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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-14

"hoRD, SAVE MA minister asked the
maid of an inn in the Netherlands, if she
prayed to God. She replied, she had scarce
time to eat, how should she have to pray? He
promised to give her little money, if, on
his return, she could assure him she had
meanwhile said three words of prayer night
and morning. Only three words, and re-
ward led her to make the promise. He then
gave her the following words to repeat =
" Lord, save me ~ For fortnight she sale
the words unmeaningy but one night she
wandered what they meant, and why he bic
her repeat them. God put it into her helrt
to look at the Bible, and see if it would tel
her. She liked some verses where she opened
SO well, that the next morning she locke,
again, and so on. When the good man wen
back, he asked the landlord for her, as
stranger served him. go, sir! she got Il
good for my place, and lives with the minis
ter !" He went to see her. and so soon a
she saw him at the door, she cried, is
you, you blessed man | shall thank Go
through all eternity that ever saw you
| want not the money; have reward enoug
for saying those words !" She then describe
how salvation by Jesus Christ was laugh
her by the Bible, in answer to this prayer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-14

and unreasonable, yet selfish pride is dis
gushing. so [ never could love the poplar
But the other evening standing near and
watching especially this same proud tree,
whose leaves moved gently by the night
breeze, seemed like ripples in the wave OF
moonlight, I thought it beautiful.
Shall l tell you the reason of this change I
To its rustling foliage | gave another voice
and a new character seemed to expand upon
each leaf.
From the willow dropping near | had Of
ten read the lesson of humility. And feel
ing of reverence for its aged boughs had ev-
or risen, when | saw that the no!lest trunk
still held the lowliest head. But as its
waving branches bent near me now, with
their load of evening dew, l thought it the
emblem of sorrow. Indeed | know not but
the feeling arose that it aoas sorrow, planted
here to weep with and for us-to sympathize
and to pity.
Before sadness was born it may be that nc
willow grew on earth.
Mayhap its germ was tear OF heaven
And even now, that it bends in token of the
sorrow there, weeping only with the drops O.
heaven, and signing only when moved from
above.
How terrible how linked from despair
must be the sins and woes of earth to maxi
fall the plying sigh and sorrowing tear o
heaven!
Rejecting thus the poplar's rustling leave
drew my attention. 1 turned. For it tow
cred above, but not with the same haught.
mien for its curving boughs, as they straine'
toward the sky, seemed to breath Of hope
And as gazed they said almost as plai
as words can utter" Look aloft."
The willow bends full of grief but the POP
lars language is Hope on, thy rest is o
high" The one looks toward the source c
sorrow; the other points where sorrow ends.
Beautiful would be their union above tn
christians grave The one will weep for hi
trials on earth, the other stand and with il
waving finger trace his path toward HEAVIER
Truly these are worthy grave marks. Th
one bends low and signs above the body
grave; while the other quietly moves il
topmost leaf and points to the home of tn
soul. The one walls, " Dust to dust:' tn
other softly whispers, {" Not here, but there
The one says, "Come see where they ha,
laid him )" the other, j." He has risen." tt
one,, q" Alas he is dead" the other, TT
end is not yet" The one stands at life's cart
goal and weeps. The other is the guide-boal
of the spirits flight to Immortality. How low
in associated thought are the acilloac al
the poplar.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-14
Ibe Gotial Uirfle.
The Though is.

When looking at trees a person of feeling
admires their beauty, delights in their
leafy lnxuriance, and loves to watch the
graceful moveings of their boughs when fan.
ned to wind life while even the being, whose
fancy is most torpid seeks with pleasure their
cooling shade But only the eye of poetry
can gather from the tree-book of our earth.
the sentiments, in all the richness of their
beauty, which gave life and loneliness to
the pen-work Of God.
Each animal which treads the globe, from
man, in whom heavens creative finger has
fashioned the throne of thought-to the crea.
ture whose atom Of mentality securely gives
it rank above the vegetable kingdom. has a
character peculiar to ITSELF
Ay, the little birds which makes the
groves MARBLE with their gush of song-tb,
insects which dance existence on a sunbeam
and no doubt the animalcules which spor
their being in drop of water, have thei
own unoccupied nature.
Then why may not the intimates of tn
vegetable family exist in the same variety
Why may not each, from the tiniest Aowe
to the stateliest tree, besides having size an
shape, branch and leaf to mark it from tn
rest, be associated also with its own sent
ment--linked to its own idea? Happy til
one who, walking the pilgrim path of eartl
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks
Sermons in stones, and good in everything"
Such living truly lices
Two trees of most expressive nature cas-
thier shadows on my meadow. The one
awillow, the other a poplar. The forme
has an attendant grace which makes it attra,
tive among the shades of wood or lawn
The latter | never admired. It Away
seemed the emblem of haughtiness. Towel
ing 50 tar above surrounding trees, with il
limbs and even leaves pressed close towar
u own body, always fancied it wrapped u
IN self and trying to look above its humbl,
neighbors. Although I am aware that vi,
lent prejudice, even toward tree is unkin
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-14

The New Key. Aunty," said little
girl, 81 believe | have found new key to
unlock peoples hearts and make them so
willing; for you know, aunty, God took my
father and my mother, and they want people
to be kind to their poor little daughter"
"What is the key 2" asked aunty,
at is only one little word-guess what?"
But aunty was no guessSr.
at is please" said the child; aunty, it is
please. If | ask one of the great girls in the
school, Please show me my parsing lesson?'
she says, % yes and helps me. If [ ask,
Sarah, please do this for me?' no matter,
she'll take her hands out of the suds. If |
ask uncle, please he says, Yes, puss, if |
can; and if l say, please aunty-'"
"What does aunty do?" asked aunty her.
self.
ooh, you look and smile just like mother
and that is best of ALL" cried the little girl
throwing her arms round aunty's neck, with
tear in her eye.
Perhaps other children will like to know
about this key; and hope they will use i
also, for there is great power in the small
kind courtesies of lite.--Bammer.
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CURE FOR RELIGIOUS DEpREssIoN.-The
best way to dispel the fears for our personal
safety, is to labor for the salvation of others.
Protested Christians often get into morbid
state of mind about their religious prospects.
They are afraid they shall not be saved
Perhaps they will not. If that is their chief
anxiety, they do not deserve to be. tits very
selfish ALWAYS to be thinking about their own
future happiness, and in their terrible fears
they are paying the just penalty of their low
ambition. But let them 60 out of themselves
and try to secure the salvation of others, and
all their fears are gone. They are doing
Gods work, and all their fears are gone
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-14

How PRAYER Is ANswERED.-One of the
pupils in a school in Germany came to his
master one day in great trouble, because, as
he said, God would not answer his prayer.
"And what did you pray for?"
II prayed to God that he would give me
an humble heart"
"And why do you think he has not heard
your"
The child said, with tears, 'Since | prayed
for this the other boys have been cross and
unkind to me. They tease me at every turn,
so that can hardly bear it,
my dear boy, you have prayed that God
would give you an humble heart, and why,
then, should you be vexed if the other boys
are the means of hunbling you? Here you
see that God does really answer you. 1t is
in this way He sees fit to send you an humble
heart"
The poor child had not thought of that
He had fancied that God would have taken
some other way with him, and thus he was
mistaken in his thinking that his prayer was
not answered.
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])oetical.
Written for the Green Mountain Freeman,
Our Paths.

Written for the Green Mountain Freeman.
Our Paths.
/, in solitude sit dreaming,
Dreaming of thee;
Thou in worldly paths are strsying
Farther from me.
Only once within the wide world
My path crossed thine;
Only once thine eyes Of midnight,
Gazed into mine.
Thus little while We tarried,
Each seeming blest;
Then without word moved onward,
Weary of rest.
I, a narrow, lowly path,
Treading alone;
Thou high and holy one,
Far from my own.
Yet bless the hand that parts us,
So thou art great;
For the time paths shall mingle
Willing to wait
For know sometime hereafter,
Long though it be;
Thou wilt tire of fame and glory,
Then come to me.
60 sit waiting for thee;
Sometimes pray
That He who laid paths apart,
Guide US Away. ME- c..
Cabot, Vermont.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-14
The Garden.
ny ". J. STILLMAN.

"Be noble and the nobleness that lies
In other men, sleeping but never dead,
viii rise in majesty to meet thine own"
j. r. LoWeU
| know garden where, in magic bowers,
Enchanted, spring most rare and wondrous flowers,
Kept by the charm that on the garden lies,
Invisible to cold, unloving eyes,
That SO from those who walk in scorn and pride
Each flowret seems of its own self to hide:
But when they come who know the blessed spell
That bids each bud to life and fragrance swell,
Beauty awakes where'er they turn their eyes,
And rarest perfumes at their call arise.
The human SOULS that mystic place
The graceless never find its grace,
And Pride sees it barren field
Only to Truth will Beauty yield
The secrets of its wondroIs life,
Fidelity to Faith, and Love to Honor give
Their light and fragrance: here the magic lies
Virtue at Prtues uoice alone WiH rise
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Written for the Green Mountain Freeman.
Ours is a Joyo World.

Tell me not in mournful numbers
Life Is but an empty dream .--LongfeNoiD.
There Is light and JOY in this glowing world
Where e'er we turn our gaze,
In the lake in its summer beauty curled,
In the dancing sunbeam's rays.
There is joy mid the mountains, the wild and the free
When the step of man may not come,
And the deer bounds along in ia eless glee
Away to his own forest home.
There Is Joy in the dawn of the cheerful sun,
When the world is awakened to light;
At its setting, when and labor are done,
In the stiffness and beauty of night.
There is joy in childhood's witching tone,
In the light of its laughing eyes
Fer the heart with sorrow has heavy grown,
Or the cheek been bghted by signs.
There is joy in the beautiful light of youth,
The season of gay romance,
When the heart beats high In stainless truth,
And love beams in every glance.
And who is not blest in this fair world to dwell,
Though some sorrows may dim it with pain?
They are sent to prevent us from loving too well
A spot where we may not remain CLNMENcE.
West Randolph, May 4th.
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ADMIRATION AND ASPIRATION. is a
good thing to believe : it is good thing to
admire. By continually looking upwards;
our minds will themselves grow upwards and
as man, by indulging in the habits of scorn
and contempt for others, is sure to descend
to the level of what he despises, so the oppo-
site habits Of admiration and enthusiastic
reverence for excellence impart to ourselves a
portion of the qualities we admire. Here,
as in everything else, humility is the surest
path to exaltation.-Arnold.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-14

A LESSON FOR You've AMERICA. Wash,
ington Irving who isnow in his seventy-6fth
year, recently received an invitation to, be
present at the Grafton delivered by Edward
Everett in Albany. He returned an answer
regretting his liability to attend, on account
of his being so busily occupied in getting The
last volume Of his work on Washington
through the press, and his being necessarily
subject to the printers call
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-14
Cant Do Without a Paper.

What! do without paper' no,
I've tried it to my sorrow,
So to subscribe for one I'll go,
Nor wait until tomorrow.
Should lovers frown or hang themselves,
Or other foolish caper,
I'll never get to hear Of it
l do not take the paper.
Why, there's my neighbor, lothian Stout,
He always has the news,
And having news to talk about,
He never gets the blues"
While others yawn in ennui,
His mind is like vapor;
The cause is plain to half an eye
He always takes the paper
While neighbor Stout hears all the news,
And knows each current price,
And always minds his P's and Q's,
By taking good advice,
cannot tell the price of calves,
Of poultry, coffee, tape, or
Any kind of merchandise,
Because take no paper.
i
Though have studies which require
Much time and mental labor,
Yet can spare q little time,
As well as Stout, my neighbor.
Though time be precious, can use
A longer midnight taper;
And thus take time to read the news
Therefore, I'll take the paper.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-14
Elihu yyoOdward,s Estate,

STATE OF VERMONT In Probate Court holden at
WasHINoToN District Montpelier, within and for said
district, on the Ali day ri May, A. D. 1857.
JUSTIN ?. Woodward Administrator on the Estate
d of Elihn Woodward late If Barre, in said District
deceased presents his administration account for
Wherenpon is ordered that the be referred the
26lh day of May, 1857 at the Prubae Office in said onpe
er for examination aud allowance and that all concerned
be notified hereof by the publication of this order in tn,
Green Mountain Freeman, printed at Montpelier, three
weeks successfully As may be- that they may ap
pear AT said time and place, and if they cause obec
thereto. by order Of Court,
~
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Stephen Eyereat's Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT, In Probate Court holden al
WASHINGTON DsrRIcT, S. Montpelier, within and for
said District, on The 4th day of May, A. D. 1857,
y AMUEL w. DAVIS, Executor OF the last viii and
y Testament stephen Everett, late Of Barre in said
District deceased his administration account foi
settlement; Whereupon, it is ordered that the same be
referred to the 26ti day Of May 1857, al the Probate
Office in said Montpelier for examination aud allowance
and that aconcened be notified hereof by the publication
of this order IN the Green Mountain Freeman, printed a
Montpelier three weeks successfully as soon as may ne
that they may spear md at said time and place. II they
cause, ohieS5 thereto
~ order OF court.
II Attn-t MERRIII Ren
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500.
PROCLAMATION.
To the Mayor and Ciitrens IF PhitadcipAia
and the Union:

and the Uni0n:
propose Ia test my Electric Oh any case Of Rheu-
matIsni, Fenragia Paralysis Asthma, Piles. Gout, Fever
aud asue letter, Felons Sweilngs Of ali kinds, Cramps
Deafness (and Other that have treated
fully and 10 forfeit TO any public n> niions the Mayor
msy 800, if my Genuine Electric Oil ines not make
an effestual Cure in each case
A gentleman at Burnam's Hotel, (Montpeer,) used II
for Neuralgia and says he had Tried in vane sleep for
two days and nights-his face was deadfy swollen and
exceedingly painful BY or three applications of the
"Eecrc 0' he entirely releived and IN an half an
hour went 10 bed and slept nicely He has had of
hsdsease. although The weather damp and bad ha.
| never failed in single Of Rheumatism.-There 10
much in using The ''Ol' right. Follow the dirreclins
| My pure Electric O is enough. BE careful Of the
couueres, young scamps who my certificates to sell
and neceive the people Only Depo, that is N
| ner WALNUT and EIGHTH Street, Philadelphia. All
the advised in this paper year two past
made ny my OIL Come and the certificates Of 50(
citizens
| A. Z. SMITH Chemist
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HEALTH AND STRENGTH
DIR. $. o. RICHARDSON'S
SkhEEsEsE WINE EggTsrExpS

the nest Medicine ever used FOR Spring and summer
complaints II has been literally patronzed Than
Richardson's Btters which has restored so msn
past thirty years. ii"s 'ne
NJ H. Beware of limitations called sherry Wine Rittsr.
me genuine have fac-simile Of my signature nnon .h
u.er envelope For sale by Druggists everywhere and
AZ my once, No. 81 Hanover street, Boston s5n3
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Probate Notice.

THE Probate Courts, fo The Dst,ict of LamuIle will be
held for the year ensuing ioows Al the Probate
Office in Johnson, The lst MONDAYS and the Morris
vile House Mnrristown the third Mondays of each
month throughthe year.
SAMUEL MERRIAM, Judge.
Jnhn
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Probate Courts for Randolph


pRoBATE COURTS within and for the District of Ran
dOph for the year ensuing, will be holden folows
At the Probate Office, in Washington, the third Tuesday
the first Tuesday in each month at the HOTEL in West
Randolph on the second Tuesday in each month"; at the
Orange County HOTEL in Chelsea the fourth Tuesday
in each month. By order Of Court,
A. CLEAVELAND, Register.
Washington Decemher |. 1856,
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SfsSSrc !

1 WOMAN by the name of Lucia Royce, town pauper,
quite tall, spare c,untenGnc1, aud about fifty years
of age, left the ef arr The Both day Of March
last and has bean heard Of since. Whoever can give
any information of her whereabouts, will confer favor
by directing line TO HUL2lAL GLEASON,
T0w3* Overseer Of Poor, Warren, Vt.
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TUE Subscribers having been appointed by the honorable
Probate Court Tar the District rf Randolph. Com
mssinners to receive examine au al as all claims and
demands of all tirrsOnS against The Estate If OSCAR
ii ARLuN, late If Ranu0i, in sad District, deceased,
retsehted ns0lyeni, no The tenn Of tx mois from The
hrt day of hpHl, 1857, being allowed by said Court
me creditors Of ,aid deceased 10 exhibit ant prove their
respective claims heure give untiCe that viii attend
10 the duties # our appointment at the Office Of j. b.
Hutchinson, in Randolph, in said District on the 18Th
day # June next, i len O'Clock III the forenoon, said
day. RELCtlER SALISBURY, c,
WILLARD TlLNON, ''"'N'
RandoIuh Nav H. lQ5T
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BURDENS
New Patent Horse ~hOe.

THIS greatest invention Of the age Which surpa .cs In
! utility, dura lily. and beauty of hush any hing ii
the kin VET achieved by the skin ni m,I made hy
machinery from s;nefur quality a iron. much
less than the hand lde horse shoe II conceived On
the inside, within view 10 the nETTER PREssRvAT uN OF
TIRE HoRsEs HOOP and It's shape, LEssESiNG THE NEcEs
s'TY or P.RiNG IT, and bring MORE DEsIRABLE FnR
The GuafuRTnF ANIMAL THAN ANY SH EVER urFEesD 10
THE punl These shoes are sold accnrdng To- size, like
mrHs bnhs-t method tth iBsures mnTe perfect fit
than ulherV Use be obtained. This invrnon ia mo-
nunred extraordinary IN usefulness by many fariers and
hlueksmitns and j. rapidly coming no general use In all
portions III the United states.
Forfanhe particulars and samples, apply to the Agents
BLuDGET. BROWN 4 90
30 aud 50 Peac ST., Rh,trn, Mass
Dec il, 1856. 5o,I
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Eroha q (jcrrTs.

STATE OF VERMONT, Probate Courts thin and for
WAsHSGroS DISTRICT So the District, aforesaid will be
held the Probate Office. in Montpelier in said district
on Tuesday Of each week, during the year ensuing.
HARVEY TILDEN, Judge.
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Il NNsfan

r HIS ccriife that have this day sold my son, Nathan
ihaycr, h4 TINT and earnings daring The remainder
Of his minority ana Shall claim of his earnings nor
pay an! debts II hill contracting, after this date.
SUSAN TlAYER.
C. FULLERTON, witness.
Waitsfeld, February 18Th, 1857. 71w3*
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A CAR ID.

gSsEsg:es NR. NJ. NEWTON would say to his friends
FSE$kAs and the public, that he has made ar
OiTYT1FSsf rangements with Doct. j. Brockvay. Dem
list OF unequalled experience, BY which he
VIII spend OF his time in my Office at Montpelier
treatment OF diseases OF the mouth and natural teeth
take pleasure in introducing Doc B. TO all who are In
want OF partial OF entire sets of artificial teeth Hereaf
yer shall be in my Office at Montpelier the rst two weeks
IN each month The other portion Of my time sha wish
the neigheorng towns. Doct Broekway will be In nv Of
nee during my absence that the office win be omen at
of each month. WV "ssN'
ohce over BURBANK LANGDoS's sroRr, Main Street.
MONTPELIER, VT.
CHINESE Sugar Cane Seed for sale IN
" 90 JAMES G. FRENCH.
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SENTIMENr.--Public schools--the Arch.
medean lever that moves the world.
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Neither wealth nor birth, but mind only.
shout be the aristocracy of free people,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-14

Men had much rather be censured for want
of morals, than want of understanding.
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Probate Courts for Brad ford
EkiAtpFSf

DR0BATE COURTS within and for the district Of Brad
ford will be holden for the ensuing year ollows
At Harry Stevens Hotel, in Bradford, the Second
Tuesdays of January, August and September at William
Kmbals nn West Fairlee, the second Tuesdays Of
February, April June and October at Peatah Corss'
in Bradford on the second Tuesdays of March and July
at Clarks HOTEL in East Cornth the second Tuesdays
Of May and November. By order of Court.
JOHN A. TENNY, Register.
Cnrinth list 1S56.
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Dental. SURGERY

ufffysSS5S TYR. o. P. FOBBUSH respt cifoly informs
AJI LIN his friends and the public hat he " in be
happy to receive continuance of their former liberal nat
reuage. and hopes by attention business and skIru
mechanism to merit and receive continuance of their
favors.
peliri. W.