Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-04-11

ing, the service 10 commence Nv qua'
ter before eleven.
Spring comes! But bid us not rejoice,
Nor in sweet carol raise the voice!
Why should we find cause for cheer
AT coming of this time Of year?
Talk not of natures Weakening,
The blossoming OF everything
What, though 1t brings the gentle breeze,
The bursting flowers, the budding trees,
The singing birds, the temperature
That makes you think yourself secure
In casting winter fiannels by?
These things are nice, we don't deny,
But rouse in woman mad ambition
To clean the house and raise perdition.
Bachelors Row, on Elm street, was
greatly excited by little episode in
real life one night last week. 1t ap-
pears that citizen of School street,
who had been taking II "soporifc' or
two, wanted to stop with one Of them
for the night. AS they had spent
''mony canty time thegither," the
Elm street man said ''yes' and they
"smiled." Elm street cautioned his
friend, saying, 1--WE are peaceable in
this block, and everything must be
quiet" Well, after taking another
"opiate" all round they went to bed.
School street woke up about twelve
o'clock, found he was in strange
place, and wanted to find his clothes
and get out. He questioned, e.
-, where is your door," Our
friend showed him the door as we'll as
he could in the dark without getting
out of bed. School street, after max
ing considerable racket, got out in his
"robe de NUT and slid up the street,
imagining he was robbed of his
clothes and money. This reused the
"Square" and "Uncle Sans servant"
in the Row, and they put out to see
what was the matter. Their appear
ance would begsar the church-yard
scene in Romeo and Juliet. They
had no flowers in their hands, but
torches were numerous, and if they
had caught the disturber it would not
been well with him. The Square says it
broke his rest and gave him bad dreams
all night. School street brought up at
jailor Hewitt's and told him he had
been robbed. Mr.. Hewitt wanted to
know what he wanted done. He said,
''you can do what you think is best. I"
So Mr.. Hewitt "raked him in" for the
night. In the morning his clothes and
things were found all right, as he had
"stacked" them when he went to bed,
and he rejoiced. 1t was a dream, and
yet it was not all dream.
PENCIL MARKs.-How does your
Spring medicine work THE snJw
took a sweat Tuesday-54 in the shade.
DR.. Logan has returned; his mother
is more comfortable bilious fever
The venerable A. Stearns is very sick,
and his recovery is, considered doubt
ftll.--Our old citizen, Robert
French, now of Bethel, was in town
Fast Day, looking hale and hearty. -
Our Democratic friend, O. A. Bryant,
is in pretty good physical health this
ng.-.John Cone is better and sits
up some, but has not been out of the
house for nearly 4 year-paralysis-
his mind is clear. John W. Shad-
wick had two cancers removed last
week, one from his lip and the other
from his neck-Dr. Sherwin did it.
l02 dogs have been licensed to live
thus far; owners of female dogs have
until the 10Th of May to take out a
license. John Gilman has gone to
Nebraska on visit to brother-in-law
who is reported dangerously sick
Thomas and Charlie Middleton are
going to move their household goods
to Proctorsvile; they have been at
work there all winter; we are sorry to
have the Middleton boys move from the
place. THE balmy breath of Spring"
struck us this week, but we don't
dare to pawn oar ulster yet awhile
The ice moved out OF the Quechee
Tuesday for the first time this winter.
-"Stick to your fannels until they
stick to you," is a sage advice That
Windsor 'skunk" had better pay Tor
this paper--we'll air him if he don't
7. w. Gates, tailor, tells the public
what he can do in another column. -
The principle, that an hour spent in
church will pay the interest on week
of sin, will bankrupt a man, morally
Poor sugar weather; rain storm
this morning.
Reader, come down here in tho
corner where the children wont hear
and We'll tell you what subscriber
said to us last week: "You are 6
tough old cuss but l like to read YOU
paper" We expect that is the genera
opinion of us, only not expressed a.