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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15
Put a Ring on his Hand"

This may seem a small thing for Jesus to
mention in so thrilling description of the
welcome home Of the wayward but penitent
SON. And if it We're to be estimated merely
as it is used for ornament by its costly jewel,
and cunning Workmanship, it would be tri-
/ ding with solemn occasion. But the ring
/ from time immemorial has been employed as
a signal or token Of precious things Did
you ever have a wife or sister die, aud as she
passed away take a ring from her finger aud
give 1t to YOU, saying, Wear that for me p
If so, you have some appreciation Of its
value.
Gen. Price related, shortly before he fell
on the battlefield, the following touching in.
cident. They had been some time resting in
camp, whore they had a large prayer meeting
tent, under which they were accustomed tc
meet for worship. Among those who were
active in that meeting, and whom the gener-
al frequently met around the throne, was an
orderly sergeant Then they were called
into action and when the battle was over
the general rode over the field to see whom
he could relieve. Among the wounded he
found this orderly. He dismounted, and went
up to him, and found him bleeding TO death
" Sergeant" said he, you will soon 60 into
biyouac."
How shall we encamp so soon ?"
' Yes, you will soon pitch your tent
Then he began to comprehend the general
q" Do you mean that | am about to die ?"
Yes you have but few hours to live. n
His eye kinded with heavenly smile
Well" said he, " thank God, am ready
and am glad to die for my country"
Then he drew a ring from his finger, and
kissed il, aud handed il to the general, say
ing " wish you would take that and send
it to my mother and tell her that her sou
blessed her memory in dying" Then he
drew another ring from his finger, and kissed
it, and handed it to the general Take this,
aud send it to her to whom my heart was
betrothed, and tell her TO come to me in
t----- - ---I La rs,nL - l--ii
Put a ring on his finger" says Jesus
Let him know that he is not only forgiven
but loced So with the forgiven sinner all
that ever has been symbolized by the ring is
given to him. 1t is the emblem of an inyiola.
Bile copenant Of lore SO God declares, " |
have made an everlasting covenant with you
| have loved you with an everlasting love
If the poor, self-condemned sinner ever
doubts the love of God, let him think Of the
ring on his hand.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15
New England Girls in the West.


In our rambles Up the Chippewa"
few days ago, we chanced upon brown-iaced
girl ploughing out twenty acre corn-feld.
She was rugged in snuff colored " bloom
er,' with a straw hat aud good honest num-
Der seven boots. There was no sham about
her She was evidently working with a will.
She had been in the field since early morning,
taking long strides behind spirited horse,
with the lines thrown across her shoulder and
both hands firmly at the plough 1t was Just
" good fun she said, to take care Of twenty
acres, and away she strobe through the long
rows-turning corners, kicking over sods, aud
never thought Of rest or whoa" till the
dinner horn sounded across the field
On inquiry we learned that our corn-feld
heroine was one Of two New Hampshire girls
who migrated with their parents to Eau
Claire some dozen years ago. They had lit
tie means, but were Of good working stock.
They bargained for a quarter section of wild
land and set about making a farm There
were no boys in the family. The girls we're
young, bright, healthy and full Of pluck and
vigor. Their mother dressed them in bloom
ers, and gave them their choice indoors or
out. From the start they took the place Of
boys; they were not afraid of dust or sun
shine they never complained they never
tired out they seldom missed day from
the fields through all the seasons, from ear
liest spring to latest autumn. As they grew
older they grew tough and wiry, and were
alike ready at handling teams, breaking colts,
building bridges, opening roads, iording
creeks, clearing meadows, loading hay, bind
ing grain or mounting a straw stack. In
good seasons they cut eighty tons of hay and
eighty acres of grain In rainy seasons they
had to bring out their hay by hand, carry
ing it on poles, knee deep through sloughs
and marshes. In winter they atttended
school and took care Of sixty head Of cattle,
drawing hay from tie swamps II the coldest
weather. They did their own trading and
marketing, and could never be outwitted by
any of the store chaps at Eau Claire
The girls are now eighteen and twenty
years Of age, aud have done more farm work
than any two boys in the county. Their faith
er, beginning with nothing is now rich, with
broad fields aud thousands of ready stamps
mostly achieved through the grit and energy
of his daughters.
During the present season the girls have
" let up" little on their outdoor accomplish
ments, and are only cultivating twenty acres
of corn for their own amusement. They have
built them spacious residence. They attend
balls and parties, 90 a-trouting, drive their
own teams, and occasionally give the boys a
chance to show their spunk and gallantry.
Ofeourso such girls are objects of excitement
and interest in their neighborhood. They
are looked upon as capital prizes" and
young fellows are ready to break their necks
for them They are now in their freshest
bloom, but they are neither coarse nor mascu-
line in appearance they are simply round,
trim, sprightly, full-breasted girls, with reso-
luton in their eye aud plenty of good sense
in their heads Magaukee Wisconsin.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15

Ten but she was late this morning"
And has bcen till now making il up ~
time"
" / hope you will pay her we'll. She look.
ed poor aud jaded, clear tied out"
paid her all she asked"
All she asked What shameful prevari.
cation to hide a shameful meanness. Yet
woman calling herself christian was guilty
.of it. And others have been guilty Of the
same meanness, aud thought it would lie hid
den. As if it could be- As if it did not
stain the soul, pinch the features and hamper
the gait As if the generous Giyer Of all
things would not stamp it everywhere with
shame
Mrs. Mills new black silk went to church
lon Sunday, rustling brayely along the aisle
and into every pew, drawing much attention,
and observation much to her qualification.
ln prayer Mrs. Mills bowed her head with an
air Of solemnity, and the new silk rustled
low, but in singing time Mrs. Mills stood up
and the silk rustled loud and shone lustrous
for the edihcation Of all the vicinity. The
clergymanTead the words Of the apostle |
will that women adorn themselves in modest
apparel, with shame-iacvdness and sobrieiy,
not with broidored hair, or gold, or pearls,
or costly array But Mrs. Mills never
thought that his command was addressed to
her. Did any one else? wonder who?
Why is not this part of the scripture abso-
lute2 Have we not new Christianity which
admits of pride and vanity, self-seeking, un-
kindness and expressions, or are there very
many calling themselves Christians who have
never learned Of Christ, and are anything but
Christians save in name?
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15
A summer hin, 10 Employers.

common sense wr;tc I'm Beor,b and
Home r.,oarl..
In surri.;n, bew amt .,rteip o,nrlover.
are to matea dun boyof theJ,ek who serves
them bv ri,inr him all work and mo- NAV
Ttsv T.tin9. nav rs.t ita,e No. f.r
ccoaomys sake. but their clerks and apron
tiea- must toll on to the tiresome end without
@ holiday-unle.s nature takes the ease 10
band. aud laying Jack flat ON his back, bid
him make snort OF fever as best he may. since
uaugbt else can win him ticket-ol-leaye from
factory or Shop.
Every employee. In whatever business he
NAV De enqag.j. .bould Doe GRANTED SOME re.-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15
What is Thine Age 2

Father" said Persian monarch to al
old man who, according to oriental usage
bowed before the sovereign's throne, pray
be seated | cannot receive homage from
one bent with years. and whose head Is white
with the frosts Of age.
&" And now, father" said the monarch
when the old man had taken the profIerod
seat " tell me thine age, how many of the
suns revolutions hast thou counted 2"
Sire" answered the old man, &" am but
four years old
What !" interrupted the king, q" fearest
thou not to answer me falsely, or dost thou
Jest on the very brink of the tomb 2"
81 speak not falsely, sire" replied the
aged man, neither would | offer foolish
est on a subject so solemn Eighty long
years have ioaSted in folly and sinful pleas
ures and in amassing wealth, none of which
can I take with me when | leave this world.
Four years only have spent in doing good
to my fellow-men and shall | count those
years that have been utterly wasted Are
they not worse than blank, and is not that
portion only worthy to be reckoned as part
Of my life which has truly answered life's
best end 2"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15
Woman's Proper Sphere.


We have been Interested in the discussions
of the recent National Convention for the pro-
motion of the education of women, and more
particularly in the plain, practical sugges-
tions contained in paper presented by Miss
Catherine Il. Beecher 1t is clear that she
has no idea that the possession Of the ballot
by her sex, would remedy the evils under
which women labor, and that the privilege Of
a seat in the halls of legislation aud a voice
in framing the laws of the land, would secure
for them the" rights" of which they COM
plain they are now deprived. Accord to them
the privilege of voting, and place them upon
the same civil plane in other respects with
that Of men, aud you destroy in great mea-
sure those social distinctions which grow out
Of physiological structure mental habits, and
womanly graces and entering into contests
for political office and power, they will cease
to be cared for and protected as now, and
from that time forth will be allowed just what
they are strong enough to take, aud nothing
''o.o i..- ..,.v opnere OF woman--ln SIrss ..v~,-
ors view--is widely different from this. 1t
is in the domestic circle and in those employ
ments which legitimately belong to her, that
she is to find her highest happiness aud a wide
fold Of usefulness For the proper discharge
Of her duties in these relations, she should re-
ceve an education which will qualify her for
them, Just as boys are trained in liberaiiy en-
dowed institutions of learning, so that they
may be competent to engage in certain avo-
cations and professions. Aud the present ag-
itation, if il has not accomplished any other
good, has turned the attention Of the public
to the duty of providing higher aud better IA
oilities for the education Of young ladies'
There is no valid reason why legislative aid
should not be a freely extended to such in-
stitutions, as in the past it has been given to
our higher academies and colleges for males
or else let the doors of our present colleges
aud universities be thrown open as widely TO
the one sex as the other. When either Of
these things takes place, and equal time and
care are bestowed in the education of women
for their appropriate work in life, as are now
expended in fitting men for their spheres Of
usefulness, the sex will no longer be dissatis-
fed with their condition, nor viii women fail
of just appreciation.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15
Gaard Agamst YnIgar Langnage.

There is as much connection between the
words and the thoughts as there is between
the thoughts and actions The latter Is only
the expression of the former, but they have a
power to react upon the soul and leave the
stain of corruption there. A young man who
allows himself to use one vulgar or proianc
word has not only shown that there is a foul
spot upon his mind, but by the appearance OF
that word he extends that spot and indame,
it till, by indulgence, it will poIlute and ruin
the soul BE careful of your words as Of yom
thoughts II you can control the tongue that
no improper words are pronounced by it, you
will soon be able to control the mind, and
saw BE- ne"' -s- .~f " ''oa,;.L ~
fire by smothering it, or by preventing bad
thoughts bursting into language. Never ut
ter q word anywhere which you are ashamed
to speak in the presence Of the most refined
female or the most religious man. Try thi.
practice little while, and you will soon have
command of yourself
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15

Aud then Clarence told her how, coming
foom the nearest railway station by boat
instead Of the usual stereotyped stage route
he had caught sight Of a white object on the
sands of Blyden's Point, where the raging
tides were fast circlng round the eyelet OF
ground. Bidding the boatmen row up to it
with all possible speed, he found himself just
in time to rescue Juliet Chaloner from a
death more horrible than one could well I'M
agine.
Gods hand guided us there, dearest" he
said impressiyely. My noble girl were it
possible to love you better than did before,
this act Of self-sacrifce you'd move me to do
So
From that hour Mrs. Elton cherished and
reverenced Miss Chaloner as if she had been a
saint for to her there seemed something
more than human in the noble self abnega-
ton Of Juliets courage
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miscellaneous.
rm mAnnrsr rInr or M.

TnE HARDEST TINE or All.
There are day. Of deepest soirow
In the season Of our liei
There arc wild, dcspairlng moments,
There nre hours Of mental strife
There are times OF stony anguish
Whom The tears refuse 90 mui
But the waiting tune, my brothers.
l. the hardest time ofal,
Youth and love aro on impatient
aonkin- things beyond their reach
And tho heart grows sick with hoping,
Ere 60 learns what lIie can teach.
For before The fruit be gathered.
We must sec The blossoms mlli
And the waiting time 10Y brothers,
D. the hardest timc ofal
Loving once, and loving oyer
1tm all 90 sateh iar yodrs
For The light whose Gtnl shining
Makes o. rainbow Of our tears.
ltis sad 60 count at morning
All the hours TO oycnnlli
the waiting time, my brothers,
ls tho hardest time ofall.
We can bear the heat ofconnict,
Though the sudden crushing blow,
Beating back our gathered forces
For moment lay us low
We may rise again beneath it,
.aue tia woakei f0f our fau.
Bat tae waiting time, my brothers.
J.. the hardest time ofal
For ID wears The eager spirit,
As the salt waves wear the Stone,
And Hopes gorgeous sarb grows throadbare
TIN its brightest tlnu are gone.
Then amid youths radiant trcs-eE,
Silent SHOWS begin to hll
o tho waiting tine, my brothers,
II The hardest tmc oran
Yet at la.t we learn the lesson,
That God kuowoth what Is brsi
And silent resignation
Makes Tho spirit calm and hlost.
For. perchanco, q day is coming,
For the changes of our fate,
Whom our hearts will thank Him mcekly
That llo Taught us how DO wait
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15

TEMPERANCE FABLE. The rats once as
sembled in large cellar to devise some
method Of safely getting the bait from steel
trap which lay near, having seen numbers OF
their friends and relatives snatehea from them
by its meroiless jaws. After many long
speeches, and the proposal Of many elaborate
but fruitloss plans a happy wit, standing erect
said -" 1t is my opinion, that, il with one
paw we can keep down the spring we can
safely take the food from the trap with the
other" All the rats present loudly squoaIed
assent Then they were startled by faint
voice, and poor rat, with only three legs,
limIing into the ring, stood up to speak
&" My friends, | have tried the method you
proposed, and you see the result, Now let
me suggest plan to escape the trap. DO
not touch IT,"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15

--Msfortunes are, in morals, what btters
are in medicine each is at first dsagreeable; /;
but as the btters act as corroborants of the
stomach SO adversely chastens and amelio-
rates the disposition.
What are commonly termed " slow peo-
pie" are sometimes, on the whole, tho most
progressive. A man who sticks to u thing
with pluck and pertinaeity is apt to run ahead
Of mere taker Of chances. Tho turtle beat
the hare, not because of his swift movements,
but from never stopping.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15
hlnral 6 Religious.
HE LEADS ~ ON.


HE LEADS ~ ON.
lie leads us on
by paths eo did not know
Upward lio leads az, though our stops be slow,
Though Oft we hint and altor By the way,
Though storms and darkness OF obscure the day
Yet when the clouds are gone
We know lie leads US on.
lie leads us on
Through all the unquiet years.
Past all our droamland hopes and doubts and fears
Tie guides our steps Through all the tangled mare
OF sin, Of sorrow. and o'crcloudei days,
We know Ills Will is douet
And sull lio leads US on.
And lie, Mt last
Amer the weary strife.
Anor Tho restless iovcr we call life
Auer The dreauncss, The aching pain.
Toe way ward struggles which have proved in vain
Auor our toHs are past
Wil glyo us rest at last
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15
Husbands e 4sl5ites.
TRUE Pm1LosOPmY.

y " y VI T. % % y II y
nv CHARLES KINGSLEY.
Ihc world goes mp and the world goes down
And The sunshine follow. tho min.
And yesterday sncor and yesterday ruwn.
Can never como again.
Sweet wife.
No. never come again.
For woman is warm, though man bo cold
And the eve will hallow the day
Till tho heart which at night was weary and cold.
Can rise in thc morning gay
Sweet wife.
To Gee work u Che morning ray
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15

Mrs Stowe. in the last Heqrth and Home,
concludes her -Four Scenes in the Life of a
Country Boy, who won't TO the city, with
the following scene aud morals
Al last at last There are procipices at
the end of the rapids, in such courses as our
boy has been running. more dreadful than
Niagara. Better far better, the short agony
OF that wild race down che roaring rapids,
and that one dizzy plunge, that finishes all,
than those worse pluuge- that destroy all that
q young man has to hope for iu liio yet leave
him living. There are dreadful hours, when
men live only because they cannot die What
weeks of bcwidering wretchedness this poor
Fellow has been through with since we saw
his haggard, eager face at the gaming table
Since then ho has been desperately striving
T. regain his loothod, but striving, alias IN
that false, troachcrous way that the devil opens
70 those be would heiay He is h0peie,sly
involved, and the tempting whisper is ever at
MS car d" Win, aud pay back go One fore
tnnato throw may redeem aii Tie hears
among Che lobby members of the gambling
house OF those who have won dazzling piles
Of money after hard runs of 80 luck Tie De-
teller n "a hlus, and tempting opportunities
oAer every day 70 take the money that will
give him one more chance Not TO steal mo
inleel-iut 90 borrow Did the devil ever
ask o. well brought up youth to steal? Not
b. Simply 20 borrow enough TO turn his
hck with, and be aiiI put 10 an back before
D. time for settling accounts. Borrowing Of
thc bank, be calls it. and he curses with hard
words the false friends that will NOT help him.
Nobody cares iof him, be thinks, and he must
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15
JULGEr's COURAGE.

JULIET,S COURAGE.
BY ANY RANDOLPH.
The level sunset light was turning all the
little pools along the shingly beach into drops
Of gold. Far of, against the horizon, the
great sea seemed to melt imperceptibly into
/ liquid western FIRE; here and there a white
sail cleaned up-man's mark written on the
pages Of the deep.
"Yes, it's very nice said little Mrs FL
ton paintively, as She sat on the long low
piazza Of the hotel, swinging a gpsy hat by its
broad ribbons, but | should have preferred
some inland place for the summer You see,
| | am never at ease about the children aud
Mr. Elton comes down only once a week.
Your brother seems to enjoy the beauties
of the sea-shore very much, said Mrs. Dor
sey rather roguishly. &" | think | never saw
Mr. Seville in better spirits
ooh, that's because Miss Chaoner is here, -
said the small matron, curling her lip a little
superciliously. " He is so absurdly iniatuat-
ed about Juliet Chaoner"
i think she is lovely girl" said Mrs.
Dorsey, quietly, wondering withing herself
/ N octnowled,,e tbo ,norits of tbe;r brotbor's
6ancces
/ nTovolv ? a ves I sppnoso sha i. lovslv
enor,,b o1ly ncye, d;d fncy bot blnc.
eved asron,boirc1 .tvle Of ho,,;t,
Mr.. Seville does. il seems
e. Nv de,r A;dp't tell va, that Cl,roneo
was completely infatuated | don't suppose
he would be willing to own that she has a
fault in the world; did talk to him serious.
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w. tss l',o ''icI'u aG Wv y" t"Ly WV" ;e
- Inc o's " 1'e- 91'','s At 'S lP, i''o
mus ,L a,1 & 'aH you 'ou'u nav ;il ugI'u
dronnod on her honnot I,yo mo rotioncs
With such miserably balanced character"
Mrs Dorsey smiled
] - parhous il l. only a hit of .yirlieh ,Hac-
tatioo."
UNo II ia not. sbo j. octpoll, afraid
Goodness tnows how Clarence viii cvor ,ro
tbrougb ife with mcb a siIlv little coward 5s
.JnGef Cbaloner taLe eyerv onnortnnitv
oF sbowin,, INV dis.nrroval of ,bo on,,a,,o,aon;
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15

If we are loved by those around us, we
can easily bear the hostility Of all the rest Of
the world just as, if we are before warm
fire. we need not care for all the ice in the
Polar regions
1t is much better to endeavor to forget
ones misiortunes than to speak often Of them.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-09-15

TO be a woman of fashion is one Of the
easiest things in the world. A late writer
thus describes it " Buy everything you don't
want and pay for nothing you get smile on
oil mankind but your husband be happy
evorywher but at home"