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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-04-19

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AGE.-In this poem
Bader] VIC read q magnificent protest against
the tendency of our age to materialism and pos.
tive philosophy, and the apotheosis of mechan-
icsm and intellect. Balder is but the individ-
ualized idealization of general spirit which
pervadcs the whole mass Of society-genius with
out faith and reverence An age Of shame
egotism, inordinate ambition, selfshness, and
doubt An age which everywhere manifests u
blind, atheistical defcation of force and power
The age to which, of all others, that old trum-
pct-tongued text, 6 ''What shall it profit man
if he gain the whole world and lose his own
soul I" needs to be preached and sung. An age
in which the human mind seems to have lost its
own creative cnergy-in all save mechanics
becoming miscrably critical. We have lost the
earnestness that moved mountains, and the faith
that worked miracles we have lost that truth
ful spirit of simplicity which wrought on, moth
ing doubling, careless of praise or blame We
have little of that reverence in which they work.
ed-the wisest and meekest of men who uncon-
sciously won immortal Names We are perfect
ly aware that we are great men, and geniuses,
and Christians. We work with the eyes Of
men upon US. and not in the sight of God Our
science does not lead us to religious enthus-
asm for the eternal harmony of Gods laws we
merely seek to take the universe in pieces to see
whence the music comes, and determine whether
its creator be solid or a fluid. In literature
we have arrived ata poetry of Doubt as though
the very essence of poetry could be other than
the most ethereal spirit of faith.-Eclectic Re-
uieW.
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BEAUTY OF TRusr.-There no one thing more
lovely in this life more full of the divnest cour-
age, than when young maiden from her past
life, from her happy childhood, when she ram
bled over every field and and moor around her
home; when mother anticipated her wants
and smothered her little cares when brothers
and sisters grow from merry playmates to loving
and trusting friends; from Christmas gather
ings and romps from the rooms sanctifed by
the death of relatives; from the secure back
grounds childhood and girlhood and maidenhood,
looks out into the dark and illuminated future
away from all these; and yet, unterrifed, un-
daunted, leans her fair cheek upon her lover
breast, and whispers, "Dear heart ! I can mol
see, but believe. The past was beautiful, but
the future can trust-with thee !'-Anony
NOUS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-04-19

The CHINESE REVOLUTIONARY LEADER.-The
Rev. j. p Roberts, missionary to China, re-
Gently delivered lecture at Louisville, on the
insurrection. He alluded particularly to the
leader, and said that he had first visited the
house of Mr. Roberts in l849. He was then
literary man, engaged in teaching school. His
visit was supernduced by desire to learn from
Mr. Roberts what he knew concerning the new
faith as he termed the Christian religion. With
him, An inmate in his house, q close student
strict in his attendance on worship, and diigent
in reading the Bible,-he remained over two,
months, lie then presented himself as an ap-
plioant for baptism and church membership =;
but at the suggestion of one CT the members, de-
ferred being baptized until some means of liveli-
hood could be obtained This was necessary, as
the instant ho left his native religion he would
lose his caste. After that Mr. Roberts heard
nothing further of his pupil until the insurrec
ton had broken out. As it triumphed, the
leader sent word to his old teacher, and has de-
monstrated by his acts and words that the les
sons taught by the American missionary were
inefacaeble Among his public acts are laws
ordering the Bible to be taught in schools the
destruction of IDOLS the prohibition Of opium,
and other reforms, that have already had hap
by effect upon the revolutionary districts. Ol
the ultimate success of the revolution there
seems to be no doubt. From its great results
are anticipated to religion and commerce, fOi
though there may be much falsity in the belize
; of Il revolutionary party, they have advanced
far beyond the exclusiveness of the old Tatral
e dynasty
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-04-19
Che family GirfIe.

OLD ITALIAN PROvERBs.-Of two towards, he
hath the better who first finds the other out.
The worst pig often gets the best pear.
The devil turns his back when he finds the
door shut against him.
The wiser man yields to him who is more than
his match.
He who thinks he can do most is most mis-
taken.
The wise discourses of a poor man go for
nothing.
Poor folks have neither any kindred or friends
Good preachers give their hearers fruit, no
flowers.
Woe to those preachers who listen not K
themselves;
He who 4uakes for cold, either wants none.
10 buy him clothes, or wit to put them on.
Poverty is good, hated by all men.
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PHILOSOPHY or FATIGUE-Mere attention is
an act of voi,ion. Thinking implies more than
this, and still greater and more constant exer-
else of yolition. 1t is with the mind as it is
with the body. When the volition is exercised
there is fatigue; there is none otherwise and
in proportion as the will is more exercised, so is
the fatigue greater. The muscle of the heart
acts sixty Or seventy times in minute, and the
muscles of respiration act eighteen Or twenty
times in minute, for seventy or eighty, or in
some rare instances even for hundred, success
sive years; but there is no feeling of fatigue.
The same amount of muscular exertion under
the influence of volition produces fatigue in a
few hours.-Psycological Inquiries.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-04-19

QUEEN OF THE ANTILLES,

MArANzAs, March 80, 1855.
From Ramero we took the saddle to Neuvelas.
The town is situated in delightful spot, at the
head of small bay, extending for some few
miles into the land, in an irregular direction,
and gives one leaving tho plaas-z--heautiful
prospect of land and ocean. Few buildings in
terrupt the vision, and these but simple huts,
covered with palm-leaf; Y4le groves of the
mango and orange give it d quiet appearance ;
and were it inhabited by anybody but negroes,
it might be Paradise. But the free negroes,
living in land where all the food they taste
grows spontaneous, and in any quantities, can
not be expected to be enterprising, while SO few
of the whites are 80.
The eastern portion of the Island is the most
poorly cultivated, and has more Of forest and
waste land, with fewer large towns. Less sugar
and more coffee and tobacco are raised, But as
our journey only touched this point of the Is
land, and that but for day, and the length Of
our letter being limited, for want of time, we
hasten to more interesting particulars. After
twice crossing the through an arid des.
ert, as it were, the dust being insuferabe where
there was no forest and vast wilderness
where the low, vine-covered foliage bordered
our path; with but casual glance at the scat
tered plantations; vain search for mountains
valleys, or rivers, save here and there sluggish
stream that would not be honored with nam,
in the States trip by water along either coas
on steamboats, which would bear no comparison
to New York ferry boats I'VE are heartily gla'
to get within the precincts of an cntcrprisin,
and beautiful city.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-04-19
A COTTAGE BY THE THAMES

Inkermann has been fought, and the news
has gone through England. In that cottage
Minnie Gray sits sobbing and yailing for what
she knows possible, and yet hopes impossible
Weep on, Minnie the hour is at hand when
the blessed relief of tears will be denied thee.
"Willie, go to the town, and-and-Go
Willie -
Willie goes; he runs all the way He brings
back nothing but the newspaper filled with
LATEST FROM THE CRMEA"
"No letter, Willie!"
"Nonc"
She seizes the paper, and gropes, tear-blind,
over the long columns. But she finds nothing,
only that so many were killed and 50 many were
wounded, and the names of a few great officers
that were slain. The throbbing blood almost
bursts from her veins and her eyes grow dry, as
she reads a printed letter from one of the Fifth
Dragons. But it says nothing of Cell, only
that the Fifth Dragons had been in glorious
peril
"Oh my God how can bear this agony
of suspense!"
Willie tried to soothe her, but she could hear
nothing but the soul-stunning thunder of battle,
seeing nothing through her tears bes ihc charge
of the Fifth Dragons!
$50 to the town, Willie, and come not back
till YOU have brought some word from him %
The boy went sorrowfully. Minnie Gray
watched the clock and the road to the town, all
day. all night, and all the next day, till the sun
went down.
Willie was coming! The sight of him made
her dizzy and faint How did he walk! Were
there tidings in his step! Yes life or death
He came hurrielly, while he seemed to reel un-
der the weight of his heart. 1t mus, be death
Now, God of mercy Thy helping hand She
staggers out to meet him, and gasps:
"Any word, Willie!"
"No rord, but"
She holds her breath and stares wildly at hin
as he draws forth the locket. He places il
quickly in her olonching hand, and turns hi
face away. She unclasps it shudderingy, ant
= the lock of hair springs out and curls round he
finger A smothered quivering cry, stiaed
choking wall of agony that crushed the life out
and Minnie Gray fell into her brother Willie
q arms.
In the village churchyard, there is now
, new-nade grave, and over it marble slab bear
!, ing this inscription
- In Memory
OF Cecil and Minnie Gray,
% Whom Peace Married
In Life,
el Whom War Welded
In Death.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-04-19

The EXPECTED GREAT CoMEr.-The eminent
astronomer, M. Babinet, member Of the French
Academy of Sciences, gives some very interest
ing details relative to the return of that great
comet whose periodical course is computed by
the most celebrated observer at three hundred
years. The result of his investigation is, that
it will appear in August, 1858, with an uncsr-
tainty of two years, more or less; SO that be-
tween 1856 and 1860 those who are then living
may hope to see the great luminary which in
| 1866 caused Charles Y. to abdicate.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-04-19

REMEDY FOR THE CRAMP.-Those who may bs
subject in the night time to that excrutiating
pain called cramp, may be secure against its at
tacks by tying any kind of a bandage very tight :
ly round the leg, Immediately above the knee !;
or it may be remedied by breathing forcibly,
and taking long Inspirations, thus exciting the
action of the lungs, by which means the whole
system will be animated, and perhaps in less
than minute the disorder will be abated and
the pain effeotually removed
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MONTPELIER, VERMONT, THURSDAY,

forgets his pain, and, and ejaculatss, Cest SUI
perbe,'" And it is superb; it is glorious.
But now that plume is the dreadful centre of
o vortex of foes, which dashes upon it as upon
one sail the foam capped whirlpool in the sea.
Other plumes fly to the rescue. Sabres fash up
thick and fast, and chop down into fiery brains,
and cross, and thrust, and stab, and mix in
horrible turmoil of heroic desperation.
We close our eyes tightly. With shuddering
ing sickness, and when we open them on the
scene again the Russians arc in total rout, and
tho gallant Fifth in rally with shout and hurra.
But the plume of Cecil Gray Il is gone The
prayers which have kept going np to Heaven
from the cottage by the Thatnes have not been
answered. That plume bowed 70 death, and
went down while We were shutting our eyes.
How gloriously he died % the,feld they
found him the evening of thai ~ with mon
ument of slaughtered heroes piIsdup to his glo
lry. And as ilissurraing cosssiSa spadsd him
q grave and wrapped his cloak around him. and
laid him to his rest, they talked animatedH of
his hcroism, and then they spoke faltsringly Of
one who
"No more of that my comrade" said he
who had been his bosom friend, in achoking
voice" There, he had taken the lockct from
rieck of the dead, clipped, with his sword, a
lock of the hero's hair, and shut'it over the
miniature Z" that shall be her tidings and
may-God-pity and-comfort her."
The big, binding tears streamed down that
stern mans cheeks they filled up the grave,
breathing hard with the rush Of homes dear
emotions, but speaking not another word.
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RESIGNATION.

Ls: Us be patfeut! These severe afiictions
Not from the ground arise,
But oftentimes celestial benedictions
Assume this dark disguise.
We see but dimly through the msts and vapors
Amid these earthly damps,
What seem to US but sad funeral tapers,
May be Heav ems distant lamps.
There is no death What seems so IL transition
This life of mortal breath
Is but the suburb Of life eysian,
Whose portal we call death.
LoNoFELLow
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: MRS. sAnAH v. pExSR

d mh3s r1H ne bESthitn.
Tho ruthless hand Of death hath come,
And from your number taken one
That little bud, 50 young and fair,
First dropped, then faded in an hour.
That cheerful laugh no more Is heard,
Which off came forth at mothers word
That smiling face is seen no more,
Which shon, as Father oped the door.
That little tongue no more on earth
viii prattle round your social hearth
'Tis gone to join the heavenly choir
An angel spirit, oh, how fair
Parents and kindred oft may raise
Their voices in their Savior's praise
Their anthems long and loud may swell,
Till filled the church, the grove, the dell
The choirs of earth may all combine
To sing and chant with perfect time
Ten thousand harps on earth may ring,
But none can sound their notes like him.
Too pure was he on earth to stay
He must arise and soar away,
To meet with those who long before
Have reached that blest, that happy shore.
Disease shall never reach them there
Death meier invade that happy sphere
The hearsc, the pail, the weeping train,
Shall meier be seen or heard again.
No Mothers heart, with anguish deep,
Shall there be rent, no Father weep;
No parting kiss, no heaving sigh,
Called forth because a friend must die.
But there immortal youth shall bloom,
Triumphant DER the strongest tomb,
Arrayed in robes Of purest white,
Shall range those fields with saints Of light.
Now Mother dear, and Father kind,
Wipe of those tears, compose your mind
Your little one awaits you there,
Der Jordan, In higher sphere.
You soon may be one family
United, saved, redeemed and free
Beyond the reach of earthly care
In all til ioys of Heaven to share.
Victorious then, you'll ever shine,
Amid the rays Of light divine -
Then take your golden harps and sing
The praises of your God, your King.
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A distinguished physician Of Boston attributes
10 the free use of saleratus in cooking many are
the disease to which children and sdsults are
subject
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I'D. UF kEEMAN
For the Green Mountain Freeman.
H1aE LAST LEAF IN MY LIFE,s HISTORY.
Very soon shall have taken my last look of
beautiful earth, with its intermingling
IS Of joy and sorrow, mirth and sadness,
and hate, and hopes and disappointments.
3 long shall have closed my eyes forever
kpon the loved haunts, the dear familiar scenes,
round my childhood's home--scenes SO dear to
10 wild impulsive heart of my growing years
nd, oh so doubly dear to the memory of my
sirlhood's ripening bloom. Soon, kind hands
will smooth my rigid limbs, and close my death
diumed eyes, and array me for the silent char
nel-house-the Bride of Death-and the places
which now know me will know me no more for
ever when the hushed voice and mufaed tread
will tell from heart to heart she is dead she IS
dead and those so dearly, wildly, fondly loved,
win place the howery chaplet
Upon the Deathdamped brow,
Aid kiss the drip cold lips,
Which give no answer now.
Then they will. mournfully, slowly bear me te
The tomb
Thcy'lllay me in the churehyard where
Sweet rest is found from earthly care;
Where the signing zephyrs gently wave
Their requiem above my grave.
A something tells me that soon, very soon,
must gather up my feet in death, and my plac
in the family circle will be vacant. Yet, in view
Of oil these things, am not wholly cast down
Tor believe that go to better rest. Blesse
hope! blessed rest But, oh bury me in som
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The following outpourings of an invalid cor
respondent are as touching as they are ominous.
Ed. OF FREEMAN
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ID Q c / y.
For the Gre
LINES,

r For the Green Mountain freeman.
:. LINES,
kane death Of wALrsR NJ, of Jesse and Sarah B. Ten
ston, who died March r. 1885, the age Of 20 months
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-07-12
uECKERs, FARINA. prepared ex-

IL pressiy for families delicate and appro-
PIRATE food for all seasons, and one of the most
economical, nutritious, and wholesome prepara-
tons ever brought 10 the table, eminently COM
binng the qualification of the palate with ample
and healthful sustenance Of the body.
Strictly speaking, Heckers' Farina is neither
stringent laxative, but restorative, strengen-
ing the digestive and absorbent system. In dis
ordered bowels darrhae, dysentery, and even in
cases of cholera, when food is deemed admissible
by the physicians, Heckers Farina cannot fail 10
be saulary; and wherever knowni is extensively
used in hospitals and private practice. The pres
ervation of health or the prevention Of sickness
is at least important as the curing of disea e.
People in health should therefore use Heckers'
Farina freely, common food, TO preserve the in
estimahle blessing.
For sale by grocers and druggists generally.
Wholesale by Charles f. Pitts, IL Commerce
street. Baltimore Dingee IL Brother, 81 South
Front street, Philadelphia; $. G. Bowdlear Co.,
II Long Wharf, Boston and by the manufactu-
rers, Hecker Il Brother, al the Croton Mills, POI
Cherry street, New York.
Heckers' Farina Jelly, made In double
Boilers, which render burning or scorching i'm
possible, is now exhibited daily al the Fair of the
Metropolitan Mechanics Institute in Washington.
Mar S-2w.
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TAKE TICE.
NEW GOODS JUST RECEIVED.

ID w. BROWNING, MERCHANT TAILOR,
il under the United States Hotel, would re
specially inform his customers and the public
generally, that he has just received New Fall and
Winter Goods, in great variety Such az Cloths,
Cassimeres, and Vestings, OF the latest importa.
tion and is prepared TO have them made IN at
the shortest notice, in the most fashionable man
ner, and at low rates of prices.
Having made arrangements TO 90 into the
" Ready-made Clothing business" extensively this
season, he feels confident that he can offer TO
those wishing TO purchase stock Of Clothing
not inferior TO any in this city, and not made up al
the north, as is usually the case with work sold
here; but cut in his own establishment and made
by our own needy citizens in this dull season al
low rates Of prices. He is enabled therefore 10
compete with northern work in point of prices
and as 10 quality and style he will leave for those
who favor him with call to Judge.
He can sell whole suits, Coat, Pants and Vest
at the following low rates:
Good suit for business purposes, out Of cloth or
CASHMERE, for the small sum of. ..!......Sl5
Dress and Frock Coats, $40 10 $50
Over-coats Of different styles, FROM. .s12 10 SOS
Black and fancy Pantalocns, from.o. SO so 10 $40
SIX and velvet Vests, from........ 80 so 10 $40
This stock Of Clothing is Of superior quality
and has been made up since he received the fall
and winter fashions.
He keeps constantly on hand large assortment
Of fancy articlcs-snch as gloves, cravats collars
umbrellas, &c.
Sole agent for the sale Of SCOTS Report Q
Fashions in this city.
Sept 4-u
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GREAT WESTERN MAIL ROUTE
OIXTY MILES DISTANCE SAVED "

- CHICAGO AND ST LOUIS. Inc MICH
gan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad
Line, carrying the Great Western United STATES
Through Mail, have the following staunch first
class steamers running on Lake Erie in coHnec
ton with the New York and Erie railroad from
Dunkfk, touching at Cleveland, and connecting
with their road at Toledo and connecting directly
with the Chicago and Rock Island railroads al
Chicago, in the same depot, thus forming daily
line for passengers and freight from New York "a
the Mississippi river. Niagara, Captain Miller !;
Empire, Captain Mitchell Keystone State, Capt
Richards Louisiana Captain Davenport. Also,
Daily Line from Buffalo direct TO Monroe by
those well-known magnificent Floating Palaces
Empire State, j. Wilson, Commander, leaves
Buffalo Mondays and Thursdays; Southern Mich
gan, A. d. Perkins, Commander, leaves Buffalo
Tuesdays and Fridays Northern Indiana, l. t.
Pheatt, Commander, leaves Buffalo Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
One of the above splendid steamers will cave
the Michigan Southern Railroad Line DocK at 9
o'clock, p. m, every day, Except Sundays, and
run direct through TO Monroe, without landing, IN
Id hours, where the Lightning Express Train viii
be in waiting 10 take passengers direct 10 Chicago
in hours, and arriving next evening after leav
ing Buffalo.
Running time from New York 10 Buffalo. tour
teen hours.
Running time from Buffalo 10 Monroe fourteen
hours.
Running time from Monroe 10 Chicago eight
hours. Total thrty-sx hours.
Connecting al Chicago with fne line Of low
pressure steamboats, 10 all places north of Chicago
to Green Bay; also with Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad 10 La Sale, and there connect with Hi
nois River Line OF Steamboats,, or Express Train
| of Illinois Central and Chicago and Mississippi
| Railroads, or connecting AT Rock Island with reg
| ular line of steamers for all points above and be
| ow, making the cheapest and most direct route 10
| ST. Louis Rock Island, Minnesota, and the Great
West.
| The American Lake Shore Railroads from Bui.
| falo and Dunkirk connect with this line al Toledo
| forming the only direct and continuous line OF
railroads from the Atlantic Seaboard to the Valley
| of the Mississippi Running time to Chicago 80
| hours to st. Louis So hours.
| Four Daily Trains, by railroad, all The way
| Two Daily Lines, by steamers, on Lake Erie
Thus the traveller and shipper can see al =
| glance that no other line can enter the sis
| petitors.
/ Passengers tcketed through from New York
with privilege of stopping at any point on the
route, and resuming seats al leisure either by the
| New York and Erie Railroad, via Dunkirk, New
| York and Erie and Buffalo and New York City
Railroad via Buffalo; Peoples Line of Steamboats,,
| Hudson River or Harlem and New York Central
Railroads, via Albany and Buffalo.
| For any further information, through tickets, or
freight, apply at the Companys Office No. 1913
! Broadway, corner of Dey street, New York, 10
| JOHN F. PORTER, General Agent or
i. P. DUNTON, Ticket Agent
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ToHN II. BUTHMANN, Importer and

TOHN III. BUTHMANN, Importer and
~ Dealer In Wine, Brandy, Cigars, &c.
Pennsylvania avenue, south side between Four
and-a-Hai and Sixth streets, has received his iu-
stock and assortment Of the above, consisting in
part Of
Madeira Sherry, Port of various grades, Cham.
payne, in quarts and pints different -rands.
great variety Of Rhine Wine some OF il
sparkling.
Also 81. Peray sparkling red and white Claret
al prices from SO so per dozen 10 the highest
order.
And numerous other kinds Of Wine.
Also, very superior Cognnc, pale and dark;
Schcidam Gin, Jamaica Rum, fine old Whis
key, Irish Malt, Cordias, and Havana Cigars.