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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-17
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THE. HUMAN HARP.

There is harp 90 each human breast,
The strings orwhich arc never at rest;
Wae,e iue.io FOREVER breathe. aud hngets,
Awaked by thousands ofvewless fingers,
play, hke the hum OF iany wings,
Then notes on i,s Thousand quiyeung strings.
Thi. heasou-horn harp Is price less boon,
Do iis mortal frame, with it, strings ia lure
Dos, wbethct the tones of ihis living harp
Are seniie an5 tender, hit Or sharp,
WHOM lonAs- iunr t-Ernfs always
cn the ear that hsar', and the band ;bat plays,
Hos iouchngly tender is is mean,
As % gives 60 sorrow is mnnoisae!
" ben touched By iha palsiel hand orfeaf,
e ,ihr.iss qaiek GA the .tsr,ed eafi
And .is strong wrought fr,no 10 ifcnzy leaps,
Wmieipas,ion its dlaPasos sweeps.
But hapref spirit. are lowering near,
And iho nusie thol piay we love 20 hcuIi
They thfoug each haip with ihe grave pad gay,
And many cote I've heard Thorn riay--
CSC anea ,aD ore ihcy playing the Same,
ihpi ve luow iasu touch, aud call them ~ name
1be d l.-s who come. on Do. aaueiag wing,
Aal ~ ,tanil.. wbeahe touehe. the string
f4ae y he 10. hDaiI 90 over Toe land
As itsirkc. the cords eiih ma.isr hsnd
nui 20 Fath sud Hope 10 u.o nis.ion gwen
10 touch the aoies iaataio beard in heaven.
They hasei .til, vheothe iost have gone
'fi,tni loit iHe irl'lhafr, brokcn and lone
And when usaih plays i3a i-ststd strain
Aud brcat- the eufl- lo .hoil uc'cr touch again,
1ho5 bsar Do a~as slta joyous wing,
Aud stiiue it aUss. where tho angel De- siue.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-17

" THE WICKED FLEE WHEN No MAN
ruRsuETH." 1t is good evidence of the
precarlous tenure of power which is held
by the despots of Europe, to observe how
continually they are frightened with flying
reports TO the rogue every bush becomes
an officer In Italy much alarm has been
created 10y rumors that General Garibaldi
has raised in this country money and troops
for the emancipation of his country. At
the time the brave General is quietly maxi
ing candles at his present residence on Sta
ten Island, near the city of New York.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-17

Then it was plum pudding, and bread
pudding in rapid succession, each cry
growing ieebler aud feober, till just as
can rccollect, it had grown TO a whisper
Plum pudding 2 resounded like thunder,
followed by tremendous crash, as my wife
leaped upon the pile with her delicate feet,
and commenced jumping up and down,
when, thank heaven, We awoke, aud thus
saved our life.
We shall never dream on wedding cake
again that's the moral.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-17
The Wish and The Prayer.

nv rttvoqu, lHt frirsn of siltoN.
othatIaias eye mis,t cil.ed be,
Iowhat bfroue- me nut o. .as
chat deti4es. mI .ht 1esot miaa cor,
1owhat eoHcofn. mo noi TO beats
That trlfh uif tonsue u.lsh' civ ays iici
Prom essr speaking louirhlsi
Ihat geo slin Thought might ever re.t,
Or1e conceived etthin u1 breasts
fhath, each word earh deed eaca thought
Cioiy may 60 n.y God be brought
Hui what see wishes; Lord, mice ego
GA iheo BE- haca, 20 thee cry.
Oh, pots'' oai sil my dfo.s, soy tia,
Make me nars white than SNOW wiihin
Wa,hi ioti, and plrr my helit,
And make ID clean BOO eseu pads
Anl whoa i,s eieaa, Lord, keep ITO,
Tof taati more ihan Gao do.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-17

PREyENrArIvEs. To prevent tic-dollar-
owe-neyer run in debt.
To prevent hair from turning grey
make up your mind to dye.
For tgtness OF the chest--hrst get your
heart open with some mid charitable Taxa
i've. aud the lid of your chest will open
easily.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-17
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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18
IT, SCOTT CO., iowa. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER lS 1851.

1, dinner, they had, without bidding their
aunt farewell, quit The house, and were
whiring along with all the speed Of steam
towards Ashdale. They left letter for
their brother, relating all that had occurred,
and ending with an injunction to him r.
settle their difficulties, and charging him
not tomake known that he knew their re
trent.
81 shall never" added julia, task ny
father TO take me hpme again. ] would
work like dog for living first, and am
not afraid to work, or ashamed either.
feel, though, for dear Fanny, whose gent!e
heart contains not 30 much wicked spirit a.
mine; but whom think how our father, in
his foolish anger, repuIsed her, in voice
hoarse with passion. bidding her MI call
him father, ] feel that her wrongs and
mine, are greater then our folly, for which
she had told him we were sorry. am
heartily vexed to have so displeased him
but it was through thonghtlessness alone;
and now / feel that he must ask rs to re-
turn, if he ever wishes such an event for
or sin was not great enough fur our pun
lshmeut."
CCOnclUdPd merit ,reek
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18
From the N. Y Tribune.
A SISTERS DEATH.

She died upon Winters night;
A long, long time ago; ;,.
When The large, round moon bad 2 wint,y look 90
As il shone on the breast o. tne frozen orook'
And over the fields OF snow.
A. she lay that night in the pale moonlight,
which iell round her peaceful bed;
She seemed like the form OF sculptured saint
without sign OF woe or mortal taint,
With glory around her head.
With her eyelids closed and her lips apart,
And her arms, like the marble tair,
Cross'd on her bosom, and gently press'd,
She lay, as she sank to her peaceful rest,
In the mute repose Of prayer.
When the morning broke, and We gazed again
smile to her face seemed given;
And though our spirits were crushed and sad,
The Christmas bells soon made us glad;
For we knew she woke in Heaven.
J. w.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18

THINGS LOST IN TUE CRYSTAL PALACE
fhis is u return OF things lost in the Crys.
IA. PLACE, which were delivered over to
the police between the Isl os May and tho
Is, of july, and were at thai date still
unclaimed bs their owners:
"27l handkerchiefs. 55 bracelets, ls3
aroachfs. lbs parsols, 81 shawl plns, 4
bonne, shade.; l5 six umbrellas ana .
cotton, 46 wells and falls, 2 shirt studs, t7
catalogues and other books, 30 lunches OF
KEYS, A neck tier, ! pair Of slippers, 10
Iades cuffs. l pendulum, 2 coats,-3 card
cases, Is breguet md other chains, 8 knives,
3 pincushions, 2S pair Of gloves, 81 walking
sticks, 10 pair ofspectacles, l2 eye-glasses.
II, pencil cases. s umbrella cases, pair OF
snloshes. 8 lockc,s, 3 camp stools, Is sic-
torines. rings, 3 Fans, silver watch and
ruard. opera glass, ? tooth picks. Thin
BILE, 80 redicu'es and baskets, Ia shawls, 2
bnxes. ! pei,ieoai, carpenter's rules
Peussisn five dollar note, scent bottles, 2
o,rse 81. ditto Il ditto. oos7t, ditto
Is Sd, ditto f5. O. ID, ditto 81, dil,o,
I'D. l ditto 0. Sd, 8 empty do. cash found
f2 los 1.2d.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18

The report that our Grand River lumber
vessels drop shingles every half mile, Sc as
to know the back, is wholly without foun-
da,icn.-Chicago Advertiser.
That slander nruse from The fact, thai
some half dozen Yankees took seats upon
the stern Of a vessel from Grand River Ia
Chicago, and before reaching port whitfield
up three lunches (,hree Thousand shingles. J
throwing the shavings and pieces over
board.--Grand Rapid Enquirer.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18

QUERY. come Of our wise brethren
tell us how it is that The cause the Indian
il me, with such totni indifference on the
part Of the miarity of,he. philanthropis,s
f this nation aud the smother country"
while the zeal with which they enter into
that Of the Negro almost shakes the earth
with it's violence! We speak here Of phi
an,hropists--good men not politicians
Copmay's American Indian.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18

'Matters Of the smallest moment seem
to partake Of the imbecility Of the admins
fration. n."--Miaer's Express.
We are happy to be assured that il is not.
in this respect, like that Of Mr. rolk-"grea,
in small things, and small in great things
Hdpkeyc.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18

Some fool Is amusing his fellows win
viking against the neither side OF .csiI-
ing with bis head downwards. These
are new tricks of an old family to anuso
the idle without Offering to them anything
goad or useful. Alexander was asked 10
patronize one of. these ingenious persons
who could throw peas a, q distsnce OF ten
PAGES through y gi,nhlet holo. Alexander
sent him a basket of peas. lie or somo
other in the line If patrons wns asked TO
reward rn extraordinary genius (sone-
thing in The line Of this ceiling waiker) who
could stand 20 one leg three hours. Tho
reply was; II have agaose that can stand
n one leg six hours" Another genius
was recommended to Leo, x, who had
m de the discovery Of mems TO convert
base metal into aald.-Leo was much re-
iniced ihereat, and sent The man purse TO
put his gold into. These modern adven-
inrers are ail provided with pnrses--Thcy
only ask pieces to put in them.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18

Catherine de Medicis, being told Of an
author who had written violen. philippe
against hor exclaimed with momentary re-
gret:
sAh! if he did but know If me all that
know against mvself'
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18

They have hail storms in lndis worth
talking about. A Bmbay paper gives the
particulars Of one which occut red near
Banlore, on the 22d Of Nav. The hail
stones which At FIRST made their appearance
were about the size nf lemons or oranges
nd broke through the tiles and roofs al
houses, and DESTROYED gardens and fruit
trees. S,me Of the hsil-siones fund next
morning. were ns large ~ e use eggs, some
IS big as pumpkins-one block found in .
drv well measured i"Ir feet and halt in
length. three in breadth. and one and !,
hrlf in thickness-it was probably the re
sut Of the cementation of several of the
smaller pieces int" one lump, although the
fall Of pieces Of ice al this size is not unfrs-
guen, 10 India. In the reign Of the Tippri
Sultan piece was found the size Of an
elephent. which took several davs tn mel,
in 1926 piece Of similar size fell in Can
desh; in 1888 block Of ice, apparently n
mass Of cemenied hails,ones. was found
near Dhar war. measuring 90 fee, in cir
conference. Pleasant cnun,r, 10 live in
where Won are liable 10 tap ~ the head
from hailstone SIS big as an elephant.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18


WHAT IS GoDl-In an early meeting OF
one ot the cnmmi,tees OF the Westminster
Assembly, The subject Of deliberation was
to frame an answer to The question, "What
is God?" Each man felt the nlapproach-
BILE sublimity Of thedisine idea suggested
bv these words; but who co,ld venture 20
give il expression in human language. All
-hrank from the too sacred task in awe.
struck. reveren,iai fesr. Al length il was
resolved, as an expression ps the cnnmt-
ices deep humiit 8. that the yncnges, mem
Der should make the first attempt. He cnn-
sen,ed; bat begged ,hst tbe brethren first
unite with him in pra. .er fordi.ine enlight-
eminent Then, in slow, solemn accents,
be thus began his PRAYER: son. God, thou
ar, spirit. infinite, eternal, and ,inchange-
able in thy being, wisdom, power, holiness,
justice g odness and truth" when be ceas-
sea, the frs, sentence ofhis prayers sas inn
medis,el. written down. and adopted. as the
m,st perfect answer that could be conceived ];
as. il is indeed, ina very sacred sense, Gad's
own answer, descriptive of himself vhis
individual, i, Is supposed, was GeFge
Gillespie.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18

ANAToMIcAL-A MN Of n hundrei
pounds weight has generally four pounds
Il brain. An OK of from eigh, to nine
hanared pounds weigh, has bn, one pound
We count IN the human body two hundred
and for., nine bones, to-wi,: fourteen in
the brain, forty six 10 the other parts Of the
head aud neck, sixty-two in the arms and
hands, and sixty in the legs and feet. The
bones Of the human BODY make up third
part Of it's weight. A full grown man ha~
from twenty TO twenty five pounds Il blood,
which passes from eighteen totwcnty times
through the heart in an hobr.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18

Zeuyis, the famous psinter, made por-
trait Of an old lady SO odd and comical THAI
he died laughing at the conccIt.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18

Mrs. S~issheIm is s'bird." IN addi-
Ii % 10 her other objections TO the Boomer
eps,ume, she adduces the following. i j
oserwhclminE:
Trowsers worn without resting upon the
shoulders are much worse than sklrts, be-
causepf the strain in sitting, and this strain
il much greater with women than men, IN
account of the difference in their form. In
stopine far enough to lift a thimble from
he carAet, or 10 pluck daisy, ia skirt
tx inchde below the knee, the front par,
Of the dvApers falls to the top Of the foot,
and the . ck part rises some eigh. or ten
inches ahae the knee. thus exposing the
front part ohLe underskirts alnosf TO the
waist. Ii ole avoid the siooping position
by .'squattins," iher must be a constant
|eare md nsf Of The hands - insure th-t
the skirts d. %, dye or the knees, but
fall over. ti'tbes d. not. one nav exhibit
her irowsers t. the waist; and when
woman exhibits her form with no esher
covering than trossers, We do not want to
be there.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18
Concluded merit reek

RUFUs CHnATE.--Rnfns Choate il pic
ture to look at, and crowder to spout
He is about seven feet six, or six feet seven,
in his socks; supple as an eel. and wirv as
a cork screw. His face Is compnund nf
wrinkles, ssailer j,nders,' and jurispru-
|dence. He has small, keen, piercing black
|eyes, and head shaped like a mammoth
gnose-egg. big end up. bis hair, black and
curly. much resembling bag Of wool in
sadmir,bie dis ,rder.' or brush heap in y
gale nf wind His bod, has ~ particnlar
shape; md his wi, and legal 'dodges' have
set m ~ a Judge in snirker. md So cnn
funded Jurors. as II m ke il almost impos-
sibIe for them TO speak pl in English. u
tell the truth for the rest Of their natnr !
lives. Rufus is great on twisting and coil
ing himself up, squirming around, and
prancing, jumping, and kicking up the dust,
when steam's up. His oratory is first rate,
and his arguments ingenious and forcible,
tie generally mixes ten strike--judge
and jury down at The end of everv SEN
tence. He is great on fl ,werv expressions.
and hieh f.lo...;u .Aub dnbs.' Strangers
mostly think he's crazy, and the rest scarce.
| " understand what it's all about. He in,
voices his time and elocntion. 1000 pei
cent ordinary charges. for having one.
self put through q course Of law Rufus
Choa,e is about fifiv years Of age; perhap.
over He il considered the ahies' l.wser
in New England, or perhaps--the United
States. His handwriting can't be deci
phered without the aid of pair of compas
ses and quadrant. His autograph some
what resembles the map Of Ohio, and looks
like piece Of cravon sketching, done in
the dark, with q three pronged fork H.
has been in the Senate, and NAV be. If he
has time to ish for il, President Of the
United Slates--Dutchman
ODDITIES understand that large
number of Coolies are TO be brought over
10 this country, to be employed in the ice
business.
1t is said that the difference between
eating strawberries and kissing preiiy
girl, is 30 small that it cannot be apprecia-
Ted.
One Of our exchange papers in nnnonu,
cling the opening Of a new cemetarv, says
Mr. -- had the pleasure OF being the
first indiv idual buried there
For simplicity, Persian government
takes precedence of all others. There are
only two officers in the Kingdom-the tax
gaiherer and the hangman.
FoLLY.-Fo expect young girl to love
IA man whom ever, body speaks well OF.
Get up a persecution, and her affections
viii cling so fast that dozen guardians
can't bulge them.
II is said OF the French ladies' that their
fondness for effect runs to such an excess,
that widows, who have lost their husban nd-.
practice attitudes Of despair before look
ing glass.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-09-18

ASErDyTE or GEs. ScoTT.-Oid Stephen
Carm c,acl, with whom we were ac9nnin-
led several years since, when residing 10
Pekin, used TO tell with much gnsto, the
following anecdo,e Of Gen. Scott al Lundy's
Lane. We give it inthe old soldiers own
Language: "My first battle said uncle
S.eph., doubling bis large fists and giving
his arm a peculiar motion as if handling
his muskei in the spresent." my first
h,,tle was at LInds's Line. The nsn of
my company wcrs aA newly enlisted and
we were ordered to the attack under tho
terrible FIRE Of be British. Every time
voIley w9s fired BY the enemy, our heads
would luke and bow towards the ground,
a nd IteIl you boys, Thought ever. minute
would be nv last. But presently, whep
..r men had halted, Scott rode up, and
raising himself in his stirrDps said tous:
sA.nerican s.iiiers! Pa, 90. oheisance 70
the British! You dan't owe them any!
Forward march, tell you bo,a, after
iha, language. thought no more ofthe
British bullets."-[ Peoria Repub.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-02

The Uorifs Fair. Powers has been invited
to send specimens of his sculpture so we hope
Stephenson, Of Boston, an artist of great PROM
Use, has just completed the statue of an Indian
in the act of falling MORALLY wounded by an ar
row-thus representing the savage>race NdisthV
the statue is cut from beautiful and perfectly
fine block of Rutland county marble, V6rrpn'
will again be honorably represented. We Rave
seen this statue, and venture the prediction1ha'
the artist and the material will both find admir-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-02
The slave Law Defended by a
man who " whitfield white pine"

Decidedly the best defence on the fugitive
slave law, which has come under our notice, is
that made by Senator Douglass OF Illinois, in a
speech recently delivered at Chicago We have
published the act Of Congress, and also the law
Of Vermont which grew out of the supposed de-
fects Of that act together with various other ar
tcles generally unfavorable to the act Of Con-
gress. 1t is but fair to give what can be said in
its favor, and on that ground shall, in our
next, publish so much of Hon. Mr. Doug
lass speech as relates to the subject In dong
50 We are sure of gratifying a very jealous old
line democrat" in our own county, and another
In Orange, both Of whom have invited Us TO pub
lsh the speech. But another motive prompts Us,
We are proud of Vermont, and have defended
her heartily under the recent outrageous attacks
upon her good name Now we mean TO take
Vermoni's abusers on the other tack They say
Vermont is small and produces only the smallest
and most unique specimens Of humanity, given
to nine shill Legislation, whiting pine shin
giles end sh wing Southern gentry with wooden
clocks and unlicensed. Very well, gentlemen
this may all go for truth, if you please to have it
50 but this We have to say: the best exposition
Of the deiec:4pf your law has come from YER
rn1nter, and the ablest defence of your law now
comes from another Of the small chaps produced
by Verrnont--aye, and one OF the identical fell
lows who was in his youth appreni.ced to the bu-
s-ness Of whiting white pine" and perhaps
fed upon the shavings Mentally fed, we pre-
sans, since it has often occurred that the only
g.. 1 L..
been the blaze from the old fashioned fire place,
or the Still more humble light Of a pine faggot.
Mr.. d. has become one Of the lights Of the po-
ltcal world, in the judgment Of the democracy,
and cur readers shall have a look at him.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-02

He was then taken some miles from Elkton TO
await the arrival Of the cars going to Philadel-
phia. On their arrival at this point they simply
abated their speed to give an opportunity to the
party TO get on, when Adam, who was the last
in attempting TO get on, missed his foo,hod and
fell into the mud. The officers were carried to
the next station, Newark, Delaware where two
of them got out of the cars end returned on foot
through the darkness and heavy fall Of rain, to
the point where Adam fell of. When they
reached the place they called to him aloud, but
he gave no answer and they were compelled to
proceed to Newark without finding him Adam,
after he picked himself up, kept on the railroad
track, and walked all the way to Philadelphia, a
distance Of iorty-fvc miles or more. without
obtaining scarcely mouthful TO eat, or stopping,
until he reached the point where he was taken
up by Mr.. Pierce.
lie saw the officers approach him on the rail-
road when they returned to hunt for him; but
not knowing who they were, he rot over INTO a
woods and lei them pass by. About three miles
further on. and probably in the neighborhood of
Newark man who was at the depot or stopp NC
place, saw him 20 by aud attempted to arrest
HIM Afler running short distance he turned
upon the man and told him 10 come at him. but #
he did be should pay dearly for it. At this time
Adam was armed with knife and budgeon.
The man then turned round aud went away. and
he continued his route to Philadelphia without
further molestnton. The officers after losing
Adam on ihe road. went back to Elkton ycster-
day, to provide for his being sent 10 Phadel phia
f IA should reach there. They learned no td-
nrs of him on the road and did moi know what
had become of h'm until they had reached Grey's
Ferry, near this city.
Within half hour after his arrival in the city
he was again in the company ofhis wife and
child and sister, who supposed they had parted
with him forever. Much credit Is due 10 Mr..
Hazel, IN whose charge Gibson was placed, IN
connection wi Ia Marshal Keyser's police, for
their determination TO bring him back to Phua-
delphia at all hazards, if he should not prove the
person he was allejged to be. One important
matter we have omitted 10 state. Mr. Knight
for whose slave he was claimed after he had
seen hiln and told him he was not las man, eau
toned HIM against an individual, telling him #
was not careful, that he would sell him TO some
person before he got out Of Maryland.
We have no desire lsays the Boston Atlas to
klndle The flame Of agitation upon this subject
for no good can possibly come Of it. The spirit
we win - myjS1, is the calm go)l sense and
kind feelings of the whole ration aud we take
this occasion 10 draw the attention Of not only
the people of the Free States, but The people OF
the Slave States to the injustice ofths law, as 1T
now stauds--a law which gives to one man the
power to say whether another shall de slave
or live freeman.