Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-06-06

Gen. sherdan's twin daughters have just been
baptized by Bishop Folen. They are named Irene
and Louise Sheridan.
Sojourner Truth, now an old woman,
delivered a temperance lecture in Michi-
gan, few evenings since.
The slowest man in America lives in
Oil City, Pa. 1t is said to be common
occurrence for his watch to run down
while he is winding tup.
The Christian Union says that it makes
man purer and better to cherish reject
ed love. There is more fun, however, in
going off and making love to another
girl,-Norwich Bulletin.
When you see n newspaper article which
promises in its beginning to be an essay of
high merit, it is well to read it for the
profit to accrue from so doing. But as n
matter of precaution, il is better to glance
first ut the end to see if anything is said
about two sizes of bottcs-one for fifty
cents and the other fer a dollar. .-Danbury
NeWS.
DR.. Holland says the most precious pos
session that ever comes to man in this
world is Il woman's heart. 1t would seem
that he has never observed the tender care
with which man handles q meerschaum
pipe that is just beginning to have bill
ious look around the base of the BOWL
Worcester Press.
The number of wolves in Russia is est-
mated at 10000, and their annual con-
sumption of flesh % cwt. per head. Last
year they ate, among other items, 61 hui
man beings, and it is estimated that, in
one way or another, they cost the country
5l0,000,000. Hunting has declined since
the emancipation of the serfs, and the
wolves have increased.
An orator who, like Wendell Phillips,
commands from two to five hundred dol
lars every time he talks, can afford to re-
gard the newspaper abuse, which adver-
tises him gratis, with the complacency Of
the individual referred to in these lines:
His bags of chink he chunk,
And many wicked smile he smole,
And many wink he wunk.
SARCASTIC.-As u young couple were
out riding the other evening, the young
man ventured to ask for kiss. The lady
was much surprsed-as all young ladies
affect to be when such request is made
and asked him what good it would do him.
"Oh, replied the young man, it would
make one feel so gay and lively" "Well.
Charlie, if as you say, a kiss is apt to make
one feel so very lively, think if we expect
to get home before morning you had bet
ter get out at once and kiss the old horse"
A Chinese medical work gives these di-
rectionS as to the treatment of u person.
troubled with the nightmare "In II ease of
nightmare, do not Mt once bring n light;
nor going near, call out loudly to the Sleep
er, but bite his big toe, and gently utter
his name also spit in his face, and give
him some ginger tea to drink; lie will
then come round; or blow into the pa
ticnt's ears through small tubes; pull out
about fourteen hairs from his head, make
them into twist, and thrust them into
his nose
A Providence doctor the other day en-
gagged to teach II young college graduate
the practical art Of healing the sick. He
was called to German who was down
with the deliriUm tremens, and asked him
his age and his business, AMI learned that
he was Il musician and forty years old.
The learned doctor then told his student
that all brass instruments were SO severe
tax upon the players lnrynx that the
throat frequently needed a little wetting
in the form ,efaBSar ar brand dEesalt
of which fact was the patient before him.
The latter was asked what instrument he
l,,1., -o1 L., Il ,I
viddle most always" The doctor collapsed.
On one occasion Curran was pleading
before Fitzgibbon, the Irish chancellor,
with whom he was on terms of anything
but friendship. The chancellor, with the
distinct purpose, as it would seem, of in
sultng the advocate, brought with him on
to the bench large Newfoundland dog,
to which he devoted great deal of his
attention while Curran was addressing n
very elaborate argument to him. At n
very material point in the speech the Judge
turned quite away, and seemed to be who'll
" engrossed with his dog, Curran ceased
to speak. go on, 20 on, Mr.. Curran," "
snid the chancellor. "Oh, | beg n thou
sand pardons, my lords" said the witty
barrister. " | really was under the impress
sion that your lordships were in consuta-
tion."
"Got any pocket hankerchers?" said a
small, soicd boy, with the chief part of
his wardrobe hanging from his shoulder by
one suspcnder, and bundle Of newspa-
pers under his arm.
The shopkeeper stared for moment,
but hard times have made even small pur-
: chasers desirable, and he answered bland
w.
"EIere they are, sonny; all linen, fifteen
cents"
The young merchant cast scornful
look at him and said,-
II wonder at Yer showin' them cotton
sieves to gentleman. | want suthin in
fancy silk, with Il chance for my mo-nog-
ram in the corner. Where's there u fust
class dry good store round here, young
feller?"
And he got out of the door Just in adj
vance of shower of yard sticks and scs-
sors,