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fhther III Heaven, DlptHe1 myself.
Well done little Ettic Kcllorg the Lord
loves those who baptize themselves. You can
walk up and down the golden streets
The father, who was not Il professor of rel-
gion, arose and left the room with full
heart and mostoned eyes, feeling that angels
were there he had no communion with.
Major L. had son of about tho same age
with Ette, but upon whom religious training
had moro doubtful effect. 1t was his
custom to shy his childish prayer each eve
ming at his mothers knee Observing with
pain that her little son could not be made to
preserve "A certain decorum at his dcvotions,
Mrs i one morning took the boy npon her
lap, and explained to him the purpose of
prayer, the necessity Of being revcrcnt in his
department and charged him upon the next
occasion to remember her loseon to him. Ac-
clriingly when evening cane, and the hour
for the ids PRAYER, Mrs. l.. called her lit
tbs son and haia him repeat his dNotons a
command ho . eyed by making this preface,
squeezing his hands and cyeiids tight, that
nothing earthly might remain in his thoughts
Good evening, God. | am going to be very
pO(te to you this evening
Another little girl ,perpetrated the following
After being out for some earnestly trying to
ensuare the little fishes in neighborng
stream with a crooked pm and thread limo v
she came running into the house quite out of
breath with excitement, and exclaiming Oh,
mother got it | got it Got what,
my child = Why. got the fish But |
do not see any fish why. mother, an
swercd the little angler, her voice suddenly
changing to mournfulness | got it, but it
un-JH and du!'
One day | saw little fellow with his arms
about little witch of girl endeavoring, if
! interpreted the manifestations right to kiss
her. Tommy, said |, what are you doing
there Nothing SIR spoke the bright-cyed
little witch, he wath tryin to kith me,
thur, and she eyed him kcenly. why
Lucy; what prompted him to act SO ungentle-
manly right here in school = asked antic-
pating some fun. 'Oh, he htched up here
and then he wanted Inc to kith hin, and |
told him | wouldn't kith thuch thumthv
boy as he it'll, then he thed he kith me !,
and told him he daihnt, hut he thed he
,Cou6 do it. and / told him | would tell the
mather if he did, but he thed he didn't care a
thnap for the mather, and he tried to kith
me tho hard, and the little thing sighed.
why didn't you tell me as you said you
would = asked in pleasant manner. ON
she replied with ndiuetc | did not often see
: didn't care much If he did kith me, and
tho | let i'm Here the whole school who
had been listening intently, broke out in an
uproarious laugh, while our little hero and
heroine bushed deeply.
Sammy went to see his grandfather, pious
old gentleman, who was wont to discourse
much to young Samuel upon Divine things
The lad, while takiag II ride one day is his
grandfather's carriage, after sitting for n
moment in silence, inquired
Is God every where -
Yes my child"
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Anecdotes of Children.

A little girl Of our acquitanue, not more
than four yeurs old, one day witnessed at
church the ceremony of baptism by sprink-
ling. On the way home she was very in
quisitiye as to the meaning of the rite she had
seen performed, and it was explained to her
as well as might be, by her parents, aud a
description Of Heaven according to Reyela-
ton, was given at the same time,
1t CHANGED that ON the afternoon Of the same
day the father of our little heroine was sit
ting engaged in reading and was attracted
hy the tones Of her infant voice in an un-
usually solemn cadence, which caused him
to observe her quietly and that was his sur
prise to hear tbs following dialogue, conduct
cd solely by herself she being perched upon
a table before II mirror, with cup of water
in her hand, out of which she was baptizing
herself with the water dripping from hel
tiny fingers,
What is your name little girl =
My name is Ettia Kellogg
Have you ever been baptized
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Vermont Colonization society.


This Society held its annual meeting in the
Brick Church. in Montpelier, on Thursday
evening, the 18th Of October.
The meeting was opened by the reading OF nm
appropria G chapter of Scrirturo, and nm
earnest PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Barber, OF Will
listou.
The President hcing necessarily absent, the
Hon. Carlos Coolidge one Of tho Vice Prcsi
dents, took the chair
The Report of tho Treasurer was read,
from which it appears that something moro
than $500 have Teen contributed. although
the full returns for the year have not yet
been received
The Rcport of the Treasurer was followed
bv the Rcnort Of the Secretary. Rev. j. x.
Cnnvors,. The view given of the field both
at home and ON the African continent.-the
progress made-the growing conviction in the
nuIlic mind of the n,gnitudo of the work.
The worldwide sympathv for an oppressed
r,cc---n,,,l tLc J,yIyn Of ,iltimoto trinmph in
tba ,,,,s. ,r hnm,nitr vas hoard with deem
interest. The rorort was candid. well dies
tod able. and when nublished. cannot be read
without PRODUCING "A salutarv effect. Extracts
verifying this lust commendation might be
,;ve1 Int ns the Rorort itself will soon he
| 6efor, the public. the reader will be his own
iudgc.
At the conclusion Of the Secrctary's Re-
mort. brief and off hand Addresses were
| made bv several gentlemen which. though
not sn nolished and logically arranged as is
nxnoctrd from orators sneciallv nppointcd
with time for preparation. vet the matter was
more nointed and the manner more earnest
! several imnortnnt resolutions were read ms
rho bnsis or argument. and their importance
nr1ed Inv animated discussion. The most
;,,7nrtont rosnIntinns was introduced bv O
II Smith Esq on the dutv of recognizing
tbo ;ndoronJerc. NJ Liberia nv our Govern
n,ont ,Eba discussion of this tonic brought
ont ai,;mated remarks from the mover of the
onest;nn and otbors senator being pres-
emf ,Indcc Collnmer he enliobtened the au-
d;oncc nv hrieC exuosition of the rowcrs
and us,,es of Congress- in reference to the
RECOGNITION of foreign Powers. He said the
nr,ctice and nrincinlo was to acknowledge
the soyereirnty Of anv State that became such
without inruirv into the form of Govern
mont or osk,nr how they achieved their in
donondence mr. revolution. But this matter
rotttoJ cL,oav ,,itb tho Executive Mapistratc
'i ,to.:J, la nt ,,,,ch ;nanonce in tl,,
anu l''O nov ~ ,L
matter IL was euey ~ SCI H., 9,;r,rod I,
'ioh Vi i.. '"o hi"ei l'.' ~ lS,.i ,d,'o. 49,
was en- o"l!dSs'ne ~ 'ne g',,.- ho,9 ,,ro
less inal' e'eI; In, I T,,,i,,,d Fronco
teueu US III ''l9 uu w w ,Ist i,,I,.
frussi'' pelSiuih' pl'N'i' ii'lil.u NJ IT,, m,
ana Dremeh-thc tnree last rcCvH''I i"'
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Submarine Railway between Eng land and
France.

W. .olo .h tu F.
T,oreJ,er 'i0"' '"' A''9'0"
va b,yo olroad,, ,,or,;ood .L.. c.
oral roaks ma Ct son'o ,IIo h,,dr1nn,L av vi 9o'
onginoers have bean em,loEod - mn,.ie. a,'a
tLe COASTS Of Ronlnana ond CaIo;. ,L ,IS
Fronch side and of Dover and ,t,o So,,,t
Foralond on tho Engl;sb s;do ~ ,bo Ch,r'',i
and to king soundings with a Wow Of rennrt
inc as to the Feasibility and advantago Of
forming n communication between the two
countries bv means of a submarine tunnel
AMI railway
4 friend in Edinpburch has been kind
enough to send us some details Of the extra-
ordinary project, which owes its birth to NJ
Lee Fayre, a distinguished French engineer
It NAV be necessary to premise that metre
is 80 inches. or an English ward and a kilo.
metre a thousand wards NJ lie Fnvre saws .
:. Our project consists in A tunnel of about
| 80 kilometres in length. formed under the
sea. and Offering as much security as n rail
way under the open skv.
i. The tunnel will he pierced in a manner
80 that the bed of earth which will divide il
from the sea will never be less than o. metres.
even at the greatest depth of the Straits
. The tunnel will be lined with n double
arch the first to be of granite and of inner.
meable cement, the second of thin iron nlatc
pierced in different places in order 70 discov.
er the least filtration.
The difficulties which appear insurmount
able in n work of this kind consist NOT onl,
in the extent of the tunnel in tediousncs, 81
the oner,tions-wbicb bowover con lao nm
dertaken at both ends at tbe snme t;n,c-b bn
also in the clearance of the deLy;, wb;cl
would seemingly have ia be carried IN RI,
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IFrom the Boston Herald

terrible ACCIDENT.-Ihe Berkshire Tram
DemOhshcd-IHe kiHed, WOUHded and Mss
ng.-Full particulars have come to hand of
the fearful accident ON Tuesday last, by
which the Berkshire railroad train was
thrown from the track and destroyed, and
immense damage done to the passengers, and
the employees Of the corporation. The train
had started at a full rate of speed for the
depot upon Beacon Hill in this city, and
when rounding curve newly laid out upon
the route, it came in contact with a large
American wagon, which had on board full
complement of passengers bound for the
same destination. The turnpike crosses the
track at the curve mentioned, and it had
been intimated that il the wagon and train
should both proceed at the same time, there
would inevitably be collision.
The conductors of the train were deter
mined not to wait for the wagon, and were
/ rushing along at II rapid rate when that
vehicle, which had reached the point Just 1t
/ the critical moment, struck the locomotive
/ the result has been the total destruction OF
the train, and the loss of many souls on
board, killed, wounded and missing The cars
were thrown down an embankment, and IN ost
Of the passengers were precipitated into the
mud of the low, marshy ground in the vci
nifty. Many persons are supposed to lie be
meath the surface yet, and most of those whC
escaped serious injury are in Il sad pligh
since the accident, We give below IL partia
list Of the njIred -
Henry Wilson, engineer of the train, wa
found with his head and shoulders planted il
the mud, his brogans elevated in the air
When he was extricated from his position, i
was found that his clothes were much torn
and that he had received internal iniurie
that will probably prove fatal. His sense
have been wandering ever since the accident
lie was conveyed to his residence in Natick
Wilson was considered IA smart engineer, hu
was rather careless in reference TO switches
simon T. llanscom, fireman, was lnlure
externally, and manned doubtless for lll'
lie WAS plunged into the mud to a very grea
extent.
Anson Eurnganir, a conductor, receive
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The following letter from Charles Lamb
before unpublished appears in the London
Illustrated News
Twelfth day, '23.
The pig was above my feeble praise. 1t
was a dear pigmy. There was some contcn-
tion as to who should have the ears, but in
spite of his obstinacy deaf as these little
creatures are to ad,ice,) ! contriyed to get
at one Of them.
1t came in boots, which | took as Il favor
Generally these pretty toes, pretty toes are
missing. But suppose he only wore them.
to look taller.
lie must have been the least of his race
His little iOots would have gone into the sill
Yer slipper. take him to have been
Chinese and female.
If Evelyn could have seen him, he would
never have farrowed two such prodgiou
volumes, seeing how much good can be con
tained in-hOw small Il compass
lie crackled delicately.
/ left IA blank at the top of my letter, not
being determined which to address it TO, so
farmer and farmers wife will please to divide
our thanks. May your granaries be full, and
/ your rats empty, and your chickens plump,
and your enyious neighbors lean, and your
laborers busy, and you as idle and happy as
the day is long
NIyR L'AGRICULTURE
How do you make your pigs 50 little :
They are vastly engaging at that age.
was so myself
Now | am disagreeable old hog
A middle aged gent ntleman-and-a half
Ny faculties, thank God are not much Impaired
have my sight, hearing, taste, pretty.per
feet aud can read the Lords Prayer in com
mon type, by the help of candle without
making many mistakes.
Believe me, while my faculties last, prop
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VOL. XNVIII.... WHOLE NO. NIB.
I OE'T Il Y.
IT'S ALL ONE TO Me
FROM IltE GERMAN.

FROM THE GERMAN.
Oh, It's all one to me, all one
Whether we money whether I'Vo none
lie who has money can buy him o wife,
And he who has none can be free for life.
He who has money can trade If he choose.
Aud he who has none has nothing to lose.
lie who has money has cares not u few,
And hc who has none can sleep the night through
lie who has money can squint at the fair,
An he who has none escapes from much care.
lie who has money can 90 to the play,
Aud he who has none at home can stay.
lie who has money can travel about
Aud he who has none can 90 without.
lie who has money can be coarse as he will,
And he who has none can be coafscr still.
lie who has money eat oyster meat,
And he who has none the shells can eat.
He who has money drink foreign wine,
And he who has none with the gout will not pine.
lie who has money the cash must pay,
And he who has none says " Charge it, pray :"
He who has money keeps dog if he please,
And he who has none is not troubled with toas.
1Io who has money must die one day,
And he who has none must 60 the same way,
Oh, 'tis all one to me, all one,
Whether I'vo money whether I've none :
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some severe sprains and contusions, which
will auso him many slceplcss nights before
he his fully recovered
Juius Rockwell was injured in the heels,
and las returned to Pttsieid.
Charles Sumner, leading director in the
corpration, was on board, and was thrown
upoi his back with great violence. and
stunned by the shock Nothing but the
grea strength of his back bone saved him
from fatal injuries.
George y. Boutwell,, who got into the
trail at the last station, had his eye-tecth
knocked out. and suffered an extensive abra-
sonof his pantaoons in the rear.
William Brigham was thrown into deep
hole and received some internal injuries.
Unlss the matter is adjusted Immediately by
the corporation, he will commence suit for
damages.
i II. Dana, Jr one or the conductors,
wlowus very active in starting the train, re-
ccivd such severe sprlin in his right
wrist that he was unable to write a series OF
resolutions censurng the driver OF the
wagon - lie says that he should prefer
sailing /" two years before the mast in II
hide drogher to trip on another Berkshire
tram.
The wagon received no injury, and arrived
at the depot in due time.
This accident has spread deep gloom
over portion of the community, but, strange
to say, n large majority Of the citizens Of
Boston and many other towns regard the
catastrophe with much satisfaction.
1t will be remembered that this train ran
over the constitution last winter and that
probably weakened the locomotive so much
that it could not resist the shock of IA heavy
wagon.
FAMILY RECIPEs.-To dress pouitry-W When
the weather is very cold if you wish to make
your fowls comfortable, cut out and make fol
each of them Jacket and trousers. Put
them on and your poultry will be dressed
BYbblc and s9ucdk-Take saucepan. hal
full Of clean spring water; ut it on the tire
and let it heat gradually for about an hour
Watch it carefully until it boils; the momcn
it boils it will bubble. Then put your fngci
in, and you will squeak.
70 cure hdms-first ascertain what is tn,
matter with them. Then apply the propei
remedies. and if you do not succeed III curln,
| them, it isn't your fault
| To roast goose-First find out the biggcs
| fool you know ChaIf him Persuade hin
he is the cleverest man alive; and 90 on il
this style until the goose has been sufficient,
| iodsicd
To preserue dpricOts-Procure from COvcn
Garden market a small quantity OF the fines
apricots that money can purchase. Tax
them home, and, having first wiped them ire
from all dust, carefully lock them up, whcr
neither your servants nor your children cli
get at them This the only way of prcsery
ing them for your own eating,
An crceiient subsntudc for butter dt brcdi
faa (beter than Mdrndiod)-Nlarry tn
incest girl you know. You will then hav
her to preside at your breaKtast-table, and
unless you are a sad dog indeed, you vii
not then require any but her.
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three insertions, ~ w
Ee IN insertion after the third, cts. per line
legal notices ten cents line, more or less for
tn cc weeks.
Yearly advertisers occupying four squares or
more with privilege of change, at fair discount
- The privilege of yearly advertisers Is limited
10 their own immediate business, in their own name; /;
an all advertisements for the benefit of other per-
sons as we'll as legal advertisements and advertise
m,nts of auction sales and advertisements with the
ma mo of other persons, sent in by them, must be
ra id for at the usual rates.
No report, resolutions proceedings OF any cor
poration society," association public meeting, and
ne communication designed to call attention to any
matter of limited or individual interest can be in
serted unless paid for as advertisement.
No advertisement can be inserted gratuitously for
ch irritable or other societies, public institutions or
companies. .
Contracts for yearly advertising will not he dis
continued unless an order to that effect is left at the
oA CO. and when discontinued in less than year, The
pr.cs If n uhois ys1r rH be ch1rgcd..
7;~The FREE Pass may be obtained in Chltornia
Of CHARLES KtMBALL, Noisy Carriers san
Francisco.
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er appreciation of your many kindncsscs in
this way and that the last lingering relish
of past iayors upon my dying memory, will
be the smak of that little ear. 1t was the
left car, which is lucky. Many happy re-
turns (not of the pg) but Of the New Year,
to both
Mary, for her share of the pig and the mo-
moirs, desires to send the same.
Yours truly, G.. LAMB.
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-TuE PAclrlc r. II. AccpLxr-Mo

-TnE PAcIrIc r. II. ACCIDENT -Mon-
day of last week was observed at ST. Louis as
a day of mourning on account Of the disaster
at the Gasconade, and business was wholly
suspended. On Friday night third bridge
on the Pacific railroad, that at Moreau, four
miles from Jefferson. and the only completed
bridge upon the road, fell in consequence of
a freshet in the stream which it spanned.
Such a succession of calamit"s Of the kind is
unparalleled in the history OF railroad enter
prises, and is exciting wide comment Mr.
Melvin, one Of the persons killed by the fall
ing of the first bridge on the Pacific railroad,
was found with bowie knife, which he had
on, thrust to the hilt into his body Henry
Chouteau, another of the killed, was 50 dis
figured that he could be identified only by his
invitation ticket
Six MEN were recently detected in the
act of placing distractions upon the Milwau-
kie and Mississippi Railroad, in Wisconsin,
and it has been ascertainet that "a plot was
laid some months ago to blow up passenger
train. The plan was TO sink a joint of stove
pipe filled with powder and stopped up at
the end, under the track-to have II train OF
| powder leading from the mine several yards
| along side of the track, mixed with percussion
caps - that when the locomotive crushed
and ignited the caps and fired the train o
powder, the passenger car would be directly
, over the mine, and suffer destructive eX-
plosion The ANIMALS of yillany hardly fur
nish more dreadful instance OF human de
praNity than this. Fortunately this plan
was postponed till after one more effort o
Instructions had been made In that tn,
acOunirel5 were detected
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from Walton's Daily Jourual.l
Legislature of Vermont.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Nov. l3
. n'clnck. 2. N

SPECIAL orders.-Bill in amendment Of an
act to prevent traffic in intoxicating liquors,
for the purpose of drinking amendments Of
Mr. Pierpoint adopted and bill passed. Re
ating to the extension Of the Rutland and
Whitehall Railroad from Castleton to Rut-
land bill ordered to lie.
Reports. BY com. on Banks, against bill
to incorporate the Cabot bank rejected.
By Judiciary com. in favor Of bill relating to
the justices of the peace in the town of Cabot,
ordered to third reading Also against bill
in addition to chap 36 c, 8; rejected. BY
committee on Banks, against bill relating to
the duties of the Bank Commissioner re-
! iected.
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ROMANTIC INCIDENT AT SEBAsTOroL.-A
soldier who was present at the capture OF Sc
hastopol, relates in II letter to his friends the
following romantic story
A party of our men belonging to different
regiments, We're patrolhng from house to
house, in search of plunder In one of the
houses they came across a beautiful young
female, about Il or i years of age. OF
course some violence was shown amongst the
party, who commenced to drag her about
and would have used violence to her, had not
young man belonging to the 18th taken a
| musket and threatened to blow the first man 5
brains ont that laid Il finger on her; where
| upon the young woman flew to this man, and
| clung to him for protection She followed
him all the way back to the camp; when
in sight of his camp, he beckoned her to re
turn-but no, she would not leave him.
! Whether she had fallen in love with him
at first sight | don't know. But she came
with him. As soon as he got there, he was
instantly confined for being absent when the
regiment was under arms. She followed him
to the guard tent and cried after him. The
colonel of his regiment seeing the affection
| she bore him, released him, and sent both TO
General Harris, where an interpreter was got,
and she related the whole affair to them, 1t
turned out that she was the general daughter
worth some thousands. She was beautifully
attired, and carried a gold watch and wore
q set of bracelets of immense value. The
/ young man is now about to be married to her.
She will not leave1 him ON any account what
ever, and If he is not a incky dog, | don I
know who is.
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JOHN B. WHEELER,

REAL ESTATE 4 GENT,
TOWN HALL,
I.iaLINGTON, VERMONT.
Particular attention given to the purchase and
Of Real Estate,th Investigation OF Land titles
I,l,ine, Collecting Rents, Insuring, Paying Taxes
&C., &c, &c.
d. wifi