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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

Tue DUTcHMAS's RAKE.-When the
British mady and wautOnly burned ESQ.,
pu,-where now stands the gnoIIy city of
Kingston. in Ulster county, New York.
an incident occurred that is worthy OF
mention.
There were then, a in our late civil
trouble, great many Ou-combattnts.
who had a mortal dislike 10 the smell uf
gunpOw.ier, and when the English lsnde,i
in Ponchoeken Point. where The first ferry
WAS aiIerward established. several of these
non com trttants were gathering hay on The
marsh near the point.
These on seeing the redcotts land, stIrt-
ed for the hills with all the speed they
had Among them WAS Dulchman,
Hans Won AImens, who weighed abnu: a
quarter of = ton. and of course WAS short
winie,l. HIS Ia e companions. with one
more warlike exception. from whom thi>
tradition de>c.nds- were iar aheai, ana
Hans, thinking the British were close al
mis- heels. WAS putting in his best l:cks
when he suddenly IrOd on the head of Il
hand hay rake which was in the grass.
The other end of the rake flew mp and
bit poor Hans q tremendous thump in ne
hack. He thought lie WAS overIaken, and
down he tumbled, face first on the grass,
yelling:
"Oh, Cot in himmeis. gives up!
givesup! Hurrah for King shorge! /
givesup all de iime!"
Then one Of his ComPsnions. who was
vet behind, now came up. and, giving a
kick to the most prominent part of his
body. shouted:
Run. Hans. run. OH Nick is behind
you. :"
" Yaw! yaw. What for run? yust
feel himi" moaned hans. =" surrender.
Don't kill me. | surrender.
Get up. you fool, and come wi'h me.
Scouy MiIligan. " cried the other.
Thousand luyhes, is dat YOU. Seos'y?'
cried Hans, scram bling. " | fought der
whole Prilish army was on top INIT me
Hurrah for Washington, 60 fight mil
him tomorrow!
And the victim Of the hAy-raSa ske-iad-
lied for the hills. whence be hehel'l The
smoke and fame Of the burning town.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

The inscription on the statue of one OF
the priests OF the Egyptian PalIas, at S.is
who lived at the unhappy time when
Crmbyses undertook his military expedi
tion against Egpp,, begins in the same
way with be words
Il hnnored my father. and respected nv
mother. and loved my brother. | provided
burial for thOse that del and were no,
laid in the eArih. and supported the chill.
lren who Were horn. I founded hou,.->
for them. and filled them with good deei,.
As father de..le,h by his own children
For. behold, it WIS an evil time in S.i,.
when the great disaster passed over
Egyp.."
The following touching confession. in.
scrlbed on the side wall of tbs famon-
vault at B-ni HassSn. does more honor t.
the provincial governor whom it commem-
ora,es than the list of his war. like traits.
which the same stone records:
Z" will relate what have done. was
full of goodness. and my love was bound.
less. Never did | oppress the poor mans
child. never did | offend the widow | left
the fisherman undisturbed. and the shep
herd in quiet. Never did burden man
with 70. .ced labor. There was no famine
in my day. and the bread never failed. for
planted the fields Of nv domain. from
north to south. to its utmost boundaries.
that | nigh. distribute food 10 its dwellers.
and that none nigh. go unfed. aided the
widow as did the matron. and when
gave away. | never preferred the man of
high Standing to the hum HE. DR.. z. 4.
Hass5HrH, III Susiay afternoon.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

EDISoN'S SEARCH FoE AN EAR TRUM.
PET.-In oneof the descriptive articles re-
Gently published in the J3uraH concern
ing Thomas \. Ellison, the inventor. some
,..lu>ion was made 10 the fact that Mr. Ell
isOn hal been for SOtue Time and is sill
engaged in experiments iluking toward
The perfection of An instrument which
will ne OF more Service AMI less burden
some to deaf people than the Old-ftshiOned
ear trumpet. |, is stated that =" hy th- use
Of peculiar shaped horns he N make con
yrrsa,iun possible between people who are
IS much as ., mile apart" Quite recently
Mr. Ellison, in company with his assistant.
Mr. BIchelOr, and several other persons.
made some interesting trials of his tel.
eScopophOne,' as be- calls the new instru-
IN Mt. By means of it, a whispered re-
mark made at a distance Of six hundred
feet WIS distinctly heard. though person
standing only fifteen feet from the wnis-
perer WAS unable with the unaided ear to
catch the sound. Another test was made
which showed shat conversation can De
carried on at the distance of q mile, no
unusual exertion Of the voice being neces-
>stry, and the tones employed being scarce
" IOader than one wnlld use in a parlor
After this test Mr.. Edison, 10 a tone that
ordinarily would be scarcely heard at a
distance of two hundred feet. requested
he men who We're a mile AWAIT Incl ease
their distance to two miles and get iu
range. They Al once complied. and at
he greater distance the tests were again
leriect. The instruments used are trum-
pet shaped affairs. fiye or six feet long
Internally they are curious combination
If fnnnels. centering in chamber. and
rldiNted by wires Mr.. E lison hopes to
complete before Christmas. for the use of
persons partially deaf. y small hut some
Shat complex instrument which. when
-onnected with the err by thin wire will
enable any one to hear every whisper on
the stage of the largest theatre. Ia con.
aeciiOn with the tests mAde so recently
dT. Ellison discussed with his friends the
m crOphone." o. sound IN 4gnitier lately
.nnnunced rs discovery BY Mr.. Hughes
# England. Mr. Ellison declares the mi
,rophone to be " straight steal " from
he principle of bis carbon telephone Ell
son hopes during the present season to
AXE some rest which any one VINO has
seen him will readily perceive that he
needs He will visit the White Noun
UIins il possible. and declares that he will
ak ten miles from one peak to another
with his telescoPophone.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

SCHRoBIKER's MISTAKE -Schrobiker
was guing along Fourth street the other
morning. when b. saw a laiy JUS; in from.
OF him with \ braid hanging down her
back
Umph. Well, il that amt Kate he
muse,!. " Wonder where she's bJund for:
and reaching forward he syl7 grabbed
hold Of the braid and gave /. = quick. hard
pail thinking Ui course TO tir,t alarm his
sister and then surprise her with his pEes-
ence
There was a surprise, bu: it Was differ
ent from the one ne hal planned for.
A woman with black eyes. swapping
ike = bonti.e, thr-w up h-r htn Is to ,-tt h
her falling switch. and hen turned round
and gave MIN q looa that made MS bones
arhe. AMI when lie saw that it w.ls no.
his sister, bl. = strange, frantic oUklng
woman thtt he had never seen before, he
felt ihlt he would willingly swap himself
Tor Cancelled postage stamp, and consid-
er il tip top btrgain. tie bilshed and
mumhle1. and oOsed and stared, and
chstlered out Al incoherent apology that
he hal made mistake. and inat be
thought she WAS his sister. and al that
but no words could ap2e;,se The wrath OF
the woman who had been suatched bald
beaded in that shameless and public man
uer. and the words OF vitruI she dashed
upon him. as he o-a! retreat around the
corner are burning in his ears Vet
l; is safe to predict that Mr.. Schrob-ker
will never mistake another womtn for his
sister without first assuring himself that
she i. not armed with black eyes ike dag
gers ani .. tongue Ike razor.-CIB fg1I-
ii BreItfiGA Ti5,s.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

STORIES TOLD NJ THE STOSEs.-At the
entrance Of one of the tomhs Vt FL Ktb.
in Upper Egypt. the stone wall spetks a.
follows OF the Egytian buried within:
- He loved his father and brother. and
h0nored his mother. He never entered hi,
house with an angry heart lie never
favored the noblemIn above the simple"
OF another Egyptian, also buried at E.
ktb more than four thousand years ago.
the rock saws. speaking in the person of
the deceased
'On earth | WAS a prudent and wis.
mIn. and my soul ever loved God. If |
was q brother to the noble. was a father
to the poor. and never scattered hatred
among men,"
On the rocky wall OF another tomb the
inmate thus addresses those who enter it
" will tell you. y We that live after me.
how it was with me during my life.
was not haughty. neither did | love t,
quarrel with my neighbOr. never with
stood the poor and the oppressed. but al
ways sought By word and deed for recon.
ciliation.n
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

Nor MARRYING GIRL They were
seated together, sid. by side, on the sofa.
10 he mnst approved lover f,shion-his
arm rncircling her taper waist, etc
" Lizzie, he said. - you mu>t have read
my heart ere this; You must know how
dearly love you
" Us. Fr d; YOU certainly have been
very attentive. said Lzzie.
" But Lizzie. darling. do vou love me-
Will Won De my wife,"
Your wifr, Fre4, OF all thing. no:
No. indeed. nor any one el.e's."
"Lzzir. what do vol mean?"
Just " hat say. Fred I've two mar
ried sisters
Certainly, and Mrs Hopkins AMI Mrs.
Skinner have very COOL husbands, l De-
lieve'
So people say; but wouldn't ike to
stand in either Mays or Nells shoes,
that's all. >
Lizzie, you as;onish me-"
Look here. Frrd; I've had over
twenty-five sleigh rides this winter. thanks
TO you and my other gentlemen friends"
Fred WINGED a little here. whether q:
the remembrance OF thu: uuu.iI livery
bill or the lea Of Lizzie's sleighing with
her other gentlemen friends l cannot posi-.
lively answer.
How many DO yon think nv sisters
have had' Not the sign Of one. either OF
them. Such pre.ly girls as Nay ami Nell
lie were, too. aud so mucl attention ta.T
used 10 have
Now Lizzie"
=" am fond Of going to the theatre oc-
casionally IS well as q lecture or concert
sometimes and | shouldn't ike il if
/ proposed attending any such entertain
men. 10 be invariably told thu: tins were
hsri and nv husband co1 'dn'. afford i.
AMI then 10 have him SNEAK OF alone"
Lizzie. Lizzie"
And then if once in dogs age he
| did conaie>cend 10 gn with ne anywhere
in the evening. shouldn't Ike to ne left
- pick nv way along the Slippery places
At lh- risk Of breaking nv neck. he walk
ing along uncOnscionsly hy nv side. I'm
of dependent. clinging nature, and
need The protection of q strong arm"
Lizzie. this il all nonsense"
I'm the youngest in our family. and
perhap. I've been spilled. At Ill events
| know it would break nv heart to have
NY husband vent all the iIl-temDer which
be conceals from the world on my de-
f-ncr!ess head"
" But, Lizzie, promise you that l.
"On. yes, Fred; know what you are
going to >ay-thai YOU will be different;
but MAY and Nell have told NE time and
again tbs, no bitter husbands than theirs
ever lived; no. Fred. as a lover. You are
just perfect, and | shall hale awfully 10
give you up, Skill, if you are bent on
marrying, there are plenty Of girls who
have not N srried sisters. or who are not
wise enough to profit by their example. if
lhey have. And don't fret about me, for
I've no doubt can ind some one TO ill
your place"
But before Lizzie had concluded. Fred
made for the door, mu,tering something
unmentiOnabe to ears polite
There. exclaimed Lizzie, as the
door closed with bang. d" | knew he Was
no better than the rr>t. Tins, the wsy
John and A!eck swear and slam doors,
when things don't 60 Just right. He'd
make 4 perfect bear of husband but
I'm sorry he came to the point So soon,
for he was just 4 splendid beau"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

4 DREAM FULFELLED.-That dreams
are often fu 4 led in 3 remarkable m1narr
is exempiiiet in case which has just
come to ou- knowledge in this city. A
young man who occupies responsible
position in corporation having an office
At the North End, not long since found
Ihst his cash account WAS short to the
amount OF twenty dollars. As be is care
fll ami orderly. the circumstance troubled
hin, and MS mind dwelt npnn the orcur-
renee frequently The other night he re-
rired. an probably thought OF the afIir
before Sleeping. fnr he hai dream, clear
and distinct. that the lpst money was under
his de>k in the ufice. In the morning his
dream came yiv!div to him. and upon GO
ing To- his place OF business h. secured The
,iI of another man in the Office. the desk
was removed, and 10! there was the long
lost money. at least eight cents of it. The
Young man feels quite encouraged, and
kinks that if such dreams occur frequently
eu0Igh he will eventually recover the
whole amount -st-MeLs Bedford Sand
ard.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19
4 MTGUTy NfEAN TPrCE

A MIGHTY MEAN TRICK.-Low skaptic-
al fellows are always " exposing " spirits
The mediums scarcely get hold of "a good
thing, when somebody comes gr.9 game
Of some sort and breaks up the seance. Il
is NOT very long since even Daniel Webster
was treated with signal discnurisSv. 4
base- minded, scheming man obtained en-
trance to 4 seanee where Daniel Webster
habituaIly materialized, walking from the
cabinet across the room. looking As he had
loked in life. but making not the slightest
sound of a footstep. This base-minded
man tossed a number Of large trunk tacks,
which have very large heads and always
fall point upward. upon The dOor where
Daniel Webster always walked. The con-
sequence WAS that when the expounder OF
the constitution came out of the cabinet
and began 10 walk across the room he sud-
denly paused. and lifting one foot. applied
his hand to the sole thereof Upon taking
another step be paused again. and in a low
voice remarked "O1ch!' Shortly after
this he lost his balance and sat down On
the floor. and Immediately becSme very
prufane, and retreaied into the cabinet
greatly disgusted.-Erery Saturday.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19
THF TWO TRACKS

There's ting spring 10 the assured rock
On the zraui old mountain side,
Fhsre the rOJ.a pipes n the early morn
Or trlHs IN the svenule;
Where the lark looks II, and the tiny uren
Tides her coat Of gray,
And tastes the silver crystal drops.
Assae linyers on her way.
There's bubbliHg spTi7g az the mountains foo
Near laboreT's hGuLIe cot,
Where MS barefoot 1airu. ms and feel
OF the joy the rieh knox not;
They are natures children free aud strong,
Not siia,ed nor piachei or pale,
They drink The breath Of the dsEy morn
As well as" Adam. Ale.-
There's veil By the farm Al The foot Of The bin
Where al elm tree casts it, shade,
AMI olten the dripping piJeser. tells
Or the happy tnps ii made
To the hay deid not, where toe men 4, work
Blessed its sparkling dow,
Aud drink. while thanking HIN who gave
This precious gin below.
There's : still srd a bar, and greg shop vile,
IN the eily's xhlrl aud tIm,
"here, Eth fIltezing steps and elou lei brain
Aea 90 to perfecg their siu.
Whica shall We choose, TIE drunkaryl's tract
WJ:h iis winding road toward Shame,
Or ts-'- Lake ssoIe7 road, which slows At !zst
BIZ good ua;4rnisled aAme7
-C.-p
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

We sometimes Nee; with men who
seem to think that any indulgence in an
aft -cLionate feeling IS weakness. They
will return from journey and greet
their families with distant dignity. an
move among their children with the COLI
AMI lofty splendor OF N ica5srg, ,surrouaI-
ell by its broken fragments. There is
hardly more unnUur.I sight on earth
than one of these families without. heart
A father hal better extinguish by,
eyes than to take away his heart. VIM
that has experienced the JOYS OF friend
ship. and values sympathy and affection,
would not rather lose all that i. beauti-
ful in natures scenery than be robbed Of
the hi iden treasurer, OF the heart. Cher
ish. then, your heart bas, affection. Ia
dnIge in the warm and gushing emDtions
Of the iilial, paternai, frlternaI love-
Mss MuL0ch.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19
THF OLD >ONts


4 siupie s'7z. nanciess 5oLZ,
><eei, tre uul0ls sGi slJEI
Il b!7ssaued 90 a human lp
Two huadred yeAFs ago
mat l'phis esum5le,I lack % L1s,
And centuries worn asuadsr
WiiH stony clasp sae chords lua, woke
AeollaH breaihirgs uuderl
l,iieil ne rot That lAas ago
The nameIess eeasetts be-
btaih neyer Eon : aumaa heart
Enoiln' j IN melody!
This soul en- boiled ia tie thrill
OF yne hedrt-louehiGg tone.
Goes wakiag o. thousand lips
The echo Of It's Own.
II tells lis own sad story in
Taai sweet and broken lay:
sOul that 70 liie'. labyrinth
Went wande1ng as.say;
A soul that Iive'i, a soul tbat loved.
AsOuI haI watched and wryt,
Then fo'de'l up It's weary wing,
Lay ioEu 10 peace aud sley,.
Far better thus a u4meless throb
Cat % the shoreisss sea
Ofhun4n hearts to circle on
IL careless sympighy-
Than hedrtless trump hung .Ily on
TIE oraEen tower OF fame,
Seniiug io<a ie4f=neI ceu:ur.es
1he clamor ofauaue,
Better &c sing cfd,e hyua
Then u4bJle uyslery;
Better 10 i've in aumU.e love
Tn \ huTau memory!
Oh. slus that tunef1l song again,
Pat sof. and sal and slow:
sSe'I Is the spin, signed It iJl.a
Two hundred years ago.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19
VOL. XXXV.
OF z FLAG.


TIE following liues were suggested By the
elausiion Of = b-i<ni-eyed zIIl Of four sunni.
a. she looked upon the slisiening stars Of
faz borne by C1iDn soldiers a. ihey marc
through Athens, AltbAma. ClaPping her har
she exclaimed, "Oh, psnAi papaI God N
tLL, dag See the stars!-l
DoHs sthe long street the soldiers passed
In ssld columns through the town;
Their clothes we're soile,i With southern dust,
Ileir faces win the sun we're brown.
They mlTched the de'l Of blood 70 reach.
Where the ferce cannon iHuudsred loud.
And where Tsixr hostile armies rolled
The bias AMI binding battle-cloud.
They bore alofl with conscious pride
TIE dsz cur faihers loved Of old
That banner with the crimson stripes,
And Ei:a the shining stars Of god.
Close By the roadside stood a child
With asxea bar al radiant eyes,
Meath whose white lips imprisoned seenel
The c0i3r Of the azure skies.
Anj ubea she saw the sacred tag
For Ehicd our brave Ooys bear ,heir scars,
"PapA!' sne criei, and elapped her hands,
God made that asg-see, see the sars,n
The soldiers heard her little volce.
And pe.ling 20 tie faU-oa skT
a shout proIo1 get and loud weutup
From those 5ronEed veterans passing By.
some raisei aloil lheir duss-siained hats,
And many stern face kindly smiled,
AID eyes unused to tender looks
Turned fJndly or the fatr-haIred child.
Gods banner! Yes. WIKI patriot bl9od
To-day It's hA allowed folds are vet;
But by each precious drop COW spilled
lis s;als shall be forever set.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

SALT As SYMBoL.-A man who has
partAken of salt with you is bound to you
by the law OF hospitality. AMI thus bread
and salt are even Al the ratification of a
treaty, 10 make it binding IN al psr;ies.
Salt is also an emblem of desolali0n: con-
quered cities are sowa with salt In
Scotland and ireland salt app3ars to have
heen considered to repcesen; the incor-
ruptibe spirit. and w,s therefore laid
above the head Of 4 corpse; and in SOM
cssses platter WAS so placed Containing
small portion OF SAT- and earth uumixed.
the one TO represent; the immortal, tn.
other the mortal psr.. In former days
when it Was the crstom for all the hon>e-
nOl'I OF nobleman or g-ntlemrn TO dine
together, the large salG-ceIlar. which was
pl. ed in the middle OF the table. VAS the
boundary OF distinction between the family
and the menitIs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

LIVING ToGEIHER.-We have seen, on
printed slip. set OF pithy m4xims on
the Art OF Living Together" We dc
not know who wrcte them, bat they are
fall of good sense. and might well be laid
to heart by every one who lives in con
slant com Iplnionship with ano her. whether
Is husband and wife, college chums, OF
partners in business.
Avoid hIving stock subjects of dispu-
tati1u. Do not hold to too much logic
md suppose that everything is to be set.
tied by sufficient reason
If you would be loved as companion
avoid criticism of those with whom you
live"
=" lie. not familiarity swallow up all
courtesy"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

If your seat is too hard to sit upon stand
mp. Ii a rock rises in your path roll ii
away or climb over it. II you wish for
confidence prove yourself worthy Of it. Il
takes longer to skin an elephant than a
mouse. bat the skin is worth something.
Don't be content with doing what another
has done-surpsss it Deserve success,
and it will come. The boy was not born a
man. The sun does not rise like rocket.
or go down like bullet fired from a gun
slowly hut surely it makes its round. and
never tires. 1t Is as easy to be leader IS
a wheel horse. Ifthe job be long. the pay
is greater; if the task be harl. the more
competent you must BE- to do it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

Scene in a horse car. Seats all occupied.
Enter person dressed AS lady. Bright
little boy rises and offers his seat. Lsdy
drops into it, with sn air of disdain. Boy
20. / beg your pardon; did You speak?'
Lady" No, didn't say anything" Bow
10, excuse me; thought you said
thank you" Lady in high dudgeon-
" You my have your seat Boy ire
s1ming it)-" Well. I'll thank you" Pas
sengers convulseI. Lady disappears at
next street crossing Transcript
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19
USES OF ADvERSITY.

Ifnooe were sick and none were sal.
WHAT services could weteniers
IIhiak If We were always glad
We scarcely eou.i be tender.
Dii our b@lOTei never need
oar p3;isn, mi1is:raiiou,
Earth would grow cold, and miss, Indeed,
Il; swee est consolation.
Il soTrow never claimed our heart,
Ard every wish were granted,
Patience would die and hope depart
Life #oul be disenehaulef.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

An Irishmsp, to whom some wonderful
story was told on the authority of cheap
newspaper, declined to believe it. saying
he distrusted all he SAW in the cheap
prints ~ Why shouldn you believe in
the cheap papers" be was asked. as soon
as any other?" Because was his
ready answer. q don't think they can af-
ford to speak the truth for the money
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

LoSGEyITT.-I, ls remarked bv phvsi-
cian> thn longevity is much dependent
upon the feelings and occupation. Of the
mind The individual whose thoughts are
centereI ami whose ambition 5 aroused
by some attractive enterprise or project,
seems TO live charmed life There is les
sickness and death among the busy por-
ion OF the community than in the circles
Of the oilers. the retired merchants, gentle
men OF fortune and leisure. seekers OF
mere pleasure and grtliittign Of The
senses. The active mrn can hardly afford
the time to ba sick 1t is not when soiliers
are on the march. or in agreeable active
Service. thst mortality mos Grades their
ranks. hut when encampei for an inIei-
uite period. or confined 10 the dull routine
OF barracks after q lively cam mptiga It is
often a surprise to note the Continuous and
fatigning IAb,r endured by statesmen and
professional men during periods Of intense
excitement. or the laborious tasks accom-
plished u, times Of planting and harvesting
Oy the farmer who is Thoroughly interest.
Ell in what h. hopes will prove remuner-
alive crop. Pleasant ani constant employ
ment is the safest armor against the ap.
proach of disease and the shafts OF death.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

A tramp called at Quilps grocery. say
ing. Il d Ike you 10 help me little"
Why don't you help yourself?r returned
Quilp. Thank you, l WILL" said the
tramp, as be took bottle of pickles and
two loaves of bread and disappeared
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-06-19

Ten millions ofhSir-pins are manufac-
,ured in this conntry annually, and yet
hey are not sufficient to prevent = hair
from getting in the butter now and then.
--N0rr. Herald.