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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27

mutt IL, he caught the old ram aud tied
hrlle bar und,r hi, neck, and placed
piece Of p per between his horns, on which
he wrote IN arge letters, have come Tor
my money" Under this line he tooted up
the whoe amount of the five sheep, exactly
A. his neighbpr had DONE as before related ;
he then took the ram to his nelghbor's
house, where he tied him near the door,
aud then went home When the neIghbor
lro,e IN the morning, he was not lutte
surprised To fluid sheep tied at his own
door but it is beyond words to express his
astonlshment when he found It was the old
ram with whom he had lately been dealing
81 mach ~ mutton, with his errand ON his
f,tehrad aud The amount nf five sheep
cinally IN de out, as he Lad done te"
nights before III The person Of the ram.-
Suffice 1t tn say, he obtained the money
aud ai,er wing II up nicely III the little ba-
aud tearing The paper from his horns, sci
the ram At liberty, who Immediately raj
home. juggling his money, as if proud
having accomplished tie object of his er
rand to the M small qualification of th'
oAuer -Bi0dr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27

A Salutary Judgment.

Many years age, poor woman who
lived IN the neIghborhnOd of grlsl mill =,
not far out Of New England, was sorey
plnched during ii hard winter for the ne.
cessliieS Of life. Fuel she conId Obtain in
the nclghhUrlng woods where the earth
was slrewn with dry branches which a.
bounded for the lord temprrelh the
winds to the shurn lamb" grvelh To the
hoarse blasts of winter. as they care over
tie lard,c Ipe directions 10 cast 20 he earth
the dry and useless b nghs, : thai the poor
may receive and and crmGnt from the me
winds 'ht chill their fl 81 and narrow
Bnl the old creme could not CLEAN food
from The Vhlckets and the woods, and Ia an
evil hour dirk and bitter hour, when
punched with hunIer->he resolved t take
little t1pnr from the null. lhnkmI 1t culd
not I've missed. :" she repaired 10 the
grlst-inllI at night, aud as it WIS not kept
locked. being a lonely unlreQntuled spot.
she gained access 10 the hi>pmpnt-rnum
where were I lie great Ihs winch received
the -four
With chltterlng teeth and trembling
small bag with flour, as he supposed. md
reached her home wlthuul de;ecilull. Elr-
ly the hex morning she commenced The
preparations OF her bre ,ktISr, which wn4 to
consist ut cake made ol the Stolen n rIr
baked before the fire. Aud hut Tor me
circumstance she ", Md. ~ dyut, have
made d conf rInbe me II 1t vas tins -
The owner of the anil had short time
previously adopted pnrlIpn Of his ma, hn.
cry to grinding gypsum or p ser r the
use OF the neIghbOrIuI f,tm"Ts, and the cid
woman had unfortunately nb!lIued her hnur
from the wrong trough
When the cake was supposed I, be
"done brown the woman took !, from the
fire, but on rlpplug 1t with her knuckie tn
ascertain whether the bikin! PROCESS hid
been C mpIere1 she dis 'oveftd TO her nor.
For that 1t gave ont a rrnLluI sound, and
was As hard AS IN role. She dropped II IN
conSter nation, believing tn II lie clkp had
been turned To stone b tdImrnt from
Heaven for her SIN The poor creature
forgot heI hunger and II down to reflect
on the course she ought I" pursue i iteI
short and bitter c"nf,cI ut lpeIlnI~, she
tied on her hood. took the blL II fl ar. aud
repaired To the mipr's house where she
fell on her knees aud with sire ,mlng eve.
confessed her SIN, and 'el itpd the iud Imeuu
which hid fallen on her III Consequence.
The miller, VIII" was klnd hearted man
toFga'e her crime although he torehure I,
rectlfy her error of the = judgment" and
ever afterward supply of II ur and mea
found its way to he old danes C. trlge
from the charitable hand 1T the bpnpv, lent
man, whose kindness was very oppotune
as the old woman would have starved lc
death rather than ,,e S'opu again.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27
Dignity.

How refreshing ii is 10 occasionally NEE
wuh an instance If true and noble dignity
Mr CmIg>, alter arranging his toilet ou
NJ, ndly morning, leI>ureIy directed hls
step, towards the polls, where it was ex-
pected, that II that day, every man would
be prep red TO save his country.
A, Mr. ChuIgs neared the polls, he was
mel hy Riggs, vino sneakIngly attempted
To bny Chu!G>' vme, by an offer Of twenty
i've cents, lawful currency But Chuggs
lrll h'ck upon his heels and dignity, and
nrbIy, herolcaIy, pathetlcaIIy and patriot,
lcaII' replied
NJ. Rugs, ! belong to an ancient
aud n'nor bic frmIy--the fIm'ly of Chuggs
aod II IS tar beneath my dignity to sell my
vote Inr 'lIe PARRY sum of twenty-five cents
NJ, Mr Rugs, don't sell my vote tor
les than ii 'fV.seOcn and haT cents =
| HuS,UW
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27
Flax Dressing Machines.

A machine that has attracted great
deal OF attention is one for dressing hdX,
either rotled or unroucd, invented by 5. A.
Chimes, of Springfield, Mass. We exam
med this machine atienllveIy while III OPP
Grafton upon some very hard unrol'ed fax,
Ii did its work well 1t has number oil
peculiarites IN respect To It's notion One
It's fine tluted rollers between winch the
flax is carried, and which by changing lips
below, bites the fax with creasng actlon'
which effecwaly separates the textile Iron'
the woody ibres A blower is used Tor
cleaning away the seed below. A couple
of machines, the second one acting upon
softened fax aud employing drawing ro'l'
ers, would easily reduce The hbreS to tlne
wool. Much attention is now devoted ii
the improvement of fax machines, aud 81
far as the spinning Of it IS concerned we we
do not believe but such machinery, specIi-
really adapted 30 the nature OF the hax' may
yet be invented So as to work 1t at leaS'
nearly, as well as cotton.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27
A Connec lieut. SOY.

The following is related as fact, having
actually happened, some Years since in the
State %! Connecticut.
A man in rather Indifferent circumstan-
ces, surrounded by large family, being
entirely out of meat, had recourse to the
sheep fold Of his neighbor. ia wealthy far
mer. for relief The neighbor, HAVING
large flock Of sheep, did not perceive that
ne had lost any, nntII une ct the finest of
the flock, very urge and Cat. was missing
--dna Counting his sheep. found he had
lost several. Unable to account for lh,s
extraordinary loss he res lvel il few niuhl,
after, to watch. Abnu, midnight he o.-
served an uncommon disturbance among
the sheep, caused by The sudden appe II
ance "t man dressed in d,sLni,e Cur
osltY, as well as To observe The cnuduct ot
the person, )" as To find him out. Induced
him t" lie still, In the flock here was y
ram, with whom, il seems, the nlu was in
tne faoIt OF conversIng, as If he hid been
the actual owner of the sheep
Well, Mr.. Il lm,' saws the nocturnal
sAeep Steaier, " am come To huy aun,ber
Aneep, have yo'' any more 10 sell 2"
Upon which he replied as IN person Of the
ram -
Eyes, hive sheep to SELL"
BY this time the owner nd discovered
him to he one OF his neIghbors.
What will you take for that large fr
weather !" says the purch l>er.
Four dollrs,' replied Mt Rum
THAT is very high price," says the
man, " but as you are 80 go"d as To wait
tor your pay, think ] will take HIM"
We'll, Mr.. RAM" continued the hon
est sheep buyer, Sc let US see how many
sheep | have bought Of YOU"
If | am not mIstAked," SAYS The ram.
"this makes the fifth"
he then went on to cast up the amnnnt
OF the whole, and giving Mr.. Run pollh.
invitation to cali on him tor his nav. and
bidding him good night, the man lea the
SheeP home, while the owner Law anrhinp
At the novelty of The scene, as highly ura.
lhed as II he had received ample Dn FIR
.he whole A few nights aiieru d when
ne supposed has neighOor was nearly out Of
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27

QvITE TIREo Ur-You undertake to
make person 81 tired by attempting to
take small stuck onL of the room, as to be
unable to accomplish it, although you will
add nothing TO his burden, nor lay any re-
straint on his personal lber y. T"perlorm
this manGyre, you take up the stick, and
cutting off very small splinter, you direct
him TO carry it out of the room aud return
fr more; concluding by telling HIN that
Won mean him TO perform as many similar
journe,s as you can cot pieces off the
stick AS this may be made 10 amoum to
many thousands, he will of course gladly
give up the undertaking
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27

Fall Planting of Potatoes.

DR. HOLMES Dear Sir Year before
last left some potatoes i'll the field. In
the spring they came mp, and better fotrrS'
never saw. Last fill left as many more
IN the ground III July thev were more
,han as big again as my others, and | rec
,nmend to all farmers to plant some IN the
fail aud try the expert nent h'Ne JnSi
seen few thai Mr.. Richard Tnkey Of
Raymond, raised The past summer, which
we're left IN the ground by accident last fall,
md better potatoes never saw. They
were very large. sound and hands"me
As you keep the fountain Of information.
Just start this among Your hume. Gus read
ers, and see what they say to It, | would
recommend to plough iurrow, drop the
potato whole, cover with sltawy manure.
and then cover the whole carefully wnh
earth II vcu do this think you will have
sound and handsome potatoes Me. FHm-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27
Manuring Fruit Trees.

This is the season for the amate ur to
look over his fruit trees eSpeci lily those
which have failed to produce good crops
for want of nourishment in the soil Care.
fully open trench al the very ends of The
roots--throw out third Of the poorest of
the soil, and replace it with a mixture Of
manure aud ashes. use cart-load of
barn yard manure no matter If it is fresh
to bushel of ashes, and | iud 1t never
fails in bring up the tree. If wait till
spring before | apply this stimulus find
II to do Jlst hlif as much good as if put
1t in the soil in October and November
1t is quite surprising how old fruit trees
can be brought to t.y this simple dressing
barn yard manure and ashes, applied in
the fall Of the year. Some persons are too
indolenl to do it, but think can prove to
them that it will pay On one side you
have an euteebled tree; it bears a peck of
poor fruit, half OF which is not fit TO take
up to the table Ii COSTS you nothing per
annum-proit about equal to cost. Ga the
other side you have the same lree-ynu give
il two Cart loads Of manure-twn bushels
OF leached ashes--once in three years, COST
one dOllar-and receive iva bushels of fine
fruit per annum, for three years,-value
three dollars year, nine dolars--proht
eight dollars
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27

SALE OF Docs CHAM AND COLLAR.
We believe that it has repeatedly been de-
cided by the Courts in the District of CO.
Iumbia that Us were not properly and
therefore they are regarded as " taxable MI
isances." II a dog be not property, it can
not be seized in satisfaction of debt. AT
least the view taken by constable, who
advertised that, under writ Of FRI tacidS,
he wnnld, on the 9Th inst, sell, near the
Central market, dog S collar and IA chain
with Newfoundland dog attached 10 the
end Of 1T" The articles brought the sum
of three dollars and sixty-two and a-half
cents but all of this was absorbed II The
payment of one weeks keeping of the dog,
his transportation to Georgetown, (vhere
he had been kcnneled,) and the fees Of the
magistrate and the constable - Washington
Republic.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27

TIE Double MEANING Place glass
of any liquor upon table, put hat over
it aud say {" / viii engage 10 drink the H.
qIor under tina, hat, aud YET I'll not touch
the bat" You then get under the table,
aud after giving three knocks, you make
noise with your mouth as if you were swal
lowing the liquor, Then, getting nom
under the table, you say Now, gentle
men, be pleased to look" Some one, ca
ger TO see if you have drunk he liquor,
will raise up the hat, when you instantly
take the glass and drunk the contents, say
ing, " Gentlemen, have fulfilled my prom
se You are witness that did not touch
the hat"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27
California Cows and Potatoes.

One Of the best Of the letter writers from
California is Winchester, the correspondent
Of the Tribune From ms last we gather
a couple of interesting items -
"A few days ago | sat down to dine with
ten others, mostly adults A large dish "f
potatoes graced the table, cut in pieces be-
fore boiling. Our landlady Informed us
that there were two potatoes in The dlsh
aud no more. But there was enough, and
to spare. On an other dish was oue-thlrd
of beet Onions often exceed pound
IN weight. A cabbage AT the door Of a
restaurant near me weighs % pounds -.-
These vegetables are not tie result of fore
ed culture. The soil i'll many lncalries,
can't he lip producing them. Very little at
,entlon Is paid to tIIlage and no manure is
employed. am informed that some of the
gardeners in this vicinity aye applying ma
nure, but have not seen load of that
commodity in CaIIfornla.
Butter is retailed at 81 to rs cents. A
very small quantity is yet produced in the
country. Those who raise cows Can better
sell the mix al MY cents quart, II lhey
live near a marke'. The native cows are
poor mixers They are large, masculine
looking animals, and being generally al
lowed to retain their calves for six months
or longer. they do not willingly submit to
the regulations of the dairy. 1t requires
two or three men to milk California cow
They set to work on horseback, and first
lasso her and tumble her to the ground.-
They lie her head TO post, and then bind
her ieet together tightly in pairs. One OF
the men does the milking, while another
holds the bucket, the terrified animal en-
during the process with the same dncilny
as cross baby exhibits while its dirty face
is scrubbed. Que or two quarts Of milk
are the result of the operation"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27

D1is are iIann IN some things, though
never trelcheruu5 as humans are. If one
d " be attacked in the streets, all in the
neghoorhood wIH fall upon the weaker.
So with men Let one get in trouble, and
host will pltch into him, without knowing
why. All must have the honor Of giving a
kick Let the same man stand his ground
and shake oif the pack, and they sneak 10
cover, like de ecIed sheep dogs "1Wan't
l." is then the language Of every whelp
and cur.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27
Ethan AllcD.

Lo! Allen, escaped from British jds,
Hi tushes hr Ike by biting nails,
Appears In hyp'rh mem 4tlt1,
To tell the wnrI tn Bipl; lies.
See him IN Green hills nIrth aflr,
Glow like self rukinIlrd star,
Prepared with mob coll .ctug club,
Black from The fnrgr Of Belize mb,
To feed new IN ,bs wi'h ha'l born mama,
In Gentle land OF Su-qI hInua
To teach the Pennsylvania mixer,
His bllsphomes against his Maker.
Behold inspired from Vermont drn4,
The fear Of AM christ descends,
And grim with me .aphysiC sc0WI,
With quill list pluck'd from wing Of fowl
As rag3 or rraStH rise ur sink,
To shed his hlood, or shed his ink
Behold him move ye Slaunth dlvires,
His tall head busting through the pines.
All front he seems like wall # brlss,
And brayS tremendous as an ass.
One hand il clenChed Ia bat er II ,ses,
Nhile t'other scrawIs 'ganst Paul aud Moses.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27

F~~,~-~0~0~~~~-O~~~~-0~0~~~ ~~~~0~- - - y -
fThe following lines were sent rs " MI
Johns of Huntington, who says they we're tran
scrbed from some old manuscript nv us h'ohc'
about 40 years ago having been written, doubt
less. near the close of the Revolutioe by som"
splenetlc tory or Yorker; both of Vhom were
mortal foes of Old Eh'n. As m aniIqnhrlln
relic, as we'll as showing what WIS sild of tn"
rough old hero BY his enemies, lp hose times 1t
is intereshug.l Ed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-11-27

" w BACHELORS OF AMERICA REJOICE
Tie Roman cemsors frequently imposed
fees "n unmarried men, aud men % full
age we're Obliged to marry the SpartaI
women, at ceharn games, laid hld OF old
bacIelor' dragged them round their affairs
aud inflicted un them various marks Of In
fanny "nd disgrace After twenty-five years
of aye, a TX was Ia'd upon bachelors ii
EugIdnd-,fl 2s. for a duke, aud Tor &
common person, Is . WIll1m ILL.,, 1895
Bachelors were subject 10 double tx "r
their male and female servants IN 1855.