Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-12-28
A Stricken Mothers Curse.

The Manistee (Mich.) Times pub
fishes the following letter, written to
murderer named Vanderpool, by
the mother of his victim:
"To George Vanderpool: | have
thought of writing to you for a long
time, even before you murdered my
son. wish, in the name of God, |
had done so, though it might not have
deferred you from doing that horri-
BILE deed. In the first place, Herbert
confded in and looked to you for
counsel and advice, as to an older
brother. | was very particular, when
he was at home, to inquire about
your moral and religious principles.
Herbert said but very little concern
ing you; said that you attended
church, but he told me that he had
rather work for sixteen dollars a
month than 90 back again. Now |
know the cause; you were so arbitra
ry and exacting, so perfectly heart
less. The English language has not
words to express the magnitude of the
crime you have committed. 1t was
plotted away down deep in hell by
you and Satan. He has been your
master for a long time, he will be
your companion through eternity. |
had no idea of one so vile on this
earth. should think the face and
form Of your murdered victim would
haunt you by day and night. His i'm
ploring, agonized look, lis bleeding
head, his form as you threw it down
those steps, as you drew it into his
own boat, as you threw it into the wa
ter. | should think you would hear
that awful sound forever, yes forever
| have as yet no pity, no prayer to
God, who alone can save, for you. |
know the Saviour was murdered by
men like you, that sinners might be
saved.
God alone knows whether grace
can be extended to you. l hope you
will suffer the extreme penalty of the
law here, and | doubt not that you
will hereafter. For God says: "Ven-
geance is mine, l will repay" So,
after the people of Manistee have done
their duty, l know God will do His !;
He will appoint your portion just
where you belong. You not only
murdered my darling son in the most
brutal manner, but you tried to rob
him of his good name, which to me is
better than life; you robbed him of
all he possessed, which would have
made life pleasant, as he thought. Sa-
tan himself bushes at what you have
done, and still persist in doing. l
wish to ask you few questions, which
want you to answer in truth, or not
at all. The Judgment day will soon
reveal all wish to ask. Did Her.
bert speak my name, mother after
you struck him the first blow? Did
he live many minutes? Or was he
alive when you threw him into the wa
ter? That you are his murderer you
will not deny, for everything inani-
mate witnesses against you, even the
bloody points of your fingers on his
shirts, that were sent home. You ev-
en- robbed his trunk of every little me-
mortal that would have given US some
satisfaction. Don't you ever dare to
put on one Of his shirts you stole, or
use one of his hemstitched handker-
chiefs, or anything that belongs to
him. | hope to be able to come to
ManiStee soon; if | am not, | will
meet you at the Judgment to condemn
you. You have robbed me of an idol.
lied son, of a brother dearer than
life. You have robbed large circle
OF friends of loving companion; you
have robbed the world of a good cit.
izen, and you may rest assured when
you are hung, which you will be, you
will be nearer heaven than you will
ever be again. From
Mrs. MARY S. FIELD,
Mother of Herbert Field, whom you
SO cruelty murdered"
NATIONS WITHOUT FIRE.-Accord.
ing to Pliny, fire was a long time un
known to some of the ancient Egypt.
ians; and when a celebrated astrono
mer showed it to them, they were alb.
solutely in raptures. The Persians
Phenicians, Greeks, and several 9th.
er nations, acknowledged that their
ancestors were once without the use
of fire, and the Chinese confess the
same of their progenitors. Pompan.
ion, Mola, Plutarch, and other ancient
writers, speak of nations who, at the
time when they wrote, knew not the
use of FIRE, or had just learned it
Facts of the same kind are also at.
tested by several modern nations
The inhabitants of the Marian Islands
which were discovered in 1851 had
no idea of fire. Never was astonish,
ment greater than theirs when they
saw it on the desert in one of their
islands. At first they believed it was
some kind of animal that fixed to and
fed upon wood. The inhabitants Of
the Philippine and Canary Islands
were formerly equally ignorant. Af
: RIGA presents, even in our day, tribes
in this state.
It cost malf SIS for refusing tt
pay Is cents fare on Massachusett!
{ railroad the other day.
: The proprietor of Boston bon'
mill advertises that "persons sending
: their own bones to be ground will b
attended to with punctuality and dis
a patch"