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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

ANEcDoTE OF Governor SEwARD.-
When governor of New York. Seward, in
those pre.railroad days, had occasion to
visit certain part of The state, and, ac-
cordingly, mounted upon the box Of the
mail coach, in order that he might enjoy
his cigar and the scenery. The driver
was an inquisitivc fellow, and his passen-
ger humored him. Land agent {? said
the driver. No. quoth Seward. Sell
ing goods p NO Travelling preacher2 ?
No. Circus?' No. What then :? said
the bafiled driver, whist is your business p
Governor, replied Seward, with tranquil
puff, e vernon O. what 2 Governor Of
the state Of New York, replied the smo.
king passenger with composure. Get
aout = Well, can convince you of that,
said Seward, for here ia a man on the
road with whom I am acquainted, and, as
the stage passed by, he saluted him !:
Good morning, Mr.. Bunker, want 10
ask you question am not the COVER.
nor of the State of New York p No. by
thunder = was Bunker's unexpected an.
swer. Who is, then . said the startled
smoker. 'Thurlow Weed !-Cozze,tg
Vine Press.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

Nh. SpUReEoN's LAsT.-Mr. Spurgeon
in preaching at Norwich last week, indul.
ged IN some Of his characteristic humor.
Content" he said, made our cup run
over, while discomfort knocked the bottom
out" The story which had recently an,
peared in the papers about his having
large fortune lett him was a complete
hoax; if he were to have a guinea for
for every falsehood told about him, he
could build his great chapel very soon,
and probably have enough left for a cathe.
dral or two. "a Christian men some.
times fell terribly foul of each other, like
the two English ships which broadsided
each other for hours in mist without
knowing that the British flag was flying
at their mastheads. The lazy man was
one Of the biggest sinners on earth if he
did nothing else, he broke one of Gods
greatest commandments. There was q
very strict Sabbatarian gardener who was
very hard upon his master about the Oh.
servance Of he Sabbath. His master said
to him, Why you break the command
ments yourself" How" said the gar.
dener, don't work on a Sunday" No"
4uoth the master, "nor any other day.
Just repeat the commandment The
gardener, obeyed, and WREN he came to
six days shalt thou labor and do all that
thou hast to do his master said, There,
stop there that is as much part Of the
commandment as that the seventh day is
the Sabbath
The sticking for sectarian distinction
was as absurd as if hungry man about
to eat some bread we're told by Church.
man. mo bread ike the thin loaf" or
BY N,thodist, You must eat twists. .
The hungry man would say, Give me
some bread, and will settle the shape
afterwards.-Loadon Times
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

~ clergyman Of New York lately
preached rather long sermon from the
text" Thou art weighed in the balance
and found wanting" After the eongre-
CATION had listened about an hour, some
begun to get weary and went out others
soon followed, greatly to the annoyance
of the minister. Another person started,
whereupon the parson stopped IN his ser
mon. and said, That's right gentlemen,
as fast as you are weighed, pass ont =,
No one disturbei him by leavin. after
that,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

Henry, unsuspecting Of what was going
on, advanced, his pale face flushed with
wonder and excitement Cha ley, stoop.
ing down, fastened the star upon his breast,
and then supported him back to their seat.
The noisy applause of the audience Jared
almost painfully upon his heart, full Us it
was of deeper joy than earthly fame
can give,-the JOY Of obedience to the
precept " In honor prelerring one an.
other" In his mothers loving smile be
found full reward for the sacrifice Of his
selfish ambition. Coveting earnestly the
best gifts, he had found in the spirit of
brotherly kindness, "a more excellent
way IN Y Observer.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

-" Bob whare's the State of NJ Matrimo.
ny ?" " 1t is one of the United States. II
is bounded by kissing and hugeing on one
side, and cradles and babies on the other.
Its chief products are population, broom.
sticks. and staying out late of nights. 1t
was discovered by Adam and Eve, while
trying to discover northwest passage
out Of Paradise. The climate is sultry
until you pass the tropics Of housekeeping,
when squally weather commonly sets in,
with such power as to keep all hands as
cool as cucumbers, For the principal
road leading to this interesting State,
consult the first pair of blue eyes you run
against"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21
BRANDON SEMINARY.

Yhs Fall tem OF this Institution will CON =
nsnee on Wednesday, September, 7th under the
direction Of Mr.. @. y. Smith, 4 NJ, as Principal.
Mr. Smith 10 a graduate Of Middebury College,
and his past experience and success "a teacher
will be, we hope, a satisfactory recommendation
ss he enters upon his new field Of labor. He
viii be assisted by full and competent Board
Of instructors, aud no efforts win he spared to
naks be School profitable sort for those de-
sisingto ut for business, tesching or for College
lkow L. G. SCOTT, Seey
DeaeAsa, Js,y %, 1850
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

EDUcAuoN.-ThevaId thought it very
unfair to influence q chiId's mind by incul-
eating sny opinion before it should have
cone TO years Of discretion, and able to
to choose for itself I showed him nv
l.ieD, and told him it was nv batanic
Iden. " Bow SO said he, it is GOV.
cred with weeds" 90" I replied, thst
is because it has not come 10 its Bge of
discretion and choice The weeds, you see
have taken the liberty to grow. aud
thought it unfair in ne to prejudice the
soil in favor Of roses and strawberries. -
Cohrtaee.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

BAcKBITIya.-Never say of one who is
absent what you would be afraid or asham.
ed to say if be were present. He of
whom you delight to speak evil says
wise moraist, may hear of it, and become
your enemy, or if be do not you will have
to reproRch yourself with the meanness Of
attacking one who has no opportunity of
defending himself Never listen to those
VITO dea in scandal he who ISLANDERS one
you, will SANDER you to another"
Tale hearers make tale bearers and
hence D. South said, the tale bearer and
tale hearar should be hanged together the
one by tie ear, the other BY the tongue
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21
Cornwall.

4 BRIDoE CRAcKNe.-On the Gin
cinnati and Dayton Railroad the other
day, a lady and gentleman were seated
together. and facing the,u on the opposite
seat sat TWO gentlemen, editors Of two
German papers. When near Dayton, the
train passed through 4 long dark bridge.
Amid the laundering and rafting of the
cars, e very suspicious conclusion was
heard BY those nearest the lady and gen.
tleman alluded to, As they emerged into
the daylight, one of the German editors
slowly drew his spectacles down over his
nose and exclaimed, Veil, I tink dat
ish a tam bad bridge. Ihe9r him crack
one. tO0, three, tour times u"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

LOOK UP.-So long as We confue our
vision to mere natural laws, we keep our
selves upon the Level of the animal crea.
tion, which never look above their instincts
and the supply provided for them-which
never go back to the sources or causes Of
things in themselves or 10 the world around
them. So long as We look merely to hu-
man agencies in the events o. life, We keep
ourselves upon the level Of the temporal
and the finite, never rising higher than
the measure Of human imperfectiou and
fruilty.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

kEEPINa THE HEAEl---To keep the
heart habitually With God, is tie highest
task Of a Christian. Good motions are
not frequent out the constancy of good
disposition is rare and hard. This work
must be coat.nual, or else speedeth not
ike as the body, from a settled and hab.
ituel distemper must be recovered by long
continued diet; and so much the rather,
for that we cannot intermit here, without
relapses If this field be not TILED every
day, t will run out into thistles.- Bishop
Halt
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

A minister who lost his wife aud mad
become wearied of his second edition of
the single state was once instructing d
congregation from the passage, Use this
world as not abusing il" &c. In the
course Of his remarks he took occasion
to mention some things which Christian
could dispense with in this world. In the
category he placed d wife. He had, how.
ever, scarcely sai4. " 4 man may do with
out wife" when his own experience
stoutly protested, and he finished this
branch Of the subject by saying in the
simplicity Of his heart, but, my brethren
it's mighty hard :"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

-Porter's Spirit of the Times has an
accoun, Of a dreadful old fellow. who
would rather tell lie on six months
credit, than tell the truth for cash."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

Ten Wills make one ceut.-FsG.qI
c~rJ-ncy Iath
We know several mills thar haven't
done anything Of the sort these ten year.
-HayJord Times,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

49," To Let" is the common sign on va,
cant houses in American towns, whereas
the English say To be Let" Persons
familiar only with the American form Lose
something Of the point Of the old story
about the gentleman who, going to ex-
anime house marked To be let, " found
very pretty mnd in charge, AMI asked
whether sle was to be let with the house
She ourtsied end replied. Nc sir lam
70 be le, aione.'
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

1t may b. l. IN illustration Of The
sweetness and the s, the English Ian.
guage' that its very bet begins with
A. b.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-21

NoTE-For the sake of truth, tbe
reader is informed that these letters are
written from memory, and, ike most Of
the epistIes to the metropolitan press from
distant places (uli. our corre5dondenco
from Sumatra, FIJI &C. many miles from
the place of /. s.' date.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-08-05

Az AMERICAN RETREAT FROM SoLTERINo.
Judge Forysth of Troy, who witnessed the
battle of Solferino. writes an account of 1t TO
the Albany Journai, and of an amusing
stampede, the next day, in which Mr. Ray
mond Of the New York Times and himself
took part -
1--WE had taken small .one horse con
vevance from Monte Chiaro, with a large
old cOwardly driver, who no sooner saw evi-
dences Of slaughter on the field. than he be
came frightened and hallDed for US to get IN
to the conveyance. and be hurried away of
the field. No entreatie, could check him -
q he would, and he made signs Of dangerous
import, and rather than be left. we got IN
and were hurried off back to CastigliOne.
about four miles. When we got rid Of him
and the day being very warm, we sat down
t. rest on the steps of Cate in the prin-
cipal street, about which were lettering sol
diers all sorts, and where We INDUCED in a
short nap. The next thing that occurred TO
startle us from our proprlety and give US a
vivid Idea OF a pinlc-strIcken town and peo-
pie, was the announcement in the street, by a
crowd of horsemen and carriages Of all sorts,
and soldiers on foot, rushing down the street
in the greatest hurry and confusion, tlat the
Austrian dragons were coming through the
town to murder the WOUNDED French soldiers
and to hberate the Austrian prisoners.
Then it was that a scene occurred such as
never wish to witness again Everybody act
ed ON the principle of clf-preservation. The
officers, soldiers, people and all took to their
best means of locomoti0n, some on horseback.
some in carts, ana most ON foot; all instantly
commenced grand stampede. and ran off
out of the place, some To Tomato, some TO
Monte Chiaro and Brescia-any where to Il
void the Austruus, who We're giving no
quarter, 1t was said, to any one. L tr ely
confess that | partOok of the contagious
alarm; and in company with the principal
editor of the y. Y. Times, made the best OF
our way for Monte Chiaro. If the Austrlans
had in fact been after US, we could not have
improved on the first miles time. But in
panic nobody has any reason left. The
men who Gutstripped all others in the race
were the officers and soldiers themselves.
They passed Us with the comforting exclama-
ton, God help us all, and the devil take the
hindmost.' The panic extended. with the
speed of the hurricane. to Monte Chiaro,
"HCIc Tue NlildSc was speeutly uCPOPul"'O"
and all the houses closed. On it went to
Brescia. Some of the wounded en- route on
wagons and carts were thrown out on
road and left to be run over. the 'eaHiIteIS
looking out for themselves brescia' |nIon
Is a walled and fortified to"n' having ialS
hod,, &c Fra,,.b soldiers in 1t, made stand.
Tho tes ,rere closed, the national guard
oaIIe5 ont and every means of defense pre-
rared Late at night, and tired of waiting
for a,i tG the onslaught, men began to reason on
the subject, and soon the whole thing be-
came ridiculous farce, except the damage
which had been done to wounded men and to
thrown down in transitu.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-08-05

must be permitted to add few observations
in a communication already too long, but which I
have not time to make shorter upon the just and
satlsd pohcy of the State, which the selfish and
monopolizing arrangement of the Vermont and
Canada and Central Companies violated-upon the
deep laid and treacherous continuance in which
they had their origin and consummation- by
which the leading spirits of the two concerns de-
ceived the Legislature, and outwitted men.
frankly admit, who should have known them bet
ter-upon the unjust and oppressive adUantages
instead Of fair mpetition-whoh were thus
secured to force Northern and Western business
into the hands of the combination, and to cripple
within the sphere of its influence for many
years, the property and success Of the Railroad
communications of Western Vermont-and upon
the actual srtsnt of the delays losses and injuries
to which that portion of the community have been
constantly subjected. The story is not mine, but
the statements grouped and compressed of the Re-
port are but small part of them.
And here, one can hardly forbear stopping a
moment, to remark how placidly PATIENT We are
mere ana neTcaDOut on THIS suoJect- W KNOW II
all, but having borne the infiction for almost a
generation, it has become a matter of course
It's and history have almost faded from
memory, and one is reminded of the British SOL
der who often receiving a fogging, lighted his
pipe when the inevitable trouble came and smoked
away during the operation, remarking lit is
quite warming, and not so excessively bad after
all, when one is used to it." But others by hun
dreds and thousands beyond our limits passengers
and freight, have travelled north to and fro, and
enjoyed Essex Junction and its delights, and have
their experiences to relate like Wilson Of Bakers
field at the last session of the Legislature. Bur-
lington, with her wealthy men, interested in rail-
roads aAd imbued vi tn railroad morality, shrewd
managers and disnterested agents, successful poll
ticians and brilliant organ-Burlngton, God
the mark has been the subject Of railroad
manipulation, and just, and accidentally,
8 capped the peril of the argument addressed to the
next Legislature in her name-'Why do you in
sist. if Burlington is content to wipe out the
forfeiture and abandon the road-or at the
worst is satisfied with 7ake-beicre road. costing
litte-another Essex Juuct ction-leaving to the
Central her present advantages, like Lombardy
passed to Sardinia leaving the rest Of Italy to
the Pope, Austria and-Od Nicholas. if that is the
firm
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-08-05
SENATOR BROWNS PROGRAMME

Senator Brown, Of Mississippi, speaks out
his mind plumply. If he is before gather
ing of n. Y. City Democrats, he tells them
he goes for the acquisition of Cuba-buy or
no buy-because it will be for the benefit OF
slauery-that, otherwise, he would not have
Cuba at ALL When talking to his Southern
constituents about the Charleston Convention
of 1860, he is equally out-spoken as to the
plan he would have pursued
The only hope of the Southern Democracy is
to make fight in the Charleston Convention; to
20 there determined 70 have their views incorpo-
rated in the creed Of the party, or break up me
concern in row. have no doubt, as tne ooutn
has heretofore controlled the party on an sress
questions that the Northern Free SOIL element VIII
again Weld in graceful submission II tney 40
not. why then apply the torch to the great .empie
of Democracy. and blow the concern To nlnoefs-
Rather than see the party destroyed, the North,
which doesn't care for principle, will allow any
thing TO be Incorporated into the creed"
There is more truth than poetry in all that
Rather than have the party fail, the northern
Democrats will swallow any dose their
southern masters may fix for them Ii the
southern Democrats are obstinate, the north
ern Democrats will yield. Mr.. Brown knows
them.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-08-05

NEW SHAKEsPERIAN CoNTRovERsY.-Mr
Hamilton Of the department of MSS. in the
British Museum, has pronounced the ancient
folio, from which John Payne Collier made
most of his emendations of Shakespeare, a
humbug. He undertakes to show that the
alledged corrections, instead of dating back
to Shakespeare's day, were made in this CEN
tury, and ne strongly intimates that they are
forgeries written in imitation of the ancien.
style. Mr.. Collier comes to the rescue, and
re-asserts the antiquity of the notes, and Of
fcrs to meet an investigation Of the matter in
a court Of justice The question is of some
consequence, as the text of Shakespeare has
been considerably changed IN accordance with
the readings of Mr.. Golfers folio.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-08-05

LEGISLATIVE JOURNALS. We have received
from Clark II. Chapman, Esq, Clerk of the
Senate, the Journal of the Senate, October
Session 1858 1t was printed by Warner ofLud-
low and appears very well. TheHouse Journal
also, we have just received, printed by E. P.
Walton, IN as fair style as usual 1t strikes
us that the State is getting into slack way
about getting out the Journals and the Laws
ofeach Session. The Laws ought to be prin-
ted with great promptness, soon after the
Session closes. and the Journals within three
or four m onths at the longest.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-08-05

A SHOCKING Observation-Disclosures can
hardly parallel barbarous affair at Marshall
Mo, last week, when three negro prisoners
were taken from Jail by mob, and two
of them hung and one burned at the stake.
One of the negroes had committed an out
rage upon the person of white girl, another
had attempted to take the life Of white
man, and the third, who was burned live,
had killed white man, named Hinton. We
spare our readers the horrible details of the
auto dafe.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-08-05
MR.. MOORE'S CONCERT.

We were glad to see the Town Hall hand,
somely filed in spite of the unfavorable
weather Thursday. OF the Concert it i:
not enough to say that it was a success. In
the degree and uniformity of merit in the
performers, in the character of the audience.
and the amount Of qualification expressed by
them, it has been surpassed by no previous
amateur performance, that we can recollect,
in Burlington, and by very few professional
ones. Mr. Moore is fortunate in his assist
ants, all Of whom made their first bow before
a Burlington audience on this occasion.
Mr.. II. Allen surprised and delighted us
by the facility, smoothness and b1illiancy of
his execution, and by the clear sweet tones
which he evoked from his instrument. lie
was appIauded to the echo, after every piece.
Mr.. Geo. Allen showed himself to be a
good violoncellst, and good violoncellists are
comparatively rare. His entire command of
his instrument, the neatness and finish of
his playing. and the unostentatious yet thor
ough manner in which he performed his
share OF the entertainment, were particular
ly satisfactory. He was abundantlv applaud
ed
Miss Gertrude Scott is the possessor Of a
contralto voice. ofaltogether uncommon rich
ness. compass and power. Its range below
the scale NAV he ipdced from the fact that
her onan;n, riaoa ,r,s ..tba Wonderar -
which is one Of the oreat pieces of Formes.
the great 5asso. and that she sang it we'll.
giving ;he very low note at the close with
entire fullness andprecision. She was raptur-
ously called back to the stage after each
sang "Good night and pleasant dreams, -
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-08-05

HEAVY SALE-The Lawrence Machine
Shops, in Lawrence, Mass, with grounds
and fifty dwelling houses attached, was sold
last week at auction forS 1853 800. The orig
inal cost of the property was upwards of
S500,0O0, so heavy an investment having
been made in anticipation of great demand
for machinery at the West. The erection
of fmachine-shops in that section sufficient to
supply nearly all demands, showed that the
project was not well-advised. 1t is said to
be the intention of the purchasers TO convert
the property into irst-class-cotton mill.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-08-05

a "SHARP" CoNDUcToR.-A conductor on
a railroad not a thousand miles from this
city having failed to announce the station at
which the train stopped, passenger did not
perceive that he had arrived at his destina-
ton until the train was again in motion.
He was told by the conductor that his only
course was to 60 on to another station and
wait for the return train. He went on and
the conductor not only charged fare for bis
compulsory ride, but .fUe cents more, because
he did not purchase has ticket before taking his
seat IN the cars portland Argus
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-08-05

lNCENDIARY ARRESTED AT FITcHBURG.-On
Friday evening, the barn of Mr.. Sam ! Smith, &,
in Fitchburgh, Mass, was totally destroyed
by fire, together with seven tons of hay.
Previous fires had awakened the suspicious
of several citizens as to their origin, and cir
cumstance- pointed to young man named
James A. Hartwell, as the incendiary. He
was at once arrested, and confessed setting
Mr.. Smiths barn on fire, and also to firing
Mr.. John Sawyer's barn, which was burned
on the 4th of May. He was held for trial in
the sum of $4,000.