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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03
TIE MARTIAL FAIRY.
A TEA.TADLE TALE.

TALE.
"Wha, are you but Il mortal 7 I should never
Have guessed i'll took you at the very least
For u benevolent genii."
The Fishs' mans Daughter.
During the wal waged by the German
coalition in 1923 against France, at tina,
time under the tyranny Of the national
convention. the generals of the invading
armies were represented by the Jacobins
ms ferocious and vindictive monsters, whose
mis-. ion was destruction, and who plunder-
ed and pillaged without mercy. Hostillties
ure never SO mcrci,ess after a long peace,
ms thew become when the soldier Is Injured
10 The horrors of war through n long series
of successive campaigns. The object of
the princes of the coalition was to re es:ab-
iish the royal authority at Paris and as
YOU wander umong the vino clad hills, and
rural hamlcts of Champa gno, you will find
thu, the great majority ofthc German off
Gers have con,rivcd to endear their mem
cries to the simple affections of the inhabl
tants, wherever they were quartercd. Ut
was not thus, at the epoch of the angry
and reveugeful invasion which terminated
in the overthrow of Napoleon, in 1914;
mems minds were then Imbittercd by near
" O quarter of q century Of war, and the
invaders had personal and national wrongs
to redress.) But we must net wander from
the Germans, who, in 1872 encamped in
Champagne to crush the cradle OF the yet
tottcring republic and the readers Of the
Mirror shall be treated to one OF the legends
of that period.
One cold morning in autumn, a German
officer of rank entered a pretty house in a
viIlape parrisoned by tho allied forces
The hostess, a kind and simple hearted
woman. of the middle class, courteously
badc him welcome, as his noble features
and bland manners were a guaranty that,
wherever he was, none Of those discomtorts
;oseparable from military occupation would
he permitted 10 occur. 81 am very sorry,
madame" said he, ito cause you any incon-
venience, and / assure you that my presence
shall be rendered as agreeable to you as
rossible." The lady of the house, delighted
by his gracious introduction, expressed, Us
fo,citlv as she could, the lively satisfaction
II cnve her to receive so gentlemanly q
norsou under her roof. and issued orders to
her servant to arrange the foreign generals
.no,,ment in the most comfortable manner,
These preliminaries being finlshed' the SOL
der asked for breakfast.
The general always took tea at breakfast,
and his valet carried the tea caddy to the
mattress of tho house, and begged her to
mrenare il for him, which she promised
Sha seemed to be engaged an unusually
Iong time in getting this most simple rePast
rs The stranger several times requested te
soow if his meal was ready. To these de-
mands the good lady always Replied
will bo all ready in three minutes my lord
At last, the general. to his great surprise
sow Them bring into his apartment a table
regularly laid gu. with cloth, napkins FORK,
at first, that that was the way they dram
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03

Desperate ~e1pedients to ercite the public
curiosity and obtain money.-In order TO get
up an exhibition which might astound and
cxtort At the same. time, the little daugh-
ter of Mr. Sciarra, the equillitrist. aged O.
was induced to walk upon a tight-ropc
stretched across the street in Chambers
burg, Penn. at the heighth of the garrett
windows Of the hotel fastened to the top
of popular. When the child reached after
a distance of 100 feet, the garrett window,
the Joy with which she was caught in the
arms of a gentleman, evinced the anxiety
of The multitude collected beneath, who.
to their credit raised a fund of from ninety
to one hundred doliars.-N. Y. Star.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03
DEISM.

The following reasons were assign ned by
a reclaimed infdel. for renouncing Deism
and embracing Christianity.
|. That mover saw, heard or read Of
any man, woman or child, that was reform
cd either in whole or in part, by embracing
the principles of Deism.
2. That | have known hundreds, heard
of thousands, that have been reformed BY
embracing Christianity.
8. That ! have known Industrious and
sober men who by imbibing the principles
of Deism. almost instantly become desper r
ately wicked, and in many instances dan
gcrous members Of civil society.
a. That have known many deists and
many %scoffers at religion speedily and most
effectually turned from the most abandoned
practices, oy the preaching of the gospel,
to a life Of righteousness which showed
itself by sobrIety, industry, charity, broth
erly kindness and universal philanthropy.
s. That | do not recollect hearing but
one deist profess really to believe in a future
state of re wards and punishmcnts.
6. That | cannot, in all deistical writings,
find any law to prevent wickedness and en-
courage virtue. with rewards and punish
mcnts annexed thereto.
7. That in scripture oil the crimes that
man can possibly commit, ure, under the
sevcrcst penalties, forbid, and every posi-
bic virtue inculcalcd and encouraged, by
promises of eternal and exceeding great
rewards.
s. | hove seen dcists and read OF many
who at the apparent point Of death, were
seized with the most horrible despair, ut
tering the most bitter reflections against
themselves for their total neglect Of those
duties commanded in the gospel. But who
| ever heard or read of a Christian, at thu
hour of death, despairing of the mercy o
God, because he had all his lifetime, rejec
ted deism and Stunned the company of it;
professors ? Or even when long, fierce
diseases had shaken the nervous system
and raging fevers infamed the blood, have
they ever been SO far deranged as to wish
they had mover been born, for not rel ect'
ing the Bible as n wicked and mischievous
imposition on the human race?
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03
BUTTER.

Believing that butter may be kept sweet
and good, in our climate, almost any length
of time, if properly manufactured. and well
taken care of, in order to test the validlty
of this opinion, VIC had two pots put down,
ono in June, and the other in August, 1884,
more than twenty months ago and on
probing them with a fryer. while penning
this article, the butter is found perfectly
sweet, and seems to retain most of its ORR
ginal flavor and freshness. We design to
send both pots to Boston next fall, with u
view Of having it's mode Of manufacture, and
method of preservation, judged of by the
butter tasters OF that notable city.
In the manufacturing process, no Oater
is permitted TO come in contact l0ih The cream
or buuer-becauso it is believed that water,
and particularly soft water, dissipa,es much
Of the fine flavor that gives to butter its
high value. The Orange County Dairy
Women say give US good hard water and
we will make good butter for the reason,
probably, that it abstracts less of the aroma
from the butter than soft water. The tenn.
pcrature of the cream may be regulated by
cold or hot water put into a tub, in which
the churn may be plunged. If the cream
is clean, it needs no washing I; and if the
butter is dirty, water will never clean it.
Nothing but good, well pulverIzed salt,
is used in preserving the butter; this is all
mixed, and all dissolved, in the mass, before
the butter has it's second. thorough, and
final working with the butter ladle, and
which is not finished till all the buttermilk
is expelled.
To avoid all faint from the butter vessels,
and the better to exclude it from the air,
which soon Injuries it, the butter is packed
close in clean stone jars, and when nearly
filed, is covered with a strong brine, rem
dered pure by previous boiling, skimming,
and settling. In twenty months the brine
has been twice renewed, on the appearance
of a film upon the surface of the old pickle.
To preserve butter, air and water, and heat
above 65 or 10 degrees, are to be guarded
against as much as possible. The brine
upon tho surface does not penetrate the
mass, nor while sweet faint it but It tho
roughly excludes the air. Cultivator,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03
MODESTY.
"Full many a gem of purest ray serene,
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear,
Full many flower is born 10 blush unseen,

- ud"y d beh VI Iu'est tuy seicne,
The dark unfaihomed caves of ocean bear,
Full many flower is born 10 blush unseen,
And waste its sweetness on tho desert air"
1t is so in nature. In my boyhood, I oh
served in a remote and obscure part of my
fathers farm, a flower which | called a lilly;
it was not the common meadow lilly, usual
ly cultivated in gardens; it was not as tall
as that but in my estimation it was much
more beautiful. When | read in the scrip
lures of the roses of Sharon, and the lilly
of the valley, it reminded me of my favorite
flower and was disposed to denominats it
the lilly Of the valley. Since that time
have seen many flowers in botanic gardens
and in the houses Of rich and splendid cit-
les. which were cultivated with great care,
and were much extolled on account oftheir
beauty and fragrance, but among all the
number, ] have never seen my unpretend
ing lilly of the valley. There, | suppose,
if il live at all, where my eye vas first de-
lighted with its beauty, and where the foot
Of The botanist had never trodden, there il
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03

CHEAP ENoUGu.-.Thc canal packet
boats plying between Rochester and Buf:
falo. are running opposition lines, in conse.
quence OF which, the price of fare on that
route has been reduced to.Giy cents. The
Buffalo and Detroit steam boats have also
caught The fever, and have put down the
cabin passag &c to three dollars, and steer
age to one doiiar. Thus n man can travel
in the best style from Rochester to Detroit,
n distance of nearly 500 miles, for 81, so.
Who would mrs seeing the one thousand
and one cities Of the west for S5,5o.-Dm.
kirk Beacon.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03

De Soro, the mate of the Panda, who
was convicted of piracy and purdoned, was
mand of a Spanish vessel. A Boston gen.
tleman at Havana writes, that he had fire..
quently converscd with De Soto-that lie
expresses the deepest gratitude for his
pardon, and towards those who aided him
to obtain lt-lhal he hopes to have oppor-
tunity 10 repay the kindness bestowed on
him, and that he shall alu avs be forward to
render service to any American citizens in
distress.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03

A Church burnt in Schoharie Gothic
PRESBYTERIAN Church in the town of Jeffer.
son. Schoharie County, was destroyed bv
fire on the night Of 18th inst. A cores.
pondent of the Schoharie Republican states
that it was undoubtedly tho work Of an in
cendiary. 1t occurred on the last evening
of the semi-annuul examination of the pu.
pills of Jefferson Academy, which was held
in the church. A few minutes before the
house was ascertained to be on fire. a re-
port like that of gun, was heard under
the church, where was deposited a largo
quantity Of shavlngs, perfectly dry, which
communicated the flames with great rapid.
ity to every part OF tho house. There
were at least 700 persons in the house
when the cry o: fire was heard. Tho
shrieks of frightened females, and the long
and loud cries of parents for children and
children for parents, who were supposed to
be pcrishing in the flames, is said to have
rendered the spectacle truly horrible.
Considerable property was destroyed.
consisting of books, hats, shawls, chairs,
SC. No lives were lost, though some per-
SONS were badly injured.--.N. Y. american,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03

"A City Without a Gorernment-No exactly
so either for we have u good Mayor. who
means TO do his duty on all subjects. But
at present he is the sum and substance oftIc
city government. We have indeed elected
l6 Aldermen, and I6 Assistants; but in both
Boards the parties are equally divided,
which thus far, has prevented The election.
" Y. paper.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03

The FARMS OF ENGLAND The farms
are regularly laid out in squares and paral,
kilograms of from two to forty acres; and
in general they are laid down as smooth
and level as tho roller can make them. -
Here is a luxuriant wheulfield, and there a
fine mellow, and next a rich pasture, and
there busy preparations for putting in po'
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03

Mr.. Goodwin, the English novelist, died
recently in the 8ist year Of his age, lie
was writer OF tho revolutionary school
of some power, and also wrote the novel
of Caleb Williams"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03

tat0c5 or turnlpS; oud thero barley or oats
just Shooting up from the dark and rich soil.
But scarcely a rod of fence such as we met
with every where in the United States of
America DO you see in your two hundred
miles ride from Liverpool to tho Metropolis.
All is hawthorn, and these hedges which
are, for the most part kept neatly trimmed,
about the gardens and farm houses, and
by the road side, add more TO the beauty of
the country, than any description had pic
tured upon my mind. The common meth.
cd of making the hedges is this first a
ridge is thrown up, perhaps q foot from the
level Of tho fields which are to be fenced
oft, then the young thorn is planted in two
parallel rows about a foot or eighteen inch
es apart. The growth is not very rapid
but when it has attained the height Of four
or five feet, in about as many years, it be-
comes so dense that no domestic animals
would think of breaking through it. The
leafs small, deeply verdant and beautifully
serrated. In the month Of May, these hedg-
es are clothed with a white fragrant bios
som. very much resembling that Of the
thorn OF our own country; and it is then
that the honeysuckle and other wild flow
crs unfold their bright hues and mingle
their sweetness with the hawthorn. In the
hedges, trees, such as the oak, tho elm, and
the horse chesnut, are planted in rows,
near together, but oftene. far apart, so that
each one rises and waves by itself over the
humble, but not less charming growth be-
low. Single trees Of great age, and very
large, are sprinklcd here ard there in every
direction, and every now and then, you
catch a glimpse in the distance, of a grove
or circular clump which adds not a little 10
the beauty Of the landscape. Humphreys
Tour.
Cultivation Of Six in the West.--Thc
culture of silk is about to be introduced in
tho West. A number Of gentlemen in
Kentucky are making preparations to enter
largely into the business Judge Chambers
n member Of Congress from that State has
determined to engage in the enterprise on
q very extensive scale.
Hon. Daniel Webster is about to engage
III the business of cultivating the White
Mulberry. Fifteen thousand trees went
from this town yesterday elst, 5000 for Nj
Webster's farm in Marshfirld, and the re
mainder to be sent to Nantucket, the place
for whale oil and fishermen. We are glat
to see our eminent men exhibiting thei
confidence in such pursuits, even if they
pursue it only as amateurs. Northampto,
Cour.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03

n Jdir banter. A certain quizzical fel
low, pretty well known about town, issues
the following challenge, which we hope to
sec entered into the Sporting Calender.
lie says be can stand longer at the cor
ners of the business streets-spcnd more
time in ogling the ~ladies-squirt more to-
bacco juico--ussume more attltudes-make
more witty Observation-Disclosures out the loud
est-and give himself more airs than any
six gentlemen in the City of Monumcn,s.'
| Baltimore TRANSCRIPT.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03

"A mighty smart Cat. A correspondent
says that, 9 q few weeks ago, a cat, owned
by Mr. l.. Griggs, OF Fayston, in one night
caught thirty four mice! BY some mean
poor puss was fastened out of doors on q
cold night, and was obliged to work or
freeze so she fell foul of the little victims,
piled thirty four in a heap on the door step.
and at dawn was found lying among her
dead " spoils" L" composed and calm as Il
summers morning." Nothing equals this
but Davy Crockett's story Of climbing n
hundred foot smooth tree and sliding down
to keep himself warm.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03

The progress of civilization in the far
West is almost incredlble-a few years
ago a vast solitary prairie-now covered
with population and Astounding in all the
comforts and Injuries of life. The st.
Louis Bulletin says,
at is not unusual to see as many as
thirty steamboats, at one time, ladlng and
unlading their cargoes at our wharf and al
the present time there is not less than
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03

In the presentmcnt of the Grand Jury of
Philadelphia, for the March session, we find
tho practice of stock jobbing animadverted
upon as follows
Another fruitful ground ofevil is the sys-
tenn of gambling, which we have reason to
believe is carried on at this day to a most
alarming extent, not only in the secret pur
lieus of the common spectators in the funds
of our public institutions, who, we arc in
formed, are in the practice of purchasing
and selling stock to a large amount deliver
able at a remote period of time and at a fix
ed price, when in fact the value Of a dollar
is neither received nor transferred by them A.,
the whole transaction being in the nature
OF a game Of hazard.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03
VOL. IX--No. GA.

twenty-five steamboats, lining the shore be,
fore our city"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03

Public House in The Moon.-A rustic hav-
ing gone to the Cation hill Observatory to
get a sight Of the moon. and after having
got a glance of it, he drew away his head to
wipe his eyes, and in the interval the end Of
the telescope noiselessly fell down,so as, in.
stead of puinting to the heavens, to point
down upon the earth. The rustic's surprise
was unutlerabIc when he again looked
through, and behe'd the sign Of n public
house at n short distance, with the custo-
mary declaration Edinburgh AIe!" &c.
With a look more easily conceived than
described, he started back aud exclaimed,
edinburgh Ale in the moon! Guide pre-
serve US, that beats o. Edinburgh Ercning
Post.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-06-03

Ship Building There are building at
present, in this City, two sbips-ono Of
them of $50 tons. for New York, three
Briggs, one large Steamboat to run on the
North River, o Steam Towboat of 275 tons
and u Steam Packet of SOS tons, to ply be,
tween Charleston and this city. The keel
Of a ship of 500 tons burthcn will be laid
in q few wceks.-PhiiadeiDhid Gasekc.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1836-06-09
500 Dollar. Reward.

Nb An AWAY from the sub ,cribrr. on tho
U night OF the Both ApriI, a negro man
named NtD. about siN feet high. darn cop.
l.cr color, high check bone the l-lI urr
couspicu"u,k darker than the oihcr-hsS a
scat Un the right srlr of hi, head, from
wound r. contl, healed, and another or the
lett shan, from the cut of su ave, b. h,.iy
- short Tor his other proportions; walks
" 18th his To-, turned "ut speaks quick gene
rally; sometimes little confused ~ hi, at
t,cuiat,"n, l. four or h,r and twenty wears
of age, y good Wagner, aud hrst-rlte
f1rm hand. Took with hIm nothing hut .
drab great coat. b>,le> the clothes he wore.
which consisted uf dark oI,sincI short
coat, domestic pant9i"uts. and colurcd ,rsI
will gave bity dollars Tor ihe spprehcn
s,ou aud d,iirsry of the sad nesro To- ne, II
taken "a Virginia or within ,hr District ot
Columbia. or one hundred d"ilsrs II taken
bcN ond those limits, and secured - that
get HIM AGAIN.
TtIOS. NP & JONES.
Mar Prospect HH, Fafj,I county. IA.
Nav p lSS6
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1836-06-09
TIE Island Of Virsjmiws.

u may l'e confidently affirmed that th, j.
one vi the most valuable pieces Of proper
~ for manufacturing purposes IA the United
states. Situated IN the falls of the Shcnan-
doah, Il j. above the reach Of iuundatIon;
aud, without dam, commands nearly the
whole force of that river, Dy means of n
canal which ha, been cut through the cen
tire of the Island.
Two bridges connect the Island with liar-
pers-ferrS on the MAN land, aud two more
are ~ progress OF construction lay the VIM
chester aud Potomac rail- road company,
whose road passes over It. THIS work. to-
gether with the Chesapeake and OHIO canal
aud the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail Road. (dIs-
iant rot more than $50 yards afford to
this property unriNsiled advantages.
The improvements are several Dwelling
Houses, extensive work shops, aud one of
the largest and most valuable SAW MILLS
10 the country.
The property will he sold ent,re, or in lots
a. may be found exPedient OIL the day Of
sale.
TrrnS One third Of the purchase mo
ney, cash, on the day Of sale, the balance in
two equal payments st9 and Is months.
with interest-ihe latter payments To be Sc
cured 10 the satisfaction OF the trustee.
B. PRICE, Trustee.
June Q. la36-tS