The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-05-12
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Spiritual TELEGRAPH.

The evening had come, by my WINDOW sat,
And nothing was stirring, not even Il rat,
The moon thro my window was shining so bright,
That nature looked lovely, yes, even ut night.
] thought that Dame Nature resembed maiden,
On whom. affection was heavily laden -
She smiled, rs she wept pearly dew-drops oi sor-
row
Smiled, for her bright hopes woulI return on the
morrow.
The mantle she wore, like mourners was dark,
On my cheek her warm breath came SO balmy-
but harkl
Tap tap, tap, | so audibly heard at my door,
That bid ii come in," but thought it bore 4"
10 be interrupted while thus in my muse;
lut tho't some friend perhaps has the blues"
And wants to come in TO while out nm hour
Not stay long tho't /, for IN look awful sour
lap, tap, tap, again heard 30 plainly, went
70 the door, for the purpose to what il meant
But 10 ! no one stood there, gazed with surprise
But thought l. perhaps, " II is all n my yes.
Sat what can 1t be, say, is it an elf?
Or say, can it be the old ID hiuselt2
| listened again. tap, tap, tap, ON the ceiling
|: must be spirit some message revealing y
81 coDjure you" cried, "if you ale Il spirit,
o rap AS before so ! plainly can hear it,
When three raps 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 friend, or a 1end of yon hell"
! ielt Il strong impulse TO 30 to my stand
l., iJre scarce knew it my pen was in hand;
/ wrote and then read You would know Of my
name,
1 run great Noah webster-you have heard of my
fame
It; he sphere where dwell we have had con
venton,
Ar.ll was commissioned to complete their inten-
ton
I, tell you that COPELAND has books fall kinds
1T never will fail TO suit surely all minds -
lie, gious and Classical, Standard and School,
Niycelaneous, Poetica and Blank Books, all ruled
nj unents, Bibles, and Albums, and ANIMALS,
Lirs.ev's work, Morgan Horses" and Weeks
Bee Manuals
II res Enquire Within" and bred, by Mrs
Stowe,
Sadt Gurley," by Thompson, /. too all the 20,
label Vaughn, The life of IL. Greeley, "
Friends and Neighbors,"
Nc lives OF great men-their trials and labors
Co'ton'a Map OF New Hampshire, and Map Of Yer
Smith's Hand Book Tor Travellers is too what you
want;
My Dictionary, Spelling book---iyou scarce ever
read them,
81 too must say 1t, you seem not to heed
them;)
lynn Books, "a plenty, both Watts and wesley's
observation-disclosures, Putnams', and Leslie's,
GnIev's Peterson's, and too, Household Words
Knckerbocker, ana Waverley. The rumor I've
heard
II has nice engravings of some Black Hawk nags
p 'rsrs-has Ballou's Pictorial, the Flags,
Flank Leslie's illustrated. Harper's Weekly, Pr
yateer,
II i9uue, Times, New York Ledger, your fre.idt
TO cheer;
Sci,ntifc American, Porter's Spirit of tho Times
Daily Journal, and others, with news from al
Chimes
Agricultural Works. he always has plenty;
4 not stop to name them, some fifteen or twenty
Almanacs, Diaries, for the year So
Pe sure that you purchase before tis too late -
Nee paper for writing, Letter. Cap Note and Bill
AMI Tissue and Tracing Envelopes at will
P"Is, Pencils and Ink, square and round States
Materials for Artists all sold at low rates
Canvas and Autographs, oil Paints and Brushes
).nbs made of wood, horn and Elephants tushes
Cless Boards, Willow Baskets, Pocket Cutlery
Toys,
That surely win suit all the girls and the boys"
NJ nen ceased its rambe, friend Noah had i'll
ished,
| Bl, vet my great duties were nothing diminished
i } make these things pubic that Noah had said
(rhough some would believe not, though one lei
the dead,'D
| visited COPELAND, AMI found it was true
| Aul found that friend Webster had named but
few
o. mis- Books and his Stationery. And here
would say,
| Lis, Benjamin Franklin the lightnings obey
| IL beck and his nod-througlI his agency, ne W
"a en-. TO all quarters, where'er you may CHOOSE
| ha;ever he has not, and you should chanc
need il
just leave him youe orders, he surely will heed i
An now of his Stock you should want 10 kno
| more,
] Near the Bridge, upon Main street is COPELAND
| BooK STORE.
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