Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-10-16

drew at once all the warfare OF the te-
seigers, and retired from the walls and
ordered a small battery to play on de-
tachment of the city forces that occunied
a remote mount, overlooking the British
fleet In the harbor and commanding the
station of that feet. L was that naval !,
ally on which the besieged depended,
and We're sustained. Possession of the |
little mound by Napoleon at once caused
it to weigh anchor and put TO sea, and the
city fell without struggle. May the
time hasten when slavery's mount on 9TH |
er hills shall be battered clear of lis &C.
cupancy, by our abolition artillery. Ii, is
even now playing upon it. The pro-
slavery fleet will strike as soon as it is
taken, and the peculiar institution will
then vanish like ghost al day break
had not thought of writing at this length,
and with no time TO retrench or revise
what have penned, hastily subscribe
myself Truly your friend,
N. p. RoGERs.
| THE BIBLE AND THE Corp OF WooD.
! Went up into a room, where | saw a
young, married woman, busily engaged
at her work, with bare feet, although it
was very cold, and she had scarcely any
FIRE, or fuel to feed it. Are you supplied
with Bible, Lasked her. No. sir, repli-
ed she. we are poor and new beginners in
The world; my husband and myself have
several times talked about laying bv some
money to purchase good Bible; but re-
ally we have so many calls for other
pressing wants, that we have not succeed
ed yet. Well, madam, can furnish you
Bible. without money and without price.
Thank you. sir, said she; thought when
we got Bible we woald get large one,
and a we'll bound one, and zoe acould rGth-
er pay for 1t. | showed her royal octa-
: 20 Bible, at $3.50. Such one would do
for US exactly. said she. bu: my husband
is not at home now. proposed leaving
it with her till next morning, that she
might show it to her partner. When l
! called again, she told me that last night
her husband had brought her So to buy a
cord of wood, but left 1t optional with her
to choose between two things: either to
buy with the money the Bible. and gath
er wood as she could for family wants )
: or to purchase wood, and do without the
Bible for this time. Her choice was soon
: made she paid me for the Bible, ano
: said she would gather chips and woot
: about the river, till she had earned The
= price of her dear Bible.-JoarnaL of a,
= Agent.
, But Peter rehearsed the matter from the begin
: ming and expOunded it by order unto them.-Acls
xi. D.
l. L don't know said gentleman to th,
p late Rev. Andrew Fuller, how it is tina
II | can Remember your sermons better thar
l. those of any other minister, but such i
A. the fact Il cannot TELL replied Nj
y Fuller, unless it be owing to simplicity
n Of arrangement; pay particular al,en
J. tion to this pirt of composition, Away
ID placing things together which are relate
re to each other, and that naturally folio,
b. each other in succession. For instance
ID added he, suppose were TO say 10 m
3. servant, Betty, you must GO and bu
le some butter, and s:areh, and cream, an
rs so1p, and tea, and blue, and sugar, an
he cakes Betty would be very apt 10 say
le Maslerl shall never be able 10 remen
re Der all these But suppose were I
VI say, Betty you know your mistress
in going to have some friends to tea to-mol
n row. and that you are going to wash III
b. day following and that for the tea part,
n, you will want tea. and sugar and cream
r and cakes, and butter; and for the wash
ne ing, you will want soap, and starch, an
ne blue;' Betty would instantly reply, "
OF master, Il can now remember them d
very WELL
" CARNAL SEcURITY.-The old divine
Is said much on the subject of carna sect
!" rity, or filse peace of mind. This is
= kind OF quiet into which the self-rleh
% eous and backslider often fall. 1t is quit
y, mixed with sin. Il is lndis.Qrbedness {
" mind in the midst of dangers, whic
y through blindness, are not perceived.
~ is The stilines of nature proceeding a
s earthquake Rowland Hill says he one
= went 10 poor man who had received
- serious injury in one of his limbs. Flo
= while he suffered great pain. After
- while the physician said, Do you fee
- much pain now!' No. do not wa
80 ~ the reply. Is your pain all gone!' h
~ asked. Yes. it is The physician
= touched the wound and said, Did yo
II feel that" No. Then death has BE-
- gun its work and will soon spread owe
= the whole body He touched the fee
&c They were already cold So when spil
70 70 iIual death has made rapid advances, it i
- often unperceived. Sin is sorcery.
n deludes with vain hopes that all is well
- even when death is about TO do its Who'll
~ work. Wo unto them that are at cas-
In Zion.' is the awful message OF jeal
., Gus God to the carnaliv secure. Tn
- Sims of false peace are chiefly these =