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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-30
Our Social Circle.
Written for the Green Mountain Freeman.
4 Picture.

Fifteen years ago we were a school boy
with Il promising lad, who was the pride of
his adopted parents, and gave more than or
binary promise of future success and useful
ness. Five years since we learned of his sue
cessful establishment in the mercantile bust
ness in Boston, with the utmost confidence of
the community as salesman and 6nancier,
and with II business Of ten thousand year.
A few months since we met, in the streets
Of Montpelier, familiar face hut one which
avoided our gaze. A week later, we heard
of his confinement in his room at the Union
House, where his non-appearance had caused
inquiry after him. The door of his room was
forced and he was found lying in the worst
stages of delirium tren,enS. His trunk near
by was filed with brandies, to which he
crawled and returned. He partially recov-
cred to feel The consciousness of his condi-
tion-to find himself the victim of terrible
appetite, a ruined man, his snug fortune
squandered or at loose ends, and creditors at
prey over its ruins, A few weeks since we
chronicled his death. His excuse was that
the Doctor prescribed the damnable stuff and
he could not resist its potent sway.
The above is true picture How many
will read it and not steel themselves against
these villainous pill poisons and dram pre-.
scriptions?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-30
AYERS
GraipOuAd Extract Of SarSapari||a,

tic mot clfectual remedy which the medical
skill Of our tinns ear devils for this every
Vb,l2 prevailing and fatal malady. 1t is COM
hi'.c rom the most active remedials that have
bc2a dtca'cred Tor the expurgation Of this fon
dt 81 lei from the blood, and the rescue Of the
vslem from its destructive consequences.
llcnc. il sholila he employed tcr the cure of
lot ouly Scroiula, but also those other alice
tons which arise from it, such as EnrprIvE
and SKIN DISEASES, ST. ANTHoNY's Fmg,
ROSE, or EgYsIrELAs. PIMPLrs, PrsruLEs.
BLnrcHas, BIAINS and Bous, TuMoRs. TErrER
and Sur hltuM, SGhD IlfAn RIvGwoRN,
EHEuNArlSM. s. PuiLrrIc and MrucuRIAI. DIS
EA~rS, DaorSY, DYSPEPSIA, DEBILITY, ard.
indeed, ALL C1NPLA MS ARISING FROM NIIIA-
rED OR IMPURE BLOOD. The popular lcliei
in " jmpWHy IF the blood is founded IN hrth,
tor scrofula is Il degeneration Of tie blood. Tho
particular purpose and virtue Of this Sarsapa-
rilia is to purify and rcgencrate this vital fluid,
without Which sourd health is impossible in
contaminated CON. tltutions.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-30
oorOfula. or Kin g,'s Evil.

Is constitutional disease, g faint, or corrup-
tioa CT the blood, by which this fluid be-
comes vitiatcd, weak, and poor. Being in
tt? Giro Jation, it pcrvades the whole body,
and may burst cut in disease on any part of it.
No organ is free from its attacks, nor is there
one which it may not destroy. The scrofulous
ta;ut is varinusly caused by mereurihl disease,
low living on disordered or unhealthy food,
impure air. filth and filthy habits, the de-
pressing vices, and, above all, by the vcncreal
infection. Whatever be its origin, it is hcredi-
tnry in the constitution, descending from par
cnts TO children unto the third and fourth
geneyatioa;" indeed, it seems to be the rod
Of Him who says, 81 will visit the iniquities
Of tho fathers upon their children
Its elects conlmancc by deposition from the
Nlold Of corrupt or ulcerous matter, which, in
~ ltug,, liver, and internal organs, is termed
t-52rcIes; in the glands, swcllings; and on
tie slrta ;e, erup ioas or sores. This foul cor
sr'ptlln, which genders in the blood, teprcsses
tncsencrgcs Of life, 50 that scrofulous constitu-
tons not only suffer from scrofulous COM
plants, but they have far less power to with
sand the attacks OF other diseases; conge-
que lily, 5vast numbers perish by disorders
VIII h although HOT scrof lous in their nature,
are Still! Rad red fatal by this faint i'll the
y,tem. Most of the consumption Which de-
ciniate5 the human family has its origin directly
ii ri.tS seroalnrS contamination and many
d-~.y ,etiya diseases Of the liver, kidneys brain,
aud lad ed, Of all the organs arise from or
arr aggravated by the same cause.
0neqaarter OF all our people are scrofulous;
their persons are Invaded by this lurking con-
talairatoH and their health is undermined by
it. To cl'a?sc it from the system VIC must
lcaova.c tha blaod by al Alternative medicine,
an iav.gorafe by healthy food and exercise.
Sutl. medicine We supply in
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-30

CHEEREULNEss.- There are not few, who,
even in this fife, seem to be preparing them
selves for that smileless eternity to which
they look forward, by banishing all gayety
from their hearts and all joyousness from
their countenances. | meet one such in the
street not unirequently, person of intelli-
gence and education, but who gives me and
all that pass such rayess and chilling look
of recognition, something as if he were one
of heavens assessors, come down to DOOM
every acquaintance he met, that have some
times begun to sneeze on the spot, and gon'
home with violent cold, dating from tina
instant. don't doubt he would cut his kit
tens tail off, if he caught her playing will
it. Please tell me who taught her to pla.
with it p Holmes?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-30


WHAT PAPER SHOULD BE.-Lord Brou-
CHAM, the "Old Man Eloquent of whom we
in our school-days so often heard, now " four
score years Or more," lately gave a lecture on
popular literature, in which he happily defined
the kind of literature the best adapted, and
still the most useful and beneficial to the
great mass of our people. He says;
1t is to this class, to those who from their
vacations have but little spare time which
they can employ in reading, their hours of
relaxation are apt to be spent either in rest
Or in games, Or in dissipation, that such works
and papers in part at least devoted to works
OF fiction, are principally addressed. 1t is to
find employment in reading for these hours,
and to provide such works as may most pow
erfully interest, that the greatest efforts have
been made; and experience has proved de-
cisively that a considerable part Of such
works must consist of stories. Accordingly,
penny papers, published weekly, have been
supplied one part of the letter-press being
stories, the rest historical or biographical
sketches, and information in popular form
upon subjects of science and arts The
greatest care is taken to exclude from the mar
ratives and descriptions everything that can
by possibility either infame the passions or
trench in the least degree upon religious and
moral principle. But that is only negative
merit. The object of the whole, both MARIA
tive and descriptive, is to cherish feelings of
virtuous and amiable kind, to inculcate the
purest moral principles, and to further spir-
it of piety and devotion, and more by the
actions and scenes represented than by mere
advice and reflections.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-30
Winter Sermon,

Thou dwellest in a warm and cheerful home,
Thy roof in vain the winter tempest lashes
While houseless wretches round thy mansion roam
On whose unsheltered head the torrent splashes.
Thy board Is loaded with the richest meats,
o'er which thine eyes in stated languor wander,
Many might live on what thy mastiff eats,
Or feast on fragments which thy servants suuande
my limbs are muifled from the piercing blast,
When from thy hreside corner thou dost sally;
Many have scarce rag about them cast,
With which the frosty breezes toy and daily.
Thou hast soft smiles to greet thy kiss of love,
When thy light step resounds within the portal;
Some have no friend save Him who dwells above,
No sweet communion with fellow mortal,
Thou slcepest soundly on thy costly bed,
Lulled by the power of luxuries unnumbered
Some pillow on a stone an aching head.
Never again to wake when they have sumbcred
Then think Of those, who formed of kindred clay,
Depend upon the doles thy bounty scatters:
And God will hear them for thy welfare pray
They are his children though in rags and tatters.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-30
Written for the Green Mountain Freeman.
Female Education.


Mr.. EDITOR We often hear mothers
speak Of their daughters, with not little
pride and satisfaction, in view of their at
tainments and accomplishments. They look
forward with much interest to the time when
their education will be finished, as an event
much to be desired then they are to be
brought out" to minglc in society, to shine,
and dazzle and bewilder; to captivate hearts,
in short, to catch husband, and be mistress
of an establishment!
Now, It's well and right that mothers should
wish to educate their daughters; and wish,
also, to see them happily and honorably mar
ried, and comfortably settled in life: but we
fear there is many false notions, extant, in
regard to female education Mothers, in the
upper class of society, who have plenty of
means at hand, too often make sad mistake
in regard to the meaning of the word edu-
cation. They do not consider that it applies
drawing sut, developing Of tile whole be-
ing, mental, moral and physical, but act
rather as if it consists in stu6fng in book
knowledge ill every chink and Granny in the
Uranium is full to the almost total disuse and
deliberations Of the native energies of the
mind. Nothing is more evident than thai
our Young Missis Of the present day are moi
educated in the true practical sense Of the
word. Many of them are very much like
Catalogue to Library; they contain I
great many little pages but no subject matter
1t ought to DO supposed that when
joung lady has obtained her Diploma at TIL
Seminary, she should be qualified to teacl
some Of the sciences to which she has bee
giving her attention and apply their princi
plies to practical life. We may safely say
that in nine cases out of ten, this is not tn
- case HELEN MAR.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-30
The Young Mans Leisure.

Young Man after the duties of the day
are over, how do you spend your evenings?
When business is dull, and leaves at your
disposal, many uuoccupied hours what dispo-
sition do you make of them2 have known
and now know, many young men, who, if
they devoted to any scientific, or literary, or
professional pursuits, the time they spend in
games of chance, and lounging in bed, might
rise to any emnence. You have all read of
the sections son who became fine astrono-
mer by spending short time every evening
in gazing at the stars, after RIGGING tho bell
for nine o'clock. Sir William Phipps, who,
at the age of forty-6ve. had attained the Or
der of knghthood, and the Office OF High
Sheriff of New England, and Governor of
Massachusetts, learned to read and write,
after his Eighteenth year, of ship carpenter,
in Boston. William Clifford, the great editor
Of the Quarterly, was an apprentice to
shoemaker, and spent his leisure hours in
study. And because hehad neither pen nor
paper, slate nor pencil, he wrought out his
problems on smooth leather with blunt awl.
David Rittenhouse, the American astrono-
mer, when plow-boy, was observed to have
covered his pillow and fences with figures and
calculations. james Ferguson, the Scotch
astronomer, learned 10 read by himself and
mastered the elements of astronomy while a
shepherds boy in the fields by night And
perhaps it is not too much to say that, if the
hours wasted in idle company, in vain con-
versation at the tavern, were only spent in
the pursuit Of useful knowledge, the dullest
apprentice in our shops might become an in
telligent member of society, and a fit person
for most of our civil offices. BY such a
course, the rough covering Of mauy a youth
is laid aside: and their ideas, instead of be-
ing confined to local subjects and technicali-
ties, might range the wide fields of creation :
and other stars from among the young men
of this city might be added to the list OF wor-
thies that are gliding our country with bright
yet mellow light.--Reo. DR.. Murray,.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-30

WHAT WE OWE TO CHRI ,rIANITY.--The
late eminent English Judge, Sir Allen Park,
once said at public meeting:
We live in the midst of blessings till we
are utterly insensible of their greatness, and
of the source whence they flow. We speak
of our civilization, our arts, our freedom, our
laws, and forget entirely how large share is
due Christianity. Blot Christianity out Of
mans history, and what could his laws have
been, what his civilization? Christianity is
mixed up with our very being and our very
life. There is not familiar object around
you which does not wer different aspect
because the light of Christian love is on it
not law which does not owe its truth anG
and greatness to Christianity-no custom
which cannot be traced, in all its holy anC
healthful parts, to the gospel.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-30
written for the Green Mountain Freeman.
Beauty.

Beautiful is the velvet moss, the tender
blade Of grass, the little bud, the blooming
flower, the growing shrub, and the spreading
tree.
Beautiful is the humming insect, the tiny
fish, the sporting lamb, and the warbling
bird.
But far more beautiful than these, is man
whom God has made in his own image
Beautiful is the complex mechanism of his
physical system. Beautiful his active mind
and moral powers which make him but a
little lower than the angels.
1t cannot be that n being possessed of such
noble faculties, has no higher destination than
that of earth
An no Man shall live when the earth and
heavens have passed away. His intellectual
and moral powers shall continue to expand
throughout the endless ages of eternity.
LYDIA E. WHITE.
Topsham.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-30
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-l)oetleal.

Written for the Green Mountain Freeman.
Hile-Hill,s
Moonlight is sleeping, hushed and still,
On Hilo- Hill,
Thickening shadows cease their play,
81 Silently on&he slopes they lay,
Silently shey steal away;
All the hills are bathed in light,
All the valleys are full of night
Words rannet tell how strangely deep
The silence here the night doth keep!
There's an ancient clock which measures time
On Hilo Hill,
Measures the hours as we do rhyme,
With little viii
There's sound of running waters near,
Dimly heard and never clear
All things a sacred silence keep,
Since our darling fell asleep. V.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-30
The Old and the New Year.

The white dawn glimmered and said I" tbs day.
The East was reddening, and he sighed farewell -
The herald sun came forth, and he was dead!
Life was in his veins but yester-morn,
And ruddy health seemed laughing on his lips -
Now he is dust, and will not breathe again.
Give him place to lay his regal head,
Give him tomb beside his brothers gone,
Give him tablet fv- his deeds and name.
Hear the new voice that claims the vacant throne,
Take the new hand outstretched to meet thy kiss -
But give the Past-'tis all thou canst-thy tears!
James II. Fields
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-30
was written by Charles Wesley, who origi-
nally wrote the first verse

IldIly WIOtO buc uISI N6ISC--
"My God, my God, on thee call
/ Thee only would | know
One drop Of blood on me let fall,
And wash me white as snow"
The beautiful thought suggested in the
third line Of this verse reminds us of touch
ing fact relating to blind man named Me, a
native of Raatea, one of the South Sea Is
lands. He was a member of the Rev. John
Williams church, whom the reader will re-
member as the Martyr of Erromongo On
his death-bed he was visited by his pastor,
and after some Introductory conversation.
Me said:
II have frequent visits from God; God
and l were talking together when you came
| in"
"WelI," | said, "and what were you talk
ing about :"
His reply was, :" was praying TO depart
and be with Christ, which is far better
Having ihtimated that thought his sick,
ness would terminate in death, | wished him
to tell me what he thought of himself in the
sight of God, and what was his hope. He re-
piled:
go, l have been in great trouble this
morning, but | am happy now. saw an i'm
mense mountain with precipitous sides, which
| endeavored to climb, but when | had at
tanned consider. bic hight, I lost my hold
and fell to the bottom Exhausted with per.
plexity and fatigue, | went to distance and
sat down to weep and while weeping, saw
drop of blood fall on that mountain, and in
moment it was dissolved"
Wishing to obtain his own ideas of what
had been presented to his imagination, | said,
Z" This was certainly strange sight; what
meaning do you put upon it
After expressing his surprise that should
be at loss for an Interpretation, he exclaim-
ed, THAT mountain was my sins, and the
drop of blood which fell upon it was one crop
of the precious blood of Jesus, by which the
mountain of my guilt must be melted away
I expressed my satisfaction at finding he
had such an idea of the magnitude of his
guilt and such exalted views of the Savor's
blood and that although the eyes Of bis body
were blind, he could with " the eyes of his
heart" see such a glorious sight. Il was
with him." adds Mr.. Williams, "when he
breathed his last. During this interview, he
quoted many precious passages Of Scripture
and having exclaimed with energy, % death
where is thy sting!' his voice faltered, his
eyes became fixed, his hands dropped and his
spirit departed to be with his Savior, one
drop of whose blood had melted away the
mountain Of his guilt Waterman ana
Reflector.