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POETRY.
From the Neto orleans Sunday Tines.
THE SOUTHERN MOTHER AT AR
LINGTON

BY MNs. NJ. B. WILLIAMS.
Only nineteen summers old,
My boy with the chestnut curls, and the frank
and steadfast eyes.
They were scanty years when told,
And his grave SO far from home,
Beat by rains of alien skies,
Where never comes sounds of home.
All, God, on that farewell morn.
He stood in the sunny porch, with the white
rose overhead,
And shaken by inward storm
(ile was but child. my SOM,
He gathered rose and said,
All, sweetest beneath the sun.
81 trained the vine till it peeps
Into the trelised Windew of the dear old east
ern room;
Watch well that its hold it keeps,
For the autumn scarce shall wane
Into winters frosty gloom,
Ere your son stands here again"
What could | do alone,
When the flowers he loved and tended drove
me wild with pain,
And the waves, with ceaseless moan,
Sobbed, woman, where is thy son! Z"
And | heard in gusts OF rain.
"Alas Tor the DrlSht-halfeu son.
What could do alone,
And my lIugo's blood-staned grave far of
in an alien land!
/ fed from the sea waves moan,
But bore his white rose vine.
Gods curse on the cruel hand
Which tore from his grave the vine.
Outside of the graveyard wall
! planted his white rose where it shaded his
little grave
(My boy was not very tall).
said :" 1t win be like home;
The cruel chant of the wave
Is all he shall miss of home"
AT last came festal June,
And opened the graveyard gates to wrcathes
of laurel and of rose.
J. too, in the golden noon,
Crept in the crowd which throngel
And laid spray of his rose
On the dust where it belonged
Was never a mother near,
When that man with the brutal oath and the
pittilesa heel
Spurned the flower my boy held dear
From the clay on his pulselcss breast,
And cried, 4" lou may weep and kncel
No wreathe DER a rebels restE'
All, we'll it was sharp but brief,
1t was but a rose after all, and my boy holds
palm.
gathered each scattered leaf
And murmurcd. =" lie knoweth best
Whether the gall or the balm
l. best for the stricken breast
That night came the wind and rain;
dreamed OF my home but the dash OF waves
on the low strand,
No more sung the old refrain,
But the voices seemed to say.
Man writeth his will in the sand,
Which Gods breath watts away"
And 10 in the soft gray morn.
When / gazed through the sunrise mists at
the soldiers sleeping place,
There the wild south wind had torn
The wreaths from some hOnored grave,
And heaped them with lavish grace
Above my darlng's turf laid grave.
SO fold my hands and wait,
Letting the idle hates of men pass with the
1eeting day,
For know that soon or late,
God guerdons the noble race;
And though 'twcre run in the gray:
Shall that stint His precious Grace?
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- We heard good joke on 3
resident. Of Deg Creek the other day. The
party referred to is bachelor, and lives %
the wagon read. A few days ago an emn
grant wagon from Oregon came along as4
camped near our friends house. Tie hsiJ
Of the family soon made himself acquain't
cd with the proprietor of the premises, and
asked him why he didn't have woman y
keep house for him. The answer was thao
he intended to marry as soon as he coule
fnf woman willing 10 enter into tA1
bonds Of matTimony with him. Tie Ors'
gonian rcmgrs0i that he could get him .
partner If he would take her. The bschss
lor said that was right into his hand, and
the emigrant invited him TO his camp
The emigrant called upon the bouncing
damsel of about twenty and informed her
that the gentleman was 7" on the marry"
and willing 10 take her for better or worse.
The damsel, delighted with the prospect.
advanced, aud, seizing or friend by the
hand, assured him that she was glad to sec
him, and was ready to marry him at the
=" irop Of the hat," while tile old lady has
tened up to congratulate her "dsrserD on
her good luck. Surprised and alarmed,
at the serious turn matters had taken, our
friend. who is constilntienally opposed TO
the institution Of matrimony, endesvorcd
to ea plain BY ssying that he was only jo-
king and did not want to marry. At tins
the orcgonian became indignant, and the
would DO bride requested her father to t.ko
his riae and 'drsp the varmint in his
tracks" AT this affectionsts suggestion
the bachelor left for his iortiiicstions' tns
las, thing he heard was the uoice oi tho oio
lady consoiing her siaftey' with tne Fes
mark that it was bsst 10 "lst tue ss!k 60
--Shasta Courier -
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PRoMrTED BY LovE.--One morning
found little Dora busy at the ironing IA
bic smoothing the towels and stockings
"Isn'tit hard work for the little arms :
| asked.
A look like sunshine came into hcl
face, as she glanced towards her mother
who WAS rocking tho baby.
"It isn't hard work when l do 1t fol
mamma" she said softly.
How true it is, that love makes labor
sweet. So. if we loved the blessed Sa
viour, we should not find il hard TO work
for him. 1t is love. that makes lisyokt
easy and His burden light.
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BY MNS. NJ. B. WILLIAMS.
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NO. 8.

30 stated that he has donated over So.
600 to build an orphan asylum and en-
dow it, at Big Creek, the institution to
be called the Bolton Asylum. He has,
it is said, also given ten acres OF land to
his former slaves who remained with hiw
after the war and behaved properly.
XemDhis duoianche.
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roy for you. paper. r.sasssE
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A BEAUTIFUL PRAYER.-As one OF the
Scottish kings was dying, an attendant
heard his last sentence: lord, ret
store thee the kingdom whsrswith thou
didst insrust me. Put me in possession
Of that whereof the inhabitants are all
kings"
The Van Buren press., 1869-08-17

Eg Little Johnny was being cate.
chized by his brother, who asked him
what he was made Of. Johnny replied .
/" You and me and papa arc made of dust,
and mamma and sister arc made Of mems
wibs.'
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Gg- The poem Of Enoch Arden"
has encouraged thousands Of dead hus-
bands to return and annoy their families
who would ortherwise have kept swav
The Enoch Araer Of real life is usually n
scallawag, and comes home ragged, did
ty and drunk
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No singing. No Preaching

A story is told of an old New England
pastor, DIR. Emmons, who, it was said,
was no great lover of sweet sounds, and
religiously excluded from his meeting
house all instrumental music, except 3
little mahogany colored wooden pitch
pipe of the size of an eighteen mo-
book A member of his choir had learned
to play the bass viol, and anxious to ex-
hibit his skill, early one Sunday morning
most advisedly introduced his big fiddle
into the singing gallery. After the first
PRAYER was ended, and the doctor began
20 handle his watts" the bass viola
lifted up his proclamation, and trying his
strings, instantly attracted the doctors
attention. He paused, laid down his
hymn book, took his sermon from the
cushion, and proceeded with his discourse
as if singing was no part of public wor-
ship, and finally dismissed his congrega-
ton without note or comment. The whole
choir were indignant. They stayed after
the meeting, and all the girls and young
men resolved not to go into the sing
ing seats at all in the afternoon,
and the elders who did go there bore the
visages of men with minds made up. Ser
vice began as usual in the afternoon. The
doctor took his. book in his hand, looked
over his spsctacles at the gallery, and saw
only few there but, nothing daunted,
read psalm and sat down. No sound
followed, no one stirred, and the
" reader" looked up in utter uncon-
seriousness. After a long and most I'M
easy silence, the good man. his face
oyerfushed, his manner rather
firm, read the psalm again, paused, then
re-read the first verse, and pushing upl
bis spectacles, looked interrogatively at
the gallery. The leader could bear it no
longer, and, half rising, said decidedly
s There won't be airy singing here this at
"Then there won't be any
said the doctor, quick as
thought; and taking his cooked hat from
its peg he marched down the pulpit stairs,
the broad aisle, and out of the
house, leaving his congregation utterly
astounded We need not inform our
readers that the big fiddle was not used in
the singing seats afterward.
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I From Coughs Autobiography.
Cough mt Glasgow.
HELL FIRE TAKES THE PLEDGE.

HELL FIRE TAKES THE lLEDdE.
have more than once spoken to al
audience of what are termed "outcasts J;
and pitiful sight it is. On one occasion
addressed eight hundred, and on another
in Glasgow-over three thousand. Tn.
city missionaries had by their influence
induced the poor creatures to come
There were rags, and filth, and degrade
ton beyond description. It seemed as il
the last lingering trace OF human beauty
bad been dashed out by the hoof Of de
oauchery, and the die OF the devil stamped
on the defaced image Of God and all o.
them human beings, with hearts and
souls, with love for the pure and beauti
inl-men and women--yes, and children
with such human histories OF want
and suffering, privation and misery, q.
might well DO traced In tears and written
IN blood.
On ono occasion AZ entered tho au-
disncs room, where some hundreds Of thin
class had assembled, with tho provost Of
tho borough and . minister OF the town,
who accompanied me, the former said a.
we came In: "Mr. Cough, yo1 have Fire
in the house tonight"
I asked, "What do you mean -
He said, do you see that tall woman,
near the platform r
"Ycs"
Her nickname is He'll fire she II
known by no other name in the vicinity
OF her wretched residence. When she
appears in the street, the boys cry, fire
fire She u the most incorrigible wo-
man in the borough. She has been
brought before me scores of times and
sentenced to imprisonment from four days
to six months. She u rips for mischief.
and II shs Aa1reo disturbance, you win
~ such row - Jon never saw
$3.50. The po1ve q - uonan's tougus
in blasphsmy q horrible
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Marrtaufs.

DAVIS -PENFIELD-At the Cong rega ton al
church in Pittsford, Dec G, by Rev. NJ A. Nun.
son. Mr.. Miles c. Davis Of Sioux City Iowa and
Miss Hattie A. daughter of Charles L. Penfeld
ESQ, of Pittsford
ARK-DGNAHUE-In Rutland, Dec LIST,
by Rev. +: Mills, Mr.. George Cla;k aud Mrs.
Lizzie A. Donshue, all OF Rutland.
WlNG-FORBUSH- Montpelier, Dec list,
by Rev. j. Edward Wright, George w Wing
and Sarah z. Forbush.
PETTY-BRADISH-I Plymouth, Nov sth,
by airus Josselyn. Eco, George A. Petty Of Mt.
Holly, and Sarah l.. Bradish Plymouth.
Bl OSSOM- GATE In South Woods took
Nov. eth. by Rev. G. :. Thornton Lew L. Bios
som Of Woodstock, and Sarah p Gates Of Read
ing
THO las HYDE la south Wooa.t ok
Nov 10th. Henry w. Thomas aud Addie n
Hyde both OF Reading.
PERKINS--BUCK-I South Woodstock on
Nov 18Th. Norman + Il. Perkins af WnIsor
and Marietta Buck of Reading.
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-U = $50 = - 49, 80 q
le1th Dennk1Et - sst.sosy. s,1ss wss'
I.-Ths OitisssS National ~ -
I1fildls>sws, Dsa, 1as $500 = 49,
.IaiGht sAeUo @ss.t q $500
lea fse0s 0unBss1 bsads. asaal. ~
AIhs s1inn8 City Of Brveuuns -
Asasinsl s.ili.g Aoa New Yea q
estssday, s1aitings = : Supposed, II.
Ipoefant diupaashss ~ the eovsr.ns.t
to our Representatives 1t foreign courts.
| "A petition 5000 feet Long, anA con-
tanning the names of 10000 pstitioasrs
has been brought to Washingtm iron
Philsdelpbis. It asks Congress to aoeosd
bsllisersnt rights to Cuba, and rscogniss
hsr Independence a. Republic.
LIN the case os Flanagan, for the mur-
der of Col. segbert of Philadelphis, last
September, the jury yesterday returned .
verdict of murder in the second dserse.
They had been out since Wednesday.
Gen. Sheridaa's health is improving,
though he is still confined to his bed.
up to last night, 80 Senators and 60
Representatives had arrived in Washing
ton.
In jackson, Ark, last week, Deputy
Sheriff Ward shot and killed II. G. Ward,
formerly United States Aarshal, re-
ceiving severe injuries himself in the af.
fray. Whiskey had hand in the
trouble.
The Kennebee river is closed by ics
until Spring.
"A dispatch from Wheeling says four.
teen barges, loaded with coal for cities of
lower Ohio, sunk on Thursday night, boz
tween Browns Island and Wellsburg.
AN affectionate husband named Thos
Haslin Of Philadelphia, struck his wife
on the head with Ratchet yesterday and
then cut his throat. Both are still alive,
and it is feared he will recover.
The Dominion Parliam ent committee |
appointed to consider the petition of the |
Erie and Niagara Railway Company to
change its name and enlarge its powers,
have reported adversely to the measure.
The house of E. II. Ball of Holyoke,
Mass, was robbed of $1,000 in govern
ment bonds, Thursday night. Three
men have been arrested on suspicion.
Major Chadwick, the regular Repub.
lican nominee, yesterday withdrew his
name as candidate for mayor of Boston,
on the grounds that his continuance to
run for the Office would create dissension
in the Republican ranks, and throw the
city into the hands of the Democrats. A
citizens meeting held at Faneuil Hall,
last evening. nominated DR. Shnrtleff for
As mayor
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Deaths.

BUTTON In Ludlow, De-. 9th, Joseph =
Dutton, aged 60 years.
EMERY In Plymouth, Nov. 18th, Herber.
W, infant son OF Charles and Abigail W. Emery,
aged month.
HAMMOND In Ludlow, Nov. 50th. 90 heart
disease, at the residence of A. Nj spaHpr5, Eva
n only daughter of Geo. T. and Adula =. Ham,
mond OF Mt. Holly, aged 10 years and inouths.
sToCkBRIDGE- In Rochester, Nov 21,h,
Mrs. Elnpra Sfockbriage, age 81 years.
JOHNSON In Woodstock, Zee. list st the
residence of her son Ehakim johnson, Ed, Mrs.
Mary Johnson, formerly ~ Walilngfnri sped ; s
years.
AMES In Uunkuk, \ Y Nov. ruth. Emma
Louise, wife OF Capt. Il. X Arnes, u. 5. \ and
York
TUCKER In Bellows Fails Nov als,, Mis-
Catherine H., widow of the lafe Nathaniel Tucker,
aged So years.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-09
BOSTON LIVE STOCK MARKET
Brighton, Cambridge and MeAfsrd
For the week ending Dec. z, 1863.
Reported for the Rutland HKaALp.
AMOUNT or STOCK AT HA1KET.
Csfne. Sheep shOtes. Fat Hog. Yeats
This week. ZOO $3.50 800 $50
Last week, 4,257 1908 $50 1000
One year ago, 1854 1881 100 G,sso
Quotations same az last week
49, - Ae8& VIVA
REMARKS.

During the frst days Of the week Csc Western
and come SIS Maine cattle arrived and we're sold
fully sustaining the improvement noticed last
week in the trade, but this afternoon, up 20 the
time which II is necessary 10 close this report no
stock trains have arrived from the north. The
snow storm placed an embargo ON the railroad
transportation. Telegrams have been received
fr0ss .~..e sf chs trains and buyers have waited
for further intelligence with ae much patience ne
they could m,ster. II u understood that fair
supply 10 expected to arrive On these trains. We
noticed the sale VI some go Western cattle ae
follows: -Four heads at cents per pound live
weight, al 81 cents. at * cents, IA NJ 9
cents and Is At cents. so to 100 pounds live
weight, allowing 80 to 40 per cent OF live weight
for DIAL; at 10 cents per pound, rs at IL cents.
20 at TX cent?, so AT - cents, IA at l24 cents,
40 at Lax cents. at In cents, rs at 13x cents,
8 at l3k cents, and Is at l3k cents per pound.
Maine working oxen were soid for e2lo, eI65.
$i1o. si4S. sis7. si70. $780, sl2o. s22o sls. sIls
and el70; year old steers At so 10 $50; two
year old. at sl5 each 10 year ings al sI4; at
ti7 per head; cows for si;5, Tor $50, and one
for go.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-09

The celebrated DIR l.. DIX particularly invites
all ladies who need medical surgical adviser,
70 call AT his rooms II Endieott street, Boston,
Mass which they will And arranged for their
special accommodation.
DR.. DIX having devoted over twenty years to
this particular branch Of the treatment Of all dis
peculiar to females 1T is nov conceded by all
both in this country and IN Europe), that he ex-
GELS all other known practitioner in the safe,
speedy and 6ectual treatment Of all female com.
plants.
his medicines prepared with the express
purpose of removing all di-s.-es such az debility
weakness, unnatural supp -sssons, enlArgements
uf the womb Also all disch< rg.-- which flow from
morbid state ~ III bloos the Doctor il now
tally prepared - treat IL his peculiar STYLE both
medically and .urgicaly all diseases fthe female
sex. and they respectfully invited 70 call at
M. n +sDIcorr SrEEEI, Boston.
All lrtter- r-quiring .dvice must contain one
dollar :" 'i'sur~ ~ 4ns~e' febsd3aw&wiyr.
Ra.tnr, :
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While the Commercial Exchange
building in Philadelphia was being
lighted yesterday afternoon large
chandelier fell allowing great escape OF
gas, which took fire. The flames were
not subdued until the building was con-
sumed down TO the first floor. Ii was
built one year ago and cost over $3.50. 900.
1t was insured for 100000.
-Clark's stone block in Waukeshs,
Wis. burned Monday night Loes $780,
600: insurance SIC 900
Carriers tannery at Haverhill, n H.,
burned Monday night Loss 5000; in
surance $1,000
The Congregational church in Charles
town, Mass, was damaged by fire to the
extent of 81. 500 Monday night 1t was
the work of an incendisry.
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Items ~ Tslsgraph.

The Hudson River In full Of floating
Ice and navigation must suspend In day
or two unless the weather modsrates.
Tho Democrats carried Hudson, N.
T., 1t charter election Yesterday.
Snow was . foot deep in Boston
yesterday.
Thu japanese Prince and suite via
rsosntly arrived in this country, are TO 30
st oass - New Brnnswiek, n. J, 70 -
osivs Thorough soisntiAs sdusstion.
"A coanittse of sxt1Bns Virginia
faAlsa,s are - vi1t WasAinetsA 70 Labor
aGninst IL admissioa Of ~ etats 70 ~
I -nfak sold dissovsEis - suBsues1 8
NleaesguA Maogess eouapting 500
peun1s weight hsss bssa 80 esk
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-09

UP NoRTH.--Charles Il. Allen has been
elected City Grand Juror of Burlington,
vice A. O. Watson, resigned.
"A boy employed in the lumber yard
Of Shepard, Davis IL 90, Burlington, was
quite seriously injured. during the gale OF
saturday, by board blowing of from
a.load Of lumber, striking him in the back
e. f. Bevins has received $50 from
The Burlington Board Of Aldermen, fos
damages sustained BY sdsssctiye highway.
The examinations. u The Burlsngon
'isy schools commsecsd yestesda and
continues to The 15tk ira 4 ~ -
-Thos. Garnsau and Harriet 0Arneau
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49, o. 20 90. = =
$3.50 = - ssaSiiSi1I1fiI1i1- e U3S1
eeseo - $4,000 4 "a e -.
e 10y01GEud6 49, : -
- nss16s451WuonG $50 - -,
9 - bar 49, asohsn Via -
ssssnaen1se1ss - shsy . ~. q.
1Ao eafh q 60 - GAsssapp1 s1~a6e.
eseo4 ~ - 0psnhR - ~ Hnv~
Dngwee4 8as1fn - Dox. "a :
~. Lar, - - 49, oeaDdktce. n.
pegted bas3 - Su6n1utiua md oVfefnr
Kan a In16ano tnactee : ue11Ir a ~
esootteee a sasstisns = $780, o tie
Leaisiaas slsotioa go. 49,.
4r. Butler Of Tsnnsssss, pss1onted the
eeedeatials of two visgi11A nsnbsrs.
Beoeere4 - oonnistse O easceious.
H. Jsno1ss. iron shs osoaHssse On
$500. rsPoetsd bill foe de sxssnaou
g Richard r. Hos patent Soe peist-
NJ - sor Sven ysarsL Afssg coasiA-
ssose easeoaaaou, Jssckss md Pstsrs Cd
vooatang the pessags Of ths bdll, and
WashbuEne ct Wisconsin and Niblack
opPosing IL, ths bill vas laid On The t.bIe
without discussion.
1r. Butler Of Hassschusstts offered a
ressiution directing The Possm.stsr Gen
eral to report What, II any plan, h practi-
cable, BY which pensions dus widows,
orphans and soldiers, may b paid through
tho money order system of the poss-omcs
department. Adopted.
Adjourned.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-09

Now York Markets,

COTTON Dull, heavy and lover, Sales 700
bales st 2Sc. for midoiing up ands
Flour Receipts 3.3e6 bDls. Market dull ano
slightly tsvoriny buyers. sales 6,s0o bbis A.
t5.s696 Is common u choice extra State: IS 20
66-2s do extra Western; % lo96 IS euod 70
cnoics white wheat extra es.5oa6 rs common 10
far extra 81. Louis; % 50do 90 for good 20
cooic- do, closing heavy. BY dour oulL sales
100 oou- a - 7s93-So. Coga meal quast. Sales
30 bbls, Brandy VINE at t5.l0d3 IS.
It 81 OAK 06 for tree cloeins at lo4x.
WHEAT - Receipts !, $50 bush. Nak@t dull
and bsavy at l02c. loser. sales g. co. bu-h
at u 20 Tor No. spring; d zs0l-30 Tor No.
Spring; o. Is WINTER red and uIinois; q s<l
1.36 western nd and amber western
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From WashingtOn.

WAsHISGToS, Dec. 2.
The Virginia Senators to-day, with the
other members Of the Congressional dol.
sgstion from that State, had An interview
with the President and expressed their
thanks for the Recommendation In the
message that their State be promptly sd-
mitted.
Gov. Bullock Of Georgia also had .
short consultation with the President.