The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-04-18
VOL. /.

getting up on his feet, and securing his
pail and cutlery, the Italian managed
to blend considerable instruction with
the amusement.
Then there came a man with board
ON his shoulder. lie laid down on the
board, with one of his hands under the
board. Then he got up, and put the
injured hand between his knees, where
he pressed it tightly, while he used the
most dreadful language the Italian ever
heard, and he didn't hear it all either,
being so convulsed with laughter asto
necessarily divide his attention.
And thus the performance went on
until after eight o'clock. Scarcely ten
ninutesl elapsed between The acts.
Sometimes boy would be hero, then
again couple of merchants or per-
haps somebody connected with bank.
Whoever it might be he went down,
and went down hard, and the ItaIian
watched and improved his mind, and
began to think that this country had
its advantages as well as its disadvant-
ages. 1t was eleven minutes past
eight when the final catastrophe occur
red. This was consummated in the
person of long slim man with a pic
ture under his arm, and a very large
woman carrying basket. The long,
slim man was somewhat in advance.
The Italian being impressed with the
conviction that something of an extra
ordinary nature was about to trans
Ipire, stared with fairly buIging eyes at
the coming figure. No sooner did the
tall, slim man touch the treacherous
spot than the venturing foot kicked
out most savagely at the atmosphere,
and his body shot round like fireworks.
The picture flew from his possession at
the same moment, and being thus freed
he made a spasmodic clutch with all
his limbs at once for place Of refuge,
and in flash his legs whipped about
corner leg of the inoffensiye peanut
stand, and the great shining yellow
pyramid followed him to the pavement.
+ The Mortified Italian, stunned for an
l instant by the enormity of the catas-
trophe, sought to plunge out to the
S rescue Of his goods, but was too late.
I The aoehy woman having rushed to
G the aid Of the tall, slim man, who was
&. her husband, was caught herself by
2 the subtle foe, and in her descent,
e which was by far the most vigorous OF
n the series, she took in two-thirds OF
Y the peanuts, and the crash of the de-
S molished fruit as she pinned it to the
:. walk might have been heard foul
|, squares away.
e The unhappy vender reached the
|. place in time to be taken in hilnselt
= and the addition of one hundred anG
n thirty pounds of maccaroni-fed italian
+, added to the dismal proportions of the
;, scene. How they got disentanglet
% and on their feet no one seems able tC
d explain, but the result was reached
d amid an appalling uproar of Italian
70 English and feminine noises.
ID What a great matter little fir,
1t kindleth. Ten cents worth of sal
N would have saved all the misery aut
'e distress. AS it is, Danbury has SOM
le twenty persons with damaged backs o
to legs, the owner of the building ha
G. four suits on hand for damages. th
c. tall, slim man and his wife are confin
OF ed to their beds, and on Saturday las
ed the Italian was morosely sqatted alon
I'd side Of the funnel Of steamer boun
t. for Italy, Danbury News.