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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-03-03
NUMBER 45.

custom, the chanting was more rapid,
His Majesty suspecting that this was lest
he should be weary with standing, order
ed that the services should moi be denim
shed in the least on his account With
the remarkable royal curiosity describ>
co in the poems Of Peter Pindar. he in.
qured the meaning Of each ceremony
the kissing Of the Holy Gospel, the
exchanging of rings the crowning of,he
bride aud bridegroom with white fow.
ers in garland. and The embraces tina,
the bride received from her own kind
red, and applauded much the significance
of each. When the bride and BRIDE
groom drank glass Of wine on, oe the
same glass towards the conclusion ofthe
ceremonies, and then solemnly broke il
IN the floor, though we may suppose
that he had sublle,y enough 10 trace the
connections between the act, and the
symboizng by wine Of the inseparable-
ness Of the marriage state, yet We must
also suppose iha, his public conscience
felt slight twinge, when he echoed on
this occasion as on the other occasions
when his questions were answered,
Very well very well " AT the end
of the whole the new married couple
come up before him and bow their faces
to the floor when our aifable and gentle
monarch greeis them with the wish.
May you be prospered !" In leaving
the hall, he expressly desires that he
may visit the other rooms Of the house.
lie then descends 10 his own apartment,
accepts ofpipes and coffee, orders food.
| which Of course is served with magical
promptness and did not hesitate, il is
privately whispered, TO 9uaf a breaker
or two Of champagne 10 the health ofihe
new married pair. His visit continued
four hours.
As all the guests on such occasions
make an offering Of good will to the
parties in some substantial form, our
generous and too lavish Sultan bestow-
ed S5, 900 upon the bride aud 5000 up
on the bridegroom. Mr.. Pholiades. His
own impulses would carry him much
farther, and he would have done il too,
but for his Secretary Of the Treasury.
who though dependent upon the will Of
his absolute master, yet is firm and un-
compromising man, who will not hold
Office unless he can withstand success
fully the extravagant expedenture Of the
Sultan. He can be the more sierra, as
probably according to all accounts. he
hardly has in these days any money to
watch over.
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The Maine Law.

At temperance meeting in New York
on Tuesday evening, the Rev DR.. Tying
said
When the Maine law passed, he heard of
it with pride and qualification. They had
been working 10 get i passed in this State,
and now they were approaching what the
Frenchman called the coup de grace-the
Main law. 1t appeared 10 him that this
law is well named, for il is really tho ler
magma. The Maine law is TO be the grand
basis Of the prosperity of this country, and
just as every improvement in the whole or
der of civil society has begun in the Eas;
and travelled to the West, so has this law
been originated in the East. 1t was won
derful thought which struck the inhabitants
Of that glorious Eastern shore-whose peo-
pie were second to none on This continent
for yigor of thought, for elevation OF pur-
pose and for uobleness Of design. And i.
will 90 forward ill Western California
shall stretch out hel hand across the whole
continent, and bathing in the waer of the
Atlantic, bring il out again pure, and say,"l
also am named after the Maine law" There,
in that Eastern Stale, did this wonderful
thought originate.
The principles Of this law you perfectly
understand the grand point in it is, that il
grapples with the naked THEFT lays its
hand on his bare and exposed throat, and
says, "Thou arr the man." II let's the poor
deludcd seller alone it lets alone his poor
victim and instrument, and it grapples with
the rum itself, II attacks il with two edg-
ed sword-goes direct into the vi;als OF ev-
cry butt and cask, and beats out the very
head and brains OF all that it contains. II
does not stop. as they did in former times,
to ask" Gentlemen, by your permission,
we will charge you a higher license, and
make tho traffic more difficult and expen.
siye to you" oh, no but it comes down
like cataract which throws all its power
over the ckuie it comes down with the
magnificent idea Of cleansing the world, by
taking away the whole material Of lempta.
tior,
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LOUIS NAPOLEON The Thiuner
comments upon the last act OF Louis
Napoleon, the discarding OF Madame
Bonaparte, his mistress and the mother
of his children, "a lady said to have been
born in Bal!imore). Comparing him
with his uncle, it says:
"The Emperor Napoleon has jus, run
another parallel by discarding the wo.
man who has hitherto shared his PROS
porous. as she had previously done, his
adverse fortunes, preparatory to the es-
pousal Of Royal Princess from one u
the reigning houses. Of Europe"
" Napoleon hearlessly divorced tho
partner Of his humber and raising for.
tunes after reaching the summit OF pow.
er but not ill alter she had for three
years shared with him the exallation and
splendor Of imperial sway he put her
away basely, if you please, bu, royalty;
with tenderness, reluctance, and every
manifestation Of regret, he rendered a
reason for his infdelity which had some-
thing of grandeur and lof,iness in it-put>
ting away an old wife for young one.
a child of the people for daughter Of
the Cpsars, he seemed to sacrifice his
personal happiness to secure that of
France. Josephine had still palace,
with queenly state and consideration;
though deserted by him who had sworn
10 love and cherish her through life. she
was honored and esteemed both by him
self and by the world. But the woman
who had listened credulously to the vows
and clung TO the stormy fortunes Of Ma
puleon the little is turned of in the first
flush Of his triumph, as if she were a
camp follower banlshed from France
like lelon--expclled from Paris by force
with The children OF the Ursurper in her
arms. and compelled to seek an asylum
in England from the migrate aud villain
whose VOWS she had been weak enough
TO believe"
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The purest altar of love is the heart OF
mother.
There is always more error in haired
than n love.
The silence of person who loves 10
praise is censure sufficiently severe.
The virtue Of prosperity is temper ance I;
the virtue of adversely is forIiIude.
A mana own good breeding is the best
protection against other peoples i'll man.
ners.
To Adam, Paradise was home to the
good, among bis descendants, home is Par
adise
Tuesday is day ominous in The history
of France. All her revolutions have brok-
en- out on that day.
In the province OF Colmas there is a re-
markable fountain, which flows and stops
for seven minutes alternately.
He that blows the Goals in quarrels he
has nothing TO do with, has no righ; to com
plain if The sparks fly in his face.
Love is like most epidemics the more
apprehensiye we are Of it the more likely
are we to become subjects of the conla.
gion.
MORBID SENsIBILITy.-Mr. Belville, the
actor, is so nervous that he cannot bear q
ea>urn in his room on account of its his.
ing.
AN UNLUcKy WoRD.-The Chinese
have saying that an un!ucky word drop
ped from the tongue cannot be brought back
again by coach and six horses.
lie who INDUCES his sense in any ex,
cesses, renders himself obnoxious 10 bis
own reason and, to crafty the brute in
him, disPeases The man, and sells bis two
natures at variance,
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EIzs<1
From the Editors Table tf the Knckcbocket Muga.
zine for February.
Every reader will remember the Sapphic
lines commencing: When the fierce north
wind rears up The Baltic 10 foaming fury
or words 10 that effect; but VIC have no
hesitation in saying that that performance
can in no degree compare with the subjoin-
ed
Srop sinful morals stop and give attention
While relate a melancholy story
How one man had by lin his Head broke
Another burnt up
The Lord hath spoken and who hath regal ded
The twelfth day of march in the town Phar-
salia
GARNET BuowN went out with his AK to
choping
Fearless of danger
When falling a tree lin flew and hit him
And breaking his head destroyed his senses
And in about thirty hours altei
Lille was departed
Thus was this poor man in an awful manner
Called cut of time in TO eternity
Leaving behind him a wife and six children
Objects of pity
The next night after Mr.. BRowS was buryed
a young man in health was busy at labor
Quite late in night, end all the forenoon after
Tending a Saw-mill
Then tired and sleepy he went 10 his lodging
Lying down TO rest he thought Of no danger
And as he Supposed completely in safety
Quietly Sleeping
When all but this man from the House was abb
sent
The House took fire and sooRwas discoveId
The cfy Fine was heard The people came run
ing
Too late 10 quench it
While friends and neghbors stood aghasl with
horror
Awful the sight was 10 see the House alarm
ing
And still more awful and dreadful to think OF
CHARLES ANGEL in it.
Not being present when the House was burn
ing
/ we nj the next day while some brands were
smoking
And viewing the place saw in little fragments
Bones all TO lime burnt
Solum the thought was far beyond expression
To think that this was all ! svcr should see
Oi an acquaintance whome in health ] had
seen few day before
BY DANIEL SMITH
The EDITOR was requested 10 'runciify
and correct spelling but conceiying tha,
much of the outgushing ,igor and natural
dignity would be lost by such process, the
request has not been complied with.
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a Guosr SToRY.-That appariions do
not always wander without sufficient cause,
is proved by the well a!tested fact which we
give with the endorsement of the Montreal
Transcript. Last Tuesday, fortnight, as
Mis-, lady Of literary taste and rath>
er sludious habits. sat reading in her draw
ing room, the clock on the the mantle-piece
struck twelve-as the last stroke reverbera-
ted through the apartments, the door WIS
suddenly opened. In the act Of raising her
head to reprovc the intrusion (unrung for)
of her scrvant, her eye rested on the form
of her late husband; she screamed and fell
senslcss on the carpet This brought up
such members OF the family as had not ye.
retired 10 rest--restoratives were adminis-
tered, and when Mrs. bad reganed pos
session OF her suspended faculties and being
a woman Of strong mind and highly cult
waited intellect, she felt disposed to consider
the whole distress she had undergone as the
result Of certain associations between The
melancholy tale she had been per using and
her late loss, operating OH her partially de-
ranged nervous sy stem. She, however, con-
sidercd it advisable her maid should repose
with her lest any return Of what she had
determined 10 consider nervous affection
should distress herselfa and alarm the family
Last Tuesday night feeling stronger and in
better spirits than she had been for several
months past. Mrs.-dispensed with the
presence OF her servant, retiring alone to
her chamber, and went 10 bed little before
ten o'clock. Exactly as the clock struck
twelve she was awaked from sleep, and dis,
tinc,ly beheld The apparition she had before
seen, advancing from the table en- which
stood her night lamp, ill it stood opposite
and drew aside the curtains of her. bed. A
sense of suil'oca'ing oppression, deprived
her Of all power to scream aloud. She de-
scribes her very blood retreaing with icy
GOODNESS to her heart from every vein. The
countenance of he. beloved in life wore not
It's benevolent aspect his eyes once beam,
ing with affection, were now fixed in stern
regard on .he trembling, half dissolved be-
ing, who with the courage of desperation
thus abjured him.
"Charles Dear Charles why are you
come again 20
Jessie" slowly and solemnly aspiraied
the shadowy form, waving in its hand a
small roll of white parer, Jessie, pay my
newspaper bill and lei me rest in peace"
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the side hills, 80 that not resting place for
a house could be found. An air of desoln.
tion reigns everywhere, and every person
you meet is armed TO The teeth with pistols,
b'underbusses, long gunsdirks, spears, down
10 simple club.
Although an advocate for peace, and al
most non-resislant in sentiment. / have
been luggirg Stout horse pistol all over the
country, knowing not what might happen.
Had an attack been made upon our train, !
am quite sure should have run, for have
moral antipalhy 10 powder.
The majority of the inhabitants are idle
and lime is cf no account. A very few dc
all the druJgery, and the rest smoke. Why
il is the great pursuit oil long lie 10 smoke
The richer the individual, the better is the
quality of his tobacco, and the longer the
flexible stem of his nargclch. One everlas.
ting cloud of smoke, the product of more
pipes than there arc virtues in the ros,
session of the twelve tribes, is perpetually
rising TO the zenith throughout the length and
breadth of the Land of Promise.
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Law of Newspapers.

/. Subscribers who do not give express no.
tice to the contrary, are considered as wishing
20 continue their subscription.
2. If subscribers order the disconinunnce Of
their papers, the publisher may continue to send
them till all that is due be paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their papers from the office TO which they are
directed, they arc held responsible till they
have settled their bills and ordered their papers
discontinued.
4. If subscribers move to other places, with
out informing the publisher, and the paper i.
sent to the former direction, they are held re
sponsihle.
5. The courts have decided that refusing to
take paper from the office, or removing and
leaving it uncalled for, is prima facia evidence
of fraud.
e. A Postmaster neglcctinG to inform n pub
Usher when his paper is not taken from the Of
fec, makes himself liable for his subscription
price.
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CURIOUS SEkPENTs.-ln Egypt, and 9TH
er Oriental countries, The serpent was the
common symbol of powerful monarch +;
and the one preferred above all others, cm-
brodered on their robes and diadems, was
the basilisk-a the wound inflicted by these
creatures is incurable, so were the fatal ef-
fects of kingly displeasure not TO be avoided
The hasilisk is OF reddish color. and ITS
head decorated with crest, in the form of
crown. 1t is not entirely PROSTATE, like
other serpenls, but moves along with it's
head and half its body erect All other
species Of serpents are said TO acknowledge
the superiority of the basilisk, flying from
its presence, and hiding themselves in the
dust. 1t is supposed 10 live longer than any
other serpent, and is even considered inn
mortal, and deilied by the ancient heaihens.
The Saraph, or fiery flying serpent is one
Of the most interesting of the species. 1t
is native Of Egypt and Arabia, and de-
rives It's name from the Hebrew verb saroph.
TO burn, in allusion to its fiery color, blaz,
ing in the sunbeams. 1t is the only species
of serpent which the Almighty has provi>
ded with sort of wings, or parachules, by
which, instead Of creeping il rises from the
ground and, leaning upon the extremity Of
It's tail moves along with great velocity.
The Sdroph bears the Eame Of an order
among the hosts Of Heaven, whom Isaiah
beheld in vision, placed above the throne
Of Jehovah. in the temple. The brazon
figure of this serpent is supposed 10 be the
type of our blessed Redeemcr, who was for
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From the Youths Magazine,
The Crop of Acorns.
BY LYDIA II. siGouRNEY.

There came man, in days Of old,
TO hire piece of land for gold,
And urged his suit in accents meek,
= One crop alone is all seek
The harvest o'cr, my claim yicld
And TO its lord resign The field
The owner some misgivirgs felt
And coldly with the stranger dealt
But found his last objection fail,
And honeyed eloqucnce prevail
So took the profiered price in hand
And for one crop leased out the land.
The willy tenant sneered with priie,
And sowed the spot with acorns wide
AT first like tiny shoots they grew,
Then broad and wide their branches threw
But long before those oaks sublime,
Aspiring, reached their forest prime,
The cheated landlord mouldering lay.
Forgotten, with his kindred clay.
q ye, whose years unfolding fair,
Are fresh with youth, and free from care,
Should vice or incidence desire
The garden ol our souls to hire,
No parley hold-reject the suit,
Nor let one seed the soil pollute.
My child, their first approach beware;
With firmness break the insidious snare,
Lest, as the acorns grew and throve
Into a sun excluding grove,
Thy sins, dark DER shadowing tree,
Shut out the light OF heaven from thee
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MANS WEAK PARr.-ln the course OF a
book lately published at New York, entitled
The A" Reveries of an Old Maid," we are told
that the weapons 10 subdue man are not to
be found in the library, but in the kitchen !
The weakest part OF The alligator is his
stomach. Man is an alligator. Let the
young wife fascinate her husband with the
teapot! Let her, so to speak, only bring
him into habits of inloxication with that
sweet charmer and make honeysuckles
Chamber up in his chair back and grow a,
bout the legs Of his table-lel the hearth
rug be bed Of hearts case for the feet in
slippers, and the wickcdqcss Of tho natural
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The Sultan at a Wedding &,

The following extract from letter
from Constantinoplc to the Daily Times
of this city, gives an interesting view Of
The present amiable ruler Of the Turks !;
You can have little idea of the agree-
able surprise created in our minds by
the intelligence, that the Sultan had been
present last Sunday in the house Of one
Of his Christian subjects, at the marri>
age Of his daughter. 1t was a step Of
familiar condescension, for which there
never was precedent with his plede>
cessors, and which accords little with all
our previous ideas of what the Grand
Turk might do with propricty or consis.
iency. If ! portray to your readers
some Of the scenes of occasion, it is be-
cause that The event is not as remote
from politics as skirmish with noun.
taineers. or a change in a cabinet Of
Ministers. The bride on this occasion
was daughter to Greek Christian,
formerly Prince of Samus, named Sleph-
en- Vogorides. The Sultan, personally,
is evidently disposed to treat all his subs
jects. without regard TO their religion as
alike worthy of his favor and of the fa>
vor of Co.. And, though he is aware that
The ceremonies Of Il wedding are reli-
gious aud sacramental. performed b, a
priest, who, in the fancies Of Islamsm,
give companions 10 the Deity, and that
the rites are to be performed in the very
room where he will be, he does not recoil
from the pollution. lie went five miles
in a storm Of rain, and descended at
the portal of his humble subject-the
highest in rank none the less in .he
Greek nation From the gale TO the
house the pavement was spread with vel
vet. The patriarch of the Eastern
Church, with all his bishops. who also
honor the wedding with their presence,
range themselves upon The line he is to
pass. Their sovereign incines his head
TO them, and asks of his attendants, who
is that venerable man 1.-THE spiritual
head of 10000, 900 of his subjects the
patriarch, who never before stood in the
Sullan's presence.
After entering the mansion, he declin-
ed remaining in the room set apart for
him, aud entered TO exercise their func>
lions, they approached him 10 kiss the
hem of his garment. lie protested say
ing that 'hey had come in to worship
God, and that there was a greater pres,
ent than he or they, aud gently repelled
them. by putting his hand upon their
shoulders. From the commencement of
the religious service, which with the
ceremonies peculiar to the occasion ! asst.
ed two hours. this king of kings" and
" Sun of the world" remained stand
ing, with one hand reverenlly folded on
his breast, his left under his cloak, resi>
ing on his sword. Repeatedly he was
urged 10 be seated. but he replied. sub
timely, :" will never be seated where
any in my presence are calling upon
God" The gentlemen who waited up,
on him-relaiions of the family-ihen
sign'hed 10 the clergy ihsi they should
shorten The service. As they had now
reached the lines where according To
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ELGJN
SPRIN G H0U E

THE ELGIN SPRING HOUSE is now
l. open for the reception of visitors. The
Proprietor, having added several well finished
rooms, and made other improvements in his
premises, feels confident that he can give en-
tire satisfaction to all who may favor him with
their patronage. The medicinal qualities OF
these Springs are equal to any in the world,
and are highly recommended BY the best phys
icians in the country, to whom reference may
be had, viz Drs. Bradford and Maxfield Of
Vergennes; Drs. Allen and Russell of Middle
bury; Drs. Cram and Converse Of Ferrisburgh
Dr. Heinebnrg Of Burlington; DIR. Horton of
Colchester; and Drs. Warner and Hazleton of
New Haven. The Proprietor will run Car
riage to the Depot at Vergennes in connection
with the Cars, for the accommodation of ysi-
tiers and boarders. All orders for water prompt
ly executed and forwarded by the Boats and
Cars 10 any part of the country
Post Office Address, Vergenues, VT.
s. ALLEN, PRoPRIEToR.
Elgin Springs, Panton,
May 10, 1851. 2-tf
N. B.-The water from the above Spring, is
forwarded by Mr.. Allen, to L. w. CLARK, Of
this village, who keeps a supply constantly on
hand, which will be furnished TO those who
wish to test its virtues, at a reasonable charge
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nT We laughed heartily at the re-
ply said to have been given BY boy in
London, TO the following question asked
him by gen,leman-'wha, occupation
does your father pursue for a living =
lie answered with grea, simplicity. he
is dreadful accident maker. Sir, for
tho Newspapers
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0~ Sammy cried an old lady path
etiqnc. raising up her speclacleS. what
have they done with poor Toby for
heteheliing " No, heichelling, eran-
nv, twas swindling. replied. and he's
convicted % la, s,Oing ling, so 'lwas;
knew twas something abou, dressing
far
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CO Why is Napoleon Bonapau
good tenant Because of course he can
pay rents (Corsicsn Parents }
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1852. LADIES SHOES. 1855?

UST Received from Farwell & Co., Kid
Polkas, Pump Caters, walking Shoes. Bus
kins and Slips a, R.L.FuLLER'S.
Jan. IN 1852
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enemy must die within him." What excel.
lent wives some Of these o!d maids who
write books would make