Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-12-04
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Probate and commlssioners' Notices, 8. % o,oh.

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!" Mamma is the moon fall tonight pn
Yes, child. Full of whatP'r
One reason why we accomplish so little
IN this world is because SO much time il
ing. : ''-
Hood. in describing the meeting of a
man and lion, said; " The man ran off
win all ms might, and the lion with all
his mahe." F ''a ''''N'
One of the saddest and most yaxatious
trials that comes 10 a girl when she mar
ries. is that she has to DISCHARGE her
mother and depend upon a hired girl
LhaGkeye. l.... s.!..- ....; ......,...'''
A rural editor has lost faith in the luck
OF horse shoes. He nailed ,one over his
door recently. and that morning there
came by mail three duns and seven "stops."
and man called with revolver 10 ask.
'Who wrote that artiele?" " a'.s
A Boston woman dislocated her should-
cr the other day while attempting to lift a
pail of water to throw in her husbands
lace. w hen will women learn to call ont
me nrc department when anything of this
kind is TO be done?
Snyth spent two whole days and nights
in considering an answer to the conun-
drum, Why is an egg underdone like an
oyerdonc?' He would suffer no one to tell
him, and at last hit upon the solution-be-
cause both are hardly done. g.I NI
This is Neptune" said the professor,
| placing his finger on the outside ball of the
system, land we arc now two thousand,
seven hundred and fifty millions of miles
| from the SUM-" Rheumatic student on
the back seat turns up his collar and
shiyers perceptibly, % iii j.,
The Sunday afternoon says: One of the
most remarkable things in human nature
is the willingness of women to sacrifice a
girls life for the chance of saving the NOR
ais OF Il scapegrace man. If pious moth
er can only marry her Beelzebub to some
! good, religious girl, the chance of his re-
formation is greatly increased. The girl
is neither here nor there, when one con-
siders the necessity of saving the dear
Beelzebub."
a correspondent in England of the New
York Tribune says that the situation in
the British Isles, regarding business pros
poets and outooks, is really much more
pitiable than has generally been rep
resented. Widespread disaffection re-
garding moneyed institutions prevails and
sold enterprises have come to be dstrust-
ed and looked upon with suspicion. The
situation is one OF grave moment as well
os vast discomfort. .'.e...... I'D.
George, did you chop down the cherry
trce?'' What did you say?" " Did you
cut down that tree?' :: AK me no ques-
lions, and I'll tell you no lies" " George,
have you a halchet?" +" Sos hen"
. You chopped down that tree" Didn't"
Young man commere to me-" What
do you want?" TO play hide and seek"
So the old man went out to seek the hide.
The scene which ensucd in the woodshed
beggars description. 1t was touching in
the extreme.-Bartjagton HnUbeye.
A little three old fell into a well,
recently, where the water was only six
inches deep, and remained there some
time before he was discovered When he
was finally rescued his pcnt-up indignation
knew no bounds. There was crying about
it, and such Il voIlcy of invectves upon
the heads of neglcctul parents never be-
fore fell from childish lips. Here is a
sample; :" Ion fink kin tay in we'll
without muffin. to eat, like fog? Fly
wasn't no better flddcr'n mudder'n 'ou
id 90 wifout children" ""..l'.
\ pRoFANE PARROT. The story goes
that parrot which had learned to talk,
had also learned the naughty habit of
swearing. Indeed he had become SO pro-
fame as to annoy the family. and they tried
various ways Of curing him but without
success. 1t then occurred to them to try
the Watcr process. So, thereafter, when
he sworc he was immersed and put be-
hind the stove TO dry. On one occa-
sion, when TINS drying some young chick
ems, which had been exposed to cold and
wet, were also brought in and put behind
the stove to dry. Parrots curiosity was
excited, and, after eyeing them attentiyely
for some time he reached over towards
them, and said softly but emphatically,
"d--d little fools been swearing?n
HONEST OLD AGE.-When Abraham
Lincoln was postmaster in a small Illinois
village word came that the post office
agent would be along III day or two to
collect the balance due to the government
1t was about scEcnty-hve dollars, and one
OF LhcoinS friends alarmed lest the
young postmaster should be embarrassed
BY the sudden demand FOR SO much money
offered 10 icnd nm the required sum.
Lincoln Deemed WIN tnahEs, the proiier-
ed klnahess' ahd gong 10 'he upper shell
OF Closet brought down Dag contain
ng the amount IN IN 'Ile very CONS Whlch
haa come lhlo ms ntiluS. lie st'le ne
never alloWeu L'IiSeil 10 use even lot
who rave the hsndlinn of the MONEY. of
others we're ne ri6idlv sonare in their
transactions as honest old Abe was in his.
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