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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-12-16
Vol. 64.-3244. No. 8.

forget one who has been kind to you in the
days when you needed kindness most"
Ralph Moore was sitting the selfsame
night in his poor lodgings, beside his ailing
wife's sick bed when liveried servant
brought note from the rich and prosperous
bank director, Charles Audley.
"Good news Bertha !" he exclaimed, JOY
ously, as he read the brief words ave
shall not starve--Mr Audley promises me
the vacant situation"
=" You have dropped something from the
note, Ralph" said Mrs. Moore, pointing to
slip Of paper that lay on the floor
Moore stopped to recover the estray. II
was fifty dollar bill, neatly folded in a piece
Of paper, on which was written:
In grateful remembrance Of the silver
quarter that kind stranger bestowed on the
little chestnut girl, twenty years ago"
Ralph Moore had thrown his morsel Of
bread on the waters of life, and after many
days it had returned to him.
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fearful illness succeeding her rescue to re-
oognizc her prcseryer, who with his fair hair
ed daughter, had cared for her tenderly
through her sickness. Then with surprise
she knew Kim to be the drunkard she had
aided eight years before. BY way of her
lawyer she had heard that he had become a
noble person, and was the kindest, most hon
cred man in the county where he dwclt But
she was not prepared to find in him such a
great change for the better The child, too,
little Maud, won her heart at once with her
gentle, kind ways. So her days of GONZALES
cence were made very happy by the two whom
she had aided in their wretchedness, for they
were very grateful and wished to repay her
kindness. Surely now the bread she had
cast upon the waters was returning to her
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sions. The old beggar sobbed over his faith
ful dog.
4" Never has he done harm to any one,
cried he mournfully never has he barkcd
at or bitten any one. He was my only sup.
port, my only. joy on earth aud yet they
have poisoned him. Save him let him not
die Help him, dear friends | will give
oil that possess ~
Here the poor man stopped, for he had
nothing to give. The wooden stool on which
he used to sit had been tramped to pieces by
the curious crowd; the little boxes of matches,
his whole possession lay strewn about on the
pavement under the feet of people and
while he was weeping and lamentinp the
large fountains spurted their silvery streams
up to the sunny sky, and the carriages Of the
rich and eminent thunderingly rolled by to-
ward the Elysian Fields Alas the rich
and happy Of this earth usually care very
little about poor blind men who weep about
| poisoned dogs and no one can have true COM
passion except he himself have at some time
suffered in the same manner.
Mouton moaned softly, and the old man
cried aloud despairingy. He put his hand
on Moutons heart that beat but feebly, and
uttered heart-rending cry as he met two
other hands. He thought they would take
away from him the body Of his dear dog, to
throw it in pit.
But the people cried to the blind man,
BE quiet it is physician. Let him
do what he thinks proper"
1t was a young physician who was just
passing the place, and compassionately ex-
amined the dog. The kind doctor wrote "a
prescription, which one of the by-standers
carried TO a druggist near by. In few min
utes he returned, ami Mouton, after having
taken the antidote, threw up the poisoned
meat and seemed to recover Milk was
brought, which the dog drank eagerly, and
after half an hour the blind man had the un-
speakable joy Of having his poodle back, and
Of holding him safe in his arms, trembling
with joy.
Merciful heavens ' exclaimed he ex-
ctedly, whilst he placed himself before the
young physician and felt his form why
am blind ? Why am poor But here
here :" cried he putting his hand in his pock-
ct and taking out box Of Matches " here
my dear sir. 1t is the last that | possess
Take it, noble man, as the only remembrance
that poor man whom you have made happy
is able to give you"
The young man did not laugh at this re-
ward. He took it with moist eyes, and said
| shall keep it and honor it, for it is
gift Of gratitude and remembrance of hap
py hour both to physician and to a poor
man."
And thereupon he pressed purse into the
old mans hand saying
" Here is something with which to nurse
Moutonn
And, before the blind man could thank
him, he disappeared in the crowd.
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Tho PILGRIM nnd thc Knight.


In noble castle there once lived a very
rich knight He expended much money in
adorning and beautfying his dwelling, but he
gave little to the poor. A weary pilgrim
came to the castle and asked for a nights
lodging. The knight haughtily refused him,
and said, " This castle is not an iaa" The
pilgrim replied Permit me only to ask
three questions, and then will depart"
" Upon this condition, speak said the
knight | will readily answer you"
The pilgrim then said to him "Who
dwelt in this castle before you ?"
" My grandfather" replied the knight
" And who will dwell here after you ?"
still asked the pilgrim.
The knight said, " With Gods will my
SON.
Well, said the pilgrim, " if each dwels
but his time in the castle, aud, in time, must
depart and make way for another, what are
you otherwise here than guests This cas-
tie then, is truly an inn. Why, then, spend
50 much money in adorning dwelling which
you will occupy but short season? Do
good be charitable for he that hath pity
upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord and
that which he hath given will he pay him
again.
The knight took these words to heart He
gave the pilgrim shelter for the night and
was ever afterward more charitable toward
the poor,
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The t'ite-Side,
~1|-@---@-~-~-~-@-"-~l~---~---r7~-
THE LIGHT Az HOME.

THE LIGHT AT HOME.
The light at home how bright il beams
When evening shades around as fall
And from the lattice far il CLEANS,
To love, and rest, and comfort all
When wearied with the tolls Of day,
And strife for glory, gold, or fame,
How sweet to seek the quiet way,
Where loving lips win lisp our name,
Around the light at home
When through the dark and stormy night,
The wayward wanderer homeward flies.
How cheering is that twinkling light,
Which through the forest gloom he spies
Il is the light OF home He feels
That loving hearts will greet him there.
And safely through his bosom steals
The joy and love that banish care
Around the light at home.
The light at homc-how still and sweet
II peeps from yonder cottage door.
The weary labJrer b greet
When the rough tolls of day are DER
Sad is the soul that does not know
The blessings that the beams impart.
The cheerful hopes and joys that How,
And tighten up the heaviest heart
Around the light at home.
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Twenty-Five Cents.

"Please sir, will you buy my chestnuts ?"
"Chestnuts No' returned Ralph Moore,
looking careIessly down on the upturned face,
whose large brown eyes, shadowed by tangled
curls of faxen hair, were appealing so pitiful-
ly to his own. "What do | want of chest
nuts ?'
" But please, sir, do buy 'em," pleaded the
little one, re-assurcd by the rough kindness
of his tome " Nobody seems to care for
them, and-and -
She fairly burst into tears, and Moore,
who had been on the point of brushing care
lessly past her, stopped instinctively.
Are you so very much in want Of the
money!"
" Indeed sir, we are" sobbed the child ;
mother sent me out, and -
NAY, little one, don't cry in such heart
broken way" said Ralph, smoothing her hair
down with careless genteness, 50 don't want
your chestnuts, but here's quarter for you,
if that will do you any good"
He did not stay to hear the delighted, in
coherent thanks the child poured out through
his way, muttering between his teeth:
"That cuts off my supply of cigars for the
next twenty-four hours. don't care though,
for the brown-eyed object really did cry as
if she hadn't friend in the world. Hang
it! wish was rich enough to help every
poor creature out Of the slough Of despond y
While Ralph Moore was indulging in these
very natural reflections, the dark-orbed little
Gansel whom ne haI comi3rted' was dashing
down inc streets WIN qG'ck, elastic footsteps,
utterly regardless oi tue basket oi Insold
nuts h .na' s'l @ aabsGI b JS upon t nsF arn , p0~
nous rows OIL houses' anu up mario" "ooueh
staircase 10 room "hvre pale' hea'-lo1A-
ing "omah' win large pfowh eyes, lEe her
own, was sewing as Dusily as IL the preath
oi me depended upon every sttcn' ana TWO
llluG ones were con'en,euly Di'y Piaying III M 'he
sunshine 'hat temporarily supP''ou 'He pace
ot tne absent hre'
Mary oacA already : surely you nave
mol soid your cheS'l'uts 50 soon
oh' mother, mother' see elacula'eu
the Dreatnles' enid a gentleman gave
"lc "no'e quarter on'y 'n'uA' "io'ner'
whole quarter
II nalpn noVre ooulu oniy nave seen 'hS
rapture "nicn MS Uny shIer Sh' u'nuseu
"r'Suu o. S"a ~ wo,5 s M have arndadS st;i iess ,bo
,on'"ra,,, 90 "oe ;vot;on Of caar 10 ,vh;cb h;s
aempo'S,S ,'onl"";,S pa a' aaI;aoto1 ~ H., ''" ''
I w
yoors co,re and wan, The ,i,tla choy,nnt
o;.i m aassod as I ent;roly o,t Of Ralnb NO.
NOV gemdry % os iS her. nlc,din, ewes had never
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For the Ennng.
LITTLE BESSIE,


And The ray IN ,cdich she fcH asleep.
Hug me closer, closer, mother,
Put your arms around me tight,
am cold and tired, mother.
And feel 80 strange tonight
Something hurts me here, dear mother,
Like stone upon my breast,
Oh wonder, wonder, mother,
Why il is ! cannot rest.
All the day while you were working,
As J lay upon my bed,
wns trying to be patient,
And 10 think of what you said.--
How the kind and blessed Jesus
Loves His lambs 10 watch and keep,
Aud wished He'd come and take me
In His arms that might sleep.
just before the lamp was lighted,
just before the children came,
While the room was very quiet,
heard some one call my name
All mt once the window opened
ln field we're lamle and sheep
Some from ont "a brook were drinking,
Some were lying ias, asleep.
But | could not see the Saviour,
Though ! strained my ewes to gee
And ! wondered IT lie saw me,
II He'd speak 70 such as me
In moment was looking
On world so bright and fair.
w hich was full Of little children,
And they seemed ~ happy there
They were singing, oh how sweetly
Sweetcr songs never heard
They were singing sweeter, mother.
Than can sing our yellow bird
And while my breath was holding,
One so bright, upon me smiled
And ! knew II must be Jesus.
When lie said, come here, my child q
" Come up here, my little Bessie.
Come up here and live with me,
Where the children never suffer.
But are happier than you zee.
Then ! thought Of all you'd told me
or that bright and happy land
was going when YOU called me,
When You came and kissed my hand
Aud at first felt 50 sorry
You had called me; ! would 60,
Oh t0 sleep and never suffer =
Mother, don't he crying 80
Hug me closer, closer, mother,
Put your arms around me tight:
oh how much love you, mother.
But feel so strange tonight
And the mother pressed her closer
To her oyerburdened breast
On the heart so near TO breaking
lay the heart so near its rest
In the solemn hour OF midnight,
In the darkness calm and deep,
lying ON her mothers bosom
Little Bessie fell asleep
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-12-16
CHILDREN TEETHING.
MOTHERS MOTHERsi MOTHERsl!l
DoS'r FArL TO Procure

DoS'r FAu TO PROCURE
Ars. WinsIoio's Soothing Syrup
For Children Toethng.
THIS valuable preparation has beon used with NEVER
fAlLlNG SUCCESS IN THOUSANDS or CASES.
u not only relieves the child from palm bot nvorates
y stomach and bowels corects acidty and gives tone
" en'rg9 to the whole system It will also Instantly
uleve
GripiHg IN tis Borsls aud Wind cole
f fNe belieVe Il the BEST aud suREsT REMEDY IN
III WORLD, in all cases Of DYSENrERY and DIAR-
hhHA IN CHILDREN, whether arising ffoin teething
n any other cause.
full directions for using will accompany each bottle
BE sure and call for
4 MRS. WlNsLOW's SOOTHING SYRUP"
paving tho fae-'iaRe or "Curts Perkins," on the out
HNe wrapper All Others are base limitations
. f5-daw
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naiscella anpnns.
The Old Burylng.Ground.
ny JOHN g.. WHITTIER

hN JOHN g.. WHITTIER.
Our wales are sweet with fern and rose.
Our hill. are mnplc-crowned
But not from them our fathers chose
The village burying-ground.
The droariest spot in all the lnnd
10 death they set apart
With scanty grace from Natures hand,
And none from that Of Art.
\ winding wall Of mossy stone,
Frost-hung and broken lines.
a lonesome acre thinly grown
With grass and wandering vines
Without the wills the birch-tree shows
Is dropped and tasscled head
Within the stag-horned sumach grows
Fern-leaied with spikes Of red
There, sheep that eraze the neighbring plain
Like white ghosts come and 20,
The urm-hOrse dmgs his ietlOck chain,
The cow-bell tingles slow.
low moans the river from its bed
The distant pines reply;
Like mourners shrinking from the dead,
They stand apart and sigh.
Onshaded snites the summer sun.
Unchecked the winter blast
The schoolgirl learns the place TO shun,
With giances backward cast
For thus our fathers testified
That he might read who mn--
The emptiness of human pride,
The nothinguess of man.
They dared not plant the grave with flowers,
Nor dress the funeral sod,
Where, with a love as deep as ours,
They left their dead with God.
The hard and thorny path they kept.
From beauty turned aside
Nor missed they over those who slept
The grace 20 life denied.
Yet still the wildiug flowers would blow,
The golden leaves would fall,
The seasons come, the seasons 70,
Aud God be good 10 all.
Above the graves the blackberry hung
In bloom and green is leaf,
The harebells swung as if they rung
The chimes Of peace beneath
The beauty nature loves to share,
The gifts she hath for all,
The common light, the common air.
O'ercrept the grlveyarl's wall
1t knew the glow of eyentide,
The sunrise and the noon,
And glorifed and sanctihed
II slept beneath the moon.
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PAYING THE DEBT or NATURE.-No, it is
not paying debt; il is rather like bring
ing note to bank to obtain solid gold for
it. In this case you bring this cumbrous
body which is worth nothing, and which you
would not wish to retain long; you lay il
down, and receive for it, from the eternal
treasury, liberty, victory, knowledge, rap
ture. FOSTER.
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Life


IlUMANIrY.- humanity was never so hon.
orcd as when Christ allied his divinity to it,
when the divine " Word became flesh and
dwelt amongst u.s." Think Of a human form
on the earth, filed with all the splcndor Of
the Shechinah a tabernacle of clay, with all
the fullness Of the Godhcad Is it strange
when dust has been thus honored by being
knit to divinity, that it shall be bonored again
that as our Lords earthly body was like mans
present body mans resurrection body shall
be " fashioned like unto Chrsts glorious
body,'-be as immortal as incorruptible, al
glorious Every feature beauty, every mo-
tion grace, every thought praise, and every
movement ecstacyl
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READ rnE pOLL0wING.

snEsfs This is O. eeftin that have found ALLrs'4
SO BALsAN one 81 the hest rrincdic Ia the world ior
eaacd luugs. have used u n luy family ior hraaI-
D up troublesome cough with The hnppnst effect !
n commended 10 tu Auuue lady who hau a harres .ing
fl- -h and was threatened with Consumption, aud II
snIul her ln igw da1s. I would recommend 10 90 an
y sa prcispospd 20 Consumption.
Respectfully yours,
A. a. HARRISON. C.nelunat. %.
D. y Bowie, Druggist Uuiont0Wn. Penn writes April
d9i ALlgN's LuNq BAIsAM has performed some
nArkape cares about here. recommend 10 with COM
lence in All diseases Of the throat and iungs"
sterling Bros., Druggists, write from Iarrolton. o.
hn. "a lshl send us six dozen AliEV's LrNg BAL
kH. We entirely cut Of f. Il gives more reusful
htlsilctlon than any other medicine we sell"
20 PERRY DAVIS son, Providence r. L. Gcncral
Wholesale Agents for the Eastern States.
sold by all dealers ia Family Medicines. Price 81.
1884
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A WISE REMARK .--' Having inmy youth, -
says a celebrated Persian writer, notions Of
severe piety, | used to rise in the night to
watch, pray, and to read the Koran. One
night, whilst deeply engaged in these exercis-
os, my father, a man Impractical virtue, awoke
whilst was reading. Behold, said to
him, thy other children are lost in irrelig-
ious slumber, whilst | alone am awake to
praise God. Son of my soul, he answered,
: it is better to sleep than to wake to oremark
the faults of thy brothers"
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Books to the value Of million and
half of dollars were imported into the United
States from England last year.
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nantal Sc Religious.
Gone Before.


There's beautiful fhcc in the silent air.
Which follows me ever and near.
With smiling eyes and amber hair.
With voiceless lips, yet with breath Of PRAYER
Tint feel, but cannot hear
The dimpled hands and rmglets Of gold
Lie low in q marble sleep
! stretch my arm for the clasp Of old.
But the empty nir Is strangely cold.
And my vigil alone keep.
There's a sinless brow with radiant crown
And cross laid down ia the dust
There's Smile where not shade comes now.
And tears no more from those dear eyes flow.
50 sweet in their innocent trust
All, well and summer is coming agnin
Singing her same old song
But oh 1t sounds like a sob Of pain,
rs IL iloats in the sunshine and the ain.
Ger hearts Of the worlds great throng.
There beautiful region above the skies.
And long to reach its shore,
For know ! shall find my treasure tiere.
The laughing eyes and amber hair
OF the loved one gone before
-s.s.s-
Life.
Life not our own--'tis but loan
70 be repaid
Soon the dark Conner Mt the door.
The deht IS due-thc dream is oer-
tiic's buta shade.
Thus all decline, and bloom or shine
Blth snr md flower
Ills but little odor shed
A light gone out--a spirit fled
a funeral hour
Then let us show a tranquil brow.
Whatc'er heiils.
That we upon liic's latest brink
May i0lk on Death dark 10 e ani think
An angel calls
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TnE USrRIED Boar" My boat has ney.
er been injured by the gale" said sailor,
pointing with pride to gaily painted yacht
that rode at anchor in the bay. d" have no
doubt she would resist the fury Of the Wild
est storm that ever swept across the British
Channel"
Your boat" replied the companion to
whom he spoke 3" is very fresh and bright to
look at; but she has never yet been in a
storm. Wait till you have tried her, and
she has resisted the strength of the gale, be-
fore you talk of what She can DO"
How many Of US are constantly boasting,
either by words or by actions, that we or our
friends have never given way to the sins
which have overcome many of our neighbors; ;
whereas if the whole truth were known, we
should have nothing to glory in on that ac-
count since our immunity from falling sim
ply arises from the fact that we have never
been exposed to the force Of any great tempta-
tion.
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Nh It oniadlSsoS Co., offer for rent, Safes inside
GlleI to receive, on Special Deposit as Baees, SO
fna oL persons living In the country or travelling
@ ofncers Of the Army and Navy, Masters OF yess-
Nnl Others. Circulars, containing full partcularp
awarded on application to
Boston, March !, 1868. oSsse
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" Are there not things more precious than
gold aud bank stocks2 When the Central
America was laundering at sea, bags aud
purses of gold were strewn about the deck as
worthless as the mercst rubbish. Life life g
was the prayer With some Of the wretched
survivors it was water = waterr bread .
bread ! These were worth their weight in
gold, if they could have been bought And
oh above ALTAR above all-the salvation
Of cur soul is precious. 1t is not yet lost.
Is il sayed2n
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SrRErcu II a LruLE-A little girl and
her little brother were on their way 70 the
store the other morning. The grass on the
Common was white with frost, and the wind
was very sharp. They were both poorly
dresscd but the little girl had sort Of a
cloak over her which she seemed to have out
grown.
As they walked briskly along She drew
the little boy closer TO her, aud said, " Come
under my cloak, Johnny"
" 1t isn't big enough for both, sister.
Then | will try and stretch it little"
And they were soon as close together and
as warm as birds in the same nest.
What a lesson How many shivering bod
les, and sad hearts, and weeping eyes there
are in the world, Just because people do not
stretch their comforts a little beyond them
selves = Wei Spriag,
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MONTPELIER, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1e 1868.
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FAuiLH WoEsnrr.-Family worship should
be brief Il should consist Of the reading Of
a few verses Of Gods holy Word-not long
ohapter--the singing Of few lines Of some
familiar hymn and then a short prayer,
offered to the Lord Of all, in a soft, subdued
tone of voice, should conclude the services.
We have noticed in those families where
these thing- are observed, that the time of
worship was precious, the influence sweet, re-
suit lasting Long prayers are the result Of
habit. perhaps more than anything else, and
as such, may be easily corrected, by doing
unto others as we would have others do un.
to us; though we remember having heard
minister say, that it seemed to him that he
was accomplishing nothing, unless he prayed
long--as though prayer or sermon were
nothing unless long.
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JACKS0N'S CATARRH SNUFF
Ann THOrUE poWDED

A'lng tho Iae'FiaNf of "Uurils perns" on the out
'ie wrapper All Others are base limitations
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