The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-03-10
Spiritual Telegraph.

The evening had come, by my window sat-
And nothing was stirring, not even a rat
The moon tllro my window was shining SO bright,
nat nature looked lovely, yes, even at night.
thought that Dame Nature resembled maiden
On wnoH sore atiiction was heavily laden =
She smiled, us she wept peary dew-drops Of sor-
Smisd, for her bright hopes would return on the
morrow.
The mantle she wore, like mourners was dark,
On my cheek her warm breath came so balmy-.
but bark
Tap tap, tap, SO audibly heard at nv door
That bid it come in" but thought it bore
o be interrupted while thus in NV muse:
But tho't /, some friend perhaps has the blues,
And wants to come in TO while out an hour
Not stay long, tho't |, for I'll look awful sour -
lap, tap, tap, again heard 10 plainly, went
10 the door, for the purpose to see what it meant
BIZ, 10 no one stood there, gazed with surprise.
Eut thought |, perhaps d" II is all IN my eye"-s
.5ut what can II be, say, Is il an elf?
Or say, can it be the old ID himself2
| listened again, tap, tap tap, on the ceiling
|! must oe u s. mt some message revealing -
Il coJure yor cried, "if you ale a spirit,
Iotap as before 50 plainly can hear it,
When three raps came louder then ever before
30 earnest they came, doubted no more.
Then please let me know by wha, means can
tell
Whether you are friend, or a fend of Won hell >,
Tell strong impulse to 20 10 my stand
B1Jre scarce knew it my pen was in hsnd;
1 wrote and then read You " ould know OF nv
name,
| an great Noah Webster you have heard of NV
IN ne sphere where dwell we have had con-
vention,
Ari was commissioned to complete their intsu.
ton
tell you that COPELAND has books of ALL kinda
III never will tail TO suit surely all minds =
Re 2ious and Classical, Standard and School.
Ms 2!laneous, poetical and Blank Books ali ruled
- @nents, Bibles, and Albums, and ANIMALS.
'-'H'''s wv w0 W, Morgan Horses" and Weeks
IL N's Inquire Within" and "Dred, . by Mira.
Stowe,
dd4' Gurley.", by Thompson, is too all the 20.
= abel Vaughn" The lifo Of IL. Greeley.
Friends and Nelghbors"
ic ave. oil great inen-their trials and labors;
70 'oa Map OF New Hampshire, and Map Of Yer
mont,
SRth's Hand Book Tor Traveller. Ia too wha, Won
Ny Dictionary, Spelling book@you scarce ever
reaG them,
I7l too must say II, you seem no. to heed
themD
!iv,nn Books, q plenty, both Watts and Weslsy,s.
,hgtrinss-H arpers', Putnams', and Lesle's.
Goiay's, Peterson's, and too, Household Words.
hhckerooeker, ana Waverley. Tie rumor I've
heard
II has nice engraving. of some Black Havk mans
Il '"srs-has Ballou's Pictorial, the Flags.
/ 'anS Lesie's Illustrated, Harpers Weekly, Pri-
TriDsas, TIMES, New York Ledger, your Preside
to cheer;
Scientific American, Porter's Spirit of the Times,
DAILY journal, ind others, with news from all
elimes.
Agricultural Works. he always has plenty,
i IA net stop TO name them, some fifteen or twenty
Aimauacs, Diaries, for the year as
Bi sure that you purchase before It's too la,e-
Mice paper for writing, Letter, Cap, Note aud Bill!
And Tissue and Tracing Envelopes at will
psns, Pencils and Ink, square and round States,
Materials for Artists, all sold al low rates.
Canvas and Autographs, Oil Paints and Brushes.
hbs made OF wood, born and Elephants tushes
CHESS Boards, Willow Baskets, Pocket Cutlery
Toys,
That surely will suit all the girls and the boy,."
Ny pen ceased its ramble friend Noah had dn-
ished,
But vet my great duties were nothing diminished
? make these things public that Noah had said I,
(fhough some would believe not. though one len
the dead,')
visited COPELAND, AMI found IL was trne
And found that friend Webster had named but a
few
ot his Books and his Stationery. And hero ]
would say,
llkv benjamin Franklin, the lightnings obey
his beck and his nod-througli his agsncy, news
Is sen. TO all quarters, where'er you may choose
whatever he has not, and you should chance
need il
JUST leave him your orders, he surely will heed IT,
Ahi now of his Stock you should want to know
more,
Near the Bridge, upon Main street is corElAxp's
BooK SToKE.
hrDDrxsvar, VI. Del, 20. 1857.