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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-05-04
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Creeping through the valley,
Crawling DER the hill,
Splashing through the branches
Rumbling by the mill
Putting nervous 'gemmcn'
In towering rage;
What is so provoking
As riding in stage
Feet are interlacing,
Heads severely bumped ;
Friend and foe together
Get their noses thumped
Dresses act as carpets
Listen to the sage
'Lifeis but a journey
Taken in a stage.
Spinsters fair and forty
Maids in youthful charms,
Suddenly are cast in
To their neighbor's arms
Children shoot like squirrels
Darting through cage
Isn't it delightful,
Riding in II stage 7
Bones are crushed around us,
Hats look worse for wear
Teeth at each conclusion,
Fly to take the air
Shrivelcd maiden ladies,
Past certain age
Groan forlornly-'Dreadful
Riding in stage =
Joltcd-thumpcd-distracted--
Rackcd, and quite forlorn--
'Oh = cries one, what duties
Now are laid on corA?
Mad, disgustcd, angry,
In a swearing rage,
'Tis the very mischief,
Riding in stage
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I believe it is generally understood,
that, latterly, Addison gave way to hab-
its of intemperanoe. lie suffered, not
only from his wifes dissatisfied temper,
but also (and probably much more) from
ennui. lie did not walk one mile day,
and he ought TO have walked ten. Dys-
pepsia was, no doubt. the true ground of
his unhappiness and he had nothing to
hope for. To remedy these evils, |
have always understood that every day
land especially towards night he drank
too much of that French liquor. which,
calling itself 'cater ofHje: nine times in
ten proves the water of death, He lived
latterly at Kensington, viz: in the Hol-
land House, the well known residence of
the late Lord Holland and the tradi-
tion attached to the gallery in that
house, is, that duly as the sun drew near
to setting, on two tables, one at each
end Of the long omJulachrunl, the right
honorable Joseph placed, or caused to
be placed, two tumblers of brandy, some
what diluted with water and those, the
said vessels, then and there did altern-
ately to the lips of him, the aforesaid
Joseph, diligently apply, walking to and
fro during the process of exhaustion, and
dividing his attention between the two
poles arctic and antarctic, of his evening
diau(os, with the impartiality to be ex
pected from a member of the Privy
! Council How often the two "blessed
bears.n Northern and Southern. were re
plenished, entered into no a6idavit that
ever reached me. But so much | have
always understood, that in the gallery o
Holland House, the ex-secretary of state
caught decided hiccup, which never af
terwards subsided. In all this ther'
would have been little to shock people
had it not been for the sycophanc,
which ascribed to Addison religion
reputation such as he neither meritet
nor wished to claim.-De Qu,ncey'
Essays on tie Poets.
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Fay- The New York Albion states
that THACKERAY cleared exactly $12,-
600 by his trip to this country. lie
will probably clear as much more by
the publication of his lectures. The
Albion also says, that he does not in
tend to write book about this coun-
try. We are also informed that it is
Mr.. THAoKERAY's intention to return
to this country in August, with a view
to the delivery of a second course Of
lectures, on original subjects, which are
now in preparation.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-05-04

= JENNY LIND GoLDscHMIDT-Our roa.
ders will remember that an absurd story
was in circulation few months since,
stating that Jenny and her husband lived
unhappily, if they had not positively
quarreled. There can hardly be need
for con,radicting such story, but as we
have the most unquestionable authority
before us, we may as well do so. In a
letter written from Dresden, goth Feb,
by Jenny to Mr.. Zachrisson, the Swe-
dish Consul,in New York.-a letter of bu-
siness- and having no direct bearing up.
on domestic affairs-thore occurs the
following passage, as we find it in The
Nelc York MuSical 1iorld
ave are, God be thanked quite we'll
Otto is very good and kind. He labors
always, is at home always, is kind always,
is the same faithful friend always, thinks
only of my welfare and my happiness,
and maintains a calm, still courage in ali
circumstances.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-05-04

SHELLEY AND BRYANT.-In re-
port of the lecture on Shelley, recent
ly delivered before the DWELL Institute
by Mr. Holmes, physician and poet,
given by the Boston Transcript, we
find the following paragraph;
"Shelley's principal poems were hit
off by allusion or brief analysis. Al
astor was Il poets own poem two pas
sages were cited as containing the sug-
gestion Of two American poems. One,
beginning
a swan was there:
1t roso-as hc approached, and with strong
wings
Scaling the upward sky, bent its bright
High over the mmcasurablc MAN,,
was evidently the glorious source Of
Bryant's Lines to a Waterfowl and
is sufficiently grander than that; but
the other passage slipped through the
sensitive catch.hy of our memory"
1t happens, unfortunately for part
Of this criticism, that Mr.. Bryant's
poem Of the Waterfowl was written in
January of 1916, while Alastor, the
preface to which is dated December
14th, 1915, could not have reached
this country until some time after that;
and besides, as Mr.. Bryant resided
then in an obscure New England viii
lage, where the latest literature was
not likely to penetrate at an early day,
it is doubtful whether he could have
read Shelley's poem, even if it had
been received in this country.-Ne'O
York Eveaing Post.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-05-04

EzT The two best residences for
persons who go to Italy for the relief
of pulmonary complaints are now said
to be Como and Venice. The summer
climate of Lake Como is most admira-
bly, adapted for invalids. Genoa is ex-
ceedingly bad for persons with chest
diseases. Florence is also very preju-
dicial. The climate of Rome and Pisa
is also liable to objection.
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IMPR MENT
IN TAKING
DAGUE R RE0TYPES !

would respectfully announce to the
people of Middlebury and vicinity, that
l have new mode of preparing the Da-
guerreotype Plate, which surpasses all others
now in use. can make double the num-
Der of pictures in the same length of time,
that could by the old way, and with bril-
iiancy of tone and finish unsurpassed by any
other process. Ishall have it ready for oper-
alton by Monday next, March 9TH. Call and
sec, and know the wonders of science and art
even in your own town, at Nos. 6 and Mich
OILS Building.
W. IL. GILLM0RE.
March l 1858 As;
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pa 1t is stated by some wiseacre
that the heart of man weighs about
nine ounces, that of a woman eight.
As age increases, a mans heart grows
heavier, and a woman's lighter, after
30. Some girls lose theirs at 16,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-05-04

HS5~Punch remarks that now that
the British dominions include the Aus
tralian diggings, her Majesty can add
to her present titles that of the Queen
Of Spades.
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Gss-.~ The New York TriJune trans
lates the following from the American
correspondence of NJ. Ampere in the
Revuc dcS Deur 1IondeS:
Bryant and Longfellow.
"Bryant is the Democratic poet, and
the poet of New. York, as Mr.. Longfel.
low is the Wing poet, and the poet of
Boston Each Of them has his cnthusi.
astic partisans, who are sometimes un-
Just toward the rival of their favorite.
/ shall endeavor to avoid these prepos-
sessions. and to remain impartial Like
Longfcllow, Bryant is an English poet,
born in America. | should say that, in
regard to poetic form, Longfellow is the
more European, and Bryant the more
English. The first has received the i'm
print of all the ltoraturos of Europe,
and especially of the German literature.
The other is more exclusively under the
influence of English literature. lie has
not that kind Of originality which gives
his rival familiarity with the most
different classes Of poetry. Mr. Bryant,
although he has translated poems from
the Spanish, Portuguese, French, and
German, has before his eyes only The
models of the mother country. ltwould
seem as if he had wished to vie with the
contemporary poets of England, and to
take his place among them as an Amer
lean poet. In his poem of Tile Ages
he has employed the old Spenserau
stauza, as reproduced by Byron in ChildC
Harold but if compared with Longfel
low, Bryant is the moro exclusively En-
glish in form, he is perhaps the mos
American in substance. He oftenei
treats of rational and patriotic themes
y" met with Mr.. LoDglellow and Mr.
Bryant nnder very different circumstan
ces. Longfellow received me with t
graceful hospitality, in an elegant abode
in the midst Of works of art and souven
irs of every country. l found Mr.. Bry
ant in the Office Of his newspaper, cover
ed with dust, and with the busy air of {
man who is engaged in struggle. Thi
accidental circumstance describes twt
destnics and two poetic tendencies-th,
Wing, professor and a man of tn,
world, preserving in the bosom of I
quiet life the serenity which breathe
in his verses-tho Democrat. an honor
able and decided public man. minglin!
in action and strife-the one more Euro
pean more complete-the other NOR,
American, more concentrated the on
original in the diversity Of his inspira
tions. the other powerful by the intensi
ty Of small number Of sentiment
thrown into mould not so new, but il
fact, perhaps, more individual the frs
cosmopolite in some degree like Ger
man, the second national like an English
man both Americans at heart and il
Dopularity.n
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-05-04

EcoNoMY OF CARPETS To preserve
carpets, it is we'll to complete
ly cover the floor beneath them with
drugget. or coarse mating, which is a
much better plan than to spread lay
er of straw between the floor and carpet /;
the straw (besides the difficulty of
spreading it perfectly smooth and even)
accumulating much dust that works up
through the carpet.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-05-04

ing years of thy life in those studies
that teach humility instead of AFRO
gancc and pride" Saying this he
called all his tcrrors around him and
vanished, amid bursts of thunder
aud flashes of lightning.
The philosopher took his way home,
whore, profting by the lessons he had
received instead Of making new worlds
he passed his time in cultivating his
little garden and planting cabbages.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-05-04

EG When the Duke de Chosan.
a remar kably meagre man, wen to
London to negotiate peace, Charles
Townsend being asked whether the
French government had sent the pre-
liminaries of treaty, answered, " He
did not know, but the had sent the
outline of an ambassador"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-05-04

Eg BE not desirous of grandeur
heightened pleasures and diversions; it
is the sure way to take your heart of
from your private station and way of
life, and to make you uneasy and unhap-
Ply. 1t is thousand to one but, if you
were to get into higher station, you
would find it awkward and unsuitable to
you, and that you would only want to
return again to your former happy indie
pendence
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-05-04

EE There are some unfortunate men
in the world. Christopher Columbus
could not attach his name to his. discove-
ry: Guillotin could not detach his from
his invention, says Victor Hugo-and in
reference to the latter he might have
added-and what is worse, could not
prevent himself from being victim to
II
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co N s u NJ PTION!

The above Expectoranf, prepared by an ex-
peri enced Physician and Chemist has now be-
come a standard Preparation, and is offered for
the COMPLETE CURE OF those diseases Of
the Throat and Lungs, which, if neglected, usu-
ally terminate fatally in Consumption. 1t con-
tains no Opium, Calomel, or any mineral whaiev-
er, but is composed entirely OF those roots, herbs,
and vegetable substances which have a specific
influence upon the Lungs and their connected or
gans. Its immediate effect is to allay all rrta-
tlon, and gently remove the phegm and other NOR
bid secrelions from the Thoat aud Air-passage
tIus relieving the Cough, by subduing the inaam-
nation aud other causes which give rise 10 il. 1t
IS approved OF and recommended by Physicians of
the h CHEST standing, and may be given with per-
feet SAFETY to the youngest child or the most deli
cate f.male.
ProNrietor's Depot-A. l.. SCOVILL & CO, .,
Gothic Hal, No. 3l6 Broadway, New York.
New-Engand Depot-BURR & PERRY No.
l Cornhill, Boston, Mass.
For Sale in MiddleburY by RussEL & Pow
I'll. 47:3m. lip.
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Washington Irving.

/ also visited Washington Irving
Like Longfellow he is half American,
half cosmopolte Like him, he repre-
sonts that alliance with Europe which is
the most predominant trait in the man
ners and the literature of the United
States. [ found him in beautiful
house which has almost the air of pal
ace. His conversation, like his style,
is easy and polished. Already of an
advanced age, as have been told, he
still appears young, and spoke with ami
nation of his excursion among the prai-
ries, which circumstances obliged him
to terminate sooner than he had wished.
e Once launched said he, " l should
have gone to the end" Thus excited
by tie recollection of the desert, awoke
the adventurous instinct of the Ameri-
can in the writer formed by European
culture, and the diplomatist accustomed
to our manners"
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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVA-
MA.

For extending wharf number four,
and dredging, completing, paving, aud
for repairs of all kinds, including float
ing-dock, twenty-three thousand ninc
hundred and twenty-five dollars.
WASHINGTON.DIsTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
For filling in timber dock, completion
of) extending boiler shop, converting old
ordnance shop into machine shop, steam
engine and other machinery for ordnance
works, ordnance foundry, for casting
brass guns, railway from anchor and
boiler shop. to wharves. quay wall Of all
kinds, one hundred and sixty-two thousi
and FIVE hundred and twelve dollars
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-05-04

Ess.' The New York IriJane trans
lates the following from the American
correspondence of NJ. Amperc in the
Relqfc dcs DelT 1I0nIeS
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-04-16

SECOND VS.. FIRST RATE.-The following is
bit of Thackeray's humor, and it is very good
if not first rate
have always had taste for the second.
rate in life. Second rate poetry, for instance,
is an uncommon deal pleasanter to my fancy
than your great laundering first-rate epic po-
ems. Your Milton and Dante are magnificent
but bore, whereas an ode of Horace, OF
a song Of Tommy Moore, is always fresh, spar
king, and welcome.
Second-rate claret, again, is notoriously bet
ter than first rate wine; you get the former
genuine, whereas the latter is loaded and
artificial composition that clogs the palate and
brothers the reason.
Second rate beauty in women is likewise
| maintain, more agreeable than frst-ratC
charms. Your frst-rate Beauty is grand
severe, awful.--a faulness, frigid and of five
feet nine-superb to behold at church, or in
the park, or at a drawing room--b ut ah
how inferior to a sweet little second--rate ne1
reirousse, with which you fall in love in q
minute.
Second-rate novels also assert to be su-
perior to the best works of fiction They
give you no trouble to read, excite no pain.
ful emotins-you 60 through them with q
gentle, languid agreeable interest. Mr.. James
romances are perfect in this way. The ne
plus ultra ofindolence may be enjoyed dur
ing their perusal.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-04-16

What good natured and easy set Of peo-
lie our German brethren are If trouble comes
among them, they put good face on the mat
ter, and it wears off. From the following
which we clip from Dutch journal,it will be
seen that grief and interest walk arm ID arm
in Holland; although we must say that myn-
Leer does not seem to have an extraordinary
degree of care for his late roe :"After a short
illness, my wife died yesterday morning. leav-
ing me with three infant children. In the
hope that her pure soul is with God, | beg
leave to inform my customers that my store
will continue to be as well furnished and at
tended 10 as formerly having cOn6ded them
to the direction Of my principal clerk. man
extremely intelligent, and as we'll versed in
business as the deceased herself"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-04-16

BS-The very best definition of Yankee
is that of recent critic who calls him ga well
developed interrogation point!" The follow
ing from John G. Sake is pretty good as a
characteristics
"lie would kiss queen till he raised blister
With his arm around her neck and his old felt on;
Would address the king with the title of Mister.
And ask him the price ofthe throne thathe sat on "
Horace Greeley has been invited to delv.
er the address at the Indiana Stale Fair, the
coming Fall.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-04-16
VOLUME [.
p o trp.
From the Huron Reflector.
Spare my Heart from Growing Old,

From the Huron Reflector.
Spare my Heart from Growing Old.
Old Time, ask boon ofthee-
Thou'st stripped my heart of many friend
Taken half my joys and all my glee--A
BE just for once to make amend;
And since thy hand MUST have its trace,
Turn locks to gray, turn blood to cold
do what thou wilt with form and face,
But spare my heart from growing old.
know ihou'st taken from many a mind
lts dearest wealth, IFS choicest store,
And only lingering left behind
Der wise experience, bitter lore.
Ills sad to mark the minds decay,
Feel wit grow dim and memory cold
Take these, old Time, take all away,
But spare my heart from growing old,
Give me to live with friendship still,
And Hope and Love till life be DER
Let be the first, the final chill
That bids the bosom bound no more.
That so, when am passed away,
And in my grave lie slumbering cold,
With fond remembrance friends may say,
"His heart, his heart grew never old'
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-04-16

AT meeting Of the Directors of the Gin
cinnaii Xena and Columbus Railroad, it wa,
determined to reduce the rates of fare to the
following prices:
From Cincinnati to Columbus, from $3.50
to "a.
From Cincinnati to Xenia, from 81 90 tc
.$l,60.
From Columbus to Xenia, from Sl,eo ic
$l,4O.
Way fares at ~ cents per mile,
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@SM2AsINNo
Il. ID Parker Surgeon Dentist,

H. ID Parker Surgeon Dentist,
u DESPECTFULLYt tenders profession a services
hto the citizens of Fremont and vicinity. all ope-
Tetions relating to the preservation and beauty OF
the natural teeth, the insertion Of artificial teeth,
on pivot, gele or silver plate, done in the neatest
manner. He is in possession ofthe latest improve
ments now in use, consequently he fatters himself
chat he is prepared TO render entire satisfaction 10
those who may desire his aid in any branch ofthe
profession.
Lethean Ether administered, aud teethextracted
without pain, If desired.
Office in Csdwelps Brick Building, over DR..
Rice's office.
Fremont Jan. "a, 1851,
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-04-16

CALEB CUSHING HANNAH +. GcuLD.-We
have seen in some of our exchanges a lam
poon Of Miss Gould upon Mr. Secretary Cush.
ing, when young man, bnt in such a gar
bled form, and with so many absurd mistakes,
that we scarcely recognized an OLD friend.
Miss Gould was a resident of Vermont,and
while on visit to Massachusetts, was thrown
in company with young Gushing. She exer-
cisad her poetical powers in writing cutting
epitaphs upon the young beaux of the neigh
bcrhood. AT party which both attended, a
paper was circulated, which caused great
merriment, and finally came to the eye Of
Gushing, who read,
"Le along all ye dead,
For in the next bed
Repose the ashes Of Gushing;
He has crowded bis way,
Through the world they say,
And even though dead, may be pushing y
Gushing took the paper, disappeared few
minutes, and returned with another, which be-
ing circulated, put an end to prosecutions of
the poetess 1t contained the following:
"He.re lies one whose wit
Without woundng could hit;
Green be the turf that's above terl
Having sent every beau
TO the regions below,
She now has gone down-for lover"
Miss Gould who was verging towards old
madhood, did not relish this home thrust and
left off writing epitaphs in that society.