Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-01-03

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has been paralleled. Unconsciously Hose i'm
pressable minds are moulded or stamped upon
by his idle words, and they feel the secret pow
~ OF bis influence all their lives.
lie sleeps in Q chamber by himself sma j
and scanuly furnished, with not sign Of !
carpei on the floor, and perhaps only piece OF
broken luoAirg-glass against the wall. The
rats and mice race at random all ABOUT MS
head during the long nights. kicklng up racket
enough to loosen the Paslering above him, but
without disturbiu. lin in the least. lie has
earned bis sleep. aad nothing like a rat, or any
,-rny Of rats. can cheat him ont Of TIE posses
sion Of 1t.
Nobody il as weathet-vise " as he. lie
.pryrnosucates with vastly more accuracy than
lie vane On the barn-gable, and knows as much
about storms of SNOW aud rain as the clerk OF
The weather himself The women 60 to him
to know it it will do to wash tomorrow and
wheihes The yw.ll be likely to have good dry
tna weather" lie knows all the clouds like
a booA and stands, at sunset, and studies
the s.aus he finds written on them Ike schol-
ar Lsior, an alsebraic problem on tie t.-sA'
board \. such times he seems 10 bear close
relation to the mysteries Of Nature. rs if he
might be their highPresi and Interpreter. The
children think So. at any rate. They believe
that if ever any man knew II all j, is he. And
perhaps he knows as much, after all. as any OF
The rast Of mankind He studies in simflicl-
rs. and he cunfdes with the trust Of a child.
.4ad even when he foreiells quite at variance
with the actual results. he has a clever knack
Of ex,ric4ung himself from the lalsehuod Of
his prophecy. and makes people subscribe TO
belief u his wisdom as much "a ever.
Perhaps there is 4 niaid-servani living under
the same roof, aud perhaps. again he is atien-
i've to tina, mai l-servaut. II so the history Of
a s.pele winters campaign At the kitchen fire.
side is well worthy the pen Of q Neuophoa
How he sits and pares apples over the same
bowl with her, his hands touching her hands
now aad then, and her checks reddeaiug up,
like the fire flashing out under the foresiick.-
How coyy she employs herself over the stock
inr she is knitting. costing " Sleeps eyes -
continually over at hin, and urging on her
mird to the conclusion that he is 4 fine. stout,
strappng farmer fellow, and would make her
one OF the best Of hus5ands-if she could ONLY
get him How closely she watches him while
he whites, wondering what it is he is making
for the boys. and all the time wishing he would
white out some pretty toy for hsr.
Before The long winter is over. he and she
have succeeded in establishing great many
condolences He has let ont some Of his plans
10 her. ard she has been equally candid with
him These little recitals have had the effect,
of course TO draw them closer together, and
to make their sentiments sort Of common
stock While he has held skeins Of wouen
warn for her to wind, there is no telling how
many times their ewes have exchanged express
, s,ye glancss. nor what he may have dropped to
her 10 d low tone as often as the thread became
entanrled. When they both sat and looked
} into the glowing GOALS, it is easy enough tc
believe that they saw 4 house and lands I'll pc
tured out in the heated mass. and to conclude
! that concerning that house they INDUCED II
many specuaiions. Ii each happened 10 like
the other, the road 10 a match was smooth and
: easy but if the Partially. as vet, was only
upon une side, it vas amusing 10 observe the
= tugs the shifts, the innocent ptevarlcations anc
2 daily maneuver employed 10 win over the favoi
, Of the opposite and dilatory party. Sly hints
Ul4>Etu hllIHteS-Sf l't p4tAAo ''iH - S4''-
a long cances and melancholy looks were put IN
e reluisition with all possible Industry, and keP
$ in vigorous Use until the field was finally won
: Tie hired man reads the agricultural ans
= other papers now; once he would not hav'
. thought Of such thing Instead simply o
# the freight he is allowe the use Of d candle
: and there is many and many hard working
D fellow. who began lie without whole dolla
y with which to face the round world, saving ev
It err DAY and reading every evening, that nov
!, owns his farm independently of all sorts of in
E cumbunces. and wieiIs an influence second +
q that of few men in his country. He did nall b
c perseverance. Just as water-drops wear holes j
: the solid rock. Ii was because he shut or
5 every other hope and purpose from his mind
!. and pursued the one object that in his earl
i youth he had set before him. He determined
IS with Gods blessing, to reach the mark, and h
II reached it. Il is the slme spirit that conquer
enemies. achieves intellectual victories, give
IS shape and direction to the popular will, an
l. writes itself indelibly on the destiny OF ii
Of world
1t /. lJbonng man earn one hundred and fii'
at dollars year with his board, he means
&C save 4 hundred and twenty five out Of it if
ie can And enough of them DO it, too. Ar
so in this patient way, working year in and yci
= out with commenllble industry, he manag
ne by-and-by to make beginning toward his farm
as AMI is willing to buy it with mortgage on h
~ shoulders, trusting to good health and ha
d. work to redeem all debts, and stand clear
ed last of all membranes. Whether he pa
as d,vn FIVE seven ar ten hundred dollars TO b