Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-01-23

llshed the poem, had not been apprehensve that
while ouiy meant TO give the world this new in
stance Of your genius, mi gh, have incurred the
Imputuilon OF vanity. TINS, and nothing else
determined me not TO give il place ia The pub
llc prints.
" Ii you should ever come to Cambridge, or
) near headquarters, shall be happy TO see por-
son SO favored by the MUSES., and to wnom Ma
ture had been SO iberal and hspificent IN her dis
pensations.
am with great respect,
our obeuient, humble servant,
. GEORGE WASHINGTON"
The early friends Of Phlls were dead, or scat
tered abroad, and she felt alone in the eorld.
She formed an acquaintance with colored man
by the name o. Peters, who KEEP, grocery shop.
tie was more than commonly lnehge spoke
fuentiy wrote easily, dressed well, aud was hanc-
some p hls person lie Offered marriage, and in
az evil hoHr sae accepted iiiln. lie royed 10 be
lazy proud, ana hsrsn-ttmptT-d. lie neglected
his business. failed, aud became very poor.
lhoGSh unwtIln; 10 da h2rd work himself, ne
wanted 10 make "a drudge oi bis wife. Her con-
siitutloo Tae ifaIi, sne na0 Uten uuaccustomeu 10
hardship, and Sc WAS the mother or three little
cnndrep, with no 10 help her ID her household
iaOors and cares. lie had no pity on her, and
instead OF trying to !Ishten her load. he made it
he4Yle. by Lis bad temper. Ire litie ones sick
ened AID died, and Their gentle n.otaer was SOM
peteiy broken down by toll and sorrow Some
o. tue deccsouants oi her lamenled mistress at
/ last heard q her Illness aGd went to see her.
Ihey found her III q tororn situation, suffering for
the common comforts of life. Ine Revolutionary
wtr was stil! TaClaS. Every yUody mourning
for sens and husbands slain IN battle. The coun
try was very poor. TIE currency was 50 de-
ranged thai a goose cost forty dollars, and other
articles IN proportion. Ia suct state OF things,
people wefe TOO anxious and troubled to thiak
about the African poetess, whom they had once
delighted honor; or ii they transiently re-
membe:ee her, they tooA it for granted that her
husband provided Tor her. And it happened
taAt the gifted woman who had oeen patron zed
" wealthy Dcstonnus, aud had rolled
throu5h Loudon n the splendid c-rriage Of the
kagnoh nobIl.y, lay dyns alone. IN /. cOd dirty.
comtortisss room Il was mougntuI reverse If
lortune; but she was patient aud resigned She
made 10 mpi-inl OF Ter un;eeIag husband but !
The neIg gh0Ors sad tbat wien a .,.a ot woa1 was
uer, he i=It himself 100 nnch OF a gentle
10 saw j. l4o4zn MS wife was shiyerit,sr with
cold. Inc descendant, Gf Mrs Nn4.tley did
what they cJ4u b relieve hrr alis. aft.r the,
dlscoyttet her ->tt.rn+ Is A.tt.ir. o,,i,,;,, Az
5orft na,-., tr tr , ..., - :. .r I'LL /
wicked cease isan. trouDi NJ. And ,he.4 III VA
RI .re ii res"
Iier husband Mas =, gan4rsfly d,.l,L-4 tb.t
people never called her A1r,. Peters. ,ae VS.
4lways called l4.Us * ng4tley IN name h.
st0aed upon Aei WIN ,hg ff,i entered tb4 SER
wee Of her bsn-f ctrs.s and tx ,,t,en sba Ian /
oeconle kn5an as 1 p9ete,s.
LITILL FOXIs. ByAirs. StJNe Boston lick 4
nor F.-4us.
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VIKINGS, onen7 WIN cIA!osae, IN whIch T. Pa
r. proposes o. preach 10 bis chI.d.en Il course
ot household ,sr,aons from tn. TX, ;. y.ks ne
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less man sp noble an luatitutiln should BE-.
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