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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22

reveals, and that there are deep wounds in it
My dear, I have seen it bleeding"
1T is painful reflection to me, said Charlel
Darnay, quite astounded. /" that should have
done him any wrong. never thought this Of
him."
"My husband, it is so. I fear he is not to
be reclaimed; there is scarcely hope that any
thing in his character or fortunes is reparable
now. But | ON sure that he is capable Of
good things, gentle things, even magnanimous
things"
She looked so beautiful in the purity of her
faith in this lost man, that her husband could
have looked at her as she was for hours.
And, oh my dearest Lowell she urged,
clinging nearer to him. laying her head upon
his breast and raising her eyes to his, remem-
Der how strong we are in our happiness, and
how weak he is in his misery"
The supplication touched him home, 81
will always remember it, dear Heart I will
remember it as long as live
He bent over the golden head, and put the
rosy lips to his, and folded her in his arms II
one forlorn wanderer, then pacing the dark
streets, could have heard her innocent dsclos
ure, and could have seen the drops of pity kiss
ed away by her husband from the soft blue eyes
so loving of that husband, he might have cried
to the highland the words would not have
parted from his lips for the first time
God bless her for her sweet compassion .
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22

DEATH BY HORNETS. Ts.--The following is an ex-
tract from letter from India, which appears
in the London Times:
" A most melancholy incident occurred here
on the 10th inst. Two European gentleman,
belonging to the Indian Railway Company,
namely, Messrs. Armstrong and Beddington,
were surveying.a place called Bonder Cooda,
for the purpose of throwing bridge across the
Nerbudda, the channel of which, being In this
place from ten to fifty yards wide, is sfathomless,
having white marble rocks rising perpendicular
ly on either side from one hundred to one hun
dred and fifty feet high, and beetling fearfully
in some parts. Suspended in the reeesses of
these marble rocks are numerous large hornets
nests, the inmates of which are ready to descend
upon any unlucky wight who may venture to
disturb their repose Now, as the boats of
these European surveyors were passing up the
river, cloud of these insects overwhelmen
them the boatman, as well as tho two gentle
men, jumped overheard, but, alas DR.. Bod
dington, who swan and had succeeded in climb
ing to marble block, was again attacked, and
being unable any longer to resist the assaults of
the countless horde of his inturiated winged
foes, threw himself into the depths of the wa
ter, never to rise again. On the fourth day his
corpse was discovered floating on the water, and
was inferred with every mark of respect. The
other gentleman, Mr.. Armstrong, and the boat
man, although severely stung, are out of dan
GER
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22

How A SOLDIER FEELS IN BATTLE-A Young
French officer thus writes of his first experience
in battle:
" Our officers kept us back, for we were not
numerous enough to charge upon the enemy
This was, moreover, most prudent, for this mur-
derous fire-so fatal to the white eoats-did us
but little harm. Our conical balls penetrated
their dense masses, while those of the Austrians
whlstled past our ears and respected our per-
sons. 1t was the first time had faced fire, nor
was | the only one. Well, am satisfied with
myself. True, lodged the first balls, but Hen
ry ~, they say, did the same at the beginning
OF every battle 1t is, in fact, physical effect,
independent Of the will But, this tribute paid,
if you could only feel how each shot electrifes
you. 1t is like whip on racers legs The
balls whistle past you, turn up the earth around
you, kill one, wound another, and you hardly
notice them. You grow intoxicated, the smell
OF gunpowder mounts to your brain The eye
becomes bloodshot and the look is fixed upon
the enemy. There is something of all the pas
sions in that terrible passion excited in soldier
by the sight of blood and the tumult of battle.
Everybody who has tried it testiiies to the pecu-
liar intoxication that is produced by being in
battle. There is an infatuating influence about
the smell of powder, the shrill whistle of q bull
let, and the sight of human blood, that instant
ly transforms men from towards to heroes-from
women sometimes to monsters. None can tell
of the nature or mystery of that influence, but
those who have been in the affray themselves"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher says of " items
column" in the newspapers, that it " is worth
more than all the small fry of correspondents,
with an editor thrown in to boot Like car
avan, it stretches along in columns, with pack
ages and parcels, spices and gems, bits of fra
granse or cunnngy wrought metals, gathered
from the Orient and from the whole world be-
sides. The items of the paper, like the stufhng
of Thanksgiving turkey, represents everything
in the house, crusts of bread, crackers and all
spces
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22
CHAPTER XXX.

When the newly-marred pair came home
the first person who appeared to offer hs con-
gratulations was Sydney Carton. They had not
been at home many hours when he presented
himself lie was not improved In habits or in
looks, or in manner but there was certain
rugged air Of fidelity abo 1t him, which was
new to the observation of Charles Darnay
He watched his opportunity of taking Oar.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22

HUDsoN's BAY ThRRIToRY. That vast area of
territory, north and northwest of Lake Supe-
rior, known as Rupert's Land, has been for two
centuries under the jurisdiction of the Hudson g
Bay Company. 1911, Lord Selkirk obtained a
grant of land from the company, of not less
than one hundred thousand square miles, for
the purpose of establishing agricultural colonies
Settlements were soon afterwards commenced on
the Red River of the north. The whole popu-
lation in that region of country is now ten
thousand, and agricultural interests have met
with success. The importation of buffalo and
other furs from there into the United States has
become an important item of commerce, and
now that steamboat runs successively on the
Red River, connecting with line of stages from
St. Paul, the commercial intercourse with that
territory and its development, are becoming
matters of fresh interest to the public. The
Hudson's Bay Company having the goods which
they have imported from Liverpool transported
from the Mississippi River over tho new road il
Minnesota to the Red River, and and thence by
the Steamer to their settlements. Considering
that large portion of the companys territory
is adapted to the purposes of civilizeaton, it il
reasonable that the people of Minnesota shoult
be desrious to have free commercial intercourse
with it. The St. Paul Pioneer contains an O.
laboratc exposition of the commercial relations
which exist between the United States and tina
territory, prepared by Mr.. Andrews, author o
the Treatise on Revenue Laws, in which th'
conclusion is arrived at, that the Hudson's Ba,
Company still have the exclusive right to trad
in that territory, and that the people of tn
United States cannot introduce goods there with
out special license. This opinion, it appears
was procured at the request of director of tn
Chamber of Commerce of St. Paul. Mr. An
drews thinks the preferable plan, to bring tn
subject to favorable conclusion, is for the 60
ernment of tho Uuited States to open negocia
tions with Great Britain to extend the provis
ions Of the Reciprocity Treaty Concluded jun
5th, 1854 to the Hudson's Bay Territory. =
Boston Post.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22

A BRIpGE CRAcKING.-0 the Cincinnati and
DAYTON Railroad the other day, a lady and
gentleman were seated together, and facing
them on the opposite seat sat two gentlemen, ed
itors of two German papers. When near Day
ton the train passed through long, dark
bridge. Amid the laundering and rattling of
the cars, very suspicious conclusion was heard
by those nearest the lady and gentleman allud-
ed to. As they emerged into the daylight, one
of the German editors slowly drew his specta-
cles down over his nose and exclaimed" Veil,
tnk dat sh q tam bad bridge. ] hear him
crack one, taoo, three, four times
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22

PRIZE ESSAY ON SLEEP. Women require more
sleep than men, and farmers less than those
engaged in any other occupation. Editors
reporters printers, need no sleep at all. Lawyers
can sleep as much as they choose, and keep oui
of mischief.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22
NEW SERIES, NO. 1875.


" What think you of this, Ivan?' said the
prince to his driver.
" Why don't much like it, prince
-" Are you afraid of anything?"
The wolves have tasted blood, and the long
er you keep firing the more will their number
Increase
What do you advise ?"
=" If you will allow it, prince, l shall slacken
the bride of my horses"
" Are you sure of them?"
" shall answer for them"
And will you answer for us too?''
ivan made no reply, it being evident that he
did not wish to commit himself He Stacked the
bride, directing at the same time the heads Of
the horses toward the princes chateau and the
noble animals, feeling themselves as if loosened
from the vehicle, goaded by terrer, redeubled
their speed. The space seemed literally to be-
come annihilated before their desperate efforts.
Ivan urged them still farther by sharp whis-
tie, while they at the same time described q
curve which cut off one Of the corners of the
horn. Happily, the wolves opened to let the
horses pass, and the hunters were preparing for
further operations, when the driver exclaimed,
For your lives, don't fire ~ They obeyed.
The wolves, perplexed by this unexpected
maneuvre, remained for moment undecided !;
and during this instant the troika gained
considerable distance. When the wolves re-
sumed the pursuit it was too late, they could
not overtake the vehicle. A quarter of an hour
atterward they were in sight of their chateau.
Next morning the prince visited the scene of
his exploits, when he found the carcasses of
more than two hundred wolves.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22

The erroneous idea that a very small foot is
handsome, has crippled or distorted many
Good taste requires that the foot havea reason
able proportion to the rest of the body.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22

~ am certain, wife, that | am right and
that you are wrong; I'll bet my ears on it,
Indeed, husband, you shouldn't carry betting
to eefreme lengths. p"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22

"WHy don't you ask your sweetheart tc
marry you? 81 hare asked her, "Wha
did she say" "0h, I've the refusal Of her "
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22

If a man marry shrew, are we to suppose he
is shrewdY
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-15
ORIGIN OF VARIOUS PLANTS.
FROM THE GERMAN.

Wheat was brought from the central table land OF
Thibc where its representative yet exists grass
with small mealy seeds.
Rye exists wild in Sberiu.
Oats exist wild inNorth Africa.
Bari ey exists in the mountains Of IImalaya
Millei, species is native of India, another Of
Egypt and Abyssinia.
Maizc was brought from America.
Canary Seed from the Canary Islands
Rice from South Africa, whence it was tax en- TO
India, and thence to Europe and America
Peas Of an unknown origin
Lentil grows wild ON the shores of the Mediterra-
mean.
yetchcs arc natives OF Germany.
Chick pea was brought from the South Of Europe.
The Garden Bean from the Il. Indies.
Buck-wheat came originally from Siberia and
Tartary.
R'pc-sosl and Cabbage grow wild in Sicily and
~ -'eRfs' fHc poppy was Drougn, saa..
The Sunhower from Peru
The Lupen from the Levant
Flax and Linseed is in Southern Europe q weed
in the ordinary grain crops.
Hemp is native of Persia and the Fast Indies.
The Garden Crcss, out of Egypt and the east.
leland Flax and Syriad Swallow show their or
ign by their names.
The Nettc which sometimes furnishes ibres Of
spinning, Is native Of Europe
Woad is n native of Europe.
Madlder came from the east.
Dyer's Wool grows in Southern Germany.
Saffower came from Egypt.
Dill Is an Eastean plant
Hops came TO perfection as a wild seed, in Ger
many. Mustard and Carraway seed, the same.
Anis was brought from Egypt and the Grecian
Archipelago. aH
Coriander grows wild near the Mediterranean.
Saffron came from the Levant
The onion out Of Egypt.
Horse Radish from the south of Europe.
Chickory orovs wild in Geruanv
Tobacco is native Of Virginia, and Tobacco, an
other species has also been found wild in Asia.
Fuller's Teasel grows wild in Southern Europe
Lucerne is native Of Sicily
Spurry is an European plant.
The Gonrd Is probably an Eastern plant
The potato is well knowp native VI Peru ssi
Mexico. f
The Jerusalem Artichok. Is Brazilian product
Turnips came from thcshorcs Of the McditcrianeaD
Kohlrabi and White Turnp arc natives Of Ger
many. f
The Carrot is by some supposed TO have been
brought from Asia, but others muintain it to be q
native Of the same country as the Turnip.
The Parsnip is supposed also to be native OF the
same place.
Spinnach IL attributed to Arabia.
White Millet, to Greece. r
The Radish, TO China and Japan
The Cucumber to the East Indies. Fu
Parsley grows in Sardinia. m y{ Ia
Taragon, in Central Asia.
CELERY in Germany.
trrr OF TREES AND sHR RUDs.
The Currant and Gooseberry came from Southern
Europe. aIa ~. r
The Pear and Apple are likewise European plants.
The Cherry, Plum, Olive and Almond came from
Southern Europe.
The Mulberry Tree, from Persia.
The Walnut and Peach, from the same country.
The Ounce from the Island of Crete
The Pine is a native Of America
whortleberry Is native Of both Asia and Europe.
The Cranberry, of Europe and America.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-15
ORIGIN OF SLAVERY.

Mr.. Bancroft, in his first volume of
his History of the United States, gives an
account of the early traffic of the Eu-
ropeans in slaves. In the middle ages
the Venetians purchased white men,
Christians and others, and sold them to
the Saracens in Sicily and Spain. In
England the Anglo-Saxon nobility sold
their servants as slaves to foreigners
The Portuguese first imported negro
slaves, from Western Africa into Europe
in 1442. Spain soon engaged in the
traffic, and negro slaves abounded in some
of the places in that kingdom. After
America was discovered the Indians OF
Hispaniola were imported into Spain and
made slaves. The Spsniards visited the
coast of North America and kidnapped
thousands Of the Indians, whom they
transported into slavery in Europe and
the West Indies Columbus himself kid
mapped 500 native Americans and sent
them into Spain that they might be pub
licly sold at Seville. The practice of
selling North American Indians into
foreign bondage continued for two cen
turies. Negro slavery was first intro
duced into America by Spanish slave
holders, who cmigrated with their ne
groes. A royal edict Of Spain authorized
negro slavery in America in 1913
King Ferdinand himself sent from
Seville fifty slaves to labor in the mines.
In 1881 the direct traffic in slaves be-
tween Africa and Hispaniola was enjoin-
cd by a royal ordinance. Las Casas,
who saw the Indians vanishing away be-
fore the cruelties of the Spaniards, sug-
gested that the negroes, who alone could
endure severe tolls, might be further en-
ployed. This was in 1918.
Sir John Hawkins was the first En-
glishman that engaged in the slave-trade.
In 1852 he transported large cargo Of
Africans to Hispaniola. In 1861 anoth-
cr expedition was prepared, and Queen
Elizabeth protected and shared in the
traffic. in one of his expeditions, set fire
to an Afiean city, and out of three thou
sand inhabitants succeeded in seizing two
hundred and sixty. James Smith, of Bos-
ton, and Thomas Keyser, first brought
the colonies to participate in slavery
In 1854 they imported a cargo of ne
groes Throughout Massachusetts, the
cry Of Justice was raised against them as
malefactors and murderers: the guilty
men were committed for the offence, and
the representatives of the people ordered
the negroes to be restored to their native
country at the public expense. At
later period, there were Doth Indian ana
negro slaves in Massachusetts,. In 1920
a Dutch ship entered James river, and
landed twenty negroes for sale. This
was the epoch of the introduction of
slavery in Virginia. For many years
the Dutch were principally concerned in
the slave trade in the market of Virginia.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-15

A PHrLosopHER.-A certain good ma
tured old Vermont farmer preserved his
constant good nature, let what would
turn up. One day, while the black-tongue
prevailed in that State, one of his men
came in bringing the news that one Of
his red oxen was dead.
"Is he Z" said the old man "well he
always was breachy cuss. Take his
hide off and carry it down to Fletcher's,
il will bring the CASH" An hour or so
afterwards, the man came back with the
news that ''line back" and his mate were
both dead. "Arc they ?" said the old
man; "well took them of B, to
save bad debt that l never expected to
get. tits lucky that it amt the brindles.
Take the hides down to Fletcher's they
will bring the cash." After the lapse of
another hour the man came back again
to tell him that the nigh brindle was dead.
"Is he ?" said the old man; swell he
was q very old OK. Take off his hide
and take it down to Fletcher's; it is
worth the cash, and will bring more than
any two Of the others,' Hereupon his
wife, who was very pious soul, taking
upon herself the office Of Eliphaz, repri-
mandcd her husband severely, and asked
him IL he was not aware that his loss was
a Judgment Of heaven upon him for his
wickednes. "Is il ?" said the old fellow;
swell, if they will take their Judgment in
cattle, il is the easiest way can pay for
IL tr,,asEacsskiaakor. -
deavors 10 meet the wants Of the community to merit
= continuance Of the same GEO. SCRAM.
E,s, Saginaw, July %, 1859.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-15
Let me die Quietly.

"Be stil--mnke no noise-lot me die quietly
Vice President King.
"Be still !" The hour CT the souls de-
parture is at had earth is fading from
its vision. Time is gliding from its pre-
sent Hopes that cluster around young
life, that swell in the bosom of manhood,
have fallen from around it like the forest
leaves, when the frosts of autumn have
chilled them unto death Ambition,
with its hollow promises, and pride, with
its lofty look, have vanished away. The
world with It's deceltfulncss; pleasure,
with its gilded temptations, are gone
and alone, in utter destruction of all that
time promised, il must start on its solemn
Journey across the valley Of the shadow
of death
"Make no noise !' Let the tumult of
life cease. Let no sound break the souls
communion with itself ere it starts on its
returnless flight. Trouble it not with ac-
cents of sorrow Let the tear stand still
on the check of affection, and let not the
wailing of grief break the solemn silence
of the death scene. Let it gather the
accents that come from within the dark
shadow of eternity, saying to it, come
home. Afar off the music came floating
to it in the air. 'Tis the sound of heav-
enly harps touched by viewless fingers.
Mar not the harmony by the discord OF
earth.
"Let me die quietly" The commo-
tions of life, the strife and warning with
human destiny, are over. Wealth .ac-
cumulatcd must be scattered; honors
won must be resigned; and all the tri-
umphs that come within the range OF
human achievements must be thrown
away. The past, with its trials, its trans
gressions its accumulated responsibilities,
its clinging memories, its vanished hopes,
is rendering up to the future account
disturb not the quiet of that awful reck.
oning. Speak not Of fading memories,
of affections whose objects perish in their
loneliness, like the fewers of spring, OF
wither in a slow decay. Talk not of an
early home where loved ones linger, where
a seat will soon be vacant, cherished
voice hushed forever, OF Of the desolation
that will scat itself by the hearthstonc
The soul is at peace with God let II
pass calmly away. Heaven is opening
upon its vision. The bright turrets, the
tall spires, the holy domos of the Eternal
City are emerging from the spectral
darkness, and the glory of the Most
High is dawning around them. The
white throne is glistening in the distance
and the whitc-robed angels are beckonine
the weary spirit to its everlasting home
What is life that il should be clung &c
longer? What are the joys of the world
that they should be regretted? What
has earth TO place before the spirit Of a
man to tempt its stay or turn it from it'
eternal rest.--Rcgistv.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-15

Science rs. Woodchucks. ks.-Woodchucks are pest
to the fa-mer and rotircs to his hole his
is good onehs safety is secured, unless one goes
into tho laborious effort Of digging him out The new
mode Of hnuting this animal is TO take turtle about
the size of your hand bore hole in the edge of his
she'll and tic string in the same, then on his back
his tail small amount Of sulphur, with little
turpcntine ignite the same and head the animal
down the hole; impelled by the excitement in the
rear, he diligently socks the bottom. The wood
chuck Mortified by the smell Of sulphur and the IA
ming appearance Of his visitor, evacuates the prem
ises, and is met at the entrance by the club Of the
hunter. Tho turtle is then pulled out for another
hunt We are told the experiment new fails
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-15
Selected goetru.
NEVER TOO LATE.
ny HESERy MoRFoRp.


IT'S idle 10 mourn over perishng gold
Or weep for n fond hope betrayed,
For the fair tree Of knowledge springs, as of old,
From the dust where our errors are laid;
'Tis folly 10 think that the world IL our foe,
And heap bitter words upon fate,
For one glorious hope lights the world with its glow
While We live 1t Is Never Too Late.
IT'S weak 20 grow naughty In fortune and power,
Forgetting the nature we bear,
But tits weaker 10 fall In llfe's stormiest hour
And fold up our hands In despair.
What might have been done In the time that Is past
Maybe done cen to-day-by the great;
II we only will bind opportunity fast,
And think II Is Never Too Late.
Crowns have fallen from foreheads Of kings,
Who faltered moment and feared,
While the hopeful and bold from the eommonest
things
The proiidest Of monuments reared
The heroes fife are tn men Of all time,
Who calmly their trial await,
Who shrink not to delve and who fear not to climb
And know u is Never Too Late
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-09-15

A writer in Galvestan, Texas, paper,
describing the cxcelcncies of Sour Lake
as a watering place, says-"Whsn ] came
here / weighed just l44 lbs. 0 ozs. "a grs.
apothecarics weight, "slip shuckcd," but
now / pull down generally, but especially
after dinner, la lbs, hog measure, and
am as independent as wildcat. The
air is so perfectly rarified and ethereal
that jay bird can scarcely fly through
it for the want Of a sufficient volume
necessary 10 its support. ~, \,