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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-04-28

Two MEALs DAY If any man or
woman offorty-fye or over, not engaged
in hard natural labor. especially tho
studious, sedentary and indoor hyers
would take but two meals a day for one
month, the seeend not being later than
three in the afternoon, and absolutely
nothing afterwards, except It might bo
in some eases an orange or lemon or
cup Of worm drink, such as tea, broma,
sugar, water, or ice cream, there would
be such change for the butter in tho
way Of sounder sleep, feeling on wax
ing Of having rested, an appetite for
breakfast a annoyance Of disposition
during tho day with geniahty Of
temper and manner that few, except
tie animal aud the glutton, would bo
willing to 90 back to the flesh pots of
Egypt
Ben Wade" as he is familiafly
called, one Of the political lions Of the
West. has taken but two meals q day
for twenty years and if all sedeutary
persons, those who are indoors
greater part of their time. would, after
the ago Of forty-dve, observe tho
same inaexible rules. there can be no
doubt, other things being equal, that
long years u happy exemption from
the ordinary ills Of liie would be tho
result The reason is that the stomach
wonld have time TO rest, foI fscuperation
and would thus be able 70 perform is
part more thoroughly, making purer
blood, giving better sleep and securing
a good appetite for breakfast Lot any
man try it for ten days taking the
second neal seven hours after the FIRST,
and abandon tho practice il be can.
Haifs Journal n HeaiH
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-04-28

wei before irving q again. / do not
know ihai would oljcct to mans
trying e make slk purse out II s
sows sar or whistle out % 4 pigs
ail but after enc attenpi. should
sst him down laf fol, sudeed. it be
proceeded % eecond particularly
when other materials tor purses aud
ard whistles lay ready 70 bis hsnds
And In all cases il i better to weigh
the probabilities well before treiug at
all ] should not advise 4 woman 70
make even one essay al singing bass
nog lame man o. attemp, polka,
however ambitious he might be 10
dance And 70 make a long story
short, sying ia fea worlswhat there
was no necessity iu tho 6rst place II
spinning out into chapter, the simple
fact is tins There il altogether too
much trying again, in the world Il SIS
tine for clio virtue ol leaving off aud
abandoning hopeless attempts without
multiplying them 70 a sad aud dreadful
pdnity, 20 be incaloated ia schools aud
taught ii high places T. N Wcbb
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-04-28

Ah no not 81 all
NoH9
II would be SO odd
Wei. said Bachelor Brown, that is
my fault and thoy know / am odd. my
dear
-Four hours after the Hinklcs heard
the wagonette drive to The door, and
rushed cut to greet Amanda
We have been 50 alarmed, said Mrs
Hinlle
such a storm, said Rose
Were you frightened asked Ado.
laido.
But Amanda said nothing.
Uncle Richard, too, shrank back, as
though be was afraid Of something.
Tell them Amanda, no said
No you tell them, Richard, said
Amanda.
The Hinkles listend in amazement
What is there to tell2' asked Mrs.
Hinkle.
What is all The mystery aboutg
And cousin Richard, answered sheep
ishly.
Nothing only we've been getting
married This is my wife
1t was the only explanation ever Of
ferod. The Hinkles never comprehend
ed it. It was a mystery to them and
though they we're profuae in their con-
ordinations, and always continued tho
best offriends, the fortune which might
have been Roses or Adelaide's rather
troubled Mrs Hinkle and she always
declared in secret family councils that
she was perfectly sure Cousin Richard
married out OF spite to punish Adelaide
for the trick she played on him
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-04-28

A READY RgptY Az amusing in
eident occurred 10 this vicinity a few
days since A rght jolly good fellow
(but one who occasionally mixes tho
water he drinks little too strong was
found, by lady friend, lying IN too
CLOSE proximity 10 tine highway Be
fore he coula be removed from tho
gaze Of the travelling public, be was
brought to by the query Well, vel,
here, ahats the matter now Oh, not
anything Doctor only laid
do@n ii tho road little 70 scare tbis
woman bic - make her he think
I - dead.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-04-28
About Try ing Again.

There are good many proverbs
which had better not be followed.
Chief among others, to my thinking
is that one which inculcates the virtue
Of always trying again, if at first at
tempt prove unsuccessful. 1t has been
dinned into childhoods ears from time
imme, orial tradition has been in
yoked, history ransacked, and even fa-
BILE coined for its support. The story
of Robert Bruce and the spider, in all
its variations, is familiar to most read
ers. Scotman's benefit, sometimes in
behalf OF Tamerlane but no matter
for whom the moral remains the same.
Try again No old saw has been more
frequently used nor oftener reset
The clumsiest hands are expert in its
application, and all unite in its praise
it has the endorsement ofmodern teach
ers rs well as the sanction of antiquity.
beg leave to differ from these re-
spectacle authorities, to dissent from
the general verdict | have Minority
Report to offer in the proverbs disfa-
yor Trying again is not the first and
best thing to do after failure in very
many cases it is better to sit down with
folded hands, calmly and patiently
study the situation, and wait for events
to develop themselves. When the bull
attempted to butt the locomotive Of the
track and failed, was it worth while to
try again? In my opinion, this same
proyerb has ruined millions Of men and
women who, but for the baneful los-
son it inculcates, would hayeturned out
useful members Of society, and found
honorable tombstones, at least, instead
OF undistinguished graves.
Any fool can try again, no matter
bow absurd the essay may be in the
first place but it is only the wise aud
courageous man, philosopher, indeed,
who can make up bis mind to ieace of
after discovering his incompeteney to
the result sought If the thing be be-
yond your reach, don n'tstretch out your
hand for it a second time As well as
certain the hopelessness Of the case af-
ter one trial as after dozen better,
for time is saved
Persistency, which, after all, is but a
polite periphrasis for obstinacy, is a
popular vice, and deserves discounte-
nance and suppression rather than en-
couragsment. To have attempted a
thing and failed, nine times in ten, is
the best evidence in the world that suc-
cess had better be sought in some 9th
en- direction Yet there is q fatal faci-
nation in the very failure a desire is
begotten to show that one can do what
one has set out out to do there is a
false and foolish pride about confess
ing to mistake aud So persons are
goaded On in pursuit Of things to them
unatainable, following Yoeations to
which they are not adapted. The con-
sequence is hopeless mediocrity, Il not
wrecked fortunes and wasted lives.
Tie advisibility and wisdom of try
ing again, depends altogether on the
amount Of dsliberation aud careful
weighing 81 chances which preceded
the first endeayor Desire to do, OF to
be, is not the power ambition does
not always carry Hith liability. A hen
seeing a duck take to Tie water, might
feel longing herself 70 swim. Il she
followed the inspiration and got dis
appointed only instead u drowned
reaching lae shore ID safety, question
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-04-28

|FoB8noN Cos0HroAEIoS The hymn,
saa Lover II my 9al, was read
rely through. and esch verse was
4 before ID nas aHng The singing
started uot leA by person who
"a beside air Spufgean The pyea-
said. l.et as sing this precious
|an softly ta ihe time q Iioyel's
m0 Whom tie FIRST verse had
j sung and after be bed read the
and, BE sasd sing Il softly :" With
s0un,enaaco upHftcd and beauilug
b ieryor. lis book 10 both hands,
l0ug tlmo iuvolUutarily 70 The mus
BE- sang with tho congregation
el he had road iAn third verse. he
Aog don't sang il softly enough y
~ sane ii fa, Il was as though
land had damned up he
isgf u Mayors leaving i thin sheet
creep through b.wean two fingers
making soft sweet music in rs
at hap aea plunge lHto tie ereai
bsles Then whcu De lad read
fourth rere hs said Now, II we
this We will sing Il with $40 cur
fe sine i With All auT night
,be gt1si congregation burst forth
. sog liwas 81 though tho Great
ad were saadeaiy upiiiied. and the
bered waters were rushing on their
tea saN in awful grandeur
bsye heard erier4os rendered in
etg HaA - thousand selected
es 6sa hundred instruments end
gtat ofeaa J have heard Operas
less3 u e lupsrial Opera hoase
the frsneb EmpcroF hy gr Is
ahsf 81 ihe last ealssis a0a mast.
ihai ea8lj hs found Ii Ar
] i.ateness beard mHsie - patae. e
ad. aad M stirring A. that made
tbose wao uofbipped psfh ne in
!. Meif faa 4abeflace LaaHon
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-04-28
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-04-28

rhl. i .he sag ,hst al crimes nmmeacei
sle an4 sonou are oaer ths tuec.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-04-28

ThalEs fsistf ueak FfF'dH
81 aa8 soltsW a,r ete ihe euce.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30


s'stors' me rlgnt mana dlVsloh' Wnich
ieaus through very clrcu''ous paSsage' called
'ne winding way IS especialiy interesting
anu snrougn II. Visl'ors are 'aSen ior aoout
ohe-iourth OF mile. IL IS from Two 10 Tour
,eet 10 wldth' and from ten TO twenty ieet
high. Near the terminus OF Winding Way,
IS a chamber formed by the falling OF lnrge
rock which Is called the sitting hoom' Here
"t present. the visitor journey ends.
q snort distance beyond this' accessible
now only by the unpleasant process OF crawl
ing part Of the way through mud and water,
Is the kotunda, very large, nearly round
chamber the height OF which has never yet
been ascertained' By union OF ladders, ITS
sides have been assembled three hundred feet.
FROM That elevation by the ard OF powerful
'lgnt' ITS top could not be seen On one oc-
easion rocket attached to six hundred feet
ot tWine' was hred upward the iull length OF
'he twlne without reaching the roofing
we omitted TO mention mat IN branch
section OF the cave with singular appropriate
ness located not very tar distant from Con-
gres' Han aud the Ghost Room, Is very
deep chamber, which Is known as the Bottom-
less Fit. Into tins PIT large stones have been
THROWN but no sound Is ever heard from them,
ana long lines nave been dropped without any
Indication oi having touched bottom. As
visitors to the cave have become more pumer-
Gus, 1t has been deemed best TO nearly close
up the passageway to tins awinl PIT by a
strong wall
" As we reach the sitting Room, four miles
IRON IRON the entrance, the guide invites us to rest
mat we may now II never before, appreciate
perfect darkness and stiffness he kindly ex-
t'nguishes All the nights and bids US be entre-
y quiet we nave darkness IN absolute per-
lection' Ana nothlng can be heard save the
uoklng OF watches suppressed breathing
ana the beating OF hearts All visitors are
prohered TINS experience as part OF their
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

Nelly threw herself on her knees by her
/ little bed, and cried hard for minute or two
then she dried her eyes, and prayed earnestly
a pitilul, pleading little prayer for help to be
brave and patient, which | am very sure the
God Of little children heard.
She had to make haste then to be dressed
in time for family worship; and her father
read the chapter about Isaac and how sub.
missiye he was to his fathers will.
There was only h1le sofnoss, like dew
upon violets, in her blue eyes when they gath
cred round the breakfast-tablc and ali the
morning though the rain poured without ceas
ing, not a tear stained Nelly's rosy checks,
not a cross word fell from her pretty lips.
She only kept near her mother and the baby,
aud was rather quieterJ than usual, that was
all.
She had her reward for her struggle to do
right, that very day. just at dinner-time. in
the midst Of the rain, carriage stopped at
The door, and out came Ncllys aunt Harriet
aud her little cousin Hattie, whom she had
not seen for a year, with just two hours to
stop between the trains. for they were on
their way to Boston to meet Hatties papa.
who was expected to arrive from Europe the
next day.
How happy the sisters and cousins we're to
see each other And how glad both the lit
tie girls were that they had not missed each
other by Nelly's being out For Hattie wan.
ted to see Nelly's delight in the great doll
she had brought her, and had thousand
things to tell each other of all that had hap
pened in the last year
That night, when Nelly bado her mother
goodnight she whispered, "I will try never
TO fret at any thing God does again, mother"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30
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The Old Keepers Story.

1t was quaint room in which | sat, with
the freight flashing into each corner, and the
stuffed birds, foxes and polecats looking life
like in the leaping blaze A quaint cottage
room, but the essence of comfort. As | puff
fed my meerschaum, | felt excessively COM
Portable. was in no hurry to get MY wet
water boots dried, which lay steaming on the
ample hearth
My temporary host sat opposite u fine,
athletic old man, with snow-white hair and
whiskers. The cut of his coat and the wary
look on his weather-beaten, honest face suiii-
ciently told the ex-gamekeeper, had not the
retriever pup at his feet and the gun behind
him added evidence. A fine specimen Of his
class, he was well-knit even at eighty years
of age, with frank, CHEEKY look in his eye
that told OF straightforward truth and worth.
had been snipe shooting on some marshes
| rented of the lady of the manor, and hay-
ing got soaked in deep rivulet from fall,
had sought shelter in the keepers cottage
To be sportsman was to be sure passport
to his favor, added TO which his grandson
Tom, was my invariable attendant and bag
carrier. The old man | had seen but once,
when onSmy renting the shooting from Lady
Linwood, he, as her head keeper, had shown
me the boundaries. The great hall was closed,
for Lady Linwood, childless widow, lived
permanently at Nice, and her fair estates
were all let. She was the widow Of poor
Lieutenant Colonel, knighted for gallant sery-
ice, and had succeeded to the property in
lack Of direct heirs
Seamen, my host, was something more than
head keeper Evidently he had been one Of
those ancient trusted servants to whom the
honor and welfare of family are dear as to
its own members And by the sad look on
his face whenever he spoke Of the squires of
Linwood | fancied some portion Of the iami-
ly history was mourntul and unhappy.
:" Do you see much Of Lady Linwood ~
asked.
" Never, sir. She always is abroad And
there's never been Linwood here since the
last squire died"
That was long ago ?"
Yes, sir, long ago Five and forty year
agone sir" said he, musingly, his eyes fixed
on the fire. " Five and forty year agone--
and like yesterday"
| was Interested. Tho keepers manner,
action and expression were all unlike his
class and felt a curiosity, as we all do when
something tells us of hidden history.
suppose the last squire had good
stock of game ?" said l.
Yes, sir. Hundreds of pheasants he turn
ed out. was a youngster then--underkeep-
er-and used TO fetch all the sacks Of bar
ley to feed en-"
/" And was he much of sportsman ?"
Yes, SIR With the gun, rod and horse
he was unequaled all the country round. He
was tall, fine man, with coal black hair and
whiskcrs, pleasant and kind to the tenants
but with fearful temper, if anything should
60 wrong. He'd rave, and swear, and smash
al. around him in the room when he was in
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

OF all the happy households, that is the
happiest where falsehood is never thought Of
All peace is broken up when once it appears
that there is a liar in the house. All comfort
has gone when suspicion has once entered
when there must be reserve in talk and re-
seryation in belief Anxious parents, who
are aware of the pains of suspicion, will place
general confidence in their children, and re-
ccive what they say freely, unless there is
reason to distrust the truth of any one.
If such an occasion should unhappily arise,
they must keep the suspicion from spreading
as long as possible, and avoid disgracing their
poor child while there is chance of its cure
by their confidential assistance. He should
have their pity and assiduous help as if he
were suffering under some disgusting bodily
disorder. If he can be cured, he will be-
come duly grateful for the treatment. If the
endeavor fails, means must of course be taken
to prevent his example from doing harm !;
and then, as | said, the family peace is broken
up, because the family confidence is gone.
fear that, from some cause or other, there
are but few large families where every mem
ber is altogether truthful. But where all
are so organized and 50 trained as to be who'll
y reliable in act and word, they are light
to all eyes, and a joy to all hearts,
They arepublie benefits, for they are point
of general reliance and they are privately
blessed within and without. Without, their
life is made easy by universal trust and
within their homes and their hearts, they have
the security Of rectitude, and gadness Of III
nOcence.- Harriet lIQrti3leaM
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30
A Happy Home.

The first year Of married life Is a most i'm
portant era in the history Of man and wife
Generally as it is spent, so is almost all sub
sequent existence The wife and the hus
band then assinilate their views and their de.
sires, or else, conjuring up their dislikes, they
add fuel to their prejudices and anlmostief
forever afterwards.
81 have somewhere read" says Rev Mr.
Wise, in his Bridal Greeting, a" Of bride.
groom who glored in his eccentricities. He
requested his bride to accompany him into
the garden, day or two after their wedding.
He then threw line over the roof of their
cottage. Giving his wife one end of it, he
retreated to the other side and exclaimed
a" Pull the line"
She pulled it at his request, so far as she
could. He cried
" Pull il over"
" can't" she replied.
=" But pull with all your might" still
shouted the whimsical husband.
But vain were all the efforts of the bride
to pull over the line, 80 long as her husband
held the opposite end. But when he came
round, and they pulled at the same end, it
came over with great ease.
There !" said he, as the line fell from
the roof, you see how hard and Intellectual
was our labor when we both pulled in opposi-
ton to each other but how easy and pleas
ant it was when We both pulled together! II
will be so with us through life -
In this illustration, homely as it may be,
there is sound philosophy. Husband and
wife must mutually bear and concedc, if they
wish to make home retreat of joy and bliss.