Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-01


combined and confederaed with all the adjoining
settlers to depossess 10 Of his farm and 10 divide
ana partition the whole among all the confederates,
dtdmode de la Poland. When 10 Green learned
This he became black with uncommon WRATH
Ills thoughts Of indignation were too big TO find
vent IN words. Az wind confined in the cave
F.ous, steam in boiler just before nn explo-
sion, seeks vent qua pid data" so his thoughts
long repressed, sought vent in the witherng, scorch
ing blasts of the Sirocco He would have over
whelned them with torrent of lava, which
would have produced their utter aunihilation.-
Rnsing himself TO the height of his stature, and
terrible ms tempesi, he proclaimed in voice
hoorse with rage, that the land on which he stood
was his by every right which law or justice could
combine. and that trusting the justice Of his cause
to The Power which made him, he and his boys
would defend II against every claimant or ussahiit
whatsoever that SHOULD they fail in this and need
so require, they would betake themselves to the
caverns OF their farm aud there "niake war upon
universal human nature" This declaration was
uttered Ivy the old man in an erect posture. with
fixed eye, and cIInched fist. and with inieu and
manner fearful ms the falling prccipce. IN this
declaration the entire family nniled, and after II
lew specimens Of the prOwess of 10 Green aud
his boys the conspirators for FORTHCOMING his farm
were content 10 leave him unmolested in his pos
sessions.
JOS family had now Increased like flock lie
had comfortable log cabin, and sheds aud barn
for his cattle. He had cut out and constructed
roads to the meeting md school houses, to mill and
10 market, and had pnid his full proportion of cx
Penses for founding aud maintaining all these mud
other institutions designed to melinrale the condi
ton oil the entire population Of the country. His
boys hnd made the best Of their scanfy opuUrtIIn-
tiles TO acquire all eucaliou, aud had secured the
elements of one adapted TO their condition aud
wants. The girls had been taught by their moth
er, who was pattern of dome sic ncalness and
industry, and by the almost obnusive kindness of
Their Aunt Betty, TO knit, ". and such culinary
arts rs ure always convenient If not Indispensable,
to every well ordered family, established in The
mddlng walks OF life. All had assumed the at-i
penrance of thrift about the ainlly and Inrm, tie
yearly product of which was sufficient for the sup
port Of all the dependnns Of o. Green's establish
meni, besides leaving small surplus Tor year OF
scarcity He had other resources whence he de
rived small pitlance, for like Reynurd in The game
oil fox aud geese, il required some tact to corner
hun. He had on his farm an old bank Of sand,
from which he once derived considerable income
and which still afforded him little gain, hut
which for years had fallen into state Of dilapdu.
ton lie used also 10 Tax certain publishers OF
printed and pictured paper promises, designed for
the amusement OF old women and children The
vendors OF these pictures used 10 he called in those
days, fortune -ellers, and the pictures themselves
were regarded 10y weak minded people rs fortunes.
10. Green, who was a sfrewd old nau, regarded
these pictured promises and their vendors. La
bic to some objections, and knowing that they
were in the rece pit Of great gains from this branch
OF business, compelled them TO pay him six dol
lars on every hundred, which they made 10y ped
ding The pictures on his iurnI lie used also 10
levy contributions Oh other pedlars, who in hnw
King about their goods and waves for SALE hap.
pened To expose themselves to his eXuctiOhs Now
Aunt Betty was schemer of the first water, md
had she been but II lit more like u man, would
have been what in modern purlance is denornita-
Iii. a.. if
with present attainnients, especially when she
thought Of getting married. Her thoughts extern
ded TO posterity. Ii is not known that she ever
quoted the words of good old Rachel, "gve me
children or die" exactly suiting her condition
and .rdnfs; but what we mean is, she was forth
reaching IN her calculations provident for those
who might come after, to the doferring Of
the present and pressing wants Of herself and her
brothers family, that she might accumulate for
purposes ofiuture expenditure. She was 'requen'
i'll the Use and application of proverbs, and wise,
piihy sayings, many of which she thought con
tanned the essence of siiblimaed wisdom. "Save
and hnve," "waste not, want uot,' and many such,
were daily ncuIcated upon the children with pre-
cept upon precept. Wen. from the odds and ends
of her brothers income, she determined to acru-
nuate fund which should with his consent, he
consecraled and devoted iu the education of the
entire losterity Of her brothers family, and her
own descendants, Should she ever aouiu to the
much desired condition OF wife and mother. And
here her mind seemed 10 he occupied i'll consider
Ting that untried state Of things which must neceS
sarily intervene between her then condition, and
the education OF her future posterity. 1t was APP
parent that before the last contingency could take
effect, she must become II mother. And here the
truth may as well be lold lat il had been already
whispered that she had once come within one OF
being mother OF n pair OF boys. This may have
been but SANDER bul situated as Aunt Btiy then
wash thoughts led on to the future, the possible
and casting her thoughts down the vista OF coming
years. she could not but feel for the possible
don OF numbers of human beings, which were
10 descend from her brothers family, and possibly
from her own bowels and so far as depended OH
her own efforts, TO make adequate provision for
their future education. Her purpose was now Ia
ken, and with the consent of her brother, she col
lected together all which had been received from
the old sand bank, and deposited ii u nest egg.
She also resolved TO add thereto all that should
thereafter De received Of said bank, with all which
should lie received rom the vendors of pictured
promises, and OF hawkeis aud pedurs. aud dis ose
ofthe whole so as 10 become an accommodating fund.-
10 he sequesered TO the particular object she had
IN view, and no other. Here was the fountain
hend, the spring and source Of that river, which,
in the contemplation of Aunt Betty, was 10 flow
TO the great reservoir Of waters fill its capacious
bosom, until flowing bnrk it should submerl e aud
deluge The very mounialns whence il took It's rise.
Such was the iheDry Of Aunt Betty, and though
cohnictlng iitiie WIN wen known law OF ny
drostnticks, thet the will not rise nbo,e the
fountain, still she sh0ul, have credi, for her kind
intentions, as riey had their origin in The yearn-
ngs of n feinule heart foi--posesity. She
forgot The presentm the contemplation Of The III
ture. She would have indeed met want and des-
iu,ion to herself and brothers, inmy. while ~ o.
vdiug for the rcliefof wants and nccessinr " hr!I
would never have being out of the diseased i'm.
aginaon where they had their origin. Her pres
ent had for her no charms, and she performed for
The passing present other duties, Than those re
ciprocal comles which were usually witnessed
in her brothers family. PLIsr.
ITO be coninned.)
MY SPIRITS HOME.
DICK.
My spirits home, oh, ask me