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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-29

SLIGHT ANACHRoNISM.-The Nashville Ga
zette, in denouncing an article in the Edinburg
Review criticising the works of Edgar A. Poe,
speaks of that poet and of Rev. Sydney Smith,
in the present tense, seeming to be unaware
that both are long since dead. The Gazette
says:
"If the Rev. Sydney Smith, the editor of the
Edinburg Review, had more of the scholar and
less Of national prejudice he would have devoted
the time expended in the before mentioned para
graph to much better purpose by more criti-
cal analysis of the writings of Poe. In fact we
think that the poems, 'The Raven and anna
belle is above and beyond the critical acumen
of the reverend gentlemen"
The Louisville Journal makes this the text of
considerable fun at the Gazette's expense. 1t
says:
"What business, we should like to know, has
Rev. Sydney Smith to be hanging around this
earth, editing the Edinburg Review, writing re-
fined billingsgate,' venting his national preju-
dice and displaying his critical acumen' gene
rally at the expense of other people as dead as
himself? The thing is ghastly Innovation
1t is most unearthly indignity. 1t is an intern
al outrage. Flesh and blood ought not to be
expected to bear it. In the name of the pro-
fesson we thank the vigilant and spirited edi-
tor of The Nashville Gazette for the inerited re-
buke which he has administered to the 'rever-
end gentleman Let him edit reviews in his
own world. We want no competition from that
quarter. Sydney Smith is behaving very shah
billy. He doesen't get lick amiss. Hit him
again. He has parted from all his friends. He
deserves every bit of it"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-29

NEGRO DISCUSSION ABOUT EGGs.-Gene-
va, the lovely village of Seneca Lake. furnishes
the following specimen of parliamentary ruling:
sin the faircst village of Western New York,
the 'culled pussens,' in emulation of their white
brethren, formed Debating Society," for the
purpose of improving their minds by the dis
cussion of instructive and entertaining topics.
The deliberations of the society were presided
over by venerable darkey, who performed his
duties with the utmost dignity peculiar to his
color. The subject for discussion on the occa-
sion of which we write was (Which am de mod
der of the chicken-de hen wot lay de egg, or
de hen wot matches de chick? The question
was warmly debated, and many reasons pro and
con were urged and combatted by the excited
disputants. Those in favor of the latter propo-
sition were evidently in the majority, and the
president made no attempt to conceal that his
sympathes were with the dominant party. At
length an intelligent darkey arose from the mi
nority side, aud begged leave to state propo-
sition to this effect: 'Spose,' said he, dat YOU
set one dozen duck eggs under hen, and dey
hatch, which am de mudder---de duck or dc
hen p This was poser, was well put, and nom
plussed the other side, even staggering the pres
ident who plainly saw the force of the argument,
bnt had committed himself too far to yield with
out struggle so, after cogitating and scratch
ing his wool few moments, bright idea struck
him. Rising from his chair in all the pride Of
conscious superiority, he announced Ducks
am not before de house; chickens am de ques-
ton; derefore rule dc ducks out and do it
he did, 20 the complete overthrow of his oppo-
nents."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-29

A HERO OF THE OLDEN TIME.-At a meet
ing Of the New England Historic Genealogical
society, in Boston, on Wednesday, Col. Samuel
SWEET read an exceedingly interesting memoir
of Gen. Seth Pomroy, distinguished hero in
the French war and in the war of the Revolu-
ton. He also read several letters of Gen. Pom
roy to his wife, from the original manuscripts,
and exhibited the original commission appoint
ing him colonel, signed Gov. Shirley The
Pomroys of England were descended from a
Knight of William the Conqueror. The ances-
tor of Gen. Seth Pomroy of Northampton, Mass.
the emigrant to that place, was blacksmith, to
whom the first settlers there granted the use of
a complete set of tools owned by them, as was
customary in those days in new Settlements
His ancestor, Medad Pomroy, filled, likewise,
the most important of the town offices. The
general followed the occupation of Medad. He
was captain Of military company in 1744.-
The next year he was major in the army that
captured Louisburg. The letters give an ac-
count of the seige. In l746 he was lieutenant
colonel, when the Indians attacked Ashuelot,
now Keene, N. H., and the firing being heard
at Swanzey, expresses were sent through the
line of forts to Northampton, and in little more
than forty-eight hours after the express left
Swanzey, Col. Pomroy was at Keene, with four
or five hundred troops, the distance down and
back being at least ninety miles. The enemy
had retreated and dispersed. In 1856 he was
lieutenant colonel in Col Williams's regiment
from whose death he was chief commander in
the battle with Dieskau. His regiment was the
most prominent and exposed, and suffered most
in gaining the splendid victory at Lake George.
His letters describe the engagement minutely.
He was, at the beginning of the Revolution, of.
fered generals commission, and afterwards Q
commission of brigadier general by the colonies
Congress, which he declined on account of old
age. He fought at Bunker Hill as a volunteer
and afterwards, while in command of aregimen
to join Washington in the Jerseys, he died o
pleurisy. His letters are imbued with very
religious spirit, and he considered the French
as enemies of God as well as of his country
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-29

The DEAD OF lS5S.-The neurology of 1853
is distinguished by many noted names. Among
American statesmen, the most eminent deceased
for the year was Thomas ii. Benton. With
him have departed Senator Evans of South
Carolina; Senator Henderson of Texas; ex-
Senator Bagby of Alabama Gen. James Gads-
den of South Carolina; John \. Quitman of
Mississippi Thomas L. Harris of Illinois. and
ex-President Anson Jones of Texas. Among
lawyers have died Benjamin F. Butler, and
Chief Justice Duer of New York. Among au-
thors, VIM. Henry Herbert, William jay, and
Madame Ida Pfeifer. Among merchants, An
son G. Phelps, and Benz Marshall of New
York, and James Adger Of Charleston. Among
mechanics, Isaac Newton and John p. Allaire
Among scientific men, Bonpand the naturalist,
and Robert Brown, the botanist. Among pain
ters, AIRY Schoffer. Among theatrical charac-
ters, the great Rachel, and Lablache, the singer
Among soldiers, Field-Marshal Radetzky, of
the Austrian army, and Major General Persifer
+. Smith, U. S. A. Among naval commanders,
Admiral Lord Lyons of the British service, and
two American commodores, Matthew c. Perry,
and I. Ap. Catesby Jones. Among philoso-
pliers, Robert Owen. Among prominent char
acters at the European Courts, the Duchess of
Orleans, Redschid Pacha, Grand Vizier of Tur-
key, and Baron Ward (the Yorkshire hosiery
Prime Minister of Parma. The Emperor of
Japan also lately died. Among other notorie-
ties deceased may be mentioned Soyer the
prince of cooks, bred Scott, whose name will
be famous one in the annals of the country,
and Eleazer Williams, the reputed Bourbon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-29
COUSINING.
We think it about time to again put the fol-
lowing good story in circulation:

We think it about time to again put the fol-
lowing good story in circulation:
A country gentleman, several years ago, visit
cd Boston, and Immediately repaired to the
house of a relative, lady who had married a
merchant. The parties were glad to see him,
and invited him to make their house his home
(as he had declared his intention of remaining
in the city but day or two.) The husband of
the lady, anxious to show attention to relative
and friend of his wife, took the gentleman's
horse to livery stable in the neighborhood.-
Finally, his visit became visitation, and the
merchant, after the lapse of eleven days, found,
besides lodging and boarding the gentleman, a
pretty considerable bill had run up at the livery
stable. Accordingly, he went to the man who
kept the stable, and told him when the gentle
man took the horse he should pay his bill.
"Nery good" said the stable-kceper II un-
derstand you."
Accordingly in short time, the country
gentleman went to the stable and ordered his
horse to be got ready. The bill was, of course
presented.
"O," said the gentleman, "Mr-, my rel
ative, will pay this"
"Very good, SIR" said the stable-keeper
"please to get an order from Mr.. -: it will
be the same as money
The horse was put up again, and down went
the country gentleman to Long Wharf, on which
the merchant kept.
"Well," said he, "Im going now"
"Are you ?' said the merchant. "Well, good
bye"
"Well," about my horse; the man says the
bill must be paid for his keeping"
"Well, | suppose this is all right, sir"
"Ye-well, but you know I'm your wife's
"Ycs," said the merchant, 81 know you are
Gm yotr horse is not'''
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-29

The district court in one of the northern par
ises of Louisiana was in session. twas the first
day of the court time, after dinner Lawyers
and others had dined and were sitting out be-
fore the hotel and long, lank, ,unsophisticated
eountryman came up and unceremoniously made
himself one of 'em, and remarked: Gentlemen,
| wish you would go on with this Court, for l
want to go home; l left Betsey looking out
Ahr said one of the lawyers, 'and pray, sir,
what detains you at courtP' why, SIR said the
countryman. i am fotched here as jury, and
they say if go home they will have to find me,
and they moutnt do that, as live good piece
What jury are you ona' asked lawyer. what
juryP Yes, what juryP grand or traverse jury"
Grand or travis juryP dad fetched if l know
'Well,' said the lawyer, did the Judge charge
youP We'll, squire said he, the little fellow
who sets up in the pulpit and kinder bosses it
over the crowd, gin us talk, but don't know
whether he charges anything or not
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-29
VOL. XXVI.
p Z T R Y.
"THE DEACON"

"THE DEACON"
A quaint cut coat threadbare and black
Covers n bent and age-curved back,
And shocks Monsieur Au-fait;
Madame La Mode may glance and grin
At the seedy coat and the form within,
AS the Deacon bows good day."
But all unconscious his lack Of style,
The Deacon he gives his pleasant smile,
And mods with kindly chccr
Though age and toll has bent his back,
And his uncouth coat of anapworn black,
His smile and nod are sincere.
Not one Of your cantng sort Ia he,
That pray the prayer Of the Pharsee,
Scf-complacent and satisfied
He seeks for good, not for defects
And his humble creed it never rejects
Those for whom tho Savior died.
If you ask he'll give in n kindly way.
Advice-and he'll listen to all you say,
=. Nor irown in portentious knowledge;
He'll give his views in an earnest voice,
The sense will be clear if the phrase is not choice
He has never been to College.
And IL you play druughts Of Saturday eve,
He will not tell you you're sure to receive
a mark in the Book above
He'll say il were better the mind to prepare
BY quiet reflection for worshiping where
God lists the united love-
lie does not believe that social glec
VIII condemn mankind for eternity,
He was merry himself in his youth;
I've heard him say (he loved jcst)
That truth was to him made manifest
When following after Ruth.
The children they love to hear him talk,
They cling to his hands and impede his walk;
Though his coat is shabby and queer
His loving nature peeps out from his eyes,
And his tones are soft, as lie vainly tries
To make word and look severe.
To hear him pray is to feel the prayer
Not meaningless sound upon the air,
But n souls allegiance shown;
And the thanks appear to speed away,
And the mcrcics crnved their lead obey
Up to Jehovah's throne.
Though poor in gear and purse, his hand
Gives what it holds to wants demand,
And with it goes n prayer;
And like the widows cruse his breast,
Exhaustless, answers each request
And soften woe and care.
transformations, pure and mild,
As humble as little child
He walks where Jesus trod:
Weak for himself in worldly fight,
But strong in battling for the right
Courageous for his God.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-29

GEOLOGICAL WONDERS OF UTAH.-We OBJ
serve that the California newspapers are calling
public attention to the Great Basin of Desert, or
Utah, as field for Geological research. In that
solitary region are many curious salt lakes =
the vestges of lost ocean, whose remaining
waters are so strongly impregnated with saline
matter that they are little less than immense
reservoirs of in solution. Large rivers flow for
hundreds of leagues through sterile solitudes,
and at length mysteriously disappear beneath
the desert. In many places immense deposits
of soda cause the water to eGervesce like boil
ing caldron. Springs of sulphur, springs of
boiling water, mountains of snow, heated plains,
vast deposits of subterranean ice-these, and
many other wonders, are described as existing
in the Great American Basin.
A lieutenant in the army in march across
the continent, discovered natural curiosity, to
which he gave somewhat uncomplimentary
name. On the apex of a concial-shaped mound,
about eighty feet in hight, was an unfathomable
miniature lake of warm water, which had no
apparent outlet or inlet. The water was tepid,
and perfectly translucent, and its surface was
nearly on a level with the top of the cone which
contained it. Various attempts were made to
fathom this curious basin, but no bottom could
be found. At the distance of forty feet from
the base Of the mound, were a number of gush-
ing fountains, the water of which was intensely
hot. He called il "The Devils Tea Kettle"
A thorough geographical and geological sur
vey of this great tract of territory would doubt
less result in many singular scientific discover
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-29

STEAM-DocToRING.-Those who knew the
good old-fashioned and eccentric Mr.. Morrisette
of Monroe County, will at once recognize the
following as "true bill" 1t is true to the let
ter, and "just like him y"
Some years ago bill was up before the Ala
bama Legislature for establishing Botanical
Medical College at Wetumpka. Several able
speakers had made long addresses in support of
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AN HONEST LAwYER.-TAe Pittsfeld Sun il

AN HONEST LAwYER.-Ihe Pittstfeld Sun in
allusion to the will of the late Augustus Thorn
dixie, relates the following anecdote:
"A person, whom we will not name, called
upon Mr.. Chandler Williams, then one of the
principal lawyers here, and still remembered
with respect by many, and requested him to draft
his will. He inquired and noted down the dis
position the testator wished to make of his prop
erty, which, according to Mr.. Williams's sense
of right, was exceedingly unjust toward one of
his two children. He therefore demonstrated
with him-but failing to induce him to do what
was right, at length asked: well, you me, then
to make yourw according to this memorandum
you have given meP' The reply was, Il do
Then followed the rejoinder, I'm be ID if l
will; you must get some one else to do it,
Alas, it was in the days when lawyers would ex-
press themselves in improper language; but it
was one, also, in which they would not minister
to injustice and wrong"
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In 1747he writes that he has purchased an Eng
lish girls time for five years. and was about
buying negro man. lie was also a trapper,
for he writes to have his traps at Northampton
attended to. His wife's letters to him exhibit
signal intelligence and spirit, and she was ami
mated with the same devotional faith as her
husband.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-29

Hannah More said to Horace Walpole, "If l
want to punish an enemy, it should be by tasten-
ing on him the trouble of constantly hating
somebody"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-29

upon his soul the greatest gift Of God faith
in Jesus Christ as the Divine Savior of the
Norld
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1t is generally considered that man has right
to steal kiss or an umbrella whenever he has
o chance.
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M | S c E L L A N Y.
REMARKABLE LETTER FROM HENRY
WARD BEECIiER
WORKING WITH ERRORISTS.

WUhhING WITH EKKUKISTS.
Last week VIC made partial confession of
our Faith. This week we make partial con-
fession Of our Practice. And we now print the
entire first part of the article from the n. Y.
Examiner, the last part of which it was more
convenient to dispose of first:
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BUSINESS CARDS.

FORGE HOWE, Attorney & Counsellor
~ BRATTLEBOR0, VT.
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TOSEPH STEEN, Bookseller, Publisher and
u staoner OF Main and High sts Battleboro, W.
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DRADLEY & KELLOGG, Attorneys and
Id Counsellors Law and Solicitors in Chanccry. Once
opposite the Brattleboro House, Bratttleboro, Vt.
j. d. Bradley. Geo. b. Kellogg
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@ A. MORSE & CO.'S Livery Sta
y. BILE, in the Of the Brateboro House, Main Street.
Brattleboro, Vt.
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II J. CARPENTER, DEALER IN
III. Toys Fancy Goods Books, Stationery, Newspapers,
Magazines and Periodicals.
Subscriptions received for the Principal Newspapers and
Magazines, and forwarded by Mail or otherwise.
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TAMES w. CARPENTER, Attorney and
~ Counsellor at Law and Solicitor in Chancery saxtons
River Village, Rockingham, Vt.
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T II. & w. ii. ESTERBROOK
- Manufacturers and Dealers in Empire State, Victor,
Stewards and Genesee Valley Cook Stoves Paror and Box
Stoves and Hot Air Furnaces.
Also Pows, Cultivators Road scrapers Churns, Iron
Sinks Russia and English Stove Pipe and all kinds
Furniture, Japan and Common Tin Ware.
No. Exchange Block BRATTLEBoR0, VT.
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WOODCOCK & VINTON, Paper Manu-
w facturers All kinds OF Printing Paper made
der Cash paid for White and Brown Rags Bratteboro,
VT
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Us Wholesale dealers In FLOUR AND GRAIN,
No. Blake's Block BRATTLEB0R0, VT.
Z. Crosby. l. G. Chandler W. Gains.
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CHAS. n. DAVENPORT, Attorney and
" Counsellor at Law and Solicitor in ChAncery,
WILMINGTON, VT.
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r n. THORN, DRUGGIST & APoTHE-
Il CARY, opposite the Post Office, BRATTLEBORO, VT.
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til N. HIX, Attorney and Counsellor
liz at Law and Solicitor in Chancery
WHITINGHAM CENTRE, VT.
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isn.sd steamer Marion for Charleston n ssnalsd steam
steamship George. Creek Morley Baltimore mdss. to II B.
steamship Philadelphia. Harrison New oesn. Feb S. and
Havana sth and pass. TO n. 0. Roberts
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spoke ship Tebssts from Charleston for Boston, sso bHk
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