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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-28
BEAUTIFUL POEM.
LamoiNe Co.

One of the Rev. Ralph Hoyt's prettiest poems
is entitled "Old," and in this is comprised a
charming and natural picture. 1t portrays an
old man visiting his native village after the
lapse of many years. He is observed sitting on
a messy stone by host Of school children, one
of whom pittying him for his forlorn appearance
addressed him. To her he gives the following
reply:
Angel" said he sadly, al am old;
Earthly hope no longer, hath a morrow,
Yet why sit here, thou shalt be told"
Then his eye portrayed pearl of SORROW
Down it rolled
"Angel," said he sadly 81 am old!
have tottered here to look once more
On The pleasant scenes, where delighted
In the careless happy days of yore,
Ere the garden Of my heart was blighted
To the core
have tottered here to look once more
All the picture now to me how dear
Fen this old gray rock where am seated
Seems jewel worth my journey here;
All that such scene must be completed
With tear
All the picture now to me so dear!
Old stone school housed il is still the same
There's the very steps so oft, mounted;
There's the window cracking IN its frame,
And the notches | cut and counted
For the game;
Oid stone school house! it is still the same
In the cottage yonder was born,
Long my happy home, that humble dwelling
There s the fields of clover, wheat and corn,
There the spring with liquid nectar swelling;
All iorlorn!-
In the cottage yondcr was born.
lnose two gateway syccamores YOU see,
Then were planted, Just SO far asunder
That long well'pole from the path to free.
And The wagon to pass safely under;
nh. Ninety three!
Those two gateway sycamores You see y
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-28
A freak Of Nature.

A communication in the Courier from the late
editor Of that paper, Mr.. Buckingham, statesthat
Mr.. VIM. Carter, of Cambridge, has a healthy
well formed calf having coat Of rcoOI instead
Of hair! There is no perceptible difference in
the appearance of the animals hide, from that of
sheep of the same age. Like the sheep, the
face and lower part of the legs are covered with
short and not very plant hair; the rest of the
body has covering Of wool, which, 10 all APP
poarancc, may afordias liberal a fleece as true
Saxon or Merno
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-28
List of Agents for the Freeman
PALMER, General Agent Boston.

WASHINGTON COUNTY.
yv,nsf.Id O skinner; Painfed, Or Bates
,vorcesr.r, r Johnson Alarshdeld S Pitkn:
SVarrsn II Imam: Barre, G johnson
Wat.rbnry JG stinson; Mortified, w II Smith
W"1dflrd. A Towns Fayston, Z II Baxter
CANE, j Mower and A Pearce
ORANGE co.
Bradford. ] D Clark South Ncwbuv, Abbott
Brookdcld KingsbuIy; Randolph, IL Parkhursti
gast do. : BigGlow East do. Brooks;
Tnnbridgc, II Woodward; West do. NJ u Sessions;
Chelsea NJ G Waldo, Post Mills Il iinckley,
Cnrntb Rev S ConminCs; Nershre, DR.. Tyler;
Fast do DR. Dustin Orange, P L. Lord;
w. Tupsham, Aldrich; Washington, l. Thurber:
T. do. f George Stafford, Barretti
N'"Ou''' i''' CHITTENDEN co.
Burlington, Liscom; Jericho and Undcrhill, l.
Charlotte, w Baldwin; Barney:
Huntington, J BceSler; Richmond, w PBriggs;
Ilinosbargh, Allen Wilston, w French
Wcstford L Beach;
ADDISON co.
Frrrsburgh, Shues; Bristol, II, Needham;
Vergennes, d. Spraguc, Cornwall, i I Haskell +;
Monkton, Cook Addison, & Reeves
Lincoln, DIR Kent; Hancock, A IT, Ahcn J
MiddIebury, Fuller; Weybridge NJ Stowe.
FRANKLIN co.
W. Enosburgh, NJ Dean; Franklin, c FELTON,;
" Falls, Co. Kendall st Adams, L Brainard, Jr
Montgomery, Martin Fairfield, John SatOrd
Bakersfield, Stone; d. FOSTER
berkshire. c Comingsi Richford Gon.
CALEDONIA co.
IIarlwck, w Wheatley; Peachtm w Muttccks,
Lyndon, Simmer and FoGsi McIndo's Falls, Macarthur
Walden A Amsdrn; Ryegate W. |. Gibson
g. f.. G Foster, Cabot, u Cock & Mclean
Danvlle, n Howard; Sheffield, l. D. Harvey,
N w Sas GrJton, Nj Weld
ORLEANS co.
Albany, Rev G Putnam; Iowell, J. D Harding;
Barton, p w Kimba. Troy, NJ Eastman;
Crltsbury, J w Hastings; Charleston, q. Warren;
Glover, $ S Blanchard Bloomington, Rev w Scales
Greensboro, B. Cumngs Coventry, J. llurd
A. G. Babb It, .. c. Wnsnw
lasburgh, L. G. Kinba
LAMOILLE co.
Cambridge, NJ Stafford Jacksonville, Stafford;
Elmort Scott llydtpark, \ Morse,
Johnson A w Caldwell; Watervllr, II A Fisk and \
Morristown, West llotch&lssi
Stowe, d Lothian WoleOtt. PennocE ;
Eden, DR.. AtTell
WINDSOR co.
Bethel, A Marsh; Cavendish, Spaliing,
Il o Ilinchcr Chester, llutcbinsonj
Rochester, 5 Cooper; Reyalt1n, Q Ilenry
Sharon, Metcalf Norwich, NJ NJ Davi';
Brdgewater Il Raymond; Woodstock, l. Richmond
Windsor, ] fhorndike; So Lake,
Brownsville, NJ Perkins; Sheddsville Mai Farewelj
Hartford A Nichols; Quechee viz. G Tnkham,
W. $ Steele Ilarand, H. D. Osgood
Barnnri, /. nlackmcr; No. " j N Willard. Jr
L. l. Bolknap; Snoswvie, l. IIa2en
Pomlrct C Harding Cd Stockbridgr. Rev. Mr. Daily
So. " ID Chandler: GaysvillC, J VI Bennett.
RUTLAND co.
Rutland, Thrall; Brandon, Marsh:
G Graves Pouney, Harris
Nallingford RamsdilI Pittsfeld, c Joysliu
Clarendon, w Marsh.
BENNINGTON co.
Manchester, Roberts, Jr.; Dorset, Landonj
N. Bennington, Maueson; Shaftsbury, Bottom;
. E. Dr.. Wilcox.
Whitman, 4 Ii upham; Hammondss Mills, C. Taylo
Jamaica, T Goodale; l Dover, w II Jones;
Bratttehoro, c. Frost; Brookline, a Flint
Athens. L Shafter
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The Female TemOer.

We like to see woman Of spirit aud life for
a dull, supine, prosy woman, is poor affair, in
deed And we have no particular objections to
seeing " the sparks fly" OCCASIONAL, when some.
thing really stirring occurs. We like to see her
Joyful and lively; and ii she has a little spice
-waggery, we caa put up with it very well nay,
we like it all the better. But cross, sour tenn
per, we have no good opinion of; for woman
who can never look Pleasant, but is always fret
ting and scolding will make an unhappy home
undertake to live in barrel of vinegar in a
thunder storm, as to live in the house with such
a woman. Solomon was right when he said, at
is better to live in the corner Of Il house top
than to dwell in wide house with brawlng
woman" Let woman wear sunshine on her
countenance, and it will drive the dark clouds
from her husbands face, and joy will thrill
through the hearts Of her children, Let wo.
mans words he soothing and kind, and every
thing is happy around her. Her influence will
he powerful. Others will catch her sweet tenn
per, and all will strive to see who can be most
like her. Sweetness of temper in woman is
more valuable than gold, ind more to be priced
than beauty. But may heaven keep us from an
untamed shrew, whose looks are NORWOOD and
whose words arc gall We had rather take
Daniels place with the lions, than to think Of
living within gunshot of such ternagant. If
women knew their power, and wished to exert it
they would always show sweetness Of temper
for then they are irresistible Boston Olrc
Branch
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-28

The Proper use Of Mans Reason.
Mr.. Editor :-A5 much has been written late.
" about the use Of mans reasoning powers,
wish to illustrate my views on the subject And
this shall do, by relating a circumstance with
in my own knowledge, When was boy, it
had been the practice of carpenters to frame
buildings by the scribe rule. At certain time
heard some one speaking about framing by the
square rule, who, on my inquiry, informed me
that it rendered entirely unnecessary any con6ne.
ment to the usual orders Of framing, in beginning
at the stills, but that by this rule you might Just
as well begin frame the ridge pole first, as the
sllls and that he had seen it done. This was
poser to me at the time And indeed was rea-
dy to say, " cannot have it so, There is no
reason in it. 1t is contrary to the laws of Or
der"
Now, to apply this to the work of creation,
do not believe there lives the man upon Gods
earth that knows one whit more that order was
proper in building the universe, than die at
that time about framing building by the square
rule. And yet there is such ru!e and correct
one, too. And equally believe, that God new
er gave us the power Of reason to decide this
question; I'll reasoning on this subject is then
useless, if nothing worse
]. H. JENNIE.
Peru, April 90, 1919.
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Danger Of frightening Children

Danger Of frightening Children.
1t is matter of course that no mother will
allow any Ignorant person to have access to her
child, who will irighten it with goblin stories, Or
threats of the old black man. She mightas well
throw up her ch1rge at once, and leave off think
ing of household education altogether, as to per
init her child to be exposed to such maddeuing
Iinhumanity as this. The instances are not few
of idiocy or death from terror so caused-H ar-
riot .Hdriineau
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-28
DEATH CALLS.

They leave us--they leave us
The young and the old,
Deaths summons oft grieves us,
His message oft told.
In vain we bcseeGh him
Our idols to spare,
No entreaties can reach him,
He heareth no prayer.
They're departing-departing,
From bosom and hearth,
Needing not the tear starting
Return they to earth.
Yet not when Death gathers,
Like maize well matured,
The good to their fathers,
Be the sorrow sigh heard.
They are taken--ar taken.
From bleeding hearts riven-
Yet for those who awaken
To treasures in heaven,
Who have labored and struggled
To gain the blest bourn,
For the time worn disciple,
All! why should we mourn?
RURALETTE
Lamoale Co.
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ELECTRICITY.

The absence Of atmospheric Electricity is one Of
the most remarkable chacteristics of season Of
cholera. In this part of the country we have
had no lightning, except on a single evening
since last winter. The evenings and the nights
are chilly, with a constant haze in the sky, OIL
rain. The usual supply of electricity is greatly
reduced. In such peculiar condition Of the
atmosphere housekeepcrs should have every
member of the family wear flannel next the
skin, and see to the publication of the air Of thu
dwellings,. Distributing Chloride Of Lime il
sinks and cellars, and keeping it in saucer Oh
the floor of confined or crowded rooms, vii
make the air pure and healthy. In very damn
locations and low ground it will be found highl,
beneficial to health to keep small fire burning
night and day, in the sleeping rooms.
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has been a mill stone round my neck. And yet
Ellinor has never brealhed word that would
wound my PRIDE"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-28
Ohr famiIp Girrlr.
For the Freeman.

For the Freeman.
Notwithstanding the diffident doubts, with
which our fair and youthful correspondent sub
mits to us her first effusions, we think our read
ers will agree with us in the opinion that the
following lines are far from being discreditabe
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-28

Court not Pleasure, lest you should Danish
Happiness-in the search after Happiness you will
often find pleasure
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THE FREEMAN

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We wish the Iorceful sentiment of Miss Edge
worth was framed and hung up in every School
House in America. We have long seen that
the great secret Of successful teaching consists
in impressing one idea, and that clearly and dis
tinctly, at stime.
Follow this rule teachers, and you never need
fail.
Teach one thing at Time.
Children who have the habit of listening to
words without understanding them, yawn and
write with manifest symptoms of disgust, when
ever they are compelled to hear sounds which
convey no ideas to their minds. All supernu.
mcrary words should be avoided in cultlyaiing
tho power of attention.
A few years ago, II gentleman brought two
EsquImaux to London. He wished to amusc
and at the same time astonish them with the
Imagnifcence Of the metropolis. For this pur-
pose, having equipped thom like English gentle.
men, he took them out one morning to walk in
the streets of London. They walked for sever
al hours in silence; they expressed neither plea.
sure nor admiration at anything they saw
When tbcil walk was ended, they appeared I'M
commonly melancholy and stupifed rs soon a;
! they got home, they sat down with their elbows
upon their knees, and hid their faces between
their hands. The only words they could be
brought to utter, were =" Too much smoke =
too much nosc-too much houscs-too mucl
mcn-too much oyerything.'
Some people who attend public lectures on mai.
ural philosophy, with the expectation of being
amused and instructed, 60 home with feelings
similar to those of the poor Esquimaux; they
feel that they have had too much of everything
the lecturer has not had time to explain his terms
nor to repeat them till they are distinct in tht
memory of his audience. With children, ever,
mode Of instruction must be hurtfnl which IA
tgucs attention. A skillul instructor, therefore
will as much as possible avoid the manner o
teOching to which the public lecturer is, in SOM
degree, compelled by his situation.
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-03-09

ceivers called Garrisonian Comeouters. VI
course we have no objection to being widely
known, and | suppose we were known long
before the special communicated OF our
friend was written. 1t would be strange in
deed il a party which has shaken the nation
by its firm and unwavering advocacy Of an
ti-slavery truth through the press, and by its
numerous lecturers, should have remained
unknown ill this time. The writer Of said
article states, that, "Mr. Walker, one of
their public lecturers, openly declared him
self to be an infdel, and plainly declared
that he would not call Christ, Master, said
the Bible was priest-craft, Christian imp o.
tor, and that Moses and the Prophets and
Apostles were all liars. He commended
Thomas Paine, and said their company was
about 10 make a new Bible"
| do not feel in my soul like blaming the
poor old man who wrote the above sentence,
for | am well assured that were he not rap
idly passing into second childhood, he would
never have written it. ! would simply state
that ! an a firm believer in christianity prop
per, and never in my life uttered a word a.
gainst it, or its glorious and divine author.
On the other hand, | have always professed
the one and relied upon the other. l have
often declared myself an lnfdel to a slave
holding and mar stealing religion. In this
sense all abolitionists are infdels. never
said the Bible was priest-craft, or that Jesus,
Moses, the Prophets or Apostles were lmpos-
tors or liars, or limited at such a thing, or that
could be construed into it; nor did | com
mend Thomas Paine in any way, although
| am not religious bigot enough 10 believe
that there was nothing about Paine or his
writings commendable neither did | ever
say, hint or think about getting out a new
Bible, nor have | heard Of any one else do
ing so. Something may have been said a.
bout getting out a more free and liberal trans
lation Of the Bible, but that is somewhat diff
ferent from making a new Bible. l would
also state that no such resolution as that quo
ted by the writer was ever passed by the
Anti-Slavery Society.
have denied plainly and unequivocally
nearly all the statements made by w. Cor.
win.
Persons belonging TO different churches
were present, and will w. G.. obtain one
person to END his article? | think not
while | could send scores to corroboFate the
truthfulness OF what | have written.
The Comeouters, as such, have but one
article of faith, viz: That slavery is a sin,
and sinful to sustain it in any form. As in
divtduaLs. we have a variety of views Oh all
most everything. We ara very much, in
that respect, like the Temperance Societies.
The old man did come 10 one of our meet
ings, and occupied a good portion of the time
in reciting what he had read and recited very
many times before. The last time, only The
night be fore the meeting. Friends asked
him, kindly, TO allow the meeting 10 proceed,
and call a meeting which they would attend,
if it would be a source Of satisfaction TO him
at som other time.
At this he felt very sore, and the article to
which l have replied was the result.
Yours &C., j. w. WALKER.
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may be postponed, but cannot be pre-
vented.
1t is unavailing to object the faults of
The emancipation movement against its
essence The strength and wisdom of
maturity will correct The faults and er-
rors of infancy, and opposition will only
discipline the agents and means into per-
feet adaptation.
In the meantime, however, Abolition.
lists should look earnestly and respect
fully into the argument of The enemy
and learn whatever it is capable Of teach
ing, for it is not enough to be right in
principle and aim ; we must also do full
justice to the a%nlagonistic interest, (for
no wrong.doer is wholly wrong, and few
reformers are wholly right and adapt
the means and accommodate the mea.
sures to The state and circumstances of
the evil. The divine administration is
in wise relation 10 its subjects,
and human intervention must adjust il.
10 the particular character of the
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-03-09
Notes from the Leclurlng Field.

New LYME, March 9, 1919.
My purpose was to communicate with the
Bugle weekly, but in consequence of having
to fill The appointments alone, as well as suf-
fering under the fleets of severe cold which
for several days entirely Frustrated me. |
ton to pen a single article. The day after
writing my last, l went to Huxley, where,
as at Richfeld, the appointments had not
been received. l called on Mr.. Hill, the
Wesleyan minister, and left an appointment
for the following evening. (Sunday.) Then
started on, if possible to find persons who
were indebted to the Society. | rode all day
till dark, when ! found myself in the south
east corner Of the town. l held a meeting
next morning in the House built by John
McClond. Had a good time gave out
meetings to be held there in two weeks, and
in the evening spoke to a crowded house in
the centre of Hinkley.
The next meeting was in Brunswick
Such was the state Of the meeting that | re-
NV 'hiSO h'SH'S--ilC huhiutlo u "
est increasing all the time. Many, ! trust,
were brought to see the importance of occu-
plying a higher and more consistent position.
There are a few fine thorough-going spirits in
this place-some of them among the Wesley
ans, who deem liberty of greater importance
than either churches or government.
] found a home with Cornelius Sherman
and wife, whose hearts beat high with the
love Of freedom, and the love of their race
Mrs. S.. is one OF the few among the Wesley
ans that has not allowed her religion 10 eat
out her humanity, and destroy her regard for
those who have left the sects for a higher
plain of being. Several others manifested
their regard for the cause in cheerfully repair
ing an accident which befell my wagon. ]
have reason to believe that the women of this
place will do something for the next Fair
| held but one meeting at GRAFTON /; the
small pox was in town, and the people were
afraid to come together. In this place, as In
| almost all others, clerical meanness was eX.
hibited in opposition to the meeting. The
Congregational priest (whose name ! forget
not only found himself called upon TO shuI
the slave out of his own church, but went tc
the person who has charge of the Baptist
house, and tried to induce him 10 close il
against the meeting +; but the poor fellow was
unsuccessful. This fellow, of course, calls
himself anti-slavery! am utterly sick Of
such a race of h%i:eling, trucking, contempti
BILE Gospel pedlars as abound in all our vii
lagos. They are a curse, an unmittigatet
curse; and Humanity will never breathe
freely till their entire order perish. My pray,
er is, that they may come to nought, and tina
right speedily.
My next meeting was at LIToHFIELD; ant
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ANTI.sLAVERY BUGLE, SALEM, o.

sequence of the absence of many of the Sons
TO attend a Temperance meeting at Lexing-
ion, it fell through.
Thursday evening, spoke in Salem, and
but for any number of the meetings in the
place, should have done 80 the next night al
so. Saturday evening to a good audience 8
miles southeast, and Sunday afternoon at
Cool Spring. Another lecture at the League
school-house in Rooistown on Friday evening
next, will close the series till Old Zach is in
augurated Old Zach What a President!
And what a country to elect him And what
a Union for the Free States TO be in! And
what a Congress for the Free Sellers 10 be
members of! Northern freemen sitting by
the side of Southern s~lave-owners, and thus
recognizing those tyrants as fit to make their
laws! Sitting by the side of man.steaIers,
when they would not by the side of pick
pockets and horse-thieves! Sitting by the
side Of those who ~enslave other mems wives
and children, when they would not with
those who should enslave their own. And
sitting, finally, with those who are holding
Jesus Christ himself a slave in the person of
his =" little %ones!" Sun! look thou not on
the picture, and Moon! hide. myself in the
cloud "Hung be the Heavens with black !"
ind the Angel pen not doiOn tie record
JOSEPH TREAT.
SALEM, Feb. 81, 1s49.
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Adm0nit0ry.

The various attempts which have been
made this winter, 10 influence the minds
of the populace on the subject of slave
ry, and 10 array one section Of the coun.
try against another, appear to US crimes
of The deepest and most malignant dye
treason of the darkest and most danger
Gus character. In judging Of political
conduct, we cannot penetrate the inten-
tons of men we can only inquire into
The consequences Of their actions. 1t will
do TO say that most ofthose who have
engaged in these attempts were influence
ed by pure motives. Public men are re-
sponsible 10 their constituents, not only
for the purity of their hearts, but also for
the clearness of their heads. After the
commission of grave errors, they cannot
be permitted 10 come in and set up a plea
of ignorance. With them, knowledge
and wisdom are duties want Of informa-
ton and irre1ec,ion, crimes. Placed in
offices of trust, which require freedom
from passion and prejudice, and which
involve the happiness and we'll being Of
thousands, they are highly culpable, If
they permit their minds 10 run into the
excuses Of fanaticism, or fall into the
weaknesses of folly. They must guart
their minds well, for out of them are the
issues of life. Some Of our public men
had better hesitate, and reflect before
they take violent steps, in regard to G
dissolution of the Union. They may
find they have gone too far, when i. i:
too late to retrace their steps.-Neu Or
leans Times.