Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-11-04


ITCHY:
One fall. when the Legislature were to meet
at Norwich, we think it was, the Governor. who
lived in WIiston took it into his head to go on
foot to his post of official duty, a distance OF
about eighty miles Accordingly making up his
pack, he started off on foot and alone on his des.
Inalion, and brought up at night, though more
than half way, yet not at the place he had ex
pected to reach, but at the log house Of a new
settler, into which he entered and craved lodg=
ings for the night.
well, stranger" said the settler in reply, |!
after cycling the new conner an instant, 1--WE
haven't much to eat and but one bed for myself
and wife; but you look as if you might put up
with dish of bread and milk, and could sleep
on the floor without hurting you"
oh certainly SAID the Governor as hun
cry and tired as am with a night SO dark as
this without, shall be thankful to stay oven at
that"
In pursuance of this arrangement, the G ".
ornor, WITHOUT mixing himself kuoTn parlook
of the proposed meal, camped down on the floor,
with his pack for his pillow, and was soon buried
in sumbeF.
During the night thepo was driving shower,
which, though it did not awaken any of the hard
sleepers within, was yet so severe as to rout on
an old SOW, with litter OF pigs from theiI nest
in the yard; when the restless animal, in search
of dryer quarters, began roofing at the door,
which she at length forced open wide enough
for an entrance and, coming in, lay down, with
her well washed brood, by the side of the still
unawakened Governor, who snored on till day.
light when he Qwoke. and for the first time
became aware of the presence of his strange
bedfeows. He did not disturb them, however,
or his human entertainers, but silently strap
ping on his pack, and leaving halfcrown for
his lodgings OIL the table, proceeded on Ills
journey.
The settler was considerably mortified when
lie arose and saw how matters had been, but
thought not much of it. till two days alter, who p
having concluded to go himself TO Lection"
and having reached the place ust as the cercmo.
MES were commencing, who should he see at
the head Of the procession, but the plain looking
foot-pad who had Jared so oddly at his house.
WHO who is that man, walking there with
the big bugs in frontP" he eagerly asked of an
acquaintance.
why, don't you know? That is the Gov.
ernor."
1.-The Governor Gov. Chittenden "
eyes, but what is there about him that dis
turb5 you so much3"
" Oh, nothing only strange circumstance
and by the hockey what ,oM my wife say"
"Whv, what was it !"
"Well, considering, guess, if the Governor
don'i tell ont, WONT"
And he did not, said our informer, but the
Governor did, and had many hearty laugh
about It,
GUERNsEY's PRINrING PREss.-We see Let
teIs Patent have been issued for this invention.
1t is worthy of remark that this is the only one |
of the many competitors for this object that has
as yet succeeded. The first press built, of this
patent has for the last six or seven months been
in regular and successful operation in st. AL
bans in this State.
uPWe would call attention to DR.. Weaver's
Canker, Salt Rheum and Humor Medicines, as
advertised in this paper. We have tried it in
very bad case of Salt Rheum humor in our own
family and found it a manifestly eficacious med
icine--the best we ever used
CAUSE OF Mr.. WEBsTER's DEATH.-Dr.
Jefries writes toj the Boston Courier that the
result of the postmortem examination OF the
body of Mr.. Webster, shows that he died OF
disease of the liver The immediate cause Of
death was hemorrhage from the stomach and
bowels, owing to morbid state of the blood
consequent upon the above disease. There was
also dropsy on the abdomen.-C Commonwealth,
TORONTO Thursday, Oct. 26, 1852.
The Canada gold discoveries promises to as
sumo an Importance that has not yet been at
tached to them. Last night the telegraph an
nounces the discovery, on the Chaudlere, OF a
lump weighing 80 pounds; and the Qebec
papers received here state that mass OF ~
pounds has been picked up, and Is valued at
$4,000. 1t is reasonable TO suppose that the
washing Of fine particles of gold that have been
long taxed from the bed of the river had been
brought down from rock where the metal exists
in considerable quantities. And the discovery
of large Jumps would also seem to indicate the
existence of considerable quantities. The re
cent discoveries will stimulate to increased ex
ertons on the part of prospectors = and wh'
knows but next year Canada may become a
noted for its gold fields as either California o
Australia? There are now in the United
States plenty Of persons who have returned from
California thoroughly experienced in all tina
relates to the discovery, washing and mining o
gold and those, doubtless, if the present dis
coveries continue, will bring their experience
to bear upon the development o! the riches O
the Chaudiere region.
In our columns may be found the adverts
meDt OF that excellent medicine known as Aver
Cherry PectOraL. Its success in curing the VI
rious diseases of the Lungs is attracting unive
sal attention, not only of the learned and phi
anthropic, but of the whole public. The art
Gle undoubtedly is what it pretends TO be, rem
edy for Lungs Complaints, and the rcmarkab
cures which arebecoming known every where
cannot long be over looked by the people.
RAILROAD ACCIDENTAL sad accident o
Cured on the New Haven and Springfield RAJ
road on Saturday last. AS the last train nor
from Hartford was crossing the embankment al
rressele bridge at Windsor Locks, the four re
cars became detached from the first passeng
car and ran offthe track. The last one of the
t,ur also disconnected itself, and was thrown
the bank which was from ten to fifteen feet hi
INTO the pond, leaving the top Of the car just Y
lille. Two persons returned Cahfornians be
were instantly killed Quite u plumber we
wounded, some of them dangerously. The brea
inc of a detective rail il assigned as the cause
,his cod orcurrpnce