Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-01-27

The idea of holding a worlds fair in
Boston has been abandoned.
The Boston police commissioners have
issuedan order making provision for the better
protection of places of amusement from fire.
Harry" said a nurse, didn't you hear
your mother tell you to come right into the
house p Yet, me did but stop 'mindin me
of it, Use twyin' to fordet it,"
'Tis an i'll wind indeed, that blows nobody
good. The scarcity and high price of cab
bage compels the Connecticut cigar makers
. to use tobacco leaf for wrappers, cabbage
leaves coming too high.
When Hattie was five years old her sister
married q farmer who owned large sugar
orchard. Soon after a generous package of
maple sugar was sent home, and the little
girl exclaimed; 30 mamma, I'm so glad
we've married into such a nice familyl"
An old Baptist minister enforced the neces-
sity of difference of opinion by this argument:
Now, if everybody had been of my opinion
they would all have wanted my old woman"
One of the deacons who sat just behind him
responded; "Yes. and if everybody was of
my opinion nobody would have her."
Ask no woman her age. Never joke with
policeman. Do not play chess with wild
ow. Never contradict man that suffers.
Be civil to rich uncles and aunts. Your old
est hat of course for an evening party. Al
ways sit next the carver, if you can, at din
PHILADELPHIA Quiz.
"Can 1 see the lady of the house ?" inquired
the peddler. 'Well, yes, you can if you amt
blind" snapped the woman who answered
the bell. "Oh, beg pardon, madam; you
are the lady of the house, then?" eyes,
am What dyer take me fur? Did We think
l was the gentleman of the house. or the next
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the cat, or the ice-chist ?" 81 didn't know,
madam, but you might be the youngest
daughter "Oh, did yer? Well, that was
nat'ral, too" replied the lady of the house.
"What dye want ir?" Then the peddler
displayed his weres, and when he left that
doorstep half an hour later his face was full
of pleasure and his pockets were full of mon
ey. He understood human nature and had
made good sale.
President James Buchanan's bachelorhood
was the result of foolish Misunderstanding.
While a successful young lawyer in Lancas-
ter he became engaged to a beautiful but
somewhat domineering girl Some legal bus
iness sent him into a neighboring county,
where he remained for several days. When
he returned one evening he found his office
filed with importunate clients, and tired and
hungry as he was, he attended to their bust
ness. Then hurrying to the home of the an
gel of his dreams he found it closed and dark.
Next morning he repeated the visit, and al
though he saw Miss at the window he
was told by a servant that she was not at
home. He walked away and never approach
ed the house again. Neither could subdue
pride enough 70 make or seek an explanation.
The young lady shortly after died and Mr..
Buchanan never attempted to win another
woman.
Thurlow Weed tells the following story
A farmers son, while digging potatoes in
the town of Putney, Vermont concluding
that there must be something better in store
for him, made up Lis mind to try his fortune
in Montreal where at the age of sixteen he
obtained employment as porter in whole
sale warehouse. Two years afterwards, find
ing him industrious, capable and trustworthy,
his employer sent him to the Far Vast as an
employe in fur company. Soon afterwards
Mr.. John Jacob Astor, upon the reoommenda-
tion Of Ramsey Crooks, availed himself of
young Lampson's services first among the
Indians, then in New York, and finally as his
agent in London. That Vermont farmer boy
is now Sir Curtis Lampson, among the wealth
lest and best esteemed London bankers. For
his active CO. o-operation with our indomitable
fellow citizen Cyrus w. Field, in linking
England to America by means Of a submarine
cable, Queen Victoria conferred the honor of
knighthood upon Mr.. Lampson.
The Barton Monitor puts in claim to
the distinction of being the youngest YER
mont volunteer for Henry d. Davenport of
Irasburgh, who was born October 6, 1850,
and on the 18th of October, 1861, was mus
tered into the service of the United States as
drummer of Company H of the Sixth Yer
mont volunteers, he being then just eleven
years and ten days old. He was son Of
Capt. David B. Davenport, captain of that
company, who was wounded at Lees mills
and died in the hospital at Alexandria, nursed
by his boy Henry. This boys mother then
procured his discharge, but be re-enlisted as
drummer of Company @ of the Seventeenth
Vermont. He was thus in the same regi-
ment with Jimmy" Randall (who has been
claimed as the youngest Vermont volunteer),
aud was then several months younger, and,
the Monitor says, was half head shorter
than young Randall The tables in Adju-
tant- General Washburn's report for 1864
confirm the statement as TO young Daven-
ports enlistment and age.