St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-03-03
A Pertinacious Granger.

quirIng fOl the proprietor, soon stood |
face to face with him.
'Want to see me ?" asked the dealer.
.'las. sir, do, Seven years ago this |
coming spring bought paper of seeds
et your'
Il presume So
IN swear to it. sir! Seven years
ago. sir, and not one of those seeds.came
up
well that's funny" laughed the
dealer.
You may think it was" said the old
man, "but I'll make it cost you ten
Thousand dollars. When you sold me
those seeds, sir, Nou did not know that
you We're dealing with II lion -
''Well, you stop your blowing and
get out of here"
Give me package of cabbage seeds,
sir
Il won't"
The old man went away, but i'll an
hour returned and said in Il loud voice
"Seven Years ago this coming spring
bought Il package of seeds at this
store. Not one of those seeds arose
from the silc..'
He WAS ordered out. and he Went out.
He was there the next morning as soon
as the proprietor was. and he said -
.Sevcn Years ago this coming spring
YOU sold me Il package of seeds. Not
one single seed maturcd to manhood '.
lie WAS put ont that time. but he re-
turned in the afternoon, when the store
WAS full of customers, and exclaimed -
"SeNcn Years ago this coming spring
| was swindlcd 10y that man there, He
sold me Il package of garden seeds. not
one of which ever thruvr
When he went ont somcthin" hit him
three OF tour times ia the back. He
went down street for Il while, and then
returned and stood in tr~nt of the store
and said to the people who passed
"Scvcu Years ago this coming spring
this store here sold me garden seeds
that never >prouttd
He repeated the words over and over
until Il crowd begun to gather. when he
was called in and given Il dozen papers
of seed and told t" forgive and forget.
"SiN papers of onion seed I" pay for
/ the choking" lie said a> he buttonrd
/ his nVcrcoat.
They were given him. and when stow
ed away. he remarked. ''siX papers of
cucumber seeds to pay for -four kicks -
/ After some argument these were hand
ed him. and as he backed out of doors
he said
Its all right :" You've acted like Il
man about it and if you want any veg
ctahle> next fall. I'll make Il discount tn
y"u Detroit Free Press.
Nix. BENEFITS APPROACHING MAR
RIAGE. While attendinga Il stylish party
in Madison avenue in November last.
Mr. James Gordon Bennett of the
Herald. met Miss Ida May. formerly of
Baltimore. bmt then and now of New
/ York. Miss MAY l. tall. and of rather
slight build She has brilliant black
eyes and dark waVin" hair. as we'll aS Il
pune complexion. the envy of half the
society bells of the city. She is Just
nineteen Years of age. and has been out
about Il wear. She i> the daughter of u
retired New York banker and niece ot
DIR. May. Il Washington phN Sh,
is also connected 10y family ties Will
the Oclrich>, Livimg>tonS. Homes. and
the De PcNStcrS. Mr. Bennett. " ln ha.
been engaged twice before. once to til,
daughter of an cN- governor of this state
and once to- we'll known Cuban society
belle. had not known Miss MAY many
days before he >uccumbrd To her charm,
of person. manner. and mind. and he
came regularly engaged To her. Mr.
r. Bennett recently ordered for his fiancc,
ut Tii1:lnN : an elegant Jewel ease file,
with the most valuable jewels. from ;
tiara IL finger rings and earrings. Tn,
wedding will take place in the thir,
week in April. and it is expected To h,
the most brilliant seen in this country
for Il long time. y. \. Sun.
From THE Auction BLOCK To Coz
GREsS. Jere liaral-on was slave unit
1863, when he WAS emancipated will
the rest. lie was Il slave of Nh John
+. Walker of Columbus. and on tn,
death of the latter WAS sold on til,
block. in this city. to Mr. j. W. Thorn
son. After his death he was purchase,
r 10y John Haralson of Selma, Ala. t,
| whom he belonged at the time of eman
cipatinn. He was raised. in Muscoge
county as Il common field hand. HI
was born here in IS45. Upon inquir,
we find IL number who knew him whel
slave. He deserves credit for the in
F. formation he has acquired, but he wa
made what he is. not by any superio
motive power above any white man
p but the preiudiceS of Ignorant negroe
F., controlled 10y United States bayonets
He lives in Il strong negro district, i'll
habited by the most unlcttered of til
f class. In 1870. he WAS elected to tn
= House of Representatives of Alabama
= and in lS72. to the State Senate, and i
1873, to Congress from the Mobile dis
, trict. He is superior to his own race
;. but inferior far to the white man Il
, defeated. and his seat is now cOnteste ed
n HiS-slIcccSS is attributed altogether t,
| race prejudice. Columbus (Go.,) En-
: quirer. (Dcm0cTdt.)
, EXPECTING Too MUCH.-A st1on
o and steady wind had been blowing fr"l
il the east for two days. and of course tn
water pipes became stuffed up. He st
= cured ii plumber. and had the obstru,
II tion removed. 1t proved to be mu
n pout five inches long. He wrapped
r up in a handkerchief, waltzed down t
Co. the water office, and. unfolding til
It handkerchief, observed to the clerl
:. whats that - The clerk cast IA glanc
IL at it, and with smile of contempt /
: the simplicity of the question, answer
II ed, ''Why, you idiot, that's a fish. >
II know it is. but where do You think
= found it - "fm sure | don't know
5 replied the clerk with vawn. land II
u sure don't care" well, found it
d my water pipes" "You don't say va
:. did 2" replied the official. urbanely. an
It with feeble show of interest '.mu
=, have been pretty tight fit ''Bu
|. sir" yelled the citizen. cts bull-pout
Is Is this what pay my water rates for
d why. you fool said the clerk, with
'e pitying smile, lyon don't expect us