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Love and Jewelry.

Mr. j. V. S. Granger resides in Bur
lington. Vt. Mr. G is gentleman Of
preposscssing appearance, sports jet,
black imperial, and travels slightly on his
shape. Mr. Granger has very excel
lent opinion Of himself, and runs away
with the idea that no lady can look at
him without experiencing slight papi-
tation under the chemisctte
In July last. MI Granger visited
Rockaway, put up at the Pavilion. aud
INDUCED in sea-bathing and clans for a
bout ten days. On his way home, he
stopped at Albany to spend a week lie
put up at the Delavan House One af-
ternoon while promennding up North
Pearl street. lie saw very fascinating
young lady sitting by parlor window
belonging to fine three-:tory brick
dwelling not mile from Steuben street.
The young lady smiled-Grangcr lifted
his hat, and lowered his head about an
inch, inch and half or two inches -
Having done this, lie passed On, and in
due course of time found himself at his
hotel. If ever Mr.. Granger felt well
towards all the world, and the rest of
mankind it was that afternoon. He
was so buoyant that if anybody had cut
his suspcndcrs we have no doubt that he
would have gone up like balloon. The
next day Mr.. Granger repeated his stroll.
lie again passed the Pearl street man
sion, and again found that fascinating
young lady sitting at the parlor window.
The third time he grew more courageous.
lie not only lifted his hat and smiled
but he asccnded the stoop and twitched
the door'pull. The young lady flew to
the door, opened tho same, dropped q
courtsey on the mating and invited Mr.
Granger to walk into the parlor. He
did so, ana for few moments felt slight
ly embarrassed. He overcamo this, how
ever, in little while, and entered upon
chat which satisfied him that he had
made ten slrika-effected the conquest
of an heiress. On leaving. Mr. Granger
and the young lady exchanged cards-a
ceremony that enabled him to discover
that the best looking girl in all Albany
was the Miss Douglass, of North Pearl
street They parted in the hall with a
squeeze of the hand that made him look
like boiled lobster for an hour after
wards. Mr.G. is gentleman ofa sanguine
temperament Hence the ease which with
his face takes to vcrmiilion. Mr. Grang.
er left for home the next day morning,
and took along bosom SO filled with
sunshine that there should not be q hard
winter in Vermont for the next five
years. On arriving a. Burlington, Mr..
Granger opened correspondence with
Miss Douglass that continued till Tues.
day last, when he came to Albany to see
Miss ID, in person. He went to thePearl
street mansion, pulled the bell, and was
answered by servant girl of late i'm
porta,ion, with whom the following con-
versation-took place
Is Miss Douglass in2'
'Whoq
! Miss Douglass
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thy ability so marvolously that I could
not help being pleased for the life of me
and now take shame to myself for
opposing thee SO strenuously, or having
doubted thy capacity for jumping But
if thee's satisfied with the exploit. and
ready to come forth, I will lend thee
hand to help thee out"
Thus saying, Dorcas drew near the
ditch, but Hezekah having got himself
in by bis unaided power, declared lie
would get himself out in the same way.
But the mud was deep and adhesive
and as he got one foot out he got the 9th
or in and thus he continued to labor
and plunge till he was satisfied his own
ability was better calculate to help Lin
in than to help him out of the ditch =
He grew wroth, and so far forgot the plain
language that lie exclaimed, by -
Don't thee swear, brother Hezckiah,"
interrupted Dorcas.
"Swear !" roared Hezekiah, "thee'd
swear il thee was in here !"
Swear not all. Hezokiah but even
lend me thine hand, and I'll use nv abil-
ity to pull thee out, according to tho
scripture, which sayeth-If thine OK or
thine ass fall into ditch on the Sab.
bath day -
"Now, sister Dorcas. thee is too bad.
Verify thee should not make me so
heavy as the former animal nor so stu
pid as the latter"
".As to thy weight" returned Dorcas,
thee must be pretty well satisfied by
this time and as for thy stupidity, it
werc.ndeed unsisterly to ikenthee to the
long cared animal. But if thee is salts.
fed on these points, and will forthwith
reach me thine hand, I'll do as much as
in nc lic,h to bring thee safe to land :"
llezekiah was pretty well convinced
by this time. that his own ability would
never fetch him out wherefore, humbly
reaching his hand to Dorcas, he said
Verify, sister | will accept thine aid
inasmuch as my own ability hath decciy-
cd men
Dorcas kindly lent her assistance; and
pulling vigorously, lIczckiah at length
came to land shaking off the mud and
water like a spaniel, lie returned home :;
o"' N"'' SON MS o'otCt W tuo way ucNCr
to mention how he came by this catas-
trophe Dorcas promised of course; and
as she was a girl of truth and kind feel.
ings, she was good as her word. But
once or twice, when they were in com
Tany with several other Qlakers, dis.
coursing soberly about matters and
things, Dorcas, looking atchly at another
girl, merely said" Did | ever tell
thee, Rachel, how brother IIczekiah one
Sunday"
IIezekiah turned an embarrassing and
imploring look toward. her. and she said:
Nay. nay, IIczckiah, I'm not going
to ten-but merely to ask if ever had
told how thee showed thy agility one
Sunday, and jumped in the middle of a
ditch r.
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Christianity and Common Law.


The January number Of the Home
Missionary opens with timely and in
structve article on this subject, consist
ing principally Of extracts from pam.
phlot quoted in the number of the same
magazine for November and containing
decisions of our higher Courts, and the
opinions Of eminent statesmen aud civil
ians on various occasions expressed, 10
the effect that Christianity. in its funda-
mental principles and doctrines is part
Of the Common Law Of the land. Fol.
lowing the extracts, is a summary Of the
positions maintained by these high au-
thorities -
l. General Christianity is part Of the
Common Law.
2. It is impossible to administer tho
laws without acknowledging Christianity
in the oath.
8. The true principles of natural roli.
giou, and the essential principles, of re-
vealcd religion, are part of the Common
Law.
a. Our laws and institutions are built
on the foundation OF reverence for
Christianity
5. Christianity is the standard of good
morals.
6 Whatever strikes at the root Of
Christianity tends manfestly to the dis
solution of civil government.
7. The free, equal, and undisturhed
enjoyment Of religious opinion, and free
and decent discussions on any religious
subject, are secured to all but malicious
and blasphemous roviling is an abuse of
that right
g. A wilful and despiteful attempt to
break down religion can no more be tol-
Grated. than an attempt to break down
the laws
9 A person assailing and vilifying the
essential principles of natural or reveal
cd religion may be prosecuted under the
Common Law.
TO- To revile the Holy Scriptures is
an indctable offence.
To deny the being and providence Of
God to bring contumelious rcproaches
against Jesus Christ; to practice i'm
moralities that tend to the subversion of
religion and moraity-are offences sub
jcct to penal visitation. The crimes al.
ready mentioned, together with profane
swearing, breach Of the Sabbath, and
blasphemy, are puuishable-not as sins
against God, but as crimes having NAL
ignant influence on society. They strike
at the root of moral obligation, and
weaken the security of social ties.
II. All contracts contrary to good
morals are illegal and void.
l2 We are not bound to punish at
tacks upon tho religion of Mahomet or
the Grand Lama, because We are A
CHRISTIAN PEOPLE, and the morality of
the country is drawn from Christianity
and not from the doctrines of these i'm
posters.
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Maine Law Fanatic.

A writer in the Rporter, published
at Fredericton, British Province of New
Brunswick, enumerates the supporters
Of the Prohibitory Liquor Law, and who
arc so modestly denounced by the oppo.
sition Journals as Fanatics" They
are
First, t,.-All the ministers Of the
Wesleyan Connexion in the Province
Secondly,-Every Baptist Minister,
with not more than one exception.
Thirdly,-The Ministers of the
Free Church are among its supporters
"Fourtbly.-The Congregational Min
listers are its Jealous adyocltos.
Fifthly,-Thc Ministers of the
Christian Baptist Denomination.
Lastly.-Thcre are many Clergymen
Of the Episcopal Church who are decid-
eGly in its favor.
Very complimentary to the congre.
gatiors belonging to all these ministers,
to call their Spiritual Teachers, Fan
atics.'
" Besides these there are a vast nuns
ber of the most pious, intelligent, and in
huential official and private members Of
the several churches, the heads of liter
airy institutions, we'll educated lnstruc-
tors, Magistrates Barristers, Merchants,
Mechanics, and Farmers, the very bone
and siuew of their respective localities
" In the United States there are null
titudes of men of acknowledged crudi.
ton, soundness Of Judgment, and sterling
picty in its favor Names are endorsed
on the Prohibitory Law, that would do
honor to any country.
Ia Great Britain there is one Pro.
hibitory Council composed of five hun.
dred Of the most distinguished Noble.
men and Clergymep."
Since the above was written. it is Of.
fcially announced that tho Queen of
England, by and with the advice OF
Her Privy Council" has sanctioned the
New Brunswick ProhibitOry Liquor
Law. But Her Britannia Majesty is
not the only member of the sex, whose
sympathies are with the movement. Nine
out of ten women in most Of the States
and the Provinces would vote to crush
the Liquor Traffic tomorrow
IHE OIfOSll lion.
These make up the" Fanatics" Nov
who are the opposition ? What are their
superior claims to the respect of the
worldl The Rumsellers and their sym
pathizers-by what authority do they
assume to say to the clergy the mothers
and wives of the land, 1--WE are better
than ye." This is n proper place to in
troduce what, in another connection, the
Boston Telegraph says of the friends Of
the bottle -
After making ali allowances in favor
of best class of persons snd the highest
principles in the ranks of our opponents
which the largest charity demands, there
stands the incontrovertible fact, that the
vicious and depraved, the very off scour
ings of society are found among the sup
porters of the traffic in strong drink
Good men may bo found advocating the
! unrestrained sale of Intoxicating liqours
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And who the ID is Miss Douglass2

And who the ID is Miss Douglass7'
"A young lady that saw hero in July
last-your mistress, I suppose
You do2 Well, then, let me tell you
you're mistaken The young lady you
met here in July last was forward
mink that Misses left here to take
charge Of the house while the family
went to Niagara. She was modest
girl as ever was. till hlackguard inVer-
mont made fool Of her
You said blockguard in Vermont, [
think2'
Il did. and I repeat it. Ifhe had not
been blackguard he would not have
sent her a gold watch, and an indecent
letter with little boys flying all round
tho edges with more bow arrows than
breechc5-bad luck to him.
well, never mind about all that
Can you tell me where l can find the
person referred to q.
No, | can't, and I wouldn't. for have
an idea that you are no better than the
other blackguard'
The girl, having said this. slammed
the door and retired to the kitchen The
information received at the Pearl street
mansion struck Mr.. Granger all Of a
heap The idea that he had been court
ing servant girl for an heiress. drove
him almost to distraction. But this was
not the worst Of it. Mr.. Granger had
not only suffered in his bussom' but in
his pocket. During his correspond
he forwarded the following presents to
Miss Douglass:
One gold watch valued at sl20 one
set of earrings worth s75 and dia-
mord breast-pin worth sos, making a
grand total Of $500
II get back portion of his treasure,
Mr.. Granger repaired on Wednesday to
the police Office lie told his story TO
Justice Parsons. and wished to swear out
warrant for false pretences against
Miss Douglass
For doing what p asked the mngis
trate
For putting on French airs, and do
ing me out Of two hundred and ninety
dollars worth Of jcwelry, replied Mr.
Granger.
The Justice Informed Mr.. Granger
that there was no law forbidding Frencl
airs and that he could not possibly have
q warrant
And what would you have me DO 2?
Go hpme to Burlington and resolve
never again to be sold by Pearl street
chamber maid, even If she INDUCES il
French airs and smiles from parlol
/ window
Mr. Granger left the | olice Office say
I ing lie would ',hnk it over We saw
him about an hour afterwards enquiring
'the way to Mr.. Holstoin's law office -
Whether lie intends to commence Law
suit for the recovery of his goods, vii
be known at the next Court.
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III / stfllonp. j .
A Quaker Jumping a Ditch.

IIczekiah Broad5rim was a fair Qua
ker. who sold moiasses, Goldfish, chiua,
oarthcnwarc and clothes and all sorts
of liquors We like the Quakers, in
Decd as well as in name. and llezekiah
YVES Hickory Quaker. He was some.
what of an old bachelor and had Sis
ter that was somewhat of an old maid
But she was the best creature alive,
straight as a candle. blooming as \ rose,
and smiling as charity. Her name was
Dorcas
Iezekiah and Dorcas walked one Sun
day afternoon. in the blooming month Of
May to breathe the fresh air, and view
the meadows The walking was smooth
and delightful, with no manner of OBJ
structions, except here and there ditch
full of water spanned by few hedges.
and too wide for a man of ordinary jump
ing capacity TO cross at a single bound.
But Hezekiah valued himself, as fat peo-
pie commonly do, on his agility, and in
stead of walking few rods for the sake
Of bridge, he must needs leap every
ditch he came to.
"Theed better not try that, 1Iez9ki-
ah," said the kind and considcratc SIS
ter.
"Never thee mind Doreas," replied
Hezekiah there's no danger; I've
jumped bigger ditch when l wasn't
half my present size"
"All that's very likely, but recollect
thces grown exceedingly pussy since thee
was a Young man.
"PGssy Well, if I have that's no
reason why I shouldn't be as agile as be-
fore tell thee, Dorcas, can jump
this ditch without SO much as touching
finger"
Aye, but thec'll touch thy feet to the
bottom"
Thee's but woman, Dorcas, and
thy fears magnify this ditch even to a
river. Now stand thee aside that may
have sweep according to my abilities.h
Nay, brother Hezekiah, thoe'd bet
ter not The ditch is wide and the bot.
tom muddy-and ,heell assuredly spoil
thy Sunday clothes, if no worse
oh. fudge for your fears girl; they
shall not stay me jot Nay, do not
hold me, for | am resolved to jump this
ditch, if it were merely to convince thee
Of my agility"
Accordingly, Hezokiah went back a
few yards, in order that he might have a
fair run, aud that the impulse thereof
might carry him over. Having retraced
far enough, he came forward with mo-
mentum proportional to his weight and
velocity-and found himself in the ditch.
The water splashed around on all sides,
and bespotted the Sunday clothes of Dor.
cas-, who could not, with all her Quaker
sobriety and kind feeling, help bursting
into loud laugh There was Hezekiah
showing his agility, and foundering in
the mud like whale The water wa:
not so deep as to be dangerous, and tho
sceue too irresistibly comic for even o
saint to abstain from laughing, though
on the Lords day.
AT length when her risibility would
allow her power of speech, Dorcas kind
ly held out her hand and said Come
hither, Hezekiah, aud I'll help thee out
We'll, WE'LL returned the hounderer
in tone of vexation-" theo does well
Dorcas, to stand there aud laugh at m,
as though it we're mere sport to So
me stick in the mud and water up to m
very middle |"
Nay, nay, Hczekiah, thee has show
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AYANKEE IMPROVEMENT.

I WOULD respectfully announce to the
J. inhabitants of Addison County, and the
public in general, that, in connection with
DIR. F. W. Coo, of Vergcnnes, We have pur-
chased of n. D. Slayton, (thH right for Ad-
Olson County.) his new method of inserting
Artificial Teeth on GUTTA PERCllA
base. Should it prove to be valuable
acquisition to the profession, after being
thoroughly tested, so rs to Justify its usc,the
public viii be appraised of it in due time;
Iwould take this opportunity to tender
my greatful acknowledgements to the public
for their very liberal patronage during the
past year, and would solicit continuance of
the same. All operations done on the teeth
in a thorough manner, with all the latest i'm
provements in Dentistry, with the assurance
toall of a fair and Just equivalent for their
money. NATHANIEL HARRIS.
Middlebury. Dec. 3. 1856. 33
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A Warning to Women.

The time has come when more than
half the women of the land could not be
bribcd to ask any one to partake OF
Intoxicating Liquor. And of the many
elegant and beautiful ladies who because
they know not what they do, still pass
the wine cup, vast majority of them,
if they understood the pcrilous nature of
its contents, would dash it rather into
a thousand pieces Would that the fol-
lowing incident could be impressed upon
the heart of every wife and daughter in
tho nation. 1t is statement made late
Iy in lecture on the Drinking Usages
of Society" by Rt Rev. DR.. Potter,
Bishop of Penusy lvania -
"A young man, of no ordinary prom
Use, unhappilv contracted habits of in-
temperance. His excess spread anguish
and shame through large and most re-
spectacle circle The earnest and kind
remonstrances Of mis- friends howeverat
length led him to desist and, feeling
that for him 10 drink was to die he came
to solemn resolution, that he would
abstain entirely for the rest Of his days
Not long after, ho was invited to dine,
with other young persons, at the house
of friend. Friend did / say par
don me: He could hardly be friend
who would deliberately place on the ta-
bic before one lately SO lost, now so mar
ycllously redeemed, the treachcrous iu-
strument of his downfall. But so it was.
The wine was in their feasts. He with
stood the fascination, until young lady,
whom he desired to please, challenged
him to drink. He refused With ban
ter and ridicule sha soon cheated him
out Of all his noble purposes, and her
challenge was accepted He no sooner
drank than he felt the demon was still
alive, aud that from temporary sleep lie
was now waking with tenfold strens 9Th.
" Now" said he to friend who sat next
to him, now have tasted again, and
| drink till | die" The awful pledge
was kept. Not ten days HAD passed be-
fore that illfaicd youth fell under the
horrors of delirium pemens, and was
borne to a grave of shame and dark des-
pair. Who would envy the emotions
with which that young lady, if not who'll
| ly dead to duty and TO pity. retraced her
part in a scene of gaiety, which smiled
only to betray 2"-ProhiJitionist.
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but they arc found in the bascst COM
pany that exists.
There are those. without donbt, who
did not vote the liquor ticket, who would
be glad to have seen liquor triumph
but the company of crop shop loungers
and toddy .blossomed noses was anything
but agreeable, and thoy preferred moro
respectable associates. The great mass
Of the auti-temperance party of the pres
ent day are among the immoral and the
vicious. Admit there are some kind heart.
e1,noble men in tlis company, that does
not blot out the fact that the unprinci-
pied and the abandoned are there also.
Hence, victory won by this class of
men would be evidence of fearful moral
corruption" "-ProhibitioniSt.
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BOOK AND JOB PRINTING
HOWARD ASSOCIATION
PHILADELPHIA.
YnHDADnhNn hNINrOrrNrHNErnrr

To all persons afflicted with Sexual dis
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The Howard ASSOCIATION of Philadcl-
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upon the unfortunate victims OF such diseas es
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By order Of the Directors.
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BOOK AGENCY.

The subscribers have established n Book
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