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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-09
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Household Happiness.

The following remarks by Harriet Martineau,
should be read by every mother;
8" believe it happens oftener than any body
knows that the first conlugal dscontents follow
on the birth of the first child The young moth
er trusts too much to her husbands interest in
her new treasure being equal to her own--a thing
which the constitution of mans nature and the
arrangements of his business render impossible.
He will love his infant dearly, and sacrifice much
for it, if he remains, as he ought his wife's first
object. But if she negects his comfort to in
duIge i'll fondlmg his infant she is doing wrong
to both. If her husband no longer finds, on his
return from business, clean and quiet fireslde,
and wife to welcome him, but litter of baby
things, and wife too busy up stairs to come
down, or too much engaged with her infant to
talk with him and make him comfortable, there
is mischief done which can never be repaired.
And if this infant be not the first, there is anoth-
er person to be no less carefully considered-the
next youngest | was early struck by hearing
the mother of large family say that her pet was
always the youngest but one it was SO hard to
cease to be the baby Little children are as
Jealous of affection as the most enraptured lover
and they are too young to have learned to con-
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miserable being can hardly exist than little
creature who having been accustomed to the
tenderness always lavished on the baby-having
spent almost its whole life in its mothers arms
and been the first to be greeted on its fathers Ell
trance, finds itself bid to sit on its little stool, Oh
turned over to the maid, or to rough brothers and
sisters to be taken care Of, while every body gath
ers round the baby to admire and love it. Angry
and jealous feelings may grow into dreadful pas
sions in the little breast, if great care be not Ia
ken to smooth over the rough passage from baby
hood to childhood If the mother would have
this child love and not hate the baby, if she
would have peace and not tempest reign in the
little heart, she will be very watchful. Sht
will keep it at her knee, and show it, with man!
tender kiss between, how to- make baby smile
how to warm baby's feet will let it taste wheth
er babys food be nice, and then peep into tn,
cradle to see whether baby be asleep. And wheI
baby is asleep, the mother will open her arms tt
the little helper, and fondle it as of DID, and lie
it be all in all to her, as it used to be. This il
great piece of education to them both, and ;
lesson of justice to all who stand BY"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-09
Summer.

The season of summer calls the vigorous mind
to profound contemplatons. Inestimable are
those habits oftthought and observation which
convert nature into the temple of God, and rem
ders all its different scenes expressive of their
various attrisates of the Almighty Mind Every
season speaks of the analogous character which
we ought to maintain. 1t is now the pride and
glory of the year. The earth is covered with
Righteousness, and the sun is pursueing, like a
giant, his course through the heavens, dispensing
light and vigor over the world beneath him.
Are there no classes or conditions of men Of
whose character and duties this season is de-
scriptve? Are there no moral lessons which
they who love the Lord may gather from that
sun which now goeth forth in his might!
Is it not, in the first place, emblematic to Us
of the maturity of human life, and of the viz
tues which that season ought to display? X
those of that age, the spring, with all its weak
ness. and all its dangers, is past; an unseeI
arm has conducted them through the dawr
of their infant journey, and led them on to tina
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-09

mighty stage where the honors of time and of
eternity are to be won. Whatever may be the
station or condition in which they are placed
there is yet to all some simple and evident duty
which they are called to perform, some course
which they are summoned to run; and what is
far more, however narrow may be its bounds, or
obscure its situation, there is some sphere in
which their influence extends, and in which like
the summer sun, they may diffuse Joy and hap
piness around them In such seasons, let nature
be their instructor; and while they bless the use
full light which pours gadness among the dwell
ings of men, let them remember that they were
also made to bless and improve. Let them
remember that to them have now arisen the
heightened and the enlightened days of life,
when every thing calls them to labor; that the
breath of Heaven has ripened all their powers Of
mind and body into perfection that there are
eyes in heaven and earth which look upon the
course they are pursu ing and that the honors
of time, and the hopes of Immortality, alike de-
pend upon the use which they make of the sum-
mer of their days-C Brooks
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-09
Domestic Duties,

Seeing that almost the whole of the day is de-
voted to business abroad, and the remainder of
my time to domestic duties, there is none left to
myself, that is for my studies-for on returning
home, have to talk with my wife, prattle with
my children, and converse with my servants; all
which things number among the duties Of life
since, if man would not be a stranger in his
house, he must by every means in his power
strive to render himself agreeable to those COM
panions of his life whom nature hath provided
chance thrown in his way, or tina, he hath him
elf chosen.-iSr Thomas MOrc
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-09
The Willow, Poppy and Violet,

child held in his hand slight leafess bough.
1t was like supple green wand. But it had been
newly cut from the parent stock, and life stirred
in its little heart
He sought out sheltered spot and planted it
in the moist earth Often did he visit it, and
when the rains of summer were withheld, he wa
tered it at the cool sunset.
The sap which is the blood of plants, began
to flow freely through its tender vessels. A tiny
root, like thread, crept downward, and it put
forth faint tiny leaves.
Seasons passed over it and it became a tree.
Its slender branches dropped downward to the
earth. The cheering sun smiled upon them ;
the happy birds sang to them but they dropped
still
Tree, why art thou always so sad and droop-
ing! Am not kind unto thee?' but it answer
ed not only as it grew on, it dropped lower and
lower-for it was Weeping Willow.
The boy cast seed into the soft garden mould.
When the time of flowers came, strong, bud
ding stock stood there, with coarse serrated
leaves. Soon a full red poppy came forth, glo-
ryng in its gaudy dress. At its feet grew a
purple violet, which no hand had planted OF
cherished
1t lived lovingly with the MOSES, and with the
frail flowers of the grass, not counting itsel
more excellent than they
Large Poppy, why dost thou spread out thy
scarlet robe so widely and drink off all the sun
beams from my lovely violetP
But the Haunting flower replied not to hin
who planted it. 1t even seemed to open its ricf
mantle still more broadly, as though it would
have stiAed its humble neighbors Yet nothing
hindared the fragrance of the meek violet
The little child was troubled, and at the hou1
of sleep he spake to his mother of the tree tina
continually wept and the plant that continually
overshadowed it's neighbor. So she took hin
on her knee and spake so tenderly in his ear tina
he remembered her words when he became
man.
There are some who like the willow, arr
weepers all their lives long, though they dwell ii
pleasant places, and the fair skies shine on then
in love. And there are Others who like the pop
ply that thou reprovest, are proud at heart anc
despise the humble whom God regardeth.
Be not thou like them, my gentle child, bu
keep ever in thy breast the sweet spirit Of th
lowy violet, that thou mayest comeat last to tina
blessed place which pride cannot enter, ant
where the sound of weeping is unknown
Star in the West.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-09
The RcpOSe of the Grave,

We shrink from the scorching heat of the sun,
or we SILVER beneath the blasts that wither us as
they pass The noise of the world is wearying
the noise and din of life The flowers we
gather have thorns that pierce us, and the tree
under whose bows we turn for shelter, falls to
crush us. We take our way along the crowded
streets, meeting nothing but strange faces that
stare coldly as we pass-no smiles, no welcome.
We wander through greener paths and per-
chance some are with us that we love but even
in green paths there are brars to wound the foot,
or the serpent's shining track crosses the road we
90, or those with us fall away, and utter loneli-
ness is ill to bear This is life-but the dead
have rest Where ends our path Taken thro'
dreary crowded streets, or through desolate by
ways where is our bed at last! For we cannot
always wander, striving, struggling, hoping, fear
ing, for we scarce know what-there must be
some place of solace, where shall we find it .
Oh, weary, weary spirit, here ends thy tol-here
where the tuft is so cool and green-hcre, where
the wind whistles so mournfully through the long
waving grass. Rest thee; rest thee-take thy
mantle around the, lie down upon this ready
EARTH it will open and give thee rest. Art thou
cold ask the close sepulchre to take thee to Its
narrow chamber, thou wilt SILVER in the winter
wind no more Doth thy brow ache with all this
feverish excitement-this whirlwind of sounC
and motion press it to the cool mantle of thu
tomb let the air, grown damp and chill from
passing over graves, fan thy burning check
will WOO thee to stiffness and to calm thor
wilt forget the hot turmoil of existence, thy neV
home shall be so qulet.-MrS POnSOnby.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-09
Agricultural.
Quantity Of Corn TO the Acre,

If Farmers would examine their corn fields,
they would doubtless oten find single hills, and
several hills together that would yield 100 bush
els to the acre. Suppose, for instance, that the
corn be placed in hills three feet one way and
two the other, and each hill to yield three large
ears or an equivalent. There would be 1860
hills to the acre Five ears of Brown corn have
been found to give full quart shelled. At three
ears to the HILL then, it would take one hill and
two-thirds to make quart; or 10 hills would
yield quarts Therefore, as 10 to 6 so is 7 1850
4,256-the number of quarts to the acre=l3G
l-8 bushels Mr. Brown, who introduced the
Brown corn to notice, has raised 1876 bushels to
the acre
But suppose that, instead of feet by 2, the
hills are made feet apart each way. The num-
Der of hills will then be reduced to A, $40; and
the product (supposng the yield per hill to be as
above) will be 80 81 bushels; or As 3-S bush
els less than if planted in hills one foot nearer
each other in the row.
This simple estimate shows the importance Of
having the corn accurately planted so as to leave
no waste ground, and Of securing the proper
number of vigorous plants in every hill.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-09
The Early Dead.

Early one morning a maiden went to her gar
den, to gather herself garland of beautiful ro-
SEES She found them all yet in the bud, closed OF
half cIosed-fragrant cups for the morning dew.
g. will not break you yet" said the maiden;-
the sun shall first open you; then will your
beauty be more radiant, and your fragrance more
delightful"
She came at midday, and, 10, the beautiful
roses were eaten by the worm, bowed down by
he rays of the sun, pale and withered. The
maiden wept over her folly, and the next morn
ing her garland was gathered early.
His dearest children God calls early from thi:
life, ere the sun has pierced them, or the worn
has marred their beauty, The paradise Of chill
drcn is high degree of glory; the most godly
and just cannot enter there, for his soul has beer
stained by sin.-Mrs. c. II. Sawyer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-09

and hay are both offered them at time They
will eat up all the fodder clean, seeming to pre-
fer the stalks, (which are full of saccharne mat
teri to the leaves. And when feed with corn
fodder, use no grain, which am obliged to do
when feed hay. On this account this food is
admirable for calves, and young cattle. am
keeping some calves on this alone, without par
tice of grain, and they are in fine order. Hors-
es do not like it as well as hay Cattle and sheep
do much better.
On the ground of economy, it is altogether bet
ter than any other feed have tried ltrequires
very little labor, except the harvesting, (Which is
heavy job, y and the yield per acre, has been at
least seven tons of cured fodder 1t is called
good grass that yields ton and a half to the
acre, and much does less. The only trouble a.
bout the corn fodder is, that it needs great dea
of curing. 1t is so green it will heat and spoi
unless it is thoroughly dried. After trying sew
eral ways, now bind it in small bundles as soor
as cut-shock it right on the ground; ind let tn,
shocks stand six or eight weeks in this way, wher
it is so dry that it may be packed in a NOV, ant
except the outside, is perfectly bright and FREE
from must The outside is bIackened a little
but none Of it is wasted.-Ohi0 CHItiUator
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-09
Corn Fodder,

Last year | gave you short account of my
sowed corn crop In the winters of As, IS, it
was my principal dependence for fodder On
the produce of two acres, saved horse, yoke
of oxen, three cows, and three young cattle, which
else would hive been nearly sacrificed, as were
my neighbours cattle. The drouth had so cut of
the hay, that people offered one half their stock
to get the other half wintered, and no one would
take them at that
was so well pleased with my experiment, that
| determined to try again SO this year sowed
the same amount of land again, at the rate Of
two and half bushels of seed to the acre, broad.
cast l had fair yield, and though do moi
need it as last year, yet it is preferred by all my
cattle to the best Of hay. They will leave hay
untouched when the corn fodder is before them
quite as much as they will leave straw when thai
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-09
GtgtorttQl.
From The .NcuO York Evangelist.
L CtterS on N exicO"mN 0, 1,
BY REV. JOHN 5. C. ABBOTT.

BY REV. JOHN 5. C. ABBOTT.
Mexico was discovered by the Spanish adven-
turer, Fernando Cortez, in the year 1919. 1t
was inhabited by altogether the most enlightened,
friendly and happy people then upon the CONT
nent Of America.-Cortez landed upon the coast,
and founded and fortified the city of Vera Cruz.
The name of the '"True Cross" which Cortez
gave to this city, founded in oppression and blood
is characteristic of the religious fanaticism which
was one of the elements of the character of this
merciless soldier. He then penetrated the inte-
rlor, and after many and sangunary conflicts
with the natives, took possession of the city of
Mexico and the whole country With his blood
hounds, his powerful horses, his steel-clad war
riors and his heavy artillery, he moved down the
armies of the natives like grass before the scythe.
Brave but perfdous, talented but cruel this
blood-staned conqueror, after desoIating happy
and peaceful empire with fire and carnage, died
in obscurity the victim of disappointment and
neglect. At one time, after his return to Spain
in disgrace, he endeavored to obtain, by violence
an audience with the king. Forcing his way
through the crowd which surrounded the royal
carriage, as if to enter, "Who are you ?" in
quired the monarch, Charles " 81 am" haugh.
tlly replied the war-worn veteran, "a man whc
has gained you more provinces, than your father
left you to0aS" Cortez called the country
which had been the scene of his brilliant victo-
ries, of his unrighteous invasion, and of his un-
righteous invasion, and Of his unparalleled cru
city, New Spain
For about three hundred years the country re-
manned in the condition of colony, subject to
the Spanish dominion. Under the rule of Charles
V. and his SUCCESSORS, Mexico made hardly a
perceptble advance in wealth or intelligence =
and probably decreased in population. 1t was
the studied and unwavering policy of the moth
err country to keep the inhabitants of Mexico in
ignorance and servitude Native Spaniards were
sent by the crown to fill all the civil, military
and ecclesiastical offices, and just enough of Eu-
ropean soldiers to cooperate with those raised
among the natives, to keep the people in subec-
ton The idols of the Mexicans were elected
from the temples, to make room for the idols Of
the Romish Church. The mummeries of the
pagan worship were succeeded by the more gor.
geous and dazzling pageants of the Papal See
The priesthood of the Temple of the Sun were
suppanted by an hierarchy more crafty and moi
less oppressive and immoral No schools were
founded mo agencies were allowed to exist, which
could vivify the forbid mind Every effort wa.
made to give impenetrability to the cloud of g
norance which enyeloped the untutoted intellect
of the natives.
A Viceroy, entirely subject to the Spanish
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with remorse. This world is the home of a yir-
tuous and amiable woman.
There is world where the storm RACES, and
the tempests riot wildly A world where love
and Joy enter not, and whence innocence fieth
atirlghted away. Jealousy is there, and Anger
and Hate. SANDER and Falsehood, twin sisters
abide there. Peace departs from it When a
man enters it, he returns not again, for the dead
are there. This world is the dwelling place Of
woman who has forsaken the guide of youth
and forgotten the covenant of her God whose
house is in the way to hell, going down to the
chambers of death.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-09
Charity,

Though the goodness of a mans heart did not
incline him to acts of charity, one would think
the desire of honor should. For as building
fine houses, purchasing fine clothes, pictures, and
other such like articles of expense, shows moth
ing more than an ambition to be respected above
other people, would not one act of charity, one
instance of redeeming poor family from all the
miseries of poverty, or restoring an unfortunate
tradesman to the means of procuring livelihood
by his industry, acquire him more real respect
and more lasting honor The former are the
works of other peoples hands-the latter the
acts Of his own heart.-Fietding.
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ADVANTAGE OF ECoNoMY IN VARIOUS MAT
TERs,-Corn fodder, by long exposure in the
field loses one half of its nutritve qualities, and
by housing or stacking in damp state, and feed
ing in an improyident way, the one-half of what
remains is also lost. Corn should be cut up by
the ground, as far as practicable, before we have
severe frosts; and it will pay ten fold for extra
care and labor, in securely housing in dry state
A light feed out of corn fodder well cured, night
and morning, in a clean warm stable, with straw
fed in boxes through the day, will keep cattle
through the winter in as good condition as they
are in at the commencement.
Buckwheat straw, when we'll cured and hous-
ed, is but little inferior to hay and the chaf is
eaten by cattle or sheep with little less eagerness
than oats the chaf of fifty bushels of oats is
worth one feed of hay for four hundred sheep
and corn cobs ground with small portion OF
hard grain makes good feed for cattle or sheep
Much is lost by uncomfortable exposure OF
stock to cold and storms By carefully saving
and economically feeding all coarse fodder,
have no doubt one-fourth more stock may be well
wintered, in any of the grain-growng districts
of this State, than is at present poorly wntered
in the usual wasteful way of saving and feeding
Jennings for out buildings mostly in the time il
takes to open and shut them ind none SC
convenient and durable as good wooden ones
and the latch heavy enough to fall easily into the
catch.
There is also great waste of time in brand
ing or marking sheep, to say nothing of the
trouble it gives the manufacturer to clip the tai
off from one or more large letters. The proper
place to brand is on the top of the rump tina
the mark may be seen from any position that the
sheep may chance be in, and that it may not be
obllterated by their crowding together. The
size Of the letter need not exceed two inches il
length, and should be put on without handling
the sheep at all. The tar should be in shallow
vessel with handle the sheep should be in
close pen (easily made with feeding boxes, y whcr
they may be branded and counted in a very shor
time, without laying hands on thcm,-CuHira
tor.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-09
The Two Worlds,

There is a world where no storms intrude-a
haven of safety against the tempests of life, a
little world of JOY and love, of innocence and
tranquility Suspicious are not there, nor jeal-
ouses, nor falsehood, with their double tongue,
nor the venom of SANDER Peace embraceth it
with out-spread wings. Plenty broodeth there
When man entereth it, he forgets his sorrows
and cares, and disappointments; he opens ms
heart to confidence, and to pleasure not mingled
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The Child'S Dream,

'Oh. have had dream, mother,
So beautiful and strange
Would could sleep on, mother,
And the dream never changed
what hast thou dreamed, my dear one!
Thy look is bright and wild;
Thy mothers ear is ready
To listen to her child
Il dreamed lay asleep, mother,
Beneath an orange tree,
When white bird came and sang, mother,
So sweetly unto me;
Though it woke me with its warblng,
Its notes were soft and low,
And it babe me rise and follow,
Wherever it might go.
1T led me on and on, mother,
Through groves and realms Of light:
Until it came to one, mother,
Which dazzled-'twas so bright.
As tremblngly | entered,
An angel form drew near,
And bid me welcome thither,
Nor pain, nor sorrow fear
q knew not aught there, mother,
| only felt twas bliss,
And joined that white birds song, MOTHER
OH canst thou read me this?
yes, dearest, to thy mother
Such happiness is given
The Holy Spirit was that bird,
That grove of light was IIeavenn
HotOiWS Jomna