Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-03-08
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THE DESERTED CnfLpREN.-I will 70
cord m misplace, says Mr. Flint In his Tn.
veis ~ America. "a narrative that impressed
me deeply II was fair example Of the
case OF extreme misery and desolst;an at,rn
Witnessed on the Mississippi river Intbs
sabbath School at New Madrid, we received
three children, who were introduced n ina,
place under the following circumstances u.
man was descending the river with TIRE.
children in his pirougue. He and his chill.
dren had landed on a desert island y, !. he.
ter snowy evening in December Tb,.rs
were but two houses and these AZ a l;,,l,.
Prairie opposite the island within oye,,t
distance. He wanted more whiskey All
'hough he had been drinking too freely
Against the persnasions Of bis children, he
leh 'nem TO cross over to the houses and re.
new his supply. The wind blew high. ana
the river was rough. Nathing could dis.
suade him from his dangerous attempt. He
told them he should return that night. he
len them in tears, and started for his carousel
The children saw the toat sink before ne
had hall crossed the passage; the man was
drowned These forlorn beings were LEFT
without any other covering than their own
scanty ragged dress for he had taken his blan-
kets with him. They neither had fire nor
shelter, and no other food than uncooked
pork and corn. 1t showed fast, and the
night closed over them in this situation. ssslg
The elder was girl Of. six years, but re-
markably shrcwd for her age. The nx.xt
was girl OF four and the Youngest bow Of
two 1t was affecting to hear her desc riba
ner desoiation OF heart as she set herself ~
examine her resources. She made them
creep together, and draw their feet under
their clothes She covered Them with leaves
ana branches. and thus they passed the first
night inthe morning the Younger hldren
wept bitterly with cold and hunger The
pork was cut into small pieces. She then
pursuaded them TO run about setting them the
example. Then she made them return to
chewing corn and pork 1t would seem al
II Providence had special eve 10 these
children, for in the course of the dav soma
Indians landed on the island and found them.
and, as they were coming up to New Mad.
rid. took them with them T'STi
FLor2-LooE OUT FOR PLASTER or pa.
RIs.-We have seen notices ia the papers
lately. oil the deficiency of -four, at the rate of
l0or IL lbs. tothe barrel. These deficiencies
a.s sa.a y PAYS pssa as'ss sse as rs
provoking. We have now TO caution both
store-keepers and families, against the pur-
chase of adulterated -four. Flour has been
shown to us. Of which a portion is plaster of
paris, or some similar article. Pure -four
may be known by its burning entirely up.
without cinders, on shovel over the fire.
Cinders from the -four alluded to. have been
shown US. resembling lava. clearly indica-
ting the presence OF plaster Ii was discov-
cred from the fact that the family using il.
found il impossible TO make light bread; il
was invariably heavy. We tasted some
bread the other day that was gritty. asif
sand had been mixed with the four Such
shameful cheats as these ought to be ferret
ed out. andthe perpetrators made TO sufferthe
heaviest penalties Of the law--Lo,ceH Couv-
Ter. fea
Calamity among the Clams--Among 9th.
er disasters along the seaboard from the late
gale, we learn from Hampstead, Long Isl
land paper, that the clans along the shore
were very severe sufferers and that they were
blown ashore in a manner distressing to re.
late Their corpses strew the shore for
eight miles. and such numbers that all the
wagons in Hampstead could not carry them
off ina MONTH Brainard, poor fellow. sang
the Love of the shell fishes" but be never
dreamed of the distresses incident to their
shipwreck. Even his poetry never reached
the pathos that belongs to the blowing down
the residence Of "a quahog--the unroofing the
domicil of Rockaway clam and blowing
the inmate high and dry upon lee shorei-
and that Too among savage people who had
just as left eat them as not SOMEBODY GER
tainly ought TO write some elegac poetry up.
on this c'tamity--N " Gazette. 'p
Nor SLow.-As train OF cars was pas
sing along one ofihe railroads few days
since, under full Roadway, the engineer OBJ.
served an old woman running towards the
train from house he was abou, passing,
waving her hands and exhibiting great anxi-
ETY. lest the train should go by without stop
ping. Surprising that her errand was inl-
portani, he checked the locomotive, and mo-
we'd slowly along until the old lady-who
had ran herself nearly out Of breath grad
ually approached within haling distance ~
"Well marin" cried the conductor "What do
you want2" Il want" replied the dame.
screeching at the top Of her voice, II want to
know IL you want to buy any squashes2 ~
The way the steam was put on the locomo-