The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-05-25

and some nothing at all. But she went
piously 10 every door, and gave everybody
She opportunity Of sharing in the good
work. One day she went into a very
humble shop, where an old woman sold
cake aud candies, and stated her mission.
" My dear young lady, replied the old
woman, looking at her sadly, " | have sold
nothing to-day or yesterday [ have a
family to support and how do you think
| can spare anything for such a purpo,c7"
oh | did not expect YOU to elvr me
anything" answered the young hand
maiden. But thought you ,si.hl like
to have the chance, that you might not
feel that you had been neglected"
The young lady turned to 90, but the
old lady looked 50 wistlully that she
fingered at the door.
al wish could give YOU something"
she said at1ength, earnestly.
al will take the good wishes, aud thank
you kindly" replied she.
Il suppose you only take large sums
of a dollar and more ?" asked the other.
ooh, no | take anything that any
body chooses to give"
"Well, my young lady it would do Inc
good to give you something. 70" there a
nobody | have ever read Of whom | love
as | do General Washington. | always
cut out Of the newspapers every scrap that
tells about him, and lay it by to read at
night after | have shut up my shop. |
wish | could give you something"
She said it musingly and hesitatingly,
and at last, after asking again whether
any sum was not too small, she took u
three cent piece from her pocket,and hand
ing 1t to the young said gently
"There, it's nothing, ana you won't
put it down in your book, please but |
shall feel happy if | know [ have done
ever SO small a thing for the honor of
ashington."
Edward Everett himself has not done
more for the cause Of Mount Vernon than
has this big.heartcd old woman.
A MINISTER LoosE.-A Mr.. j. ). Hol-
land, of Pembroke, KY, advertises a
Methodist minister, weighing one hundred
and eighty pounds, and t~wenty-eight years
old, and offers a reward of one hundred
and fifty dollars for his return. The said
minister has the misfortune to be black.
Mr.. j.. 5. Holland will be greatly obliged
to any one who will inform him where his
minister has been called to.
"A few weeks ago a wealthy citizen
Of Scott county H., was sent to the Pen
itentiary for assaulting a man with intent
to kill. On the third inst, he died from
excessive depression Of spirits. He was
worth $4,000,
The Milwaukee Sentinel chronicles
the arrival of passengers in that city in
forty hours from New York, the quick
est time yet.
DIR. y. W. Holmes sent the following
sentiment to the printers banquet at the
Revere House -
PRINrERs-The best of scholars, for
they have had all the books of the world
at their fingers ends.
WASHINGTON, MAY l1.-Judge Small.
ley of Vermont, Chairman, and G. L.
Vallandingham, Secretary of the Demo-
cratic National Executive Committee,
have to-day, by virtue Of the powers CIV
en- them in the premises, concluded to call
a meeting about the 7th of December
next, formal notice of which will be pub.
lished in October. This committee will
fix the time for the assembling of the
Democratic National Convention at Char
lesion, which will probably be toward the
close of April. or early in May, 1860.
Last February, two houses of prosti-
tuition were burned in Oshkosh, by the
citizens, and the inmates, twelve girls and
a man, taken to Jail. After the liberation
of the girls, a convention OF this class of
artists was held, at which a solemn oath
was made to burn the city from end to
end, before the summer was over, in re-
venge for the burning of the two houses
aforementioned and the deed was con.
summated last week, when every store
and office in the place was burned,
New York, May Is. The trot be.
tween Ethan Allen and Lantern to-day
came off on the Union Course. The entire
five heats we're made. Weather stormy.
The time was as follows
First heat-dead-2,244.
Second heat-won by Ethan Allen
2.27l.
Third heat-won by Ethan Allen
240.
Fourth heat-dead-235.
Fifth heat-won by Ethan Allen--2.35
by only 8 inches.
The first heat was made in the quickest
time in double harness on record.
The New York correspondent of the
Boston Journai says:
The scandal in the Sickles case has not
ceased. Mr.. Sickles has come on to New
York. His presence makes no sensation.
The delicate conduct of the District attor-
ney, in refusing privately the proposed
testimony about Mr.. Sickles conduct in
Baltimore, while no secrecy and no esm-
passion was shown in regard to the lone
and forsaken wife. is commented on with
much severity. Nor does the reason for
the conduct of the prosecuting officer mend
the case. 1t is said that the woman who
was named in connection with Mr.. Sickles
was one of much standing-that her hus-
band was in court-that the matter would |
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