The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-10-18


pie and proud of the fact that we are ma
tives of Vermont.
The address was followed by applause
and three rousing cheers for Vermont.
The War.
M. Gambetta has issued proclama-
ton to the inhabitants of Tours, conveying
the information that on the 18th inst. the
people of Paris, impatient of Prussian de-
lay in attacking them, marched forward
upon the enemy, driving them back from
the position on the entire circumfrance of
Paris, which they had been occupying for
three weeks. The proclamation details
the position from which the Germans have
been obliged to retire, and invites the pro-
vinces to do their duty as Paris has done
hers. A London dispatch says the terrible
fire from the Mont Valerian Notifications
has swept the country round about. For
a circuit of six kilometres the Prussian
works have been destroyed all the bat
tcries attempted to be constructed by
them have been swept away. The Cha
tcau of Mendon has been destroyed, and
the Prussians driven from CLAIMANT, Men,
don and Montretout. Villejtif and Gao.
ham have both been retaken by the French.
The kilograms confirm the facts set forth
in M. Gambetta's proclamation. The dis
patches from Versailles state that court
martial in the Prussian lines makes short
work with dcscrters. The French Gener-
al commanding ut Orleans in the recent
engagement, makes an official report of
the battle, in which he says that his corps
was on the way to Paris when he cncoun-
tered the Germans. The fighting was OBJ
stnatc but the superior Prussan artillery
broke his lines. The crossing of the
Loire was effected in good order A.
Tours dispatch, of Friday says the Prus-
slams seem to have retired from their adj
vanccd position to the south of Orleans
The successful stories Of the Parisians
cause intense excitement at Tours. Gen.
Bourbaki has received an ovation from
the troops and citizens of the town. All
the lines communicating from Tours with
the western section of the country, are
still open Reports from the Sub Perfect
Of Point liEveque, to the 10Th inst con-
firm the announced success of the sortics
by Marshal Bazane. He had burned five
villages which sheltered the Prussians,
dlslodged them from several positions, and
cut to pieces four regiments of cavalry.
At the same time Marshal Canrobert made
a successful sortie on the left bank of the
Moselle. The Prussans report mutiny
imminent among the soldiers at Metz
The French fortresses in the North of
France are prepared for siege. Each
canton of France is required to furnish
battalion of troops for the defense of the
country and there are 1850 cantons
1t was reported yesterday that Bazane
has escaped from Metz, and is marching
with his full force to the relief of Yer
dun.
Rumors of the evacuation of Orleans,
and the Prussians being driven back, are
confirmed. it is also officially announced
that Trochu led in person brilliant sor-
tie from Pars,and repulsed the enemy at
all points
The Fable of the TWIN Brothers.
Mr.. EDlroR:-Being on visit in
Cornwall, recently, was shown an arti.
Gle taken from the Boston Daily News,
and written by d. Warner, which con-
tans so many errors that think it my
duty to correct them.
LIST, He tells US that there were two
brothers, twins, by the name of $. (mean-
ing Sumncr) who lived in New Haven.
Now, Sir, they never lived in New Hav-
en-, but in Bristol.
I'd, He says "they owned together
mountain pasture in Lincoln" They
never owned mountain pasture together
anywhere but one of them did own such
a pasture in Bristol not more than two
miles from his residence.
Sd, He says these twin brother each
owned yearing colt, which ran together
in that pasture, and one was lost, and
they went to law against each other, each
claiming the living colt The truth is,
they never went to law about a colt, or
anything else. One of them did have a
suit with Benjamin Plumley, who owned
a pasture adjoining his, and who also
owned colt which closely resembled his,
each party claiming the living onc-the
other, as was supposed, having died in
quagmire in Plumley's pasture, where its
remains were afterwards found
18th, Mr.. Warner says, Gall the prop
erty Of both was spent in the law suit"
This is a strange statement. for the Sum-
ner who was party in that suit, lived
and died in good circumstances, as did
also his twin brother.
9Th, He also tells us that these twin
brothers were bitter enemies all the rest
of their lives-and their heirs were also
baleful and berating each other. Now,
this is error all over. No two men, since
the days of David and Jonathan, loved
each other more fervently. This is
fact known and observed by all who knew
them. As to their "hcirs," if "all the
property of both" was spent in suit with
each other, their children can hardly be
called "heirs," nor can they very well be
supposed to occupy adjoining farms, so as
to furnish grounds for the fable of the
grasshopper quarrel, which Mr.. Warner,
tells us almost resulted in another law
suit. This is naked tiction-not word
of fact is in it. Those "heirs' are. and
always have been, on the most friendly
terms, as well they may be, for their
fathers left them good examples in this
direction.
9th, Mr.. Warner tells he was one of
the "juries" in that famous lawsuit |
guess he means jurors; for | doubt if
even he would claim to be whole jury.
At any rate, be was poor juror if he
was as forgetful then as now, 1t is
strange that so many errors could be
crowded into so short an article