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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-03-05
THE POLISHED BOOTS:
The Rich Brussels Carpet.

See 'em
See those new boots standing quietly
as a summers cloud, upon the rich Brus-
sells carpet.
Black as the night of doom, they sit
quietly upon the rich Brussels carpet.
Ten thousand tempest clouds made IL Of
amp-black, midnight and little niggers,
could not rival in darkness those new
calfskin bouts, sitting quietly upon the
new Brussels caipet.
How still they are!
Like black Berkshire pig, on some
summers day, half buried in mud, un-
stirred by the gentle gale, sit the boots
upon the carpet.
Look again
The sun just sinking in the west like
a huge Orange county cheese. The
| splendlferously golden curtains are nn-
rolling around his evening couch. The
plough-boy is preparing to turn out his
team, and the milk maid, as happy as a
Peri with new bonnet, is about to milk
the gentle cows
How beautiful
The rich, golden sunshine peers in at
the raised window, and bathes in food
of light the room with the rich Brussels
carpet.
How it fingers upon the new calf.skin
boots sitting so still. Not a sound is
heard, yet how the boots shine in the
golden sunshine They glitter like a
warriors buckles, all secured up.-Likc
a negro's heel in dark night. appear
the boots, in the golden sunshine. upon
the rich Brussels carpet, at the close Of
day.
The boots were paid for That day
they had been purchased.
What ecstacy
The first new pair Of caEskins boots
Is there a free born American citizen
whose heart does not throb at the men,
ton of such things! Point him out,
aud let him be branded as some msan-
thropic wretch who entered upon the
great stage oflf with nothing but coarse
cowhide stogies to hide his homely feet.
Yet every rose has lis thorn. Every
pleasure has its pain. Every stick of
CdUlN Has All Clius w U lCinGlnDCi WCllt
as we looked upon those new CALI
skin boots, baihod in food of golden
sunshine and sitting quietly upon the
rich Brussels carpet ust at the decline
of day, that some Inflated offspring Of
COW had been slain in cold blood, his
sleek glossy skin cut from his quivering
flesh, and plunged into tan bark and
lime, while the bereaved mother was
moaning for the calf that should bleat
no more, or caper around with his hind
legs and tail in the air.
Calves must die
Whether upon two legs or four, We
solemnly reiterate the truth, La; calves
mist die. As we lhorsi. ofthese things,
tear came - the eye. We brushed it
ave. aud turned boldly to the future, as
we looked upon the new boots, sitting
quietly upon the rich Brussels carpet.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-03-05

ESTELLE ST. ANGE.

Philippe Armand, Paris notary, and
probably the youngest man of the ancient
and honorable fraternity to which he be-
longed--tor he had but lately succeeded to
his fathers busness-entered late one eve
ming, during one Of the most terrific phases
Of the first French Revolution, a back sitting
room in the house of Madame Colsrdeau, a
court m5diste-when there was a court--es.
tablished for many years in the Palais> Roy
al. The year was waning towards its close,
and The weather was cold, wet, and
gloomy-the time itself was out of Joint ; but
spite Of all depressing, exterior influences
Monsieur Philippe Amanda handsome
but some what pale and delicate looking
young man-appeared, very contrary to his
wont, in eXuberant spirits.
'Ah, Madame Colarleau. am delighted
to see you. You look charminglyi and Mad
cmoiscle Estelle ? -
is quite well, Monsieur Armand ant
you, too, seem to have wonderfully recovered
from the despair with which you pretended
to be overwhelmed but a few weeks since.
expected every day TO hear you had beer
fished out of the Seine and here you are
not only very well, alive, but apparently al
merry as Savoyard. Oh, YOU men -yol
men!
Times are changed, Madame. Event
ripen quickly in the wondrous days in whicl
we live
oh, par exemple rejoined Madame Col
ardeau there is nothing surer than that
1t required twenty years under the old re
gime to establish this business but you
charming Republic has thoroughly demolish
ed it in less than as many months
Courage, Madame Colardeau-eouTage
Better times than you have ever known ar
coming, rely upon it. A tempest is un
pleasant, dangerous even whilst it lasts, bu
it clears and puriies the air. ! have new
for you
News for me ?
For you and Mademoiselle ST. Angt
Eugene Duvemay, son of ci-devant Coun
Duvernay, is. thanks to my assistance, sai
across the frontier
Comment screamed Madame Colardear
turning pale as death. Eugene Duyerna
left France, and without us 2
Certainly. he has left France, and evi
nenty without you but do not under
'Oh, Monsieur Armand, you do not kno,
, you were not told. Mon Dieu. can il b
DO9oibie 1Ne law ndu buSDlciOns
The counts son gone! What will becop
of us-of Estelle, especially ?'-and the ex
cited rnodiste paced up and down the apart
ment in an agony Of grief and terror.
The countenance OF Philippe Ar,nan
lost in an instant its joyous expression, ar
his white lips quivered with iil-defned al
prehension as he demanded the meaning {
SO strange an outbursl.
we are undone, ruined, lostT sobbe
Madame Colardeau. Unhappy, deceive
who is ruined, lost, deceived? p inte
rupted the notary fercely. You must hay
lost your senses. In what manner can th
enforced departure of SO light, so worthless
coxcomb as Eugene Duvernay, permanent
aaect the peace of Mademoiselle ST. Ang,
or your welfare 2
Madame Colarde&u continued to wrin
her hands, and utter broken exclamations
grief and passion, but vouchsafed no othe
answer.
'Hark you, madame cried NJ. Armant
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-03-05

Bays,d Taylor, in his sketches
Of the late California Convention, says =
" Now and then a srene occurred, which was
amusing enough. Some section being before
the Convention, declaring that every citizen
arrested for a criminal offence, should bo
tried by jury Of his peers, a member unfa
miliar with such technical terms, moved 10
strike out the word peers | don't like
that word peers" said he, it amt republi-
can; I'd like 10 know what We want with
peers in this couniry-we're not a monarchy,
and we have got no House of Parliament
| vote for no such law"
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NUMBER 45.

boy, and breaking of the most beautiful of
his carnations-it was stricken with red and
white-gave it to him. Neither the giver nor
receiver spoke one word and with bound
ing steps the boy ran home and now, here
a. vast distance from that home, after SO
many events of 50 many years, the feeling of
gratitude which agitated the breast of that
boy expresses Itself on paper. The carna-
tion has long since withorod, but it now
blooms afresh -DOuqlass JcrT0ld
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From The Two Worlds.
THE NORTH EDDA.


Noble was the old North Edda,
Filling many noble grave,
That for Man the one thing ncedful
In his world is to be brave"
This the Norland's bluc.eyed mother
Nightly chanted to her child,
While the Soaking. grim and stately,
Looked upon his boy and smiled.
And the boy grew up Soaking,
Graspcd the old ancestral spear
Ever in the Joturn. battle
Foremost, only fearing Fear.
If the Valkyrs* did not choose him
In some combat for the dead
If, when old, and gray, and wasted,
lie was dying in his bed
He would bid the Kings to lay him
Iu his ship and spread her sail
Then, with slow fire burning, give her
To the white god of the gale.
So he went, dcath-hymn breathing
Feebly in his snowy beard
So by fire within the Ocean
Was tho Ocean. King inferred.
ODIS crowned his stately spirit
In the Hero's Hall of Shells,
Far away from Helas darkness
And the Coward's He'll of IIclls.
Let us learn that old North Edda,
Chantcd grandly on the grave:
Still for Man Tie one thing ncedful
In his world is to be brave.
Valkyrs yct are forth and choosing
Who must be among the slain:
Let us, like that grim old Soaking,
Smile at Death upon the plain:
Smile at Tyrants leagucd with Falsohood
Knowing Truth, eternal, stands
With tho Book God wrote for Freedom
Always open in her hands
Smile at Fear when in our Duty;
Smile at Slandcr's Joturn.breath;
Smile upon our shrj2ds when summoned
Down the darkling deep Of Dt:!h.
Valor only grows manhood
Only this upon cur sod
Keeps US in the golden shadow
Falling from the Throne of God.
'The Valkyrs are chooscrs Of the slain
'stiny incxorabe, which it is useless tryin
bend or soften, has appointed who is to b
in: tins was fundamental point for til
rise believer; as it il indeed for all earncs
N everywhere The Hao as Dicniy.
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tered The death chamber.
Philippe, best, kindcst, and truest friend,
exclaimed the Countess Duvernay, clasp.
ing his white, thin hand, and bathing it with
tears, would might bid you live for me.
beloved Estelc,' murmured the dying
man, end smile, as of parting sunlight
irradialed his pale features, Il hare lived
for you; and that liIe-task accomplished
am now well content TO die. Farewell.
beloved, ill we meet in heaven y He was
gone.
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sS~ Blessed be The hand which prepares
pleasure for child. For there is no saying
where and when it may again bloom forth
Does not almost every body remember some
kind.hearted man who showed him kind
ness in the quie, days of his childhood ? The
writer of this recollects himself at this mo-
meni, as barefooted lad standing at the
wooden fence of poor little garden in his
native village ; with longing eyes he gazed
on the flowers which were blooming there
quietly in the brightness of a Sunday NOM
ing. The possessor Of the garden came
forth from his little cottage-he was wood
cutter By trade-and spent the whole week
at his work in the woods. lie was come into
his garden to gather flower to stick in bis
coat when he went to church. He saw the
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-03-05

THE HAIRY GIRL.-A happy girl is 10
known by her fresh looks and buoyant spirits.
Day in and day out she has something to do,
fear to soil her hards or dirty her apron.
Snch girls we love and respect, wherever We
find tlem-in a palace or a hoyel. Always
pleasant and always kind, they never turn
up their noses before your face, or SANDER
YOU behind your back. They have more
sense and better employment.
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my strength bein' small, deemed it we'll tc
retire which did in good order not bein
encountered with baggage. destroyed The
stores left behind, ond with EN-, believe.
large number Of fhe enemy, as Judge
from seein of 'em ia ,he air at an elevation
Of about ninety feet, as nigh as could Judge
Gineral amt much OF schollard-but
the report made down to Dolores was snor.
ter, now ! tell you. only wish you could
a heard it,
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SETH STRONG.

Somewhere down on the Rio Grando.
We have not seen Sergeant Strong's name
in any history Of the war, but il history be
true, he certainly made more noise than any
other man in Mexico.
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Our correspondent is mistaken. Greece has been an
independent nation, since 1877 Aud may here say
that all Of tho ancient nations featle, Jewish, and
chrstian)-the eonqusrors as well as the Conquered
tolerated and pruetised slavery in its forms-ED
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*Thc valkyrs are chooscrs Of the slain. A
Destiny incxorable, which it is useless trying
to bend or soften, has appointed who is to be
slain; tins was fundamental point for the
Morse believer; as it il indeed for all earnest
men everywhere. Tile Hero as Diciniy.
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SALE )F UNITED STATES LAND ABOVE
GEORGETOWN, ID. G.
0DNANcE DEPARTMENT, WAsmNGreN,
March 10 lQBn


ODNANcE DEPARTMENT, WAsHINGTpN,
March l9, 1850
DROFOSALS in writing will be received ill the
frs of May next for the purchase, for cash, OF
a pieced land situate the Little Falls of the
river Ptomac, which has been occupied as a United
States magazine lot, together with the buildings
thereon. This land was conveyed to the United
States w deed bearing date 9th Of SeptembF, 1915,
and is described in said deed as " Beginning at a
cut stfne marked u s. on two sides, near the head
of the ANAL and 20 feet from the head bank of said
canal-(the canal referred to being the old Poto-
mac Company's Canal) -and running south 36 de-
grees east AIT feet 6 inches to cut stone marked
abve, same distance from the canal; thence east
36 degrees north AIT feet inches, to another cut
store marked above; thence north 36 degrees
wes AIT feet inches, to another cut stone marked
as Above; thence west 36 degrees south AIT feet G
inches, to the place Of beginning, containing four
acres, and no more" And if the highest price Of
Gred for the land and buildings shall be satisfactory
to the Secretary of War, a deed will be executed
by him, under authority Of act Of Congress
passed 3dof March, 1919, conveying to the person
offering the highest price, and to his heirs and as
signs forever, all the right, tle and interest of the
United States in said premises II being fully un-
derstood that such conveyance Is not to include
any part which may have belonged to said Potomac
Company, G which has been surveyed and laid of
for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which runs
through said land.
The proposals. will not be opened till the above
named lst OF May. They should be endorsed on
the outside softer for Lot at Little Falls"
GEO. TALCOTT,
BIT. Brig. Gen'l, and Col of Ordnance.
March 2l--lawts
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TURNER & NUDGE,
Commission Paper Warehouse, No. south
Charles street, Baltimore,

Commission Paper Warehouse, No. south
Charles street, Baltimore,
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JACOB SNIDER, JR.'S

Wines and Liquors.

Wines and Liquors.
yUyHE UNDERSIGNED would respect fully call
il attention TO his stock of WINES AND IL
QUORS.
The facilities possessed by him for obtaining
from abroad all Wines &c, in their purity, his
and more direct personal knowledge ,rih The various
,pne- gro,cing districts Of Europe than is possessed
bp anu other house Dis city, afford for
the character and quality Of all articles sold by
him.
The arrangements of his store and vaults are
such TO make them, fact, the substitute for the
cellar Of every consumer.
Persons wanting small assorted lots Of choice
Wines for special occasions be supplied at the
shortest notice, with w mes decanfed for imediat,
use, including Wines o France and Germany, not
usually 10 be obtained here
COUNTRY TRADE and HOTELS supplied al
wholesale prices on most favorable terms.
CLUBS will find il much TO their advantage TO or.
der from the subscriber.
FAMILIES can command the best Of Table Wines
at pery lo,o prices, also the cheapest sorts OF
Wines and Liquors, FOR CULINARY PUR-
POSES.
MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES, Mcsses,
and others at a distance, can be supplied (dnd
haze them sent bp "PhCKAGE EXPRESS"
FREE OF CHdRGE,) with Wines, &c, for
table, by the dozen, or in cases OF ASSORTED
SORTS, at the shortest notice, by addressing
their orders through the Post Office, TO
JACOB SNIDER Jr.,
Importer and Dealer in Wines, &c,
76 Walnut street, Philadelphia.
hy-SEGARS, of direct importation from Havana,
Of various sorts and brands always ON hand, from
Sl9 TO $40 per thousand, and sold by the single
box cheaper than at any other store in the city.
Jan. 16-dn
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WASHINGTON: SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 80, 1850
GREAT SALE.

DOCKS, drawings, paintings, engravings, and
ID statuary, at auction, by order OF the assignee
long known as a collector and dealer in rare books
and works ofart, by Cooley & Kecse- John Reese,
auctioneer;) at No. S04 Broadway, New York,
commencing Wednesday, 10th of April, and
continued for seven days.
This extensive sale will include Mr.. Colman's
private library, and will comprise more than four
thousand numbers, embracing very large and rare
collection of old classics, viz:
More than sixty numbers Of photography.
Illustrated works, including many Of the beat,
and Of the finest proof plates.
The division Of poetry and the fine arts is quite
unique, and will make the entire sale of the last
evening.
subscribers copy Of Audubon on the birds Of
America-the plates Of which are destroyed and
the work out Of print-valued at $1,000
One copy Of Musee Royale and Musee Francais.
A fine folio copy Of Hogarth.
Travels of Maximilian, illustrated with many
colored drawings valued at 3 So.
Shakespeare illustrations--2 VOLS, 4to.. compris-
ing etchings and proofs, very scarce--valued al
One copy Encyclopedias Britannica-SI6O
Penny Cyclopeda, early London copy--27 vols
Smiths Catalogue Raisonne-8 vols, royal Svo
Antiquities of Herculanaum-6v vols, folio
A large and entirely unique scrap book, mostly
original American and English drawings.
ALSO,
The we'll known set of six marble busts of the
Napoleon family-valued at $2,50O.
And among the paintings, the Dying Giadla-
tor-valued at $4,000; the Roadside, by Agasse-
$1,000
ALSO,
fine collection of water -color and pencil draw
ings, by the celebrated artists, Holland, Leigh
Gunton, and others.
Terms: All purchases, to the amount of 5000
and over, months credit, approved notes, or q
per cent. discount for cash; smaller amounts fol
cash on delivery. .#
The stock may be examined few days previous
to the sale.
o. Orders or bids for any work will be carefully
attended TO, if sent to the auctioneer they may
be executed by the nearest bookseller.
Bids received and catalogues may be examined
at the store of TAYLOR & MAURY,
March 9--d&cp2aw3w Penn. av., near 9th st.
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LAW SCHOOL OF HARVARD COLLEGE,
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.

LAW SCHOOL OF HARVARD COLLEGE,
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
THIS Institution affords complete course of le-
i gal education for the Bar in any of the United
States, excepting only matters Of merely local law
and practice; and also a systematic course of in
struction in Commercial Law for those who propose
to engage in Mercantile pursuits.
The Law Library, which is constantly increas.
ing, contains now about 1000 volumes. II in
cludes very complete collection of American and
English Law, and the principal works of the Civil
and other foreign Law. II is open to Students and
warmed and lighted for their during both terms
and vacations.
The first term of each academicnl year begins in
the last week Of August, and the second Term in
the last week of February; each term continues
twenty weeks. Students are admitted at any Pc
riod Of term or vacation. The fees are S SO q
Term, and 1925 for half Term. For this sum stu
dents have the use Of the Law Library and text
books, and of the College Library, and may attend
all the courses of public lectures delivered to the
undergraduates of the University.
The instructors of the Law School are Hon. JOEL
PARKER, LII. D., Royal Professor; Hon. THEoPHI-
LUIS PARSONS, LII. d., Dane Professor; Hon. FRED
ERrcK H. ALLEN, University Professor, and Hon.
LUTHER S. CUSHING, Lecturer upon Parliamentary
Law, the Civil Law, and Criminal Law. Instruc-
ton is given by lectures, recitations, and exami-
nations, and Moot Courts
For farther information application may be made
to either of the Instructors.
JARED SPARKS, President.
CAMBRIDaE, Feb IL, 1850.
Feb. 26-lst& 5them1y