The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-12-19

inston reminiseences, intolyias tso We
~, known Nermonters, Hou q r Eimund
-, and Mr.. Henry A. willard who helped I
mske the capitol amoleru city is rtlntc
by the Star as follows
The csckling Of geese saved Rene,
, said Mr.. Henry A. willard. the othc
night. while converting With some friend
, ., bis residence on X street, "aud th,
- squesl OF pigs nearly destroyed wsshirt
ton,
! las an amusing bat At the same tim,
serious story. be proceeded Dolicing III,
= expression Of ioqury on The faces Of hi.
bearers. and when have related Il to you
-, you will be able TO appreciate even
more fully than you do tbo iufl1once little
things exert Ia shaping the destnies Of
places aud people
When Sena or Elmnuls first came 10
Washington as Representative in Con
gress, he continued, ho brought letters
to me from mutual friends IA Vermont
my native State, as you know and Ve got
TO know each other pretty we'll AT that
time aud for ye-rs nilcraard Washington
was a strspgllug town composed OF big
pastures aud hunchss Of houses here and
there. At the period speak Of there we're
q few more houses, whose erection must
have encfoached On the pastures, because
tue COWS and goats aud geese aud pigs
forsook the commons Tor the city streets.
and no ones trout yard was iuvolAte TO
their depredstlons by night or by day un
less the gates and fences were strong and
kept securely closed
We had a city government hare then
composed Of board Of aldermen. CITY
council and Il mayor There were frequent
attempts made 10 secure the passage OF
40 ordinance that would prevent domestic
animals and geese from running at large, !
but while these measures wonld almost ia |
variably pass the aldermen, they would |
be killed 10 the city council, because not
only nearly every couucIlman owned a
horse or COW ora goat or q Pig that went
where its sweet will sugRested, but oil
OF their constituents did, and vote for
such 30 ordinsucs wauld have meant pos
tive ruin.
Well, one morning, cOninTed Mr.. vii
lard, | met Eimunds, who was then
Senator, at market, Bad he said TO me,
willard, I'm going to offer resolution
to move the capitol away from Washing
ton,
told bin that such proposition had
80 often been suggested aud talked about
that it had ceased TO alarm us, but uquir
cd the reason why he wanted the location
chsnged, / remember well the dclibefation ,
with which he gave his reply. ,
think, said be, that il the capitol OF ,
the nation hasn't got u government that
will shut up the hogs and COWS, it's time [
to move ii. n
You see, Senator Eimunds had Just =
bnilt new house up on Massachusetts, q
avenue. There was large yard in front, [
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apple pie order, 80 be grew warmer and Il
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soN 'n' 'e' p'b' "'' 'o'''u up every h
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a COW in the center surveying the ruins a
noy so''' utn'o'' s"y' '"'' On" p'e''h' II
'uou ou'ra'eouS mugs 5u'n'o io' oe al a
'o"eu 10 nave c'sfRe o. Tue country cap d
''o'
sa" ho was N'ty 1DR'y' "u' properly n
so' auu very mucu 10 'otu'fl' "D' 'uo'e l'
upon p'oceeoen 70 'e'' "'I' 'oA' We ia" h
lf'e' 'of years 10 get Tue uu''N"c' ao,.eu' o