Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-06-24
The mingled blessings and perils OF
spring are poetical6 presented by an
exchange as follows:

exchange as follows
xUe,come esason of string beans,
+ fattuca dandelion greens,
Radisnes and juicy beets,
Nos-laid eggs and fresh. born meatsl
Welcome, season Of delighs,
Balmy days and breezy nightsI
Welcome, hale and hearty chills,
Doctors physic. doctors bilsl
Some years ago minister was ad-
dressing Sabbath School. Interspers-
ing his remarks with questions on the
life and exploits of Samson, he asked,
among others, the following, with what
remarkable weapon did Samson at one
time slay number of Philistines ?"
For a while there was no answer, and
the minister, to assist the children
little, commenced tapping his jaw with
the tip of his finger, at the same time
saying, "What's this-what's this ?"
Quick as thought, little fellow. quite
innocent of mischlevous intent, replied,
"The jaw-bone of an ass. sir !" A loud
litter ran through the school, in which
the minister was compelled to join; and
he many times afterwards related the
incident with thorough appreciation Of
its fun, though it made him careful in
assisting "yOung ideas" for the future.
A loud boisterous tone shows want of
good breeding. The first principle Of
politeness is to make those around you
feel pleasant, and rude coarse manner
is annoying to most persons. A good
anecdote is related of a man who went
by the name of Whispering John, -
which was given him in ridicule. Peo-
pie said he talked as he were brought up
in mill. One cold morning he walked
into public house, and called out il
his laundering voice: "Good morning
landlord, how are you p Very we'll
how are you?'' "Oh. I'm we'll, but In
so cold l can hardly talk" just then ;
nervous traveller who was present ran VI
to the landlord exclaiming, "Please hav
my horse brought as soon as possible.
"Why, what's the matter?' asked tn
landlord. Nothing" replied the trav
eler, ''only want to get away before h
gets warm"
It seems incredible that man Dor
, and raised in Annisquam, Massachusetts
should have been done so conceded
brown as the particular Caleb describe
as follows, by lady: A well-to-do rel
ident of the village, Captain W
= wished to employ Caleb to saw SON
wood, three cords and half in all, an
= promised to pay him fifty cents a da
a Caleb owned no saw. but as the captai
}, had good one, it was agreed that Calt
$ should hire it, and pay for the use of
: at the rate of ninepence cord. At ca
!. ly dawn the next morning-it was
July-Caleb was at work. Those we
the days of wide 6re-places, and ca
log needed to be sawed but once. Befo
,e night he had finished the job. and We
to into Captain vs. house to sett
50 "Let's see, said the captain /; ''you We
to have fifty cents day; we'll call il
y day. though it istn't sundown yet. Tha
: fifty cents for you. And you were
y. pay me ninepence cord for the use
a. the saw; there's forty-three and thr
ce quarter cents due me. say, Caleb. J
don't seem to have much coming" Ca
'2e looked dubious. He scratched his ht
thoughtfully, but presently light see
of ed to break in upon his mind. "H
by unfortunit," said he. "that you did
have half a cord more, for then we co
.0x "a come out just square y