Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-08-22

The identity of the tramp who murdered Frank
Brassor at Brandon last May, and afterwards kill
ed himself, has been fully established by letters
and picture of the deceased, received by Mr.. j.
! O. Hawkins of Brandon, from the suicides father
and others, in Bristol, England. His name was
Charles William Howell, instead of" Charles VII.
liams," the name he assumed in this country.
RUTLAND COUNTY,
| Charles johnson of Rutland, quarelled with some
of the militiamen on a train from Bennington Sat.
urday and then leaving the cars ht one of the sta
tons threw stone through window and injured
member of the Middlebury company quite badly.
He was arrested en- arriving at Rutland, and placed
under $500 bonds in default of which he is now in
jail
A Casteton widower married widow after two
weeks acquaintance, and after enjoying two weeks
honeymoon, they have separated.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The town of whiting was visited by severe hail
storms on the 9th and 10th, doing great damage to
crops and windows. Cornwall also suffered in the
same way.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
Rev. George II. Parker of the Felchvle Baptist
Church has resigned, and the church calls Rev. j.
S. Small, former pastor.
Some 5000 were stolen from The Windsor saw.
ings bank Saturday by thieves who climbed through
window of the back loom, and took the money
from drawer while the bank people were watching
the presidential party pass by
The wooden factory at Woodstock is entirely shut
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been re.shipped 10 other points by the company.
SrITFIRE.-Shc was little black kitten.
Teddikins had great mouse colored cat
called Matie, and she had theree little kit
tets, -Spitfre, Miss Tittens, and Cuddle.-
Spitflre was all black, just us black MS u
lump of coal, while Miss Tttens was
gray, and Cuddle was gray and white.
The first time Teddikins and looked in
to the box where Maltie and her kittens
were, they were very, very little, and their
eyes were not oIen. The black kitty was
on top of the others; and Teddkins put in
his little fat hand and picked her up.
What do you suppose she did? She said,
"Splss!" and she kept on saying, Sptss :"
until Teddikins put her down again; and
so we called her Spitfire.
just as soon us she could see out Of her
funny little gray eyes, she began to try to
what there was outside, where Maltie
went. She would climb up IL little way,
and would then tumble back on Miss Tit
tens and Cuddle, which would make them
say New" and make Teddikins laugh;
but Spilfre always said "Sptssm and
would try again.
At last, one day we heard Il thump; and
we looked around, and there was Spitfire
on the floor. She had climbed to the top
of the box, and tumbled over the edge,
and there she stood, with her tail straight
in the air, and her legs wide apart, looking
at us, and saying "Sptss!"
Maltie was very proud of her kitties,
and used 10 take Cuddle and Miss Tntens
in her mouth, and carry them into the
dining-room when we were eating our
breakfast, to show them to us. But Spit
fire would not let her mamma carry her.
She would walk in all alone, tumbling
over on her little nose very often Qor her
legs were not yet strong,) but carrying
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boys carry sticks when they call them
guns.
One morning Teddikins put a saucer Of
milk on the floor, and what do you sup
pose that little Spitfre did? Why she
looked at it very hard, and then she said,
"Sptss," and walked right into the milk,
and out the other side with Tittens and
Cuddle after her. The floor was covered
with the funny white prints of their little
paws.
One day mouse ran across the kitchen ;
and Cuddle and Tittens were very much
frightened; but Spithre bumped up her
back, and made her tail very big, and
said "Sptss!" very hard, and then canter-
ed off sideways staring at the mouse, and
saying, "Sptss!" all the time.
You know how kitties like to 60 10
sleep, all cuddled up together. But Spit
fire would not lie down with the others
she always tried TO get on top of them.
When the little kitties were quite strong,
they used TO play a funny sort of game.
There was a round foot-stool, covered with
carpet, and Spthre used to sit upon it, and
then Cuddle and Miss Tittens would try to
climb up the sides. Then Spithre would
say, "Splssn and pat them on the heads
with her little paws until they rolled down
again Sometimes, when she was busy
driving one off, another would get up be-
hind her, and drive her off too; but she
she always worked hard until she was up
again. She always went first, and took
the lead, and used to box the ears of Cud-
die and Tittens when they did not mind
her Now she is u big black cat, with a
red collar around her neck, and she catch
es rails and mice, and is very good and use
full. She only says, "Sptss!" when strange
cats come into her yard; but we still cal
her Spittire. Nursery.