Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-01-05
BY WIN. E. RYTHER.
G. II A r. II Y


rich man, by circumstances over which he
has no control, may on the morrow be re-
duced to poverty. The following anecdote
from Noah's Weekly Messenger beautifully
illustrates this principle, and admonshes us
that it is often for our interest TO "feed the
hungry, and cothe the naked"
The WorM.-"Sir, bring me a good.
plain dinner" said melancholy looking in
dividua to a waiter at one of our principal
hotels.
ayes, sir"
The dinner was brought and devoured,
and the Cater called the landlord aside. and
thus addressed him
"You are the landlord 2"
eyes"
"You do good business here p
eyes" lin astonishment)
"You make-probably,- ten dollars a
day clear p
eyes"
"Then L am safe. | cannot pay for what
have consumed | have been out of em-
ployment seven months but have engaged
TO go TO work tomorrow. / had been with
out food four-and-twenty hours when | en-
tered your place. l will pay yea in
week"
81 cannot pay my bills in such promises"
clustered the landlord land do not keen
poor-house. You should address the
proper authorities Leave me something
for security"
81 have nothing"
81 will take your coat"
off | go into the streets without that
will get my death, such weather as it u.s."
"You should have thought of that before
you came here"
aver that one week from now | will pay
you"
81 will take the coat"
The coat was left, and week afterwards
redeemed.
Seven years after that wealthy man en-
tered the political arena and was presented
at caucus an applicant for a Congressional
nomination. The Principal of the caucus
held his peace-he heard the name and the
history of the applicant, who was MEM
Der of a church, and one of the most re-
spectacle citizens. He was rha;-""".-
thereby defeating the wealthy applicant,
whom he met an hour afterwards, and TO
whom he said
Ou uOil TeUHeI1DcT Tle Z!
"No."
81 once ate dinner at your hotel, and al
though | told you | was furnishing and
pledged my word and honor to pay you in
week, you took my coat and saw me 90 out
into the inclement air, at the risk Of my
life, without it."
"Well, sir, what thenl
mot much You called Yourself
Christian. Tonight you were a candidate
for nomination, and but for me you would
have been elected to Congress
Three years after, the Christian hotel
keeper became bankrupt and sought home
at the Aims House. The poor dinnerless
wretch that was, is now high functionary
in Albany. We know him well. The
ways of Providence are indeed wonderful,
and the worlds mutations almost beyond
conception or belief.
From Mcrico.-The barqne Ann Louisa
arrived at New York on Tuesday evening
with dates from Vera Cruz to the 10Th ult
and from the city of Mexico to the l4th.
Santa Anna, who has been reelected
President by large majority, was at Vera
Cruz OH the Goth, preparing the forts for the
arrival of the British fleet which was daily
expected from Havana
The Ann Louisa brings $45,737 in spe-
Gle, and among the passengers is Francisco
Mendez, bearer of dispatches from General
Thompson to the Government
Some remarkable ruins have been discov-
cred in the department Of Oaxaca.
In accommodating the district of Teotitlan,
in order to ascertain the best route for
Al. Dc. II
came upon "the ruins of great town"
(pobacion.) 1t had been only partially ex-
plored at the date of our advices, but the
ruins of more than one hundred houses had
already been observed, and the guide said
the principal edifices were still beyond.
These ruins are called "The Palaces of
Militia" They exhibit a style of architecture
altogether unlike the styles known in art, Ell
Their ancient or modern; yet they are not
wanting in just proportions, symmetry and
beauty, which give spIendor and grace 10 the
whole, as well as TO the parts. This ruined
town mus: have been built by race which
preceded the Mexicans but whether by the
Indians, or by people still more remote, is
question which belongs to the antiquari-
ans, and we are not disposed to go into it
here.
THE SABBAru IN FRANoE.-We are grat6ed to
notice among the items in the last Liverpool
Times that the French Minister of Marine has ad-
dressed Circular to the maritime prelects desi-
ring that no workmen may in future be employed
on Sundays in the Government dock yards, except
in cases Of absolute necessity. The motives as
signed by the Minister for this order are-frst, |
mat those who do not repose on Sunday do not work
with energy the other days of the week, and
consequently that il is net profitable to the state |