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A Wild Woman.

We know not but our reputation for veracity
may suffer by the following statement, but we
have been laying off for the last two years to
give it, we think there is no use of waiting any
longer 1t will require some credulity to be-
lleve the story; but we can assure the reader
that what VIC shall state could be established by
the testimony of some Of the Oldest and most
respectable citizens of our neighboring County
of Jackson.
For the last ten years there has lived and in-
habited the thckets of the Navidad bottoms in
Jackson County an animal universally believed
to be woman, and though diligent search has
frequently been made, not living soul has ever
been able to see it, though on one occasion,
several years ago, party driving COWS through
the bottom, came so close upon its camp or den
as to compel it to drop kind Of basket or trunk
which upon examination, was found to be per-
feet curiosity, containing most astonishing
variety of little trinkets, such as pins, needles,
knives, brushes, and several articles, whose use
were entirely unknown, and all of the most in
genious and exquisite workmanship, and also
small pocket Bible, with New York" written
in it in small beautiful hand writing, together
with two guns, one of which it had stocked
having stolen an old gun barrel from the settle
ment.
The principal reason for believing it 20 be a
woman, arises from its track, which has often
been seen, and which resembles exactly that of
small and delicate female. 1t frequently visits
the neighboring houses of nights for the purpose
of picking up such articles as it can lay its hands
on-clothng particularly, of which it is suppo
sed, from the quantity missed from time to time
it has enough to set up a respectable millinery
shop and clothing store.
About year ago, it went into the house o.
Samuel A. Rogers, when he was absent, opened
his medicine chest, touk portion of all the med
icines in 1t, carefully putting back the shoppers
and committing no other damage beside that o
taking several articles Of clothing, which aftel
going to the edge of the bottom, it appears t.
; have sorted out, and left such articles hanging
upon stick as it did not seem to require. l
also came to Mr.. Rogers place recently ant
brought back wooden bowl taken about yea
since, and trace chain that had been mlsse(
for eight years These are but 1.-THE of thu
many excentrictes of the man, woman or ami
NAL; but they serve as specimen.
| .
So sure are the people on the Navidad that
!, is wild human being, that we understand re
ward of forty cows and calves has been ofEere
to any one who would capture it 1t suppose
by some that there was once man and woman
;, but that the man had died. How true this con
4 lecture is, we cannot say; but there can hardl
be doubt but wild man or woman has inhab
:, tied the Navidad Mustang bottoms, near Texant
= for many years. 1t cannot be negro, male c
. female, because the track forbids the conclusio
We incline to think it Mexican woman.
q Victoria (TerGs) Advocate
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-04-12
Frederick North,

Earl of Guilford, better known as Lord North,
the minister under whose administration Eng
land lost her American colonies. He succeeded
Charles Townsend as Chancellor of ExcheQuer ;
and in ITO, the duke of Grafton, as first Lord
of the Treasury, and continued in that high but
laborious office to the conclusion of the war.
As public character, Lord North was a flowing
and persuasive orator, well skilled in argument,
alton, and master of great presence and GOODNESS
of mind, and in private life he was very amiabe
cheerful, and jocose in conversation, the friend
of learned men, and correct in his conduct
The last years of his life were afflicted with
blindness. He died July, 1899, aged 60, much
and universally lamented
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-04-12
Duration Of Human Life.

The medical writer's have often treated of the
duration Of human life, and the influence which
particular trades and conditions have upon the
health of individuals. From these some curious
and well attested particulars may be elected. 1t
is the general opinion that longevity depends in
great measure upon descent for long.ved an
cestors, and many instances of the fact may be
adduced. More women live to be old than men,
but more men live to'be very old than women
Indeed, there appears to be provision in nature
for the mutual accommodation of the sexes for
at those periods Of life when women are weak
est and most subjected to disease, men are stron-
ger than at any other period of their lives; then
when men by old age become weakened, women
have the superiority of strength. More persons
who have married live to be very old, than per-
sons who have remained single. 1t is observed
that the number of births exceeds the number of
deaths, but the proportion varies in different dis
tricts, according to q variation of physical and
moral causes. A numerical proportion of births
always exists between the sexes; but more
males are born than females which appears to
be provision of nature for maintaining due
equality between the number of the sexes for
the life of man, independent of destructive wars,
is more exposed 10 accidental causes inducing
death, than that Of women. 1t is pointed out as
curious fact that if man marry woman
Younger than HIMSELF the number of boys in the
family will exceed the number of girls-but if a
man be younger than his wife, then, according
to the disparity between their respective ages,
the number of girls will equal or predominant
over the number of boys. Of all new born in
fants, one out of four dies the first year two on
ly attain the sixth year; and before the twenty
second year, nearly one-half the generation is
consigned to the grave. Attained, however, to
the age of maturity, one out OF every thirty or
forty individuals die annually. Such are the
general facts which appear to have been estab-
lished concerning the duration of human life,
but its extension and accompanying happiness
must be materially modified by the habits which
each individual in his own sphere is led to adopt.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-04-12
VOLUME VI. NO. Is.
New Definitions.

BacheIOr-A mule who shirks his regular load.
ShoP-Private interest disguised as public
utility. prison for himself, built by man Of
the materialhe deals in.
China-A hermit among nations. A living
toad embedded in stone.
Paper receiver of stolen goods.
POtitics-An national humming- top, which spins
the least when it huns the most.
NdpoIeOn--A naughty boy who was put in
corner, because he wanted the world to play
with.
Tdres-Feathers plucked from all birds to
line the nests of few.
Monk-A coward who wont fight.
.4merica-Young John Bull working with his
coat off.
Wdr-Murder to Music.
Bali Room-A camp of modern Amozons.
TObdcco-A triple memenio m6ri-dust for the
nose, ashes for the mouth, and poison for the
stomach.
oa--i,r o4.~ ,sl.~....-vo delight to follow but
dread to face.
LOn-The bones of the giant Civilization.
Lye-A compulsory journey over precari-
GUS road, on which the moro luggage you have
the more lightly you travel.
.Mariage-Love brought to trial. Going
home by daylight after eourtship's masquerade.
PatOnbrOker-The poor mans banker. A man
who holds your coat whilst you fight
SlaUe-A human eptaph of human feelings
.MOney--The largest STAKEHOLDER in the world.
Cty-A human hive, without its honeycomb.
Experience scar of our wounds.
Wine-Botted fever A friend who seldom
dies without torturing US with his ghost.
Debt-A slice out of another mans loaf.
Coda check drawn on society by your
Tailor
PaIace-A guiotine, which cuts off the head
of nation from its body.
Keldnd-The Action of nations, torn to piec.
es by its own dogs.
Sauage-An individual who goes to war with
his enemies like a heather; ard takes theil
scalps-instead of going to law with them, like
a Christian, and taking their goods.
Soldier "A live target set up by one natior
for another to shoot at.
Bee--.A selftaught botanist, whose work.
command a ready sale.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-04-12
A Beautiful Sentiment.

Bernard, who aourished in the twelfth
century, has the following beautiful re
marks -
Such il the remarkable efficacy of the
Word of God, that while it humbles it ex
ats us, This is indeed the kind and powerful
operation of the World. by whom all thing;
were made; and thus indeed, Christ's yoke
becomes easy, and his burden light Light,
indeed, is his burden. For what can be
lighter than load, which even carries eve
ny person who bears it. A burden whicl
uuburdens the soul In all nature | seek tc
find some resemblance to this, and l seen
to discover shadow Of it in the wings o
the bird, which are borne by the creature
and yet sustain and supportits flight through
the open armament of heaven"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-04-12
Love Of Country,

The love of country seems to be one of those
instructive affinities which are elemental in our
nature, distinguishing us from the inferior crea-
ton, and without which man subjects himself
to the just and unanimous scorn of his kind
There are few passages in our language which
meet SO prompt and universal response, as the
oft quoted lines of Walter Scott:
Breathes there man with soul so Dead
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land:"
No unsightliness or inhospitality of nature,
no ruggedness of fortune, Or despotism of man,
can quench the patriot fire. Amid the eternal
tTosts and storms of the poles, not less than in
the perpetual verdure and spice gales of the
trophies, the thought of country excites emotion
and warns the heart
History relates that it was found necessary 10
forbid the playing of certain national airs by the
Swiss troops of the old French monarchy, be-
cause those remembrancers of their Alpine
home, untitled them for duty. When the allied
armies were returning from the invasion of
France, and came in sight Of the Rhine, the
German troops were so overwhelmed with Joy
that many tainted, and whole regiments were
thrown into disorder.
What then should be the measure of an A.
merican's love for the country that gave him
birth, amid whose varied and multfom beauty
and magni6cenco of natural scenery, beneath
whose benignant sky and mild political and NOR
al influences he has received his training? If
the Caledonan finds poetry and beauty in the
stein wildness, the brown heath, and shaggy
wood, and beeting crag of his native strand, and
the very thistle that proclaims the poverty of his
soil, is dearer 10 his heart than crown Jewell
if the Switzer hears only music in the rush of
mountain torrents and storms-if the eye of the
pale Siberian Or the sIivering Icelander, shark
les when you name his country, nursery THOUGH
it be of tempest and darkness and eternal trosts,
, what in reason should be the emotion of a Gift
zen Of these United States, when he looks A.
broad over the fair heritage which God has civ
, en- us?
80 native country o my parent land
How can'st thou be aught else but dear and holv
To me, who from thy lakes and mountain hills,
Thy clouds and quiet dales, thy rocks and seas,
Have drunk in all my intellectual life,
All sweet sensations, all enobIing thoughts,
All alteration of the God in Nature"
Let us cherish this aliectionate love for our
own country, hot to the exclusion of other Just
claims upon our regard, not in the spirit of I'M
trlendliness to other lands, but in harmony with
all. There are those who find so many blemish.
es in the character Of their country, and so much
to quarrel with, that they can speak of her only
in terms of complaint and reprobation But We
sympathlze not with such reformers. Doubtless
our country has its faults; but we hold with
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-04-12

WARNING TO SMoKERs.-A singular case
of asphyxia is related in one of the French
Journals. A youth by the name OF Lemome
paid visit to an uncle, who was farm Ia
borer in the neighborhood ofHarvre. This
man occupied an ilI-ventilated apartment
The nephew, at o'clock in the evening,
went TO bed in the room. Soon AFTER the
uncle and two companions entered the room,
and fell to smoking. The youth was asleep
Al midnight the visitors withdrew, and the
uncle went TO bed. Laying hands upon his
nephew, he found him to be unnaturally
cold and endeavored to awaken him, but
without effect. Help was called; some faint
indications of life appeared, and physician
directed operations for the recovery OF the
patient. All proved vain. The next day he
expired. A post norton examination was
made, and the physician pronounced that
he died ofcongestion of the brain, caused
by the respiration of tobacco smoke during
sleep,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-04-12
Isaac Barre,

An English gentleman, who distinguished
himself as a politician during the American
war. In the earlier part of his life he was in
the army, in which he retained the rank of Co
lionel. Becoming connected with the Marquis
of Lansdown, he obtained a seat in the House
of Commons, and was an active member of the
opposition, and frequent speaker during the
ministry of Lord North He was afflicted with
blindness several years prevons to his DEATH
which took place July LIST, 1902, at the age Of
IS. Some have supposed that Colonel Barre
wrote the celebrated letters Junius, in conjunct-
ion with his friend, the Marquis of Lansdown
and Counsellor Dunnng, afterwards Lord Ash
burton; but this is a bare conjecture unsuppor-
ted by any probable arguments.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-04-12
Biographical.
Samuel Adams.

lie was one Of the most distinguished men
connected with the American Revolution. He
was born at Boston, Massachusetts, in 1922,
and graduated at Harvard University, in l74O.
He was one of the first who orgonized measures
of resistance to the mother country, and for the
prominent part which he took in these measures,
he was prescribed by the British government.
In 1776, he signed the Declaration of Tndepend-
ence with Franklin, Hancock, Jefferson, and the
other ilustrious men whose names adon that
instrument. He was member Of the Conven-
ton of Massachusetts, which accepted the Con-
sttution of the United States; and on the adop.
ton of the constitution of Massachusetts, was
elected President of the Senate From 1889 to
1894, he held the office of lieutenant governor
and that of chief magistrate during the three
succeeding years. He died October Sd, 1903
aged 80 years.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-04-12

used to creep to hide HIMSELF He was always
on the qua UiUe, and as soon as he heard the
sound of approaching footsteps, he would look
about him and as soon, as he saw dog he would
place his body as near the ground as possible,
and with his sharp ears erect, and his cunning
eye fixed upon the approaching enemy, watch
his movements silently. If unobserved, he would
stealthily run behind the dog and gripping him
on the back, rush back to hip hiding place. At
times several hounds would be barking about the
house, but he always managed to cheat them.
He remained with his master till about year
old, when neighbor who had been trying for
some time time to purchase him, moved to the
West, and the fox disappearing at the same time,
it was believed that he had carried him off.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-04-12
Thou Art not Here,

Lamps of silver hang above me,
Shedding floods of golden light,
And the looks of those who love me
Glide my cold reserve tonight.
Rosy coronas are hinging
Round their gifts of odors sweet;
Vaulted roof and floor are ringing
With the fall of dancing feet,
While young joy, with tress unbranded
Charms with yiol note the car,
Darkly is my forehead shaded
Thou art not here
Often, often, have l lifted
To my lip the cup of mirth,
When the beautiful and gifted
Crowded round the festal hearth:
Once this aching heart, of Brighter,
Gayer feelings was the shrine,
And no dancing foot fell lighter
In the may reel than mine.
Ruby lips are breathing gladness,
Eyes of starlike beam are near;
Why then is my brow all sadness?
Thou art not here!
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t
: WEithortgt our faces would have been rig
id, hyena-like; the iniquiics of our heart
with 10 sweet antldote to work upon them,
would have made the face ofthe best among
us horrid, husky thing, with two sullen,
hungry, cruel, lights at the top-for fore.
heads would then have gone out offashion-
and cavernous hole below the nose Think
of babe without laughter-as it is, its
first intelligence The creature shows the
divinity ofits origin and end by smiling up
on us. Yes; smiles are its first talk with the
world, smiles the first answer that it under
stands. And then, as worldly wisdom comes
upon the little thing, it crows, it chuckles, il
grins, and shakes in its nurses arms, or in
waggish humor, playing bo.peep with the
breast, itreveals its high destiny, declares tc
him with ears to hear the hiredom OF its i'm
mortality. Let materialsts blaspheme as
gingerly and acutely as they will. They
must find confusion in laughter. Man may
take atrlumph, and stand upon his broad
grins for he looks around the world and his
innermost soul, sweetly tickled with the
knowledge, tells him that he of all creatures
laughs. Imagine, if you can, a laughing
fish Let man then, send aloud ha! through
the universe and be reverently grateful fol
the privllege.-DOHgIass JerrO3dS Nag.
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HuspANps.-THE term husband is de-
rived from the Anglo-saxon words has and
band. which signify the =" band of the
house" and it was anciently spelt "house-
bond" and continued to be thus sPelt in
some editions of the English Bible, after
the introduction of printing. A hus-
band then, is housebond, the bond OF a
house, that which engirdles the family into
the union of oneness and love, Wife and
children, and =" strangers within the gates"
all their interests and their happiness are
encircled in the house-bond's" embrace,
the objects of his special care.
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DEONTPELTER, VERMONT, THURsDA7

Burke, that the faults of Our country should be
treated much as we would teat the errors of a
parent, or fault in our own family. We would
heal it with tenderness and in silence.
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TIE FREEMAN
is PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING,

In II. C. s. B. L. BaroV8' Bake House, rea
of Bmbaak'S Store:
Entrance between Waton's Book Burnham's Hat Stores
State St. and Longdon's corner store and Burbanks,
main ST.
TERMs-l 80 in advances l7j after three months, or 200
after six months. {C5Vilage subscribers, 200.
OF Transportation must in all cases be paid by the
ubscribels.-s&
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Be CHEERFUL.-" Laugh and grow fat" ID an
old but truly philosophical injunction, and if our
young friends wish to be happy, they may be
sure of accomplishing their desires, in large
degree, by cultvating uniformly cheerful spr-
il. 1t is conducive of bodily health in the same
ratio as rritabiIity and morosoness are conducive
of disease. A cheerful disposition is like sun
shine TO the soul Of the possessor, and it sheds
light upon the whole sphere in which he moves
To be cheerful is habit, and is not necessarily
natural condition of some minds. 1t may, by
cultivation with Christian feelings, become the
condition of all.
"Neyer look sad; there nothing SO bad
AS getting familiar with sorrow,
Treat him to-day in cavalier way,
He'll seek other quarters tomorrow.
DO not then sigh, but e'er turn your eye
AT the bright side of every trial;
Fortune you'll find, is often most kind
When chilling your hopes with denial
Let the sad day, then, carry away
Its own little burden of sorrow
Or you may miss full half of the bliss
Which comes in the lap of Tomorrow"
Mirthfulness Is a IuXuriant scion of cheerful
ness, and should never be repressed unless il
gets the better Of Judgment and becomes inpi-
GUS leWty in its treatment of serious things. Il
has been said long ago, that ga hearty laugh
draws a nail from the coiin;' in other words il
assists in prolonging life. We love laughter
hearty, rational laughter,-,not shallow, loud, up
roarous laughter for it tells us that he who in
dulges it possesses all the kindlier feelings oil
human nature which make up the philtE:lropiat
"Then laugh and be happy, in sunshine and
storm,
For if we hug sorrows, they'll come in swarm
So push them away, and laugh while we may,
For daughters the music 10 chase care away"
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Cbe 3onriIp Circle.
From the Home Journal.
Mary Queen Of Scots to Rizzio,

1t minds me that the days of yoro
Can meier return again.
This poor heart aches when back it turns
To by-gone scenes of bliss,
1t is too much my spirit burns
To fly a home like this.
Think not It's strange that Scotland's quet
HI sad ana tkneTy row,
There's many a bursting soul, wecn,
Beneath jeweled brow,
What is my pride, my pomp, my power,
And all | call my own,
When like a poor, half, broken flower,
grace a thorn-deckod throne?
All, thousands come with Bonded knee,
To breathe their VOWS of love,
Alas alas how true they be
IT'S only known above.
They tatter and their praise l hear,
But oh, heed it not,
They'll breathe it to some other ear
When Mary is forgot.
Thy home is happy far away,
Amid the purple vine,
Inany home | could be gay,
5 But half as brghtas thine.
OH often now my spirit strays
Back to my chiIdhoods bowers
Where wild, unfettercd in my ways
Ispent the golden hours.
Sometimes think, could recall
Those guiltess days of truth,
I'd give my crotcn, my hopes, my all,
For one bright hour of youth.
Amid some warmer, happier band,
My lot in life should be.
This is a cold and dreary land,
IT'S not the home for me.
III struggle on and wear the smile
| wore in days of bliss,
They shall not dream that all the while
My souls as dark as this.
All, by my heart my royal pride,
I'll smother every sigh,
And none shall know the grief hide,
Save thou and God on high
But I'll be FIRM they shall not shake
The trust have in thee
Ay, tho my sad heart almost breaks,
The spirit will be free.
l have a soul, meier born to brook
The taunts they fam would give,
If e'or such scorn it calmly took
'Twere lCorSe than death 10 live.
Yet l can love with woman's love,
Wild, passionate, and deep
l can be gentle as dove,
For thou hast seen me weep.
If e'er dark anger's gushing tide
Hath DER my spirit stole,
Twas that my fathers kingLy pride
Burned in my woman's soul.
Thou say'st Italia's daughters fair
Would greet me in their bowers,
Would Irvine sweet roses in my hair
And strew my path with flowers,
All! speak not thus hush hush thy so
Meier strike the lutte again,
Twas madness to have list so long
To thy heart-thrilling strain,
Leave me-ah leave me-go be gay
HE to the palace hall,
Forget the thoughts Pve breathed this da
Forget! forgive them all
I'll sit in state upon my throne,
I'll wear my queenly pride,
Nor care il friends, hopes, all have howr
If thou art by my side.
Meier to the world these thoughts rovea
would not have them know
The shGdowy doubts that DER me steal,
The dreams that haunt me so.
To many faults, tits true, Pm given.
(Ah me unhappy fate,)
But were they thick as stars in heaven,
My gnetS would be as great.
Columbia, Tennessee. Mr1oD1