News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-10-18
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| bridge man muttered aside: 81 thought
she'd make him sick. ."-AIbGny Argus.
SOFT ANSWER.
"Good morning, Farmer Furrow,
said the old deacon, as he leaned over
the fence to have friendly chat.
''Mornin', Deacon" nodded the
farmer.
Chow is that sick pig, this morn
ing p
ooh, that's gettin' along right smart,
reckon" the granger cheerfully re-
piled.
"And how is the rest of your folks p
continued the deacon.
The farmer said nothing but reached
down, picked up an over-ripe melon and
fired it right at the deacon's head
''There," he exclaimed; "by the time
yer git them ere seeds out O yer ha'r
you'll find out how my folks is."-7He
Dairy.
PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY.
De laugh OBJ a fool is better fur de
worT den de growlin' OBJ smart man.
It amt de braves man what fears
death de least. De bigges' coward l
eber seed killed hissef.
De dove may hab been de fust ter find
dry Ian, an he's just bout de fust bird
ter find de wheat when it sprouts in de
feI.
Neber fine fault wild de chile, case he
seems ter want bread too often. De
young mockin' bird ken eat twice as
much as de ole 'un.
De sickness what comes arter too
much 'ioyment is keener den de sick
ness what comes oh hunger. Too much
sugar an whisky is mighty pizen.
1t is q mistake dat edycation makes a
nigger lazy. Bout de fastest runnin' 1
eber seed was done by edycated niger
dat wanted ter git outen de community.
De preachurs shouldn't grumble case
folks doan' git good all at onct. Yer
NAV watch as close as yer please an yer
KANT see de cotton stalk grow, but ii
gifts dar arter awhile.
HIS EDUCATION WAS NEGLECTED.
The street lamps had just been lighted
as they emerged from the ball ground,
Clnging closely to his arm she said:
Darling, do you love me?"
eyes, Elnora, you are my only com,
tort and Joy. The thoughts that are
ever uppermost in my mind at home
and in the office, are that some day
you'll be my bride.
Chow kind of you, Hickey, to talk
thus; would that it were in my power
to speak the same way of you.
"Then you do not love me, Elnora
and wherein have offended?"
''Your education, Rick, has been sadly
neglected"
"In what respect, may I ask, Ellie
did I not carry off high honors at th'
high school?"
'You did, indeed, my faithful chaper
on, and can make out an insurance re
ceipt as prettily and in as rapid a man
ner as any clerk in town. "
''Thank you for as much as that, Eil'
Lut yyhut othor RoeeH>Ili"hEAe'At r1>''e't
add to call you my own 2'
LEARN to play baseball, hickey, an
become a good catcher, then the tow
will ring with praises of you, and m
cup of happiness will be full.
"Bv iove, darling, I'll do it. Thes
soft hands will learn to catch balls no
from the cannon's mouth, even If ever
taper finger becomes a thumb, and ever
thumb and each palm is split in twa1l
in the attempt. I'll raise a nine wh1c
shall electrify the town, yea, the Who'll
country"
With fearful eyes she looked up int
his face and said: "Now, darling, yo
are my only ioy," and they chose quie
nook and sat down to rest.
SHE KNEW THE DIFFERENCE.
"And yet you don't seem to under
stand the difference between mistortun
and fault"
"Pshaw, Topnoody, you make m
tired. If there is anything do not I'll
stand, it is that one difference.
81 don't believe you"
"Don't you? Well, I'll soon convin'
1 you. Iaccepted you as husband, didr
II" asked Mrs. TOpnoody.
eyes"
s'That was my misfortune. 1 cou
have refused you, but didnt."
"I-I-suppOse so.
"Well, that was my fault. No
Topnoody, do you mean to tell
that I don't know the difference b
y tween"
But Mr.. Topnoody had to go to
" his friend. Traveller.