what you
wanted2"
Il suppose all husbands have some pc
| euliarities, only all wives do not publish
Ihem.)