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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10
ART GOSSIP.

Everywhere paintings, which are not pictures,
are hawked about IN gaudy Dutoh-metal frames,
to the great chagrin of artists, and the terror
sometimes, of doting husbands, whose wives ,siU
have pictures But few days since, Mrs. -,
OF Fourteenth-street, was the victim of one of
these peripatetic picture venders Her husband
had long desired to CRAFTY his impatient better
half with pair of landscapes; but, not being
equal to the pecuniary obligation involved, was
astonished to find that his good lady had antici-
pated him both in the pictures and payment
felcitatng herself on her good fortune, on her
husbands return TO dinner she exultingly show
ed her purchase-"Views in the Highlands"
pair OF execrable daubs arrayed in all the impo-
tence of gaudy colors. "Forty-fve dollars. nv
dear" said she, "frames and all I" The poor
husband simply replied, as that all How for
tunate that you did not throw away twice as
much money on them. My dear, they are not
worth a =; -"Straw, l suppose you meant
to sayP" "Precisely; precisely so, my dear
but we must make the best Of bad bargain.
Send them to the auction store immediately.
and let me, me, love, have something to say
where pictures are the question: We mention
this little bit of bad taste the part of the lady
for the purpose of introducing the subject Of
pictures to our readers. And first the picture
loving world is divided into two classes-those
who only see picture, and those who see and
feel It. The former classes are the most numer-
Gus, and are generally content with gaudy col
ors and still more gaudy frames. The intrica-
cies OF art. such as perspective harmony, accu-
rate drawing, appropriate incident and tone, are
not in their line 1t is on this class that the vile
imposture Of daubs is practised. We have been
amazed at beholdng the trashy productions of
the tea-board school of painting on the walls of
persons who make pretensions to taste. The
second class, those who feel the influence of
fine picture, are the few, the very few who Wis
it the studios of artists of acknowledged ability,
and make their purchases there, or of those pic
ture-dealers who stoop not to the vile imposture
above noticed.-Home journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10
THE SHIPS SUNK AT sEvAsTOPOL

A letter from Constantinople of the Sth says :;
The schooner Silver Key and the steamer Cen
eral Knox, belonging to the American Wreck
ing Companies which undertook to raise the
sunken vessels of war sunk in the harbor of
Sevastopol, have returned and are advertised
for sale. The attempt to raise the sunken YES
sells has failed not one Of them was recovered.
The Black Sea teredo, so often attributed to
the well calculated imagination of the Russian
Admiralty, is a reality 1t has eaten up the
body Of. the Russian fleet leaving only the out
er shell. The wheel of the Twelve Apostles has
been brought down as a specimen. Although
il consisted of strong mahogany, two years and
half in the waters of Sevastopol have reduced
its weight to almost hnSSna nothing No external
the greedy miners sank their shafts The most
approved contrivances were tried by the two
rival companies. The vessels were caulked and
made seemingly water tight, but when it came
to pumping out it was found that the timber
was so rotten that the water percolated every
where through the galleries made by the teredo.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10
,BRATTLEBORO, VIZ: APRIL 10, 1853.

had not the face, in this instance, to apply for an
especial dowry; and with not much more cere-
mony than became an ordinary lady and gentle
man, the match on which the public looked
with indifference, was concluded.
There remains but one more marriage to be
noticed, that of the daughter of George the
Fourth, the Princess Charlotte of Wales, who
was married at Carleton House, late on a MAY
evening in 1916, to Prince Leopold the present
king of the Belgians. The whole ceremony,
save that it did not take place in q consecrated
building, was as dignifcd and refined as could
be desired. The brides waist, indeed was Just
under her arms, and the "groom" had livery
sort of look in his knee broeches--but fashion
then saved them from the ridiculous look which
they wear in the pictures of the time. The
prince looked about him with his usual inquir-
ing glance, as if to see what people thought Of
him. The bride was in high spirits, showed her
foot as she was wont to do and, as one who
heard her informs us, gave out charmingly
distinct AYES, will" in answer to the all-im-
portant query of the ceremony. which raised n
smile on the faces of all around. Was it not
singular, that at of her earliest visits to the
theatre the managers could think of no daint-
cr after-dsh to set before her than "Tom
Thumb" She very properly left the house be-
fore it was concluded.
The last word reminds us of a duty, We, too,
have to perform, to conclude this record trac-
ing nuptial ceremonies, before our readers imi-
tate the Princess of Wales We do so with the
sincere wish that the next royal bride who may
leave the Chapel Royal, supported by her prince
ly husband, may possess, in its utmost funess.
the sole. or lhe crowning happiness which wife
is permitted to enjoy-loye, in her married
Stntp
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10

10 this in itself invnciblc difficulty must be add
ed the fact that most of the vessels had sunk
tfom four to six fathoms into the mud. Even
If the ships had been raised they would have
been of no use. As they could not be raised
it was tried to blow them up, in order to clear
the harbor, which at this moment is so blocked
up that only narrow channel, marked out by
buoys, is left, through which small vessels can
with difficulty wind their way. The damage
done to the timber is however, so great that
not even the attempt to blow the vessels up
succeeded. As much as 5000 pounds of pow
der was tried with a two decker, but as the rot
ten timber had too little of resistance, the result
was that the weakest point gave way, and the
explosion tore out a small part in the side of
the vessel leaving the rest altogether untouch.
ed The harbor must thus remain blocked up
until by degrees the work of the teredo is done,
and the ships fall to pieces.
According to the account brought down, 81
vessels were found sunk, which is much more
than ever was known or supposed.
The companies have brought up sufficient
anchors, cables, &c, to pay, at any rate, part of
their expenses, and probably the Russian gov
ernment will make up the difference.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10
A CRITIC TAKEN DOWN"

In Saintsyille, a very quiet town in one of the
Middle States, Squire Williamson reigns as Su.
preme Judge in all matters of taste, especial,
in the fine arts. He sets up to be the most
knowing man i'll town, not in law only, but in
all departments of science. Now and then he
overshoots the mark. One of the neighbors, ar
intelligent mechanic, having fine taste for nat
ural history, spent great deal of his time and
labor in preparing a cabinet of stuffed birds, ar.
ranging them as "natural as life" on perches
around his shop. The Squire was fond of drop.
ping in from time to time, to find fault with the
arrangement of the specimens. lie admitted
the skill of the man in skinning and stufine
them, but the habit of the bird was not exactly
hit in the way he stands.
"Why don't you follow nature 2" the Squire
would ask, and grumble at the work to show
his own acquaintance with a subject of which he
was ignorant.
Rogers, the bird fancier, was Vexed at the
Squire's criticisms and self-conceit, and resolv.
ed upon fixing him. A friend from the coun.
try one day brought him live owl of beautiful
plumage, and Rogers gladly took it of him, and
set it up in one corner of the shop on a shelf
Presently the Squire was passing he asked
him in. His eye caught the sight of the new
addition to his cabinet, and he exclaimed:
"Hey, hey, Rogers-a splendid specimen
thatP Elegantly stuffed, hey! But, Rogers
who ever saw an owl with his his head tucked
up in that kind ola wayp Follow nature man. "
"Perhaps,' said Rogers, "you could fix the
head as owls are accustomed to hold them"
"To be sure can," replied the Squire and
mounting a chair, he reached up to the bird to
straighten out his head. But his owlship did
not wait to be pulled; he darted out his bill and
gave the Squire's forefnger grip that he will
carry the mark of for many day. Failing
back out of the chair in his fright, and seeing a
smile of satisfaction on Rogers, he saw at once
that he had been sold. The old owl looked on
as wise as Judge, and the Squire was compell-
ed to give in but he insisted that owls in the
woods or in barn do not hold their heads as
this rascal does in the cabinet.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10

occurred. A very ll-natured, quarrelsomc per-
son was concerned in street brawl one night
and got blow from somebody, which resulted
in BLACK eye and a suit for assault and bat
terry. In the course of the trial, son of the
plaintiff was.called to the witness stand-a reg
uar chip of the old block about fifteen years
Of age. The boy testified to some knowledge
of the ARRAY but couldn't give many particu.
lars, as the night was an exceedingly dark one.
Now, sir, said the cross-examining attorney,
will you venture to swear that your father was
there at all p
Yes, sir know he was there
But you say you did not see him, nor hear
him Speak-how, then, did you know he was
present"
'Why-I'll tell you. just as came out OF
the gate, heard Joe Smith the defendant, }
holler out, There goes the old d-lr and |
knew he meant dad
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10
MISTAKE OF ADRUGGIST-PROVIDEN
TIAL ESCAPE.
From the Cincinnati Inquirer.

prescription was prepared the other day at
Main street apothecary's by an inexperienced
clerk, for young lady residing on Fourth street.
and sent home. Some thirty minutes after, the
regular prescription clerk called, and was put
ting up the bottles, when he observed lar of
strycimine in the place of some harmless pre-
paration, and called attention to it. The young
man who had put up the medicine turned pale
as death when the discovery was made, and said,
Great God, have just sent that to Mr. -,
on Fourth St"
Not moment was to be lost and indeed
great probability was that the poison mad been
already ytaken; but the clerk, determined to make
an effort seized his hat and rushed frantically
through the street, until he came to the house,
and without waiting to ring the bell, ran up
stairs, and asked where Miss Is room was,
of lady he met in the hall. She was alarmed
at his manner but as he told her life and death
depended upon his knowing Immediately, she
pointed to the door from which she had Just
issued. He entered unbidden, and just as the
young lady's mother was about to administer
one of the powders, which was prepared in a
spoon, nearly at her daughters lips.
Hold, for Gods sake, Madam! That is poi
SON Give it to your daughter, and you are her
murderess."
The wildness of the clerks manner frightened
both ladies; the spoon fell upon the bed, and
the daughters already pallied cheek bleached
until it was colorless as her night robe.
The druggist was thought to be insane, but
few words of explanation revealed all, and the
tragedy was extinguished in the light of joy at
the proyidential escape.
The druggist returned, and relieved the poor
clerk from his awful suspense, by telling him of
the happy result of his errand, when the clerk
swooned away This little sketch, though it
may seem dramatical, is simple transcript of an
occurrence that exposes glimpse Of the "inner
life" of drug store.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10

A western pettfogger, while conducting suit
before justice of the peace seeing that his case
was going against him, broke forth in the fol-
lowing indignant strain -
"Go on with your abuse, you internal bull
heads. 'spose likely you think you are agoing
to get the case Well mebby you will get it,
my client can't get no justice done him afore
this court. But, sir, we're enough for ye, the
whole of ye. Me and my client can't never be
ntimidated nor tyrannzed over; mark that
And, sir, just sure as this court decides against
us, Wen file writ of progander, sir, and We"
Here lie was interrupted by the opposite coun-
sci who wanted to know what he meant by writ
of progander.
"Mean, why, sir, writ of progahder is IA
"a it's a-wul don't just remember the exact
word, but it's whatl knock thunder out of your
one horse Courts anyhow"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10
VOL. XIV.
p 0 L T X Y.
THE CROCUS.

ny MRS. HARRIET BEECnER STOWE.
Beneath the sunny Autumn sky,
With gold leaves dropping round,
We sought, my little friend and /,
The conseciated ground.
Where calm beneath the holy cross
O'ershadowed by sweet skies,
Sleeps TRANQUILITY that youthful form,
Those blue uucluuded eyes.
Around the soft green swelling mound
We scooped the earth away.
And buried deep the crocus bulbs
Against coming day.
These roots are dry, and brown, and seer,
Why plnnt them here" he said,
"To leave them all the Winter long
So desulate and dead?"
Dear child, within each scre. dead form
There sleeps living flower
And angcl-like it slall arise
In Springs returning hour"
All, deeper dowu--cod, dark, and chill.
We buried our hearts flower,
But mngcl-like shall he arise
In Springs immortal hour.
In blue and yellow from its grave
SprnCs up the crocu, fair,
And God shall raise those bright blue eyes,
. Those sunny waves Of hair.
Not for fading Summers morn,
Not for tlceting hour,
But for an endless agr of bliss,
Shall rise our hearts dear flower.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10

"This is my home!' cried little one treas
ured boy of four summers, as, fresh and rosy,
he came in from school, at the close of a short
winter afternoon "Indeed, little Willie" said
his mothers visitor, show is it? Suppose YOU
go out on the sidewalk and try the next door;
suppose you step into the entry, throw off your
little sack as you have done here, and proceed
to the parlor-wouldn't that be your home ?"
mo, indeed" said Willie, "that wouldn't be it."
"But tell me why not ?" Willie had never
thought of this. He paused for moment, then
directing his eyes to where his mother sat qui-
etly sewing, he replied with an earnest gesture
-"She lireS here'
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ADVERTISEMENTS

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10

An old topper was induced to sign the temper
ance pledge which he kept religiously for some
weeks. At last he got decidedly balmy, and one
of his friends demonstrated with him for his
"To be sure signed the pledge, but was tre-
mendously dry, and all signs fail in dry time"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10

How THE Boy KNEW HIS FATHER.-At
justice court in the "Green Mountain State"
some years ago, the following amusing incident
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10

Adversely overcome, is the brightest glory,
and willingly undergone, the greatest virtue
Suiferings are but the trials of gallant spirits.
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ALEXANDER II. PIKE,


Phillips Patent Lever Farm and City Gate
md Cloth Boa rds and Boxes for Packing,
And Dealer in Lumber Bills Of Timber, Clap rs Shingles
&c, manufactured and furnished to order
100000 Feet of Cln pbonrds ON hand.
1T Address WEST wARDSBORO, VT
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b e M S & W AR E.

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L. G. RICE, PIANO FORTE TUNER.

will be in Batleboro in each months for the purpose
Tuning, Newly Stringing, Repairing. Ncw-
icnthcring Hammers, and Regulating
the Action Of Piano Forics.
Orders may be left the Bookstore Seen and receive
promn' attention.
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Dealers in all kinds of
Marble. Granite, Slate, SOnp-StOue, &c..
First door South Of Joseph Scen Sons Bookstore Man-st
BRATTLEBoRO, VT.
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BUTLER & KNoWLToN,

Attorneys and CounsclIOrs mt LAW.
Ofice two doors West Of the Bank. JAMAICA, VT.
]. X. d. l.. KSowLTOS
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II any Of the above IN other towns payments may
BE- made when convenient to the postmasers thereof
Or the amount may be sent directly to this office.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10

VII attend to all Of Diseases Of HAS In, .
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Braheboro, Dec. I'd, 1877
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CUTTERS BLOCK, Opposite REVERE HOUSE
BATTLE aORl. VT.
WISASr's CELEBRATED SLATE AND WooD BED TABLES, with
the New STYLE CUSHION. ~ Closed at 10 P VI
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ESTEY g. HAN

Attorney and Counsellor AT Lnw,
emoyei from Saxton's River to BrattlebOro Vt.
1r Office the Savings Rank
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-08-21

FREE NEeReEs.-The condition ofthe free
negroes in the North is most truthiully and
graphically portrayed in the following para
graph from the New York Herald: i
The social condition of the black raan here
and elsewhere offers a curious philosophical
study For two centuries he has been alter
nately oppressed petted, bullied and patron
lied. Some people-have succeeded in raising
him to a decent level Of intelligence by
means.of slavery others haseaameliorated''
him back to his native barbarism. In this
state the black man is gradually dying out
under the influence OF free white labor. AS
a slave he will Eventually disappear alto
gether; as a free man the faint of blood still
adheres TO him, and by acknowledging the
iaot that he needs 10 be patrontzet! and anne
liorated and sustained, he offers to the strong
est argument in favor Of the theory which
maintains the iifesiority of the African race.
The black man. North or South. is in a ban
way; but the black man at the North is the
more to be pitied of the two. He is a Pariah
even among the men who rave the ioudest
and the longest about his wrongs. He has
lately found out the latter circumstance, and
so we find him cutting loose from the CARR
| sonlan crew; he intends now to see what he
can 10 for himself. With the recent develop
ments at Liberia and Jamaica in foil view,
we are. afraid there is indeed no hope for the
| black man, unless be returns to first princi-
pies. and egerts his energies in fields where
free labor cannot compete with him..
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-08-21

w Onrfriends, MosrAs & MATT., sue
cessors Of MosgAS & HuevEr, have now on
hand one Of the largest and most varied stocks
Of hardware in the Stale. Anything in their
line that our planting community may want
and their wants at this season of the year
are nunlerous-may be had from, their well
selected stock. II addition to our sspious
Mend,n their customers and friends will have
cordial attentions Of Col. JoHN IL. whose
urbanity is proof against the hard wear Of
business that has flowed ID upon the firm
From The East, West, North, and last, not
least, the South, they have, gathered from
factory and store-house the implements OF
trade, industry, mechanics and agriculture
When cur planters desire any Of the many
articles needful for the incoming season. let
them not forget that at MosrAs & MATrA's,
Southwest eorner#of Main and Lafayette
streets, is 70 be found at New Orleans prices
and less. everything they wish for plantation
use. @~ - "a
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-08-21

TgE N-gArHEn.-The weather tor the past
week has been anything but Of . hea'thfsf
character. Rainai1as been much wanted by
our planters and we have had enough to last
Tor some time, but The appearance Of the
clouds indicate further fayors Of the same
character. We have winds alternately cold
and warm, with the showers, which are IN
our opinion not by any means conducive to
health. We would advise all persons, par
ticutarly those u~naccsilnated, to pay the Ut
most attention. to health, while such weather
lasts. \ little precaution mayb Be the means
Of warding Of the violence Of Yellow Jack.
should he think proper to visit rs.
~ Since writing the above, the weather has
cleared of, and the suns rays axe almost in
solerable. j
Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-08-21

The Savannah News gives the following
extract from the letter OF an up-country
physician must in a slip to give you an
instance of death from the rapid occumuEa-
ton Of fat. We had a young man residing
eighteen miles from this place, who was one
Of the miracles of nature. At the aye II %
years. he weighed sos pounds, he continued
gradually TO increase in il~csh,suntil he reached
over 600 pounds; he was abie to get about
with to|erabte easesto himself, and attend to
has planting interest. Some weeks ago he
commenced increaeing in flesh very rapidly,
and gained II pc unds per day then it was
found thai he gained a%siittie over two pounds
perday. Last week he died suddenly in his
chaise, think from the accumulation Of fat
around the heart. Three days prior to his
death he weighed SAG pounds, and had he
been weighed the day Of his death, no doubt
he would have gone over ESQ pounds. | have
often seen him. and visited his family a few
mouths ago, professionally .