The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-07-24
vi ANp ornERW1ar.
A ouestlos Of etiquette.

uuoaton OF Etiquette.
Mamma was telling her laddie
The story Of Adams fail.
And she asted Don't you shink twas wrong
To take the apple At An2"
Paul stood for one moment silent;
"But would It have been polite
To refuse when lady came
And offered him bite?"
July Wide-A,uke.
His Name was William-''What is
your name, my little manP''
willie when I'm good, and William
when get licked
How old are your
"Ask maw."
where do you liveT'
"To home"
You look like a bright boy?"
"Tell We, mister. I'm way out o. sight,
an don't you fOrgit it.n
Don't you think that so bright a lit
tie boy. as you are ought to be more man
nerly?'
''Say, looky here, I'm in IL, am, an
amt goin' to let an old duffer like you
pump me on private matters-by, by"
And the precious child put his hands
in his pockets and waited himself down
the street, whistling annie Rooney"
The kind old gentleman happened to
be his uncle, just returned from long
residence abroad, and when Willie got
home that night his name was William.
Free Press.
1t is hard to kill a drunken man.
| He will fall and escape uninjured under
circumstances that would be fatal to a
sober man. The adventures of an aged
tippler on the night express from st.
| AlI,or1 K.,Iovf ~
| ing illustration. He had been noticed
by other passengers, in company with a
female relative who was also badly fud-
died. Somewhere in the vicinity of the
Georgia station the old condemnation
he had evidently passed the limit of
three score and ten, dried-up, weazen
man-went out on the platform of the
car. Other passengers followed him,
and not finding him the next car, a
sleeper, the cord was pulled and the
train, which had been gliding at high
rate Of speed, came to standstill. Con
ductor, brakeman and passengers started
out in search, and after travelling back a
distance of some two miles the man was
found down in the grass by the fence,
without scratch or injury Of any kind,
and merry as cricket. The engine of 4
train on the siding near by was detached
and the aged bacchanal and searching
party taken back to the waiting train
which had been delayed an hour. The
/ female relative had been unconcerned
during the search, but, when the old
gentleman appeared, upbraided him for
dIsgracing her and the railway anC
wound up in a shower of brine. The
twain came from some point beyond
Montreal and were ticketed to Paw.
tucket, r. I.-Wdtchmdn.
"A st. Johnsbury veteran writes to
the Lyndon Union about the story that
has been going the rounds of the papert
headed: "Lincoln's Kindness" that i
is true but unfinished. William Scott
, was member of my regiment, Co. X
Sd Vt, and was one of the 100 muske
bearers that crossed Warwick Creek,
April 10th 1892, in what has been called
"the famous charge of the Vernon
boys" In our retreat 1 came across
William Scott, who was badly injured
having II distinct musket shot wounds
assisted those who were bearing him Il
the hither shore. He lived but few
minutes, just before his death he feebl,
uttered: "Ah now have paid my deb
to President Lincoln" This is history
as well as fact, things that don't Away
agree.
An old lady has just died in Paris |. av
, ing 100000 francs as prize to the as
trOnomer who shall be able to commum
cate with any planet or star.
Col. A. A. Hall of st. Adams hal
gone to Denver to make arrangement
l for accommodation of Vermont Knight
r Templars attending the grand triennia
) conclave TO be held there in August
/ 1892.
Mathew Bingham's house and fou
l pans on his farm in South Burlington
we're burned to the ground on Saturda,
I last.