Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-06-22

the affair; but he will undoubtedly have
to retreat, for Mrs. Mullen is in earnest.
Now, Sammy. have you read the story
of Joseph?" "Oh. yes, uncle" well
then, what wrong did they do when they
sold their brotherP' " They sold him too
cheap
Ii a man smite you on one cheek, turn
unto him the other also, and then send in
good one from the shoulder while he is
off guard. (This is not taken from the re-
vised edition of the New restament.)
A little girl asked her mother what
made her hair so gray. Its because
you're SO naughty" her mother said.
What a naughty girl you must have
been, ma-grandma's hair is white!'
"Gocd night, sir" said Thomas CARLYLE
as he sped parting guest from his door,
land let me tell YOU" he added as the
caller reached the street "that you have
capabilities for becoming one Of the great
est bores in England"
The old Jews had this proverb among
the many wise things they had: '' He that
brings up his son without a trade brings
him up to stealn If man have ever so
tune that can happen to his children. not
to learn how to work
" How to train tomatoes " is the subject
of an agricultural disquistion. 1t is easy
enough. All you have to do, if tomato
mlsbehaves itself in company, is to mash
the stuflin' out of it," 1t may look "a little
seedy for while after, but this course of
training will bring it to its pulp in hurry.
"Let US play we were married." said
little Edith. land will bring nv dolly
and say, See baby, papa Yes" re-
piled Johnny, and l will say, Don't
bother me now. | want to look through
the paper" Children have strange ideas
of grown folks ways, now don't they?
oohoolhny's nn,rnsitio, on tobacco.
This noXious weed was invented by
distinguished man named Walter Raleigh.
When the people first saw him smoking
they thought he was n steamboat; and as
they had never heard of such a thing rs
steamboat, they We're terribly frightened"
Mother remarked Duluth girl, Il
think Harry must be going to propose to
me-" "Why so, my daughter?" queried
the old lady, laying down her speclaces,
Whiie iier iace oGalheu IKE tie moon III
its lour'eeh'h nISht' We'l' ne asked me
TINS evening II WASH tlred OF living with
such menagerie as you ana dad
The editor of q newspaper that has
adopted the phonetic method of spcllino.
in n measure. received a postal card from
a snbscriber in the country. which reads
as follows: l hive TUX your paper for
| leven wears, but if YOU kant spell eny bet
W .o' .ua1 sou n'svo ooou uG," ,o' 'ne last
W no"'n'' w" may jos ''oP'''
Never condemn your neigbb,r unheard
hovaver MANY the accnsoI;on. nrafcrrej
aoainsr him; every story has two WAYS of
being told, and Justice requires that Won
should hear the defence as we'll as the ac,
cusation,a ana remember that tne maiignlty
OF enemies may place you IN similar
situation.
A law still stands on the statute books
of MARYLAND oblioiny ministers of the
gosnel to read the names of drunkards
oIond from the pulnit fonr times , va,r II
was nassed when the nonnlation was
small and a man could recite the names
OF tl'e eht.le popu'.t,pn Ill nooul tnree n1e
u"yS II no WIS II '''S' ''''N'' 00''o" r'o''
Geneveve Ward is shocked beyond all
expression, because men and women are
compelled to sleep in the same sleeping
car. 1t is dreadful. We have often wor-
ried over the same thing, and been afraid
to 90 to sleep lest some woman should
chioroform us and kiss us in our dreams.
No man is safe in mixed sleeping car
Burlington Brute.
Are you brothers?" asked gentleman
of two little boys.
"Yes. sir was the reply.
"Are you twinsp"
"Yes, sir"
"How old are you, pray?"
"Amos is three, and is iive," was the
astonishing reply.
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"Did YOU serve in the war unclep,
No, sab; was cowardly nicgah. I