Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1879-08-02
Remarkable En.lurance.


Remarkable Endlurance.
Leonard Deming, tho author of
Remarkable Events records .
case of remarkable endurance, In
the early history ofvermont, where
u wood chopper standing on q hol'
low stub, fell and hung head down.
wards for u long time with one foot
firmly logged in the stub. After
trying in vain to hook up his axe
with forked bough, no finally, in
his desperation, severed his foot ut
tho ankle and released himself, and
crawled home through the woods.
A somewhat similar case occurred
the other day, near Lake Huron.
A young Chippewa hunter was
shooting squirrels in the woods,
when large pine fell on him,
knocking him down and crushing
his leg. To lie there and starve to
death seemed all there was left for
him to do. In this dilemma he
took out his knife, cut off his own
leg, bound it up with his sash,
dragged himself along the ground
to his canoe, and padded home to
his wigwam on q distant ialsnd.
There the cure of his wounds was
completed and he il still alive.
The cargo Of the steamer State Of Vir'
ginia, wrecked on Sable Island, is val
ued at e375, 900. The vessel cost $40o.
600. There is little hope of saving any
thing from the wreck.
Senator Gordon's sheep ranch in
Georgia comprises forty thousand acres.
Negro convicts are enclosing it with
stone wall, seven miles of which have
been completed.
Nothing surprises young man
more than the shape of his head as
he sees it for the first time after his
hair has been cropped close.
well, little girl, did you have
NICE time playing yesterday ooh
yes, sir ; 1 played l was fashiona.
bic lady aud 1 put on mama's hair
aud her stomachs.' Mamma faints.
A photographer in the interior of
Michigan advertises among his &C.
cessories "a new front gate--just
the thing for lovers picture.' He
ought to secure a lively run of GUS
tom.
About a week ago an Iowa man
died. He was very wealthy and
left three sons, his only heirs, and
would you believe it, the migrate.
full boys got together and ran away
with all the property before the
lawyers could get at it and divided
it with each other.
'Have you any places Of interest
in the vicinity 2 the tourist asked
the Burlington man. Il have,
have eagerly replied the other, but
I can't get at it to show it to you.
It's ninety days note and it's
down in the bank now, drawing
interest like a horse-race or a mus
tard plaster
Colorado has the most delightful eli
mate in the world, and beg bugs. A
mother in Israel residing there requires
her granddaughter, young High
School miss, to read her daily some por-
ton of the Good Book. While so enga-
ged recently the young lady suddenly
stopped, and exclaimed: "Why, grand
ma, l declare, here is a grammatical er-
rOr."
The old lady replied; "No matter,
darling, kill it, and 60 on."-[ Harpers'
On High street yesterday boy
Of 10, richly dressed, sat on the
steps eating an orange, and a boy
with a cart load of picked up wood
stood across the street looking at
lim. The contrast was very great,
Ind pedestrian who saw the sit.
ration said to the poor boy: THAT
chap over there is pretty well fixed
Up isn't he 2 'Yes,' was the brief
eply. Lives in big house and
years good clothes = Yes There
vas minute of silence, and then
he boy with the cart started up
is load saying: But don't care
cent about is-he has to eat with
ork and say yes ma'am,' to every.
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