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SUCCRSS-TIy'O kz.rDS.

Now what is ''success?" In the abstract,
to succeed means to attain your end, what
ever that end may be. But what this end
is, becomes the main question. l find con-
sequently that there are two kinds of sue
cess. The ono is outward, the other is in
ward.
Outward success is the achievement OF
results which command the admiration of
the world at large; and it is dependent up
on this admiration. Tho results aimed at
as for instance great fortune, political
power, social distinction, wide reputation,
and the like, are not really sought for their
own sake, but for what they bring, namely,
the applause OF mankind. A man who
should amass great wealth by means of
open robbery, even if he should escape
punishment through the loopholes of the
law, would not be regarded as success
ful' man; tho chief element of outward
success, public recognition, would be lack
ing, So in every case. What constitutes
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Very truly yours.

INCIDENT OF THE LATE FREsHET At
HARPER's FERRY.-Among the many
heart -rending scenes and incidents connect
ed with the late flood at Harpers Ferry,
the following are narrated:
In one of the brick houses on Herr's Is
land lived the Rev, DR.. Duttou, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, his wife and two
colored servants. On Friday night the
foundation Of the house b, gan to give way,
and stepping out into the hail he was struck
by a falling timber and knocked sensclcss
TO the floor. Mrs. Dutton signalled to tho
house immediately opposite, strong build
ing, and from the second story rope was
thrown to her. She tied this around one of
the servant girls, and she was drawn across
the street to the next house through the
ater, fifteen feet deep. The rope was re-
turned, the other servant sent over in the
same way, then the still unconscious hus-
band, and last the heroic wife herself CT, SIS
d the perilous flood after she had seen all
her household safely over. On Saturday
all were rescued.
James Shipe lived with his wife, to
whom he had been welded about five
mo nths, on Overtons Island. When the
flood swept away his house, on Friday
night, he stripped himself for swim, and.
taking his wife on his back, plunged ont
into the raging water, hoping to strike a
tree or some OF the strong houses that had
not yet yielded TO the waves. He bravely
struggled along, holding to his precious
burden, and seizing one object after anoth-
er, only to find it give way under his grasp.
At last he caught by the water tank on
Halls Island and at least ten times he en-
deavored to get hold Of it, but was a, often
beaten back by tho waves that surged
her 90 and save himself you are not pre-
pared to die, my dear husband, and trust
that I am," were her words. He next
caught the branches OF floating tree, on
which he supported himself for few min
utes, and lifting up his wife's head which
he had been unable to keep above the wa
ter, he found that she was dead.
The beloved form which he had borne
for five hundred yards, now cold and life
less, dropped from his grasp and disap-
peared beneath the yellow waters.
On Sunday morning an old and very
corpulent negress was picked up from the
river at Weverton, about three miles below
Harper's Ferry. She was sailing down the
river on a piece OF roof, and was composed
ly smoking a short pipe. She halls from
Page county, some sixty miles up the val
ley, and had ride of nearly seventy miles
in all.
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The Leisure Hour.
GOE.y'G TO TIE FAIR.

II was an unusual day with the inmates
of the Rustick homestead. If you had not
known it by the triumphant way in which
the roosters crowed, that lovely autumn
morning, other indubitable signs would
have made it manifest. In front Of the
house stood two farm horses, and long
wagon whose seats were covered with buff
falo robes, in readiness for the "women
folks" Back of this was a second convey
ance, drawn by colossal oxen and contain
ing pals, tubs, an inhabited hen-coop, a
sprightly family of pigs, and retiring
sheep. All these were going TO the Lib
erty county agricultural iair,' and so We're
the Rustlck family, who came filing out in
a jubilant procession. Father and mother
Rustick took the front seat Cynthia and
Sabrna the back, with Jim's widow, who
was little and thin, wed9ed in between
them. Reuben drove the oxen, while Nate,
a hopeful of ten years sat in among the lit
tie pigs with a view to entertainment.
Father Rustcli was built much on the
plan of his big OK Sampson" which he
confidently expected would take premi-
um for size and strength. lie calculated
he had not carried on farm for thirty
years without knowing how, and one look
ing over his barns and granaries would
have concluded the same.
Mother Rustick was a worthy help-meet.
Every year of her life added concre.ions of
fat to her body and deep placidty to her
s3ul. You would have struck lightning
from feather-bed before you could have
aroused her temper.
Cynthia, the daughter, in a yellow shawl
and pink ribbons, with faint blue eyes and
pale hair, Favored her mas side of the
house" The young man who taught the
| district school one winter said Cynthia had
an Interesting air''-she had never quite
| got over it,
Sabrna was her twin sister, and the
neighbors said she had u faculty. They
meant that she could make butter, cut
dresses, do hair work, and play the melo-
deon.
Jim's wife did not amount to much ex-
cept as a genius. She had graduated in
painting at a young ladies' institute, and il
you wanted to see high art you should have
seen her chtef-do-OUer, as Sabrina called
the crayons, penclllng, and sketches in oil
and water colors.
Reuben was an industrious farmer-Nate
as much of a reprobate as was consistent
with his years.
81 don't sec inter it," said farmer Rus
tick, switching a fly off tho horses ear,
"what could ha' possessed the managers to
stick me onter that committeei But here
lis plain as you nose an eyes" and the old
farmer pulled a paper from his pocket
"Cass 9th, number 27, household manu-
factures. Jedediah Rustic, Judge" etc. ~
! could ha told 'em all the pints of a good
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NO. 43.
Communications.


DORCHESTER, MASS, oct. 16, 1870.
Nr. Editor We looked for you at the
laying of the cornerstone of the Memorial
Hall, at Cambridge, on the 9th inst, in
commemoration of the sons Of Harvard
College who went to the war aud fell in It's
service. There was a great gathering Of
the graduates and students TO do honor to
this occasion. have seldom seen SO large
an assemblage there. The occasion was =
noble one. More than 800 of the students
and graduates were in the army and navy,
and over 80 gave their lives for the coun-
try's freedom.
1t is remarkable that that cause took such
hold Of the hearts Of educated men. Every
where the same willingness to enter the
field was manifested; all tho colleges OF the
country poured forth their sons. Dart
mouth Amherst, Middlebury, Burlington,
Williams-all, all gave of their dearest and
richest treasures, their own children, that
their country might live and liberty be es-
tablished.
The others have their memorial halls,
their monuments of their children's labors
and sacrifices in the field.
The new hall at Cambridge is to unite
sonoi"' pui poSes ,"V n"., u ,il oUii'n''io m
i"''0'' "'' w vi. '"'''''' 'uO
NV ''i'0i 'P'i0"'' 'N' io''
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O.v'Lr Il F.sR.uER'S Us1FB

'wo women sat together ut sunset in the
|ch door of white cottage that stood un-
its 'old ancestral tree and among its
Is of wheat and corn, like poets vis-
of quiet resting place for some weary,
Bring human soul.
| nd one of those two women had eyes to
ears to hear, and heart to feel and ap-
late it all. She was tall and stately
apparently some thirty years of age
eXactly handsome, but with a grace of
and manner peculiarly her own. The
ful toilet, the nameless air of elegance
uxuary, the pale check, and soft white
Rs, betrayed the city dame. While the
~ glance in her large dark eyes, which
the pleasant quiet of that sunset hour
not quite drive away, showed that
had not dealt gently with her and her
Us idols, but had thrown them, shat
I and ruined, at her feet.
er companion was some five years her
or, and many times prettier--a little
ld facaiiiApple checked woman, with
blue eyes and dark brown hair, and 4
nd figure that was set Off to the best ad-
tage by the afternoon dress of the tinted
|'lip that she wore.
4 present the pretty face was almost
by a querulous, dscontented OK
Won, She was contrasting her own
4, plump and small, with the slender
Ito fingers of her city friend, all glitter
with rings.
Just look at the twoW she exclaimed.
hat comes of making butter and cheese,
sweeping and dusting, and washing
hes, and making beds all the time. That
told the truth that said woman's work
Yer done. / know mine never is. Oh,
| dear to think that you, Margaret,
Il have married city merchant, and
rich as princess in fairy tale; and
am planted for life, plain Mrs. Hi
'arke, and nothing in the world to
re with you. / am sick of being
farmers wife,"
gaIet Won Howth looked down at
rumbling little friend with sad
emmy, it seems to me, as we sit here in
quiet place, and look out over all these
|lsant fields that are your own-it seems
|he that you are almost wicked to talk
that"
dare say, but you would not like it,
|'garet. You would never wish to
|ngo places with me-"
Perhaps not. Would you like to change
me2"
kes."
And be Mrs. Won Howth, instead of
/. Hiram Parker"
bnny hesltated. She dearly loved her
Idsome husband.
We'll, l don't mean that want to give
Iiram. | only mean that l wish he
a city merchant, instead of farmer,
as rich rs your husband is that is all. "
nd that is a great deal, Jenny, II
wish could be granted, do you know
your life would beP" said Mrs. Won
\, coldly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-10-28

A STRANGE OCCURRENCE.-A fow days
ago, snake was found suspended in spi-
dor web under shelf in the store OF
Messrs. Johnson q Bradner, at Mosby
Greek. On inspection il was clearly ascer-
tanned that the snake, about foot in length
and still alive, had been literally captured
by spider about the size of common
house fly. The spider had spun his web
tightly around tho neck and entire head of
the snake, and drawn him clear from the
floor, making him close prisoner. The
snake was taken, while yet in the coils of
the spider, to a photographer. After the
photograph was taken, the web was re-
moved from the snake, whereupon he
struck all around evidently showing de-
sire to avengo himself for the terrible in
dignity put upon him by 80 insignificant
creature as a spider not much larger than a
grain of wheat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-10-28

NOTHING LIKE GRAMMAR.-Nothingl like
grammar! Bottor go without a COW than go
without that. There are numberless pro-
fossois who go tramp, tramp, tramp, my
boys!' around the country, peddling weak
article, by which Sin twenty days they
guarantee TO set man thoroughly up in the
English language. An instance in point
comes from Greenville, Alabama, where a
professor" had labored with the youth of
that people, and taught them to dote on
grammar according to "Morris's" system,
During one of the lectures the sentence,
"Mary mlks the cow" was given out to be
parsed. Each word had been parsed save
ono, which fell to Bob l., a sixteen year
old near the foot of the class, who COM
menced thus: "Cow is a noun, feminine
gender, singular number, third person, and
stands for Mary" Islands for Msryr' said
the excited professor, "how do you make
that out?" Because" answered the noble
pupil, "if the cow didn't stand for Mary,
how could Mary milk her?"-Harper' S
Magazine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-10-28

WOMEN AS EDITORS AND DoCToRs.-ln
Europe, women have more graceful way
than the women in this country of taking
their rights without discussing them Thus
in London alone, five leading magazines
are edited by women,-the st. James, by
Mrs. Roddell; the Argosy, by Mrs. Wood I;
the Packet, by Miss Young; the Art Jour
nal, by Mrs. S. c. Hall, with her husband !;
The Victoria, by Emily Faithful; while
the leading stories in Good Words and
Temple Bar, are being written by women,
an d even the Cotemporary Review opens
its columns to them. Miss Thackeray
whose stories are SO fresh and delightful,
is about to appear as lecturer. In the un-
iversities, the number Of women studying
medcine'increases every year. At Zurich,
four years ago, there was but one last year
there were eight, this year sixteen. None
of the Inconvenience which it was feared
might arise from women sharing the same
school with men, have yet been experenc-
ed. Tho classes are as large as over, and
the Dean reports that the innovation has
improved the discipline and moral tone Of
OF tho school.
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"A man in Wayne county, Mississippi,
is feeding his COW ON juniper berries to get
her to give gin and milk. 1t cannot be done,
any more than a hen can lay scrambled
eggs by stirring her with pole.
-Twenty-six years ago John b. Cough
was lecturing on temperance under the au-
spices of Deacon Grant of Boston, receiving
therefor $1,000 year. The terms for lee
ture by him were $40 and expenses paid,
including those of Dea. Grant, who gener-
ally travelled with him.