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The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1853-01-14
VOL. V.--N0. 225.

A Coon STORY or BARNUM-A Mt. Bur.
well, of Virginia, who made a capital speech
in the BaltiniOte Trade Convention, told the
following story of Barnum, and "a broken
down Virginia gentleman" Mr.. Burwell
made an argument to show that every body
could find employment in New York, : and
said:
"Ict me give yott an illustration of this. I
was IN New York few weeks since, and
went to Barnum's Museum, place where
avery lover of the curious ard every philoso-
pher ought TO go-either TO SEE the proprie-
tor, who is probably the sfatest curiosity in
his whole collection, or soniY,Ing else which
cannot be seen anywhere else! | went into
one of the upper fooins and found there
man in attendance on an ostrich i convers-
ed with him, and found that he was what wo
in Virginia call n broken down gentleman
lIe.wQs well educated persUh. and from
some circumstance or other he had to seek
employment in scale of life infinitely below
that TO which he had been, possibly, born,
and for which he was eminently adapted. His
business when ! saw him was this: the enter
prlsng proprietor had an ostrich which was
in bad health; he wished to keep him we'll
as a dead and stuffed ostrich would be no
The ostrich was feverish and rest
less the omnibusses were rolling like catar-
act beneath him; the "Happy Family" wero
very annoying and disturbing to him. The
of the entefprising proprietor
was that the ostrich would die, and SO he
employed this gentemam who had been
educated for the medical profession, to attend
the ostrich, and gave him $500 to keep him
alive for one year. (Laughter) That is an
illustration of the remark which was maxi
ing, that there is no occupation whatsoever
in which man wishes to engage that he
cannot find employment in New York" ''
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-12

Fanny Fern, who has recently re-
moved to New York, publishes in q
late number of the Musical World and
Times, the following skctch-the text
being gathered from an exchange that
happened to remark, "Therc is no OBJ
ject in nature so beautiful as consci-
cntious young man."
Well; I've seen the "Sea-Dog," and
Thackeray; and Tom Thumb and Kos
suth the "bcarded Lady," and Faith
cr Mathew the whistling Canary, and
Camille Jrso; the "white negro." and
Mrs. Stowe "Chang and Eng" and
Jenny Lind, and Miss Bremen, aud
Madame Sontag. ! have been to the
top of the State House, made the tour
of the "Public Garden" and crossed
the "Frog Pond" I've seen Theo-
dorc Parker and a locomotive. I've
ridden in an omnibus, heard a Fourth
Of July oration, and | once saw the
sun rise but never, never saw ga
conscientious young man"
If there is such an organization Oh
the periphery of this globe, l should
like to see him. If he is, 1chere is he?
Who owns him ? Where did they raise
him What does he feed on For
whom does he VOC ? On what political
platform do his conscientious toes rest?
Does he know the Difference between
a Wing and Democrat? between a
"lIunker' and "Barnburncri" be-
tween a "hard she'll" and a" "soft.shcll?'
between "upiform national currency"
and "sound constitutional currcncyY'
Does he have chills, or a fever, when
he sees a bonnet? Does he look at it
out of the sides Of his eyes, like bash.
full, barn-yard bantam, or dare he not
look at all Does he show the "whte
feather" or crow defiance Does he
ego to roost' at sun-down e! and does
he rest on an aristocratic perch I'm
all alive to see the specimen. Ny op-
era-glass is poised. Can't YOU give
us his portrait ? viii he be at the
Worlds Fair? Might | be permitted
to shake hands with, an congratulate
him pause for reply.
FANNY FERN.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-12
III STELLA y .


The London correspondent Of Nortl
German paper, relates a story with re
gard to the manner in which Prince Al
bert disciplines his children, which the
tribune translates as follows
The young prince stood one day il
his room in the royal palace at Wind
sor at the window, whose panes reached
to the floor He had a lesson to Learn
by heart but instead was amusing him
self by looking out into the garden ant
playing with his fingers on the window
His governcss, Miss IIillyard. on ear
nest and pious person, observed this.
and kindly asked him to think of getting
his lesson. The young prince said, i
don't want to- Then said Miss Hill
yard. 1 must put you in the corner i
won't learn answered the little fellow
rcsolutcly, and won't stand in the cor.
ner, for | am the Prince of Wales And
as he said this, he knocked out one of
the window panes with his foot. At
this Miss lIillyard rose from her seat
and said Sir, you must learn. or |
must put you in the corner L won't
said he, knocking out u second pane.
The governcss then rang. and told the
servant who entered to say to Prince
Albert that she requested the presence
OF his Royal Highness Immediately on n
pressing matter connected with his son
The devoted father came at once. and
heard the statement of the whole mat
ter, after which he turned to his little
son and said, pointing to an ottoman.
Sit down there, and wait till / return. !
Then Prince Albert went down to his
room and brought a Bible.-'Listen.
now he said to the Prince of Wales. 'to
What the holy apostle Paul says to You
and other children in your position. ,
Hereupon he read Gal. 4 I2-'Now |
say that the heir, so long as he is
child, diiiereth nothing from servant.
though he be lord of all but is under
tutors and governors until the time an
pointed of the father 1T is true, con
tinued Prince Albert, that you arc the
Prince of Wales, and if you conduct
you may become man of high
station, and even, after the death OF
your mother, may become King of Eng
land But now you are little boy.
who must obey your tutors and govern
ors' Besides, ] must impress upon you
another saying Of the wise Solomon. in
Proverbs l3: "a. lie that spareth the
rod, hateth his sou but he that lotcth
him chastoneth him betimes.' Hereup.
on the father took rod and gave the
heir to the throne of the mightiest EN-.
pire of Christendom very palpable
switching, and then stood him up in the
corner, saying, You will stand here and
study your lesson till NJ iss Hillyard
gives you leave to como out. And ney-
or forget again that you are under tutors
and governors, and that hereafter you
WI Will be under a law given by God
This, adds the correspondent, is an ex.
cellent Christian mode of education.
which every citizen and parent who has
child may well take to his heart as a
model
Ii may be proper to add, that the
young prince who is represented to have
received this pateFnal admonition is but
eleven years old.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-12
Time works Wonders.

T..o l..,,.n:
wo,o a,tta,2 ~ ~ sla5,. T XII ~ =,
nnaolnt p Nt;,,;.y 49, 'tuO IL, "
aLars = 80 & -'..S' nG,,J "''a u V <2
,nro iaj te haos son ,'.. 'r;" I.;,1 ;.Js,1 ""r 1 q
lon oroa, % % ,a;rs ,Ln ~ aaio";, ] oe %,'u ,,,; Ia.
i;rs ga p"'"@ a. tnu IL Jo'J',, W. ,H.''
,d A. =, H. " .:',,:' LILLY '',''.
u,o. ~ ~ NV i Wy VI ',n.'t's o"'eN'' why
ri,La,, N uon1 ~ '-,e"''., ~ 80 H.,
vorr ,,'onn1 "T' o,I s"S' .i, n WV ,lI III ~ =.
5oi1tv ne ;,c % ron IN ,hs cho;co "I of tDrms ~ ."
wterv broyc , Ans, ~ hororr thor, ~ ~. s,,n' .l,S
~ D0'O'o :, .noN"' 80 +.
,ottn,e1 ~. aoJ leJ',o ,,nn "," ,.lo ",n o . S,""
hody,s mo,has ,no,, H., Ioedro "". " Inaoo
81 Lvttong;as [ ,.n, na"S ~ 81 eia LoauJ E a. A.
au,,er anJ ,,o 90 o,o,to. ovt ,,ah;ud ,on aJ '"J
turnino % nar,i,, in aho,. Lar ' oid nros in;'Lt "
cncJ littlc vii somc,hinc 9f obI5,sL
odmira,;on H. ,;s;an g ,Lnsa .ma
h,or,;f,i tors
IN oor,o ;ho ,,eoi, ,rl,or rso,, 4l,o,,
,uust haro' soa,, ,Lo s;,,nlo ,r;h,,,o,L ~ ;,
,ro,,ll;,,,, A,,o ,,o. ,,o,.;,,l, ELI. ,,,,
,bot Lad seen norp nr e,t;s haa,,;T;, i
world an1 its oonfont, tbsn ,bor nonli
cvor do lcnl,,rr ;nto :, +o;lot els:s nmd
thov sbnrld bayo hoon s.f;yGo1 ,,;.L -
and turned n l;,tio ono Y;do Inf tLo,,
did no sucb tbinc On tLov can,o liz
n connie of drnw',ro;ors and 81 ,lni,
senior and botlcr Tithai n,st roods
hurry ont Of their ynv os shc host copld
and mako room for tie children Ie.t sho
sbould bo r,, ovcr Restowi,,, . con.
tcnntuons clance unon bnr ami sov;no
something lauobinrly about the aold
woman thov swent on and werc Lost in
the crowd
We don't know how gracefully ,Lcv
can enter n drawing room, doubtless
vcrv We don,t corc how ,rnch thcv
are caressed nroboblv very bnt W,
do know that the little bondfnl of irri.
table ,nusclo they ounht to have some.
where in tbeir left breasts known in
morals and medicine as n heart was for.
COTTON in thoir construction ny elso flat
Il is sadly ont of order Tic nolitoncss
that never ventures a foot off a brussels
carpet on TO the bare floor of this Great
carayausery of earth is miserable
chalk .eatino invalid Our oouals claim
our conrtesy our superior. command
it and if nnv of tho accidents of for.
tune. such as a lucky rise in the fan.
ciesh J. n series Of successful rnscolitics or
the sublime virtue Of being the children
of their own fathers. have given to some
few yards more of satin and lace than
to others. they can at least afford to be
courteous. iuasmuch as it is a conlnodi-
ty that never appears in an invoice
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-12
Presence Of Mind and Courage.

An incident in which wolves are con
cerned shows what may be done b,
presence of mind and courage "a per
ilous adventure relates the Major
'.once befel my brother-in-law, James
lie was a bold, brave boy, of ten year,
old at the time, and was on his return
home with pair Of oxen, with which Inc
had been visiting "A neighbor, residing
about six miles from his fathers house
His road lay by the river shore. which
was dreory enough in the fail of the
year and in the evening hour; but til c
child was fearless, and saw the deepen.
ing shades sink into night without cx.
pcrlencing anything like apprehension.
lie was trudging on steadily, singing
chcerfully as he walked, when Il sound
came on the night wind that sent shiv-
er through the young pedestrians frame
the war-cry Of the wolves. At first
he hoped that he was not the object of
it,-but the hideous uproar came
nearer and nearer, and then he knew
that he must instantly adopt some plan
for his escape. His route lay by the
river shore, and he could swim well
but the night was dark, and he might
be hurried into the rapids, and to be
dashed to pieces on the rocks was scarce
ly less dreadful than to be manglcd and
devoured by wolves In this extremity
the child lifted up his brave young heart
to God and resolved to use the only
chance left him for escape SO lie
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-12
LLGIN SPRING HOUSE.

TIE SPRING HOUSE is open for the re.
L ception OF visitors The proprietor will
spare no expense to make il desirable place
of resort for invalds or parties of pleasure
The medicinal qualities of these Springs
ARE equal TO any in the world, and are highly
recommended by the best physicians in the
state. Reference may be made to Drs Allen
and Russel of Middlebury Drs Bradford,
Maxiicld and Hopkins of Vcrgennes; Drs
Cram and Stone of Ferrisburgh Drs Hen
burg and Wclch, of Burlington DIR. Horton
ofColchcstcr DR.. Warner of New Haven :
Or Haz"lton of Bristol Dr. Bromley of
Huntington DR.. Wetheiby Of Westford and
DR.. Cole of Wlliston.
Th" proprietor will run carriage TO the
Depo. IN Nergennes in connection with the
Mail taius of cars The one moving south
arrives at Nergcnnes at A, II. That moving
north arrives at 3,55 7. NJ, for the accommo-
dation Of VISITORS or at any other train when
requested Allorders for water promptly at
tended TO and forwarded by the bottle or
gallon to any part of the world.
Post Office address, Vcrgenncs, VT
SOLOMON ALLEN, Proprietor.
Elgin Springs, May 2, 1868. 2:y1.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-12

FIRST Lovr-Can any man lay hi
hand upon his waistcoat aud conscicnti
ously say, Until | saw the present Mrs
Jones, | never was in love in my life p
Can any man say SO ? lie Is a poor
creature if he can't aud | make nc
doubt he has had at least forty-fyc first
loves since he began to be capable of adj
miring at all AS for ladies, them. OF
course, [ put out of the question they
ere fresh, no doubt they never fell in
love until mamma tells them that Mr.
So-and-so is an amiable young man, and
in every way eligible they never firt
with Captain Smith at a ball, and sigh
as they lie at home in bed, and think
what charming, dashing fellow he is
they never heard the young curate read
bis sermon SO swectly, and think how
pale and interesting he looks, and how
lonely he must feel in his curate house.
and what Il noble work it would be to
share the solitude, and soothe the pains,
aud listen to the delightful doctrine of
so excellent man they never think of
attaching themselves to any mortal cx-
cept their brother, until he brings home
Il young student, and says, MARY, Tom
Atkinson admires you hugely, and is
heir to two thousand a year p They
never begin the attack, as | have heard !:
but their young hearts wait like so many
fortresses to be attacked and carried af-
ter proper period of siege--hy block
AIDE, Or BY bribery, or by capitulatior, or
by fiery escalade
Whilst ladies persist in maintaining
the strictly defensive condition. men
must naturally. as it were, take the op.
posito liuc, that Of attack otherwise.
If both parties held aloof there would
be no more marriages and the two
hosts would die in their respective in.
action, without ever coming to battle
Thus, it is evident that as the ladies
will not, the men must take the often
sive. |, for my part, have made, in the
course OF my life, at least score of
chlyalrous attacks upon several strongly
fortified hearts. Sometimes | BEGAN
my works too late in the season. and
winter suddenly came and rendered fur
ther labors impossible sometimes
have attacked the breach madly, sword
in hand, and have plunged violently
from the scaling ladder into the
ditch sometimes I have made
decent Judgement in the place, when
bang blows up mine, and am scat
tered to the deuce and sometimes
when have been in the very heart of
the citadel-ah, that | should say it
"a sudden panic has struck me, and
have run like the British out of Cartha-
geno l-IHatkerog.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-12

ID~In commenting upon the diyis-
ion in the ranks Of the Administration
party in the State of New York, the
Commercial Advertiser pertiuently re,
marks :-''President Pierce has GER
tainly lost no time in making enemies
of those who were his friends. His
party are already gathering bitter fruit
from the national folly of clecting for
Chief Magistrate a man unqualified
for that Office and it will be we'll if
the country has not yet to reap har-
vest Of sorrow from the same cause"
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JUsTUS COBB, Publisher,
By whom all kinds Of Book and Job Print
ing will be done on favorable terms
Law of Newspapers.

]. Subscribers who do not give express no
tice to the contrary, arc considered as wishing
TO continue their subscriptions
H. If subscribers order the discontinuance
Of their papers, the publisher may continue to
send tlrm till all that is due be paid
H. If subscribers neglect or refuse TO take
their papers from the Office to which they are
directed, they are held responsible till they
have settled their bills and ordered their pa
prrS discontinued
~. If subscribers move to other places,
With1nt informing the publisher, and the pat
9cr is se'' to the former direction, they are
lcld responsible.
v The courts have decided that refusing
lo ialo lapcr from the Office, or removing
aal leaving it uncalled for, is prima facie cyi-
dcncn Of Intentional fraud.
VI / Postmaster ncglccting to inform II
publisher when his paper is not taken from
lhc odicc makes himself liable for his sub
eri..iDu price.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-12
PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF CHRIST

PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF CHRIST
AND MoTHER.--Mrs. Jameson, in her
"Lcgcnds of the Madonnas as repre-
sentcd in the Fine Arts gave dcs-
cription Of the person Of the Virgin,
extracted from the history Of Niccph-
eros Calistus,o on the authority of Ep-
iphanius, who himself derived it from
more ancient authority: "She was
of middle stature, her face oval, her
eyes brilliant and of an olive tint ; her
eyebrows archcd and black her hair
was of a pale brown her complexion
fair as wheat. She spoke little, but
she spoke freely and affably ; she was
not troubled in her speech, but grave,
courteous, Tranquil. Her dress was
without ornament, and in her deport-
mont was nothing lax and feeble"
Mrs. Jameson mentions the general
belief, in which she apparently con-
ours, that the Savior resembled his
mother in person for, she observes,
sit is argued Christ had no earthly
father therefore he could only have
derived his earthly lineaments from
his mother" All the legends assume
that the resemblance between the son
and mother must have been perfect.
Kuglcr, in his "lIandbook Of Italian
Paintings" gives two descriptions Of
the person Of the Savior, the first is
from the letter Of Lcntulus to the
Roman Senate, originally written a
bout the end of the third century, but
hot found until the eleventh the Sc
cond, by John Of Damascus, dates
from the eighth century. In the form
er Christ is described as "man of
stately form, dignifed in appearance,
with countcnance that inspired ven
Grafton, and which those who look upon
it may love as we'll as fear. His hair
curling, rather dark and glossy, flows
down upon lis shoulders, and is parted
in the middle, after the manner of the
Nazarenes. The forehead is smooth,
and very serene the countenance
without line or spot, of a pleasant
complexion, moderately ruddy. The
nose and mouth faultless, the beard
thick and reddish like the hair. not
long but divided. Tho eyes bright, |
and Of varying color" John of Da-
mascus describes Jesus US of stately
growth, with eyebrows joined together,
beautiful eyes, large nose, curling hair;
somewhat stopped in the bloom Of
life ; his beard black his complexion
olive, like that Of his mother with
long fingers, &c. The description
given by Lentulus agrees with the ac-
count by Epiphanius of the person of
the Virgin. 1t is the European, and |
one might almost say the Greek type.
Mrs. Jameson favors the fan type, and |
in this she has the sanction of tho
great master Of art.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-12

TlrPED WITH TIE There
is now in the mountain region of West
ern Virginia young lady from Ken
lucky, described by the Parkcrsburg
Gazette as young, pretty, educated and
sprightly, who is there TO protect her
rights to large tract of land, which de
scended to her from her ancestors, to
whom it was patented for revolutionary
services, but is now claimed by land
pirate, who formerly acted as her agent.
To defend her rights solitary and alone
to the disputed territory, she went, made
a clearing, built log cabin, and located
n tenant She always carries onc OF
Colts revolvers, and, thus armed, roams
fearlessly over the mountains, following
paths seldom trod save by the panther
and bear.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-12

a RELIC OF FERNANDO CoRTEz.-
The Duke de Montpo onsier has just
purchased the humble house which
was inhabited by Fernando Cortez, at
Castilleia de la Cuesta, near Seville.
The Prince being desirous of trans
mitting to posterity what may be cali
ed monument of Spanish national
glory, is about to have the house re-
paired, without changing its form, so
as to leave it just as it was inhabited
by the illusirious Spaniard.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-12

MuMmrs.-Mr Buckingham thinks
the Catacombs of Egypt contain more
human bodies than there are people
now living on the globe. These mum,
mics are now wholly destitute of any
animal matter. 1t has all changed in,
to q resiuous substance, or decayed
They are taken from the catacomb to
be exported, and to be used for fuel.
The finest are exported whole as OBJ
jects Of curiosity for museums. Ger
tain parts, as the inside of head and
chest, are sold as a drug, aud the
back bone is ground into powder,
which is highly priced by artists.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-12

Rs5@ Reputation is so tender flower
that if once cropped or blastod,it is out
of the power Of the most benign sun o,
genial showers to restore i, to its orig
inal beauty. How tender, then, should
every one be not only of speaking, but
even of encouraging the busy tongues
and malicious speeches of defamors
for if defamation bo a murderess of the
reputation, as in other murders, every
bystauder ought to be looked upon as
a principal, since the law allows of no
accomplices in crimes of that black
nature.
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y
Farewell TO the Swallows.


swallows, sitting on the caves,
See yc not the falling leaves
See yc not the gathered shcaves :
Farewell
Is it not time to go
To that fair land We know
The brcczcs, as they swell,
or fcoming winter tell,
Aud from the trees shake down
The brown
And withcrcd leaves. Farewell
Swallows, it is time to nyl
See We not the altered sky
Know ye not that winters nigh
Farewell
Go-ny, in noisy bands,
To those far distant lands
OF gold, and pearl, and shell,
And gem (of which they tell
In books of travel strangc),
And range
In happiness. FAREWELL
Swallows, on your pinions glide
DER the restless, rolling tide
OF the ocean, deep and vide,
Farewell
In groves lar-lar away,
In summers Sunny ray,
In warmer regions dwell
And then return TO tell
Strange tales Of foreign lands
In bands
Pcrchcd on the caves. Farewell
Swallows, ! could almost pray,
That |, like you, might fly away,
And to each coming evil say,
Farewell
Yet It's my fate to live
Here, and with troubles strive,
And / some day may tell
How they before me fell
Conquered then calmly die,
And cry
"Trnls and tolls, farewell r.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-12
For the Public.

pAINTED PALS and TUBS-Bu,ter
l. Tubs and Sap Buckets for sale by the suit,
scrbers at their Factory, formerly the Judd
marble factory.
10 Cash paid for SAPLING PINES IA
Few cords more wanted this season.
70 Ware sold 10 the trade on as favorable
rm as can be obtained in Massachusetts.
SkEELE & MERRILL.
,, BY N. ii. HAND, Agent,
Middlebury, Jan. 49, 1852. 3Sly.