Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-11-04

Thought that is not led by Logic, Proof
that leaps the lines to show
How the breath of Truth is stronger than the
beatings of it's foe
There are mild Words that can waken fear ,
and struggle, and despair,
Tho they leave no track behind them nor
a shade to mar the air
Do not glitter in the sunshine do not thun-
der DER the plain;
Do not fash the leaden lightning; crowd no
clouds TO shroud the slain =
Words Of Truth and Words of Godhead ,
Words Of Christ and every where
When they sound the Lies that lurk in forms
possessed of evil there
Rend mistaken frames that held them leave
each wr1thing on the ground
Skulk aback to native darkness sink below
to woe profound
In the course Of men and nations, there are
times that are not blest,
When the surface seems the substance, and
forgot is all the rest
As the life is, SO the thought is; depth IN
sounded, truth in doubt,
Cropping men who touch each other learn TO
leave the spirit out
Clouds hang earthward and they nod, mid
And they kiss the dust, half-hoping God an
idol, worshipe so.
Then comes need Of revelation and the
Truth that dwells above
Sends the Light in ways that publish both
its person and its love
Mid the gloom the sun bright chariot dawns
and glances through the air,
And the cheer of Faith awakens, just as
most await Despair.
Weaker souls who kneel to error, what are
we TO weep the truth,
Cowards for anothers vigor, laggards for
another's youth?
Why should private gage a conflict by his
danger or degree
Wherefore fret impatient projects for an end
he should not see
In the work we have before US, what are we
that we should live p
Proud indeed 10 be permitted feeble succor
still TO give:
Yet the poor man from his cottage, and the
rich man from his hall
Here fill equal spheres, the agents of the
Lord WHO doeth all.
In advance of the holidays, and suggesting
our first thoughts of Christmas, Ticknor d
Fields have issued an elegant edition of Ten
nyson's - Loeksley Hail. a jewel Of the
first water, and rendered more inviting than
ever in It's rich setting. We have national
pride in this establishment, for it has been
acknowledged that their master pieces Of
printing and binding are not excelled on the
other side of the Atlantic. At any rate, we
are bound to believe this until we have better
proof than We have ever yet had. to the con-
trary. 1t is bound similarly to certain selec-
tions Of Longfellow's poems which appeared
last year, and l. illustrated with nineteen
fine engravings. We do not see lchy it Is not
a perfect specimen Of a book
Last summer this firm published, from pa
pers which had appeared in - Our Young
Folks" a book entitled = The Butterfly
Hunters and another, Farming for Boys
Uniform in shape aud size with these, has
Just appeared a collection of articles by Dr.
I. l Hayes, entitled - Cast Away in the
Cold "a narrative of that gentleman S ad-
ventures in the Arctic Regions-in which he
displays either a remarkably excellent mem
ory. or q vivid Imagination, we are at loss
to decide which. Perhaps both We do not
think it would be dificult 10 persuade the
readers of The Arabian Nights Or Miss Mu-
Ioch's Fairy Tales. that every ,oord of Dr.
Hayes narrative Is true, so we will here and
now beg pardon for expressing suspicion on
the subject. II is & charming work, and an
excellent one for the holidays.
FRIENDLY COUNSEL FOR GIRLS Or WORDS N
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W. Carleton, Publisher
1t is 80 much the custom nowadays to
tickle the palate with sugar coated pills, in
to the e ills that flesh is heir
70" and veneer The substantial moral with
/ sentimental story where the lesson Is for
gotten or unnoticed, and the wishy-washy
owe passages the only things the mind treas
Ires, that we are astonished at the boldness
# the writer who comes out frankly with
he above title However, We respect such
udacity and regard with encouragement the
uture Of that class Of persons who can claim
o undauntsd champion. We imagine
rom the use Of certain peculiar phrases and
rom the fact that her illustrations are all
rom events which have taken place on Brit
sh soil, that the writer is English woman.
In her preface she says :. The object of
he writer Of this work is not to just furnish /
nv newly discovered facts or startling theo-
les. 1t treats Of matters so simply and /
lonely that advice upon them might be
eemed unnecessary. were 1t not an acknowl- /
dyed fact that the rising generation of the /
entIer sex do need some word of caution,
est they forfeit their claim to the title. Her
biect is, either from her own experience and I
bservation, or by collecting the observations /
# others, to offer some practical hints on /
What may be termed the commonplace vir- /
ues and vices of daily life in girlhood.'
This she has seemed to accomplish quite /
she has made a very inter I
sting and instructive book, which we can /
heartily commend to every young lady of our I
LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 2S. /