Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-02-05

The parent who would train child in the way
he should 90, must go in the way he would train
up the child.
The aristocrat IS but the old democrat, ripe and
gone to seed.
EIlial Lore Final love should be cherished.
1t has, especially soltening and enrolling effect
on the masculine heart 1t has been remarked, that
almost all illustrious men have been distinguished
by love for their mother. 1t is mentioned by Miss
Pardoe, that beautiful feature in the character
Of the Turks, is reverence for the mother. Their
wives may advise or reprimand, unheeded, but their
mother is an oracle, consulted, confded in, listened
to with respect and Difference honorcd to the last
hour, and remembered with affection and regret G.
ven beyond the grave" "Wves may die" say
they, "ond we can replace them children perish,
and others may be born to us but who shall re-
store the mother when she passes away and is seen
no more !"
Learning and Doing. Epictetus has the follow
ing excellent comparison, which all Christian read
ers will do well to rccollect
"The sheep, when they have been feeding do
not carry their shepherds the grass itself to show
them how much they have eaten; but having di.
gested it, they produce wool and milk in RETURN
In like manner do not You be IN haste to show to
the ignorant the good words you have learned, but
rather the good works which come from the inward
dgesting Of them"
From this heather VIC may all take useful hint.
If we were as anxious to bring forth the fruits of
the gospel as to show how much we know Of the
gospel it would be better for us and for the
word.-HudSon Observer
Fiery Year. We are inclined to think that the
year loi5 may be called a fiery year. We all re-
member how often news of extensive confagra-
tons came to us during the past year some OF
them unparalleled in magnitude writer in Alex.
nm fpr'. 1.st, tt,o -
mated losses, which amounts to very nearly ttceniy
eight millions of dollars worth of property wholly
destroyed and the writer thinks this does not COW
er twothirds of the real loss, many Of the fires
have not been enumerated in the li,t.
0}| st, Lous paper gives a rumor that man
who had induced young lady to elope from her
parents, had been incarcUated in prison, and alter
ward taken out and Lynched 10 death by a mob!
o. A young lady at Meriden, CT, recently
walked distance OF twelve miles through the
snow, for wager of $500, which was promptly
paid her "and no questions asked"
Famine IN Ireland The Baltimore American
publishes the following extract of a letter from
respectable gentleman in Ireland to friend in thai
city. which 1t Will be seen confirms the accounts
lately received that the fears of scarcity of fooc
in that country were nearly if not altogether UNI
founded;
BELFAST, Dec 80, lS45.
There was never such plentiful supply of IrIsl
grown oats as we have had this year; and excep
some unfortunate fatality should occur during the
sowing season, think the prices of all descriptions
of grain will be low in the ensuing summer. Oat
at present are Is. Cd. per 1l2 pounds; Wheat j
| lbs. The panic which many people felt in regarC
to Potatoes has nearly subsidized. The increase,
quantity planted last seed time, and the economy
which has lately taken place in the use of this val
liable root, will prevent any scarcity from being fel