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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-29

houses; the stairs and floors being of stone or
tiles, so that they are mostly tire-proof and you
never hear the alarm of fire. Handsome stone
balconies project from the upper stories of the
houses of the rich, and enormous drip stones,
mouldngs and cornices jut out in the most un-
seemly places from the walls and oyerhang the
side walk. The greatest irregularity prevails,
all heights and styles of architecture being seen
in every block. There is also grand conglom-
Grafton of castles and social distinctions, the
quality, who live upon their wealth, not dis
daining to reside next door to the humblest ar-
tisans Or mechanics who labor for their daily
Dread, or even alongside of a beggar's hovel -
Here stops the communism however, and the c-
egant trains of the fine ladies, who always ride
out OF their own houses, are never in danger OF
being soied by contact with their dirty neigh
bors. As you pass along, you look now into Il
suit of elegant apartments, and Immediately nd
joining you are disgusted by the display of the
interior of some abode of squalid negroes or
flthier white people then, perhaps, there will
be an elegant cafe or drinking saloon, its brill
liant display of bottles, fountains and glittering
glasses, oyerAowing with sparkling and cooling
beverages, thrown wide open TO the street and
next there will be q smiths shop or cobbler's
STALL Fruit shops and dram shops grocer and
mercer's stores, dwellings of rich and poor, are
thus all thrown heterogeneously together.
To be Continued.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-29
NEW SERIES, NO. %.
TERMS {Sl,5O strictly In advance.
AHItHN s2.OO at the years end.
barietp,
A Man in Office.

when ! was minister" says Theirs. st
used constantly to find my orders forgotten. or
neglected. or misinterpreted. As have often
said 10 you, men are naturally idle, false tmid
lmenfeurs, lachcs' paresseur). Whenever 7
found an employ supposed that because an or
aef nad been given, it had been executed, or tha,
because he had been told thing 1t was true-I
gave MIN up as an imbecile Bonapart nearly
lost the battle of Marengo by supposing that the
n hus'ians had no bridge over the Bormida. Three
Generals assured him thatthey had carefully ex-
amihed the river, and that there was none Il
turned out that there were two. and our .,,v
was surprised When was preparing for war
IN lo4o, sat every day for eight hours with tba
ministers of War, of Marine and of the Interior
always begin by ascertaintng the state Of ou,
previous determinations. never trusted to anv
assurances, If better evidence could be procured.
IL | was told that letters had been despatched. I
required Certificate from the clerk who had nost.
Gu 'hem or delivered them to the courier. If
answers had been received Irequired their pro.
ducon.
punished inexorably every negligence, and
even every delay kept my colleagues and nv
bureau at work oil day, and almost all NIGHT.
we were all of US halfkilled. Such tenso,
OIL inind wearles more than the hardest bodily
work At night my servents undressed mo took
me BY the feet and shoulders, and placed me in
bed' and lay there like a corpse till the morn.
ing Even my dreams, when dreamt. were ad-
mnlstra1lve. To do all this man must have an
iron will and body, and, what is rarer than either,
indifference TO the likes and disikes of those
about him, for he is sure to be hated. There is
only one exception, and that is the case of n oen.
eral. A good military administration is the idol
of his troops. because they feel that their COM
tort, and even their safety, is the result of his
enegy-he is their proyidencs But the labors
OF the civilian are unknown to these who profit
by them The sailor at Toulon did not know
that it was owing to me that their ships were
well stored and vctuelled Nv subordinate
respected me, prehaps admired me; but they
looked on me as severe laskmaster, whose exi-
gencles on exertions could satisfy,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-29
FANNY Ferns Odditias

f"nny Fern is giving to the public new
series OF papers, under the head of Peeps
from Under Parasol." In one of these papers
she takes crayon sketches of certain New York
celebrities. Here is one of Mr. Parton. known
as tie author of a " Life of Horace GreeJy.u
but prehaps better known as the husband of
Fanny Fern:
And there is Mr.. James Parton, author of
: The Life of Horace Greey, whom OCCASION
al'y meet Jim is five feet ten inches. and mod
est wears his hair long, and don't believe in
devil ; has written more good ANONYMOUS arti-
ses, now floating unbaptzed through newspaper
dom on both sides of the water than any
other man, save himself, would suffer to 20 un-
claimed. Jim believes in Carlyle and larger bier;
can write books better than he can tie cravat-
though since his late marriage am pleased to
observe wonderful improvement in this respect
1t is my belief, that jim is destined. by steady
progress, to eclipse many man who has shot up
| like rocket, and who will fzzle out and come
down stick"
So much for the husband Here is picture
of Fnny's abrother
"There's Richard Storrs " ills, or, Storrs
Richard Willis, or, Willis Richard Storrs, it ia
way that family have to keep changing their
names) editor of the Musical World not bad
paper either; Richard has fine profile, trim,
light figure always unexceptionably arrayed
and has gravity of mien most edifying to one
who has eat bread aud molasses out of the same
plate with him."
Bayard Taylor is thus taken, and the picture
is likeness;
" There's Bayard Taylor the Oriental Bay
ard"
Now don't suppose Bayard is to blame for being
pretty man, or for looking so nice and band
boxy. But if some public benefactor ,could
tumble his hair and shirt collar, and tie his cravat
in loose saer knot; aud if Bayard himself
i0oud open that little three-cent mouth of his
-i-t-t-l-e wider when ho lectures, it would take
load off my mind | write this. in full view
Of his interest in the Almighty Tribune, and
also set up before him certain Leaves for tar
get, by way of reprisal"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-29
Minne-ha-ha.

This name signifying Laughing Water, is Civ
en- by the Dacotah Indians to beautiful water
fall between Fort Smelling and ST Anthony's
Falls, in Minnesota Territory. 1t is fayorite
custom with the citizens of St. Pauls, tho flour
ishing capital of Minnesota and Of strangrs visit
ing that locality, TO drive to Fort Smelling and
from thence to ST. Anthony's Lalls, taking Min
ne ha-ha in their way, and to return homo by
shorter and more direct route.
Fort Smelling is situated upon bluff at the
point where the Minnesota river em,ies into the
Mississippi, about seven miles distant from St
Pauls Having crossed the Mississippi in a fer
ry boat and wound around the base of the bluff.
you ascend to the plateau. on which stands The
fort. Here you see stretching out before you an
extensive prairie, with some rolling ground lying
on the right hand, toward the upper Mississippi.
In the course Of pleasant drive across the prai-
rie, the excursionist comes suddenly upon
stream, about three rods wide, which glides
quietly but ather swiftly along, the banks of
which are skirted by few bushes and small
trees.
The stranger would proceed on his route and
cross the Stream without suspeclng the proximl
ty of the falls of Mime ha-ha, but those ac
quanted with the locality seek point below the
crossing, tie up their teams to one of the small
trees, and after walk of few rods into the
sparse timber, find themselves upon the banks of
deep ravine, into which the miniature river
enters by a downright plunge of fifty feet. and
then runs away in quiet manner, as if stunned
| by the fall from the prAires above. Cainbering
down the bank by the aid of projecting roots and
shrubs, you approach tho fall of the Laughing
Water, which whitens into foam as they descend,
and drive up cloud Of spray from the pool be-
low, The water is poured over shelf Of rock
in semi-circular form. as regularly shaped as if
fashioned by a Yankee mechanic, and under this
shelf visitors pass behind the fall ar und to the
opposite side, dry shUd. neater waterfall
than this could not be Whitfield out with the jack
knife. and this is Minnc-ha ha-Laughng Wa
ter-afier which Alr LongfeIow has named the
interesting Squaw described in his story OF hi
awatha.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-29

EARTHQUAKES. The most remarkable earth
quakes of modern times are those which destroy
Cd Lima in l746 Lisbon in 1855, in which
20 900 persons were killed ; Calabria in 1888
Caracas in 1912 Alerpo in 1922 Guatemala
in 1890 and San Salvador within the last year.
The motions of an earthquake occur in differ
ent ways and in various degrees of violence
Sometimes it is perpendicular, throwing por-
tions of the ground into the air, and making
Others sink Sometimes it is horizontal, un-
dulating motion, and sometimes it appears to be
of whirling nature. 1t has been ascertained
by those who have devoted their attention to
the subject, that earthquakes can not proceed
from external causes, and that they arise from
certain powers operating within the crust of the
earth. 1t is apparent, also, that the pheno-
mena of earthquakes bear great affinity to
those of volcanoes, and there can hardly be
doubt that both proceed from the same causes,
acting differently according to the difference OF
situation or different nature of tho surface on
which they operate. All the phenomena of .
volcano such as the subterranean-like noises,
the shaking, rising, and bursting asunder of the
earth, and the concussion of electric fluid, the
fire and fames the election of mineral sub
stances. all occur as frequently in earthquakes
US in volcanic cruptions. ALI the observations
that have been made on the subject, 60 to prove
that volcanic esuptions and earthquakes are pro-
duced by one and the sarao chemical process,
which must have its seat ut great depth be-
| cath the surface of the earth,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-29
A Welch Legend

The scenery Of Wales, though not 80 grand
as that of Scotland, is almost equally celebrated
for its beauty and picturesquencss, and each
wild spot has some appropriate legend. One of
the most amusing, is that related concerning
the DEVILS Bridge, natural passage across u
rocky river chasm. 1t is that an old woman
one day lost her COW, and after searching for it
II long time she came to the chasm, and per-
ccived the missing animal on cleft of the rock
upon the opposite side. AS there was no way
OF passing over, she was greatly perplexed, and
knew not what to do. At length giving way to
despair, she seated herself upon the ground, and
commenced to cry and howl with all her remain
ing strength While engaged in this interest
ing occupation, she became SUDDENLY aware OF
the presence Of u stranger, and arresting her
cries, she looked up with amazement, beholding
before her short broad shouldered black figure,
with horns and tail of most susp cious clnrac-
ter. But the face of the stranger bore an ex-
preston of most compassionate sympathy, and
the poor old woman, in her distress and despair
was glad of kind word, even though it came,
US she instantly surmised, from the devil him
self. The black stranger began to condole with
her in the gentlest tone imaginable, and finally
offered to throw bridge across the chasm, ac-
comparing his kind offer by only one trlflins
condition-tLat the one who should first pass
the bridge should be his The old woman
thought little while, and rejecting thu. if she
did no, recover her cow, she should be lost, and
that she could not be more than lost if she be-
longed to the devil she accepted his Offer.
Instantly across the chasln few this wonderful
bridge, and beside it stood the old woman, rath-
er alarmed as the immediate fulfllment OF the
bargain. On the other side stood the COW,
within few minutes walk, but the obstinate
animal evidently had not the slightest intention
of avaling herself of this opportunity OF re-
turning to her mistress, and indeed, the old wo-
man had noidea of recovering her cow, merely
to deliver it up to her black friend at the same
time the prospect of belonging to him herself
was not altogether pleasing one. The devil
stood by, enjoying her perplexity, and secure OF
its final termination. He knew that she could
not long behold her COW within her reach with
out going alter it, But for once the devil was
outwitted the old woman suddenly drew from
her pocket piece of bread, and threw it with
all her might across the bridge Her dog a
lean and hungry animal, standing by and wist-
fully regarding her, instantly darted across the
bridge and secured the desirable morsel, and the
devil found himself entitled to the possession OF
that, thin and i'll llconditioned creature.
Now as the devil kept no dogs, except three
headed ones, he very gladly waved his claim
and the old woman passed across the bridge
and triumphantly drove home her cow, assisted
by the dog, who that evening received plontl'
fnl dish of milk, and various other morssls Of
bread in return for his services
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-29
Facts about Thunder-Storms

L, Caverns were supposed by the Romans to be
secure places of refuge during the thunder
storms and they believe that Lightning never pen
etrated futher than two yards into the EARTH
Acting upon this superstition, the Emperor
Augustus used to withdrew into some deep vault
of his palace whenever tempest was feared ;
and it is recorded by Sentonius that he always
wore the skin of seal round his body, as a pro
lection against lightning. That both precautions
were eqaally unavaing, needs scarcely to be
mentioned. Lightning has been known to strike
ten feet into the earth.
The emperors of Japan retire into deep
qrotto during the tempests which rage in such
severity in their latitude but, not satisfied with
the profundity Of the excavation, or the strength
of the stones with which it is built, they com
plete their precautions by having a reservoir o.
water sunk in their retreat. The water is inten
ded to extngush the lighining-a measure equal
ly futile, since many instances have been preser
we'd in which the fluid has failed upon the wate
with the same destructive effect as upon land.
! The Tarters have an extreme terror of The
phenomena of storms. As soon as the frs
warning thunder is heard, they expel all strangers
from their dwellings. wrap themselves in long
black woollen cloaks, and sit silent and immova
BILE till the danger is past.
The Chinese pin their faith upon the preser
wing qualities of the mulberty and peach anc
Suetonius informs us that the Emperor Tiberiu
never failed to wear chaplet Of laurel, undel
the belief that lightning would not strike lhi'
kind Of leaf
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-29

CHARACTER FROM HANDwRIrING.-I saw in a
London paper | forget the name of it, but as
you see all the papers of course you know the
one mean, about fellow that, on receiving
six postage stamps by post, would tell the char
acter of the sender just by looking at the writing.
So you see | got Sally the cook to write by
holding her hand--and thick, greasy hand it is
till she wrote letter, and then we put in
seven stamps, one additional for the size OF Sallys
handwriting, and off we sent it. Back came
reply with weeks laughing in it, stating that
" the writer that is Sally was endowed
by nature, and SO she was she is tremendously
fat -" that she possessed strong good sense,
and great constructive powers, and was emnently
qualified to shine as civil engineer !" and now
Sally is known all over the house as Professor
Cook the dumping engineer
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-29
Crimoan Hunting.

Il is said that the English officers in the Cri
mea have an excellent opportunity to indulge
their lox.huntins propensities. The Crimcan
ponies upon which they ride are small, hardy
animals, admirably calculated to excel in a
rough and tumble. No ordinary wall or stream
can stop them. They generally knock loose
stone wall over at the first charge, and scramble
up the stecpcst banks with an case and celerily
that would do honor to a Rocky Mountain goat
Unfortunately the English officers cannot find
foxes enough in the vicinity Of Sebastopol to
crafty their passion for hunting, and the sug-
gestion by m inventive genius among their mum
ber, that they should substitute dogs for foxes,
was received with applause, and unanimously
adopted. Accordingly whenever they muster
for hunt, they start off some unfortunate
Tartar cur in front of them, and then, after
allowing him Il handsome distance in advance,
give chase in II body, making the air rim WITCH
their frantic shouts. Sometimes it happens
that the prosecuted animal seeks refuge in the
French head quarters. These are generally
considered sacred grounds, and are surrounded
by vigilant sentres, who are instructed to refuse
admission to visitors, or to suffer them to pass
only at walk. Imagine the CONSERVATION
created in this orderly and decorous village, by
the sudden ingress of half mad dog, followed
by one hundred and fifty screaming English of
fccrs, at the top of their speed The sentries
in vain attempt to enforce their orders in vain
they command the Englishmen to halt. Their
commands are disregarded and they eventually
desist from their endeavors in utter despair.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-29

1t has been very generally supposed that
feather bed or mattress offers a secure retreat
during storms of thunder and lightning hut it
has of late years been proved that these simple
means are deserving of little reliance. Birds,
despite their feathers, are frequently killed by
the destructive meteor; and on the 5th of Sep
tember, 1888, at the barracks of St. Maurice, in
the city of Lille, fash of lightning, entering
one of the dormitories, rent two mattresses COM
pletely in fragments, without injuring the two
soldiers who were sleeping upon them at the
time.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-29

A citizen out west. of course, was clubbing the 4
" little rascal. " A friend once volunteered to
ask him why ho was called the "little rascal"
TO distinguish me from my neighbors,'
said he, " who are all great rascas J"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-29

Nathan Brown, who has nine living wives, 10
now in On Ohio Jail, upon complaint OF snea
seventh.
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IF you would be pungent, be brief; for it 10
with words as with snnbeams-the more they
are condensed, the deeper they burn,
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-01
NOTICE..

HAVING purchased the interest of Dr..
Ill r. Fl. Day in the Drug Store of Wad
dill Il Day, and resumed business upon my
own account, my old friends and patrons
are informed that, feeling thankful for
PAST FAVORS, ]. claim their custom for
the future.
The same attention heretofore given to
the careful selection of PURE DRUGS
and the scrupulous regard had to the dis
pensing them, will, hope, secure me an
INCREASED SHARE of patronage.
mar. %. II. T. WADDILL
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-01

STATE OF LOUISIANA-Sixth Judi
cial District Court-Parsh of East Ba-
ton Rouge No, 1859. FRANCIS LETErF,
rs. JACKSON LIBBY.
pY VIRTUE of writ of seizure and
ID sale, issued in the above, entitled and
numbered cause and to me directed ilom the
Hon Sixth Judicial District Court, in and
for the Parish and State aforesaid have
seized and will offer at public sale, by vir-
tue OF said writ of seizure and sale, at the
Court House door of said Parish, in the
City OF Baton Rouge, on SATURDAY,,
the 5M day Of January merit, A. D., 1856, at
II o'clock A. NJ, all the right, title, inter-
est and claim of the defendent, Jackson
Libby,in or to the .mortgaged property here
matter set forth and described to wit:
A certain tract of land, situated on the
Amite river, in this Parish, at about six
teen miles from the city of Baton Rouge,
known as the Burlington Tract, containing
six hundred and forty acres. bounded on
the north by lands-now or formerly of CIV.
Grecnwell; east of the Amite river, south
by lands of John Kerr, and on the west by
public lands, together with all the build
Ings and Improvements thereon, being the
same tract acquired, by the plaintiff, jointly
with J p. Persin from Henry Carl, by an
act passed before the Parish Recorder of
this Parish, dated 9TH October 1sJ2-seiz-
ed to pay and satisfy, judgement, interest
and cost, in the above entitled and number
ed cause Terms of sale-Cash, with the
benefit OF appraisement. Fl. V BABIN.
Dec3 Ct Sheriff
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-01

TIME Usage ORANGE-The sub
Il scribers have just received direct
from Texas, q supply OF the seed of this in
valuable plant.
In speaking of this plant, the Southern
CuItvator published in Augusta Georgia,
very Justly remarks I'VE have the fullest
confidence in the Usage Orange as hedge
plant, and consider it in all respects superb
or to any other that has been introduced.
For sale by
teb-l5-tf. ). M. HARI " CO.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1856-01-01
Salrs BIZ The Sheriff.

STATE OF LOUISIANA-sixth Judi
clal District Court-Parish OF East Ba-
ton Rouge No. 1901 A. d. ALExAN-
DER, as. II. B. BENJEMINE.
DY VIRTUE of writ of seizure and
ID sale, issued in the above entitled and
numbered cause and to me directed from the
Hon Sixth judicial District Court, in and
Tor the Parish of East Baton Rouge and
State aforesaid have seized and Will Oh
fer at public sale, Oh the premises wherein
the defendant now resides, at about eleven
miles from the City of Baton Rouge, on
SATURDAY, The 5th day Of January nert,
A. D., 1856, at 1 1 O'Clock, A. M, OF said day.
all the right, title, interest and claim OF
the defendant, II. B. Benlemine, in and to
the mortgaged property hereinafter set
forth and described, to wit:
A certain tract of Land, situated on the
Bayou Sara road, in this Parish, at about
ten miles from the City of Baton Rouge,
and containing One Hundred and Eighty
One 4OI-l0O arpents, and bounded on the
north by lands of the Plaintiff and those
OF WIN. p. Coke, east by David Adams,
south by lands Of Thomas James, and west
.,y lands OF Messrs Sale Il Posey, being
the southern part of Three Hundred ar
pent tract acquired by the Plaintiff from
the widow and heirs of David Meeks, by
an act passed before the Parish Recorder
OF this Parish, of date the 2Sth of April
1851.
Seized TO pay and satisfy the Judgment,
interest and cost, in the above entitled and
numbered cause
TERMS OF SALE-Cash, with the benefit
Of appraisement. II. V. BABiN,
dec -6ts-w w. Sheriff