Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-03-03
The World IF tJhauoe

to be found. The sun shone upon NJ spot more
beautiful and uxnriant. 1t was thf home of
Hafed, the aged and prosperous. Hf reared the
cottage: he adorned the spot anil here. for
more than fourscore years he lived bod studied.
During all this time, the sun had lever forgot
ten to visit him daily; the harvest had never
failed, the pesiilence had never dFtroved and
the mountain stream had never dri&np. The
wife of his youth still lived to cheer him; and
his son and daughter were such aawere not to
be found in all that province.
But who can insure .1arbiv hapnicess9 In
one short week, Hated !. rs stripped Of all his
joys. Ills wife took cold, and qncs fever fol-
lowed; and Hated saw that shc rra,sf.die His
son and daughter both returned from the burial
of their mother, fatigued and sick. The nurse
gave them, as she Thought, a simple medicine.
In few hours, it was found to be poison Hafed
saw that they must die ; for the laws OF nature are
fixed, and poison kills.
He buried Them in one wide, dep grave, and
it seemed as it in that grave he hurled his reas son
and religion. He tore his gray hair; he cursed
the light Of day, and wished the moon turned
Tie arranged the wisdom of God In his govern
meDt over this world declaring that the laws
which he had established we're all wong, USE
less, and worse than none. He WISHED the
world were governed by chance. or at least, that
at his death, he might 60 to world where there
was no Gnd to fix unalterabe laws.
In the centre of Hafed's garden stood beau
tifu palm.tree. Under this Hated was sitting the
second evening after he closed the grave over
his children. Before him lay the beautiful coun-
try, and above him the glorious heavens, and the
bright moon just pushing up her modest face
But Hated looked upon all his, and grief sweled
in his throat his tongue murmured his heart
was full of blasphemous thoughts OF God.
AS the nigh, deepened, Hated, as he thought
fell asleep with heavy heart When he sup
posed he awoke. it was on a new spot All
around him was new. As he stood wondering
where he was, he saw creature approach him,
which appeared like baboor, but on his coming
nearer, he saw that it was u creature somewhat
resembling a man, but every way it-shaped and
monstrous.
He came up and walked around Hated, as if
he we're IL superior being, excamng, "beau,l.
fuI, beautiful creaiure !" "Shame, shame on
thee " said Hated, " dost thou tre1t stranger
thus with insults !? Leave off thy jssts, and tell
me where am, and how came here ?" Il do
not know how You came here, but here ynu are,
in our world. which we call chance world, be-
cause everything happens here by chance"
"Ah is it sol? This must 5s delightful
This is inst the wnrld for me- o had always
lived here my beautiful children would not have
died under foolish and naxor,b ,ble law Come,
show me this world, for | long 10 see ii. But
have yc really no God, nor any one 10 make laws
and govern as he sees ftp"
81 don't know what your mean, by God; we
have nothing of that kind here !; nothing but
chance but 20 with me- and you will under
stand all about IT," Az they proceeded Hated
noticed that everything noked queer aud odd
Some of the grass was green, some red, some
white, some new and some dying; some grew
with the top downward all kinds were mingled
together and on the whole the sight was very
painful.
He stopped to examine an orchard here
chance had been at work. On fine lnoking
apple tree, m fruit, but large. coarse cucu'nbers
A snal peach tree was breaking down under II:
load of gourds. Some oi the trees grew with
: their tops downward, and The roAts branching
. out lntn the open air. Here and there were
=" great holes dug. by which somebody had triet
to get down twenty or thirty feet, IN order to &c
- the fruit.
The guide told Hated that there was no Ger
tanty about these trees, and that you could nev
er tell what fruit tree would happen TO beaI
=. The tree which this year bears cucumbers. ma
9 bear potatoes next year and perhaps yon will hav
=. to dig twenty feet for every potato YOU obtain.
~ They SOON met another of the " chance-inen.
His legs we're very unequal in length one ha
h no knee; and The other no ankle. Hlsears wer
set upon his shoulders, and around his head wa
4, a thick. black bandage. He came cropping hi
way, and Hated asked him how long since h
~. had lost his signt
g have not lost it," said he; "but when
a was born, my eye.ball happened to turn in lostea
~, of out, and the back parts being outward al
very painful in the light, aud so put on a COZ
-, ering. Yet am as well off as others NJ
brother has one good eye on the top OF his hea
but il looks directly upward, and the sun alino
an puts it out"
tie They stopped to look at some "chance cattl'
lar in yard Some had but three legs; some hi
H. the head on The wrong part of the body son
,h we,e covered with wool, under which they we
ks sweliering in a climate almost tropical. Son
nd were half OK and half horse Cows had your
=, camels following them instead of calves. Your
in elephants were there with fo,ks Of sheep hors
,es with claws like lion, and geese clanplng rou
he the yard with hooIs like horses. II was all
TO- work of chance.
her This" spid the guide, is choice collec,i
,ds Of cattle. You never saw the like before" VII
ap. is true, truth ITSELF" cried Hated. All
'es. the owne, has been a, great pains and exper
the to collect them. don't believe there is anoti
ap such collection anywhere IN all this chan'
tier world hope not" said Hated.
ins Just as they were leaving the premises,
its owner came out to admire, and show, aud L
ller over his treasures tie wanted to 'zn a. H,ie
hes bu, his head happened to be near the grou
nus bel ween his feet, so that he had TO mount uI