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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-12-01
POETRY.
For the Register.
Passing Away.

Is it in the laugh of the prattling child hear,
As it floats on the breeze so sweet and clear? !?
IL t in the sol, blue Of the summer sky?
In the changing glance of the maiden's eye2
Is it voice in there that speaks SO plain
The dying notes of sweet, sad strain?
Passing, passing away.
Can it t IN the breast of that warbling bird q?
Doth it lurk mid leaves by the soft breeze
stirred?
Is it in the song of the murmuring rl?
In chdhood's face when all grief is stil2
Methnks these should tell Of ioy alone.
But list,-hear'st thou not an undertone?
Passing passing away
Is it in the sweet grace of the faif young bride,
While a dark eye gazes upon her with pride :?
And say, doth it linger in his earnest tone,
As he presses her hand and whispers, my opn,
Yes, yes in the sweetest love song ever yet sung
Ye may hear many times eer the ST. ain be
done
Passing passing away.
Tell me yet 1t seen on the mother's brow
While by her s'umbprne b. he she j. krerl np
now2
Fond m ther E chld,-oh, must II he
Accent ike these are meant tor thee
Euf nh. twas dcdM lulled her child asleep.
And the song lie sung doth the mother repeat
Passing, passing away
ID. p W
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For the Register.
Dead Leaves,

All across the level meadows in the ray Osto-
Der morn
Stretch the withered, bleaching grasses and the
yellow stacks of corn,
While the wind, with fitful murmurs, round he
brown old gable preves,
Tossing through the open window handtuls of
the Autumn leaves.
Little leaves why come ye hither, painted with
your gold and red?
What care for all your splendorf You are on
ly dry and dead.
Yet withal there is between us, or it saerne'h so
to me,
Something kindred snd congenlal-- netling
nigh to sympathy.
For ike YOU my Joy is withered, and beyond the
garden wall
Where the su"beams nger longest a. the
shadows softly fall
Where in June the blushing roses in the west
wind sweetlv wave,
There amid the chill and silence, is 3 head stoue
and grave.
Sodus. Wayne Co., n. n. 5. f. X.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Mrs. Shows Literary Husband.
Yes, I'm Mrs. Peter Snow, an editors
wife. | well recollect the day when Mr..
Snow asked me to become his. confess
| liked Mr.. Snow, and thinking it would
be fine thing to be an editors wife, |
said Eyes" as pretty as I knew how, and
| became Mrs. Snow. | have seen ten
years of married life. and find my husband
to be, an amiable, good natured man. He
always spends his evenings at home, and
is in that respect model man but he
always brings pile Of exchanges which
is limited only by the lengt' Of his arms,
and reads while | patch the knees and
elbows of his pantaloons and coat. After
we have had Quaker meeting of an
hours length, | break the silence by ask
ing:
!" Mr. Snow, did you order that coal |
spoke about ?"
What did you say, my dear ?" he asks
after few minutes silence.
"Did you order that coal l spoke to
yon about ?'
=" Indeed, my dear, I'm sorry, but l
forgot all about it 1t shall come to-mor-
row."
Another hours silence which is relieved
by the baby crying and rather liking to
hear noise of some kind, | made no eff
fort to quiet him.
My DEAR" said Mr.. s., after he had
cried minute or SO, hadn't you better
give the baby some catnip tea to quiet it.
He troubles me-"
The baby is quiet, another hour passes
without breath Of noise. Becoming
tired of silence, | take lamp and retire
for the night, leaving Mr.. S. SO engaged
with his papers that he does not see me
leave the room.
Towards midnight he comes to bed ,and
just as he has fallen asleep. the baby takes
a notion to cry again. l rise as quickly
as possible, and try to still him. While
l am walking the room with the small
Snow in my arms, our next-a boy thre,
years-begins to scream at the top of hi
lungs. What can | do ! There is nj
other course but to call Mr.. 8, 50 / cal
led out
"Mr Snow Mr.. Snow w!'
The third time be starts up and re
plies:
What, Tim. out of copy?"
As though was Tim, that little ina
running about his office l replied rathe
tartly:
"No, | don't want any more copy. l'v
had enough to last me lifetime.
want you to see what Tommy was cryin
about"
Mr.. Snow makes desperate effort I
rouse himself as Tommy stops to take
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MANHATTAN, Kansas Ter, Sep. l9 1858,
Mr.. ED1roR.-Sir. thinking you might
be amused yourself, (even if you do not
think this worth publishing in your val
liable paper by reading short descrip-
ton of Kansas scenery. I hope you will
therefore pardon my presumption in od-
dressing these few lines to you. Having
been in this part Of the Territory over
year, and having seen some portions of
the same, will attempt a brief descrip-
tion Of the valley of the Big Blue River,
tributary of the Kansas. The Big-Blue
is beautiful stream,its length being about
TWO hundred miles. It's junction with the
Kansas, forms beautiful Town site, on
which is situated the thriving young city
of Mauhattan. Leaving this city, we pur-
sue our way up the Blue River, after wind
ing our way around the base of Blue Mont
q high elevation, or bluff, overlooking the
city. We Immediately come upon one of
those great praries, forming always a
marked feature in Kansas scenery This
prarie, or more properly called, Big-Blue
Bottom, is six miles in length, and aver
aging three miles in width. This is all
taken up, by settlers whose cabins mark
every 100 acres of land, this bottom land
is very rich, not being excelled in fertility
by any lands of Kansas, or perhaps in the
world, the soil averaging I and 10 feet in
depth. The course of the river is very
tortuous, sweeping in wide lands, from
side to side Of its wide valley. In some
places it approaches so near the Bluffs as
to obl;ge the traveller to leave the river
bottom, and pursue his way over the
Bluffs. These bluffs lend diversity to The
scene, and consequently are the most at
tractive of the many beautiful sights which
are presented to view. Near Manhattan
the Bluffs are some 200 feet in height.
but as you proceed up the valley, they
gradually become lower, and finally, as
you near the headwaters of the river, they
fade away into the long lines of rolling
prarie, which lies outstretched on either
hand, as far as vision can extend-and we
suppose little further. The Big-Blue
has no tributaries of any considerable size,
until we arrive at the mouth of the Black
Vermillion, a stream coming from the
north east, the length of which is estimated
to be some so miles. The wood or tim.
Der as western people call it, of this valley
is noted for its excellent quality, conss-
ting of Oak, Black Walnut, and Cedar
Leaving this enchanting valley to its self
tude, for but faw claims are as yet taker
therein, we continue ON over a magnificent
prarie 8 miles long by 3 wide, which i
alike open to settlers, we reach the moutt
of the Little Blue, but why so called, We
are unable to say, for it is larger than the
so called, main stream. After crossing
over, and ascending one of the Bluffs, t
scene lies spread out before us which car
be found in no other country, but Kansas
To the north can be seen the valley of tn,
Big.Blue, looking grand and beautiful
as YOUR eye takes in the vast panorama
| of Bluff, prarie, wood and stream, and 20,
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"A clergyman was lately depicting,be-
fore deeply interested audience, the alar-
ming increase of intemperance, when he
astonished his hearers by exclaiming "A
young woman in my neighborhood died
very suddenly last Sabbath, while | was
preaching the gospel in a state of beastly
intoxication %
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J. G. q. nEDINGTON,
OGpESsBuRGH, y. Y,

OGDESsBURGH, N /.
Teacher of Vocal and Instrumental Ausic.-
Agent for Piano Fortes, Organs, Melodeons, Mu-
sic Books, Sheet Music, and all kinds Of musical
merchandise. Pianos and Meodeons OF any man
afacturer urnished. MIR. X. agrees to be neld re
spopsible for every instrument selected by h'm-
self. (besids the warrant of the manufacturers }.
Terms, the usual retail prices. Mr.. K. purchases
at wholesale prices Ia thing which none but agents
and dealers can do) and delivers, sets up, and
warrants, for tile same prices which purchasers
would be forced to pay at the manufacturers
places Of business.
Mddlebury, Sept. |, ls5s.
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A WIDR-AwAKE 'LADY,"-A "lady"
was detected few days since, in pocketing
a package of gloves in a store. When
charged with the theft she burst into tears
and rendered a $40 bill in payment, The
merchant took but S., and gave her SIS
change, but on counting the cash at night,
that $40 bill was found to be counter
felt, "Phancy the pheelinks" of that
storek eener.
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breath, he falls asleep again, leaving me
pacing the room in as much vexation as l
can comfortably contain.
The next morning at breakfast, when |
gave Mr.. Snow an account Of last night s
adventure, he replies
" Indeed, my DEAR I'm sorry the child
rem trouble you"
That is always the way. If | COM
plain, it is, "indeed, " my dear. I'm very
sorry"
But should the very same thing occur
the subsequent night directly before his
eyes very likely he would not know or
see anything about it unless it happened
TO interrupt the train of his ideas. Then
he would propose catnip tea but before
l can get it into the infants stomach. he
will be far away in the realms of thought
leaving me not little vexed at his appa-
rent stupidity.
Mr.. Snow knows the name Of every
paper published in the United States and
England, but he can't for the life of him
tell the names of his children. He knows
just the age of every American journal,
but he does not know the age of his own
oaby. He can tell how every contributor
looks, but | don't believe he can tell
whether my eyes are black or blue.
The world says Mr.. Snow is getting
rich. All know is, he gives me money
to clothe and feed our boys, and that, too,
without complaint Of poverty. l hope
the world is right in opinion, and when l
am fully satisfied that it is, shall advise
him to resign his editorial honors, and
spend few months in becoming acquain-
ted with his wife and children. The little
ones will feel much fattered at making
the acquaintance of SO literary gentle
man.
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The following Parody was written by one Of
our former devils" The hits that are made in the
verses will be better understood b. those con.
cerned than by the public generally, but thereis
enough ingenuity displayed in them to warrant
their publication. Kit was an honest boy, mud
probably had forgotten the notohlc opinion
that his d grand had undoubtedly often
given him-that the partakcr of stolen pie was
Il. bad as the thief In an evil hou ilT was led
astray by jazz, whose mouth always wotersl
when he was u the reach Of good pie. As
penalty, ~. -uppo.e poor KIT viii be doomed to
standuprlght and pick up types alt the day Of
his life l'-l rHE CAPTAIN
Parody on "Ben Bolt"
BY KIT KARL,
Dol'tyou remember the Office friend JABr,
Tha. stood on the bank Of the Greek,
In a hourishing town in the Green Mountain
State,
OF whic,. have oft heard YOU speak.
IN the same old spot stands The she'll friend
JABE;
But YOU look for the fixtures il vain,
Where once the lord Of the Weellys stood,
Neught but ink on the walls now remain.
Don't you remember the sanctu,n" friend
JABE,
And the Editor looking So pnn;
How he read with his specs on the end of his
nose;
And his Junior was surly and grim.
Grass grows DER the Editors grave, friend JABE;
And the Juniors remarks "r,n 10 seel,"
So his chair he vacated, and went TO the West,
For his paper few fancied to read.
Don't YOU rem .mber the Captain friend JABE;
And while he was gone we would smoke;
But when he returned, we would hide all the
pipes
Gray hairs now visit his brow, friend jABE,
While we think of his kindness we'll give him
the name
OF q veteran Typo and sage.
Don't you remember the Attic, friend JADE,
The place then assigned us 10 sleep;
And oft in the lone, sti' = hour Of the night,
You stealtHily ventured TO creep
To the pantry. and found the pies, friend JABE,
Which we ate by the light Of rhe fire:
And thea in the morn the poor :" Devil was
blamed,
And suffered the misstress's ire
Don't you remember the boys, friend JADE
That once used to stick up" the type
And after the long daily labor was closed
Assembled to chat DER the pipe.
The bows Ger the world are scattered, friend
JABE-
Jim, Bill Calvin, Albert and Bv.--
But q all the bows that together remain,
There are none, except Won and |.
Sandy HHt ~ y HeT9h.
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That evening came note from him :
Dear L----make yourself perfectly
easy. The cognac is first proof whiskey,
and won't hurt you. 1t was the logwood
in it that did your business
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Ii y W a r b
W. p q W Z r )

A CENT for BoARDAAN, GRAY Co.'s cele-
n brated Dolce Campana attachment and cor
ruaated Sounding Board Piano Fortes, which for
purity and richness of tone. durability and ele-
,ance of style and finish challenges competition
MR PowkRs continues to give careful attention
20 tuning and repairing Piano Fortes, and from
several Years successful experience is confident
OF his ability give satisfaction in every respect.
All orders by mail otherwise promptly and
faithfully attended to. 2s
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Danger of Rubbing with Brandy.
We heard the other day of singular
and, we believe, new effect of the appli.
cation of brandy ass medicine. A gentle
man, convaesing from an attack of sick
ness, was recommended by his physician
to rub himself all over every morning and
evening with the very best brandy
The invalid accordingly sent to his
family grocer, with whom he had dealt for
years. and ordered a sample of the best old
cognac, Home it come, and that very
evening it was tried-outwardly, of course.
The convalescent felt better much better,
and he continued to feel better for day
or so, until he awoke one morning, and, to
his horror, discovered that his entire Gu
with the old cognac--had became of deep
crimson color.
He sprang out of bed in alarm. The
family was aroused a servant dispatched
in hot haste for the doctor, The invalids
wits were terribly shaken by this never
before heard-of catastrophe. What could
be the cause of it? He looked picture
for painter, as he sat before the large
looking glass in an arm chair, and ruefuly
surveyed his crimson covering 1t was al
most lndlcrous; it was quite as bad as Mr..
Tittlebat Titmouse's predicament about his
purple green hair. But this could be no
laughing matter; it must be some extra
ordinary phenomenon, as he explained it
to his wondering and alarmed family.
And just immagine, my dear, how l
shall look all my life, if this confounded
thing isn't cured. Like boiled lobster ?
like boiled lobster l shall 90 by no
other name Oh dear oh dear'
The door-bell rang the front door
opened; in rushed the doctor. For an in
slant he could not contain himself he had
to drop into a chair and laugh il out.
'Oh, it's very funny to you no doubt
Doctor but how would you like to go
about all the balance of your days, look
ing like an over-done lobster
The doctor burst out again at this; but
he saw that his sick man and family were
really alarmed, and he soon sobered down
into his usual pulse feeling gravity.
May be it's the iodine, Doctor p sug.
gested the anxious wife
oh, it's ironed in, ne doubt, said the
patient indulging the ruling passion, strong
in death.
The doctor shook his head.
Had that rubbing been done as h,
prescribed +
Yes faithfully.
Good brandy?'
Yes, the very best--we use no other
Let me have it,
The brandy was brought. The docto
tasted it, and shook his head again.
IN take it home to examine it chemi
} cally There are so many tricks anon
: the liquor dealers
oh, no fear of that with cur groce
, He sells none but the best liquor ,importe
direct by himself
I No doubt III look into it. neverth
less.'-And, calming the family ALARM
D the good doctor departed, the pure ol
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HlNOluHldlilf NlHh )Ou SvuiNi INV 'i lf'-
gle fy ore. and TINS view the magnificent
landscapes But we must look at the
little Blue. This stream Is at this point
distant from the mouth o. the Big-Blug
90 miles and from here to its head is
200 miles. Really, when you survey its
volume Of water, you think it impossible
that the length can be so great, yet 50 it
is, the river flows through very level
country, and is very crooked, its bottoms
are on the grandest scale, its timber Of
of The best, there being more Black Wal
nut here than elsewhere Here, at the
junction of the little Blue, with the Big,
is an excellent point for the laying out OF
a town. and the valley is nearly all open to
settlers. Here is a chance for the boys of
Middlebury, who have no farms of their
own, come here, ard few years of some
hardships will suffice and then they will
be independent farmers, and well off,
as the old Yermonters say.
The season is growing cool, and it is
time we were on our return to Manhattan,
whore winter quarters await US. There.
fore Mr.. Editor farewell for the present,
and we hope you may derive some little
pleasure from the perusal of these lines,
Yours respectfully E. s. HURLBUT.
The STRUGGLE AND The V1croRY.-
Johnny, said farmer to his little boy,
it is time for you to go to the pasture and
drive home the CATTLE
johnny was playing ball ,and the pasture
was long way off; but he was accustomed
to obey, so of he started without word
as fast as his legs could carry him.
Being in great hurry to get back to
play he only half let down the bars, and
then hurried the cattle through, and one
fine COW, in trying to crowd over, stumbled
and fell with her leg broken.
johnny stood by the suffering creature
and thought to himself Now what shall
do? That was the finest COW father had
and it will have to be killed. and it will
be great loss to father. What shall l
tell him p
Tell him. whispered the tempter, the
same tempter that puts wicked Thoughts
into all our hearts, tell him you found tbt
bars half down, and the creature lyne
here No,I can't say that said johnny
for that wonld be . ie.
Tell him. whispered the tempter agaiI
that while you were driving the cows, tina
big boy Of Farmer Browns threw a stone
and hurried that COW so that she fell
No, no, said Johnny never told lie
and l won't begin now. III tell fathe
the truth. It was all my fault. | va
IN hurry, AMI l frightened the poo
creature, ard she fell and broke her leg
So having taken this right and brav
resolve, Johnny ran home as if he wa
afraid the tempter would catch him, an
he went straight to his father an told hir
TIM whole truth. And what aid his fathe
|
do? He laid his hand on Johnny's hea
and said, My son, my dear son, 1 woul
rather lose every COW own than my b0
should tell me an untruth.
And TOMMY, though very sorry for ii
mischief he had done, was much happit
than if be had lied to screen himself, even
he had never been fonnd out.-Ne1o En-
iand Farmer,
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No. loan lci relating 10 mechanics liens
l. g.. lp,ahv enacted. AC


sec. ANY es>ou who shall perform any
labor. or furnish an, mi;eiials in this State ior
ar towards tie building. repairing, fitting OF
urui>hU . RnN ship vessel or steum- boat, shall
have s lien ON tbe .au.e for his wages snd ma
terials furnished, un-i eight months after such
vessel or steamboat shall be completed, and may
secure the same by attachment on such ship,
vessel or steamboat which attachment shall
have precedence Of all other attachments and
claims.
Sec. 2. Sec three Of the act approved No
vember Is, 1852, is hereby repealed
Sec. This net shall take effect from its pas
sage.
Approved, Nov. IS, 1855.
No II 80 An act 90 prot. O. Shade and Ornamen
ui Trees in the Highways.
II is hereby enacted &c.
Sec l. ANY person who shall Intentionally
MAIN cut or in any way irjure or destroy any
shade or ornamental ire. growing IN any hiqh-
wgv or public park or common in this State (un-
less as is hereinafter des"utedl shall pay fine
for every tree so manned. injured or destroyed,
OF not le g than one dollar or more than ten
dollars for evcrv such offence, 10 be collected in
IN acton of trespass tv be person who owns the
land through which the road rms, or by the
selectmeu OF he town i'm which such park or
common "a uited where the trees ave so mamsd
injured or destroyed
tec. >. When IL appears to the selectmen OF
any town iu this State that shade or ornamental
trees are an obstruction OF an injury TO any high
way, in making or repairing the same, OF other
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a MAN OF BUsNFss.-In one Of the
western connties of New York, is man
by the name of Zadoc Pratt one of the
bone and slnew, an intelligent mechanic
and farmer, who has contributed greatly
to the general prosperity as well as to his
individual wealth. In a speech at an
Agricultural Fair, in Green county, New
York, he said that, since he had been en-
gagged in farming, he had employed over
fifteen thousand years OF other mems la
5or had employed thirty thousand men
and paid them for their 4bor over ;wo
million Eve hundred thousand dollars.
He had cleared over ten thousand acres
IF land, and used over two hundred thou
sand cords of hemlock bark, and paid over
half a million of dollars for it. He had
used and worn out FIVE hundred horses and
one thousand yoke of oxen, used two hum
lred thousand bushels oats, one hundred
md twenty thousand barrels of beef and
pork, nearly one hundred thousand barrels
Of -four and potatoes without number or
measure. He had tanned over one million
TWO hundred and fifty thousand sides Of
Gather his usual disbursements is over five
thousand dollars per day, and he has used
in his business over ten millions. He has
never had a side Of leather stolen, and was
never sued on account Of his business
transactions. We should say that Zadoc
was valuable member of society.
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N. HARRIS NJ. d..
Surgeon and Mechanical Dentist.

Teeth filled with Crystalized cold, all operations
.oue Dentistry usual, Office at his residences on
Park Street, west side OF the little Park.
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TIE MIDDLEBURY REGISTER
orucs IN ooss's sLock, mAln.srReer.
G q B Il d Nj T. A d.

PUBLISHERS AND PRoPRIEToRs.
tusTus CoBB, ,....... ........ RrFrS MrAu
4 FL MS.
The REGISTER will be sent one year, by maj
or delivered ut the office, where payment is made
strictly ia adrdace, for ~ 90
Delivered BY carrier, pdid strictly in ddrdnce, 90
If not paid within six months, 90 cents addi-
u~na
nyNo paper discontinued until arrearages are
paid, unless at the option of the proprietors.
uvAl communications must be post paid.
S. R. NILES, Successor to V. b. Pamer,) News
paper Advertising Agent, No. l, Scollay's Build
ing, Court Street, Boston, is authorized TO re-
oeive advertisements for this paper, at the same
rates as required by us.
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING
vDons in modern ST lie, and at short notice
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No 5.-An &c. in relation TO suits before Justices
Of rhe Peace
II Is hereb enacted, &c-,
sec !. In ~ act on brought before JustG.
oerho Peace shall the suit he mad. re'urnaoie
A. the dweil'ag hou-e Of tie plaintiff pniess Ns
be an ukeeper.
Approved, Nov. :. ls5S.
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"A romantic father whose name was
Rose, named his daughter "Wild," so that
she grew up under the appellation of
Wild Rose" But the romance of the
name was sadly spoiled in 4 few years,
for she married man by the name Of
Bull"