Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-12-01
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Notices 80 oosach.

Mrs. Partington returns from the sea
side Yes, I've been to a seaside retort.
| have had my summer extortion, and |
must confess my anticipatons surpassed
my expectations. To people in indignant
circumstances the recommendation might
be satisfactory; but it is beyond nv COM
prehension how people of effulgence-who
have lugubrious homes, surmounted by all
that embezzles civilized life-can put up
in such caverns. They must have inverted
tastes"
George Peck. of Milwaukee, went to
Chicago during the concave, and fell in
love with the Sir Knights hats. He SAYS
that next to the bearskin hat of a drum
major, the chapeau Of Knight Templar
is the grandest head gear in the world.
1t is made after the pattern of an nyerted
coal scuttle that has been sat down on
sldewise by a fat man, and the top of it is
covered with spring millinery. A COM
mandery looks as though millinery shop
had exploded"
Into one of our largest dry-goods stores
entered gentleman the other day, and
with the air of one who had been used to
this sort of thing all his life, you know, he
r
me yard of maroon coored flannel to
match baby, please" Correcting him
self hastily, he began again: beo
pardon; | mean yard of llnnel to match
IA maroon-colored baby-here (producing)
bit of flannel from his vest pocket | want
"A yard of that"
A well known Bostonian was trying
| horse, one day, in company with the
owner, a professional Jockey Having
driven him II mile or two, the gentleman,
who noticed that he pulled pretty hard
and showed a good deal of spirit, requir-
ing constant watching and IA steady rein,
said, "Do you think that is Just the horse
for woman to drivePn "Well sir"
answered the jockey, IL must say that
shouldn't want to marry the woman that
could drive that horse.
Some years ago there lived Biptists
preacher who was noted, not only for his
piety, but also for his preciseness in man-
ners and conversation. One day he had
| occasion to denounce another person who
had maltreated him, and he did it in
round terms. Not long after IL friend met
him and expostulated with him for his
harshness toward the one who had wrong
ed him, Said: Why, brother, l even
heard that you said you wished he was in
hell "Oh, no." replied the preacher,
| was very angry, but | did not say |
wished him in hell, merely slid | ex-
pected to see him sliding in that direction
An absolute singleness of pursuit almost
means " mind in one attitude, an eve that
regards every object, however many sided
from one point Of view, an intellectual
article. Exclusiveness of this kind is apt
to produce serious evils. 1t disposes each
man to exaggerate the force and value of
his own particular attainment, and, per-
haps, Herewith his own importance. 1t
deprlveS the mind of the refres hment
which is BEAUTIFULLY afforded by alienation
of labor, and Of the strength as well as the
activity, to be gained by allowing varied
subjects to evoke and put in exercise its
wonderfully varied powers.
1T MUST BE GooD. D."-Frank Dumont
is responsible for the following story:
Two darkies were busiv engaged examin-
| ing an old ten cent piece which was not
silver, but lead. The eldest darkey looked
at the money, and turned it over several
times, and says: Mr. Ferguson, you Sc
Il ruined man! Dat ar is bad ton cents.
Dat amt silver-its lead"
other.
II tell YOU dat's bad moneyr,
Now look heah," said number Two,
''don't YOU see de wear on dat money
1865; now, nigoer, I cot YOU. If dat was
a bad ten cents would1sr 1eople haze found
IL out Iona afore djS?"
Sur pr.vs Iwr Cup1sr,,xu1
once heard of two little children " said a
Sunday school sneaker "a b,v md a
rirl Who nSod r. NAV - crro,t da,I
fogether Thev ,yore coDvorto5
One d,v tbe bov cawa to hi, n,otbor
and s,id. Il know }hnt Enm, i. , Chris-
t;an
".What makes Won think 90. NV cbildp,
a. Recnnsn n,o{har sho nIarS Iila q
cbrist;an' P''' inv
g. pIays lilo . Cbr;st;,n,, soiJ tbo
mother NE exnresyion sonndaJ a littie