Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-28


sided, 1--WE forget the nancy coming up the
street at fnl tilt, he drew up suddenly before II
store where group of townsmcn were standing.
One OF them being something of q wag, and
thinking himscR secure of laugh against the
General this time, which, with all his usual
readiness, he could not throw of, called out,
" So, Allen, you are the rider on the pale
horse!' Quick as flash Ethan replied, as,
sultlng the action to the word, be wheeled
around SO as to bring his friends in the rear.
looking at them over lis shoulder, z Yes, and
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The GOLD MINES OF BRAzIL.--A late Danish
periodical contains letter from "a Danish nat
uralist of some hotc. Prof j TIL. Beinhardt.
on the new discovered gold mines of Draz
Ihe mines are situated IN the province Maran-
mao between the rivers Tury assn and Gurupy.
plong the valley Maraoassumc, in about three
degrees of south latitude and not far from the
Atlantic coast Tho gold is found in dust
grains and masses, in a layer of sharp gravel
and ierruginous clay, varying in depth from
foot to Il foot and half, and covering the billy
country as we'll as the valleys. In the under.
lying rock, : schistose, orgillaceous, ferru.
ginous quartz, quartz vein has been dscov-
cred, so rich that it issupposed that it must be
near the bed from which the loose gold has
como. This is probably in the Sierra Catherine,
country inhabited by savage Indians.
The existence of these mines WIS first suspec-
ted by some traders who in their dealings with
runaway Qulenbos-obtained gold dust
ilom them. This suspicion was confirmed by
the officers Of detachment sent out against
these rnnaways, and few capitalists in Rio
Janciro scut out commission to look after the
matter. From San Luis, the principal city of
the province, they passed through lnxuriant
prmeyal forests, fu OF precious woods and ex-
traordnarily rich in valuable vegetable pro-
duets, such as gem copal, kind Of Brazilian
mastic, several kinds Of pitch, copaiva, Brazilian
Glove trees, sumach, and the like. The exped-
tion spent several days in the mines In an cx-
tent of fifteen or twenty miles they found eleven
mines all worked by runaway slaves The day
after the workmcn OF the expedition cemmenc d
operations, one OF thcn found stone six inches
long by four broad and two and half thick
which, after several pieces had been broken Of
for specimens, yielded six ounces of gold They
found bat little water in the dry season still
they report that it would not be difficult for a
large ecnpany to lead canal from TIE Gurupy
Or the Nlarrcassnme. \ company with ca i
tai OF $3.50 eco has been formed, to open The
mines regularly, and with all the best applun.
ces, and the Braxliaus hope soon to rival TIC
golden results Of California and Australia.
tnAEACTERIsrIC ANEcDoTE OF TAlLEyRANp.
TIcyrand, the ilusirous diplomalst one
day found himself between Mudame de Stae
and Madame Rccaner, both intimate friends
both celebrated.
You say charming hings to US both, bu
which do you prefer = said Madame de Slae
suddenly
Madame, such aquesion is veriiable am
bush. Take care, the penal code -
Prince, no sublerGuge here Which do
you prefer, my friend OF mysolfl Come speak
is it tie brunette or the blonde -
I" 1t will be her who will dcgn to honor NE
with "a look "
"Wha,, still diplomatic Well, will pu,
the question in another folm. Suppose while
sailing en- lhe Stine this evening, the boat
should upset, and we should be in danger oi
drowing, which one would you he'p?'
-" Both at once, or the one who was in the
greatest danger"
" But, monsegueur, be frank for once in youl
life Suppose the peril be equally imminent .
-" ell would give my right hand TO you
baroness, and The left to Madame Recanlier,"
Buff you could save only one-one only
do you understand 7"
You who knew so many things, | suppose
you can su i'm" replied Taleyrand.
JOHN ADAMS" The elder Adams, the sol
!, o, worthy cobler Transcript, May Ii
1856.
1t was perhaps owing TO the very fact of hi
humble parentage that the elder Adams bscam
what he was. have never seen the story i
print, but it legitmately descended tone by ora
| nJtnn bn haan tn1d d,,u nd f,tl,
er by i" the pious Deacon Adams, OF the churc
in Brainiree," himself.
The deacon durng'a temporary absence, ha
set John 10 cutting out the "upper for som
shoes but, like the Chinaman, who, in maxim
pairof breeches, from pattern furnished b
some prudent captain had faithfully copied til
patches which his wife had put in the seat
the old ones, John had embellished every uy
per " he had cut out with the threecornere
hole by which the patterns had hung on the
accustomed nail. 81 saw said the deacon, :"
couldn't make shoemaker of him, so pt
him to learning. ."-BoSton Trans.
DECIDEDLY CooL-A Frenchman was trie
the other day in one of the departments for ha'
ing killed his father and mother, The erin
was committed under the most revolving circuu
stances, and at the end of the pleadings, whe
he was about to be condemned to death, tn
pNcsdontof the tribunal asked the usual que'
tion if he had anything to say in his defence
mo, NJ. lie President" he replied only
hope you will have pity on poor orphan =
English Paper.
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The proper study of mankind Is man.
says Pope-bat tho popular study is how
make money out of him.