Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-02-14
ArFLIcr1No .DsArH.-The youngest

ix or seven wears old, was drowned IN
Weston, on Tuesday last. He started
or school in the morning IN company
with two sisters, and unnoticed by them
stopped to play on small pond lying
within a few rods of the road. As ne did
not make bis appearance at school thro'
he day. they supposed that he had return
d home. The unsuspecting mother be
ieyed him with them. At night both |
we're undeceiyed; and the alarmed parent
sent TO the house where they had tormer-
" lived, as II was supposed ne might
have rambled there. Nothing, however,
had been seen>of him, and the fearful
truth flashed upon the minds otthe athlct-
ed family, that he had got in the pond,
and the ice appearing broken in one spot,
a fruitless search was made. The snua-
ton of the wretched mother under these
may be more easily mag
med than described. The fatner was
from home, and she was left TO mourn
alone for the fate of her child through
long and weary night. On the next
morning, the father who hail been sent
for, arrived, and successful search was
made. The body of the drowned child
was found near The spot where he had
broke in.-COneord Freeman.
+ HoNEsrY-Ac certain poor widow, one
winters day, had just consumed her little
stock of wood in cooking scanty meal
for herself and children without knowing
where she could obtain any more.-She
put her children to bed, soon after, and sat
shivering over handful of dying mbers,
in full view of large wood pile, belong
ing to her rich hard-hearted neighbor
The thought darted into her mind, had l
but one handful of that wood to keep me
from freezing, how glad should be; he
has enough and would never miss it. At
ter many struggles, she concluded to go
after her neighbor had gone to bed, and
get one handful, that she might be able to
cook herself some breakfast She went
and picked up the wood, but the thought
of stealing so overwhelmed her, that for
getting where she was she spoke aloud,
" Have I come to this? Must | steal
o, l cannot. But if don't must freeze.
But o, 1 can't steal She threw down
the wood and walked away. Again the
horrors of winter drove her back, again
she picked up the wood. and again threw
it down saying, L can't steal, and il
perish, l will-perish.' She went home &
went to bed. The rich man stood in the
door and heard all that the poor woman
had said, and it sofened his heart Early
next morning, he sent her loads of wood
ready cut. and other articles, telling he
that she was welcome adding, you fair
| ly beat the devil out of me last night
Office Of the Bulletin,
-~. New Orleans, Jan. %.
/ PRoDucE.-Produce is pouring In up
on US from the western country in larg
quantities. The wharves are garnishe
with piles of il. The market is now we
| supplied with the article of -four. anil j
consequence, II has fallen from thrice
i dollars, the price it bore few months age
as low as seven and half. Great Apr,
tensions were expressed early in the sci
son of an approaching scarcity of this n
cessary commodity, and it is gratifying
, discover that they were groundless.-
: The crops throughout the United State
have yielded more abundantly than Il
Ecalculations of political economists repr
/: scented. Probably the exaggerated a
: counts of SPECTATORS have contributed Z
I little to excite this false alarm. If it hi
the effect Of stimulating the industry
: farmers, and charging the business of a
: ricuIture. by engaging in it more lahore
3 and capital, no one should lament the {
roneous impression which was made uPr
: the public ..-
PoPULARITY.-This, in some respec
: is desirable thing; yet it is not alwa
d criterion of real ability, nor is it to
y sought aftes with avidity, as if It were
e foundation Of happiness. 1t has been t
n occasion of ruin to many, and of dlstre
n to more. Those who have aimed at
D: have been generally left to Disappointing
n, and confusion.
N When Phocion had made a spec
Y which was applauded by the popula
y he asked, Have / not said some fooll
E, things2"
D. To really wise man, the well-weig
he ed appreciation Of single judicious en-!
be acter gives more heartfelt satisfactl
is than all the noisy applauses of ten th|
il sand ignorant, though enthusiastic adm
BY ers. Wemay say with Parmenides, w
20 upon reading philosophical discou1
lg before a public assembly at Athens, a
Ks observing that except Plato, the VIII
re company had left him, continued, n
IS withstanding, to read on, and said Il
b, Plato alone was audience sufficient
as him
an =" would not" says Or. Doddrld
in purchase that phantom, Popular
ire which is often owing to the worst part
ng mans character or performances, 6y
ch comp6anees beneath that Of a Christ