Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-04-17
A TRUE STORY.

There lived some years ago IN the town
Of -, in Connecticut. man who was
much addicted to the practice of converting
other peoples property TO his own use and
benefit without If or and The clergy
man Of the town suspectIng him Of making
too free with his hay. had one tight concealed
himselfin his barn with dark lantern. The
thief soon appeared and tying up large
bundle, had just left the premises. when the
Reverend owner instead Of brawlng out
You scoundre you! what do you mean BY
stealing my hay disengaged the candle
from the lantern and dexteriously applied il
10 the cumbaslble load. The bundle was
soon in light blaze, and The unlucky fellow.
suspecting he was pursued by some person
with light, laid his feet TO the ground with
uncommon agility. But il was in vain 10
escape the pursuing fire. The blaze in
creasing brighter as he ran. seemed to his
terrified Imagination TO come nearer till
venturing TO look round 10 discover the ex-
tent of his danger. he perceived to his aston
ishment, that The stolen hay was on fire
How il came so puzzled him not liiile. But
The conscious guilt assisted his natural cred.
ulity. he settled down upon the conclusion
that the fire was sent from heaven TO adInon.
ish him Of his transgression. Full Of this
alarming notion he gave himself no rest un.
Ill he had gone 10 the person. and made con-
iession OF bis crime. and related the warning
from heaven. The Reverend gentleman hu-
INQUIRED his credulty, under the idea that it
might reform his life. He was not mista.
ken for the blazing hay made so deep an
impression on the fellows mind. that from
hencefonh he forsook his evil course, be-
came valuable member OF society, and was
united TO the flock OF the judicious clergy
man who had assisted so materially in his
reformation.
He finally died an honest man, in the firm
belief OF the interposition Of providence set
ting fire to the stolen hay The parson
kept the secret till the poor man was laid in
the dust, but then even the clerical tongue
could no longer resist the desire ofcommun-
icating so serious al incident.
Smokey Chimnies.-It has lately been
clearly demonstrated by science and practi.
cal experiment. that this great drawback up
on domestic comfort is remedied by an I'M
erring and simple process. viz, slight but
continued enlargement, commencing at the
bottom ofthe flue, and extending 10 the top.
This is to produce draft, and is presumed
that in most instances of defective chimnies,
an inaitenlion TO this simple rule. in the orig.
inal construction, would be found the cause
Of the evi.--Niagara Democrat
Child deronyed By a Wolf-The citizens
Of Coleman, u. c. turned out last week "a
seek for the child Of MIR Ebenezer Farley a
boy years OF age. who was supposed 10
have got lost in the woods A part Of The
lads mangled limbs were found about ~
miles from his fathers residence, and il is
the general impression that he was attacked
and killed by wolves. which animal abound
in the neighborhood of Steep Mountain.
A Treaty. The National Intelligencel
says "A treaty made with the Seneca Indi
ans has just been ratified by the Senate, az
ter considerable debate. The essential fea
lure ofthe Treaty is its providing for The re
moval OF the Indians westward from thei
present locality near Buffalo, in considera
ton OF which the Senecas are TO receive q
quantity Of land equal to $40 acres for each
soul. and about 100000 in money
The wing young men Of Providence, r
l. have have chosen 224 delegates to The
Y Mems Conventional be held at Baltimore