Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-09-11
III is CellaneOus,-

INCIDENTS IN THE HIsToRY OF Con-
NEcTICUT. We find the following incl
dent recorded in Hayward's New Eng
land Gazetteer. 1t is said to have taken
place, something like century ago, in
the town of Ashford, In this State. Hart
ford Times.
A concourse of people were assembled
on hill in front of the meeting house, to
witness the punishment of man who
had been convicted of neglecting to 90 to
meeting on the Sabbath, for period Of
three months. According to the existing
Law for such delinquency, the cuiprit was
to be publicly whipped at the post Just
as the whip was about to be applied, a
stranger on horseback appeared, rode up
to the crowd OF spectators, and inquired
for what purpose they were assembled
Being informed of the state of the case,
the strange gentleman rose upright In his
stirrups, and with emphasis addressed the
astonlshed multitude as follows You
men of Ashford, serve God as if the
DeO-t was in yout Do you think you
can aOhap the grace of God into men p
Christ will have none but volunteers. -
The people started, while the spheaker,
probably not caring to be arraigned ior
contempt of court, put spurs to his horse,
and was soon out of sight nor was he
ever more seen or heard of by the good
people of Ashford
Where there is win. there is way.
A gentleman once had present from
abroad of several TASKS OF fine Florence
oil. He placed them in cellar to which
no one had access beside himself. One
day, to his great surprise, he observed
that two OF the TASKS were empty. The
next day, he found another flask empty,
and was still more perplexed to account
for 1t. He could not for moment think
that any person on tie premises had con-
trIVed secret means TO get at the cellar !;
and lest such surmlse should uniustIy
be awakened in his mind, he resolved Sc
cretly to watch in the cellar. [ forget by
what means he kept light, but [ am
certain to the iact. that after his remaining
IN the cellar more than an hour, three
rats issued from hole in the corner, and
proceeded to the Iext flask One rat Stood
upon his hind legs. and with his fore feet
held the flask steady. The second sprang
on the shoulders of the first, by which
means he could reach TO top Of the flask.
With his teeth he very carefully drew out
the cork, by means of bit of cotton
twisted round it; then, dipping in his long
tail, he presented it TO the third rat to lick.
They then changed places, as regularly
as a SET of soldiers relieving guard. and
continued 10 do so till the flask was emn-
ty, each rat having had fair proportion
OF the spoil. They then Quilted the ceIler.
| have often heard this gentleman men,
ton this singular fact He always relat-
ed II, if any one. in hopeless, indolent
tone, said of any thing that ought to be
done, can't do it. 1t is no use to trv !,
He would say, If you had but as much
heart for your duty as the rats had for The
oil, you would neither want time nor
ability to do il.
TREATMENT OF CHILDREN. Amona
the ancient Greeks the Spartans held ,
pre-emInent rank they maintained a re.
publican government longer than any 9th.
er ancient nation. They were careful
that the bodies of infants should receiv,.
proper treatment. The nurses did NOT
bind them In tight swaddling cloths. which
made them strong and well shaped. Thev
fed them with plain, wholesome diet.