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supplanted her, she hastily accepted an offer
from a transient admirer and was married
about three weeks before Ellen. But the
ill-assorted match turned out unhappily,
as might have been expected; and for sew
era years the once admired Isabel has
been living In seclusion with her parents,
u deserted wife Misfortune, however,
has not improved her character, for she
makes al who approach her unhappy by


her peevish repnings, attibuting 10 hard
late what was really lne result OF heroa
misconduct.


SPEECH OF LOT DOOLITTLE.E ESQ
MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURES FROM
New JERusALEM. HUcHLEBERRY CoUN
TY, VERMONT, en- THE BILL FOR THE
PROTECTION OF HEs-RoosTS.


MISTER SPEAKER I've sot here In


my seat, and heered the opponents of this


nashuual measure argify aud expectoIate
a2i IN 1t. ull | m purity nigh busted wifh the
indignant connections of my lacerated SEN
sibiIities Mr. Speaker, are it possible


that men can be Infatuated as 10 vote
agin this bill mir. Speaker. | blush TO
say that 1t am. Mr.. Speaker, allow me to
| pcter to your excited ami denuded imagin-


alton. some of the heart-rending evils
| which rise from the want of purtection to
| hen roosts IN my vicinity, among my con
! stituents Mr.. Speaker, We will suppose


it 10 be the awful and melancholy hour of
/ miduight-all natur am hushed in repose


the solemn wind softly means through


the waving branching of the trees. and


and noughi is heered to break The solemn


choly stiffness, save an occasional grunt IN


the hog'pen L will now carry you In
| Imagination, to that devoted nen-houSe-


Behold its happy and peaceful inmates.


gently declining in balmy slumoers on


their elevated aud me- estic roosts Look


at that aged and venerable, and highly


respected rooster, as he keeps his silent


vigiIs. with parental and unmitigated


wa;chfulness. over those innocent. he pless.


and virtuous hens and puIets Just let


your eve glance around, and behold that


digni6ed and matronly hen, who watches


with tender soicituIe and parental con-


graIuio'ou, over those lettle juvenile chick


ems, who crowd around their respected pro-


genilor, and nestle under her circumam.


blent wings.


Now. ask, Mr.. Speaker, am there to
) be found wretch, so lost and so aban
doned, as viii enter that peaceful and hap
py bode, and tear those Interesting and in-
nocent little biddies from their agonlzed


and heart.brcken parents Mr.. Speaker


r
: Are there anything so mean aud sneaKihg
as such a robber No, there are not =


You may search The wide universe, from
: the natives who repose IN solitary gran
deur and superlatlve majesty under the
shade of the tall cedars that grow upon ths


tops of the Himmaleh mountains in the


valley of Jehosophat, down TO The degrade
;. barbarous savages who repnse IN ooscu , l
- tv in this miserable wigwarms on the hocf
; OF Gibraltar in the Gulf of Mexico ant
1 then YOU will be as much puzzled TO tlnt
q ANYTHING so mean, as you would be to SCI
i the arth revolve around the sun twice II
a twenty four hours, without the aid oil u tel


esc5pe.
q Mr. Speaker. feel that have said
3 nouoh on this subject TO convince the mos
] obdurate member of the unapproachaoi oil
i. necessity OF a law which shall forever an


everlastingly put stop to these FOWL pre-
n. ,.zedirgs; and propose that every convi'
,r ted offender shall suffer the penalty
It the law as folers:


CO For the first offence he shall be oblIg
ar ted to suck twelve rotten eggs without
to salt on EN-.
81 For the second offence. he shall be o
h lioed TO set on twenty rotten eggs till
Ter matches EN-


bv Mr.. Spea ker, all waEt is for eve
I,c member to act on this subject accordin'
,at his conscientiousness. Let him do IN
od and he will be remembered for everlas'ia
lie. ~ by greaIul Pos'eFhy. vi opo"A
ant i've done. Where's my hat.


liv The eloouent gentleman here donned
aT. seal.skin cap aud sat down. apparent
- Boston Post.