News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-08-29
AGAIN HEARD FROM
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GQllOI Sdtu Anu yON nav oNOPPSN
the Democrat, but | will bet the sub
scription of my paper, four dollars or
nothing, that the man who runs the
Democrat will keep you on the hist, "
and Benjamin accepted. At that
time Foster, Parker and myself were
subscribers to the Democrat, and
after Benjamin left it was arranged
that for the coming few weeks each
should send him his copy of the
paper he had stopped. In about two
months l CHANGED to be in the same
office, when in came P. S. He neither
looked smiling or sad; reaching for
his vest pocket he ished out two two
dollar bills and throwing them on the
table said: "There, blast you, take
that; have had four copies of the
Democrat regularly since 1 left this
office" Later Gen. Foster, Parker
and myself apologized, % but Phin.
enjoyed the joke. Yes, all in all,
Phin. Benjamin was a good, generous
fellow. worth a thousand of hide
bound mortals who live because they
cannot afford to die.
EDITOR EARLE.
l notice by recent issue of the
News AND CITIZEN that A. A. Earle
still lives. Well, Earle never was an
ideal gentleman, but oftentimes his
humor was to the point. One day
met him with party, after he had
passed through some medical treat
ment, when l said: "You are looking
better. was told you had softening
of the BRAIN" to which he replied
81 was hard up, dizzy and stupid, and
at one time the doctors feared l would
not know as much as you do" A. A.
Earle and have been sworn enemies
ever since.
ANOTHER.
When the Burlington Clipper was
inclined to be aggressive if not bril-
liant, it seems that a brother of A. A.
for time was foreman of the Office,
and the "devil," or someone else, set
up the paragraph, "Mr. Earle,
brother of the editor of the Morris
vile Citizen, is now foreman of this
Office. He seems like an honest
man," which A. A. at once cut out,
credited and said ''How lonesome
he must feel"
FINANCIAL.
l notice by an item in your paper
that Theophilus Hull Page is about to
attend school at ST. Johnsbury. l
met the lad once with his father in
D. c.. and was in the
Senate gallery with them, when 1
formed a limited idea of Hull's train
ing and education; this was when he
was quite a youthful lad, and point
ing out various senators, we reached
Dan. Cameron, one of the wealthiest
men in the Senate, and it was so given
to the youth, when he at once asked ::
Did he make his money or did his
father give it to him" Being as
he made most of it -he was
then anxious to know which was
worth the most. From this | cleaned
a little of young HulPs classical am
Dition. Well, l hope he will enjoy
himself in the good town of st.
Tohnsbury, and in due time, money
happily, and so on to the end.
ESQUIRE WALLACE PARKER AS A
PHILANTHROPY.
! remember spending a few days
n Cambridge some twenty-five years
ago when Wallace H. Parker had an
deal boy, the pride of his life. 1t
was his economy or philanthropy
hat would encourage him to take the
ad to some of the neighbors in the
afternoon that he might entertain
other children and other children's
tired mothers. At last this became
-iresome to the neighborhood, and
)ne day | heard the following COLO
guy: wallace go over there and take
hat youngster of yours home; they
are tired of him enough without
him. "Where is hep" moaned the
cover to my house."
was the cold reply. Then" said
Parker, "I'll go right over and get
him he'll starve there.
PARKER NO. TWO.
| do not feel it my duty to devote
90 much space to one statesman of
'Spunky Lamoille," but there was a
ime when Wallace was religiously in
;lined and attended a Moody and
oankey meeting in Burlington, and
his is the result as told. In due time
lie returned to Cambridge, borrowed
some tobacco and a pipe, and started
or the ''bar-room," sometimes called
'ffice, of the village hotel. Putting
lis feet classically on the stove, he
proceeded to tell his experience. and
t was about thus 81 went into the
;ity hall, borrowed one of Sankey's
books, and when they struck out to
ing, | struck in, and the first thing |
new | was the object of the entire
congregation. Sankey was nowhere
hey were all looking at me-" At that
lme there was another legal gentle
nan in Cambridge, with his feet on
he same stove, who calmly asked
hus : 'Wallace, had a iackass ap-
'eared at the window and prayed, what
10 you think the audience would have
bought" and the prompt reply was
Wal | presume they would con-
Jude that the other lawyer from
,ambridge was there seeking noto-
iety."
ESQUIRE SAWYER.
Spunky Lamoille, or all New Eng
and, have produced more remarkable |
len than the late Joshua Sawyer,
huff and rough, he had a most fertile |
rain and knew common law as we'll |
s state. One day, while a lad, l was
the Hyde Park court house, and |
he clerk of the court was trying to
cad some document, but could make
o Roadway. He seemed to have
truck page of bad Chinese, when
lr. Sawyer entered the room and
holnas Gleed-one of the brightest
len that ever sat in court-cried out
he lifted his left shoulder; "Saw-
er can you read your own writing,
o one here CAM" The manuscript
as passed over to him. At first he
as badly broke up, turned the sheets
and down, and turning to Gleed,
nd In bold words: "What in thunder
this matter about ?" After being
formed he read the manuscript as
Tough 1t were printed with big wood
pc. | saw the paper afterwards
I'd of all the mnemonics they were
ltitled to the prize.