Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-01-05
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WELL SAID. Qassiion-What ought TO
be done with gentleman who engages the
affections of young lady and then leaves
her
.4ns,cer-Bless him and let him 90. We
always think, in such cases, that young
lady has abundant cause for congratulation,
and, instead Of whining and crying over
"spilt affection" let her put on her sunny
smiles, and endeavor to cnptivate u more
worthy beau. You may depend upon it,
that a man who has no more stability OF
mind, or honesty Of purpose, than to act in
this way to young lady is not worth tear
of regret on the contrary, she should be
especially happy that she has SO luckily got
rid of person, who, throughout his life, in
whatever he undertook, would unquestiona-
bly, exhibit the same unhxedness of purpose
and the same irresolution of mind. Love is
like every thing else; a man who is not to
be trusted in that, is very likely to be I'M
safe in other respects. York Sunday
Times.
PRAYER on the Battle Field. A corespon-
dent of the London Record relates the fol-
lowing interesting incident at Alma f;
"When the Light Division was on its
march to the Alma River, and about an hour
before the time when the troops came with
in long range Of the enemy's guns, request
was made by the Chaplains Of the division
that short pause might be allowed for the
purpose of offering up prayer to God. Sir
q. Brown having consented, the regiments
halted, and three sided square was formed.
The cbaplains then united in solemn but
simple prayer, and from the quietness and
attention exhibited in the ranks, doubtless
this prayer was joined in by many who stood
hs.s inf IN a.
only eight minutes, but at the conclusion
there were evident tokens of the spirit in
which such an acknowledgement Of Gods
sovereignty and reliance upon his mercy in a
religious cause he'd been regarded by the
men. A public prayer on an occasion Of
this sort is, believe, unprecedented in the
history of modern warfare, and il cannot but
be recognized as doubly important on the
occasion, when occurring in that division OF
the army which suffered most severely in
the subsequent encounter"
A contested election among the South
Carollnians IL a rarity, but 1t seems they are
pretty hot contestants when they do get at
It. In the Richland district lately in con
test for seat In the State Senate, one OF
the candidates, Mr.. Preston, spent $4,000,
and the other, Mr.. Adams, $4,000. Pres
eoh ooihs SiV'vvV eneou VI his SouhPotsoi
was elected by hundred majority.
Railroads in Vermonf. The Portland
State of Maine" has an article upon the
lines of railway existing in Vermont, by
which it appears there are 430 miles of road
in operation in that State. The total cost is
e22,600,000, which is almost $4,000 a
mile. The construction OF these lines has
il is said, within the last ten years, doubled
the value of the entire taxable nroperty ol
the state. The capital 10 build Them wa.
principally SUPPLIED by Boston. excenting 20,
for lie Atlantic and 81 lawrence soad
which was built by Portland c,pi,,l This
line runs only thirty miles in The State .,
Vermont. and that section of The road eos,
$1,000 600 or $4,000 mile.
tsryenine between i77o and 1910 ,bs r..
sian empire increased in popula,ion from
fourteen ml,ions 10 inward. Of sis,v IRON iron
lions. or at The rate Of about fourteen mi, mi,