The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-12-02
Spiritual Telegraph.

The evening had come, by my window sat,
And nothing stirring, not even rat
The moon thro my window was shining so bright,
That nature looked lovely, yes, even al night.
thought that Dame Nature resembled Il maiden,
On wnom sore atillction was heavily laden -
She smiled, AS she wspt pearly dew-drops VI sor-
Smiled for her bright hopes would return on the
morrow.
The mantle she wore, like a nourner's Was dark,
On my cheek her warm breath came % baliny--
but hark!
lap tap. tap, | 50 uudibly heard at my door,
That bid II "coIne in but thought il Il bore
10 be interrupted while thus in my muse;
But thot | some friend perhaps has the blues,
And wants To come in to while ont M hour
Not stay long thot ], ior I'll look ful sour'-
Tap, tap, tap, again heard go plainly, Went
10 the door, for the purpose to see what il meant
But 10 no one stood there, gazed with surprise,
But thought !, perhaps " II IS all in my eyes,.
But what can II be, say, is it an elf?
Or say, can it De the old ID hmseltl
listened again, tap, tap, tap, on the ceiling
1t must be spirit some message revealing =
If conjure You cried "f you II spirit,
10 rap "a before no plainly can hear it,"
When three rap= came louder then ever before,
SO earnest they came, doubted no more.
Then please let me know by what means can
tell
Whether you are a friend VI a fend Of yon hell"
| fel. a strong impulse to go to my stand
Before scarce knew It my pen was in handi
au great Noah Webster--you have heard OF my
fame
In the sphere where dwell we have had con
vention,
And was comu4is toned 10 complete their inten-
ton
To tell YOU that COPELAND has books OF all kinds,
That never Will fail 10 suit surely all minds -
Religious and Classical Standard and School,
miscellaneous, POetlcal and Blank Books, al ruled,
Testaments, Bibles, and Albums, and ANIMALS,
Linsley's work, Morgan Horses" and Weeks
= Bee Manuals"
There's Inquire Within and bred" cy Nts.
Stowe,
"Gaut Gurey," by Thompson, is too all the go,
Mabel Vaughn, y" " The lie Of ii. Greeley, 4"
Friends and Neghbors,"
The lives of great men-their trials and labors
Colton'f Map Of New Hampshire, and Map Of Yer
mont,
Smiths Hand Book lor Travellers is too what you
Ny Dictionary Spelling book-tyou scarce ever
read them
thsmD
Hymn Books, a plenty, both Waits and Wesey's
Observation-Disclosures, Putnams, and Leslic's,
Godey's, Peterson's, and too, Household Words,
Knickerbocker, ami Wsverey. Ihs rumor I've
heard
He has nice engravings of some Black Hawk nags
Papsrs-has Ballous Pictorial, the Flags,
Frank Leslie's illustrated, Harper's Weekly, Pr-
vateer,
Tribune, rime., New York Ledger, your fresile
10 cheer;
Scientific American, Porters Spirit OF the Times,
Daily Journal, and others, with news from all
chimes
Agricultural Works, he always has plenty;
III not stop to name Them some fifteen OF twenty.
Almanac, Diaries, for the year 5s--
Be sure that you purchase before lis too late -
Nice paper for writing, Letter, Cap, Note and Bill
And Tissue and Iracing--Enveope Mt will
Pens, Pencils and Ink, square and round Slate.,
Materials for Artists, all sold at low rates
Canvas and Autographs, I'll Paints and Brushes,
Combs made of wood, horn and Elephants tushes
Chess Boards, Willow Baskets, Pocket Cutlery
Toys,
That surely will suit all the girls and the boys"
My peu ceased its rumble, friend Noah hal tin
ished,
But yet my great duties were nothing diminished,
To make these things public that Noah had said
Though some would believe not though one left
the dead,')
| visited COPELAND, and found it was true,
And found that friend Webster had named but a
few
Of his Books and his Stationery And here I
would say,
Like Benjamin Franklin, the iglmings obey
His beck and his nod--through his agency, news
Is sent to all quarters, where'er you may choose.
Whatever lie has not, and you should chance
need it,
Just leave him your orders he surely will heed il.
And now Of his Stock You should want 10 know
more,
Near the Bridge, upon Main street is CoPELASp's
BOOK STORE.
MIDDLEBUHY, VI, Oct. 20, 1857