The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-05-09

contents. The next morning the coun.
tryman observed that his bags had been
misplaced and part of his cargo was
missing, which led him to investigate a
little more closely. Circumstances led
him to suspect the pedler aforesaid, and
on examination of the premises half a
bushel of the shoe-pegs of which his
load was composed, was found under
Dobbn's nose untasted and unchanged.
The pedler sloped before breakfast. -
Bangor Wig.
PERPETUAL MORTON. Col Boon,
of Hamilton, N. Y, has at last succeed
ed in constructing self-moving Ma
chine, or perpetual Motion. His ma
chine was exhibited in this city week
before last, and was examined by scien-
tifc gentlemen and artists who pro-
nounce it no humbug, but a self NOV
ing machine. We have examined it
and are satisfied that Col. Boon has sue
ceeded.
II is simple in its principle of opera.
ton and the wonder is that no one ev-
er thought of it before. The two natu,
raj powers of expansion and gravtation
which are constantly in operation in diff
ferent directions, are so set to work upon
machinery as to give perpetual motion,
or motion while time endures or until
the machinery wearS out. The same
principle that causes the mercury of the
thermometer to raise and fall, is applied,
and machinery so constructed as to re-
ceive impetus either from the raising or
falling of the temperature Oft the atmos-
phere. He has found no difficulty in &C
curing power of motion, but has found
it necessary to provide for throwing off
the surplus power.
Col. Boon has succeeded in CONSTITUTE
ling perpetual motion, but the use to
which it may be applied remains to be
determined. He is on his way to
Washington Liberty Press.
DUELING. Two musquetoes one morn
ing met on leaf in garden. Both were
filled with the blood drawn from their last
nocturnal depradatlons. They were silent
and "dumpy," cross and savage. One of
then ran out his sting, and wiped it on his
fore leg. The other thrust out his sting,
and pointed toward The other musquetoe.
This was considered an insult And so
the offended musquetoe steps up to the 9th.
er and says.
odd you turn up your sting at me2"
The answer was" ran out my sting;
you can apply 1t as you choose"
Sir. says the first, "you are imper.
lnent"
Answer" Sir your remark savors of
rascality."
"Hah !" exclaimed the other, "a down
right insult"
"No gentlemanly musquetoe will sub
nit to such treatment without demanding
satisfaction Draw villain and defend
YOURSELF" They rushed together and
running one another through the body,
died honorable deaths
INSTINCT AND HABIr.-A pious gen.
tleman once owned horse which had
been accustomed to carry the pillion
and some two or three of the family sea-
ted thereon to church, for great length
of time. After some ten or twelve years
il so happened that the assistance of the
dutful animal was no longer wanted
And what was the result ? Did he feel
relieved of his vassaage, and, rejoicing
in his freedom, range the mead or stand
under the cool shade during the live-long
day No He had become the creature
of habits dominion was perfect over
him. AT return of each Sabbath, at the
regular hour of assembling, he would let
down the bars, walk to the church, and
there remain until the services we're en-
ded, when he would return to the pas
ture again.
A gander and goose having long lived
together, as gander and goose always
should and always do live, in perfect
connubial union, the goose at last died
and left her former protector without kin
or kindred, goose or gosling, "solitary
and alone" In one corner Of the yard
where his time was mostly spent, stood
a grind stone. Whether he had ever
read Serne or not, doth not appear
Be that as it may, he came to similar
conclusion as did that man of genius,
and there being no tree in the yard, he
selected the grindstone as the object of
his love. There he would sit night af-
ter night, and go no farther from it by
day than to obtain his necessary food
If any object came near the stone, he
was always prepared to battle in its de-
fence, and with ready hiss and outstrech-
ed neck, would play the hero in the
most gallant style. When he succeeded
in driving the intruder away, he would
forthwith return to the grind stone, aud
with many victorious strut, with nu-
merous mods and bows and graceful
curves of the neck, would he jabber,
jabber over his valorous deed, Gin all