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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-01-12
TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION.

A very interesting and romantic incident wa,
related by the Rev. Mr.. Fontaine, in one of hi
recent lectures at the Richmond Atheneum
Speaking of the early history of Texas, h,
gave an account of General Longs effort to rev
olutionizo that country, in 1919. General Long
served under General jackson in the Semonole
war, and at the Battle of New Orleans. lie
married when Twenty-Five years of age, q
celebrated country beauty and heiress, of Nash
vile only sixteen years old. When he formed
the design to invade Texas, Mrs. Long entered
fully into the plan, and placed at his disposal
immense wealth. With this, he armed and
equipped three hunderd men, entered the coun-
try, and was everywhere successful Near the
Gulf coast he formed a fertilization, where he
established his headquarters. He was elected
President of the Republic full cabinet was
appointed, and regular government organized.
At that time Iturbids was overrunning Mexico,
with the design of making himself supreme
ruler of that state. Being jealous of the sue
cess and power of General Long, he proposed
to him, through an agent, that they should
unite their forces, which would enable them to
strengthen and confirm their authority-the
one over Mexico, the other over Texas Gen.
Long unwiscly needed the traitorous PROPOSE
tion. Before leaving the fort, ,rr nssigncd to
his wife seventy-fve men, with directions to
hold the place until his return. He soon after
with the remainder of his small army, reached
the headquarters of General Iturbide, who as
soon as he got possession of his rival, caused
him to be assassinated.
Time passed on Mrs. Long heard nothing of
the sad fate of her husband. The seventy-fve
men under her charge became dissatisfed-pro-
visions were well-nigh exhausted, and they
became clamorous to return to the States. !"
She told them that General Long had directed
her to remain until his return, and that she
should do so-' dead or alive" Every man
deserted her. to rctrace their steps to their homes,
leaving her with an infant and nurse, a young
negro girl of twelve or fourteen years of age,
as the sole occupants of the ratification. She
Kept the nag OF the stars ana stripes noating
from the walls-fred the morning and evening
salute, and beat the reveille. The Mexicans
and Indians thought the place was still garrison
ed, and kept at respectful distance. Time
sped. A year elapsed, and still no tidings Of
her gallant husband reached her lonely abode
During all this space, she subsistcd by gather.
ing oysters from the beach, and shooting bird
which flew about the fort. In 1921, Genera
Austin invaded Texas, and seeing flag floating
from a fortifcation near the Gulf, supposed th'
noted Laftte had established himself there HI
sent in flag of truce, and what was his sur
prise to find this place, in the midst of mimi
cable Mexicans and savage Indians, manned b.
a single woman
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-01-12
THE CHINESE CHRISTIANS.

kSwedenborg seems to have been the only per-
ION to whom the fact was known that body of
peorle protesting Christianity live in any part
Of Tartary. In the year ITO, he declared that
the fact of the existence of such people was
made known to him by the spirits in the spirit
ual world. He moreover declared what por-
lions Of the Scriptual writings were in their
sessession. As part of what he says was re-
rsaled to him has proved to be true, it will not
be very wonderful if his entire revelation should
BE sustained. We have not seen volume OF
Swedenborgs g writings from which tae subjoined
extract is taken, but we find tho extract in the
New York Day Book, which paper copied it
from volume entitled "The True Christian
Pehgion.' Here is the extract-
Concerning that ancient Word which had
been in Asia before the Israelitish Word, it If
permitted to relate this news, that it is still re-
served there, among the people who live in
Great Tartary. have eonversed with spirits
and angels who were thence, in the spiritual
world who informed me THAT they possess th'
word, and that they have possessed it from an
cient times, and they performed their divine
worship according to this word, and that i
consists of mere correspondence, They sale
that in it also Ia the book of Jasher, which Il
mentioned in Joshua, x. 13, IL, and in th'
second book of Samuel, i. 7, 49, aad also, tina
o,aa H. IL / H. Wn, n
Jehovah and the Enunciations, which are men
"oheo py Moses Numbers xxi. ID, 10, ant
y oo; and when Tread them the words whicl
MOSES mad taken thence, they looked to see
'i'ey were there and found them hence it wa
manifest to me, that the ancient word !
"'' w''n them In conversing with them
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-01-12

WASHINGTON AND HIS ARMY Mrs. Scofeld,
wife of lawyer in Morristown, and grand
daughter of Mrs. Ford, whose name has been
handed down to us fragrant with piety, informs
me that her grandmother used to tell her about
attending meeting in the orchard. On one oc-
casion, when the old lady was present, Wash
ington was there sitting in his camp-chair, that
had been brought in for the occasion. During
the service woman came into the congregation
with a child in her arms; Washington arost
from his chair, and gave it to the woman witt
the child.
Soon after came to Morristown, in 1887,
think, visited my native place, and met ther
an old man bowed down with age, leaning trom
blingly upon the top of his cane. His nam
was Cook. In my early childhood he had beel
a physician in my fathers family AS the oil
man met me, he said, " You are located in Nor
ristown, are you!" "Yes, SIR" 81 wa
there, too,' said the doctor; "once was un
der Washington, in the army of the Revolution
it was hard times then-hard times. Their
was a time when all our ratons were but sir
gle gill of wheat day. Washington used
come round and look into our tents, and
looked so kind, and said tenderly, Men, ca
you bear it! yes, General, yes, we can
was the reply: If you wish us to act, give l
the word, and we are ready"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-01-12

All educations must look to selfgovernment
as their end. All educations are to be judged by
their racity 70 produce SELF government. The
man that does not come to that is failure; the
family that does not reach that is failure; the
civil government that does not begin and end in
that is a failure
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-01-12
The GamiIp GirfIe.
Vanity is the shadow of fool.

In every age and nation, free working class
have been the best class. They are yet. The
drudge is the sediment; the unemployed think
er and unworking race are the efervescing top
but the body and strength of the liquor lies in
the middle.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-01-12

employment he could, and procured his appoint
ment as sexton of St. Paul's church. In l847. j
think, Mr.. D. died Of consumption. a diseas,
from which be had been suffering for some time
leaving his helpless wife and children to the be.
nevolent rector's. care. Places were procured
ior thetwo elder children, and one was taken
home to the parsonage, and the rector's Aou1
barrel, 50 liberal to the wants of the poor. that
i often left the good man and his amiable lady
with scant provision for themselves, give its dai-
ly supply to the widows and her little ones.
Some two years after Mr.. DIS. death, the poor
widow accidentally wounded her foot with the
point ct rusty nail, which, in consequence Of
bad treatment, brought on the lockiaw. She
was at once removed to the hospitable parsonage,
and everything was done torelieye her suffering,
but the best medical treatment and nursing
feould not stay the fatal disease, and she died,
s4srr ROTOR ears.
The youngest, the little martyr Emanual, was,
at the time Of his mothers death, about four
years Of age.
remember him as bright, intelligent child.
After the funeral of the mother, a Mr.. Moor.
residing near the Cold Spring House, uncle to
the little fellow, took him home with him. Soon
after, Mr.. Moor died, and, if my memory rightly
serves me,,a man whose name did not learn,
but probably the brute now in State Prison,
made application for little Emanual, promising
to bring him up as his own child. am pretty
sure the child was never in the poor house.
From this time lost all knowledge of him, till
the article in your paper few days since called
my attention to his cruel death,
am at no loss to account for the little fel-
lows martyr constancy for the truth, for have
repeatedly heard Mr.. Akerly speak of the pa
rents dcvout christian department, and their
deep interest in the religious culture of their
children, and when we add to this, that he who
was emphatically the chid's friend, who not
only won their affections, but ever impressed
their Infant minds in his own gentle way with
the holy precepts of religion, with love and
affection that made his teaching indelblc-whcn
| think of little Emanual having enjoyed such
christian care, mere child as he was when de-
priyed of it, do not wonder that he should
rather die than " bear false Witness and thus
break the commands of God and disobey his
mothers and his PASTORS precepts. And what
testimony does his martyrdom bear to that
mothers and that pastors care. For such
seal to my labors, l would give world, were it
mine to give. DIX.
EMANvAL DANoN.--Our correspondent D. K
furnishes us, this morning. with another inter
esting chapter in the life Of the little martyr,
Emanual Damon. 1t invests the story with fresh
interest for all residents of Milwaukee, and es-
pecially for the members of st. Paul's Parish.
We hope that Judge Larabee's suggestion of a
rrssp--yt * ~ fT~'S memory viii net
be forgottrn or disregarded Sent
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-01-12

The Wheeling Intelligencer tells one way to
make murderers by saying that, twenty-five
years ago the father of M. P. Ward, who kill
ed Professor Butler, of Louisville, was, with
difficulty, restrained from attacking teacher
who had moderately chastised his son. That
son is now a confined criminal, charged with
killing the teacher of his younger brother
Verify, the influence of good or bad example
reaches far, far into the future,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-01-12
THE BROKEN HOUSEHOLD.
by MISS ALICE CAR

fainly, vainly memory seeks
Round our .father's knee,
I.augh.nI. eses and eazy cheeRs
Where they u5ed to be:
OF the circle once so wide,
Three are wanderers, three have died.
Golden-haired and dewey-eyed,
Prattling all the day,
Mas the baby, irst that died;
Oh twas hard to lay
Diinl nlied hand and cheek Of snow
In the grave SO dark and low.
Smiling back on all who smiled,
Meier by sorrow thralled,
IInlf woman, half child,
Was the next God called:
Then grave more deep and wide
Made they by the bady's side.
When or where the other died
Only Heaven can tell;
4 Treading manhood's path of pride
Was he when he fell:
HAPPY thistles, blue and red,
Bloom about his lonesome bed.
! am for the living three
Only left to pray;
Two are on the stormy sea;
Farther still than they,
Wanders one, his young heart dim
oftnest, most prsy for him.
Whatsoe'cr they do or dare,
Wheresoe'cr they roam,
Have them, Father, in Thy care,
Guide them safely home
Home, oh, Father, in the sky,
Where none wander and none die.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-01-12

M. de Saulay's discovery of the sites of Sod
dom and Gomorrah is considered one Of the
most striking within the whole range of Bibli-
cal antiquity, The disinterment of Nineyah is,
all matter of feeling, small matter, COM
pared with the discovery Of Soddom and Co
moryah.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-01-12
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The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-12-01
THE HOME OF TWO HEARTS.

The union of two kindred hearts in the
bond of affection forms tho purcst, sweetest
home OF love known on earth. Such a
union is tho appointment Of God, and with
his blessing and his smiles, it forms sane.
ruary of domestic felicity almost akin to that
of heaven. I,H,- ..-... Is.f l...
To form this hone Of two hearts, much
is ncedCul. The first inquiry OF a woman
after marriage should be - How shall l
preserve tho love | have inspired How
shall preserve the heart | have won !"
/. Endcavor to make your husbands hab.
itatiOn alluring and pleasant 10 him. Lc, it
be to him sanctuary to which his heart
may always turn from tho troubles Of life.
Make it ropose from his cares, a shelter
from the world, hOmc not only for his per-
son, but Tor his heart. lie may meet with
pleasures in other honscs, but let him Gnd
pleasure in his own. Should he DC detected,
soothe him; should lac he thoughtful and
silent, do not hecdlcssly disturb him should
nc be studious, favor him with all practical
facilities or should he be peeyish, make al
lowancc for human nature, and by your gon.
tleness and good humor Surge him to contin.
ually think, though he may not say it,
+" This wcman is indeed comlor, TO me
cannot but love her."
.. Invariably adOrn yourself with delicacy
aud modcsty. These, to man of refine.
mcnt, are attractions tlc most highly capt..
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Pruning Orchards.

II is very good rule, and the nearer il is
followed the better, that no shoot be allowed
to remain on tree that will require remov.
al n, any future lime. BY observing the
form which young tree should take, and rob,
bing or cutting off improper or unnecessary
shoots in time, any severe pruning a, a
subsequent period. may be entirely avoided.
Hence the remark has some truth in il, that
pruning saws and axes should never enter
an orchard which is strictly couec, in all
cases, provided the needless shoots have
loopcd of M time, when the work may be
done with the pocke, knife only. A very
common error is 10 allow the growth Of ioc
many branches, the result oi which is, they
become too much crowded, part die, the
leaves and new growth are small and
imperfect, and rs n necessary consequence,
the fruit is half grown and s,un,ed. The
head should, therefore, DO left open, The
branches few, and so evenly distributed
through space, that none shall be crowded,
and all subjected 10 air aud sunshine, AMI
all continue thrifty aud vigorous. a mod
crate share OF care and attention 10 these
particulars might be made TO give very
different report OF our orchards from that
now presented in the great mass OF apples
now sold in market. Larger prices, larger
crops, and better satisfied purchasers would
be tho resul, - and mos, s,rikingly so,
provided good cultivation was given iii
connection with judicious pruning.
Now is the time iha, your orchards should
be examined and treated in the way we
have pointed out.-AibGny Culiiraior.
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waiting, while their opposites never fail to
inspire disgust. Let the modesty and deli
cacy Of tho bride be alwasy in great degree
supported by the wife.
3. If it bc possible, let your husband sup
pose you think him good husband, and it
will be strong stimulus to his being SO. AS
long as ho thinks he possesses the reputation
he will take pains to deserve it; but when
no has once lost the name, no will bc apt to
ab,ndon the reality.
4. Exhibit, with the greatest care and
constancy, chccrIulncss and good humor..-
They give beauty to the finest face, and q
charm to the whole character. On tho con-
trary, gloomy, dissatisfied manner is ro-
pulsivc to the feelings, and there is danger
that, when husband meets this at home,
he will seek elsewhere for those smiles and
that chcerlulness which ho desires.
s. In the article of dress, study your hus.
bands taste. The opinion Of others Is OF
less consequence than his.
G. Particularly shun what the world calls
in ridiculc " curtain lectures" When you
shut your door at night, endeayor to shut
out all discord, and look on your chamber
as retreat from the vexations Of tho world,
shelter sacred to peace and affection.
How indccorous and offensive it is for n
woman to exercise her authority over her
husband, and to say, 81 will have it so; it
shall he as like.o
7. BE careful never to Join in q jcs! and
laugh against your husband. Conceal his
ialts, and speak only Of his merits. Shun
every approach 10 extravaganza. The want
OF economy has involved millions in misery.
BE neat, tidy, orderly, !mcthodical. Rise
early, breakfast early have place for ev-
er!y thing, and every thing in its place.
8. Few things please man moro than
seeing his wife notable and clever in the
management of her household. A knowl.
edge of cookery, as well as every other
branch in housekeeping, is Indispensable to
Il female; and wife should always endea.
vor to support with applause the character
of the lady and the housewife. .'
0. Let it be your empire - your world.
Let it be the scene of your wishes, your
thoughts, your plans, your exertions. Let
it be the stage on which, in the varied char.
actcr of wife, of mother, and of mistress,
you strive 10 shine.
In its sober, quiet scenes let your heart
cast its anchor let your feelings and pur.
suits all be conferred. Leave to your hus.
band the task of Distinguishing himself by
his valor or his talents. Do you seek for
fame at homo, and lot your applause be that
of your children, your husband, and your
God.
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! now stepped forward to vote. An Irish
policeman pu' his haud upon my shoulder,
and rudely gave me push, and told me to
stand up there" I felt certain spasmod.
ic twilchins Of my right arm, and had no,
the fellow been clothed with little briei
authority he would have been sprawIing on
the floor. But ] resisted the impulse, and
turned 10 give my vote, when another Irish
man, whowas standing beside the bar, dc.
manded that | should be sworn.
"Sware that mon!"
Oh! ye shades Of my Revolutionary an.
cesiors-Sf my venerable father, who bled
in the defence o! his country at Long Island
-of my mother, who .nursed the wounded
and siok a, White Plains. To think your son
on his first attempt TO vote in his native city
should be challenged by an Irishman!
| turned away from the poll, ihrsw away
the ticket intended 10 vote. The scene
through which I had passed loo plainly in
dicaled that "Americans must rule Amer
ica."
Aller some difficulty procured an Amer
ican ticket and voted for AMERICA.
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POETRY.
TO A BEREAvED MOTHER.

o, weep no, for thy darling, she has found nome
above,
Where the hosts CT shining angels dwell together
there in love,
Where the golden harp she carries, and the palm
is in her hand,
A. the heavenly lays she singing md that bright
and glorious band.
On the bosom OF her Saviour she reclined her
dropping head,
When from earth he so(ly called her soon to sleep
umong the dead;
.Perchance her sainied spirit bovers oer thy
earthly home,
And thou 'lt hear the angel voices, soiily whisper
ing To thee "Come."
She has ,riumphed DER the death sting, and her
spur, now is free,
For she roams the heavenly Eden, as she watch
eth over thee;
Aud when in grief and sorrow thou hast iel, thy
Saviour's love,
Thcnis not her spiri, gazing down upon thee from
aboSel
And in thy lonely chamber when thou brca'h's'
alone thy prayer,
Is no, then thy loved ones spirit softly kneelns
with thee therc'
And thou seem'st to hear the rustic OF an angels
sivery wings,
As a sweet and holy calrnness she round thee
scemsio TO fling.
And a, times thy heart o'erladen with its load o'
grief and care,
Doth no, an angel finger seem to pOin, to God anu
prayer
And thy spirit seemeih strengthened as thou
lookcst up above
This world OF care aud sorrow TO the glorious God
Of love.
Though like lovely aow'rct, which is stricken
down in bloom,
So thou has, lain thy darling in the cold and ST
len, tomb,
We, unlike the fading norw're,, which, when once
forever dies,
Her soul will rise immortal, praising Gcd beyond
the skies.
Then cease 10 mouth fond mother, why would'st
thou wish her backl
To bear again the trials that bcset liie's weary
track,
When earthly tolls are over, thy spirit then will
fly,
In Heaven TO nee, thy loved Oue, beyond the
clouded sky.
And while here rely on Jesus. he alonc can safely
guide,
And turn thy onward footsteps from all worldly
paths aside.
And thou I, know thy angel darling sazes on 'hee
from above,
And behold thy onward progress with cheering
smile of love. j. D. W.
BippEroRD, Nov. IL, 1891
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si BARHuM's BooK.-The indications arc
that Barnum's AUTOBIOGRAPHY, concerning
which so much has been said Of late, il
likely 10 have wider sale than any work
ever published in this country. Having
had the privilege of looking oter MIR. Red.
fields "orier'' book, we found that The or.
ders from booksellers and travelling agents,
called, up 10 yesterday (lhe l4ih) afternoon,
for the extraordinary number OF ninety odd
thousand copies. The orders received by
each mail are almost ncrediblc-yarying 9
from GOO 10 5000, verging more frequently
upon the latter than the formcr-and all
this wirhou, The slightest prospect OF abaic-
ment. Booksellers whose general ordcfs
for new books rarely exceed a hall dozen
each, order this work in hundreds and five
hundreds. Travelling agents seldom call
for less than 100 copies, and frequently Us
hieh MS 1000. Were il not for tho exlraor-
dinary sale ol"Uncle Toms Cabin" which,
ms we understand, reached total sale oi
sIi 900 copies, the foregoing facts would be
perfectly amazing. As il is, they appear
comparatively astounding. Should the or.
ders continue for the next two months in
the same ratio, as the publisher confident.
w anticipates The copyright OF his auiobiog-
raphy, for the United States alone, will net
Barnum over S200,c0o Nep York Err.