Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-03-15
SELECT READINGS NEXT Tuesday.
Written for the HERALD.

Shclburne, March 0, 1873.
Mr.. E0itor;-Yon ask for items of
news from your correspondents.
would as q semi-occassional contrbu-
tor gladly comply with your request,
if anything worthy Of being classed as
neCS ever TRANSFERRED in this solitude;
san half tanned hamlet, anbushed
round with woods" Tlat Gink,ns
has sold his bull, Or that Smythe has
affixed covering of wbtcwash to the
rear Of his press room, or that Sister
Tarsey has joined the Church-may
be regarded as items, but Of q class
requiring no very unusual skill to
chronicla,-albcit matters Of so SEEM
ingly trivial significance 90 to make
history, that, too, which is not unlre-
Quently fabricated without the special
knowledge Of those engaged in the
business, and whose wonders appear
only to those who read it in after
years.
just now some little anxiety is man
Tested by those having votive prop,
erty to realize upon, ccnterng chiefly
as to the probable price likely to be
netted; seeing that no crisis is at
hand it is quite reasonable to assume
that quotations will rule low, villa! a
little time ago would command 19Glbs
flour, will have most likely to descend
to the level Of bag Of potatoes; yet
| would not for worlds have YOU to
suppose that i'll this patriotic law abid-
ing community re omit to at least
read over the law against bribery.
previous to operating at Town meet
ing; mistake to suppose we are on
the shrink generally; far from it,
rather Il high-jinky, hoop-la, cream
laid, gilt e tged, p carat sort offolks,
emincntly honest, when to be 50, does
not interfere with the main chance or
assuming we have the time.
Two strangers have recently enter
cd town to become permanent resi-
dents, but it is doubtful whether by
election day they will have become
emitted TO vote. Babies, | suspect
are pretty much the same here as else
where, the genus being usually sell
possessed and easy in his manners,
abashed by no one, looking with the
same steadfast, uudinching gaze at o
great manor an ordinary one, at q
lovely woman nobIy planned" or a
"horrid fright )" and when the humor
SEXES it plugging its head into til.
maternal dairy with q confident sense
of possession, and perfect indifference
to Its surroundings, perfectly refresh.
ing to worldly lockers on. Then, too
the depths Of wisdom and sclt-content
upon happy, healthy baby's face, is
something truly marvellous to contem.
plate aside from Solomon or Grant
No being was ever as wise, as a baby
looks. Ia the two instances cited
am gratilied to be able to state, mo.
theirs and otfsprings are doing well,
at least, "as well as can be expected.
In consequence Of the short time
allotted for logging operations (yet {
good business has been done) "uov
or never stimulated operators to dc
their level best, whistling gaily tht
while; "Ihro the wood laddic" while
those who have succeeded in loadin!
the article so indispensable to tanners
My bark is on the C"(ar) appears t.
J be the melody best adapted to pucke
upon.
Grimes punishment crime earns.
Many Of your readers, (notably tn,
Grand Trunk Brotherhood) will re
collect that on September 8, 1874, one
Of their number was killed at this De
pot: this occurrence will also bring t
their recollection most vivIdly, tina
the unfortunate Needham WAS FOUL,
robbed Of his little means by Shell
burne Bushi bazouks, one Of whom
am really happy to state, has passet
TO his account,-~ no earthly tribuna
can pan out justice to him now; tina
being so, it is not my purpose or in
cln2lion even 10 Nv hereas and Re
solve him to any appreciable extent
The other, and from his supcrio
years, least excuSable culprit, still
poIlHtcs the earth with his unwlshed
for presence, There is, however, We
hoEe for him. as fof us, seeing tina
some evidence OF peculiarly valuabl
character as lacing the crime ticml
where it belongs has cropped out
The "thing to whom | have rcIerenc
has always, and with substantial rea
son, been strongly suspected as tn
right mana human form, s.
schoolcd in dcvllment until treacher
has become an instinct. and falschoo
an intuitionj an unsayory life cOuplet
i with unaagrant deeds, ever regardu!