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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-05
The Little "Jail-Bird."

"Mayn't / stay, ma'am2 I'll work, cut
wood, 90 for water, and do all your errands. y
The troubled eyes Of the speaker were
filed with tears. 1t was a lad that stood,
one cold day in winter, at the outer door Of
cottage ON bleak moor in Scotland. The
snow had been falling very fast, and the poor
boy looked very cold and hungry.
You may come in, at any rate, till my
husband comes home There, sit down by the
fire; YOU look perishing with cold" and she
drew chair up to the warmest corner then
suspiciously glancing at the boy from the cor
ners of her eyes She continued setting the
table for supper.
Presently came the tramp of heavy boots
and the door was swung open with quick
I Jerk, and the husband entered, wearied with
his days work.
A look of intelligence passed between hi
wife and himself He looked at the boy, bu
did not seem very well pleased; he neyerthe
less made him come to the table, and wa
glad to see how heartily he ate his supper.
Day after day passed, and yet the bo.
beered to be kept "until tomorrow so tn
GOOD couple, after due thought, said that a
long as he was such good boy, and worke'
so willingly, they would keep him.
One day in the middle of winter, pedder
who often traded at the cottage, called, an
after selling his goods, was making ready t
90, when he said to the woman
You have a boy out there, splitting wood
see !" pointing to the yard.
"Yes do you know him2"
:" have seen him."
"WhereY Who is he? What is hep
"a jail-bird;" and the peddler swung hi
mack over his shoulder. THAT boy, youn
as he looks, saw in court myself, and hear
D him sentenced Ten months. You'd do we
|, TO look carefully after him."
Oh, there was something so dreadful IN th
e word "iailw The poor woman trembl led
o she laid away the things she had bought {
: the peddler; nor could she be easy tiil 81 D
called the boy in and assured him that 81
knew that dark part of his history
$ Ashamed and distressed, the boy hung dow
n his head. His cheeks seemed bursting vii
k the hot blood, and his lips quivered.
, "Well," he muttered his whole fran
Is shaking, there's no use in my trying to
e. better, everybody hates and despses me; n
body cares about me-"
IN "Tell me-" said the woman, How can
le you to go, 50 young, to that dreadful plac'
Where is your motherf"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-05

DR.. Thomas, when Bishop of Salisbury,
used to tell the following story "While /
was chaplain to the British factory at Ham
burgh, a gentleman belonging to the factory
died at village about ten miles distant. Ap-
plcation was made to the pastor of the parish
for leave to have him buried in his church
yard. but, on being told that he was CAL
whist, he refused.
nNo,r said he, there are none but Lu-
therans in my churchyard, and there shall be
no other"
This being told (says DR.. Thomas) | re-
solved to 20 and argue the matter with him
but found him inAexible. At length | told
him he made me think of a circumstance
which once happened to myself when | was
eurate in Thomas Street. / was burylng Q
corpse, when a woman came and pulled me BY
the sleeve in the midst Of the service, saying
"sir, sir, want to speak to you. -,
"Prythee," says |, woman, wait TIL
have done"
No, sir, | must speak to you Immediately
Why, then, what is the matter :"
"Sir,h said she, "you are burying a MAJ
who died Of the smallpox next to my husband
who never had it,"
The story had the desired effect, and IN
pastor permitted the bones of the Calylnlst Z
be inferred in his churchyard. "-Presoyfe
| ridh.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-05
Unconscious Faiih.

The farmer does not order ten thousand
buckets added to his list of aorcltnral imnlo.
ments, so that water may be carried from nd.
iacent wells and rivers to moistep his nlanied
fields. lie depcnds on the invisible nyeneios
of toe natural world ~ liit the water fgom tia
distant ocean, to transport it in yapors, and
to scatter the gladdening drops upon his fur
rowed corn and narrowed wheat No man
can cultivate his farm without faith in the
higher power. And so it is with the man who
cultiyates his own heart. He feels that he
must grow in grace and in knowledge But
he cannot comfort himself with the ten thous-
and shallow compliments dipped out Of
the wells aud currents of society. however
bright and sparkling. Such refreshings are
artificial and easily dried away.
/ The heart intuitvoly expects something out
Of the pure regions above. It looks beyond
rituals. crecds and ceremonies beyond all
seot-patented PHILOSOPHERS aud confessions
beyond all systems of moral policy and bodily
pcrlormnnce-up to the heavens of ampler
revelation-up to the infinite sources of ali
prowth and glory The heart has Eitl that
the eternal power which created. can renew
and redeem but il trusts in nothiug less II
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Vol. 63.-3225. No. III.

to his heart for moment.
Then he put Constance down, and took the
baby from the wagon. This baby was two
years old but something was the matter with
his back, so the poor thing had never walked,
and might never And he, as Mr.. Stainsby
brought him in--dressed in a gown made Of
a high-colored, large-howered one Of his grand
mother's-wss the most touching sight Of all,
in his sweet helplessncss.
" How much he looks like a little brother
of mine who died at about his age The lit
tie dear Do let me take him. Is he afraid
Of strangers2" said Miss Comfort holding
out her hands.
The baby answered this question for him
self by reaching out his hands in return, and
springing with glad cry from his fathers
arms into Miss Comforts.
Mamma mammal come !" said he, nes-
Ting his head upon her neck.
There were tears in Miss Comforts eyes as
well as Mr.. Stainsbys, as she stopped her
head TO kiss the little white check.
You have always reminded me Of Pau's
mother, especially in your eyes" said Paul's
father. " But did not suppose Paul remem-
bered her. He was only eight months old
when she died"
The children not being through their sup
pers, Miss Comfort, Of course, had TO ask Mr..
Stainsby to eat with them so he sat down OPP
posite her, and she poured bis tea with Paul,
who clung to her, in her lap.
'szstsoa-t,snee, doar. ven ore holding your
4 knife in the wrong hand. Let pa spread your
bread for you" said Mr.. Stainsby. 81 hope,
Miss Comfort, you will excuse my childreu's
manners Their grandma does not think of
such things. But | wouldn't mind that 80
much, it that was ALL Children are trying
to old people, l suppose" he added with a
suggestive sigh.
As soon as they had finished their suppess,
Mr.. Stainsby began to tie on their bonnets
and pin on the shawls but he did it so awk-
wardly that Miss Comfort was glad to come
to his help.
al wit Nit Tomfort would pit on my tings
every time TIE do it more better" said
Constance.
f f" Yes dear, so do l." replied her father.
"Oh, will you, Nit Tomfort? My pa said
he wit you would" cried the child.
! Miss Comfort made as if she did not hear
but Paul was not so easily disposed Of +" No
| no mamma come mamma come !" he sobbed
: with baby grief, einging fast to Miss Com
, forts neck when his father tried to take him
( "You sec, Miss Comfort, how they neet
you !" said he piteously. "Ifyou only ,coutlt
r comel %
c "Do come Will you come ?" asked Con
' stance holding fast to Miss Comfort
a Selma alone did not speak, but she looket
n up with hungry eyes that said as much as al
| the rest.
e "Well, WE'LL l suppose | must, then Blu
/ you will have to 60 now, all Of you, only tn
c baby. He can stay if he wants to, said Mis-
e Comfort, desperately.
And so, as the children could wait no long
l. er, the very next week Miss Comfort wcnt.-
&c Harper's Bazar.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-05

ssellpz of iassitalr q gauofi,s fasianosethrev='
out the summer slscc Weakly constituted persons or
those Of scdcntery habits invariably complain Of this
annoyance The scosrhlng heat Of md-aimmcy rclaxes
the system and reduces the vital energies. Ifthe patient
&. OF nervous temperament this debility units him for
even the ordinary routine every day NE. When this
state Of exhaustion coahes on H0srErrERs TOMAcn
BirTERs viii proyc safe and nesertiiing means Of
strengthening and restoring ue physical Organization.
TIL. hoalu-ylug tonic puridas and nfuso renewed vi-
tally into the blood tone. che stomach and digestive
organs, and acts Ike charm the nervous ystem 1t
eaectuay removes an tendency 20 lanEuor depres'
sion oil sprits To tho weaker lie invaluable, as It
soothos and braces up vhc is powerful eaecu arc Of
the mos, beneficial character The naunacs q age are
aIe,iaied By It's ue Itreyycs the strength, ineroase'
the appetite and gives ygor and elaseiB 10 the oonst
tuition.
When mothers arc nu1sins, nosTErrEks STOMACH
BITrERs should especially be taken IN regular doses
~ in thls country most always the nourshnent s in
adequate to the wanls Of the child. In such cases thi
ines,inalle tonic Is wonderfully scacous. Isstrength
ening virtues are at oneo apparent 1t is free from al
properties calculated to impair the sston, and it, OF
erations are at once mild and soothing 2A3
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-05
Gnarled Lives.

1t is solemn thing to grow out of youth
and not be a Christian. 1t is a solemn thing
for young man to grow up into manhood
aud not be u Christian. IL u q solemn thing
for parents to wait for their children to get
into the trough of the sea before they attempt
to bring them TO the Lord Jesus Christ. 1t
is solemn thing to abandon q child to hope,
and chance, and promise when all growth be.
youd youth is wrong growth. | buy an old
place of careless man, and find that the
grape trellises have been neglected until the
vines have gone in and out, in aud out, and
twisted themselves around the trellis. look
at it for awhile, and say to my gardener-"SeC
here; which is the cheapest, to take that vine
up and burn it, and plant new vine there
| or undertake to trim this up, and give 1t q
new start and endeayor to trainit right2" lie
would say that it was about "six Of one anC
about halfa dozen of the other" On th'
whole, it ia better to plant new root, than t.
seek to change the old vine. Is not this tru
in regard to great many menl To under
take 10 untwist and unlock these gnarled bran
ches which are twirlcd around their life, is
not like taking the very root out Of them
How many are here who know this from eA
perience! Conceive yourself as being agai
in the state of child, and your whole life a
conforming to the wish of your Father who
in heaven; what mighty change that woul
be !-Beecher.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-05
Precision In Business.

On certain Saturday night the clerks OF
the Bank of England could not make the bal
ance come out right by just one hundred
pounds. This is a serious matter in that es-
tablishment-not the cash, but the discrepan-
cy, however slight An error in the balanc-
ing has been known to keep delegation of
clerks from each department at work some-
times through the whole night A hue and
cry, therefore, was made after this one hun
dred pounds, as if the old lady in Threadnee-
die street would be in the Gazette as an in-
solvent, for the want of it. Luckily on the
Sunday morning following, the clerk-in the
middle of the sermon, perhaps--felt suspi-
cion of the truth dart through his mind quick
er than a lightning fash. He told the chief
cashier, on Monday morning, that perhaps the
mistake might have occurred in packing some
boxes of specie for the West Indies, which
had been sent to Southampton for shipment
The suggestion was Immediately acted upon
/ Here was race-lightning against steam
and steam with a start of forty-eight hours
Instantly the wires asked whether such YES
sel had left the harbor." "Just weighing
anchor was the reply. "Stop her. iranti
cally shouted the telegraph. Ii was done
+" Have up on deck certain boxes, marked 81
and so, aud weigh them carefully" The
were weighed and one, the delinquent, wa
found heavier by just one packet of a hundre'
soyereigns than it ought to be. Let he
go," says the mysterious telegraph. Th
West India folks were debited with just on
hundred pounds more, and the error was cor
rocted without looking into the boxes, or dc
LAYING the voyage an hour.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-05
Marrying the Wrong Woman.

A Pennsylvania paper says: Reading an
article in which Mrs. Oakes Smith relates
story Of II woman proposing to the wrong
man, reminds us of an occurrence that hap
pened in this State some twenty years since.
A distinguished professor and divine from
the neighborhood of Pittsburg was on visit
to some friends east of the mountains, and
was introduced 10 a very respectable family
which had two accomplished daughters--one
of them very handsome, and the other rather
plain.
After spending some weeks in the neigh
borhood, and having frequent opportunities
of meeting the ladies, he became quite enam-
ored with the younger and the prettier Of the
sisters. He, however, returned home without
any preference He was man Of very
sedate and studious habits, and soon became
absorbed in his books, and for time he
seemed to forget his new acquaintance. But
the image of one Of them seemed TO be con-
tinually before his mind. After having ma
turely considered the matter, and having. no
doubt, sought guidance from on high, he con-
cluded to commence correspondence with
the object of his affection.
Unfortunately, or fortunately, as he after
wards stated, he addressed the wrong lady.
He had got their names transposed. The
correspondence finally led to an engagement.
4 The day was fixed for the wedding, and the
reverend doctor of divinity made his appear
ance ut the proper time. But what was his
surprise to find that he was going to marry a
lady he had not courted. But, being sem
sible and an honorable man, he said nothing
about it, believing the hand ct Providence
was in the matter, and was actually married
to the sister of tho girl he thought he had
won. Time wore on; she proved to be .
most amiable, intelligent and afiectionate WIFE
He never told the story till after the younger
sister was happily married He never had
reason to repent the mistake and he Is 70
this day firm in the belief that GOD 20 or.
dered it for his happiness. "Aifs well that
ends we'll"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-05
The Story of Eme.


Little Efiie was deformed When she was
wee bit Of baby, she had terrible fall
They feared at first that she would die, but
gradually she grew better; at last they thought
She was quite we'll After time they found
that her poor little back was awry. A large
lump grew between her shoulders, and at ten,
she was no taller than most children are at
FIVE. 1t made one sad to see her, and many
pitied her very much, but sometimes the
children who came to play with her sister Al
lie laughed at her, and called her rude names,
and then little EiFe would creep away to some
lonely corner and cry herself to sleep Only
think how cruel those children werel am
afraid they did not remember that had God
chosen, lie could have made them like little
Ellie.
One day Efiie came and laid her head in
her mothers lap, and her eyes were full Of
tears
What makes you cry, dear child2" asked
her mother
because, mamma" she sobbed, "when the
children come to play with Allie, they laugh
at me and call me 'hunchback.' | try not to
grow angry, but can't help the naughty
thoughts"
"You must pray to the good Jesus to make
you gentle and forgiving darling"
"Yes, | know, mamma, but | do wish the
spring would come, then | could 90 into the
woods and fields. The flowers don't laugh at
me, and the little birds come close about me
when they sing, as if they knew that was a
poor little hunchback, that nobody loved"
Efhe's mother was very sad, and she lifted
her little girls face and kissed it tenderly
"Dont cry, dear child" she said, "mamma
loves you, and Jesus aud his angels love you,
too"
"What, the beautiful angels love me, nam.
ma ?"
The thought seemed to make her very glad
and throwing her arms about her mqther'i
neck, she said.
"pll try tfbe good, mamma, and when theJ
laugh at me III think how Jesus and the deal
angels love me-"
Dear Effie could those naughty children
who had made her little heart so sad, have
seen her sweet face then, they would hav
been sorry for their unkind words. Al
through the long, cold months she talked o
birds and flowers, and longed for spring t
( come; but when at last the winter ended, sh
c Law white and wasted on her little bed, wit
c no strength left to gather the butter cups an
> daisies
a "Mamma," she said, one day, "Pye bee
c wishing for the flowers to come but shan
d need them now, for | think God wants me
e 20 to live in His beautiful garden in Heaven.
o just then Allie came in with a bunch {
e blue violets which she put in Effes ou
r stretched hand. wish you could have see
l. how glad the poor sick girl was. She VIZ
It too weak to talk, but the smile on her fac
y told how she loved the flowers, and then 81
x held them close to her lips until she fell
in sleep, and while she slept think Gods ang
as must have kissed her eyelids, for she new
is walked again. They said she was dead al
Id the children came and looked wonderingy j
to the little coffin, but Eaie was in that hapI
j, land where no rude playmates called h
IN 'hunehback,' and whore she could gather eve
OF day sweet flowers that never fade.-Lft
y CorDoral
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Now Now For time is short, and death
is near and Judgment threatened. Now for
in eternity it will be too late, and your very
next step may land you there! The only
season of which you can be sure is now. The
purpose may not last till tO-morrowi fulfill 1t
now. Fresh difficulties will food the channel
o-morrow-wade it now. The chain Of evil
habit will bind you more tightly tomorrow
snap it now, Religion is work for every day
begin it now. Sin exposes to present miseres;
escape them now. Holiness coniers present
ioys; seize them now The God of love en-
treats be reoonciled now. The Father from
his throne invites; return now. The Saviour
from His cross beseoches; trust Him now
The Holy Spirit is striving in your heart
vield noio. +" Behold, now is the accepted
time; behold, now is the day of salyation!"--
Reu. NelcmaH Hall.
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BY y. &y j. M. POLAN ND.
Special alntices.



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alays all pain, reduces Inflammation corrcc aedty Of
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makes sick and weak children strong aud healthy pro-
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FrppLRRs' GREEN.--Hayes' City, on the Pa
cidc Railroad, contains fifteen hundred people,
nearly one half Of whom subsist by selling
whisfey to the other half The Gospel has
never been preached in the place Shooting
at each other is the standard amusement Of the
lively population, four persons having been
shotin a single week recently. Might isright,
and the revolver is the court Of the first and
last appeal. Vt has not rained there for six
months--San Francisco paper.
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