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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-07-31

The ouiury (Flofidal seniirst gives an
aceonn, OF rarlrsnaEe recently caught in
that vicinity, measuring screen teetin length.
Il is supposed TO be one Of the number turn
ed out by the Indians TO fight the blood
hounds
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-07-31
VERMONT PHOENIX.
PUBLISHED EvERv FRIDAY xoRNrxo, Br
WM- Il. RYTHER.

Adrert'semenis conspicuously inserted at
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'or each Subsequent insertion. Less than a
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cents for each Subsequent insertion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-07-31

Az IScIDESr. The Philadelphia Stand
ard relates singular occurrence which took
place on The louuh. An old gentleman from
Indiana. passing up Chestnut street, obser-
ed crowd near The State House Ca ell
bowling his way into the midst be found dis
cnssion going on between friend Of Gen
Harrison and q friend OF Mr.. Van Buren,
iter listening few moments he accosIed
the Van Buren, man and inquired did /
no, hear Won style General Harrison cow
ard r. \ Is" replied the man. Il did call him
a coward, and have right to so call him.
for know him we'll anu served under him
At Fou Meigs" DO you know me r. ask.
ed our friend from Indiana The man re-
ulird thai he did not Yes" said the Ina.
dianian. "you co-you certainly must remrm-
Der Captain OF the company in which
you say you served" The poor old creature
lifnmeiiHlely becsme pale with fear |
wond not expose You continued our ifirnd
= had not caught You tra.ucing your com.
mandrr. aud ullering tbiaes which YOU
know to be as false as your oWn heart =
Turning 10 the hysiandrrs. The lniianisn
continued "Genlirmen this bite haired old
creature belcH ged TO company commanded
I bv M, al Fou M-igs. under General Harris
on; he was publicly drummed out OF the
camp. after tae retreat Of the British and In
dians. tor tibet, and the grossesI cowardice =
The effsrr upon the prople may easily BE-
imagined.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-07-31

To TIrE roISr The following toast
was given al a celebration in New York.
Kendall. Btnien and BaehanaH-War,
Pesiilenre and Famine.
North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-10-14
ri. NORTH AMERICAN

I, ,.s,,sd ssesY FedHssdeg, under the sperm
- n an Asnocsaasea al Gentlemen.
y,xrn.--g1ss dslIar ass fly reas Cor 2 mostss,
sne dollar fss eiFal sonihs. hiiY eeniA Tor four
,.arsAs. pAyakle invariably ID advance.
ry- Levers on business, communications ios
ssslieaton. &C. &c must be addressed 30 the
Pah4ishos, and posi-paad.
10 Those larwasd,ng FIVE Dsw Subscribers
v,Il be snlillea 70 a Ssh copy gratis,
gJ- Advertisements couspicaoasly inserted, and
an reasonable terms. particularly for these who
sAsrwsse paston,ss the paper. aG.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-09
The TREMBLING EYE-LlD.
ny MRS. sIGoURNEY.

II was the day before Christmas.
in the year 1873, during our war n'
revolution, that an armrd vessel sail.
ed out of the port oi Boston. She
was strongly built. and carried TWEEN.
" guns, with a we'll appointed crew
of more than q hundred, aud provi-
Sims Cor a cruise OF six months. As
she spread her broad " bite sails. and
steered from the harbor with a lair
fresh breeze. she made nnblc ap-
pearancr. Many ,hrobbins hearts
brrathed a blrssiag on her voyage.
for she bure a company OF as b"l,l aud
ski,Eul seamen as ever dared the pc,
r,ls of The deep. But soon the north
wind blew, AMI brought heavy sea
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-09
From the National Intclligencer.

" We have The pleasure Of laying before
our readers letter from an honorable
member OF The House Of Representatives,
which has been happily drawn out from
him by letter from a friend al Philsdel-
phis, who asked for informsiion in refer
ence 10 a statement there made that, in
The year 1917, The thanks Of Congress
were refused TO General Harrison, on the
ground Of some improper interference OF
his, wills, ID command on the frontier,
with The supplies for The srmT. Mr.
Gushing, with characteristic industry. stl'
INFLATED by lsudable zeal to do justice
to the Wing candidate for the Presiden
cy, has investigated The whole history o
this tale, and, in the following letter
placed il in lis true light.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-09
For the Recorder.
STRONG DRINK.

- y NJ ~ " ~ ~ ~ n.
Strong drink will stimulate, and tl,en
weaken; il lesies q tax both upon the
pocket and The system; and il is alike
cruel and deceptive. 4" Wine is mock.
er, strong drink is raging; and whose.
ever is deceived thereby is not wise"
al have tried alcohcl," says DR.. c. A.
Lee, Of New York, "in most Of the forms
in which j, is used, and under the cir.
cumsiances in which !, is supposed 10 be
innocent, il not useful; and can con.
scien,iously say, tina. have never receiv.
ed any benefit from il. After abandoning
the use Of alcoholic drinks, ! found my
general health improved, my dispepsi'
vanished, my hypocondria and headache
disappeared. and my strength much in
creased"
The celebrated DR.. Sllliman. Of New
Haven, Connecticut, bears similar tesIi
mony; concluding with The affirmation
within few weeks my health began ,c
amend, and at The end Of one year wa.
able 10 return 10 arduous duties. demand
ing constant attention both Of mind ant
body" *'%
Surely in the mouths Of such witness
cs, and these but sample of very man,
equally distinguished as medical pracli
,ioners, and for their general intelligence
and philanthropy, every word may be es
tablished. A FRIEND.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-09

There are many exeelIsniju dgesnf mu.
sic, who are moi themselves performers.
There are many professors Of CHRISTIAN.
~ whose highest displeasurs would Be
reused by sermon seripiurslly out d
tune. would Be quick 70 detect the jar.
ring Of single note. bni who. ne,erihe.
less. give abundant proof BY their daily
lives that they are no performers; The
voice Of the heart takes no part in~tfs
service Of God.
AN bat their hearts Is there's
They retain jus. what God asks for. who
says. I" Ny son. give me thy heart"
II j. our duty and privilege 20 be NJ
ways prepared Cor death. But 10 be cut
down suddenly, were 10 die in manner
ssahich nature shrinks, and which grace
may blamelessly lead US 10 deprecaie. Il
y solemn thing % die. True il is writ,
ten, "Blessed are they which are called
% The marriage supper Of the Lambs
and in preparation for this, il is granted
unto them that they should be arrayed
IN fne linen, clean and white, which is
The righteousness Of The saints. and in all
This they are hidden 10 rejoice and be glad;
but still the rery blessedness OF their des-
tiny. 10 say nothing Of The awful solemn.
ties attendant on lis consumms,ion. may
well render il desirable that they should
have space. IL but for the stilling Of The
beating heart--a last and special adjust.
ment Of the rsiment Of fine linen, where
with. for the presence chamber, they are
invested BY The king himself. Never
,heless the matter is submitted BY The be-
lever TO the Lords wisdom and good
ness. And, nth the church, his final
prayer Is, "Fulfl the desires and peii.
lions Of Thy servant. As may be most ex-
pedient Cor me-" He is in the hands Of
. covenant God.
40. Lord. ny God. do Thy most holy will;
would be still
I will not stir lest forsake thine arm,
And break the charm,
Which leads me elinging 10 my Fathers breas,
10 holy rest.
Humilayl the sweetest. lovelicst flower
That bioomed ia Eden, and Tho 6-.a-sL-4-as-a,
Hss rarely blossomed since On mortal soil.
I, Is so frsiI. so delicate thing.
Wis gone iii but look upon itsolf;
And they who venture 20 esteem il theirs.
Prove by that very thought they have ], mol.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-09

Is Il not 100 common for men 70 wish
20 hide themselves, as |, were, from God.
in business, in pleasure, in retellings, in
idle company Do they no. Try many
means, IL thereby they may fly from their
own thoughts, and their own conscien-
ees! They appear 10 be afraid 10 feel
that God 10 looking on si'em. :. BssxuseI
| was Naked" said Adam. 81 hid my
selEr Naked he was, indeed; bis soul
was naked; IL was lying bare and open,
with The stain Of sin upon il, and Adam
felt that IL was so.
The torture Of probing their hearts can
no, be borne; they cannot abide the shame
Of seeing and knowing how bad their
condition is. So they turn away from
seriou. thoughts Of God in private, and
from conversation about him with their
friends. They shun selfexaminalion, and
shut their eyes 10 their danger with the
desperate cowardice OF a ruined man,
Who will not face q creditor, nor look
into bill, nor cast up an account-book.
How must this endl How does il al
WAYS end with those Who dare not face
their earthly creditors! Common sense
and experience tell US: sooner or later in
utter ruin. How, then, must such a
course end with them who have God AL
mighty for their creditor! Reason and
conscience unite 10 tell us: sooner or
later in utter ruin. The man who will
not Look into the stale Of his affairs in
this world, must be ruined in this world;
the man who will not look into the state
Of his soul, mus, be ruined for ever.
tits not the bitter pleasure Of sin-it IL
not carelessness, profaneness, lewdnes'
and drunkenness--ii is not the visiting
distant lands, nor the enjoyment Of d, IL
.cious clima,es--it is not the calm Of in
,dolence, nor the flush of yicsory-nay
j, is not even The sweets Of The most tran
quill domestic life. that can give you SOLE
and lasting peace. Would you obtain TN
blessing, you must seek ii in the way i
which the Almighty has appointed tito b
found. Yes. you must open your hearts 7
true religion. wiihou, piety. not earth
richest gifts. nor its highest honors, ca
profit With il the storm is Gained, ih
toar Of battle hushed, the most distar
country becomes home. the silent ocea
atemple Of the Lord, death itself the Gal
If life. o, my friendsl would you po'
sess The secret Of all wisdom. all peace
all glory, you must seek IL those thing
which God hath revealed for your soul
good. You canno. find 1t elsewh'r
You can alone be safe in life and happ
in death, by considering in what rel'gl'
really CONSISTS in order t. your becom'r
the possessors eli
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-09
Washington, March IA. 1910.

DEAR SIR: have the honor 10 acknow-
ledge The receipt Of your letter. in which,
referring 10 The alleged refusal Of Con-
press TO pass a vote Of thanks 10 General
Harrison for his services in the last war
with Great Britain, you request informa-
ZION from me on The subject; and | shall
with great pleasure, communicate 10 you
the facts. as they stand proved. INCOMES
tibly, by the Journals aud debates of Con-
gress and lhe records Of The government
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-09

I u vas The boy whose trembling eye.
lid attracted ts'r notice % pity. as he
lay among The dead.
aMstbsr," ne said. 10 feeble f0nr.
"God bless you Isr having taught me
90 avoid ardent spirits. II MAS this
that saved me. After those around
me became intoxicated. I had enough
60 do 10 protect myself from them.
Some attacked snd dared me 20 fighf.
Others pressed lie poisonous drsughi
10 my lips and babe me drink. Ny
lips and shross we're psrched with
thirst. But ] knew if drank with
them. I must lose my reason. a. they
did. and perhaps bIssphrme my Ma
ker.
.0ne BY one they died. poor infa.
iuated wretchrs. Their shrisks and
groans still seem 70 ring 10 my ears.
II was 10 vain that The Captain, and
other officers, and a lev good men.
warned them Of What would ensue, III
they thus continued 20 drink, and iri.
ed all 10 lbeir power 10 restore them
60 order. They sill Fed 1pon The in
toxicaiing liquor. They grew deli
rious--iley died In heaps.
sDesr mother. our suIfrrings from
hunger and cold you cannot imagine.
After my feet we're frozen. but before
| lost the use Of my hands, Disco
yered boz aiming fragments Of the
wreck, far under water. 1 toiIed With
a rope TO drag Il up; but my strength
was not sufficient. A comrade, Who
was still able 10 move little. assist.
ed me. AT length il came within our
reach. We hoped IL might contain
bread, aud took courage. Uniting
our strength. We burst itsopen. II
contained only few bottles Of olive
oil. yet We gave God thanks; Tor We
fund that by occasionally moisten-
ing our lips will il. and swallowing
a little. IL aIIsyed the gnawing burn.
ing pain in the stomach. Then my
eomradc dird-and laid beside hin
as one dead. surrounded by corpses.
Presently. the Violence of iempes,
that bad so long ragged subsidized. and
heard qaick footsteps and strange
soicrs amid the wreck whsre We lay.
They were The blessed people Of Ply.
mouth. Who had dared every danger
TO save Us. They lifted IN their arm,
s ssa SPEAK htAill afhAhfs. ~ VIZ y;
sought Ill who couId move. Bul ss,
cry drunkard was among the dead.
was SO exhausted NTH soii and suffer.
Ing aud cold. that could mol stretch
hand 10 my drliverers. They pas
scd mc again and again. They car
Tried the living TO the boat. 1 feared
that Twas left behind. Then pray
ed earnestly in my heart, 30 Lord
for the sake Of my widowed mother
Coz the sake OF my dear sister, saw
me-" Mrthough lbe last man hat
gone. and besnught the RedcemeI
10 recrivc my spirit. But ! feit |
warm breath on my face. ! straine,
every nerve. Nh whole suul straw
aud shuddered within me. Still IN,
body was immosrable as MARBLE
Then a laud VOICE said, = Cume bacl
and help me, ont with this poor lad
une nf his cye-liis trembles; he lives
oh the music or that sweet voice 4
me! The trembling eye.lid. the pray
, er to God. aud your lessons of TEN
pcrapcr, my molher. saved me-"
Then the loving sister embrace
. him With tears, aud The mother said
/" praise be 10 him " ho hath spared NJ.
son to be the comfort Of my age"
L
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-09

ikaew they would pssishs--
Those beautiful Sewers
As The hopes that sc cherish 8.
u youths ssany bowers--
iknsw they'd be ladedi
Though with fond gentle care
Their bright leaves wers shaded,
Decay was siilLlhese.
So all that Is brightest
Ever tirss fades away.
And the JOYS that leap lightest
The esrIies, decay;
The hear. that vas nearest
The widest will rove,
And the friend that vas dearest
The FIST ceased 70 love.
And the Puresi. the nohlss,.
The lOseIiesl- We know
Are ever the sasess.
The soones. 10 60.
The birds ihsx sNag sweetest.
The flower most pure.
IN their beauty are aseiesi,
Ia their fate the mos, sure.
Yet still though ihy aswers
Arc whhesed and gosc,
They will live like some hours
Go memory alone.
Ia that hsllow'd shrine only
Sleep things NC n. I'D cherish,
Pure. priceless. loved. lonely.
They never can perish.
Then I'll mourn ye no more.
Yepaie leaves tina. are shed.
Though your brightness 10 Ger,
Your perfume 10 not fied;
And like thine AROMA
The spirit Vf iOwers-
Remembrance will haser
Der the grave Of past hours.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-09

.All bat their hearsis there's
They retain just what God asks for. who
says. !" Ny son. give me Thy heart"
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-08

We believe that 10 historical accounts OF
aha pro0ress Of religion In this country, the
Dresent glorious revival oil religion, now
enioved in various parts of our country,
vii be denominated The Great KertcGt
of ie40.n-Zion's Herald.
We agree with the Herald. on the sup
uosition that there is to be relapse into
former inditferency. and that this recu-
ljarIy powerful work is 10 have the date
of It's TERMINATION, as well es It's rise and
progress, within the past year. But our
hearts chill at such supposition and re-
fuse the admission of its premises n ad-
vance. Il is true, revivals have In for,
mer times, declined; true, that general
revival has commonly had the date OF its
rise, progress, and termination. all within
the space of single year. But must II
always be 500 Is it, will it necessarily
be 500 Where then are our cherished
authorizations ofthe triumphant prevalency
OF Christ's Kingdom Upon earth2 We
see not, why we should not either give ul
these hopes; or calculate on the progress
ion ola work like the present, in ih'
present age, with undeclining and increas
ing power to the overspreading of th.
earth with the knowledge of the Lord
And nav we pot in reasonable e1pecta
tiOn, in accordance with the cherished
hopes and the glowing, bcliering, desire
Of Christian hearts--anticipate in tn
archives Of the militant Church, recort
OF tho present signal work of Grace
as "The Great Revival commencing il
1902 Morning Star.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-08

to abolish slavery and the slave-trade in
the District of Columbia-the implied
faith of the North and the South to each
other in forming the Constitution-and
the principles. purposes and prospects of
abolition. Excepting the two last pages,
(which are devoted to political paneeyr-
ic upon the character and claims of Will
lam Henry Harrison as the Wing candid
ate for the Presidency.--a panegyric
that is singularly Inconsistent and improp-
err, in such connection,)* it is really a
mastery effort in favor of the cause of
immediate emancipation-cogent, fearless,
eloquent, unanswerable. That q speech
of such length, and Of such power,
should have been allowed 10 be quietly
delivered on the floor of Congress, and 10
be printed in the National Intelligencer,
and thus scattered through the slavehold-
ing States. speaks volumes, and is demon
strative proof Of the mighty change which
has taken place in public sentiment on
this subject. within the last five years.
Five years ago, that speech could not
have been made in Congress, except a;
the imminent peril of life. The free dis
cussion of slavery in the southern states.
without danger or uproar. comes next
and then will come the Liberation of the
slaves. Mr.. Slade has won for himself
permanent fame. as the first man on the
floor of Congress who has dared to vim
dictate the principles and measures o
American Abolitionists. and to demand
the immediate abolition of slavery and
the slave.trade in the District of Colum
bia.--Liberator
| Il discovered the inconsistency here alluded to
! but omitted TO notice it, in briefly abiding las
week, to this truly remarkable speech-ED. TEL.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-08
Mr.. For 10 Mr.. FORSYTH.
WASHINGTON, March 26. ls4t

WASHINGTON, March 26, 1910.
The undersigned, her Brit.anic Males
tvs Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary, has had the honor 10 re-
ceive the official note of yesterdays date,
addressed TO him by MIR. Forsyth, Secreta-
ry of Stale OF the United States, in reply
to note dated 18th inst, wherein the un-
designed. in conformity with instructions
received from his Government, had anew
formally protested against the acts of en-
croachment and aggression which are
still persisted in by the armed bands in
the employment Of the State of Maine
within certain portions of the disputed ter
ritory.
II will be the duty of the undersigned
Immediately to transmit Mr. Forsyth's
note TO her Mairsty's Government in Eng
land and until The statements and prop
ositlons which it contains shall have re-
ceiVed the due consideration of her Maies-
tvs Government, the undersigned will
not deem it right to add any further r. Div
thereto, excepting 10 refer 10, and TO re-
peat, as he now formally and distinctly
does, the several declarations which it has
IRON time to time been his duty 10 make
to the Government of the United States
with reference to the existing posture of
affairs in the disputed territory. and to re-
cord his opinion, that an infexible adher-
ence to the resolutions that have been an
nounced by her Majesty's Government.
for the defence of her Maiesty's rights,
pending the negotiation of the boundary
question, offers to Der Majesty:s Govern
ment the only means of protecting those
rights from being in continually aggra-
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-08

Our revolutionary fathers fought se7eh
years for principle. The abohlon''f
OF this country have coniendei. tor "
long period, for 4cord-a word, bow
ever, vital to the success Of the anti-siaf
ry cause, and embodying The great idf y.
liberty and equality, namely, immsi.l'
emancipation: and in this Sia;e,-Goi Z
praisedl-lhe victory is won! The ".
islature of Massachusetts has enac!ed e.
olutions, calling upon Congress loF 10
IMMEDIATE suppression of slavery d
the slave trade 10 the District Of CO'0-
bia." These were passed in HE d',l
of Representatives almost uEaHlnofs!.
The moststrenuous efforts were mhIF
the senate TO change their phrase =.
but.in vain. A thousand cheers io'
old Commonwealth 1t is not iEe
umph of party or an association. o.
Freedom. Humanity, Religion! :.
dings will fill the sIave-driven Soain y
dismay, and cause millions Of hear. !,
this country. and across the AiIaH"', :.
thrill with jov. 1t is indeed gre"' "a.
umph. and it has been fairly and ho"''
bly, achieved.
The Legislature has also adoPlra
solves, expressed in an abolition o1' !.
boldly and emphatically protesting u Ir...
name of the people against t5r cOas h
sional GAG, and pronouncing -" E;od.
ing void in its inception, and OF 10 S
ing force upon the people or '''ei' ny
seniatiyes." Nobly done Cs
10 each and all of these resolves 70
regret 10 state, Gov. Morton declInsLI;r III
append his signature. for reasons
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-08
VERMONT TELEGRAPH.
THR TELBoRAPH AT HoMB. 1t has been
Tumored, 10 certain directions, that the Tel
BRANDON. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 8, I84O.

THR TELRoRAPH AT HoMB. It has been
vumored, 10 certain directions, that the Tel
'egraph has lost large proportion of patron
age at home-in Brandon and vicinity. For
Che satisfaction Of those friends whom such
sa.romor may have reached, can assure
Shem that il the Telegraph Jared as well
everywhere abroad, as il does at home, there
would be less ground Of complaint. True,
there Is malignant crusade against il at
hone; but il is puerile in its effects. Per-
mir me TO cay, without indulging any vani-
~ Of feeling, that the subscription list, in
Brandon and vicinity, has more than doub-
led-ilhas nearly tripled-since my connec-
ton with il. Furthermore, recently, the
gain has been more than the loss.
The remark above, in regard to the state
Of things with The Telegraph abroad, is no,
designed as general sweeping censure.---
BY no means. 1t has reference only to Ger
tain things 10 certain places. Much graft
,ude is due TO innumerable kind friends il
al DIRECTIONS. Their responses to my re
cent call have already commenced.
]. BoLcoMB's REMARKS CON 1tNuED -Glst
nay replies TO hhem.--In the last Telegraph
promised to give brother Holcomb furthe
bearing this week. have parted his com
munication into two separate articles, mas.
much as il periained to two distinct sub
jecss. The Temperance meeting on which
ITenssrked, and which remarks are the sub
jeci Of complaint below, was the former o.
the Two meetings recently noticed in the
Telegraph. Brother Holcomb says:
! will now mention one thing which
disapprove, and that is, the manner in
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-08

Tho revival interes. is increasing very
much N this city [Lowel, Mass.l Sever
al Of the congregations are now reali-
zing a refreshing from the presence ofthe
Lord. Sabbath and Sabbath evening
seem to have been set time to favor
Zion among US. During the day about
40 were baptized at Rev. Mr. Porter's con-
gregation. Ia the evening. so far as we
can learn. very great number Of anxious
souls were found in.several ofthe congre-
gntions--in one SO or more-in another
7O--in another, 1901 The work is now
becoming general. Praise ye the Lord r.
lions Banner.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-04-08

sctsrs ofdeathAre upon il, it must be chang
"a or condemned. and that in little time
Bo ~els Of pity. hear the cry OF soul dis
tresscd. and ready to perish.-EaUet