Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-04-27

Corn meal was offered him, Dut IeluSca !.
the nork was of the best quality.
Nov. bows. If there is any farmer IN
vonr ns;ohbofhood.wbo makes his apples ,
mo cider. read this to him, tell him about
This hog. and perhaps he will turn hlsI
mill into piggery. Q what a sight IS
an old cider mill upon farm-a sort OF
hen-roost and goose-pen. 1t is about as
pleasant an object upon farm, as Jail
is in village, OF an old pound near the
country church.
DR.. Jewett told che boys the other day
to make their own cider: that each one
of them had mill of his own with iUory
cogs, and they could do their own grind
ing and pressing and have cider in It's
pure and true state, and that it would not
hurt them, It would no: begin to fiddle
them. Who does not like to eat good
apple, and who ought not to be ashamed
to drink cider Gold Water Army.
ANEcDoTR OF WILLIAM LADD.
81 had" said he, !" fine field of grain
| growing upon an out-farln some distance
from the homestead. Whenever rode
BY, saw my neigh5or Pulsiver's sheep
in the lot, destroying my hopes of ia harvest.
These sheep were ofthe gaunt, long-leg-
ged kind, active as spaniels; they could
spring over the highest fence, and no
partilion-wall could keep them out. COM
planned to neighbor Pulsifer about them,
sent him frequent messages, but all without
avail. Perhaps they would be kept out
4 for dry or two. but the legs of his sheep
were long, and nv grain rather more
tempting than the adjoining pasture. |
rode by again; the sheep were still there /;
became angry, and told my men TO sci
the dogs on them, and ifthat would not
do. would pay them if they would shoot
the sheep.
~ rode away much agitated, for was
not so much of Peace man then as am
now, and felt literally full of fight. All
at once light flashed in upon me.
asked myself, would ;tnot be well for you
to try in your own conduct the Peace
principles you are preaching to others
thought it all over, and settled down my
mind as to the best course 10 be pursued
"The next day rode over TO see neigh
Dor Pulsifer. l found him choppine
wood at his door. Good morning, neigh
}, bor,' No answer. Good morning.
repeated. He gave kind of grunt, with
out looking up. came continued |. tt
see YOU about the sheep At this hi
threw down his axe, and exclaimed, in I
most angry manner. Now aren't you
pretty neighbor, to tell your men to XII
my sheepl heard Of it-a rich man lik
you, to shoot poor mans sheep!'
II was wrong, neighbour, said ]; but .
won't do to let your sheep eat up all tina
= grain so came over to say that woul
lake your sheep to my homestead pasture
and put them in with mine, and in the ia
you may take them back, and if any on
ve is missing, you may take your pick out {
the whole flock
~ "Pulsifer looked CONFERENCE.-The di
III not know how to take me. At last b
l. stamered out, 'Now, Squire, are you i
earnest p Certainly am answered
=. it is better for me to feed your sheep
re- my pasture on grass. than TO feed ther
of here on grain and see the fence can
keep them out. Fl
- ".After moments silence The shee
u shan't trouble you MORE exclaimed Pulls
. yer. L will fetler them all. But FL /,
you know that when any man talks {
!. shooting, | can shoot too; and when the
ID are kind and neighbo-ly, | can be kind to
Cold1Water Army.
Texas. Progress of the Merican n
o. rGsioa.-The New-Orleans papers sa
nd that the arrival of the steamboat Co
e. Woods, from Galveston, whence she wa
We despatched on the 22d ult, brings the COZ
r. irmation of the invasion of Texas by a
bv Overwhelming Mexican force. 1t appear
- that the retreat Of the Mexcans from Sa
,et Antonio, was device to allure the Texia
tx troops, assembled in haste, to 60 10 PURSE
rel before they were drilled and discipline'
"a Shortly after the steamship Neptun
ps left Galveston, which vessel reported til
ed retreat of the Mexicans from San Antoni
It's an express arrived bringing intelligence
he of the advance of 5000 men on the Meta
ed Eoras road toward Victoria, and repor
As ing 10000 additional troops on the uppe
We road marching upon San Antonio. Th
he forces which recently captured San Al
ne tonic, constituted the van guard ofl2.00
%. under the command of Vasquez. Tt
d. impression is that the Texian army of l5o
Sc men, under Burleson will follow the r,
re treat OF the van guard, until brought wit
he in The power Of the main army.
he Quaker Policy with the Indians.
d. ''N0t a drop Of Quaker blood aoGs eD,
a shed bu an Indian