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From the Boston Post.
A Tale of Insanity.

In the early part of 1910, young man, about
twenty-five years ofage, insane, escaped from his
keepers in Braiiltboro, Vermont, and wandered
to the town of Springfield Mass Impelled blythe
love of mischief and guided by the half shrewd-
ness that often marks the maniac, he thrust his
hand through the window Of a jewellers store,
seized watch and fed into the woods. Search
was made and he wac found with the case OF
the watch only in his possession, having thrown
the inside OF il away. He gave his name-not
his true name-Richard Roe. He was tried con-
yicted, aud sentenced to one day solitary confne-
men, and two years hard labor in theMassachusetts
state prison.
Richard Roe, alias -, entered this institu-
ton March 26, 1910. After his SOLITARY" he
was required to do SHE hard labor" But this
he could not understand In vain was be order
ed and exrostulated with he refused to work
and seemed logged in his obstinacy, Discipline
of another sort was administered on the 10 of A
pril he was whipped Who does not know that
Of all the ways to make whole man out OF part
Of a man, the lash is most miserable2 As the Of
icers were applying the stripes to this poor ma
MAC unknown TO them at the time howeyer,) al
the whipping post, how like devils they must have
appeared to him Need we write that The con
wet still refused to work Four days later heav
Ter punishment for the ofence--refuslng 20 work
was ordered four days solitary confinement. The
reflections in his gloomy cell only served to make
the case more hopeless; at the same time NOR
apparent His actions then convinced the warder
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THE VERMONT MEDICAL. SOCIETY.

montpelier, Oct 10, lS43.
The Vermont Medical Society held its annual
session agreeable, to, its bylaws.
The meeting was called to order by its Vice
President r H
The proceedings of the last meeting were read.
when DR. Dana gave very interesting account Of
the Vermont Medical Society from its origin, with
its progress afterwards, which was continued by
DR. Spaulding
.Drs. Deming, Cleveland, Corliss Cerney of
Brdpori, George Page of ,Pirsford, and Allen
and Goodale, were by vote of this Society re-
ceived as members
Voted to proceed to the election of officers for
the ensuing year
Anderson G.. Dana, of Brandon President
James Spaulding of Montpelier, Vice Presi.
dent.
z, A.. Bnrnham, Montpelier, Recording Secre-
tary.
Orren Smith, Berlin Cor Secretary.
Walter Burnham, Barre, Treasurer.
The following persons were elected Censors
Edward Lamb r. H. Niles, Charles Hall,
Eldad Alexander, DR.. Strong, w. r. Ranney,
Noadiah Swift, John Fox, Seth Cole, Horace
Eaton, J. A Allen, Melvin Barnes and James
Tinker
COUNCILLORS
Bennington County.-Noadah Swih, Henry
Sheldon
Windsor Couniy--Jedediah Story, Ira Davis, Mo-
SIS Cobb, Willard Bowman.
Rutland Connty-A. G. Dana, John Fox, Eli
akin Paul
Wndham County-Wm Fl Rockwell, David
Alien Cyrus Washburn
Addison County, A. Allen, Zacheus Bass,
E. p. Warner.
Orange Countv-Thomas Winslow, John Me-
Clure Albigence Pierce.
Washington County Oliver w. Drew, Or
ange Smith.
Caledonia County shedd Calvin
Jewct
Orleans Couniy-Daniel Dustin.
Chiurnden County-yohn S. Webster, Abb
gence Harough.
franklin Connty-Horace Eaton, J. l.. Chan
dler, Charles Hall.
Lamoille County--James Tinker
Grand Isle County--NIelvin Barnes
Voted to appoint two delegates to each OF the
Two medical schools at Woodstock and Casiieton
TO attend the examination OF Students.
Drs Allen and Dana appointed delegates to
Castle,on Medical College.
Drs Spaulding and Ranney chosen delegates
to the Woodstock Medical Institution.
Voted 10 hold semi-annual meeting at Mid
dleburv in June next, at the time ofthe meeting 0
the Addison County Medical Society
Voted TO Adjourn.
Attest, z. A. BuRSHAM.
Rec. Secretary.
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,aaoral & safsetlIaueous.
THE PIOUs CalED AND THE inf
f4GrI

THE PIOUS CHlED AND THE inf
DEL
In pleasan. town Of the Green Mountain
State, lived Mr.. b. He had grown up to man.
hood regardless of the duties he owed his Maker,
and the silver locksof age were beginning to ap-
pear, and his to,tering frame told too well that his
sun OF life was fast going down. He had dwelt
alone No wife or child had blessed him with
their smiles, or gIaddened his weary heart with
their evening hymns. FIe continued with nature,
and sought the old forest tree for his companion
till they began TO answer 10 his voice and 10 echo
back his shouting The Bible was book of IA
,bles to him and having closed its lids and spurncd
1t from his dwelling, the clear bright stars above
and the green earth and babbling stream below,
could not win his ear with their whisperin Q
OF Immortality. He believed death an eternal
sleep.
A, the distance of about three miles, lived a
child, whose young heart glowed with love to
his fellows and to his Maker, to whose service at
the age Of nine years, he consecrated his life
He grew sad At times the tears might be seen
gathering and falling from his eye AT length
he told his plous mother of the burden which
pressed so heavily upon him. "TIe wanted to
talk with the Infdel" He could not be persua-
ded il was not best 10 GO Alone and sorrowful
he sought the dwelling of the sceplic He told
him he felt as il he wished 10 talk with him. and
asked him if he believed in the exis,ance ola God
una IN the truth Of the Biblel The scep,ic an.
sNe'sa with a rude laugh and taunting ieer /:
u '"., 80 ~ mind of the youth was relieved. He
Wen "o'He with ligh, step and his heart beat
"sery, ". ne isi' be had performed his duty.
iV"e pls'''' on and the old man Law upon his
uyms cD ".oa he agonies Of death were fas,
not die Day. glded and h, am, ne as sI Is
though pickering, sill burned on amp o. me,
his friends to play at cards by h. III W. "a"'eu
kill the weary hours, which seemed o'I siae' 70
We, 50 soon to end forever He wa. 'o"g' ana
asleep to awake no more To go down 10 % iall
darkness ofthe tomb, and become all dn ',o , Tue
had he been Weakened 70 get glimpse Of "nny
spo, Of the boundess universe, and then, wh.a %e
had ua begun TO gaze nYa its glOries to dis ,as ~
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that his mind was not right After this he was
humanity favored and spent his time mostly in the
cookery.
For six months previous TO the expiration Of
his sentance, a separate arch in the prison was as.
signed to him When his time was out. the late
warden applied TO the authorizes of the town of
Charlestown to have him taken care of as he was
evidently unfit TO take care of himself In 10
this time he had given in reply to repeated qces.
tionngs, several aliases, but had never given his
proper name
On the day of his discharge the chairman of the
overseers OF the poor saw him in the prison.
Where are you fromF asked the officer.
Vermont, replied the poor mbecile.
'Vermon,2 OH know something about Yer.
mont have lived there replied the officer 90.
ing on in praise of the greenhilled state while
the blank face Of the idiot seemed to brighten a
little with intelligence.
what town were you born in p
'Walngford'
'Walingford? know about that town, too.
l have lived there, and am well acquainted with
many Of its inhabitants. Do you remember -,
the fddlerp o,--- ~
'Yes, yes can fiddle too, and have fiddled
with him many time
But it is unnecessary to sketch farther the con
versation. The enquirer was cheerful in look
KIND IN speech, and manifested an interest in his
fate. Besides, scenes of earlier days were called
up, and few there are, however rudely ife's waves
may have tossed them, who do not go back to these
with pleasure In this case even the imbe
cile was not an exception. He was embed K
carry back the shattered mind ofthe convict to tht
| places where his childhood was passed Conf
dence begets confidence, whether in the poor idi
OF or raving maniac. the old reserve Of the pris
oner vanishd, and he, who for more than two year
had strangely given only aliases now gave hi
true name. His friends, some of the most respec
table of the town of W.llingford were written to
They soon called and made appropriate provision
for him, stating that at the time he wandered from
his keepers in 1910, every search was made 70
him, but not being able to find him, he was sup
posed, until the reception of the letter, to be dead
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be no morel He fingered by the tomb till his
friends we're weary of watching. AS if 10th to
convey a spiri, like bis to its Maker, the angel
of death seemed TO larry upon the threshold. His
suffering and his agonies were great But he has
gone No stone marks his lone resting place.
The boy has grown to, manhood, but his miss
ion labor thus begun, have not yet ended. He
is now, toing in a foreign land, and thousands of
heathens have listened to his word of love.
Voice Of Freedom.
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12ankssiging.-It was truly gratifying to OBJ
serve yesterday the Willingness with which mos,
Of our citizens either joined personally or coun-
tenaced in some way, the services of the day.
Stores were closed, as also was most of our me
chanic shops and nearly all the churches were
open in the forenoon, for religious services. We
heard several remark that the city had the appear
ance usual on Sabbath day and it is credible to
our citizens that the first Thanksgiving in Penn.
sylvanla was thus appropriately observed We
trust that much good may result from it ; and tina,
on each annual return OF the day, all may be pre-
prepared to observe it in similar manner.-PhH
Forum, % uit.
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SABBATH In Honolulu The N Y. Journal Of
Comerce gives the following extract Of a letter
from a sailor, dated in Angus, last:
~ was ashore last Sunday, and certainly new
err saw the day more strictly kept in any town
Of the same SIZE in the U. States The mission.
aries have done an infinite deal of good here, but
it would be difficult to say whether the vices Of
civilization have not done equal harm. The
last expression relates, take it. to the intercourse
ofthe people with civilization before the arrival Of
tho missionares by which the vices ofciylizaton,
and not civilization ITSELF were communicated to
them Since the Bible was introduced among
them by men influenced by its spirits of benevo.
lence, civilization and the blessings of it,and of
Christianity, the true genius Of cvilization,-hav
poured healing oil over the wounds which vice
had made
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From The Vergennes Vemonter.

The following lines were written on the death
of MARY ANN TILDEN with no intention of pub
fishing, but being submitted to me for perusal.
ind so much beauty and touching pathos in their
that take the liberty Of sending you
A copy for publication. A short time previous to
her death, at party, as fin anticipation Of the
melancholy event she sung sweep not for me,
when am gone" with chld-like tenderness
hat brought tears to every eye D.
The departed, the departed,
Methinks | see thee now
In all thy childish innocence
With fair and sunny brow.
Thy merry laugh, like silver flow,
OF gentle rivulet,
As gurgline through the vale below,
Is in my memory yet
Oh Death, could'st thou not spare US
The much loved little ones
Were there not those less lovely
That better could have gomez
Where fingers thy sweet spirit
Hovers it round us now,
Weaving the flowers of Paradise
Around each once loved brow2
Doth glidein noiseless footsteps
Around thy parents bed
Breaches thy pure angel spirit
Around the path they tread
Dost look upon thy sisters grief
With thy clear spirit eyes,
Wouldst WOO them from this vale eftears,
To join thee in the skies
Sweet cherub, we would fain believe
Th,t still thou lingerist near,
To cheer us mid our solitude
And wipe away each tear.
Thou bade'st us '.Not to weep for thee I"
All little did we think
That even then thy spirit stood
Upon the graves cold brink
Sweetly, hear thy spirit sing,
It's beck'ning us to come
As the nightwnds chant the requium
And sigh around Thy home!
CLARA.
Middlcbnry, Dec. Goth, ls43.
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Life and Death of Seaes.-The law of life
and mortality betwixt the sexes are very remarka-
Bile They are stated thus;
/. 10 the present condition of the white popula.
ton Of the United States the number, of females
born per annum is about 10000 less than the
males This determines Of itself tina, polygamy
is not natural condition of man, and the law Of
our religion and nature are the same--that one
man shall be the husband of one woman.
2. AT twenty years of age the females exceed the
males This proves that between the birth and
twenty the mortality among the boys has been
much greater than that among the girls.
3 From 20 to 40 the men again much exceed
the women, which shows that this is the period Of
the greatest morality among women.
a From 40 to 20 the difference rapidly dimin.
shes, the females, as in the early part life, gain
ing on the males This shows that this is the pc
riod of danger and exposure to men, the least to
the women
g. From 70 onward the women outnumber the
men. This shows conclusvely that, relatively
speaking in comparison with men, the heallhiesl
period of female life is at its close. Absolutely,
however, no period to either sex is 80 healthy as
that Of youth---lhe blooming period of boyhood
and girihood.
| The above deductions of statistical tables cores
pond with every day observations of human life.
Women are exposed to peculiar hazards in the
middle of life: but in the long run far the creates
part ofthis exposure. danger. and risk, in cvlize,
nations, fall on men in the active period of life.
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On the 18th inst Messrs J. H Forsyth e. Co.
ofWheeling received the great Clay, Banner staff,
cut of the Ash of Ashland by the hand Of HENRY
CLAY and hewn by The same hand, intended for the
prize banner, of the Baltimore Convention. 1t is
rs feet long, four inches through at the base, and
two at the top and as straight and true in the
grain, almost as the great Statesman himself
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Life and Death Of Seaes-Tbe law of life
and mortality betwixt the sexes are very remarka-
Bile They are stated thus
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TALES, RHYMES AND ESSAYS.

RY PROFESSOR RICHARD S. EVANS, Coun-
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