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Middletown transcript., 1899-02-25

Eight crows were caught at one time dur
ing the freeze in the chicken coop of Mrs.
T. w. Seabrease. The black scamps were
hungary and had gone to the coop to share
the food of the chickens. Four we're killed
and the servant girl took the others for
pets Buzzards grew very tame and fire.
quently alighted in back yards, looking for
food.-Salisbury Advertiser.
Middletown transcript., 1899-02-25
W hite Organdies

of our own importation have
arrived. They come 68 inches
wide and are Of the best
French makers. Coming de
rect to us from the makers
you save the middleman's
pro6t-25, 81, 37H, 50 and
Middletown transcript., 1899-02-25
SUSSEX COUNTY.

Mrs. Hettie Dorman. widow of Samuel
Dorman. died at the home of Hon. John B.
Dorman, at Drawbridge, last Saturday.
Middletown transcript., 1899-02-25

Farmers report the severe weather as hav-
ing been very trying upon young lambs.
Mr.. ]. Walter Skirven states that he had
over fifty when the cold spell set in, and
it was most difficult matter to prevent
the younger ones from being frozen. Other
farmers give similar reports. Mr.. Geo. s.
BiddIe lost twenty-five young pigs.--Ches-
tertnHn TRANSCRIPT
Middletown transcript., 1899-02-25

Robert T. Spicer, the new Sussex county
treasurer, took the oath of office and en-
tered upon his duties on Tuesday of last
week.
Middletown transcript., 1899-02-25

Mr.. Ebenezer Turpin Bennett died last
Sunday morning at his home in Baron
Creek district, near Mardela Springs, aged
76 years. His remains were prepared for
burial but not inferred until Friday morn
ing, in the burial grou nds of the Methodist
Protestant church, at Riverton, after funer-
al services by Rev. Mr.. Jester at Sneathen
chapel the little place Of worship near his
home. lnterment was delayed because of
the impossible condition of the roads.
Middletown transcript., 1899-02-25

James Lee MCGOWAN, died at his home
in North East on Sunday, 18th inst, of
diabetes, aged So years. Mr.. MCGOWAN,
who has been resident of North East for
over year, was formely of Baltimore. He
was son of Mr.. Harry MCGOWAN, proprie-
tor of Point Breeze summer resort A
widow and one son, aged IL years, survive
him
Middletown transcript., 1899-02-25
Dress Goods

Shaker Flannel, &c. per yd.
Indigo Blue Prints. &c. per yd.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
ENTRANCE TO HIVES.
The Way to Manage 1t For the Com
fort of Bees In Winter.

The Way to Manage 1t For the Conn
fort of Bees In Winter.
Bees should have the benefit of every
convenience in passing in and out of
their hives in winter. The front yard
of each hive should be thoroughly clean
ed up of all grass or weeds, and the
earth banked up to level of the bottom
board of the hives. When hives are thus
set on the ground-and they should not
be set anywhere else-the ground should
be spaded up and raised higher where
the hive is set, and thus have the hives a
little above the level of the ground. In
this manner the water is carried OF
and prevents dampness about the hives.
So says A. H. Duff in Texas Farm and
Ranch, and his further remarks about
the entrance to hives are as follows:
The entrance to the hives has much
to do with the comfort of the bees, not
only in winter, but in summer also. 1t
is necessary at all times to have the
ground sloped up to the top of the bot
tom board, that the bees when dropping
in front of the hive can reach the en-
trance by crawling and without again
taking wing When the weather is cool,
they frequently come home in be-
numbed condition and are unable to
take wing the second time, and the re-
suit is they die near their own home in
large numbers thus. Bees coming in
loaded with honey should be provided
with this convenience as well.
The greatest damage is done during
the winter, and it does not take much
loss of bees in this manner to greatly
weaken the colony at this time of year
when they are at their lowest number.
Bees frequently clean house in winter
on days that are pretty cool and so cold
that no bees will appear on the outside.
They will thus carry dead bees from
the back part of the hives and deposit
them in front and near the entrance. In
doing this work they often clog the en-.
trance with dead bees SO tightly that
they are unable to get out when a warm
day comes, and in such cases it is nee
essary to open up the entrance for them.
This must be carefully looked after on
the approach of fine days when they are
| liable to fly out.
The ordinary entrances to hives as
used in summer, which are about three
eighths of an inch wide and 10 or Il
inches long, should be contracted up tc
the limit of p inches. No colony is sc
strong that it needs the full entrance il
winter, whether mild or otherwise anC
the entrance is better thus contracted
from October until May.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
News md Notes.

The autumn sown wheat crop, as
brought out in Orange Judd Farmer S
special report, is remarkably large, and,
what is equally to the point, the plant
made splendid growth before the advent
of cold weather
The American Maize Propaganda is
making every possible effort to secure
for corn thorough and first class repre-
sentation at the Paris exposition of
1900.
A supply Of salt, available whenever
the COW wants it, is necessary to main
tain high milk yield.
AS a rule it is not possible to have
dust free air in barn if the COWS are
fed just previous to milking. If the hay
or feed Is dusty, it should be sprinkled
and fed sufficient time before milk
ing so that the dust may be settled and
the stalls ventilated, cleaned and sprin-
killed. or flooded previous to the time Of
milking,
st. Petersburg is to have an interna-
tional poultry show from the 18th TO
the 2Sth of May, 1890 Exhibitors will
be granted reduced rates for their ex-
hibits on all Russian railroads and free
entry for same ON condition that they
be exported from Russia within two
months after the close Of the exhibition.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18

ter with. The next thing is a tank, and
I made one like this: took plank 20
feet long, 20 inches wide and a inches
thick. This, cut to pieces, makes tank
So feet wide by 20 inches high. l
use common cream thermometer to
aid in getting the water to the right
temperature. 1t should be about 100
degrees. If the hogs are heavy, 1 use a
device for raising them, which is illus
trated here.
The body Of the stool is IA inches
square, the legs feet long, and the
swivel on the stool 8inches square, with
a bolt in the bottom that should go
part way through the stool A groove
is cut in the top Of the swivel block for
the pole TO rest in, with bolt through
it to hold it in place. When the pole is
off, one man can pick the stool up and
carry it anywhere. When the hog is
raised, it can be swung around any
place and taken off and placed on an
other support while the next one is
raised. If the water is at the right tenn
perature it is an easy matter to get the
hair off the hogs After they are dressed
they should be cut to pieces and sailed
before freezing, the lean meat made
into sausage, the hams and shoulders
trimmed and put into one barrel and
the pork into another. The hams and
shoulders should be taken out of the
brine in about six weeks and smoked,
then by the 1st of March they will be
ready for the table.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18

"Our experience does not favor TAX
ing from the trees and piling and sweat
ing as it is called" says a Prairie
Farmer correspondent. "We prefer to
barrel at once. The barrels take up all
the moisture that is necessary. As a
rule apples have too dry conditions any
way and that is one reason why so
many specimens that are wintered in
open bins in cellars wilt and are tough.
The moisture swells the barrels and, as
it were, seals them Theoretically tight,
keeping out bacteria, heat, light, tend
encies to rot, mold and fungous
growth. Janet, Ben Davis, Red Roman
lite and Wine Saps can be kept until
April, May or June or until the Tetof-
sky, Early Harvest, Early Joe and Old
enburg season arrives. This is possible
on any farm in our more northern lati-
tudes where one can build good cave.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
FOR HEATING WATER.

valuable OH large poultry farm or On
diary farm where mixed grains are
fed warm in cold weather A fire box is
built of bricks lte bricks are the best
if obtainable-lai in mortar in the
usual way, the first layer of bricks be
ing placed below the level Of the soil
The frame must be made strong and
should he Of oak or hickory, well braced
Two bars Of iron are riveted to the
crossbar of the frame with hooks at the
lower end to slip through the handles
of the kettle There is now on the
market steel kettle with cover, which
is not more expensive than the old fash
Toned iron kettle and which is to be
preferred because it is much lighter and
consequently may be handled more
easily, a decided advantage where there
is but one or two pairs of hands to do
the work.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
Central Vermont R. R.
IN EFFECT OCT. .. 1898.

Trains Aeare Cam6ridgs junction daily
except Sundays, as .J0llO70S:-
1920 a. m.-Fxpe<s for Essex Jet and Bur-
lington, converting at Essex Jet. with ex-
press for Concord, Nashua, Worcester Bos-
ton, Sprinefi field and New York Wagner
Parlor Car, Essex Jet. to Poston via. Lowell,
also connects with Green Mountain FLYER for
Rutland Albany and New York Wagner
Parlor airs Essex jet To Boston and Troy.
Also connects at Essex Jet with local for
St. Adams, Richlord and Rouses Point
Mixed train leaves Jacksonville at 3 40
M, arriving at Burlington at 20 a. m.
6:3O ID. M Express for Essex Jet. and Burling.
ton, connecting at Essex Jet. with night ex.
press for Rutland, Albany and New York,
Bellows Falls, Worcester, Providence and
Boston, wagner sleepers Essex Jet. to Bos-
ton and New York without change. Also
connects at Essex Jet with midnight express
for White River Jet, Nashua, Worcester.
Providence. Boston, Springfield, New York,
New London and all New England points.
Wagner Sleepers to Boston and Springfield
without change,
Trains ayyt7e at CGmbr7age Jd..-
9:l5 a. IN. Passenger from Rouses Point, st.
Adams and Bun 'ington.
4. As p. M. Mi&el trU q ST Adams, Burling.
ton and White River jet.
COS p. m.-NXpreSs from Postou, Springfield.
Albany and all New England points, also
from Rouses Point and St. Adams.
F. ~. BALDWIN. General Superintendent,
5. w. QUINN iNGS, General Passenger Agent.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
No. 3O6.-Arithmograph.

A very learned Englishman who was
born in the early part of the eighteenth
century. He wrote several very valuable
works and was particularly successful in
his lives of eminent writers His works
are still greatly esteemed, both for their
literary merit and the high tone of religion
and morality which they inculcate.
7, 2, 3, 5, l, a name borne by several
kings of Scotland
8, 4, 6, 8, an animal usually considered
to be of an obstinate disposition.
3, s, ~, 10. our nearest celestial com
panion
II, 8, 4, 10, to avoid.
3, s, 6, 8, a small animal living chiefly
underground.
8, IL, 4, l, 5, habitation.
8,4, IL, 5, four rivers in England.
6, 5, ~, 10, province in Spain.
/, 5, g II, -, ID, one of four.
3, 5, 2, 6, l, breakfast, dinner, supper
10, s, A. 13, part of speech.
9, -, 6, 5, that which is made larger the
more it is cut.
l, 2, 8. s. H. an island in the archi.
pelago.
T., 4, 10, g. one of H.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18

No. 297. Riddles: Bed
= No. Categorical: l. Cat-chfy. 2.
Cat-kin. 8. Cat-nip. T. Cat -acombs. 8.
Cat-afalco. 8. Cathedral Z. Cat-echism.
s. Cat-head. o. Cat-fall 10. Cat-o-nine.
tails. II. Cats cradle ~. Cat.gut. 10.
Catfish. IA. Cat bird 10. Caterpillar
l6. Cat'alepsy. H. Cat.arrh IS. Cat
sup. 10. Cats paw. 20. Cataract. 81.
Cat-apult %. Catalogue 80. Cat-as.
trophe. "a Cats eye. 90 Cat-hay 80
"Requies cat in pace"
No. 200. Crossword Enigma: E. p.
Roe
No 300.-Curtailment; Barrel, barrel
No. 301.-A Mixed Puzzle Oh, you are
in luck
No 802.-Enigmatical Cities: /. Mont.
real. 2. Buffalo 3. Milwaukee mill,
walk, %. 4. Glasgow (glass, goJ. g.
Paris (pair ls) g. Boston z. Elmira
(Ell, Myra)
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
Work of the Bureau of Animal In
IUstry,

dustry.
The following are among items Of
work accomplished, reported by DR.. D
E. Salmon, chief Of the bureau of ami
NAL industry, to the secretary Of agri
culture for the fiscal year ended June
80, 1898:
The number Of animals inspected be-
fore slaughter either in the stockyards
Or at the abattoirs, numbered 1885,
39S. Of this number 9,228. 237 were
cattle, 10,02S,2S7 sheep, 4G8, 1873
calves and 31,610,675 hogs, show ing
a gain over 1897 Of 1,17S,2 cattle,
1892, 932 sheep, 1926 calves and
6,043, 931 hogs, total gain of $685.
291 animals.
At the time of slaughter 81, ZIG, 1913
animals were inspected and 60, 662 were
rejected; 81, 50S caroasses and 4S, 1870
parts of carcasses were condemned
The preparation of tuberculin and
mallein by the biochemic division con-
tinues steadily. During the winter and
spring tuterculin sufficient to inject
about 5000 animals is sent out each
month. A smaller quantity is used dur
ing the summer.
The experiments upon hog cholera
and swine plague have been so crafty
ing that they will be continued.
The demand for blackleg vaccine has
greatly increased. More than 355, 900
doses have been distributed, and the
losses from blaokleg have been reduced
from an average Of from 10 to 20 per
cent to less than per cent
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
z4Rf{ ]2l1;3539eN
Anyways Pa
KILLING HOGS.

Some Sensible COntrivances For Fa-
ciIitating the Business.
In spite of the fact that he does not
appear to believe in killing hogs on the
farm, a correspondent of the Iowa
Homestead seems to have some very
sensible notions about the operation
and, as he remarks, if people will
butcher at home perhaps this method
will help:
l have a house to work in and a good
e9ed cooker. This I use to heat the wa
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
+ + L :, WOlcOtt, Vt.

be found the largest and complete stock Of
Goods Northern Vermont Each department full of bargains
the DEPARTMENT carry about pairs Of Shoes Leg
gins Goods Mems and Womens WOonsock
Rubber light and heavy weight pairs Boston Rubber
S275 gPoof $3.50 Mems Shoes from I4o $500 La
dies Shoes from $I.oo to S. IS.
$4,000 worth Of Clothrg-Look Suits at So SO and SIS
nice Black Worsed Suit at $1,000.
Drv Gcods-the largest in stock Look Dress Goods
and upwards Ladies' Fanneete Wrappers and Shirt Waists
Separate Skirts Dress Trimmings ad Ladies and
Neckwea inch Lockwood Cotton c yard Good
quality Shirts and Drawers better
ooc Blankets per pair Ladies and Chdren Jackets
Coee and Boas We have Jackets carried from last
years stock, selling below cost
Everything the MILLINERY DEPARTMENTIrmmed and
Plain Hats at Lowest Prices.
put stock quality of Canned Goods for Winter
In the Feed Corn Meal Cracked Corn Whole
Corn, Oats, Mixed Feed and Bran.
Shall have Flour this week. and for lack of will sell
from $500 for cash.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
Estate of Pardon Davis.
LICENSE TO SELL

LICENSE TO SELL.
state of Vermont, District of LamOle ssh
Probate Court, held at Hyde Park. within and
for said district. on the 10Th day of December,
A. d, 1898.
Wallace o. Davis Administrator of the estate
of Pardon DAVIS, late of WOlcott, in said
district, deceased, makes application to said
Court for license 10 sell all Of the real estate or
said deceas ed, to.wit Home farm in Wolcottr in.
GLIDING the homestead, representing that the
sale is necessary for the payment of the debts
of SAID deceased and expenses of administration,
WhereupOn. it is ordered by said Court that said
application be referred to q session thereof TO
be held at the Probate Office, in said Hyde
Park, on the 21st day OF January, AID 1893. for
hearing and decision thereon and, II is further
ordered, that all persons interested be notified
hereof Icy publication of notice of said appliea-
ton and order thereon. three weeks success
siyey in the News and Citizen, printed at Nor
risyile and Hyde Park. before said time OF
hearing that they may appear at said time and
place, ami, If they see cause, object thereto.
BY the Courr-Attest,
il EDWIN c. WHITE Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
RUTLAND RAILROAD.
Time Table Corrected to Oct. 20, 1898,
Trains Leave Burlington
GOING SOUTH AND EAST.

GOING SOUTH AND EAST.
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY UNLESS OTHERWISE
NOTED.
$50 A. N EXPRESS MAIL due Rutland
II ;05 a. m, Troy 2:l0 p. M, Albany 2:55
p. m, New York 100 p. M, Bellows
Falls :25 p. m, Boston 40 p. M, Provi.
dence 1928 p. M, Worcester 300 p. m.
Springfield 5:35 D. M. New York 1000
pm. Wagner Buffet Parlor Car to Bos-
1905 NOON-GREEN MOUNTAIN FLYER
due Rutland 2:OOp M. Troy 4:45 p. m,
Albany 5:25 p. M, New York 1000 p. M.
Bellows Falls $3.50 p. m, Boston 1885 p.
M, Worcester 7:C6 p. M, Springfield
6:lS p. NJ. New York 1000 p. m. Wag
1.45 p. NJ, MIXED TRAIN for TicOnderoga,
Rutland and intermediate stations. due
Tlconderoga 6:45 p. H., Rutland 6 10 PM.
go P. NJ. Local passenger for Rutland and
intermediate stations, due Rutland 500
PM.
1O.O6 p. M.-For Boston and NewYork daily
due Rutland l2:10 a. M, Troy 2:45 am,
New York 20 am, Boston 700 a. M,
Worcester $40 a. M, Providence S:l6
a. m. Wagner buffet sleeping cars to
New York and Boston.
Arrival of Trains at Burlington.
4:21 A. M.-Night Express, daily, from
New York and Boston II 05 a. m--Local
Express from Rutland. 1870 p NIX
press Mai from Boston. 6 40 pm. Green
Mountain Flyer from Rostol and New
York. 3:45 a. m.-Mixed Train from
Rutland.
E. f. KNOTT & Co. CITY Ticket Agents.
Woodbury. & Walker Building.
T. B. ALDRICH. G"nh Passenger Agt.
L G.. PIERCE. G,nl : tpt.
II. A. i"nGE, Traffic Mgr.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
No. 307.-Letter Omissions.

No. 307.-Letter Omissions.
Omit one letter from to whirl
And,leave to do wrong.
Remove one letter from leap
And see a fetter strong
One letter take from lndolent
And find the place in tiers.
Next from perplexed one letter take
A balmy month appears
A letter now from sightless take
And find to tie with strings.
One letter from to pound will leave
An animal with wings
Last take a letter from a town
And leave to let, employ.
The letters dropped in order named
Form what we all enjoy
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
SHUTTER FOR NIGHT.

SHUTTER FOR NIGHT. shutters or heavy
screens to put on at night in cold wealth
er. The latter may be made by mailing
canvas on a frame and Ringing it on
inside of the window as shown in the H.
lustration. Two screw eyes and cord
rightly placed will enable you to raise
or lower the screen from the entrance
to the house.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
ss'a,e of Harrier r. Thomas.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

tate Vermont District of Lamuille, SIS. In
rotate Court, held at Hyde Park, within and
for ~Ald District, on the 5th day of January,
\. ID 1899.
stephen G. Atwood, administrator of the es
tate u RaIr ct H. Thomas ae Oi stowe, in said
Dist deceased, presents lis adminiStratio &C
count foI examination and allowance and makes
Application for a decree of distribution and
partition of the estate OF said deceased
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court, that
said account and said application be referred
to session thereof, to be held at The Probate
Office in said Hyde Park, on the 2Sth day OF
Januar A. ID. 1899. for hearing and decision
thereon amt, it is further ordered that notice
hereof be given to all persons interested, by pub.
LEGATION Oithe same three weeks SUCCESSFULLY In
the News and Citizen, Newspaper published at
Morrisville and Hyde Park, previous to said
time appointed for hearing, that they may appear
at said tire and place, and show cause, If any
they may have, why said account should not be
allowed and such decree made.
BY the COurt.-AtteSt.
70 OWN c. WHITE, Judge
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
4 Farm Convenience,

A handy contrivanoe that should be
on every farm where more or less hot
water is needed for mixing food or other
purposes is Illustrated by the Pittsburg
Dispatch Such an arrangement is in
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
Cheapest Form of Phosphoric Acid.

According to the Geneva IN. " sta.
ton, soluble phosphoric acid has the
same value pound for pound whatever
its source. At present dissolved rock is
the cheapest source, and this is the
form in which farmers should buy phos-
phorio acid if they desire to receive the
largest amount of actual plant food for
their money
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18

Each of the five small pictures may be
described by a single word. The sixth
word is suggested by the ships. When
these six words have been rightly guessed
and placed one below another, the initial
letters will spell the name of man who
has distinguished himself.-St. Nicholas
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
Mercantile definitions.

WtFCINVIIt DVHHIIIUHH'
Bookkeeping-forge to return Dor
rowed volumes.
Double entry-charging the same thing
twice.
Single entry-charging man with
goods, but not crediting the cash he pays
for them.
A ledger-a counting house companion
upon which people often spend their entire
fortunes.
A promissory note-acceptancc Of an in
vitation.
A foreign draft--a glass of cognac
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18

No. 300.-Living American Writers.
The initial letters in each line are thu
initials of some well known living Ameri
can author, while the words themselve!
describe his character or works:
l. Some Laughter Causes.
g. Kind Deeds Win.
g. Most Eastern Writer
A. Accounts Massachusetts, Eccentrioi
ties.
g. Lengthy Writer.
g. Ever With Tenements.
T. Here We Mediate.
g. Fresh, Readable, Strange.
o. Will Attempt Work.
TO- Some Weird Mishaps.
H. An Excellent Bowknot.
H. Cavalry Kickings.
49, Many Entertaining Stories.
a. A True Marine.
10 Wonderfully Odd Stories
49, Many Merry Doings.
II. Can Capture Children.
49, Early Senatorial Beacon.
10 Joyful Colored Hero.
90 Just Writes Rhymes
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18

zero temperature
at midnight. The
t e N p Q r a t ure
should be az even
as possible for
best results. The
f arm Journal
advises, if your
house front is
covered with
glass, to prepare
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
No. s05.-ChanEed Words.

ONES TWO which THREE on FOUR,
Caught the FIVE SIX which THREE by the
door
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
a., Poultry House Protection.

Too much glass in the south side of
the henhouse gives in winter dollhouse
temperature at noon, with perhaps a
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18

No. 30S.-WOrd Square.
/. A wooden stake "A masculine
name g. 10 halt 4. Playthings
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-01-18
St.J.&L.C..R.R.Time Table

Winter arrangement in effect Oct. 3, '9s
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31
The Law of Compensation.

berland. the playwright, was extremely
jealous of his young rival, Richard
Sheridan. 1t is related that he took
his children to see one of the first per-
formances of THE School for Scandal,
and when they screamed with delight
their irritable father pinched them.
saying: What are you laughing at?
You should not laugh, my angels; there
is nothing to laugh at" adding in an
undertone: Keep still, you little
ounces" When this was reported to
Sheridan, he said: ut was ungrateful
in Cumberland to be displeased with
his children for laughing at my come
dy, for when l went to see his tragedy
/ laughed from beginning to end"